Day Dreaming: Chloe Enire Scalloped Sunglasses and OPI

The postman has made my day today!

Yep, that's really how dull my days are right now.

Last week, perhaps because of how miserable the weather has been here (and the week-day boredom whilst all my friends and family are at work), I found myself gravitating towards items for my spring/summer wardrobe and ordered a couple of things. One of the things arrived in a stupidly large box for such a small item but they say good things come in small packages, and they're right!

Chloe Erine Sunglasses with gold scalloped detail.

Say hello to my new pair of sunglasses from Chloe's Erine line. They have gorgeous gold scalloped detailing which I think is quite unusual and pretty.

I look at sunglasses, like handbags, as investment pieces that I can keep forever. Sadly, Korea has a high luxury goods tax which makes sunglasses ridiculously overpriced there. Boooooo! So, when I spotted these with 50% off at The Outnet I couldn't pass them up. I'm teeeeeechnically saving myself money here.

The other stuff came today too but I'm going to show you those in another post. Despite the fact I've paid for the things it somehow feels like I'm opening a present as I tear into just delivered cardboard boxes. A bit like Christmas morning all over again.

I love that feeling...but....it's not such a good thing really though, it's addictive! I have to keep reminding myself that I did part with my hard earned cash for these things (even if I did just enter a few numbers on a computer screen from the comfort of my sofa) and they ARE NOT FREE PRESENTS!

I realised today how long it's been since I did any kind of beauty related post, I'm planning to do a post about my everyday make up routine soon but in the meantime here are my nails today, the perfect pale pink polish...

''Privacy Please' - OPI. Accent nail - 'Metallic gold' - The Face Shop (available in my blog shop)

Purple Hooded Sweater - Diesel c/o my brother's wardrobe. Sunnies - Chloe

The rest of my day was spent Gangsta chillin' (see the very, very cool picture above) whilst wearing my new sunnies in a hoody I stole from my brothers wardrobe today. Yep, that's right, I've hit a whole new level of boredom ....

..CUH-RAAAZY!!

Seriously though now...being alone with nothing at all to do sure is good for a little while but I'm actually getting excited about getting back to Korea and starting work again, too much time alone is sometimes not a good thing, it can send you a little loopy!  

Do you know what I mean? Please don't say that's just me!!

xxx

I Wore: A 'Schoodie', La Mer Wrap Watch & Leopard Print Nail Art

After a productive Saturday packing up the apartment we decided to fit in a spot of Christmas shopping  today. It's icy cold here at the moment so all hopes of looking chic go out the window, unless you're prepared to freeze. I prefer not to, so when the weather is like this I like to wrap up in cosy cute knits instead. This scarf is a favourite of mine, well actually I think the official term is 'schoodie' since it's a scarf and a hood combined. Either way I love it because it's so warm and wintery.

Jumping shot - FAIL. I learned today that I suck at jumping.

 

I paired my schoodie with a cream jacket from F21, simple black tights and skirt combo and my tasselled boots. I even found time to coordinate my nails. I did a metallic gold polish with a leopard print design on my ring finger. You can see how to do leopard print nail art in a post I did - here. This week my boyfriend surprised me with a late birthday present a La Mer wrap watch! I love it. You might remember I wrote a post about them a while back. He'd actually ordered it about three weeks ago but their service is shockingly slow. If you plan on ordering one as a gift for anyone I'd recommend you do it now. It's a lovely watch though and goes great with loads of my outfits.

La Mer black studded wrap watch & leopard print ring finger nail art design.

Seoul's main shopping district - Myeongdong. Do you still think it's busy where you shop?!

Christmas shopping, complete with the Starbucks red cup and some festive decorations.

The Christmas haul & me wishing you a (very early) happy New Year!

I managed to pick up lots of nice gifts for friends and family. I purchased a couple of little things for myself too (and something extra special that will be getting it's own post later). I haven't even made a start on packing my clothes and accessories away yet and instead I'm adding to the collection, ooops!

So what did you get up to this weekend? Have you begun your Christmas shopping yet?

xxx

Gold Rush: Graduated Glitter Nail Tutorial.

Graduated glitter is my favorite design to do on my nails.  It takes a little more time than a regular manicure but if you really want your fingers to stand out and sparkle then this is the perfect thing to do. Whenever I have spare time on my hands I like to do these.


Here's my 'how-to' guide. You'll need a nude or soft pink base coat, a fine gold glitter or gold metallic nail polish, a larger gold glitter and a clear top coat.

1. Prep your nails by removing all nail polish. You should use nail polish remover to clean your nails even if you have no polish on them. This will remove the natural oils helping your manicure last longer. File your nails down, remove dry cuticles and then buff the nail lightly.                                                   
2. Apply two coats of a nude or soft pink polish and allow it to dry.                                                   
3. Apply a thin coat of the fine gold glitter or metallic gold polish to the top half of the nail. Make sure you let it dry before doing the next step.
4. Use the larger gold glitter to paint the tip of the nail working down towards the edge of the finer gold. The glitter needs to be applied thickest at the tip and less pieces towards the middle.
5. Let it dry thoroughly then apply a thick top coat to seal the glitter design. Don't worry if you get polish on cuticles.
6. When your nails have dried use some polish remover on a cotton swab to remove excess polish around the nail. You can also scratch it off easily when your in the bath or shower.

TA DA! Beautiful sparkly nails!

I did these this weekend and since they're so eye catching I've had a lot of compliments. Despite being very glittery they actually go well with most outfits. The nude base color means they don't clash with much. I wear a lot of gold accessories so gold is usually my preference but you can do the same with silver if you tend to wear more silver jewellery. Let me know how it goes if you try these!

xxx

PS: If you'd like to purchase the gold polishes that I used for this manicure, they're now available in my blog store HERE :)