{"id":13115,"date":"2011-11-03T00:01:52","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T04:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=13115"},"modified":"2011-12-15T23:55:14","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T04:55:14","slug":"leaf-me-alone-minx-manicure-by-tracylee-percival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/leaf-me-alone-minx-manicure-by-tracylee-percival\/","title":{"rendered":"“Leaf Me Alone” Minx Manicure by Tracylee Percival"},"content":{"rendered":"

This double-layer Minx manicure by celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival (yes, I call her “celebrity manicurist” to her face<\/a>) is named “Leaf Me Alone.” It’s a transparent layer of Minx adorned with silver leaves applied over an opaque gold layer. (What\u2019s Minx? Click here<\/a> and here<\/a> for more information.)<\/p>\n

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In the photo above, I’m holding a glittery card at my gorgeous friend Tina’s gold-themed birthday party last Saturday<\/a>. The quote that I’m partially covering on the front of the card is from Jane Austen’s novel Emma<\/em>: “One cannot have too large a party.” The photographer blames the blurriness of the photo on her excessive consumption of Champagne. What can I say? It was a good party. Manicure photos weren’t a top priority.<\/p>\n

If you want some gold and silver leaf action of your own and you’re in the New York area, you can holla at Tracylee through her Twitter, @LuxebyTracylee<\/a>. Or you can buy one of my oak leaf necklaces. I have them in 18K gold; 18K gold with a diamond set in platinum; and silver. The plain gold one is available at Broken English Jewelry<\/a> in Santa Monica, Calif., so if you live around there, you can go try it on.<\/p>\n

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18K gold oak leaf necklace. $6,000. Click to purchase from Broken English.<\/p><\/div>\n

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18K gold oak leaf with diamond. $8,000. Click to buy from my website.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Silver oak leaf necklace. $650. Click to buy from my website.<\/p><\/div>\n

When I show this piece to people, I always point out that the back of the leaf pendant is just as detailed as the front.<\/p>\n

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The back view of the silver oak leaf necklace.<\/p><\/div>\n

The oak leaf was made using the lost-wax casting<\/a> technique, so it’s very detailed, dimensional and tactile.\u00a0 It wasn’t stamped out of a piece of flat metal at a factory.<\/p>\n

Lately I feel no post is complete without a musical component, so here is rapper Tech N9ne performing “Leave Me Alone.” <\/p>\n

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This double-layer Minx manicure by celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival (yes, I call her “celebrity manicurist” to her face) is named “Leaf Me Alone.” It’s a transparent layer of Minx adorned with silver leaves applied over an opaque gold layer. (What\u2019s Minx? Click here and here for more information.) In the photo above, I’m holding a…<\/p>\n

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