Nails ~ Turquoise Gradient

Sooo yesterday I was looking through my polishes.. and I realized I have a lot of this kind of colour:

Revlon Minted, Essie Mint Candy Apple, Essie Turquoise & Caicos, Essie Where's My Chauffeur, Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint, China Glaze For Audrey, Sephora by OPI Ocean Love Potion, Sally Hansen Insta-dri Mint Sprint

Minty-torquoise-y colour? I actually really like this kind of colour, but I haven't worn it in so long cuz I know how badly it stains my nails.
Still, I decided to do a fun gradient with these and here's how it turned out!

I quite like it xD Although there's not a huge difference between my index, middle and ring fingers, I still think it looks good.

So here's what I used: I started off with this Sally Hansen Maximum Growth base coat because I've had it for a whole and it's like half gone. I thought I'd just use it again. Then I decided to paint some of this nude colour as a base first, so hopefully the turquoise doesn't stain my nails too badly (Wet n Wild megalast in 2% milk) and I topped my nails off with Seche Vite Fast Dry Top Coat.

Here are the different shades of turquoise I used:

Essie Mint Candy Apple, Wet n Wild I Need a Refresh-Mint, China Glaze For Audrey, Essie Where's My Chauffeur and Sephora by OPI Ocean Love Potion.

I wonder if I have this many shades of other colours in my polish collection? Maybe I'll do the same thing with a different colour next time :P It was fun and I think it turned out quite nicely.
What do you think?

~♔Josephine ♥  

K-Drama - Updates & Currently Watching

Hello hello~

So I've been watching quite a lot of drama recently.. mostly because I'm only taking two courses this semester and I have a lot of free time... -sigh- I should really be working but I'm having such a difficult time finding a job, it's not even funny. But let's not go there in this post.

Anyway, I've been watching a lot of the dramas that are currently airing in Korea right now, so I guess I'll do a small overview of my thoughts on them so far here. Let's get started!

1. Angel Eyes/엔젤아이즈 (2014)

The first couple episodes of this drama were SO GOOD but also very, very sad. The younger versions of the two main characters did such a good job, I was kinda scared that I wouldn't like their adult counter parts.
The younger version of the male lead is played by Kang Ha Neul (To The Beautiful You, Monstar, Heirs) and I really like him - he's a looker ;) and he acts well. I think he and the younger version of the female lead had very good chemistry and their storyline was executed so well.
As the drama progressed into the 'present' with the adult actors, I was a bit disappointed with the chemistry between the two leads, Lee Sang Yoon & Ku Hye Sun. I still think their child actor counterparts had better chemistry than them, but it's still not bad.
The female lead's dad in the drama frustrates me the most, and the most recent episodes weren't the most entertaining, but I'll still continue and finish watching this drama.

This drama is a pretty good mix of tragedy, humour, romance and tension. It's okay, but I feel like you wouldn't miss out on much if you didn't watch it (unless you're a big fan of Kang Ha Neul - I would recommend a fan of his to just watch for him :P).

 2. Triangle/트라이앵글(2014)

This drama stars Lee Bum Soo (The Prime Minister is Dating - didn't watch but I know he starred in that), Kim Jae Joong of JYJ (Protect the Boss) and Im Si Wan of ZE:A (The Moon Embraces the Sun).
This drama is interesting; I think the storyline is pretty intriguing and I am a fan of Jae Joong and Si Wan's acting so I decided to start watching this.
It definitely takes a few episodes to get into (and it doesn't help that there's not many episodes out right now) but I think this drama will be worth the watch.

Good mix of action, humour and melodrama. Not much else to say. :/

3. Doctor Stranger/닥터 이방인 (2014)

I think this is by far the best drama on this list. The episodes that are out right now (1-4, EEP new eps soon!!!!) were all so freaking good.
I'm not sure if it's because I'm a pretty big fan of Lee Jong Suk (who stars as Park Hoon), but I really really like this drama so far. It's the perfect combination of suspense, action, romance and humour. It doesn't hurt that I also like the other main cast members too - Kang Sora, Park Hae Jin (You Who Came From the Stars!!) and Jin Se Yeon.
I really love Park Hoon's personality - he's absolutely adorable!
Again, this is a medical drama, and I'm not so good about watching surgery scenes with human insides, but it is so worth the watch.
I would recommend this drama to anyone! ^_^

4. Hotel King/호텔킹

Originally, I wasn't too interested in watching this drama, but I just got so extremely bored that I thought I would give it a try.
The beginning of this drama felt rushed and not very well told, which is weird because it's supposed to be 35 episodes long so I thought they would spend more time giving us the background story to the main character, played by Lee Dong Wook.
Anyway, this drama is pretty good so far, and I think the female lead, played by Lee Dae Hae, is absolutely adorable. Her personality in the drama is very likable, and not annoying at all.
You might recognize these two leads from the very famous K-drama My Girl. They've reunited after 10 years to do this drama, and apparently they dated before, so their chemistry on screen is on point.
I think Lee Dong Wook has aged sooooo well :P That's probably why I'm enjoying this drama so much right now, to be honest, lol. But the story line is pretty interesting too, although sometimes clumsily executed, but I'll definitely watch til the end, even though it its 35 episodes long.
 There's also a good mix of humour, melodrama and romance in this drama.

 That's all for this post. See ya!
~♔Josephine ♥  

K-Drama - Dramas I've Recently Finished

Long time no talk about K-drama!
For this post I wanted to talk about some of the dramas I finished watching recently and give a short review of each.

1. Emergency Couple/응급남 (2014)

This is a pretty light hearted rom-com starring Choi Jin Hyuk (Heirs) and Song Ji Hyo (Running Man, Goong). Like most rom-coms, it gets a bit heavier near the end, but for the most part, this drama is fun to watch and enjoyable without being too complicated or intense.
It is a medical drama, though. And like all medical dramas, I always have to cover my eyes during the parts where they show the surgery or human insides. I really hate looking at that sort of stuff, it's kinda a phobia I have so I thought I'd give a warning to potential viewers of this drama.
I ended up liking all of the main cast members, so none of them are super annoying or anything like that.

Overall a fun, light hearted drama. Something you'd want to watch to just pass the time when you're in the mood for something that's not super serious.

2. Nine: Nine Times Time Travel/나인: 아홉 번의 시간여행 (2013)

Holy crap. This is easily one of the most, if not THE most intense drama I've ever watched. This is not a drama you can just casually watch for entertainment purposes. It'll have your heart beating like crazy at the extremely suspenseful moments and have you wishing with your life that the character(s) are alright. I actually started this drama last December/January, but I didn't get around to finishing it until the end of April/early May.
This is one of those dramas that you have to be in the mood to watch. Quite frankly, this drama will give you the biggest amount of mindfucks ever. Apparently it was named one of the best dramas of 2013, and I can see why. It's brilliantly thought out, scripted, cast and executed (both for directing and acting).
The actors also did a fantastic job. I especially fell in love with the main character, played by Lee Jin Wook (I Need Romance 2). All the other actors were good too, but I also enjoyed Park Hyung Sik's (ZE:A) performance as the younger version of the main character.

If you want to be psychologically thrilled and enjoy intense, suspenseful and brilliantly crafted dramas, you won't want to miss out on this one.

3. Inspiring Generation/감격시대 (2014)

 

I actually started watching this around January/February? I think around the time when You Who Came From The Star was nearing the end.

I was really, really into it for the first couple episodes. Kwak Dong Yeon, who played the younger version of the main character, did such a good job. It was an excellent casting choice. I found that he actually sorta looks like Kim Hyung Joong, who stars in this drama, too. I think Kim Hyun Joong's acting skills have definitely improved, as he's displayed through this drama. Of course, he still has a long way to go, but no longer is he the awkward and expressionless flower boy I knew from Boys Over Flowers and Mischievious Kiss.

Regardless, the storyline of this drama was lackluster. I think the budget for this drama was a ridiculous amount, considering all the sets and the huge amount of cast members. It could have been a really, really good drama - at least that's what I think. But apparently the original director quit half way through the series or something, so the second half the drama played out really weirdly. I ended up sticking through and watching the whole thing, though, because I felt like I already invested so much time into it that I might as well finish it. Overall, it's a very action packed drama with lots of fighting, an interesting, but somewhat poorly executed storyline and alright acting. Upon completion of the drama, I found myself liking Song Jae Rim's character more than Hyun Joong's. He was definitely my favorite character in this drama.

To sum it up... if you want to see Kim Hyun Joong's improved acting skills (or if you're a huge, huge fan of him), I'd recommend that you watch this drama. Otherwise... I wouldn't really waste my time with this one. When you get to the end, all you feel is disappointment and a sort of "ok... so what?" feeling.

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That's all for the dramas that I've finished the most recently.

I do have an urge to talk about the dramas that I've finished before these, but that would be going back quite a while... to like the beginning of this year/ending of last year. I might do another post like this later, I guess :s I dunno. Depends on how I feel. I did watch "You Who Came From the Star" but I feel like there were so many people talking about that one that I don't really have to/want to. Meh. We'll see how I feel.

Coming up is another post about the dramas I'm watching currently and are currently airing. ^_^ Really excited.

Alrighty, see you soon.

~♔Josephine ♥  

Recent Purchases ~ All K-Pop

Hiiiiiii! Here are some of my recent Kpop purchases.

I FINALLY received my 2NE1 Crush albums. Absolutely gorgeous designs (I love the pink one, but I wanted both and got a deal for both on Kpoptown so yeah)
These also came with a free gift from Kpoptown, each album came with a pack of fanmade photocards - each packet contains 5 cards.
For the official photocards that came with the albums, I got Bom in one and CL in the other :P <3

2NE1 Crush from KpopTown available here.

I also finally bought Infinite's Destiny in America.
It was on sale on KpopTown too, so I decided just to pick it up ^_^

Infinite Destiny in America available here.

Aaaand I also got BTS' Skool Luv Affair off someone on Facebook. I got the Jin photocard intentionally ^^

Here's what the inside of the album looks like.

Okay that's all for now. See ya next time!
~♔Josephine ♥

EDIT:
Ooooooh I forgot but I was just gonna post some pictures of some random Kpop albums I have cuz I was replying to this post on reddit about the best Kpop packaging.
Soooo here are some of them!

Nails ~ Pink & Sparkle

 Long time no post! My life is boring so there's not much to post about LOL. Plus I haven't been doing much shopping either... and when I had something I wanted to blog about, I felt too lazy.. :x

but here I am! Here's just another nail look that I wanted to share. It's starting to chip now -sigh- but I'm just posting this now xD

I just did a simple combination of pink and metallic/glitter polishes. Still not feeling super bright colours atm cuz I don't wanna stain my nails.

Here's what I used:

OPI Nail Envy, Essie Spin the Bottle, Essie Hors D'oeuvres, Essie Beyond Cozy, Seche Vite Top Coat

Alrighty bye!
~♔Josephine ♥