Hey lovelies!

Happy 2013 to you all. ♥ How are you today? Did you have a fun NYE?

We had lots of fun, playing video games as usual - and even though I had to work till half past eleven at night, we had time to light up some rockets and party. :D I still need to go through the photos and see if there's anything I can post for you to see.

I must also remind you that I might be posting less than usually on this month (and possibly on next one too) as I have the move, the job, and quite a bit of school stuff to go through. But don't worry, I'm not going away. Just needing to balance my life a bit. I have already started to pack some boxes and have also gone through my Summer clothes, and I seriously think I need to put some items up to the Shop My Closet page very soon.

Today I want to share two manicures from last year - I still have many of these, so I guess that'll mean it's easier for me to keep blogging despite the overly big amount of things I have to do the next few weeks. :D Anyway, let's see some manicures:



First up is a leopard print mani with flakes and matte finish. I was using Aquadelic, Desert Sun and Lush and Luxe by China Glaze.



I'm not a huge fan of matte manicures, but from time to time they're fun to do. I liked the color combination of this mani, as well as the flakes - I definitely need to use them more in manicures this year!

The other mani is something I first did for my mom, but ended up liking it so much I did one for myself, too.



I used United by China Glaze and some freebie nail art stickers I got when I ordered some polishes and other stuff. I don't use stickers on my nail art that much, but they really are the easy way to create fun nails when you're unsure about your skills, don't have a lot of time to paint your nails, or just happen to get lazy with it - but still don't want just have one color on your nails.



And look at that beautiful shine! I absolutely love China Glaze's glitter polishes, they give such a great coverage, and the colors are absolutely amazing. Even though the pictures don't show it very well, this glitter polish has a gorgeous champagne shade to it along the pink.



What do you think about these manicures? What are you wearing on your nails today? ♥ 

I'm off to work now, but coming up this week is another nail post and some interior decor inspiration.

I hope you're all having a fabulous week!

Blog ya later,

xoxo

Johanna

Hey lovelies! ♥

Did you have a wonderful Christmas?

I had, which you can probably realize from the fact I wasn't posting anything - because I was too busy having fun with my family and enjoying the peaceful Christmas. However, I did take lots of photos, some of which I will share with you on weekend. ;)

Now, remember how I told you we found a new apartment and that we're moving? Well, in order to make the most of the new place, we kinda need to update our couches. My parents are so awesome they promised to help financing that, but in the condition we get rid of the old ones first. So, my fiance went online, and at the end of this week, we should have no sofas in our apartment. And we will order the new one(s) only after we have the exact measurements from the new place - which means we might live many weeks without a sofa. :D

But anyway, today I wanted to share with you some pictures I took before Christmas.



Welcome to Gingerbread Town!



This magical little town was at the Ideapark mall on Lempäälä when we were shopping a winter coat for my fiance. Luckily I remembered this, and therefore had my camera with me.



The houses there were built and decorated by ordinary people, and they were competing for votes - all in the hopes of being the best house in town.

They were all more or less cute, but I'm only sharing some of them with you so that the post won't go overboard.







I loved this church so much, the simple beauty of it was incredibly perfect. I wish I had the patience to make something like that. Maybe someday.





Also this one was amazing, it's so far from a traditional gingerbread house I had to actually see the little voting number on the right to realize it is, indeed, a gingerbread house. Amazing job!





This pink truck was, too, so completely adorable. I love the idea of doing this when others bake houses, because this one truly stood out from the rest.







There were also few international monuments, like the Eiffel Tower. Can't help but to admire the patience you need for doing this.



A beautiful castle with vines and all, gorgeous!







Some more traditional decorations, these both were adorable!



The Leaning Tower of Pisa, and of course, a bunch of tourists.



Colosseum, with a lion and all. I wish I had more accessories for my camera, so I could've photographed this bit closer.



And then there were some injured ones. I truly felt bad for the houses that had taken damage, because I'm sure everyone taking part in this had put a lot of thought, effort and time into their creations.



This was the saddest one. I'm pretty sure it wasn't meant to be this way. Luckily most of the houses were all whole and not damaged.

This gingerbread town is one of the things I look towards when the Christmas time approaches. (Pictures from last year's creations can be seen here!) Maybe some day, I will take part myself, if I find it in me to get around baking something that time-consuming.

Did you make a gingerbread house this Christmas? Or do you have some other baking traditions?

Post about my Christmas this year will be up as soon as possible - I have so many pictures to go through it will take a little time to choose the best ones. ;)

I hope you will have a great weekend! ♥

Blog ya later,

xoxo

Johanna

Heya lovelies!

How are you today? ♥

I woke up this morning to this HUGE noise by our buildings renovation (thank God we get to move out) at 7:55am. Not cool. I'm on a break, for heaven's sake! Well, the good thing is that I get to balance my sleeping schedule back to great after six months or so when it has been bad.

And as many of you always want to know what I'm up to and so on, I might as well tell that I went to see a school nurse yesterday for school stress and the insomnia it has cost me. She gave me a lot of great advice, and we also checked my blood values, and turns out I'm anemic on top of everything. So after an hour of crying at her office about how stressed I am, I got home with a small pile of papers to read, book recommendations and so on. And I must say, it feels good now.

So do not worry about me, because everything is fine. The school just seems like a lot to take right now, but I'm sure I can find a solution for that, too. And according to the nurse, moving to a new place and reorganizing my life will help significantly. And I'm sure she's right, a clean slate is exactly what I need now. Luckily I have a fiance who is such a rock for me, I don't know how I'd go through everything without him.

Sorry for burdening you all with my little worries, but somehow I felt like this was something I want to share. Anyways, to more happy things - like mentioned, the moving is coming closer and closer day by day, and I get more and more excited as time goes by. :) We have so many ideas for the new place, and luckily we have quite the same view on how to decorate the place. I guess it'll go like this: My fiance draws the main lines on how the big furniture goes, and I get to plan the place of most little details that make the personality of the apartment. ;) Can't wait to show you everything!

Okay, the post is getting way out of hand... Let's move on to the main point, which is once again manicures.



Very simple girly mani with a little leopard print and glitter accent nail. I seriously love that glitter polish, it's from China Glaze's United in Purpose collection. Look at the rainbow sparkle!





Also, excuse the weird thumb, it had a bad time when I had this mani on, but I didn't want to cut them all down.



So that's the first glitter manicure. Ready for another?

Great. Here we go!



This was a bit more earthly, with China Glaze Kalahari Kiss and Glitter Goblin. The glitter was once again impossible to shoot, the pictures don't give justice to the multi-color shine it has to it.



Lol, can you see the marks on my hand? I clearly had been writing on my calendar before taking the photos. I have no idea how I manage to mess up my hands every time, though. :D



This is an overall bad pic, but it shows kinda nicely the colors on the glitter. Btw, if there's a reader here who knows the best way to photograph glitter polish, please share the tips with me - and of course, with the other readers. Thank you! ♥



I don't know about you, but personally I just love the base - Kalahari Kiss - because it's such a pretty shade.  I really need to do a new mani with it very soon. ;)

So, I would love to hear what you think. Do you like these manicures? And what colors have you used for your nails lately? Share your thoughts in comments! ♥ 

Blog ya later,

xoxo

Johanna

Heya lovelies!

Long time no see! How are you all? ♥ 

I'm sorry I've been MIA for so many days, but I've been insanely busy with school, work, and personal life. I mean, I haven't even had the time to take pictures. How crazy is that?

But, there's some good news, too. We have signed the papers for a new apartment, and we'll be moving to it on February. Yay! So be prepared for interior decor related posts in the near future. ;)

Anyway, I decided to keep this post short, showing you this neat little mani I had on some while ago. I promise to post a Christmas related stuff very soon, though, so you will get more up-to-date material for once. But, check out this mani. I personally liked it a lot.

I used this amazing burgundy shade from Essie, and I Herd That from China Glaze. I also added some microbeads as studs.







And I also added a little cross to the thumb just for fun. The cross didn't come out the best possible way, but I still liked it.

What do you think about the manicure here, and what have you been up to while I was gone? Tell me! ♥ 

Now I need to catch some sleep, but I have a ton of things to share with you, so I'll be back sooner than you'll know. ;) Have a nice start for your week!

Blog ya later,

xoxo

Johanna