My Sister's Closet (well, sort of): Going Green

Since we have ventured into my sister's proverbial closet on numerous occasions to date, I thought we would do something different this week and boldly venture into the unknown: her medicine cabinet. After all, fashion without beauty is a total non-sequitur, and any fashionista worth her salt will tell you that the medicine cabinet is a treasure trove of beauty secrets. So what's inside Miss Annie's medicine cabinet? Well, as in many other facets of her life, my sister is going green.

No, I'm not going to preach to you about the environment (but you better not be tossing those Diet Coke cans into the trash either!). This season, my fashion-savvy sister has predicted that green will be the new "it" color for manicures everywhere, and after extensive research, our favorite option (from Rescue Beauty Lounge) is appropriately named Recycle. My sister and I agree that Recycle's appeal is the way it turns up the volume on your standard hunter green, bedazzling the nails in a striking blend of emerald green and black. With this shade, green is (quite literally)the new black.

For you manicured fashionistas out there who are unfamiliar with Rescue Beauty Lounge, it's reputation is founded in its high-quality products. As they confess on their website, Several lab technicians quit their jobs before Ji was satisfied with the polish that would bear the Rescue name. The result is a long-wearing polish created with resin and high molecular polymers to improve flexibility, durability and high shine. What you won't find - harmful and drying Touluene, Formaldehyde, or DBP. Their high-quality polish and lack of harmful toxins results in a slightly higher price tag ($18 per bottle), but their selection of long-lasting colors is truly unbeatable. You know what they say: you pay for what you get.

As far as this particular Rescue gem in concerned, I can guarantee you that my sister has done the due diligence. For those of you who don't have the privilege of knowing Annie, she is (unlike me) what you would call a "cautious shopper." Translation? She read all the customer reviews of this color on the Rescue Beauty Lounge site. That said, I'm glad she did, for we had to giggle at one customer's endorsement, My hubby luvvvsss it! Looks soooo wealthy! Hmmm... Aside from the fact that green is the color of money, I don't know what that means exactly, but I can certainly match the enthusiasm: Recycle is a fantastic color. It's bold, different, unexpected--shocking even (and we fashionistas looove shock value).

Fortunately, as the leaves disappear from the trees and the frost begins its hostile takeover, your life doesn't have to be completely devoid of green. Take heed from the contents of my sister's medicine cabinet! Even if you drive a clunker, you can still Recycle.


Image: Recycle nail color $18, from Rescue Beauty Lounge (available online at www.rescuebeauty.com).