So…it’s the first day of December. How did time go by so quickly? It’s crazy how it’ll be Christmas soon.

To pay tribute to the changing seasons and fun holiday traditions, I decided to share China Glaze Mistletoe Kisses with you! It was part of the China Glaze ‘Tis the Season 2010 Collection.

I’ve always thought that hanging mistletoe at the top of a doorway was a very cute idea, even though I’ve never actually done it myself. Have you?

Hehe, when I was a teenager, and saw that my friend’s parents hung mistletoe, I kept hoping that they’d invite my crush over.

I had the whole thing planned out – I’d slyly inch him closer and closer to the mistletoe until it was too late. 😛 Needless to say, that never happened. However, I did end up getting my first kiss…just not under the mistletoe and it wasn’t a set-up. 😉

Do you have any fun mistletoe moments to share? I’d love to hear them because I’m a sucker for romantic stories…not the kind in cheesy novels with Fabio-type men, but the real-life variety (and still without Fabio – sorry, I’m not a fan)! Continue reading →

My hands and feet always get cold quickly in the winter even if I feel warm everywhere else. (My dad used to always say, “Cold hands. Warm heart.”)

While I tend to feel chilly quite quickly, I remember my father being almost resistant to the plummeting temperature.

Honestly, even when the mercury dropped so low, he’d be wearing just a short-sleeve dress shirt under his winter coat and his hands would still be warm. The only time he ever wore long sleeves in the winter was if we were hit with the rare intense blizzard!

I always wish I could be like that. Instead, I have to bundle up when Old Man Winter pays a visit!

Today I’m sharing China Glaze Frostbite with you. It hails from the old Ski Collection, and it’s one of my favourite blues to wear. Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe that the holidays are quickly approaching. To get into the festive spirit, I slicked on China Glaze Glittering Garland.

Have you put up your Christmas tree?

I have a baby Christmas tree with tiny gold and black ball ornaments on my kitchen counter. The tree also has some red berries on the tips. This year I may get a tiny angel ornament for the topper. My tree’s so small, I may have to look for an angel finger puppet, actually.

Back when I lived at home, we had a big, tall tree that I enjoyed putting up. We had so many decorations (both bought and home-made).

Sometimes it felt like opening up a time capsule because, over the years, we had a good assortment of ornaments from back when I was a baby up to when I was in high school.

Although the Christmas trees look gorgeous in the stores full of glittery and glistening decorations, I liked the one at my parents’ place more because when you looked at the tree, you saw our one-of-a-kind ornaments that reminded you of fond memories.

It used to be a tradition we had that, each year, we’d make a new ornament to commemorate that year. I miss that. I’m not sure why, but after high school, we stopped doing it.

One day, if I ever have a family of my own, I hope to rekindle that tradition. Of course, this greatly hinges upon me moving into a bigger place – I’m practically living in a shoebox now! There’s no room for a big tree, and I do miss it.
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If zombies saw China Glaze Zombie Zest, maybe they wouldn’t spend so much time moaning about braaaaainssss and more time painting and moaning for polissssssh! (Actually, that sounds more like me.)

This kind of swampy-green is what I reach for when I don’t know what to wear. It’s totally in my comfort zone. A general rule of thumb: If my mom wouldn’t like it, I probably would love it. When it comes to nail polish, makeup, and fashion, we are polar opposites.

Zombie Zest comes from last year’s China Glaze Awakening Collection, which I really enjoyed. Y’know, although I love their Christmas collections, I always get giddy with anticipation over their Hallowe’en collections.
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