It’s like being in love; you smile at the thought of well known company. When you know the direction leads to your favorite shopping department, your thoughts already circulate on what clothes to wear and which colors would be possible to combine. The first sight of the nail polish stand makes the tips of your fingers tingle; of eagerness. Your heartbeat pace increases a little while you approach the up lit stand. Finally you face all the beautiful small, tiny, glass bottles; each filled with unique liquid colors ready to be used and admired. The colors sparkle and shine like stars brought down from heaven; to earth. The feeling of the bottles’ smooth surfaces makes a nice electric wave roll up your spine. Excitement! Now the chase of finding ‘the one’ or ‘the ones’ you want to carry with you home; has begun. Finding exquisite and suitable colors aren’t so difficult, at least not as difficult as many people think. The obstacle which is not easy to evade, is finding the right but yet wonderful excuse to give yourself; when you at the end of the month have to keep an eye on your bank account. Excuses which might pop up: “I needed this nail polish. My outfit for the family gathering, wouldn’t have been complete, or look nearly as great with any of the other polishes (I already got stashed at home).” or “I simply couldn’t risk to show up at my sister’s party with the same polish twice!” or “I had to cheer myself up that day when Aunt Anne was hospitalized, plus she appeared optimistic and liked the new color on me.” OR my favorite “It was on sale!”
After running all the colors on the stand through for the third time, and when given the hunch of a clerk who is impatiently waiting behind the counter; you quickly