Hot or Not : Macarons/Macaroons
WHAT’S HOT:
Macaron ring boxes for any occasion’s bauble-related offering . . . like, oh-I-don’t-know, Mother’s Day? Great ‘maids gift, too. I’d settle for the real thing, too.
WHAT’S NOT:
Saying “macaron” (mah-ka-rauh) when you meant “mack-a-roon”. Macaroons are homespun coconut-encrused homely balls from Hell. It’s like “chicken or egg?” for me with coconut. Does coconut taste like suntan lotion or does every 80s beach memory reek of coconut? Anyway, Spelling + Pronunciation Police here- get it straight. Macaron = tiny bits of pastel ganache sammie heaven, typified by the grand Poobah of them all, Ladurée (though Payard’s a good stand-in.) Macaroons you can buy at the Piggly Wiggly.
Hot or Not : Punchy Nails
WHAT’S HOT:
Short red nails on Kirsten Dunst TOTALLY work. I shalt follow suit, immedjutley.
WHAT’S NOT:
Mustache-on-a-nail? What’s next: a tophat-on-your-toe? I already promised to impale myself on a sharp letter opener if I saw another mustache-on-a-stick . . . but this is the straw. What’s WITH the hipster mustache obsession?
{via The Beauty Department}
Hot or Not : Ceiling Details
WHAT’S HOT:
Paper- thin butterfly-and-mirrored-disc installation at Neiman Marcus Charlotte. Ethereal, all white, soft, chic. Great inspiration for one of our upcoming tented affairs. And better than birds . . . which skeeve me out and are sooooo tired.
WHAT’S NOT:
You’re probably even wondering how I got my dome under a portico of fake grapes, plastic ivy, and half-unlit rope lights inside. I had a ridiculous Greek craving and found my way into a crypt of bad 80s restaurant decor, and I must confess we spent the whole dinner laughing our faces off. If it has to be fake, it doesn’t have to be hideous and in arm’s reach! Really, folks.
