Turns out I had so many bits of coral dancing in my head last week, I decided to split them into two notes instead of one. Let's pick up where we last left off, and step lively into our parade of the prettiest shades of pink into coral into sherbet-y orange.
Remember me nattering on about the joy of walking into a manicure appointment with my new Rose Baltique nail polish from Hermès (a splurgy gift from a dear friend)?* Naturally, a hunt soon ensued to find a signature shade to paint my summer toes. My vision: the perfect coral-y pink, not too mauve, not too orange, not too neon. Wouldn't you know that I came up blank, after multiple trips to CVS, Walgreens and even Duane Reade? Expanding my horizons, I hit the internet, where I found this dream-manifested-into-reality shade from Chanel: Première Dame. Well, that wasn't quite the term I was envisioning to describe the look I was going for, so I decided I better check it out in person. As I was in NYC two weeks ago for garden club meetings, I was determined to squeeze in a quick visit to the Chanel boutique on 57th Street. And, as I happily trotted up to the signature black doors in my best garden club lady outfit, I was greeted by, "Do you have an appointment?" Wait, what? READ MORE