Alpine Snow

From the: OPI Soft Shades Collection

 http://www.body-soulbeauty.com/2010/03/some-older-opis-loyalty-islands-lilac.html

            Alright, I’m sure you’ve heard about this kind of awesome event that’s happening this weekend, called THON. Of course, I’m kidding about the kind of awesome, its fully awesome and then some. THON for those of you who don’t know is the Penn State IFC/PanHellenic Dance marathon. It is a yearlong fundraising effort, which culminates in a 46 hour, no sit, no sleep dance marathon. All the money goes to the four diamonds fund, which provides money and emotional support for pediatric cancer patients and their families. In 1973 there were 39 dancer couples who raised just a little over $2000, since then it has grown to more than 300 captains, 700 dancers, 3300 committee members, and 15,000 student volunteers who together raised $9,563,016.09.  Wow.

            Relating this back to my nails now, I decided to do THON themed nails for this week. Honestly, I love THON and looking at my nails gets me pumped for the best weekend of my freshman year. So to decorate my nails I wanted a nice, whiteboard, white to draw on. I chose OPI’s Alpine Snow from the Soft Shades Collection. It’s a great white color that needs two coats to cover your nail. It sets beautifully, and with two coats you cannot see the nail bed.

            I’ve had the privileged of seeing the Alps. I hiked them a few summers ago, in Birkenstocks none-the-less (talk about embracing the culture). It was a great hike, probably four to five hours round-trip. I hiked in Austria, but the Alps are part of many countries throughout Europe such as France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Germany, and Slovenia. They attract tourists all year long, providing great ski slopes December to April. The Alps usually make up part of the Tour de France course every year as well.

            So whether you are skiing on the slopes in Aspen or raising money for the fight against pediatric cancer in the BJC, you can rock OPI’s Alpine Snow for much more than 46 hours.