Winter Wonderland with Models Own - Jack Frost

Models Own Jack Frost - £5

I found it pretty difficult to photograph the Models Own Jack Frost polish. It's so light and shimmery, not good for photograph taking!

I was also a bit disappointed with the polish in general. I applied a basecoat of Models Own Blooboo, which as you can tell from the image above, is a bit old and hasn't been used in a while, but I thought it would make a nice frosty-esque base. However, the Jack Frost polish was really gloopy and thick so is already chipping off after less than one day.

I'm also not a fan of the yellowish tinge it's given to the nails. I thought this lovely frosty polish would look great on the baby blue shade, but alas it does not work entirely.

When the polish catches the light it looks very pretty and festive but overall I'm not entirely impressed. It's a real shame because I really wanted to love this polish but I hate it when they're so gloopy they aren't really useable, and as you can see, it makes the polish horribly bumpy looking.

Wednesday Wishlist #62 - the sales edit

Internacionale: Red Flocked Baroque Dress - £15, Berry Embellished Collar Playsuit - £12
Topshop: Studded Lapel Biker Jacket - £50
ASOS: Suede Quilted Leather iPad case - £12

I have already made quite good use of the post Christmas sales. On Saturday my sister and I paid a visit to Internacionale to spend the vouchers our nan got us. I ended up getting quite a few bits and I still have money left over, which is great!

I love spending vouchers and gift cards as it just feels like you aren't really spending money at all. Now that I've just been paid I'm itching to get back into town and see what else is available.

I've been thinking about getting myself another leather jacket. I have one at the moment but it has an annoying fur hood and doesn't look very...'cool'. Topshop have a sale on their jackets at the moment, the cheapest being a gold studded one for £40. I've opted for the silver studded lapel biker jacket in the wishlist above as it's just that little bit more subtle. Obviously it's just leather-look and not real!

I have literally just ordered the Suede Quilted Leather iPad case. For £12 down from £20, I just couldn't resist. I also ordered a new purse alongside it, which I will certainly post about after it arrives!

What's on your New Year wishlist?

Goals for 2013

Happy New Year!! I've been looking at last year's post of Goals for 2012 and I can't actually believe that the majority of my goals/resolutions actually happened.

I don't usually make new years resolutions, but I made these for 2012 just so I had a few things to aim for. I didn't try particularly hard to achieve them and I didn't over think them. I think forgetting about them and seeing if they come true is quite a good method as you can go back to them a year later and be pleasantly surprised at what you achieved or shrug those off that you didn't achieve. It's not the end of the world if you don't achieve them is it?

I thought I would do the same again this year and see how it goes!

♥ In 2013 I would love for my blog to reach the big 1,000 followers. This was one of my goals for 2012, which I didn't quite reach. I did reach more than 800 followers, which I'm so happy with!

♥ I would like to include lots more outfit photos and lifestyle blog posts in 2013 as they are something I enjoy looking at/reading on other blogs. I want to make more of an effort with the clothing I wear so I think taking more outfit photos is a good way to ensure I keep up with this.

♥ I would like a new, more professional looking layout. I would like to change the colours again and the navigation bar. It's all a case of trial and error so I will have to make some time to do this.

♥ In life behind the blog I would like to introduce the pitter patter of tiny cat paws into our house! Vince works late nights and I often get bored and lonely in the house on my own so I think a furry friend might be in order.

♥ I would also like to go away on holiday with Vince. We have been away together before, but that was a couple of years ago and now it's even more difficult with the hours he works. My parents have been discussing the possibility of us all going away together so hopefully this will happen, if not, it would be nice to still go somewhere else together.

♥ Eat less junk! Vince and I have spent 2012 eating a whole ton of junk food and takeaways and I think we really need to cut down in 2013, not just because it's bad for us but because it's bad for our bank balances as well.

I think that is enough for one year. I think the hardest will probably be cutting down on takeaways as we just love them so much. We need to start using up the food we have in the house instead of ordering in because we're so lazy.

Hopefully I will be able to achieve the majority of these this year. What are your resolutions and goals for 2013?