Pearls Before Swine » lapis lazuli http://pearlsbeforeswine.be The subtle Art of overdressing Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:32:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 Golden Nails http://pearlsbeforeswine.be/?p=434 http://pearlsbeforeswine.be/?p=434#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:36:36 +0000 http://pearlsbeforeswine.be/?p=434 Continue Reading]]> Done by Gabriella Cambula at Nail Couture 43. I was looking for a match with my new golden ring with lapis lazuli stone. The ring is made and given to me by my husband, Pieter Nulens, for our 4th wedding anniversary and our being together for 7 years. Lapis is a deep blue semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. This oval cut stone is mottled with brassy pyrite, which gives the impression of a subtle golden glitter veil. It was this golden glitter that inspired me to ask for a yellow golden ring to sustain it. Hence the golden nails. The shape of the nails is specified as “squoval”, its an horrible term, but inescapably correct.

Picture by Cristina de la Madera.

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