Never too old for...nail color

The title of this blog seems obvious. But here's an actual statement found on a well-known fashion and style web site just last week: "Women of a certain age should keep their nails short and wear only light pink or clear polish."

Good thing I'm not a woman of a certain age.

Since college days, I've used my nails to rebel. I attended a religious school my first two years and got into trouble for wearing what they called, "harlot" nail polish. Actually, "Harlot Red" would be a fantastic name for a international nail polish line.

But I digress...

The powers that be at school called me to task about my red polish.

What I should have done: Removed the red polish and stayed with pale pink, as the Dean of Women suggested, for the duration of the school year, wearing what I pleased during summer break.

What I did: Bought a 6-color polish kit and got everybody's jaws flapping over my sometimes orange, sometimes green, sometimes purple, sometimes blue, and even black fingernails. Yes, there was red polish in that kit, possibly the most subdued color in the bunch, but hey, I had been told to not wear red anymore. So I didn't. The crazy thing about this was that I never heard another word about my nails after I "de-harlotted" myself.

So, what does a woman of a certain age with a certain rebellious streak that goes back a few decades do when she reads someone in 2010 say the same sort of thing she was told back in the Stone Age? The same thing I did back then.

Something outrageous.

Since I play piano, I can't wear my nails too long or they get struck in between the keys. I'm cheap about upkeep, so I'm not interested in acrylic or gel nails. Instead, I settled for something like this...




How do you like me now, Dean?

One of the great things about being "of a certain age" is that when I do something nutty, I can just smile and mumble something about, "finding my muse."

Whether you're like me and still like to experiment, or you just want nice quiet fingertips, check out the great polish colors and nail art at Sally Beauty one of my very favorite online places to shop for all that is girly.




~ Until next time, don't act your age! ~