{ Nail Art } Christmas Nails 2014!!

Omg, this post is so late :(

I've done Christmas nails for the past couple years since I've started my blog, and this year is no exception :P

Sadly, I didn't find the time to post this before or on Christmas... so Merry belated Christmas everyone XD

Anyway this year, I did some Christmas sweater nails again. :) Enjoy!

the right hand... sorry for the blurry pictures, it's so hard to take photographs of your right hand while holding a DSLR with your left hand.. XD

my left (and non-dominant) hand did a pretty dang good job right?! I'm proud too xP

What I used: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear White On, essie jag-u-are, Sinful Colors San Francisco, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear DIisco Ball, Sally Hansen nail art pen in white

Until next time~
~♔Josephine ♥  

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 ♥  

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 ♥ 

Recent Purchases ~ Polishes, Clothes, K-pop

Been away for a while, but here's a compilation of some random things I've picked up over the past few weeks! I've certainly had more time to shop around (and spend money) since classes are finished, and I'm just waiting for one final on the 24th.

Here's some polishes I got from Superstore recently.
I've been looking for more neutral shades lately... I'm really wary of stained, gross, yellow nails these days, so every time I go to pick a colour to paint my nails, I always end up reaching for those neutral shades. I decided to cater to that habit and pick up these polishes. Essie Romper Room, Spin the Bottle and Angora Cardi (I swear I've picked this one up to look at it a billion times, can't believe I haven't actually gotten it until now). I haven't worn any of these yet, so I'm not sure how well they suit my skin tone and whatnot.

Next up is this t-shirt from TopShop. They're having a pretty big sale again, and I had my eye on a few things, but I only really liked this t-shirt enough to buy it.

TopShop grey graphic tee, $21, TopShop @ The Bay

Next up is this black and white polka dotted chiffon top that I got from The Bay. I had my eye on this for a while, and finally decided to purchase it the other day. I can foresee myself wearing this a lot, probably when it gets a little warmer.... Anyway it's super cute, glad I picked it up.

Dex black & while polka-dotted hi-lo chiffon button up top, $25.35, The Bay

Phew, so on  Friday, I hung out with Cindy after she got off work and we went to the Plenty warehouse sale downtown at the Convention Centre. I didn't really know what to expect, but I found a few things that I liked and picked them up.
It was definitely smaller than the Aritzia warehouse sale held annually in the same building, and there were a lot of repeat items, but it was still worth the trip!
The first item I picked up is this sorta poncho-like cardigan. I fell in love with the colour but it only really looks good unbuttoned with the sleeves rolled up and a tank inside. I'm actually not sure how often I'll wear this... but it was only $15 and it looked good when I tried it on, so I decided to buy it in the end.

Propaganda purple cardi, $14.99, Plenty warehouse sale

Next up is my favorite piece I picked up from the sale! It's this cute little patterned chiffon blouse with red details. I only saw one and tried it on. It looked good so I decided to buy it.

Creative Concepts patterned chiffon blouse, $24.99, Plenty warehouse sale

 Lastly is this black hi-lo midi skirt. Cindy actually brought this and tried it on, so I tried it on after her. It seemed like it would be okay when I tried it on at the sale, but I'm honestly not sure how often I'd wear this. At least it was no where near original price! It definitely hits below the knee, so it's definitely more flattering on a taller person.

Monk & Lou black hi-lo midi skirt, $19.99, Plenty warehouse sale

Oh, other than buying these pieces, I also saw a top and a dress that I've purchased before from Plenty at the sale.
It was these pieces...

 Sigh, well it did make me sad a little bit... seeing as the prices were lower than when I purchased them. But considering how long I've had these two pieces compared to seeing them at the sale two days ago? Yeah... it doesn't really matter that much :P

Okay! Lastly is this album that I picked up today. I'm supposed to have a whole bunch of K-pop stuff shipped to me soon... (hopefully next week, it's been like 3+ weeks, I'm getting tired of waiting ;~; they'll probably take around a month to arrive... -sigh-) Anyway I pre-ordered this from KR for $35. It's pretty close to the online price, so I thought I'd just buy it from KR.

If you didn't know, Infinite released an album full of instrumental tracks for most, if not all their songs. That's what this "The Origin" album is. Surprisingly, I'm enjoying the music more than I thought I would. I've been listening to the three discs all day. Of course, it's a hassle to have to switch the CDs, but I like that feeling of listening to music off a physical, concrete object. Only sometimes though, only sometimes.

Anyway, I think my favorites would have to be the instrumentals for Can U Smile (Acoustic Ver.), BTD (Before the Dawn), Because (Sungkyu's solo), Paradise, The Chaser, Be Mine, Come Back Again, That Summer, Nothing's Over and Man in Love. Haha you can say that I'm really indecisive... or that I'm just a huge fan of Infinite's music. :)

The packaging for this album is really something... It's like a grand package. I think there's two versions? And the only difference is the colour of the coin inside. There's a silver one and there's a gold one. I ended up getting the silver one. I sorta wish I got the gold one, but oh well. What can you do? It's not like I'm going to buy multiples just for that coin :x

I love how they re-designed the infinity symbol again.. It's so pretty! Serious props to Infinite's graphic/packaging designers.

The album comes with three discs (white, black and gold), with the instrumental tracks divided between them. It also comes with a coin and a booklet with hand written sheet music. I'm not really sure what instrument the sheet music is for, and my little brother, who's more familiar with music than I am, couldn't tell either. Sigh either way, I probably wouldn't be able to play it anyway, so it doesn't really matter. But it is a neat little addition to the package.

Alright, that's all for now! Man I've missed blogging. I think I might do a music/drama update for my next post... I've been spending my free time indulging in those, of course. :P
Okay see you next time! Bye!

~♔Josephine ♥

Nails ~ Black & Light Taupe

Hello! Just a quick nail post :)
Decided to do a similar style to my design last time... wasn't feeling very creative, lol. And this week, I've just left my nails with some nail envy and some top coat... I decided my nails looked nice like that :P

& Here's what I used~

Essie Chinchilly and Sally Hansen Black Out

Another post coming soon~

~♔Josephine ♥

Nails ~ Grey & Black

Hihi! Just a quick nail post :)

Decided to sport this super simple grey & black combo this week. (pictures taken today.. mani done a few days ago, so my nails are growing out already LOL sorry they look a bit gross!)

Here's what I used

OPI Nail Envy, Joe Fresh Cloud, Essie Over the Edge, Seche Vite Top Coat

Aaaaand just cuz I was so bored over the weekend... here's a picture of my Infinite collection xD
Still missing quite a lot... but it's not like I can buy everything at once -sigh- especially those freakishly expensive dvds ;~;
Getting there slowly tho~

 Okay bye!
~♔Josephine ♥

Nails ~ Dusty Plum + Metallic Leopard

Yay! Finally I'm back with another nail post ^__^
It feels like it's been forever since I've done my nails xD

Anyway I felt like going with something a little more subtle since I don't really want to stain my nails really, really bad (although they'll probably still be stained -__-). My nails ended up being really stained from the Christmas manicures - green polish always stains your nails :( Anyhow, I chose this dusty plum colour with a metallic accent finger and a leopard design on my middle fingers with little dots on the rest.

I'm really happy with how these turned out :D! It's my first time trying out the leopard design, and I think it won't be the last time! ^_^

Here's what I used:

Essie Merino Cool, Covergirl Outlast Bronze Beauty and Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in Black

Alrighty~ until next time :)
~♔Josephine ♥

Nails ~ Holographic Sparkles

Hello~ I'm back with another nail post :) I did this one for new years... sorta, even though I had no plans for new years... lol :c
I decided to do something sparkly, like last year, but using some different newer polishes ^^

Here's the polishes I used~ OPI Rainbow Connection, Essie Over the Edge, Born Pretty Store holographic polish and Sally Hansen nail art pen in black

Doesn't the holographic polish look so cool?! I love the effect that this polish gives :D If you remember, I purchased it a while ago from BornPrettyStore.I thought I could use it alone on my nails, but you actually have to use it on top of a base colour. In this case, I just layered it on top of the black colour seen on my index, middle and ring fingers. The bottle is so freaking tiny... so I don't think I'll get much use out of it :c but still, the effect is super cool and I'm glad I decided to buy this polish from BPS. I do think the holo effect only works in specific lighting, though. Sometimes, it just looks like boring ol' silver, which sucks... cuz all I really want is the cool holo effect... but I guess since it still looks super cool sometimes, depending on the lighting, it's worth it.

Alrighty, that's it~ bye~
~♔Josephine ♥

Nails ~ Christmas Nails 2.0! + Christmas Market Adventure!

Hello again :D I'm here to share some more Christmas nails I did a few days ago :P

They're pretty similar to the ones in my last post... I loved the colour combination so much on my nails, I decided to do something similar :D
Oh and there's a cute little star on the snowflake... can you see it? ^^

Here's the right hand~ My left hand did a pretty good job, no? :D

I used the same Christmas polish duo I've been using for like 3 years now, lol. :p
Sinful Colors San Francisco, Essie jag-u-are, and this nail art pen that I got the other day. It's just a plain white instead of the pearl white I used in my last post.


I went to the Christmas market with Cindy a while ago, and I finally got around to editing the pictures~ Enjoy~

Merry Christmas Eve!! Bye now~ :)
~♔Josephine ♥

Nails ~ Christmas Sweater Design!! + New Shoes :D

Hello hello! I'm back again with Christmas nails! I had soooo much fun with these. Can't wait to do my next Christmas mani xD gotta get in a few more before Christmas passes!

Yeah... I took so many pictures and I couldn't choose... so I just posted a bunch. I clearly had too much fun with thes nails, haha.

And here's a rare look at the right hand!
I have to say, I did a pretty damn good job with these considering I had to draw with my left - aka non-dominant - hand. Don't you agree? ^__^

Here's a closer look at all my fingers, haha.

 
Here's what I used. I used these two polishes for the third Christmas in a row.. haha. I guess they were a good investment? xD

Essie jag-u-are, Sinful Colors San Fransisco, Sally Hansen nail art pen in Pearly White (I didn't know this was pearly when I bought it... I wish it was just a normal white one.. but I work with it haha)

Aside from my awesome nails, I also got two new pairs of booties recently.
Remember the Arturo Chiang Averly booties I bought last year? Yeah they crapped out on me, and it hasn't even been a year since I purchased them! The sole on the right foot basically cracked in half, cuz the way the designed it isn't that great... Water leaks into the shoe :( sigh~
I don't know if it's because the quality just wasn't as a good as I expected... or it's just that everything I own/use seems to break so much faster, lol. Maybe I'm just a rough person....? lmao. But seriously the original price of those were like ~$150? Even though I didn't buy it for that price, I still expected better quality...

Anyway I ended up buying these Expression booties (yeah, they basically look exactly like the Averly booties, but just a little shorter haha. I think the heel is a little taller too maybe? I'm not too sure) from The Bay not too long ago, since I needed some boots to wear when it's raining/snowing. The Bay had a one day sale, 50% off all boots, and I decided to go and try to find a pair. These are originally $79, but I got them for half price. They're pretty comfortable, and the material is shinier than the Averlys. But I'm not sure about the quality; I took a look at the sole, and it's one piece, unlike the Averlys, so I decided for less than $50, I'd give them a go. Oh I don't think they're real leather like the Averlys though, that's one difference.
I walked a whole day in them (the day I went to three malls, lol) and they were really comfortable for the first few hours, but later, some parts of my feet started hurting. Not bad for the first day. For now I'd say these were worth it.
I need to go see a cobbler to see how much it would cost to repair the Averlys, but these Expression booties are good for now. Btw they're on sale right now! :D

 Expression Gladiolus Western Bootie available here.


Today I went on another ~adventure~ to Richmond, and I found another pair of booties! I dunno why but Arturo Chiang's designs are really my taste, lol.

Arturo Chiang Sprinkle available here.
Btw isn't that just an adorable name? Sprinkle. Haha.. I don't think it necessarily matches the shoe, but it's so cute lmao.

So there's a pretty funny story behind these shoes. I went downtown last Tuesday and I saw these shoes and tried them on cuz they had a size 9 out for display. I FELL IN LOVE. I've been wanting a bootie with a bit of a heel for a few months now, and I kept my eye on these shoes. Actually the first time I saw them was at Metro a month? if not a few weeks ago, and I noted them to myself in my head.
Anyway I was just casually waiting for them to go on sale. Then last Thursday, I saw the email about the one day event - 50% off all boots - at the Bay in my email, so I decided to go to try and hunt them down. First I tried the Bay at Oakridge, but I couldn't find them. Then I went downtown. When I reached the Bay at PC, it was NUTS. There were piles of shoes everywhere and it was just... it was so crazy. I couldn't find this boot so I asked an employee there and she said they sold out of it :(
So I decided to try the Bay at Lougheed, I hopped on the skytrain and went all the way to Burnaby, lol. That was fun, especially when it was freezing cold that day....>_> Of course I couldn't find them at Lougheed, so I headed to Metro, since that's usually how I get home from Lougheed/Bby mountain campus anyway.
So of course, I couldn't find them at Metro either... I found a brown pair in the same style.. but I really didn't like how they looked on my feet. So I decided to give up, and told myself it's just not meant to be~
THEN~ today I went to Richmond Centre to return the William Rast sweater from my last post, I decided to check out the shoes there since I was there already. I was just browsing around, and I saw this bootie! The one on display was a size 10 though, but I thought I'd just ask if they had a 9 just in case... even though apparently it's a really popular shoe. So I ask... and they couldn't find it in the backroom.
The lady working there told me they just implemented a new system where they can see if they have the shoe in stock at any other Bay, or you could place an order and they could just ship them directly to your house. Seriously, it's about time they had a system like this =_=. Anyway the lady said I could just order them and get them shipped to my house... but of course that didn't work out.... So they looked the shoe up in a 9 to see if any other Bay had them in stock. Apparently they had a pair, but the lady said it was so crazy from that one day sale that someone probably just bought the shoes without the box, and the box has the code. She also said Metro and Guildford both have a pair in stock (at least according to the computer system). So I just said thank you and I was just about to give up :( I was thinking "this just isn't meant to be....." then I was just about to leave but I decided to go back and ask one of the ladies working there if they could call Metro and check if they have it or not. She tried calling but they didn't pick up.
Just then, I looked at the shelf full of UGGs right near the cashier counter, and there's the bootie I was looking for (the Arturo Chiang Sprinkle) and I decided to go and pick up that boot. So I pick it up... and guess what? It was a size 9!! I brought it to the lady and said... "hey, this is a 9". And she was like 0__0 Cuz the computer said they had a pair in stock at RC, in a 9, but they couldn't find it in the back. So at that point I had ONE shoe. I needed to find the other. So the lady and I go around the shoe section looking for that other foot, and we couldn't find it, so she looked in their store room. Of course they didn't find it...
So the lady decided to try and get me to try other similar booties they had in stock... and just when the lady was leading me to another bootie... she looked on the sale racks, bent down, and picked up a black boot. I remember thinking "sigh of course that can't be it...." and she picked it up. AND IT WAS IT!!! It was the other foot!!! I finally found the complete pair of shoes xD And I was like OH MY GOD I can't believe none of us (two employees and me) saw it!! And I gave the lady a hug LOL cuz I was just so damn happy.
So yeah. Last pair. Size 9. And even though it was still $105 on sale.. I just bought them. I still have Bay giftcards anyway, so yeah I just bought them. IT'S FATE!!! -sigh- I am so happy. LOL what a long drawn out story... but yep. There's my "happy ending" for the day... LOL

SO YEAH. These are my new booties~ apparently they're back in stock online... I remember checking a couple times on the website and I couldn't find it. But it's not on sale on the website... like it was in the store, so I dunno what's up with that. Anyway I'm just so happy that I found them. They're finally mine!!!!!

 Wow. Holy crap look at that block of text. Okay my fingers are tired. That's the end of my post for today~ Until next time~

~♔Josephine ♥