Stripes vs. Gradient ♥

Hello my lovelies!

How are you today? ♥ Have you guys missed me? If anyone of you has been wondering the radio silence from my end, it's only because I have a week off now, and for the past few days, I haven't had the time to really sit down and blog, since we've been road tripping again. Yesterday, we were in my birth town and had a lot of fun - but more on that later in its own post. Today, let's talk about nails.

Again, I have two new designs for you - some of you might have seen these already on Instagram, but that's totally cool. You can check them here again, as I have the product details for you.

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So first up is a sort of sailor themed design with lots of stripes and some other details. Again, everything is painted by hand, as it gives me better control than using stickers or stamping, but if you were to recreate this, you can totally do that. Whatever feels right.

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I personally loved this design a lot, even if the stripes could've been neater and whatever. Overall, it didn't look too bad. I might try using tape as guide if I did this again, but then, I also would love to train my hands more stable, so... #firstworldproblems

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The colors I used were all by China Glaze, except for the blue. colors for this design were: White On White, Seas The Day and Goldie But Goodie. The blue is by Ciaté, and the shade is called Power Dressing.

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The other one today is a design I simply created because I wanted to test drive a color combo. And I was pretty uninspired, to be honest. But it was still pretty nice.

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I used China Glaze Fairy Dust after a long time to bring nice sparkle to the otherwise quite simple look. Because glitter makes everything better. I think.

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The other polishes I used for this were China Glaze Sweet Hook and Ciaté Headliner. All the studs are from Born Pretty Store.

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So there you go, two new nail art designs!

Let me know in the comments what you think about these two, if you liked one more than the other, or if there are manicures/tutorials you would like to see!

Now, I'm off to do some school stuff, but also to create my first Halloween look for you guys. I will start posting them at the end of next week, and most of them don't require any special stuff. But I will try to get all up so much before Halloween that you can actually go and buy stuff if you need. Also, we will be having some cute food and decor things here, but more on that later. ;) Stay tuned and catch sneak peeks on my Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (links on the sidebar).

Have a fantastic day you all! ♥

Print Jeans ♥

Hello darlings!

How are you all today? ♥ I'm just getting through the last few days before Autumn break, so despite the grey and dull weather today, I'm feeling pretty awesome. Today, we finished two deadlines early with the girls, which I'm so, so happy about, because it's less things to do during the break. (Which then again means more time for me to create content for the blog. Everybody wins.) So only two days of strictly working, and then I can relax for a week.

And by relaxing, I mean taking a head start to Halloween and getting some fun tutorials ready for you guys.

But today, I really, really just wanted to share this casual little look with you all. I wore this to school before getting sick, when the weather, as well, were a bit more nice. Check out the look and let me know how you like it:

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Print jeans: H&M, secondhand from a friend Knit: Object Boots: eBay Bag: Mango Scarf: Mango

This was a fun simple thing to wear to school on a day I didn't wanna think too much about what I was going to wear. But still, I think this was at least a bit put together (mostly because of the jeans). The print on them is just so crazy! I love them so much, and I got them from a friend who didn't need them anymore, so chicness of them compared to the price is pretty awesome. At least in my opinion.

Tell me your thoughts about this look in the comments below!

Now, I seriously need some tea, while editing some pictures for upcoming posts. There's a haul coming up, as well as an updated home tour, so I hope you guys will stay tuned for that.

Have a lovely day, dolls ♥

Business Casual ♥

Hello my lovelies!

How has your week started? ♥

I've had it pretty easy with a short school day and a positive little visit to my nutritionist. So the week has started off great, I feel super energetic and good as of right now. I have organized my blogging space, so it's not distracting anymore and I can actually let my thoughts fly here. Which is kind of necessary and amazing for my blogging. At least, that's how I feel. I totally plan on doing the same for all the rooms, so finally the entire apartment well be very organized and uncluttered. Which I need in my life right now.

Anyway, before I go do a new manicure and catch some sleep, I figured I'd come here and share another school outfit. This one is more put together than the previous one, but I guess still not too much so. Let's see what you think!

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Jeans: Only/secondhand Shirt: H&M Shoes: PUMA Blazer: H&M Necklace: Boohoo Scarf: Mango Bag: Mango Watch: Born Pretty Store

Here I was trying to channel a bit more classy and businessy look that was still pretty casual and comfy enough to wear to school. I personally liked the color scheme here a lot, and would see myself wearing this many, many times more in the future. As well as variations of this. We'll see what I come up with. (And, I just figured I should probably iron that blazer when I have some free time)

Let me know your thoughts about this look in the comments below!

Tomorrow, I will be out of the school relatively early, so I hope I will get loads of things done. Like taking photos for the apartment tour update, DIYing some Halloween decorations and things like that. But now, it's time for a small snack and then sleep. Talk to you tomorrow. I hope.

Have a lovely day ♥

Minty Knit ♥

Hello lovelies!

How has your weekend been? ♥

I have just been relaxing, watching sports and making plans for the rest of the year. Right now, I'm itching to do little reorganizing in my working space/our guest room (if you can call it a room) and I think I will do that once I finish with this post. I'm thinking I might actually do an update for the house tour at the end of this week. Would that be nice?

Anyway, today I'm just wanting to share this simple school look with you. Never mind my face and hair being very undone, that's simply how I look on days I simply don't bother.

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Knit: Boohoo Jeans: Gina Tricot/DIY Boots: eBay Necklace: Gina Tricot Bag: Mango

So this is something I wore when I hadn't really planned ahead, but it was comfortable to wear, so I didn't mind it being not so much in trend. (Though seriously, when am I ever in trend...) I absolutely love those ripped jeans, even if they are so much my own work. Also, the boots are one of the most comfortable pairs of shoes I own, so I plan on wearing them until they break apart. But I should probably try and wash them before that, right? :D

In the comments, let me know what you think about this casual look!

Next time, I will be showing a bit more business kind of look, so stay tuned if you want to see something a bit more polished. Now, I'm going to go through my work space clothing rack and all the shelves, so that I can once again get rid of all the clutter. Stay tuned for that update as well.

Have a fantastic day ♥

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