Veronica sings Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful"

Veronica covers Lana Dely Rey's song "American

I just love Lana Del Rey: Album Review

Lana Del Rey is quickly becoming my most embarrassing obsession. When I was first introduced to her by a friend of mine I was enormous skeptical and judgmental of her music, lyrics, etc...but then I slowly found myself listening to Born to Die on repeat. I quickly became completely obsessed with almost every single track on the album, including the bonus tracks. Besides her music, I love her cold, unattached, trippy live performances, amazing fashion choices, her NAILS, her puffy lips...I'm just really into all of it. 

Anyway, when I realized Lana was releasing an EP I quickly started searching for leaked tracks and adored the snippets I managed to find. Finally, after weeks of waiting, the EP has been released and it does NOT disappoint. Weirdly, the first single from the album "Ride" is my LEAST favorite song on the EP, and I still really like that song. I also loved the totally deranged 10 minute music video of the song. Lana is like...oddly compelling and vulnerable...I hate myself for being moved by her cold, empty stares and weird lips...but I am...I just am.

I think my favorites from this EP are "American," which is just a really good song with good hooks, etc. "Cola" and "Body Electric"are tied for most favorite on the EP. "Cola" has the lyric "My p*ssy tastes like Pepsi Cola," which as someone I know said is the "best ad placement of all time." Both these songs are sort of dark, sort of remind me of Fiona Apple. Lana does a cover of the song "Blue Velvet," which you've probably heard on the H&M commercials, which I'm definitely into. "Yayo," was the one song that took me a few listens to get into, and finally I was just hypnotized by her bizarre vocal choices. "Bel Air" is just a dreamy dream of a song. OH and I almost forgot. "Gods and Monsters" has some of the most demented, enjoyable lyrics in a song I've heard in a long time. Good stuff! Angels wanting sex is always fun! Oh, and one last thing, Lana shows off her vocal range in "Cola," doing a few runs in head voice up to a high C sharp...I mean, you can hear her the cigarettes, but I was legit surprised. 

Fall Nail Trends! OooooOh!

Hello, my gorgeous fans who all have the best cuticles ever. I have rocking out some pale, minty green nails and some lovely nude colors all summer, but now it's time for fall and we must style our nails accordingly. Luckily, I'm very into this seasons trendiest nail looks. Here are a few...

One look is dark, midnight blue nails. I've never been into getting bright blue nails, but black nails are fab, so this is just a shade up. A good one is OPI, Russian Navy.

Another color that's very in for fall is burgundy, which is normally a great fall color. One that I swatched at the store and thought was very nice was Essie, Poor Little Rich Girl. It's a gorgeous, deep burgundy and you can't go wrong with this brand. Another one that is a more purplely rendition of this look is OPI's Romeo and Joliet. I really liked this color as well. 

Black nails are always cool, but this fall there are a lot of twists you can try on your sleek looking black nails. One that is pretty cool is using a mattifying product like Essie's Mate about you, and creating a completely different texture for your black nails. The picture I posted is someone who is SOO cool and used the matte product and then created an awesome black french by keeping the tips shiny. SO cool, I definitely will be trying this.

Pale nude colors are also in for this Fall. One that I just bought is Did you 'ear about Van Gogh? It's a grayish nude color that I really like. I tried another one before it that I thought would be similar, but it ended up looking like pink putty on my nails...ew. This is much better.

I kind of already mentioned this one, but another Fall trend is a "French Twist." Trying something different with the typical french manicure look. I jumped the ball a little and had a red french manicure for Bombshell Baby, and I also had a black french for fun the other week, so now that this is a trendy, seasonal look, I will be doing a LOT more of it! ALSO! Look! Lana Del Rey and Adele do it!