OOTN (Family wedding reception): Black & Rose

It's my first outfit post ever!!! :P I don't think I'll be doing a lot of these, but I just liked my outfit too much to pass on it lol
I apologize for the crappy photo quality in advance, I just used my phone to take the pictures (iPhone5) :)

 Dress: H&M (2 years ago I think...), blouse/cardi - Dex, belt - Forever 21 (last year), shoes - Nine West, clutch - Miztique via Hautelook, bangles/bracelets - Forever 21

Details~

Ok... that's all for this post xP I know, super short~ but hey this is my third post today :)
Til next time!!
~♔Josephine ♥

Recent Purchases ~ Clothes + Polishes

Damn... I dunno if it's because it's summer and I hate the fact that I have to be in school.. but I seem to relax through retail therapy a lot in the hotter months @__@
Haha, anyway, here are some of the things I've purchased during the past little while.

Here's some stuff I got from The Bay ^^

Dex mint green tank w/ lace detailing - $29 w/ 40% off = $17.40, The Bay

Dex peach tank top, $34 w/ 40% off = $20.40, The Bay

Dex pink chiffon blouse, $39 w/ 40% off = $23.40, The Bay

Ugh this is super pretty! I couldn't resist getting it >.< It's also available in a lighter pink colour, but I prefer this one :) The Bay was having a 40% off clearance of a lot of the stuff.. so of course I had to get some stuff.

Also bought some stuff from other stores.. they're all having their summer sales right now.. I'm definitely terrible at resisting sales.. haha

H&M white chiffon blouse, $15, H&M

I also went to Plenty recently.. they decreased their prices even more! 50% off most stuff now.. so I picked up some stuff xD I'll definitely go back soon to check on some stuff that caught my eye, but I didn't feel like spending the money for it lol.

Ribbonluxe Riley scoopneck top in 'Sienna', $16, Plenty

 I picked up the same top in black too:

Ribbonluxe Riley scoopneck top in Black, $16, Plenty

Now for polishes!!

Sally Hansen Perfect Pear-ing, Crushed, Strobe Light & Disco Ball (sorry I forgot how much they were! something around 2.50 ><), Superstore

 I went a lil crazy at Walmart too... lol T.T

Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Mint Sprint + Snappy Sorbet (2/$7), Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Sun Kissed, Mellow Yellow, Golden-I & In the Spotlight ($2.27 each), Walmart

 And I also picked up this essie polish yesterday at Superstore :P I wanted to get it last time, but it was limit 4.. they had a sale on their essie's again >.<

Essie The Girls Are Out, $7.97, Superstore

 Okay -phew- that's it for now! I think I'm gonna have another post up real soon :) Cya!
~♔Josephine ♥

Nails ~ Pink Sparkles

Hello! I'm finally updating >.<
Here's a nail design I did like a week ago.. sadly, it's already chipped off. Oh well, haha.

Same concept as my last nail post.. I just switched out some colours haha.
Here's what I used

Revlon Colorstay Pale Cashmere, Sally Hansen Light Strobe, Sally Hansen Disco Ball

Time to work on the next post :P Cya soon~
~♔Josephine ♥

K-pop - Quick K-pop Update!

Hi! It's been a while >< It's already past 2am and I still have readings to do for tmr's class :c But I just wanted to pop in here and share this....

They're back!!! I'm loving the title song and the album so far :DDD Eeep! Can't wait to get myself an actual physical copy though ><
Alright.. I'll be sure to update again on the weekend! I still have a short paper to write for later this week -sigh- :c

Bye~
~♔Josephine ♥

K-Drama - Monstar Update

Damn this drama! I am so hooked xD I might not be like the best drama ever or anything, but I'm a huge sucker for high school dramas. Plus, I really appreciate the emphasis on music and the creative contributions to the music pieces inserted into the drama.

I just finished ep 8 earlier tonight and I can't believe I have to wait another week for the next episode... -sigh-! Gyu Dong ;~; sigh. Ugh, sigh. His character/situation reminds me of some scenes from School 2013. Damn that was a good drama. I should do a post about my favorite 2013 dramas so far... Soon ^^

Anyway, here are some of my favorite music scenes from the drama (continuing from my last post on Monstar...)

Love this cover of Trouble Maker! I love seeing dance songs like this broken down into basic parts and reproduced in a more fundamental manner (as in only the most basic sounds are used to reproduce the song).

Such a cute cover of the "original" song played on the CD in the drama/sung by Se Yi. Junhyung's voice is cute xD I like how this cover shows that he can sing!

Adorable display of the sort-of bromance between these two, haha. But seriously, stuff like this really makes me wish I learned how to play piano when I was a little kid :(!

Kang Ha Neul can really sing. Plus he's good looking haha. I really like his cover of Hyorin's (Sistar) song, "I Choose to Love You". The original is fantastic too; Hyorin's one of my favorite females in K-pop :)

This drama has really made me of a fan of Dahee (Glam) who plays Kim Nana in the drama. She has really pretty voice and she's cute! Kim Ha Neul and her sing this lovely duet, "Human Love".

Finally~ Colorbar's performance :) Dahee<3!! Junhyung's part in the middle was super cheesy though. Even though I do like him... I couldn't help but cringe at that part xD

Another pretty cover. I seriously love the organic nature of the covers in this drama. Such a cute scene too :)

Here's a bonus :) This is an OST track from Monstar called "After Time Passes" or "Past Days" by Beast's Yong Junhyung, who stars in Monstar, and several BTOB members. Love the softness of Junhyung's voice in the beginning, and I'm a huge fan of Changseob's voice <3

Okie dokes, that's all for now :) Bye~
~♔Josephine ♥

K-pop - Awesome Summer 2013 Comebacks

Hello again! This time I'll be talking about some of the Kpop comebacks that have really impressed me recently, and also some of the comebacks I'm really anticipating :D

Like my last post, I guess I'll start out with some of my history with K-pop. I've been an avid K-pop fan for... maybe 3 and a half? not quite 4 years yet.... During this time, I've become a fan of many, many groups. My playlist is a huge mix of lotsa artists. It's not super diverse to the point where you can't locate some similarities in the type of music I seem to enjoy, but I do like many songs from many groups.

I'm going to compose this list chronologically, starting from May :)

May
1. B1A4 - What's Going On?

After their last release, "Tried To Walk" which I loved, I'm surprised I enjoyed their recent come back so much. The song is still going strong on my playlist, which is hard because a lot of the songs I listen to have a pretty short shelf life. Another song I really like from this album is "Starlight's Song"

"Yesterday" is pretty good too. :)

Actually, I think a lot of B1A4's music is pretty good, but they still haven't had that one breakthrough song yet. Oh well, it triggers the anticipation and keeps their comebacks intriguing (not that Kpop groups who have already had their breakthrough aren't intriguing...)

2. VIXX - hyde

I've been a VIXX fan since they released "Rock Ur Body." That was just a really fun song. After I became interested in them, I went back and listened to their debut album, which I learned to enjoy too. I couldn't really stand Ravi's English... "English" intros to their songs, so it was kinda hard for me to warm up to them, but I've gotten past that. Anyway, it looks like VIXX will be taking the intense and dark route from now on. I feel like they've gained a lot of fans especially since "On and On" and they're doing alright with "hyde" too. I'm not sure I absolutely love the dark concepts, since I liked "Rock Ur Body" sooooo much... but they're still releasing listenable, catchy songs... So I guess why not? Plus Ken & Leo can really belt out those notes. I also went and watched their pre-debut documentary and some of their MTV Diary episodes (the ones that are actually Eng subbed... ><). It's kinda hard not to like them, especially since Jellyfish releases a "VIXX TV" episode every week :)

Here is VIXX - Rock Ur Body btw

3. Wonder Boyz - Tarzan

I am addicted to this song. It's like my jam right now! Funny thing is, I never would have checked out the mv/song if it wasn't for Eat Your Kimchi's Kpop Chart Updates. I was curious once I heard Martina talk about the song. I've sorta been trying to cut down on the rookie-loving these days, so that's why I didn't check it out for myself when it first came out. But I'm so glad I did! Because I really really love this song :) One thing that I'd like to mention is that I find this group's make up really... odd. There are 4 members, and 3 of them are pretty average K-pop boys, but the leader, Bak Chi Gi, sticks out like a sore thumb. I don't mean this in an offensive way, but it's just different to see a face in K-pop that diverges from the majority. Anyway, they seem cool, haha and I really like this song.

June

4. MBLAQ - Smoky Girl

Girl smoky girl smoky girl smoky girl girl smoky girl smoky girl smoky girl~ This song is so freaking catchy. I love watching the mv along with it too, cuz the choreography is a work of art. I especially like that feet-dragging part during that part with no lyrics in the beginning. Love. I feel bad for MBLAQ. I've watched them ever since they debuted alongside B2st, but their releases never seem to have that breakthrough power. I really thought by the time they released "Stay" and "Cry" they woulda hit jackpot. And when that didn't happen, I thought "Mona Lisa" (which I freaking LOVED btw, the whole album + the title track) would do it for them. But nope. Never thought "It's War" would do it for them tbh. But this comeback is pretty good.. and they've earned a good bit of popularity from Joon on We Got Married and Mir on Law of the Jungle and Real Men... but somehow, it's just not happening. I really wonder what exactly is wrong here :/ Sigh, either way, I'm enjoying their comeback.

5. Sistar - Give it to Me

Sistar is one of those pretty rare girl groups that I love. Yes, I do love them but I don't necessarily love this song. I mean it's alright... but I think I'd feel a little awkward listening to girls sing "give it to me, oh baby give it to me" all day :s No, it's not on my playlist. But I can see why a lot of people enjoy it. Personally, I like their 2012 releases "Alone" and "Loving U" a lot more. Even Sistar19's "Gone, Not Around Any Longer" is higher up on my personal list than "Give it to Me." That's alright though, cuz just because I like a group, doesn't mean I have to love every single one of their releases.

Onto some impending comebacks (in no particular order):

1. B2st/Beast
I adore B2st. They're one of the groups I think I'll love regardless of how much time has passed by, or how many other new groups I seem to love. I've also followed them since debut, so they sorta hold a really special place in my kpop fangirl heart :P
Their preleases for their July comeback are both really good.

Will You Be Alright?

It's amazing how this song won on music shows even though they didn't promote it at all, and they just released it as a precursor to their upcoming comeback. The B2uty fandom is really something.

I'm Sorry

I don't think I like this song quite as much as "Will You Be Alright" but it's still a really pretty song. And plus, at least I can enjoy some of  their music before they actually come back.

2. B.A.P - Coffee Shop

I'm a huge B.A.P fangirl. Yongguk already impressed me a lot pre-B.A.P. I loved his part in Song Ji Eun's (Secret) solo, "Going Crazy" and in his own solo "I Remember" ft Yoseob (B2st). I loved their debut song "Warrior." Even though it's not a really catchy, list-topping kind of song, I love the fact that they debuted with a strong image. Their releases after "Warrior" were sort of underwhelming because it seems like they can't top the epic-ness that was "Warrior." But they are coming back with 3 title tracks this time around and I hope they can finally win #1 on some music shows :)
Anyway, I really love "Coffee Shop." I'm already hooked from that first listen and it makes me even more curious about what's to come!

3. Infinite - :: d e s t i n y ::

If you don't already know, I consider myself to be an Inspirit. I am a devoted Inspirit. Infinite is my favorite Kpop group at the moment. I knew they were gonna comeback soon, since I heard about them filming an mv at Universal Studios, but the news has finally manifested itself in an official form from Woollim! I can't wait :) Infinite has never disappointed me, and I doubt they're going to start now. I'm really curious about the concept/song/album they're releasing this time. Sigh, I guess we can only wait >_< So excited! I hope Gyu's "controversy" doesn't affect the group so much. =_= Yes, he was wrong. Yes, he made a mistake. But it was blown sooooo out of proportion. Not even funny. Actually, I'm sorta surprised Woollim is going ahead with the comeback and not waiting it out a bit more. :| Ah well, the sooner they comeback, the sooner I get to enjoy some new Infinite songs.

EDIT:
WOOOO they released a video teaser :D omg this comeback is gonna be epic!

4. 2ne1 - Falling in Love

FINALLY! 2ne1 is another one of those rare girl groups I love... and it really sucks that it's been over a year since they released "I Love You" (which I really liked btw) last year. They're finally coming back! Sheesh YG, took long enough. This better be good!!!

PHEW. K, I should get to bed. Bye! :)
~♔Josephine ♥

K-Pop - 2013 Rookies + to-be-debuted

Hiya! And welcome to another one of my long-winded K-pop posts! :P

There are a few rookie groups who debuted recently this year who I've been enjoying . Keep in mind that I'm usually pretty biased towards male groups/artists since I seem to enjoy male voices more.
When I first became a K-pop junkie, I was very much against female groups, except for a special few... Very special few. One of those groups was the Wonder Girls. But since then, I've opened my mind up to female K-pop acts a lot, but still it's more common for me to go and check out a newly debuted boy group rather than a girl group. It doesn't mean I won't listen to them, but I won't voluntarily go check out female acts as much. Anyway, I digress...

Here's a few K-pop rookies who've debuted this year whom have caught my eye. (In no specific order...)

1. History

While I do enjoy their music, and their first mini album, it's really their "Short-Coms" that Loen Ent. uploads onto their channel that I really enjoy. These boys just seem like a like of fun, plus their teasers leading up to their debut were EPIC.

Here's ep. 1 of their Short Com

Here's one of their teasers, introducing Jang Yi Jeong, one of the members

I think I like him the best haha. He's really outgoing and cute. He's like a cross between Infinite's Dongwoo and Teen Top's Niel.

Here's one more fun interview clip of them :)

Moving on...
2. LC9

While I do their their debut song was really cool, it's not really my type of music, so no, you won't find it on my playlist. What really sparked my interest in this group, though, is one of the members whom I stumbled upon on Twitter a while ago (pre-debut). His name is Eden ^^ Or E.den, I think his stage name is. I found out he's from Vancouver, and I just really want to support him haha.

Anyway I guess I'll share two covers that they did that I really enjoyed

I do think this group of boys are really talented, so I'm gonna be keeping an eye on them. Hopefully the next title track they come out with will be more my style.

Next up is
3. BTS (방탄소년단/Bangtan Boys/Bulletproof Boyscouts)

 Here's another debut song that I didn't quite enjoy so much. I'm just going through and listening to their album now, at this very moment.. so I'm not sure what my opinion on their music is... yet. I don't really like their title track this time around either, but I think the image they debuted with is pretty cool. It's a little like Block B meets B.A.P... geez so many B-groups in the K-pop industry. Even though I don't enjoy their music so much, I hear some good rapping and some nice voices in there.. so maybe they'll come out with a title track that I love soon too. Who knows. I'm just gonna keep my eye on them.
This group reminds me a lot of B.A.P not because of their music or image... but because they've already seemed to attract a lot of fangirl attention. Specifically international fangirl attention. I'm not quite on that ship, and it's alright, I'm not about to force myself to jump on, but I'm definitely going to be keeping my eye on this group.
Guess since I've heard a bit of their music now, I'm gonna add on a little bit here. This group is definitely capable of putting out some more listenable music that is appealing enough to me that you'll find it on my playlist. Damn, this just makes me anticipate this group even more.

Here's one more 2013 freshly debuted K-pop (actually.. I dunno if he counts as K-pop :s) act
4. Roy Kim

This song came out a while ago, and it was my jam for the spring time weather.. when it wasn't raining here during the spring -_-
Roy Kim is the winner of Superstar K4. I sorta became a fan of him while he was on the program, and here's my favorite performance from him (his partner in crime was Jung Joon Young)

Aaaand here's the mv for his new song, Love Love Love

I enjoy the light heartedness of his music, and of course his voice is soulful and unique (especially in the K-pop scene)... and he's not bad to look at either, lol.

Oooooh talking about Roy Kim totally reminded me of another solo male K-pop act
5. Eric Nam

I thoroughly enjoyed  his whole debut album. He seems like a really cool and cute guy too :) If you haven't seen his interview with Eat Your Kimchi, you should really check it out here!

Alrighty~ That's all for the already debuted acts. There are still a couple more groups who are supposed to debut by the end of this year whom I'm really anticipating. My list includes, but is not limited to YG's new girl group AND boy group AND Akdong Musician (but honestly I'd rather them focus on 2ne1 first... lol), Woollim's (Infinite & Nell's company) new girl group..... and... I can't think of anymore for now, so I guess I'll have to end it here. :P I think I'll do one more Kpop post before I call it a night, heh. Thanks for reading!

~♔Josephine ♥

Nails ~ Mint + Silver & Small polish haul + Jewelry

Hello~ just wanted to pop in here and share my most recent nails and some other stuff :)

I went for the mint+silver trend that's really popular these days >< I know this design looks like something so stereotypical lol like something you'd see on instagram/pintrest etc. but whatever :P I just got Mint Candy Apple really recently and I felt like wearing mint... so yeah, whatever.

Here's the polishes I used

Revlon Silver Dollar, Essie Set in Stones, Essie Mint Candy Apple, Art Deco Silver

I'm really loving Mint Candy Apple. The colour is adorable and I think it goes well with my skin tone :P The polish is really, really thick though. I'm not sure if it's just the bottle I bought, or if the formula is just like that.. but yeah it was hellllla thick. It probably only takes 2 coats to be opaque, but I kept putting more layers on, hoping for it to smooth out... it didn't work really well :x Maybe I should try thinner layers next time, although I find it really hard to control the thickness of the layers especially when I'm doing my right hand, using my left. But yeah, the colour is really cute and I'm loving it so far.

Here's some polishes I bought recently

Essie Sunday Funday, Saturday Disco Fever, Bikini So Teeny and As Gold As It Gets, Superstore, $7.97

I picked up 4 cuz that was the limit at Superstore lol.. plus they were having a no tax event, so yeah.. I sorta went a lil bit crazy xD
Sunday Funday is a cute pink-coral with subtle glitter, Saturday Disco Fever is a bright red-orange, Bikini So Teeny is a light blue with really subtle glitter and As Gold As It Gets is a gold glitter from their Luxeffects line from a few Christmases ago.

Lastly is just a few jewelry pieces I've picked up recently

Infinity bracelet, Icing, $9.75 and Material Girl Gold&Silver stud bracelet, The Bay, $5.99 (sale)

 I just love anything infinity... :P they had some necklaces but I knew if I bought those, I'd never wear them anyway.. and plus they were all pretty tacky looking except one gold, really dainty one.. but I'd never wear that, plus I feel like the gold will rub off really quick anyway.. so no point :/

That's all for now ^^
~♔Josephine ♥