Hello lovelies! How are you today? ♥ The week is halfway done already, and I'm kinda very excited for that. The weekend will include sports (F1, ice hockey) and people I love, so it should be good. Also tomorrow, it's 25 days until the big trip. I'm so, so excited. I can't wait to tell you a bit more but I have to wait for couple of things to arrive before that.

Today, I'll be showing you nail art from January. (I know, I'm so behind!) Luckily these designs aren't too themed, so you could absolutely wear these any given day. Like today, maybe.

Hello my darlings!

How was your weekend? ♥

Hello everybody!

How are you all? ♥

Sorry for the few days' absence and all, but I was kind of celebrating my birthday as well as my fiance's so I haven't even opened my laptop during the long weekend. Also, on Friday we had a funeral to go to, so that day I really didn't feel like blogging if you know what I mean.

Anyways, today I really wanted to show you these two nail art designs for couple of weeks ago - and with this I hope I'll get more posts up than usual since I'm again back on track with the writing. I have many nice posts in store for you, including Nail Art 101 part 2, couple of guest posts, product reviews and the regular stuff, so I really need to get on with the typing. But stay tuned later for that, and now, please enjoy this nail art post:



So first up is this cute little skittle mani (or mix and match, however you prefer), where I used light blue base and added a little rainbow and some black to make it more special.



With this mani, I was happy to use the Essie Belugaria for the accent nail. It's such a cool black texture polish with glitter, and it looks absolutely perfect to me.



The other polishes I used were China Glaze At Vase Value, Grass Is Lime Greener, Sweet Hook and Glitz N Pieces. The studs I used are from Born Pretty Store.



The other mani today is much more subtle, and not necessarily something I really like. But I felt like learning some stamping again, so I took out the stamping plates and some gold polishes and tried to do something somewhat classy.



I realized only watching these pics that the images didn't really interpret to the photos that much, but I hope you can recognize the famous print that is made by Louis Vuitton. The image made me think of the well-known brown bags, so I figured I would create something inspired by that.



And one with a bit of a different light. The polishes I used were China Glaze I'm Not Lion, Fast Track and Goldie But Goodie. Stamping plate I used is from Born Pretty Store. Like I said, I wasn't maybe 100% happy with these, but then again, you can't always have a great success. And I think some of you enjoy seeing more neutral/wearable nail art.



So that's it for today, two very different manis in my opinion, and both of them at least somewhat nice. Hope you liked them - let me know in the comments what you think!

Now, I gotta head out to have a little shopping trip in IKEA and have a nice lunch with my boo before heading to work. Tomorrow is my fiance's birthday, so you guys get to enjoy a guest post as I need to be having a nice time with my man before my work shift. But later this week, I will be posting a new outfit post and other nice things, so keep checking in or follow this blog/me in Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or Bloglovin' so you won't miss any updates!

Have a fabulous day ♥

Hey lovelies!

How are you all? ♥

Who else watched the Olympics this weekend? I was so excited about the ice hockey medal games - and for those who don't follow sports, team Finland won bronze against team USA which was quite an achievement for the team, even if we had Selänne, Timonen, Salo and other awesome players. I'm so proud of the team, it was great experience for the young players and a great way from some of the older ones to end their journey in the national team. So again, thank you team Finland, thank you Teemu Selänne, and Tuukka Rask, you rock! Awesome playing.

Also I'm so happy for team Canada for winning the gold, totally deserved win!

Luckily, after a week it's time for the Oscars, so I don't have the time to be upset about the Olympic hockey to be over. I need to make some great food and such for the event - hopefully I can make a themed post before Sunday about the snacks and stuff so maybe you can enjoy the same things I do. ;)

But anyways, now to the real topic today, nails:



First up is this pretty detailed burgundy-gold-navy mani I created last month. And it's appropriately shot with a golden jewelry, haha.



I'm not sure where I was going with this mani, but apparently I tried many things that happily go together well.





The polishes I used for this mani are Essie Thigh High, China Glaze Goldie But Goodie, Essie Liqorice and Ciaté Power Dressing. The giraffe print is from a Born Pretty Store plate QA25, and the gold studs as well as the hexagon glitters are also from Born Pretty Store. And I wanna remind you, if you go and buy from there, take advantage of the discount code JVNT10 to get 10 percent off your purchase. ;) (It's good everywhere on their site, not just for nail art or fashion items!)





Our next contestant is this very simple purple mani, where I used different glitter polishes and made them matte so that they wouldn't be so typical glitter manis.





I absolutely love the colors here, they work pretty nicely together. And this shows that sometimes simple works even more nicely than detailed. I think.



The polishes used here are China Glaze Lovely Lilac, China Glaze Your Present Required, China Glaze Charmed, I'm Sure, China Glaze Be Merry, Be Bright, Essie A Cut Above and L'Oreal Color Riche Confettis.



So that's all I have for you today, now the only question remains:

Which one you like better, the detailed, or the simple glitter sammich one? Let me know in the comments! ♥

Now I'm gonna go watch Lord of the Rings with my fiance, who has never seen it (can you believe??). I'll be back tomorrow with another post, so see you then!

Have a fabulous day! ♥

Hi lovelies!

How are you all? ♥

I've been busy as usual, with work, life and such. This post was supposed to see the light of day yesterday, but better late than never, right? I've been doing little more organizing at home, and I hope I get to show you some of that soon enough. ;) The reason for that is that as the weather is getting seriously colder, and I have to spend more time inside, so the place needs to look extra nice. Today, we got our first glimpse of winter as it snowed outside. Though, it didn't stay, yet, but it reminded us that the cold season is seriously starting.

Anyways, today I wanted to show you some more nail art. Both manicures today are somewhat geometric, but otherwise totally different.



First, a mint base, triangles, and a milky glitter polish.





I actually loved the glitter polish so much more than I thought I would, it's so unique compared to the other ones I have. But that's just because it's hard and expensive to get the gorgeous indie glitter bombs here in Finland, as most of the best indie makers are based in the US. But, once I have a full-time job, I'm sure I can at least get few. Or, after No Buy months such as this one.



The polishes used here are Essie Mint Candy Apple, China Glaze It's A Trap-eze and Kiss Nail Art Paint in turquoise. I also used tape to create the triangles more neatly.





The other one today is a tape manicure as well - though with this one I simply used striping tape. This is one of the things you can easily do if you want something different, but don't feel like painting something complicated. I promise that everyone can do this, all you need is a striping tape, scissors, two polishes, and a little time.





This kind of manicure is great for any place, and any time, since it's basically just a French manicure with a twist. You can do this with any colors, as long as the one for the tips has enough pigment to cover the other one.



The polishes I used for this were Essie Muchi Muchi and China Glaze Gossip Over Gimlets. I love the China Glaze one, the gold color is simply amazing. I can't wait to use this color again, and I really need to try this for stamping.



So, that kind of simple designs today.

What do you think of these manicures? And which one is your favorite? ♥

Now, I gotta go plan my polish reorganizing tomorrow, as well as get some tea for late night blog reading, so I'll be back later with another post. Stay tuned!

Have a fun weekend! 

Blog ya later,

xoxo

Johanna

Hi lovelies

How are you all today? ♥

I had a great day, I once again started it with a jog, and in the afternoon I had a date with my friend L. It was so good to get to gossip about things and just get a laugh with a girlfriend, I totally needed it. Thanks L, you rock! ♥

Anyway, today's post is just a quite short one with nail art pictures - as I'll have a longer one coming up tomorrow or the day after. As usual, I have two looks for you here, hope you like them!



First one is a bright pink mani with gold glitter. Again I was doing a leopard print, since I just love it so much.



The polishes I used were China Glaze Escaping Reality (two coats over a white polish), China Glaze I'm Not Lion (two coats over a random gold polish) and Essie Licorice.



I was pretty happy with these nails, they have all the great elements ;) My cuticles aren't at their prettiest here, so sorry about that!



And for once, the two manicures have something in common. They're both pink!



...this one just isn't quite as bright. So here's a little half moon mani I made with white (Essie Blanc) and soft pink (Sally Hansen Sweetie Pie).



Again, sorry about the cuticles, they were in horrible shape back then, but I've gotten them better since.



I should've done these with the help of stickers, but I tried to practice my free hand painting - you can never do that too much! Also, my top coat was running low, so you can see pretty ugly stripes here and there :P Lesson there: when you have a fast dry top coat, make sure there's enough of it before using or it'll end up looking nasty!

But, your turn: What do you think about the manicures here? And, what are you wearing in your nails today? ♥

This girl is off to bed now, but I'll get back as soon as I can!

Have a fantastic day ♥¨

Blog ya later,

xoxo

Johanna

Heya lovelies!

How are you today? ♥

I'm having an extremely busy day once again, which is why I had written this one beforehand for you to read. I can't believe that in couple of days we will be already living in our new apartment! To make everything easier, I'm cutting classes this week so I can use the time for packing. And no, I don't recommend cutting classes for you, my younger readers, and I assure you, I'll be keeping up with the study material after the move when I will have the time for that. ;)

This week is also different because I will be having nude/bare nails for the whole week (from Monday to Sunday) to let my nails breathe - but that is why I have these nail posts in store for you. Even if I don't have the time to create anything for posts for one week, that still doesn't stop me from blogging. And that's a security I love.

Now, today's post, as the title suggest, is about nail art I've done with Ciaté products. Some of you might remember the calendar I had for this Christmas (if you want, you can see it here!), and might remember it was full of nail art stuff. I was very, very curious to try Ciaté, as I had only heard about the polishes. They are so pricey to get in Finland that I haven't been able to get them. Until I got the calendar.

 (And speaking about nail polishes and prices, I might just have the perfect thing for you all later on. I'll be testing an online store that sells one of my favorite brands on great prices - and I'll be sharing the whole experience with you next month or so. Stay tuned!)



First up is this girly little mani I did with baby pink Ciaté polish, topping it with some Konad stamping, and creating a nice sparkly accent nail with two silver polishes.



I've somehow taken my nail art down a little bit - not as many colors and details in one mani, and more classic elements. I don't know if it's affected by the simple and classic Spring fashion, but does that really matter? :D



I wish the stamp would've been more visible - later I discovered it's more efficient to use other than Konad polishes.



The other mani today was even more simple than the first one. I used this gorgeous black polish with gold glitter in it, and topped off the accent nail with a golden crackling polish from MUA.





This was one of those rare occasions I tried to take a daylight shot for a comparison to the ones taken with flash. I don't know if this really gives anything more to you, but I decided to add it in anyways.



So, two simple manicures, both based on amazing Ciaté polishes.

But, what do you think about these two manicures? ♥

I try to write another post or two this week, but no promises as I'm extremely busy - like you already know. If nothing else, I'll be back on Monday.

I hope everyone is having a fun week! 

Blog ya later,

xoxo

Johanna