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| Hot Pink Nails! Courtesy of Julie, Nail Technician at Ibiza Day Spa in DC |
During my last manicure, I had my nails painted a gorgeous gray color. Perfect color for this transitional weather I suppose. I love dark colors on my nails – Black, Navy, and my favorite color in the entire world being OPI’s Lincoln Park After Dark, a deep, dark eggplant color that only looks purple in the light. But Julie has Spring fever, obviously. She asked to pick my color and I told her sure, with no reservation. The result is apparent in my nails. First, they’re pink! I absolutely abhor pink. Top that off, they’re HOT pink. Almost a Day-Glo color. I wanted to cry. “Now everyone will think I’m a girl”, I thought to myself. But there is obviously power in pink. This nail color has changed me. They have made me pine for Spring/Summer in DC. After leaving the spa, I began to think of what these nails represent for me:
- Rita’s Water Ice – Alex’s Lemonade mixed with Black Cherry, please
- Carton Barron Ampitheatre Summer Concert Series
- Fort Dupont Park Free Summer Concerts
- SweetGreen Salads and Frozen Yogurt
- Kramerbooks and Afterwords in Dupont Circle
- Eastern Market on Sundays
- Frozen Yo in Columbia Heights
- Downtown Silver Spring’s Water Sprinkle
- The Tender Rib at the Open-Air Market
- Cookouts at Don’s house
- Brooklyn Flea Market in New York
- Patapsco Flea in Baltimore
- Free Outdoor Movies – EVERYWHERE in DC
- Mr. P’s on Capitol Hill
- Museums/National Zoo/Six Flags
- McDonald’s Frozen Strawberry Lemonade and Sweet Tea
- and free days all day….
Although this pink is definitely not a color I would have chosen for myself, my longing for spring and summer has finally arrived by way of a nail polish bottle. Amazing what a little color can do…