Monday, April 25, 2011

Do You Lilac my Easter Bonnet?

OPI Easter Parade

At the Easter Parade in New York City, you are sure to see all kinds of Easter outfits strolling on 5th Avenue - from the most fancy and refined to the most flashy and ridiculous! Yesterday was a beautiful day in NYC, and I simply had to see the parade before making Easter dinner... was I ever glad I went.

The origins of the parade date back to the 1880s, when church attendees would stroll up and down 5th Ave wearing their Sunday best. People would come out to see what the upper class were wearing! Today, the Easter Parade is a mix of glamor, absurdity, and just plain fun.

OPI Do You Lilac It? is a perfectly springy pastel purple shade. It applies beautifully in two coats and wears well without chipping. I love that OPI mimicked the shade of a real lilac flower by adding a touch of blue to this creamy hue.

OPI Do You Lilac It

I hope you had a lovely Easter if you celebrate!

See some more pictures we took at the Parade after the break.



Easter Parade 5

Easter Parade 2

Easter Parade 4

Easter Parade 6

Easter Parade 3

Easter Parade 1

Can't get enough? See more even pictures from the parade on Gothamist!
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9 comments:

  1. Oooo a hat made out of jelly beans! Mmmm I love jelly beans!

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  2. Those are some crazy hats! Pretty purple, it looks just like OPI A Grape Fit!

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  3. LOL I love how Jelly Bean guy is walking around like he doesn't have a Jelly Bean hat

    Fiona, yes I think they are close! I remember thinking they were too similar to justify buying both lol

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  4. LOVE the jellybean hat! That purple is pretty - pastel without being too light.

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  5. LOvely color lacquer. I lean more towards Done Out in Deco only because it suits my skin tone better. The parade looked awesome - I love seeing the extra perks you get from living in New York. :) Thank you for sharing.

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  6. I like the guy who was pretending to be Frank Sinatra, the hats were pretty wacky! And I really like Do You Lilac it?. I'm really into purple nail polish right now so I love this shade!

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  7. Just wanted to say SO happy you found my blog so that I can oogle yours.
    It's a lot of fun to look at and your nails are amazing.
    FOLLOWING :)

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  8. I just nominated you for a blog award.

    Here's the link!

    =]

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  9. Glad you all enjoyed the pics of the parade!

    NicNack - Thanks! Happy you're following :) I'm enjoying your pics as well.

    Thanks so much for thinking of me, Vijii!!! That means so much!!!

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