Friday, July 11, 2008

80s Ladies Week: NARS Nail Polish in Arabesque is Truly Outrageous

The inspiration for today's post? 80s cartoon-inspired doll Jem. Jem rocked sparkly pink like no other. That's why she came to mind INSTANTLY when I first received my bottle of NARS nail polish in Arabesque.

NARS Nail Polish in Arabesque ($16) is gorge, flirty pink fun. It's a sheer pink base with rounded, ruffle-cut pink glitter floating in it. It's a bit too sheer for me to wear by itself, so I pair it with a more opaque pink, like Essie Mademoiselle.

Wouldn't Jerrica wear this on a date with Rio (yes, you remember correctly. He did have purple hair.)?

What tubular 80s-inspired beauty item is Daneen loving today? Go to Spoiled Pretty and find out.

3 comments:

  1. I can't resist, i must comment this post. I was 5 when i saw Jem on tv (1985 circa), was love at first sigh!
    So bold pink hairs of Jem were my secret dream, i persuaded my aunt to buy me some fuchsia nail color from rimmel, i would have been as her...shame on me.

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  2. Welcome, Alice! OF COURSE you have to comment about Jem. There is so much to say about her. I love the fuchsia nail polish story. In fact, I'm wearing fuchsia nail polish right NOW - Essie Bermuda Shorts, look into it :) Viva Italia!

    xo,
    Amber

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  3. I love Jem and the Misfits. Every week, my mom would take me to Errols Video and let me rent Jem VHS tapes that I would watch over and over. And I used to listen to the casette tapes (the ones that came w/ the dolls) like they were real music. "Universal Appeal" and "Who Is He Kissing?" were my faves. But even as a kid, I thought it was pretty f'ed up that Rio was such a playa. That scoundrel was two-timing with the same woman. Jerrica shoulda called him on his BS.

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