Nail Love: Star Light, Star Bright...

I wanted to create a look for this week's Nail Love that is elegant yet whimsical to ring in the New Year. I spied this beautiful blue colour at Sephora that was perfect for the look. Even the name was perfect: "Countdown to the Kiss"!

Inspiration from Pinterest

These wonderful images are from Pinterest

Under: Sephora in Countdown to the Kiss

Nail Deco Stars from Daiso

The Face Shop Nail Stone in 01

I couldn't pick it up on my camera but there are actually light blue/teal-ish glitter in the polish - reminds me of the blue paint on cars. It's so beautiful and I can't stop looking at it, so I'm pretty disappointed that after many attempts, I still can't get it to show up on camera! If you have a Sephora near you, definitely go check it out! 

I was really inspired by my New Year's Eve outfit and was glad to see that the nail decos I bought many years ago have come in handy. Don't the stars look so cute?

I hope you guys have enjoyed this week's Nail Love! I'm so excited for New Year's Eve and optimistic for 2012 - I hope you all have a wonderful New Year's Eve and a Happy New Year!!

A teaser for my New Year's Eve outfit :)

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p.s. Thank you so much for all your lovely, wonderful, awesome comments! You have no idea how happy I was to see that you guys liked my last couple posts!! As it's year-end right now, I am a little swamped but I promise I will definitely get back to all of you!! I can't wait to see all your blogs, so definitely leave your links! xoXO!

Holiday Series - 4 Looks

I had some spare time the other day and decided to do 4 of my holiday looks. They are not so dramatic because I've never been able to do those dramatic looks, but these are looks that I would do on myself. Hope you enjoy :)

For a simple night of celebration - sometimes I just want to stay in and avoid the crazy crowds and traffic. This is my look if I stay in with family, comfy and cozy. I kept my hair straight and just have base makeup on with simple eyeliner. I love my new oversized sweater, it's in the softest, coziest shade of blue. It might not show up very well, but there are little pearls dotted throughout the sweater, so cute ♥

Base: Skin79 The Oriental Gold BB Cream

Concealer: Make Up For Ever HD Concealer

Brows: Cosmagic Lock in Brow in Light Brown

Brows: Shiseido Maquillage Brown and Shadow Compact in 20

Eyeliner: Kate Super Sharp Liquid Eyeliner in Brown

Sweater and Bow: From China

For a romantic night of celebration with my boyfriend. I love this lace top from H&M, especially the sheer sleeves. For my hair, I have curled it with a curling iron, and then kind of softly teased it for extra volume at the bottom. I have also ran the curling iron through my bangs for a puffy, mushroom-like bang shape. For my makeup, I have added a deep brown shadow on my eyes, and have used it to create a winged shadow towards the outside. I have add peach blush on the apples of the cheeks and brushed the remaining over the bridge of my nose to create a soft, flushed glow.

All products above, plus:

Eyeshadow: MAC Eyeshadow in Brown Down

Mascara: Dolly Wink Volume Mascara

Blush: Burberry Light Glow in No.06 Tangerine Blush

Lipstick: Burberry Lip Cover in No.02 Cameo

Lace Top: H&M

Hair: Pearl necklace I clipped with bobby pins

Bracelet: Gift from my sister from Krakow

For a casual night of celebration with friends - roasting chestnuts and s'mores by the fireplace and hot chocolate bar in the kitchen. I have extended and darkened my eyeline wing with black liquid eyeliner and have switched to pink blush with a raspberry lip.

All products above, except for blush and lipstick, plus:

Eyeliner: Kate Super Sharp Liquid Eyeliner in Black

Mascara: Fairydrops Scandal Queen Mascara

Blush: Dior Blush in 829 Rose Dragée/A Touch of Blush

Lip: Sephora Color Play 5-in-1 Palette, the red lip colour

For a party night of celebration! My bangs are pinned up with a cute bow ♥ I have drawn a line above my eye crease to add more of a shape to my eyes and paired it with a nude lip. Bubbly accessories are added for a fun look, perfect for a night of dancing!

All products above, except for blush and lip, plus:

Eyeshadow: Dior 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palette in 173 Night Butterfly, the black glitter shade

Fake Eyelashes: Daiso

Necklace: From Hong Kong

Pearl Bracelet: From Japan

Chunky Chains Bracelet: American Eagle necklace

Bow: H&M

I hope you have enjoyed these looks! How did you do your makeup for special holiday events?

Nail Love: Glam as Gold

Under: Sephora Curve-aceous

Over: Revlon 121 Frostiest Pink

Over: Anna Sui 709

This week my inspirations are the rich reds and golds decorating the city in pretty ornaments and glittering lights. I think red and gold is such an elegant colour combination, bold and festive, love it!

Curve-aceous is a beautiful "opaque metallic cool candy apple", it has a great sheen to it, reminds me of the red twirl on the side of the candy cane :) I used the Frostiest Pink under the Anna Sui 709 because I wanted to add more of a beige undertone to the gold as the 709 is a light yellow-gold and I wanted a richer gold to go with the rich red underneath.

Inspiration from Pinterest

These wonderful images are from Pinterest

What do you think? Aren't these pictures glamorous? I love that one with Elizabeth Taylor, she is absolutely gorgeous in that gold dress and the cute Christmas-y decoration.

I hope you guys liked this week's Nail Love. I've been feeling so festive and Christmas-y and I love it! And of course, helping me get into this wonderful mood is the wonderful Christmas music! My good friend Sara burned me a CD back when we were in school of this Korean girl group called Big Mama. It's their Christmas album and I listen to it every year. If you like jazzy rhythms, beautiful voices and wonderful harmonies, they are definitely the music to listen to ♥

I hope everyone is having a wonderful December so far!

p.s. Check out my mention on cute blogger friend Emily's awesome make-up blog Make-Up By Emily! She does gorgeous make-up looks and product reviews, check it out ♥

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Nail Love: Attitude en Pointe

The temperature has been consistently going down this week and all I can think of are warm wools, soft chiffon silk, and knit layers to keep me warm. There is nothing I would like to do more than to sit in front of the heater fireplace with a warm blanket, comfy leg warmers, and a nice big mug of hot chocolate.

My nails this week are a simple, creamy nude with a dash of sparkle, like the holiday magic soon to arrive at our doorsteps :)

Inspiriation from Pinterest ♥

These wonderful images are from Pinterest

Under: Sephora Nonfat Soy Half Caff

Over: Sephora Traffic Stopper Copper

The prima donna of this week is the Traffic Stopper Copper, a glittery coppery rose gold glitter. I really love this one! It is perfect on top of blush tones and nude shades. Nonfat Soy Half Caff is a pale milky nude shade, a perfect backdrop for the rosy gold on top. I wanted to keep the look simple and fresh, so I have applied glitter just at the tips. Reminds me of reflected light off a flickering bonfire.

I hope you liked this week's Nail Love. These pictures are so serene, pretty, feminine - perfect for the girly girl in me :)

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Nail Love: Glistening Ice

Since we got our first snow, I have been inspired by all things frosty and shimmery. My nails this week are a cool glittery blue, inspired by the shimmering frost that appear every morning as I step out of my house.

Inspiriation from Pinterest ♥

These wonderful images are from Pinterest

Under: Sephora Havana Dreams

Over: Sephora Naughty is the New Nice

Havana Dreams is a creamy cool tone baby blue, and it goes incredibly well with Naughty is the New Nice (loving the name!), from the Sephora by OPI Glimmer Wonderland Collection. Naughty is the New Nice is an icy blue with fine silver glitter, making it a cool, frosty choice for my ice inspired nails.

For the gradation effect, I simply used a small piece of foundation sponge to stipple on the glitter polish. Concentrate on the tips first as that is where you want the colour to be the darkest. Then, as the nail polish gets used up, start stippling it upwards to create a soft gradation of colour. Go slowly as you can always go back and add more - it's actually kind of fun and takes no time! Great for makeover night with the girls! Just remember to let the bottom coat set first as you don't want to make a dent in the bottom colour.

Hope you liked this week's Nail Love! I had so much fun doing them :) Let me know what you think! And to the people living in the US, happy Thanksgiving!

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