Bikini Bash

When at the pool, I have a lot of time to look at swim suits. For me, the pool is a time for magazines (as is when I stay at home, but I tend to indulge myself) and I was surprised to find Glamour and Elle completely full of bikinis, monokinis and one pieces. I mean, yes , it is summer, but I was a little surprised, and not in a bad way. So, because of this, my "destiny" was to find my future swimsuit. Yes, there were many disaster pieces, and I did not once see that adorable scalloped edge Chloe two-piece, but I did see variations. Many went for the mix and match that Victoria's Secret is known for, with black bandeau tops and crazy printed and stringy bottoms, but a few I picked out quite meticulously had nice pieces. One was a caramel color, and was covered in eyelet and ADORABLE, but now I need to find it. The others I found were nice, with deep pearlescent colors such as mandarin, fuchsia, and cerulean, but I had one like that last year, and I want something more girly. And I found the perfect one. I went to England in 8th grade for a school trip, and all through the Heathrow terminal was an adorable store called Accessorize, owned by the company Monsoon. I have always been a faithful Monsoon shopper- in Australia I would get little shirts and dresses there, but it's always exciting to find an accessories store, branched from such a wonderful company. My dad is going to Heathrow as a stop on his way to Abu Dabi in Saudi Arabia, and on my wishlist is the cutest little oriental blossom swimsuit. Just perfect for what I was looking for.

Yummy Toes

I love to paint my toenails, it's one of my addictions. I have a hard time leaving the house without them painted, and going to the drug store to pick out a new color is so much fun for me. I know... I'm a girl. When I went away to the Caribbean, i of course, painted my toes a champagne color, but i soon discovered that the ocean doesn't agree with nail polish, and so i was forced to go "naked" for 2 weeks. But I'm back! And sporting plum attraction on my toes, and tropical temptation on my fingers. I like it. It feels like it was only a few weeks ago that I read in Glamour that "coral or tangerine colors make you look more tan" and how in Elle (i think) they talked about Nars doing their limited edition collection featuring the great colors: Blue Lagoon, Zizi, Tallulah, Hunger, and Cha Cha Cha. In later summer collections, colors such as Bisou de Lulu's white, Essie's Blue summer collection, and China Glaze's fruity collection have all been seen somewhere or another. In this month's Elle, an article dedicated to "permanent nail polish" was featured, where you basically have to soak your fingers in acid to have a color change. Well... Beyonce likes it.