day #15: nailed it

everytime i log onto the internet, i feel like there's a new trend. orange is the new pink, red is the new black, last years vajazzaling is this years vajacial (what). and with nails, everyone is getting nail art and i decided on that day 15 i wanted to be a part of that world. 

i did some research on nail spas in manhattan that specialize in kind of thing, and came across one called sakura that's in my neighborhood. i called a few days before and made an appointment for saturday, and they said they didn't have time for gel (never done that either) but could do a regular polish mani with some simple nail art. ok!

so i showed up on saturday at 12:30p, and was greeted by the friendly receptionist who asked me to pick my colors and offered me some green tea (yes please!), which was especially welcomed due to saturday's second coming of winter. wtf was up with that? winds, rain, and 40-50 degree temperatures. so bizarre. my nail technician was really friendly and made some conversation while she filed my nails. she asked me what i wanted, and the receptionist came over to try and translate what i had in mind. unfortuntately, what they didn't tell me when i made the appointment was that MOST (if not all) of the nail art that is out there is done with gel. which they didn't have time to do for me. bummer. determined to take advantage of my appointment, i looked through their sticker book and chose a few different colors so i could do at least something a little different than a normal manicure. sooooo.....what i came out with was one of the most schitzophrenic manicures i've had to date. BUT, i love it and it definitely suited for what i was doing on saturday night for my birthday evening. 

that night, my friend holly had organized a little get together with some of my NY friends for my 30th birthday, since i will be in LA on my actual birthday. she took care of EVERYTHING, despite my best efforts to try to butt in and control all the plans (thanks holly!). and i couldn't have asked for a more beautiful evening. we met at macondo for some drinks and bar snacks, and then headed to private room karaoke where we proceeded to sing (scream?) the hits. 

here are the best of the pics + vines from the evening. (ps, OBSESSED with vine now). yes, that is me lying down singing and yes, i am wearing my party pants. 

thanks to my friends for coming out to celebrate. day 15 - complete!

xoxo

meags