High-Rise Shorts & Cheap Finds.

     Like I mentioned before, I love sales and digging through sale piles- there seems to always be hidden treasure among the sale racks. I went through H&M a while ago and came across this button up: a large, metallic-y gray, loose fitting top. It was definitely love at first sight! Despite the fact that it was a size large, I quickly grabbed it because it was only $5 and I could definitely see the top being worn over and over again.
     This top is actually wearable with leggings (it covers your butt) but it was a nice enough day in San Francisco to wear shorts! These Forever 21 shorts were only $13.50 and came is red, blue, tan, and black- a great selection of colors. I paired up my outfit with polka dot tights from Taiwan as well as these creeper-like shoes (also from Taiwan). The whole outfit together was a little under $30, definitely a steal in my book. 

I love the sheer-sparkly look of this top!

These glasses are super cool!

See details of my nails from Beyond Polish below!

A candid to end my post :)

These colors looks awesome together! :)

I used the gold leaf flakes on a nude color as well!

Check out Beyond Polish for awesome colors! :)

Sparkles for December.

     Tis' the season to glam up my nails! These polishes were all sent to me by Beyond Polish- a super convenient website where you can order all your favorite nail polish brands all in one place. Now, as a lover of all thing sparkly I find myself going with glitter nail polish about 90% of the time!
     The first one that caught my eye was this one from O.P.I called Kiss Me at Midnight (from Mariah Carey Collection). Since I am a lighter skin tone, I usually prefer dark colors but this particular blue definitely caught my eye! I loved how concentrated the glitter was for this color and was really impressed because with glitter nail polishes, I find myself having to brush on at least 2-3 coats for a true-to-bottle color. I've never had a textured nail polish before and the whole package just seemed so fitting for the winter season; it reminded me of the snow and the texture was the perfect finish touch. 

 

     As mentioned above, I usually wear a darker tones on my nails. This one was more my style and I wanted to try this brand because I've heard wonders about it. This is day 2 of the color from CND Vinylux named Dark Lava (post shower and errand running) and I usually get chips by now but this one is a strong one! I love the metallic-y purple sheen this polish gives off! And I tried to do without sparkles this time but as usual, I can't help myself. Within a couple of hours, I found myself furiously painting on this chunky red glitter from the Jessica Effects Glitzy Collection called Sizzle. My favorite holiday is during this time and the red sparkles just complimented the season so well! I layered the glitter (two coats) over the purple and voila! This happened :) Try layering different polishes to see what cool effects you can get!

Before glitter..

Sparkles are so difficult to photograph :(

...after glitter!