Hair Thing

Hey, guys. Remember when I told you I would dye part of my hair pink? Well, I did it! 

I was looking for a darker shade of pink; this turned out super pastel, but starting out with this pinkish shade is a good thing, I guess :) I'll get a darker color if after a while I still feel like keeping my hair like this. This color is semi-permanent and should last for about a month. I only dyed a part of my hair in the very back of my head, so I can hide the pink part if I want to... or I can definitely show it off as well. Love it!

No niin! Muistatteko kun kerroin värjääväni tukkani pinkiksi? No se tapahtui! Olisin halunnut vähän tummemman sävyn, tästä tuli todella pastelli. Mutta ehkä on ihan hyvä aloitella hiljalleen :) Hommaan tummemman värin jos haluan jatkossakin pitää hiukseni tällaisina. Tämä on kevytväri ja kestää vain noin kuukauden. Värjäsin vain osan hiuksistani takaa, joten pinkin osan saa piiloon tarvittaesa, tai sitä voi myös näyttävästi esitellä! Tykkään!

Hommasin värin Cybershopista, ja sävy on tämä.

Fall Inspiration + Vlogging?!

Fall is the perfect time for something new. Anything new. I love fall. I love the promise of new beginnings. It's a clean table, a fresh start. What's not to love?

I've got one more week until I start school, and start a new chapter in my life. (I'm sorry if I've been talking about this too much! Can't help it, I'm psyched!) I'm looking forward to doing some more shopping for school; obviously I still need my school books, more note books and what not. But I'm also looking forward to shopping some new clothes, and maybe doing something new to my hair... I recently cut my hair, and haven't regretted it, BUT, I'm not a fan of my current blonde hair color. In case you're not aware: I am always in the middle of a hair crisis. 

Anyways, I'm wanting to go back to dark hair, because I really feel more like me with dark hair. I just don't know if I'm up to hearing all the complaints about it; my parents just loooooove my blonde hair. Way too much, if you ask me. Not that they are in control of my hair, but I just hate hearing about it, you know? 

Before going back to dark, I decided to spice things up a bit, and do what I've been wanting to do for years. Go PINK!

Not all the way, but yeah... I can't wait. Will keep you guys updated!

Syksy on täydellistä aikaa kaikelle uudelle. Rakastan syksyä. Rakastan lupausta uusista aluista. Voi aloittaa puhtaalta pöydältä, mikä sen parempaa?

Aloitan koulun viikon päästä, uuden kappaleen elämässäni. (Anteeksi, jos tästä on tullu lätistyä vähän liikaa! En voi sille mitään, olen vain niin innoissani!) Odotan pääseväni shoppailemaan lisää koulutarvikkeita; tietysti tarvitsen koulukirjat ja lisää vihkoja sun muuta. Mutta odotan myös pääseväni shoppailemaan vähän uusia vaatteita ja ehkä teen tukallenikin jotain uutta... Hiljattain leikkautin hiukseni, enkä ole sitä katunut, MUTTA en ole tyytyväinen nykyiseen vaaleaan hiusväriini. Jos ette tiedä, niin minulla on jatkuva tukkakriisi päällä. 

No mutta kuitenkin, haluaisin palata tummaan tukkaan, koska tunnen sen enemmän osana itseäni. En vain millään jaksaisi kuulla valituksia siitä; vanhempani kun rakastavat vaaleaa tukkaani. Ihan liikaa, jos minulta kysytään. Ei sillä, että he kontrolloisivat tukkaani, mutta ei niitä kommentteja jaksa koko aikaa, jos ymmärrätte mitä tarkoitan. 

Ennen kuin palaan tummaan, päätin vähän sekoittaa pakkaa ja tehdä jotain, mistä olen haaveillut jo vuosia. Pinkki tukka!

Ei kokonaan, mutta kuitenkin... en malta odottaa! Pidän teiät ajantasalla!

Don't think I'll end this blog without addressing the other thing mentioned in the title! So.. vlogging. Tried it, failed at it. Ready to give it another shot. And I guess I'm just wondering if you guys would be interested in seeing random vids here? Both in Finnish and in English. I haven't filmed anything yet, and I'm not making any promises that I ever will, but I would just like to know what you guys think of the idea. Let me know! :)

Älkää luulko, että lopetan mainitsematta toista otsikossa esiintyvää asiaa! Joten... vloggaaminen. Kokeiltu. Epäonnistuttu. Valmis kokeilemaan uudestaan. Ja mietin tässä, että olisittekohan te kiinnostuneita näkemään randomeja videoita täällä? Sekä suomeksi että englanniksi. En ole kuvannut vielä mitään, enkä lupaa mitään, mutta olisi kiva tietää mitä mieltä olette tästä ideasta. Antakaahan kuulua! :)

Happy May: Materialism

All right, before I get started I want to emphasize that this post is really not about how only material things will make you happy. I know that's not true, and believe me -I would love to gather up all of my stuff and throw everything away. I think I have way too many things taking up space in my small studio, so I would be happy to do that... 

What this post is about, is how it's ok to allow yourself some things you want. Because when you finally buy that watch or that pair of earrings you've wanted for a long time, it feels pretty damn good! In the long run hoarding stuff is definitely not the path to happiness, but life would be awful if we didn't indulge every once in a while. 

Today turned out to be a good day, thanks to this shirt that finally arrived in the mail! I absolutely love it :) I think it's simple and goes with a variety of outfits being a classic white tee. My face doesn't look too happy, though... well, inside I'm smiling!

This Friday I'm heading to Helsinki with my friend, and I'm planning on sharing the day with y'all afterwards :) We have no special plans; brunch, shopping, shopping, going to the movies, maybe dinner... We're excited. See, it's the small things that make us happy in the end :) a day in the city with a friend will be a perfect day, even if we end up buying nothing. 

Have an awesome week!

Express Yourself April: Inspiration for Summer!

After drooling over countless pictures from Coachella, it's hard not to get inspired! I love the bohemian outfits and everything that's hippie and vintage. AH! 

I have been making a list of things to acquire for this summer, and I'm constantly browsing through We Heart It, Instagram and other sites for ideas and inspiration. Here's what you will be seeing on me in the near future:

I'm the kinda person who plans outfits waaaayyy ahead of time. I'm already consuming myself with what I'll wear during my vacation. What shoes, what pieces of jewelry etc. How I'll wear my hair... I'm just weird that way. I can't wait to get to do some shopping! 

This picture sucks, but it's the only one I have of the pants that I bought from Miami! I LOVE THEM! They're very light and you can either let them be how they are or pull them up and wear them as capri-pants. They're loose and super comfortable, and I can't wait to wear them once the weather warms up! 

On another note, sorry I've been so irregular with my blogging this month. Even April's theme hasn't gotten that much attention. The reason for my absence is simply studying; I have two entrance exams coming up -one on Tuesday and other one on Wednesday. After that I'm all yours again! :) 

And a special thanks to all my new followers on Glipho! Thank you for the follow and I hope you will stick around. Let's hope Blogger gets more active, too ;)

Love you guys<3

March Favorites

I am very happy to leave March behind, not because it was a bad month (it was a good month!), but because April just feels so much more like spring and I am just getting more and more excited about summer and everything that comes with it!

But before we move on, it's time to look back to some of my favorites from last month!

Fashion, Make-up & Beauty

1. The bag I bought... It's just unreal that I own it, and I love it so much. I even did something I swore I would never do; I named her. OMG, right?! Please, don't judge me, I'm a very rational person. Who has a purse named Bessie. 

2. My friends brought me this moisturizer from the Canary Islands and I just love it! It leaves the skin soft and smells really good, too!

3. I have used Maybelline's Dream Matte Mousse for years and I still do! I ran out of it in the beginning of this year and since I had just gotten a BB-cream from Garnier, I used that for a while, but when I got to Germany, I bought myself a new Matte Mousse. It's half the price in Germany! I don't really mind paying more for it in Finland, because that one jar lasts me for a year. Love the stuff!

Food

1. A delicious lunch at Vapiano in Helsinki; tagliatelle pasta with creamy chicken sauce. 

2. Awesome bruschetta at an Italian restaurant called Controvento in Tallinn, Estonia.

3. My new love: roasted sunflower seeds. I emptied the bag into this air tight container and keep it in my purse, so that I'll have these to snack whenever I feel like it! They're so yummy :)

Music

Ellie Goulding - Figure 8

                                          

Christina Perri - I Don't Wanna Break

Movies & TV

1. How I Met Your Mother. SPOILER ALERT! DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN THE LAST EPISODE! I cried throughout the entire last episode, I'm not even kidding. When they said goodbye at the wedding, when Robin and Lily talked at the empty apartment at Halloween, when Barney met his daughter, when Ted married Tracy, when it turned out she was dead all along, and when Ted showed up at Robin's with the french horn. I cried. It was a beautiful ending to this show, and even though I'm not completely happy with the Mother dying, I'm happy the show's ending was realistic. Sometimes life just doesn't go the way we plan.

2. Revolution. This show just keeps on getting better by the episode! I really hope we get a 3rd season. And I'm all about Miles and Rachel! 

3. Pretty Little Liars. AGAIN, SPOILER ALERT! Ezra being A was too obvious, I'm happy he wasn't. Although it was not nice what he did. But the season finale was soooooo thrilling! I admit, I teared up when Ezra got shot, and I nearly screamed when A got away yet again. I don't think I've ever been this addicted to a TV show! Who do you think A is??? Jason is probably my no.1 suspect at the moment. 

Traveling

Went to Estonia for a day with my friend! Read more about our trip here.

Social Media

I import my posts from Blogger to Glipho, and I just love it! Find my profile on glipho here. Join! 

I hope you liked this edition of the Monthly Favorites; I had the hardest time ever to make those collages. I'm just not good with this stuff! :D Haha, but yeah, it does safe space and looks better, so from now on I will be collaging these pictures. 

What are your March Favorites?

Express Yourself April: Let's Make This Month Count!

I hope this month has started out well for you guys :) 

As the spring is becoming more and more real here in the North, I have found myself more and more interested in outfits and such. Oh, how vague that was... anyways, this month I hope I get to do some shopping and put together some outfits for y'all, inspired by upcoming summer. I haven't really done outfit posts and would love to concur that area as well ;) I also want to try out some new hair ideas and make-up tips and will share them with you! 

I want to make Express Yourself April a month in which stepping out of my comfort zone will be my main focus. I hope I will be able to share my enthusiasm with you and encourage you to do the same :) 

If you have been following my blog for a while, what do you think of the monthly themes so far? Yay or nay?

Feel free to leave me comments and pitch any ideas! Have a great week :)

Louis Vuitton Neverfull GM

Yesterday I promised to make a separate post about my trip to the Louis Vuitton Store in Helsinki, so here we go! The title is revealing already, and yes, I did buy the Neverfull bag! I got it in the biggest size, GM (other sizes are MM (Medium) and PM (Small)) and in Damier Ebene print (other prints are Damier Azur and Monogram.)

Eilen lupasin tehdä erillisen postauksen pienestä visiitistäni Helsingin Louis Vuitton -liikkeeseen, joten tässä se tulee! Otsikko paljastaakin mitä tarttui mukaan, ja kyllä, Neverfull-laukku lähti matkaan. Valitsin isoimman eli GM-koon (muita kokoja ovat MM(medium) ja PM(pieni)) ja kuoseista valitsin Damier Ebenen (muita ovat Damier Azur ja Monogram.)

The bag is big, but I actually thought it would be bigger. I think it's the perfect size and serves multiple purposes. The trims and handles are cowhide leather and the bag itself is coated canvas. The interior is a gorgeous red with only one big zipper pocket. The date code can be found under the pocket, on its left side. There's a ring inside where you can clasp your keys, and the bag closes with one simple clip; it does not have a zipper so it doesn't close all the way up. I feel like this bag is ideal for traveling and also for everyday life. It fits so many things, including a full sized laptop etc. I will be using this bag to school, if by any chance I'll get in ;) 

I chose the Damier Ebene print over the Azur because it's dark and I don't have to worry about smudges and dirt so much. I'm telling you, the Damier Azur would not have lasted pretty for long. I also really love the red interior! I like the monogram also, but really had my eyes set on Damier Ebene. 

Laukkuhan on iso, mutta luulin sitä oikeastaan isommaksi. Se onkin täydellisen kokoinen ja palvelee moneen tarkoitukseen. Kantokahvat ja reunat ovat nahkaa, mutta laukku itsessään ei ole. Sisältä se on kauniin punainen, ja siellä on vain yksi iso vetoketjullinen tasku. Päiväyskoodi löytyy taskun alta sen vasemmalta puolelta. Sisällä on myös pieni rengas, johon voi kiinnittää avaimet ja laukun voi sulkea yhdellä klipsillä; vetoketjua ei siis ole eli laukku ei sulkeudu kokonaan ollenkaan. Omasta mielestäni laukku on ihanteellinen matkustamiseen ja myös jokapäiväiseen elämään. Sinne mahtuu paljon tavaraa, mm. täysikokoinen läppäri. Itse tulen käyttämään laukkua koulussa, jos satun pääsemään sisään ;)

Valitsin Damier Ebene kuosin Azurin sijaan, koska se on tumma, eikä minun tarvitse pelätä tahroja ja likaa niin paljon. Damier Azur ei olisi kyllä kestänyt kauaa nättinä, ainakaan minulla. Olen myös aivan rakastunut tuohon punaiseen sisukseen! Pidän Monogram-kuviosta myös, mutta olin jo päätynyt Damier Ebeneen. 

I know there are a lot of people who don't understand why one would want to spend so much money on a bag, and I understand their point of view. There are so many other great bags there with a fraction of the price, why not get those? Well, I could, sure. But I have wanted to have my very own Louis Vuitton ever since I was an early teen. My friend and I would drool over the bags and accessories online, dreaming we would one day have them. I have always loved the design and honestly, haven't ever considered spending my money on another brand if an opportunity presented itself. So, a month or so ago I realized my current situation would allow me to get a bag from Louis Vuitton, and not go bankrupt. I seized the opportunity and yesterday I bought the bag I've had my eye on for so long. I love it to pieces!

Tiedän, että monet eivät ymmärrä suurta rahan tuhlausta laukkuun, ja ymmärrän kyllä heidän näkökulmansa. On niin monia muitakin hienoja laukkuja jotka maksaisivat vain murto-osan, joten miksei sitten ostaisi niitä? Kyllähän minä voisin. Mutta olen halunnut oman Louis Vuittonin varhaisteinistä asti. Kaverini kanssa kuolattiin LV:n nettisivuilta laukkuja ja asusteita, ja unelmoitiin että vielä jonain päivänä meilläkin olisi ne. Olen aina rakastanut Vuittonin designia enkä rehellisesti ole edes harkinnut rahojeni käyttämistä ennemmin mihinkään muuhun merkkituotteeseen. Noin kuukausi sitten tajusin nykyisen elämäntilanteeni sallivan laukun hankkimisen menemättä vararikkoon. Tartuin tilaisuuteen ja ostin laukun, jota olin jo niin kauan silmäillyt. Olen aivan rakastunut siihen!

You can cinch in the sides to make the bag appear smaller...

...or you can leave them as they are! :)

I also know that Louis Vuitton bags have a certain status, at least that's what it seems like here… That it's one's way of showing they have money, and they want to flash the bag to everyone who will pay attention. I think status bag would be a good word here.

I don't see my bag that way. I see it as something I've wanted to have for a long time, a little piece of luxury in my very simple life. And what's wrong with that? I don't care if people don't recognize my bag as a Louis Vuitton, I don't care if others don't like it. What matters is that I love it, and I worked hard to get it. Being able to purchase it for myself means a lot to me, and it shouldn't be an issue to anyone. 

Tiedän myös, että Louis Vuittonin laukuilla on tietty status, ainakin täällä… Että se on tapa näyttää, että on rahaa tuhlata, ja sitä halutaan esitellä kaikille keitä vaan kiinnostaa. Statuslaukku olisi sopiva sana. 

En näe omaa laukkuani niin. Näen sen asiana, jota olen halunnut todella pitkään, pienenä palana luksusta yksinkertaisessa elämässäni. Ja mitä vikaa siinä on? En välitä vaikka ihmiset eivät tunnistaisi laukkua Louis Vuittoniksi, enkä välitä vaikka muut eivät pitäisi siitä. Ainut asia, millä on väliä, on se että itse rakastan sitä ja työskentelin kovasti sen eteen. Se, että pystyin ostamaan laukun itselleni, merkitsee minulle paljon, eikä pitäisi olla ongelma kenellekään. 

Had my initials hot stamped on one of the handles! :) Makes the bag feel more me!

Well anyways, wanted to share this with you! At the risk of sounding completely vain and materialistic, I am so happy I bought the bag :) I'm happy I have this little high-end thing and I'm happy I was able to get it by myself. I'm just happy. It's my thing.

Halusinpa jakaa tämän teidän kanssa! Sillä riskillä, että kuulostan turhamaiselta ja materialistilta, haluan sanoa että olen todella onnellinen siitä, että ostin tuon laukun :) Olen onnellinen siitä, että minulla on tämä pieni luksus ja olen onnellinen että pystyin hankkimaan sen itse. Olen vain onnellinen. Se on mun juttu. 

A Quick Spin To Helsinki

Hey you all on the other side of the screen :)

I am writing to you from my mom's comfy couch, after a very nice and happy day! 

I headed out to Helsinki today with my friend. We didn't have much planned, just a few things. It was about lunch time when we arrived, which was perfect and we were both starving, so we had a great lunch at Vapiano. 

I meant to take a camera with me and take real good photos to show you guys, but I forgot all about it when I left home, so now we have to settle with my iPhone pics, sorry :(

After our delicious lunch break, we headed to our main destination, the Louis Vuitton store. 

And I left the store with something!

Oh my god, you guys, I can't even tell you how excited I am! I have wanted to own an LV bag for so many years I can't even count, and now I was finally able to get one. I will make a separate post about it probably tomorrow. Yay! 

Before going back home we stopped to get Starbucks. Ah, my favorite place to get coffee<3

What's you guys' favorite Starbucks drink?

Hope you've had a nice start for the week! I'll get back to you soon :)

See Beauty in Every Day

I am sitting on the floor, eating mini marshmallows and drinking milk. 

I'm listening to Taylor Swift. 

I'm browsing We Heart It. 

I'm scratching my head, because my ponytail is too tight.

I'm thinking I really love blogging.

I'm thinking I really love being creative.

I'm dreaming of buying something I've wanted ever since I was a little girl.

I'm dreaming of traveling this summer. 

I'm dreaming of writing.

I'm reading instructions on how to register for an entrance exam at a school I applied to.

I'm reading news, and wondering if they'll ever find that plane.

I'm reading e-mails and blogs I follow.

You can fit a lot in just a few minutes. 

You can fit a lifetime in just a few minutes. 

Sometimes it's hard to grasp everything that comes in our way. Sometimes everything is just too much. 

Every once in a while it's good to stop for a second and take a deep breath. 

Tell yourself: I am OK. 

Then smile. 

Have a beautiful week, everyone <3

Pictures from We Heart It. 

Make It Happen March: Let's Talk About Goals

Spring is here! :) I am so thrilled about it. The thing is, weather's been acting super weird this year, and usually around this time of the year we still have a ton of snow and it's cold, but there's hardly any snow, the temperature's above zero and… yeah, we even have sunny days every now and then ;)

Today was the first day that I put on this pair of Converse, the first day this year that I left my winter shoes inside and decided to wear something lighter! Little things make me happy :) Oh, what do you think of the bag? I just got it from Germany and love how it matches with my shoes. Looooove pink!

Anyways, I wanted to talk about goals today. I feel like sometimes it's really hard to set firm goals, whether they're short or long term goals. And achieving them can be even harder. This is why I rarely announce my goals out loud. The less people know, the less humiliating it is if I don't make it. Others find telling people motivating - the more people know, the more they want to be true to their word. 

However, I have a few goals I would like to share with y'all. These aren't something I can achieve within a month, but am definitely setting things in motion asap.

*Switching jobs this year (most likely not before the fall; I will have a full four-week summer vacation this year, which is kind of a big motivator right now, and I don't want to switch until I've had the chance to enjoy that.)

*Finish the first draft of my book (I'm not setting a time limit here, because lately I've noticed how irregular my life is, work schedule and all. All I can do is my best, and hope that it gets me somewhere.)

*Travel some (just waiting to get my official vacation dates so I can book the flights)

It's good to have goals; having something to work for, something to look forward to, is vital. What are your goals? Short or long term? :) Let me know!

One more thing: I now have 91 followers on Glipho and 10 on Blogger. One of them follows me on both platforms, so that means that I have

100 followers.

This might not be a big thing to many of you, but to me it is huge. To have 100+ people reading my blog is something I value more than you'll ever know. 

Thank you so much!

<3

Feel Good February: Treat Yourself

I cannot believe February is almost over! Tomorrow is the last day and I will be spending it partly on a plane, traveling to Germany to see some friends. The flight is slightly less than two hours, so that's nice, and I can't wait to go! So excited and I will be posting about my trip some time next week!

As this month is drawing to its end, it is time to do one more Feel Good February -post and reveal the theme for next month! 

I am a penny-stretcher but do like to treat myself occasionally with something extra. Whether it's going to the hairdressers, shopping, or whatever floats your boat, it is so incredibly rewarding to allow nice things for yourself. Within reason, of course ;) I don't want to be the person who sucks the fun out of everything, but I feel like if I keep treating myself all the time, it loses its value. What do you think?

This month I've treated myself to a new hair (I'm blonde!) and my most recent thang is eyelash extensions. It's very popular and common to have those here in Finland, and this isn't my first time, either. I l-o-v-e them! In case this is a new thing for you, here's what it's all about: an individual fake eyelash is glued to one of your own. That's it, simple. So for each of your own lashes there's one fake lash and they're glued in, and they look more natural because it's not one strip of lashes that you glue into your eyelid, the kind you can buy from anywhere. These stay on from 2-4 weeks, depending on your lifestyle (how you take care of them etc.) and of course the person who does them for you. I have mine redone every 3 or 4 weeks. The first time is a bit expensive, but the maintaining is cheaper. 

I don't know if you can tell by this sucky picture, that my lashes are 13mm long (1,3cm = about half an inch?) and I'm not wearing any eye make-up at all. That's the beauty; these are so convenient and take half an hour away from my usual make-up routine. And, it's so worth it. I look like a human being even straight out of the bed or shower! WIN!

So that's how I decided to treat myself; what do you like to do? Let me know in the comment section! :)

And now, saying goodbye to February and looking forward to March (spring is coming!), here's next months' theme:

Make It Happen March

I hope you will all have a great weekend! I won't be posting again until after my trip, but will check in at some point, so leave me some feed back and let me know what you thought of February's theme and pitch some ideas! :)

<3

January Favorites

Hollaa!
Another new thing that I'm going to be doing in my blog, is monthly favorites. Monthly this, monthly that… This is something I've noticed a lot of YouTubers do, and since making videos didn't exactly work out so well for me (I'm not saying I'll never do them again, but I think I'm better at writing) I decided to present my monthly favorites to you in the written form with pictures. From now on I will be posting my favs either in the end of each month or in the beginning of the next. Yay!

JANUARY 

Make-up & Beauty

I am absolutely in love with Covergirl's Lashblast Fusion Mascara. I hadn't used it in a long while, because unfortunately Covergirl isn't sold in Finland, but my December trip to Florida fixed this problem and I stocked up on this! It stays on very well and leaves my lashes looking full and longer.

This primer by Dermosil leaves the skin so soft and silky feeling, and it doesn't create that stuffy feeling, like you have too much stuff on your face. Love it!!!

My toiletry bag from Victoria's Secret has proven to be extremely handy and useful! Not to mention it's so pretty :P

Other things from Victoria's Secret have quickly become my go-to products; especially the Mango Temptation. I love VS's fragrance mists, because they don't have that strong perfume smell, they smell fresh and I use them every chance I get. 

Movies & TV

Chick flicks that never get old…

I watched Frasier when I was a kid, because I was a weird kid who liked witty comedies, but last year I started watching the show again on Netflix and finished it last month. Hands down, one of the best TV shows e-v-e-r!

Music

Books

I read this book last month and now I can't wait for the movie version! I really hope they won't mess it up. This book is about a terminally ill teenager Hazel, and her first love, Augustus. The story is tragic and beautiful and I think the author depicts everything in a real and honest way. Make sure to get your own copy and read this! :)

Food

I've been more into cooking from scratch lately. For those of you who don't know, I'm a cook by trade, and I'm maybe the worst ever. Cooking at home has never been a passion of mine… cooking in general has never been a passion of mine, so for me to actually buy fresh ingredients, prepare them and make myself a nice home-cooked meal is kind of a big thing. Also, I sort of fell in love with tea. I don't really drink hot beverages, but when the weather's really cold, I do enjoy a few cups of tea and just relax on the couch under a blanket. Heaven<3

Social Media

I am becoming more and more addicted to Instagram. And seriously, who doesn't want to wake up and see that when you log in?! Made my morning. Awesomeness, right there. 

So what do you guys think of the Monthly Favorites as a continuing thing for my blog? Yay or Nay? Let me know! :) And link me your monthly favorites if you're doing them, I would love to read/watch them!

xxo

iira

Today was my pay day

I've been complaining about my make-up for so long that I was beginning to annoy even myself, and was really due to buy some more. So today, I went shopping, and got what I needed + SOME MORE!

Sorry for the bad quality

Basically, all I really needed was the blush... But there was a sale! The eye shadow thingy only cost me 2 euros, and the two nail polishes together were 3 euros. Then again.. there's the liquid eyeliner, the brushes and the blush, that put the price up and I ended up spending a good 43 euros (including a bag of m&m's that I already murdered). I also bought a new eyelash curler, because my eyelashes are the stupidest eyelashes in the entire world; my right eye is fine, the lashes curl up nicely naturally, but my left eye is different, and the lashes are straight and DO NOT STAY CURLED. I wonder if I should get one of those curlers that heat up? If you have any experience with those, leave a comment below!

I've been so into YouTube lately, it's ridiculous. I'm frantically following all these cool channels and even though I said I would wait a little before starting my own channel, the temptation is huge. But, let's just get that first video out here until I make any rushed decisions. It'll probably be up in a couple of weeks..

I'm also tempted to go and have my hair lightened more... I've had waaaaayyyy too much time to myself. I'll return to work on Friday, maybe that'll bring me back to Earth.

See ya later ;)

Iira goes blonde, part 1.

So, remember that list of changes I wanted to make?

One down. I went to the hairdresser's on Tuesday. It's not really something worth mentioning, unless you're me. I can rarely afford to go have my hair done by a professional. My hair is long and thick, and it costs a whole lot to have it cut and colored. But every once in a while I go :) This time I wanted to try the oh-so-popular ombre-style. I've actually tried it before; a year ago I had my hair done in Portland. My hair was dyed very dark but the tips were blonde. It turned out really pretty, and it was done by a student, so it was cheaper. Now I wanted it a little different, so we started the process.

The colors in this picture aren't exactly right, but pretty close. This time around my hair didn't get as light as I would have preferred, but I'm not surprised. I've been coloring it dark for over a year now, so going back to blonde is going to be a long process, and I don't want to ruin my hair as I go. I'm still very happy with the result. I will be going to Florida in a few months and hope the sun will lighten my hair some more ;) might just save me another trip to the hairdressers. 

What comes to the other parts of that list, I'm hoping to get some shopping done next week. I'd love to get a new scarf and maybe a cute fall knit. Although I did get one recently; I will have to do a post about my fall clothes! It's still too warm to be wearing knits and scarfs (the weather's drunk and should go home) and I can't wait to wear in my new clothes! <3

Have a great weekend, y'all!