My friend George recently returned from a trip to Italy (he designs shoes and is one of my shoe/bag “enablers”) and brought me the most thoughtful gift — a pair of shoes, and a bottle of nail polish. Sounds strange, but he said that all the girls in Europe are wearing vamp again, and he thought I should have a bottle of what Chanel calls Rouge Noir. Of course, he thought I should paint the paws this color, but instead, I’m going for the claws. You can do whichever you wish. $17.

Purchase online at sephora.com.