Arm wrestling, of course.

Week started off with a good ole snowstorm. The commute took ages.  Have I mentioned how much I miss my bike?

Definitely toque and big warm poncho weather.

Way too early Valentine's Day flowers from Father.

I love Saturday mornings.

We went for a wander and stumbled upon a gem of a pub. The Museum Tavern was doing a Winterlicous deal so we gave it a go and were pleasantly surprised. The decor in there was fantastic. We were expecting a tacky 60s faux-pub (a la Firkin chain), but instead got a real deal, proper vintage tavern. It's a really great little spot that we've been overlooking this whole time, unfortunately. We'll certainly be going there more often now.

I'm a sucker for fonts in this style. This is below the Museum Tavern.

Saturday night was Stuart's birthday party!

Arm wrestle for the last sausage roll. Classic.

We went to the most bizarre club I've ever been to. It's called The Boat. It's nautical themed and I've never seen so many strange characters on a night out. Maximum hilarity. There was a miserable guy with a green face, a 70yr old bar tender, a guy carrying around a toddler doll and cuddling it like it was real, a Sasquatch who befriended Curt.... and more. Anyway, it did have sweet bathroom tiles.

My Saturday party pretties.

I made a naughty purchase - Diptyque's Eau Duelle. It's incredible. A warm, spicy vanilla fragrance is just what the doctor ordered to help make this horrible winter slightly more bearable.

Morning sun.

Spotted on a snowy winter walk.

The U of T Campus is one of the best looking places in the city.

Sunday evening was all about tea and Mucha. In the Spring we're going to Prague, so I'm brushing up on Mucha. Looking forward to going to the Mucha museum.

Copper arrow manicure idea

Here's how my nails look this week. It's pretty easy to do. I painted the minty teal colour first, then, when it was totally dry, I took two pieces of scotch tape and created an arrow template. Stick 'em on the nail, paint the copper over top, wait a few seconds and remove the tape. Complete with a clear top coat.


Tips:
- wait until the base colour is definitely dry. Even if it's a little tacky, the tape will pull it off.
- put the tape on the back of your hand first to remove some of the stickiness

The polishes used from left to right:
Top Shop's "Treasure" (which Stuart was lovely enough to bring back for me from his jaunt to England in April!)
Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri in "Mint Sprint" (I must say, the formulation of this is fantastic. One coat for complete opacity and it lasts a good while too.)

Nubar's "Diamont Seal & Shine Quick Dry Top Coat" (dries quick, which I love, and does a good job protecting from chips)

Easy manicure idea

This is how my nails look this week. I've painted them a solid colour but wanted a bit of flash, so painted just a stripe of sparkle polish on the outside of each nail. It gives a hint of shimmer when the nails catch the light.

Nail polishes used for this manicure: O.P.I.'s Ski Teal We Drop, Love & Beauty (Forever 21 brand) in Peach, and Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri top coat (I am so happy to have it - it dries nail polish in a wink. Such a time saver and great in preventing freshly painted nails from getting smudged.)