Ok, Emerald is not particularly happy with herself at the moment – or should that be “not happy” with her photography skills. I am a perfectionist in everything I do but when I am unable to do justice to an item I have been kindly given for review it really angers me. So with this in mind I apologise greatly in advance not only to you readers, but also Ms Carter, as the photograph accompanying this review is far from perfect.
“NAILS & RINGS” by CAITHLIN CARTER DESIGNS
As us ladies know, prim nails are one of the necessary evils of of our wardrobe. Yes they look fantastic once fitted and modded to your shape, but once on you are unable to wear any ring type jewellery – unless of course you are a “dab” hand at new attachment placement ect (which I am not). Along comes Ms Caithlin Carter however, and gives us the ideal solution to this evil – prim nails with attached rings!! Fabulous.
As you may know I am a die hard CANDY NAIL girl, no others have even come close to them in the fit and look department, so when I was asked to review these new releases I truly hoped I would like them as Ms Carter is one of the kindest designers I have met and contrary to popular belief, I actually do prefer not to be negative about an item I review lol.
First up is the long nail ELEGANCE in bordeaux. This is an absolutely gorgeous colour nail – not to bright yet not to dark – and with the added diamond floral decoration it just springs out from the skin. The ring attached is of a classic triple gemstone design, set in a band of diamond encrusted platinum. The short-nail version can be seen in black on the right hand side of the photograph.
Next up is the long-nail option of ROYALTY. Entitled “diamond” this nail and ring set is definitely one for those dark-skinned diva beautys amongst us. The tone of colour shines out from the darkness, but this time the jewel encrusted design on the nails takes the form of a more sharp edge pattern, accentuating the talon like fingers. If another reason is needed to purchase ROYALTY then check out the modern styling ring which has a “spider-esque” delicate main design set on the diamond encrusted band.
Moving down the photograph we have the long-nail version of SKY in the blue colour option. What I really l like about this set is the delicate use of colour and pattern on the base nail. Although you cannot see it on the photograph *gets more angry at herself* there is a deceptively beautiful array of arc stripes and painted sparkle in a lighter shade of blue, which not only blend seamlessly in to the nail but accentuates the five diamond prims it surrounds. With it’s multi-stranded design, this ring definitely belongs in the more modern of jewellery styles. The addition of the randomly placed trio of diamonds is a cute yet classy touch.
And finally we have FAMOUS. My absolute favourite. It is all about the ring on this set. Big, bold and beautiful, if you want people to stop and stare with jealousy then get this. I am not a ring fan – I have maybe have five in my whole collection – but for some reason this just screams to all my senses and desires. Maybe it is the “chain-link” swirls which surround the platinum sculpture like a lover’s arms. Or maybe it is all of this accompanied with the vixen red nail colour. Who knows. Either way, this set is going to be my permanent favourite until the miraculous day I marry here in SL lol.
Oh, which reminds, Ms Carter is also offering a service which allows your current wedding ring to be added to a set of her prim nails – so no chance of upsetting your husband when he sees you are not wearing the wedding ring he got you
Colours Available: ELEGANCE – black, blue, bordeaux, gold, silver, purple, pink, green, white
ROYALTY – citrine, diamond, onyx, sapphire, ruby, gold, candy, amethyst, emerald, platinum
SKY – black, blue, gold, green, pink, purple, silver, turquoise, white, yellow, red
FAMOUS – black, blue, green, purple, red, silver, turquoise, white, yellow, pink
All styles are available in Long and short nail versions.
Price: L$750 a colour L$3000 for fatpack
ICON Store: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ICON%20Lifestyle/108/232/28 *not yet available at ICON
Main Store: http://slurl.com/secondlife/HollandCoast%202/14/71/22
Full of famous Happiness – Emerald x