What I Wore: Cinco de Mayo

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend, whether you were celebrating Derby Day, Star Wars Day, or like most 20-somethings in the Boulder/Denver area, Cinco de Mayo! This happened to be one of the first beautifully hot days Boulder's seen so far this year, so friends and I headed to Denver for some authentic Mexican cuisine and dancing at a nightclub nearby.

The morning of Cinco de Mayo, I wanted to wear some festively bright colors, so I did a little accent nail in one of the most recognized patterns of Mexican culture, the sarape. Though the shawls come in different patterns and colors, I picked a brightly colored striped pattern for my accent. I even attempted and mostly pulled it off on my right hand's ring finger, but I'll save you from having to see that Cinderella finger.

The blue on the rest of my fingers is Sia (Zoya). To get the sarape look, I layered lines of darker shades of blue and orange on top of lighter ones with my favorite striping brush. I also did a layer of white (White Porcelain by INM) first, and accented with black (Black Hole by INM). In order from lightest to darkest, here are the colors I used:

Blue Section

• Sky - picture polish
• Dory - Zoya
• Sia - Zoya

Orange Section

• Excuse Me, Sur - essie
• Cam - Zoya
• Tasmanian Devil Made Me Do It - OPI

How did you spend your weekend?