Crazy Silly Beautiful

It's been a rough week for this Professionelle.  Meetings from dawn till dusk, late night conference calls with counsel from all over the world (which is why I'm up at 1am writing this post...) and a little bit of racial insensitivity from a counter-party to boot.  Needless to say, I cannot wait for my upcoming trip to France (one week and counting!).  So tonight, I bring you a re-post.  Something that made me smile and appreciate how wonderful life can be.  A reminder that there are flowers and gold paint and gosh darn it, I will some day have enough free time to brush gold paint on flowers just because it's pretty.  Found on Creature Comforts, this totally useless DIY is crazy, silly and beautiful.

Work Appropriate Nail Polish

I know there's some controversy surrounding what nail polish colors are appropriate for work.  In my view, any color goes when it comes to your toes, even if you wear open toed shoes to work.  As for your hands, subtle and classic is the way to go.  I try to get a manicure once a week (it's a wonderful break from a hectic day at work).  If you work near Grand Central, the best place to go is Spa Butterfly.  If you go to Spa Butterfly though, be careful what you unload on your manicurist because chances are, the girl (or guy) sitting next to you works at your office.  Here are my favorite work appropriate nail polish colors:

Mademoiselle: Very sheer pink color that can be worn on its own or as the base coat to a French manicure.

Guchi Muchi Puchi: My current favorite (in fact, I'm wearing this shade as I type).  It's less sheer than Mademoiselle but not overwhelming pink.

 Fishnet Stockings: The only time I recommend wearing fishnet stockings to work is on your finger tips.  The perfect classic red.

 Wicked: It's lighter/more red than it looks in this picture.  A sophisticated dark red.  Just be sure not to chip your nails because it's very noticeable with this color.

I tend to wear Essie because they seem to have more options, but I'm sure there are some wonderful O.P.I., Chanel, Sally Hanson etc. colors.  If you've got a favorite, share it in the comments section!

Business Cards from Moo

Professionelle's free business cards from Moo came yesterday and I am absoultely in love with them!  I discovered Moo through about.me which I discovered through Loni, my tech-fabulous friend who is the co-founder of Approved by Friends, a website that allows you to easily explore and plan where to go and what to do in your city and around the world. 
With your about.me account, you get a free pack of Moo business cards that come with a QR code that links to your about.me page.  I made Aman try it yesterday on his iPhone and it worked!  Check out Professionelle's about.me page here.

You can create custom cards on Moo or you can choose one of their existing designs.  Here are a few of my favorites, all 69.99 for a pack of 200:

Pocket Piano: you can fold along the lines and create a mini-piano.  How clever!

Affirmations

Perfect Palette

Typographical Moustaches