Wednesday, March 18, 2009

OPI Nail Polish: Lincoln Park After Dark

We almost always keep our nails short and polish free mainly because we’re too busy to deal with the constant upkeep that long, shaped, polished nails require. On the occasions when we do indulge ourselves with a manicure, it’s always with a good girl classic pink, pale or neutral color on our hands. (Why, all the better to hide the inevitable chips with, my dear!)

Still, every once in awhile the rebel buried within us decides she’d like to make an appearance. She craves the wild, late night parties, the adventures of an open road, and maybe even a bad boy on her arm as she busies herself getting into trouble.

Of course, 99% of the time we’re too grounded to actually partake in any of those activities. Instead, we just indulge our inner bad girl with deep, dark polish on our nails. When the mood strikes, our favorite go-to color is OPI’s Lincoln Park After Dark, a deep shade of purple that gets darker yet not quite black with each coat. As all good girls and bad girls know, the key to not looking like a vampire with this uber dark polish is to keep those fingernails extra short. (Oh, and rebel or not, let’s not be sloppy, ladies. The polish needs to come off the minute it starts to chip.)

Whew. Now that our internal rebel is satisfied we can get back to our practical 9 to 5 existence (and continue to keep that tattoo hidden, naturally).

Average Price: $7/bottle

Rating: 4 out of 5

1 comment:

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