Hi lovelies!

And Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it ♥

How are you doing today? Any fun plans for the rest of the week? 

We're planning on watching sports with a friend - I'm already planning a little menu for Saturday - and maybe even seeing a movie or something. We'll see.

I know it's a cliche to ask on Thanksgiving, but...

What are you thankful for in your life? ♥ 

I'm personally thankful for having so many loving people around me, for having my own place with the man I love - even if the apartment is rented, for being healthy, and for having the chances to do whatever I decide to with my life. For instance. And of course I'm thankful for all the little things in life, every day. I maybe should remember to say it more often. ;)

As we don't quite celebrate Thanksgiving here in Finland, I'm not having a Thanksgiving posts - but instead, I thought I could post pictures from the time I last attended a party. I don't have pictures from the party itself, but from the same weekend, anyways. Maybe the outfit here will give you ideas on what to wear on this week's parties or dates. 

But first, some food pictures. If you haven't noticed yet, I absolutely love food. Any food, nearly. That's one of the reasons I started running again (and if you care, that's going pretty well, even though it's the first week), because even though God has been kind with the genes I have, and I don't tend to gain weight, I can never know when that'll change. So I can't take it for granted, and instead I have to work for it in advance - I'm sure it's much easier this way. Anyway, without more unnecessary blabbering, here's some photos.

Last month, we were invited to celebrate our friend M and her boyfriend's birthday - which was very fun, so thanks once again, sweeties! ♥ And the next day, we had promised to see my friend K for a late lunch. We headed to a restaurant called Amarillo (we have many of those in Finland, and I personally recommend the food there, it's so good for it's reasonable price!). My fiance ordered this massive burger with everything possible in it, whereas us girls decided on something little lighter.



And little lighter means a chicken burrito. A very simple dish with salsa, cheddar, guacamole and fresh salad. This is so, so good, one of my favorites in Amarillo, absolutely.



And we also could not say no to dessert, so K wanted to have this fancy ice cream - seriously, what else could you add on one portion? Any ideas? :D She said she ordered just for the marshmallows, which I completely understand.



But instead of marshmallows, I desired a little different kind of ice cream - or, well, sorbet. With ice cream. and marinated orange slices. And yes, it was as good as it looks.

I probably won't be eating anything as fancy this weekend, but I hope some of you will! :)

Now, what I wore that weekend was trying to be at least somewhat festive. We didn't go to the bar like the rest of the party people, but we had our own after party at my cousin's place. Probably much more casual than what others had, but still we managed to down a great amount of drinks. Oops.

Oh, what the heck, I'm adult - so I'm allowed. :D

Skirt: Oasap
Sequined dress (worn as top): Gina Tricot 
Tights: Sokos
Heels: Boohoo
Leather jacket: H&M
Snood: Gina Tricot
Belt: Mango
Earrings: Pilgrim
Charm bracelet: Thomas Sabo

I personally adored this look, I love every outfit that has this skirt in it. I was having a hard time with my closet trying to find a top that would create the effect I was going for - but then I remembered what I've learned from a blogger I highly appreciate, Tanvi. Every great piece can be worn in more than one way, and many times, a piece that's meant to be a dress, can also be a top, or a skirt. So I dug out this sequined tiger print dress, and wore it as a top. And of course it was so cold at night I had to wear tights, jacket and the snood to keep warm.

So, what are your thoughts about this look? ♥ 

And, if you love the skirt, there are lots of pieces like it at Oasap website. They're having great sales right now, and you can get your soft packages under the Christmas tree from there. (And, you get a free gift with your order!) ;) And for three days, they're having 30% off everything with the code thanks. So go on, shop!

Now, I need to go create some nail art - I'm struck by inspiration - but I'll see you as soon as I can. ;)

Blog ya later,

xoxo

Johanna

Heya babies!

How are you today? ♥

Today you're in for a treat - at least some of you - because it's time for another nail art tutorial. Remember the studded leopard mani? (Seen here.) Many of you wished for a tutorial, and I finally had the time to choose the photos and write the thing together. ;)

So, without further ado...

Studded leopard print tutorial



So, this is what your nails are going to look like if you follow the steps of this tutorial. This is super easy, yet chic enough for a party of any sort. You can change the look totally by just switching into different colors, by using a matte top coat, or changing the studs into different kinds of decorations.



You'll need: base coat, bright colored polish, glitter polish, black polish, top coat, nail polish remover, q-tips, stud stickers, tweezers and dotting tools. I had a file and cotton pads because I had to tidy up the nails before staring this.



The polishes used for this mani were: China Glaze I Herd That, Essie All In One base coat, Gosh Blue Balloon, Essie Licorice, and Essie Good To Go.



Start off with clean nails, add your base coat to protect them, and start the fun part - nail art. You can start painting your nails with the bright colored polish, paint your thumbs, index fingers, and pinkies with it. Let dry, and add another coat (and a third one, if your polish needs the to get opaque.).



Don't mind if your cuticles get messy, there's time to clean them up in the end.



Take out your choice of glitter polish to paint the remaining nails. Use as many coats as you need to cover your nails properly. Let dry in between, and after.



I love China Glaze's glitter polishes, they're all so amazing!



With the glitter polish, create little dots on your thumbs. Don't mind if the dots are all different, it's better that way if you ask me. ;)



Also, create dots with the blue polish on your glitter nails. You can do the whole nail if you want to, but I prefer doing kind of half of the nails. (See further to know what I mean.)





To make the dots into leopard print, use dotting tool, and add black polish around the dots in random-ish shapes. You can use two different sizes to make the print more fun.



Add some small random spots in between the big ones to perfect the print.



Now, take your studs, and start placing them with tweezers. Place a stud, press it firmly, and continue until you have the desired stud pattern. Mine was four square studs in a row for the index fingers, and three ones for the pinkies.



Cover your design with a top coat so it'll last longer - and so that the studs won't fall off right away.



It should look something like this - and then it's time for little clean-up. Dip a q-tip into nail polish remover, and gently wipe the extra polish off from your cuticles. (You can also use a small brush for this, which, in my opinion, works quite a lot better for it.)



And that's it, you now have a glamorous little manicure and you can rock it anywhere. Not very difficult, is it?

If you happen to try this out, please leave me a link so I can see your beautiful creations!

What do you think about this tutorial? Would you like to see more these, and if so, what kind of nail art would you want to see here? 

That's all I have for today, but I'll be back as soon as I can - I have lot of things to post for you!

Have a lovely week, darlings! ♥ 

Blog ya later,

xoxo

Johanna

Heya everyone!

Happy Friday ♥

I hope you're all doing well this beautiful Friday. I'm having the usual day off from school today, though I have a paper to write today. But that's piece of cake. We're going to see a hockey game today with my fiance, and I'm so excited about it! I absolutely love ice hockey, in all forms. Now I just need to figure out what to wear to keep warm in the audience. ;)

What do you like to wear when enjoying sports live?

Like the title suggest, this post is more or less about cat-themed nails. Wanna see them already?

Alright, here we go:





Glitzy Rainbow Tiger Nails. Pretty much as seen on a Cutepolish tutorial (if you haven't seen it, go here and check it out!) Sorry about the messy cuticles, they were not in good shape when taking these pictures.

The other one is more toned down with the colors, as I only used two. These were my first ever nail art for breast cancer awareness - and I couldn't resist adding a little Hello Kitty. ;)







How do you like these manicures? And, what are you doing this fun Friday night? 

Blog ya later,

 xoxo

Johanna

Hey babes! ♥ 

How are you all this Tuesday? 

It feels like such a long time since I last posted, though I don't suppose it is that long break. Oh well. 

Anyways, today I'm showing you a little nail art tutorial I photographed a while back. So if you're fancying a black/gold manicure, here's one option. ;) 

How to create this manicure:



You need two nail polishes, nail stickers, micro beads, base coat and a top coat. (I have extra stuff here because I wasn't sure what I wanted to create at first.) Note: Remember to let the polish dry after each step!



Start off with base coat. I use Essie All In One, but use whatever you prefer.



Start the painting with the black polish. My personal go-to black is Essie Licorice (or Liquorice, however you want to spell it).



Paint your pinky, thumb and ring finger nails completely black, and use tape to create a diagonal line to the middle finger. (If you have a steady hand, you don't necessarily need the tape.)



Take out your gold polish - my choice was China Glaze I'm Not Lion, which is super gorgeous glitter polish with fine glitter and perfect coverage with just two-three layers.



Paint the remaining one and half nails with the gold polish.



Now that you're base is done, you can start decorating your nails. I started by adding a piece of chain sticker along the diagonal line of the middle fingers.



Next step would be adding the caviar to the ring fingers. Add another layer of black polish, and before it's dry, sprinkle black micro beads on the finger. Press down the beads gently to get them to attach better.



Create a cross with round sticker studs on the pinky.



Use the dotting tool to create black dots of different sizes on your index fingers. Then use smaller dotting tool to add gold dots on top of some of the black dots.



Next, create a diamond shape on your thumb with striping tape. I was on the fence whether to leave it like this or continue, but this time decided to continue.



Paint over the whole thumb with gold polish, and let dry before removing the striping tapes. Be gentle when pulling the tape off, so that it won't ruin the design.



Now you just have to add your top coat (I used Essie Good To Go) and clean up possible mess, and you're done. The caviar part doesn't necessarily need a top coat, because many of the beads tend to lose their color when the top coat is added. Also, my tip for clean up is to use a small brush dipped in nail polish remover. Gently brush along the sides of your nails, and the nails should end up looking neat. I also recommend adding a little moisturizing after the clean up, so that your cuticles won't end up dry and painful.

Now go on and try this - or at least some of it - out yourselves! Nail art is super easy, once you learn how to. ;)

Please let me think how do you like this tutorial/nail design! Let me also know what kind of nail tutorials you'd like to see in the future so I will try to keep your requests in mind when painting my nails.

I hope you'll all have a fabulous week!

Blog ya later,

xoxo

Johanna