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January Sales Finds ♥

Hello everyone!

How are you all? ♥

I'm finally having some time to sit down and catch up with you, which is pretty awesome to be honest. It's yet again one of those weeks when I don't seem to be having enough hours in a day, especially when I try to get enough sleep to get through it all. Thank goodness it's getting more and more sunny every day, so it's easier to stay energetic. Today I'm functioning (aka staying awake) on caffeine and sugar and I literally feel it being bad for my body. I probably should know better at this age but... Yeah.

Today, I really wanted to share my sales finds from this month with you. It's not too, too much, but taken my budget it's quite a nice haul. Next month, I'm planning to go through my closet, get rid of items I don't need, and if I shop for something (meaning clothes or accessories) it will be only in flea markets. I could even do a post about shopping from flea markets and thrift stores if you guys would care for that. But, without further ado, to the haul:

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Cute set of three necklaces. I feel these could be worn all at ones, in pairs or alone -and combined with other items I have in my jewelry box. I thought these were super adorable, and taken their original price was way over 10 Euros, I got a good deal on them.

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Set of 10 rings. I feel these will get a ton of wear out of them once the weather get warm enough to actually show the fingers more than now. They would also be a cool detail in nail art shots. For a 20 Euros worthy product, the price was more than decent.

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Cross bracelet, simply because one can't have too many. Nothing more to add there.

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Triangle shape, tassels, silver color and necklace in one? Umm, yes please! True to my style, this is a long one, and I got it practically free so that's all just win, right?

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Beautifully detailed ring for some spring/summer looks I've been planning. I love the combination of gold and turquoise here!

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Snake ring, as I've seen these all over Instagram and wanted something similar on budget. Score!

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Snake theme continues on the earring set, which I actually bought for the big graphic ones, but the snakes were an added bonus.

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So, did I mention I bought rings? I feel this got a bit out of hand. (Pun intended.)

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...and why only get gold when you can get silver as well. I think I'm planning to have an armor on my fingers the next six months or more. There's no other reasonable explanation to this addiction.

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Sports top in cute colors. I'm totally feeling this one as I need to get back on track with my workout routine. Nice clothes help with that. (Says the girl working out alone at home where no one ever sees my gear. Yeah, the logic is solid there, right?)

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Striped tee as I need to freshen up my basics a bit. This is a good one to start with. Black and white, lovely stripe print, and the unique looking "worn out" material. I love this tee, and I'm actually wearing it at the moment.

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Pleather pants with elastic waist. I think these might be as comfy as leather pieces get. Even if these are faux leather, but still. I love the color here a lot, and as the spring approaches, I'm craving for new leather items so these were a must.

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And last but not least, leopard print jeans, subtly in all-black. I really like the fabric here, even though it is an animal print item, it's pretty safe to wear as it is all in one color. So I think these totally work even in office, where I will hopefully be working soon enough (as I have to do an internship for my studies this summer).

What do you guys think about these finds, and have you had good ones yourself this month? Let me know in the comments below!

Now I'm finally done with all the stuff I had planned for today, and I can go get the good night's sleep I definitely need. Only two days to go before the weekend, and thankfully next week will be a bit easier than this one. I think. But I'll be back tomorrow with another post, so stay tuned for that!

Have a fantastic day, dolls ♥

Sparkle, Sparkle ♥

Hello lovelies!

How was your weekend? ♥

We were spending ours in Pori, visiting relatives and we also went bowling with our friend J. It was all so much fun and totally made me ready to face the new week. Only two weeks of school, and I'm done for 2014. That is pretty awesome, even though I still have a project and three exams to go. On the coming week, I will be showing you a haul or two, and other fun things. But let's wrap this week up with some fabulous sparkle, shall we?

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So, last week, I had a moment on the Essie nail polish aisle on my grocery store, as I finally had the extra money to buy the two new Essie Luxeffects polishes that have been launched this year. These are called Summit of Style (on the left) and Rock At the Top (on the right).

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Summit of Style is a beautiful rose gold/coppery gold glitter top coat, and Rock At The Top is exactly same in gold. They have various sizes of hex glitter in them, and they look amazing over any plain polishes. These are similar to previous Luxeffects polishes Cut Above and Set In Stones, both of which I also own but have been dreaming about a gold one since before these were released. So naturally I was way too happy to get these.

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Another polish I bought not too long ago is Rimmel London Glitter Bomb top coat in the shade Disco Diva. It has rose gold hex glitter and fine holo silver glitter in it, and it looks absolutely stunning, although that doesn't translate too well on the pics. Definitely worth getting from the Rimmel Holiday 2014 collection, although I think they all are pretty interesting ones there. 

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And here are swatches for them, although you'll see better ones once I use these actually on my nails. But you'll get an idea what these look like.

Have you bought any of these, or any other nail stuff lately? ♥

Now, I gotta go get something to eat before bed so that I can get a good night's sleep before facing another Monday. Tomorrow I'll be picking up a fun little cosmetics package that I was supposed to get on Friday, but the mailman had a bit different idea about that. I guess that happens when you have too much work to take on, so I'm not even that upset (anymore, but you should've seen me on Friday). So that's something I will swatch this week, probably tomorrow, even. If I get a proper lighting setting up, that is. But talk to you tomorrow anyways!

Have a lovely day you all ♥

Born Pretty Store Autumn Haul ♥

Hello you guys!

How are you all today? ♥

I'm happy to tell that my project week is over, we didn't win anything except ourselves maybe, but it was pretty fun and all. Though I'm also relieved to get back to the normal school stuff and everything. Also, because it's snowy outside today, I'm hoping to get an outfit shoot done before we go grocery shopping today, because I think snow pictures tend to look so cute.

But today, I wanted to share this haul from few weeks back. I ordered these back in September, I think, but because of delivery time, Halloween madness and school, I only get to show these for you now. Hope it's any nice though - and I think at least most of these, if not all, are still available on Born Pretty Store.

Let's see what I got then, shall we?

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So this is the whole pile of things. Not whole lot of stuff, and they are very affordable as well, so I didn't feel too bad buying them. As you can see, it's mostly nail art stuff, so if you don't care about that, you better wait for the next post. ;)

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Firstly, I bought some rings and couple of cell phone accessories. With the cell phone stuff, my headphones will stay untangled and the bow is a dust plug. I think the bow is so cute with my penguin case, and I need to get a photo of that for you later on.

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I've never been that much into wearing watches, until lately in life, so I got these ones to sort of practice with. Though, like any fashion forward girl in the world, I do kind of dream of those designer watches, and will get one at least when I get a proper job.

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Some nail wraps for busy times (though when do I ever get so busy I can manage painting my nails? Never..

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And stickers and decals for easy decorating. If you dream about making different nails, but painting ain't your thing, I strongly recommend trying out water decals. They are easy to use and they last a long time when you just add a top coat. I can try to make a tutorial for that when I manage to make a proper set up. I would love to film some nail tutorials for you, if you guys are up for that!

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Hair chalk. As you may have seen on my Instagram, I have been loving these lately for more or less special occasions. I would kind of love to dye my hair, or at least the tips cotton candy pink, but so far I haven't dared to try that out. Should I go for it though?

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Then to the nail stuff. These diamond shape sequins looked so fabulous I couldn't pass them up. And I have seen amazing placement manis with them, so maybe when I have time, I might try something like that myself.

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"Animal print" studs, because you can't have too much animal print. Or studs, for that matter.

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Brightly colored jelly studs, as I'm a sucker for the bright colors on nails. I have never tried out this kind of studs before so I'm curious to see how they work.

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More studs, because I just need them so much. Or something.

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Black rhinestones in different sizes.

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Clear rhinestones, with normal finish and with a bit of a rainbow finish. Don't look too different to some, but I can personally see the difference clearly and that's enough for me. And you know, a girl needs diamonds. ;)

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Black rhinestones with colorful glaze on top. I love these and can't wait to try them!

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Huge wheel full of triangle studs ♥ You know why I love these, right?

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And last but not least, gold and silver foils. I've been dying to try these out for a while, and finally decided to by them. As you may have seen on Instagram, I have tried the gold one already and I loved it. More on that once I get the photos up on the blog! ♥

What do you think about my haul, and what would you think about nail art videos? Let me know in the comments below!

Now, I need to get ready for the outfit pics and check out some F1 practice while I do so, but I'll talk to you as soon as possible. Love you all!

Have a fun weekend, dolls ♥

P.S. If any of these items, or anything else on Born Pretty Store is something you'd like to buy, please feel free use the code JVNT10 to get 10% off your purchase. 

New In: Germany Shoppings ♥

Hello lovelies!

How are you all? ♥

I've been a bit swamped with all the things (today I should still clean up, do the laundry, handle some school things and go do my shift at work) so this post got delayed for a day. Sorry!

Anyway, today I just wanted to show you my shopping haul from the Germany trip:

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I figured since there were shops that we don't have in Finland, I could buy kind of many things. Still, I could've gone way more overboard.

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I got socks - because they get used up and nasty and one should upgrade those pretty much every year. And these are so cute colors.

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A floral top with nice back.

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Sporty top for many different looks.

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Print tee that would probably look pretty cool with jackets and such.

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Sheer vest with faux leather detail on shoulders. Love it.

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Floral dress with black trims. Totally loving this one - and it can be transitioned to autumn, too.

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Oversized tank top with cool print.

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Basic tops. Like socks, everybody needs them.

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Iron Man skirt. Seriously, the words aren't enough to tell how happy I am that I found this. For one Euro.

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Then my souvenirs and the pair of sunglasses I found.

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I know I don't usually mention buying toys and such, but this one was something my fiance insisted on buying for me when we visited the Frankfurt zoo, but missed my favorite animals, tigers, because they were having siesta that time. I know, I'm a bit spoiled.

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My first ever F1 cap, with Mercedes and Nico Rosberg. Totally a driver I support, even if I maybe should've gotten a Valtteri Bottas one. Especially since as I got another one too:

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...which is Red Bull one with Daniel Ricciardo's name. If only I had more money on me there, I would've probably bought even more. :D So let's just be glad I got away with just two caps.

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Last but not least, sunglasses I bought from Primark. I really loved the rhinestones on top so I had to have these. No one tell me I have too many pairs.

What do you think about my buys? Let me know below ♥

Now, I need to get to the household chores and such. But I'll be back as soon as I can!

Have a great day, dolls!

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