1. Austen in August is happening again.
2. I have a lot of nail polish.
While neither are shocking revelations, one is a yearly event hosted by the lovely Misty over at The Book Rat, the other is something I have blogged about before and has recently reached obsession level status.
Since I love Jane Austen, nail polish and blogging it would appear that it's time for another Behind Every Girl post.
Elizabeth Bennet
I've done Lizzy before. While I stand by this choice a few marathons of The Lizzy Bennet Diaries and a handful of viewings of the Joe Wright film colored my feelings on dear old Elizabeth's obviously chipped manicure. As a busy modern girl I see Lizzy wearing Lady Muck by Butter. This blue grey is more nuanced in person. It's fun but not shocking, professional but not boring and has just the right amount of personality to make it a signature color.
Jane Bennet
As before the LBD have changed my views on practically perfect Jane. To combine her shy, kind bookish character with the fashion forward, but still shy and sweet modern update I picked French Quarter for Your Thoughts by OPI. This taupe is subtle enough not to draw any unwanted attention but is chic enough to go with most outfits!
Lydia Bennet
Lydia loves to shock. This attention seeking behavior would be perfectly aided by Essie's Brazilliant. This orange, which is MUCH brighter in person, would let Lydia be the center of attention at ever card game and ball she forced her way into.
Kitty Bennet
We all know that Kitty will follow where Lydia leads. With the guidance of her much wiser older sisters I would like to imagine that while she keeps tries to keep up with Lydia and her attention grabbing color she'd find something like Dotty by Maybelline to be a more interesting and sublet alternative.
Marianne Dashwood
Marianne is full of life and love. Her carefree attitude and her tendency towards reckless abandon lead me to choose a lovely blue by China Glaze. For Audrey is light enough to be fun but is still a shade that Elinor and their mother would find improper.
Elinor Dashwood
Elinor has proven the most difficult. She's quite, like Jane, but with a twist. She's wise and well aware of what her family is going through. Her level head and realistic worldview lead me to eventually settle on A Piers To Be Tan by OPI.
Emma Woodhouse
What is there to say about Emma. She's headstrong, but proper. She's bubbly, but then pushy. She's oblivious but would make a great tabloid reporter. Yes, I think that's the best way to describe her. She'd be great running some celebrity news blog that gets all it's facts 25% correct. Her lack of understand wouldn't keep her from looking fabulous though. She'd totally rock Kerfuffle by Butter. This delicate pink clashes with her forceful personality but easily fits the way Emma sees herself.
Catherine Morland
Catherine wants her life to resemble a Gothic novel so it stands to reason her nails would follow suit. Skyfall by OPI (yes like the James Bond movie) is a beautiful deep red. It looks like danger and castles and hidden secrets. All things Catherine salivates over!
What do you think of my picks for these Austen heroines? Did I miss your favorite? Let me know!
*Disclaimer* none of these images are mine. Except for my name. That's me.
4 comments:
It's funny that we both think of Emma in peach tones. I put her in peach and soft rose colors in my lookbook last year. Something about her just says peach
Fun post! Although I see Jane Bennet as a French manicure or perhaps pale pink kinda girl.
What do you see Anne Elliot wearing?
Love the Elizabeth Bennet soothing blue tone nail polish. I was going to ask how you got the polish on so perfectly, then saw the disclaimer :) Still, fun that you did this. Thanks for sharing.
I love this post. I'm a huge nail polish person, and feel like they can tell a lot about a person. I absolutely love that blue on Elizabeth Bennett. It's perfect!
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