♡ Recent Nail Designs ♡

I have clearly abandoned my blog for a good 4/5 months now :(

I have been very busy with work, but I hope to blog a lot more

near the end of May, when I travel abroad for a couple of months.

I love doing my nails for special occasions,
so here is one I did for Valentine's Day :p

and my most recent nail design, using all Bio Seaweed Gel polishes :)

Hope you are all well!
There are so many things I want to share on my blog :(
I'm just eagerly waiting for Spring to come.
This cold, dreary weather is quite depressing!

♡ Current Winter Favourites ♡

Long time no see! :p Sorry, I've been busy with work and

haven't had much time or patience to blog. I'm supposed

to be working at this very moment, but I felt like blogging ><

It's legit winter here >< -5 degrees celcius, which feels like -15!

I've been into headbands recently... not sure why but they

keep my hair in place when it's windy outside. I can't wear

them for long periods of time though, because my head starts hurting.

I bought these lovely headbands from Claire's :p

 and some beauty favourites :)

The Weleda Almond facial lotion is great for this time of the year.

I also love my Etude House Jelly lipstick :) It's actually quite moisturizing.

I love the warm nutty vanilla scent during the cold months and the

Vanille Noire is currently my favourite from Yves Rocher :p

and this is my current nail design! :)

with Shellac's 'Indigo Frock' on the tip, layered with

'Zillionaire' (glitter). Then I stamped on some Konad designs :)

Hope you're all enjoying your week :)

♡ MoYou London Plates! ♡

I bought myself these amazing designs for stamping nail art!

I'm so excited to use these :p I can't wait to show you guys the designs on my nails!

I bought the plates from the official MoYou London website :)

They were about $9 cad each, which is a super reasonable price!

You get a 15% off code when you first sign up with them :)

and these are my current nails :p

I used Konad stamping plate M79 and M95 :)

The All Natural Face Cream Blushes!!!

Sooo cute and pretty!

These cream blushes from The All Natural Face are seriously gorgeous!
Sorry for how dirty the pans are >< I had to use them right away, the next day :p

Really Pink is a pale lavender, which is great for brightening/highlighting

Bubblegum is a gorgeous pinky magenta shade, it's so pigmented!

Tequila Sunrise is a beautiful peachy coral, very pretty! reminds me of summer and the beach :p

Ingredients: Organic Jojoba Oil, Organic Argan Oil, Candelilia Wax, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Boron Nitride, Oxides

I've been reaching for Bubblegum a lot, it's a very pretty shade of pink, verging on magenta/orchid.
The blush lasted for a good 7 hours or so on me and the pigmentation is great, very buildable.
The cream blushes cost $5.75 USD, you can check them out HERE :)

I definitely recommend these cream blushes, they're the perfect size :)
(similar size to the Bourjois cream blushes)


and I redid my nails yesterday :) I am so in love with these sky blue tips! and pearls! :p

The weather has been pretty nice this past week and it's putting me into a happy mood :p

Here is a song I have been enjoying :)
IU - Friday

Skinfood Rose Essence Cream Blush

I recently bought quite a bit of Korean makeup... :D
I do have some other favourites, but I'll take my time sharing them because I haven't been
in the mood to photograph everything. I've been getting busy and I have to be in the mood
to blog, so the posts might come later in the spring/summer >> I tried to do a video, but failed :p

This rose essence cream blusher is very creamy and is quite long lasting.
It does have an apparent rose scent, and I'm not a huge rose scent lover, but I don't mind it.

This is in the shade AQUA ROSE and it's a pretty bright pink.
I find it very pigmented but quite easy to blend.

I love the packaging, it's convenient to carry around and it's beautiful :)

I bought this blusher at Jolse.com for about $10
I've bought other things from Jolse as well, but I'll share that in another post :)

and my current nail design :D I thought it would go well with this post :p

Hope you're all having a nice weekend so far :)

I'm loving this mascara!

Hello there! sorry for neglecting my blog :(
I have so much to share, but I need to take nice photos for it!
No nice photos = no posts lol

BUT I love this Fairy Drops Platinum Mascara so much, I HAD to blog about it.
This isn't a natural mascara and I still can't find the super waterproof natural mascara that I need.
Okay, first of all, I never wore mascara until now, because my eyes would have a stinging reaction
after about 1 hour of wearing mascara. I always just curled my eyelashes and that was enough for me.
I'm pretty low maintenance when it comes to my makeup.

I bought the long & curl version. They also have a volume & curl.
I love this mascara, it stays put all day, holds my curl, and makes my eyelashes look great :)
The packaging is an extra bonus! I just love it :) I won't need to test out any other mascaras.
I'll only be wearing this for 4 days a week, since I do believe in letting my eyelashes rest :)

Pros:
☆ super lightweight, so light I don't even feel that I'm wearing it
☆ waterproof, smudge-proof (seriously, I tend to rub my eyes and this even held up in the rain!)
☆ lengthens! and doesn't clump, so easy to apply, great for beginners!
☆ holds my curl all day!
☆ not that difficult to take off (oil based or regular eye makeup remover will work)
☆ this didn't sting my eye :)

Cons:
☆ $17-20 (this isn't really a con, but for someone who is on a budget and
doesn't want to spend this amount on a mascara, that is totally understandable!)

I bought mine on eBay here :)
The light pink metallic version is a limited edition design.
The original is in a black metallic tube.

and I was able to redo my nails! I hope you like them as much as I do :p

Small gifts to myself :)

Isn't the ring beautiful? I bought it from an amazing Etsy Seller.
Her store is called Delezhen :) There is a sale going on and you can use
the code FBSEP10 or INSTAGRAM10 to get 10% off your purchase!
I think it ends until the last day of September? I'm not sure...

I bought the Rainbow Moonstone. I fell in love with it the first time I saw it. I love it!
Shipping was very quick to Canada, it took less than a week! :) Her rings sell for $43+

Seriously... I've been wanting this Rodin Lip Balm for the past 2 years...
and I finally bought it!!! I love the packaging, although it is a little difficult to open ><
It is a little overpriced for a lip balm, but $28 is the lowest price I have found online.
I bought it from the Kiss and Makeup New York store online :) I've seen it being sold
in Canada for $31+ which is a little ridiculous... then you have to add tax.


I'm sure some of you have been wondering what my nails look like recently lol :p
I am learning how to do Shellac, so I finally had the time to do a full shellac manicure
on myself yesterday :) I'm very happy with the result! :)

Colour: Shellac 'Cocoa Puff + Moonlight & Roses'
Design: Konad M62

Here is a very short Casual Outfit video! :)

Stepping into Fall

Autumn hasn't come yet, but I can feel that the weather is starting to cool down.

Base: Essie Grow Stronger base coat
Colours: OPI 'Significant Other Color' & Nubar 'Midnight Glory'
Design: Konad Image Plate M95
Top: Konad Top Coat

I will be going back to my Design classes next week.
I'm also looking for a new job, more related to what I am studying and would
like to pursue in the future. I've applied at a photo studio and I still want to work
at a magazine, but I haven't seen a posting for what I want yet. If I can't find
anything, I plan to work in retail relating to fashion :) Honestly, I need money
and I don't want to just sit around and wait for something. I might as well work
more at different jobs and gain more experience.

Hope you're all having a good start to your week of school/work or whatever
you are currently pursuing! I might not post as many nail designs in the future,
but I will still be posting natural skincare reviews! :p

I love Water Spinach

This is really random, but I love water spinach, specifically Chinese water spinach lol :p
and I haven't been posting random food photos lately, so I just wanted to share :)
I had lobster with water spinach and beef, with rice :)

This is my nail design for the week... I didn't really have an inspiration for this.
I wanted something subtle, but different with a pop of colour :)

Base: Essie Grow Stronger base coat
Colour: OPI 'Tickle my France-y'
Designs: Konad Image Plates M72 (slash print), M79 (polkadots)
Top: Konad top coat

Mod Squares

Base: Essie Grow Stronger base coat
Colour: OPI 'Tickle My France-y' (upper half)
Design: Konad image plate M64
Top: Konad top coat

I haven't used this design on my nails before, and I wanted to do
a design that was similar to the photo on the top right corner :p

Currently listening to Florence + The Machine 'Over The Love'

Etude House inspired nails!

I saw a similar nail design from Etude House and I wanted to do it on myself :p

Base: Essie Grow Stronger base coat
Colours: Priti NYC in 'Bluestar' and 'Ballerina Peony'
Design: Konad Stamping Plate M62
Top: Konad top coat

The nails from Etude House, from their Facebook page :)

Minnie Inspired Nails!

Oops, forgot to post this nail design! I did this on June 9th ><

Base: Essie Grow Stronger base coat
Colour: OPI 'Don't Know... Beets Me!'
Designs: M59 (bow) and M79 (polkadots)
Top: Konad top coat

I'm going to do a disappointing products post soon!

Cherry nail design :)

This design was inspired by Batiste's Dry Shampoo in Cherry!
I am not sponsored by Batiste by the way lol :p

Base: Essie Grow Stronger base coat
Colour: Priti NYC 'Bluestar'
Design: Konad Image Plate M48
Glitter: CM Diamond glitter
Top: Konad top coat

I am currently liking this song :)
Philtre ft. Younha 'Fade'

Don't Know... Beets Me!

I've been craving for a hot pink or raspberry pink nail colour lately :p
and this beautiful colour from OPI is the perfect shade!

I love the name as well :p because I love beets and I say 'don't know' a lot lol


I've done this design before, but with a light blue. I really like it,
so I decided to do it again, but with a different base colour :)

Base: Essie Grow Stronger base coat
Colour: OPI 'Don't Know... Beets Me!'
Design: Konad M13
Top: Konad top coat

What I had for dinner today :p

Happy Mother's Day ♡

Base: Essie Grow Stronger base coat
Colour: OPI (sorry, I don't remember -.-)
Design: Konad Image Plates M79 and M62
Top: Konad top coat

Hope you're all spending some quality time with your mom :)
If you're like me, who isn't very good at expressing how you
feel, a small gesture/gift makes all the difference :)

I am currently addicted to this beautiful song and music video!
Geeks ft. Ailee "Wash Away"

Grey-T To Be Here!

I LOVE this colour :)
It's a light grey with pink iridescent shimmers :)

Base: Essie Grow Stronger base coat
Colour: Essence 'Grey-t to be here'
Designs: Konad image plate M92 (cupids), M62 (pearls and bow necklace)
Top: Konad top coat

This week's design is quite random, but I couldn't resist the cute cupid design!

Here is my outfit of the day for work :) yay for sleeveless tops!
It's finally warm enough here... in fact, I believe we skipped spring and went
straight into summer lmao >< It was even snowing early/mid April!?

☆ Stars and Polka dots ●

Wow, look at these beautiful colours! :p

Base: Essie Grow Stronger base coat
Colour: Priti Polish "Chelsea Star"
Designs: Konad Image Plates M84 (stars), M79 (polka dots)
Top: Konad top coat

I'm going to do a nail design next week, inspired by the music video below!

Gold Glitter! ☆

Base: Essie Grow Stronger base coat
Glitter: China Glaze 'Blonde Bombshell'
Design: Konad Image Plate M3 (stars)
Top: Konad top coat

Nothing too special or adventurous :p
I've been liking more dainty, subtle, understated, and simple nail designs lately :)

But you keep on standing still...

Base: Essie Grow Stronger base coat
Colour: OPI 'Tickle My France-y'
Design: Konad M82 and M3 (stars)
Top: Konad top coat
Rhinestones: eBay

I am currently addicted to this song (U-KISS "Standing Still")
It sounds very familiar for some reason?
Does anyone know if this is a remake of something else?

Iridescence

Base: Essie Grow Stronger base coat
Colour: Nubar 'Verde'
Designs: M79 (polkadots), M3 (bow)
Glitter: added individual glitter pieces to each dot
Top: Konad top coat