Weekend readings and wantings and doings and musings...

I'll attempt my first fluro mani this weekend a la the lovely nails above. 

Do a Ballerina (Sock) Bun in under two minutes... this video is one long shot - no edits - so it is definitely possible to do!

I keep playing this animated GIF over and over (make sure to hit the play button on the music below it). So cute and upbeat... I'm inspired to try it myself (she led me to this Aladdin's cave of a website too).

Love this GIF too.

His Paris paintings are great but his paintings of cake are even better!

DIY Sugar Waxing revisited and the follow-up post with tips.

Switzerland love.

Stay trim by eating like these women.

Do I like Tootsie Rolls? I wouldn't be a child of the '80s if I didn't. And I wouldn't be a modern day yuppie-hippie if I didn't drool over this homemade Tootsie Roll recipe. 

Forget chocolate. Please wrap one of these and seal the package with one of these for me for Valentine's Day.

Have two cents to offer to this housework debate?

Try the pastel hair-color trend without the commitment. 

This dress. 

This song and that song and this song and that song. Clearly my musical tastes are stuck in 2009.

And I've been thinking about this song from the Tiger Lillies concert I saw in 2005 with my lovely Slovene friends M and T at Soho Theatre (yipes... I need some new material). 

Curl up for some winter reading.

Figure out what exactly all that fancy speak means on your egg cartons.

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HOW TO | Marble your nails

WHILE I won’t be feathering my hair any time soon, there is one ’70s beauty trend I’m game to try this spring when, apparently, we’ll all be dressing like Charlie’s Angles. That is the marbled fingernail. Goes well with platforms, roller skates, high-waisted flares and a retro baseball tee sans bra.

Marbled nails might look easy now that the likes of WAH are on the scene, but it’s not a project to be undertaken with little time or patience. The first time you do it, be prepared to spend a couple of hours — at least — toying around with process until you get it to work just right for you.

Factors that you’ll have to take into consideration — and tweak accordingly — when doing this:

Water type: hard or soft water? Figure it out. I found filtered water is best.

Nail polish types: Some brands of polish work better than others. Some won’t work together, some will. Trial and error with your set of polishes helps.

Nail polish colours: Keep color theory in mind and how pigmented your polishes are. Caramel on greige looks pretty smokin’ ’70s, but I don’t like pearlised pastels nor am I a fan of high-contrast colors.

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HO HO HO | Animal temporary hand tattoos for the little 'uns

HOW ADORABLE are these? They make me (almost) want to have kids just so I can find someone with whom to use them who won't stare at me like I'm crazy (my husband).

Plus, you're still staying chic with the whole temporary tattoo trend (thanks, CHANEL), right? In fact, forget jewellry. Why not wear a pair of tattoo giraffes to that holiday party this year? Instant conversation starter! (We kid... probably don't don these outside of your own home).

Worldwide Co. Temporary Hand Tattoos in Animal, Scary, Robot, Monster, Dino and more.