butter LONDON Thames

Just a quick post today.  To continue my London themed (ehh, sorta) nails, here’s a swatch of butter LONDON Thames. Their description: “A soft, blue-green nail lacquer, with just a tiny undercurrent of gold. Much like a dip in the Thames; it’s not a lacquer for the faint hearted, but you will be remembered for it.  The often mispronounced river that runs through London. It’s “Tims”, you crazy Yanks!”  I think this is a Macy’s exclusive color, for the US anyway.

This is a gorgeous emerald green.  It reminds me of summer and Christmas simultaneously.  Don’t ask me why.  To me, it’s such a decadent color.  For example, I’d love to have a satin dress in this color.  You know, to wear to all those black-tie affairs I get invited to all the time.  Obviously.

I had a hard time accurately capturing the color on camera, though.  Well, I’ll be honest: I find it challenging to capture any color on camera correctly.  I think Thames really comes to life in direct sunlight.  You still can’t see the true depth of the green, but I promise, in person, the “tiny undercurrent of gold” really sings.

Lastly, I’d like to mention this article that Albert emailed me this morning: The Olympic Manicure: Why Nail Art Has Gone Mainstream at London 2012.  Even if you’re not a beauty nerd like me, perhaps you’ve noticed the ladies sporting really cute patriotic manis to their events?  I think it’s a really nice personal touch in a strictly regulated uniform policy. (Let’s just ignore Ryan Lochte’s blinged out US flag grill.  I can’t even.)  Plus, I love catching a glimpse of their manis; it’s kinda like spotting an Easter egg in a movie or video game. :P