Thursday 31 August 2017

Cost of foods



How much do you spend of food?
How often do you eat out?
How and when do you buy groceries?

I love eating good food, and dining out is also nice.
But thinking.. what do you pay for?
With all other costs a month, is the food money worth it?
Some of my colleagues eat out every day. They spend about 10-15 USD daily.
I however only eat out for lunch 2-3 times a month. Reason, I rather eat a dinner somewhere else, we only have a few places around the office so.
I like to spend money on other things than a lunch which I stress through anyhow.

A lunch in a lunch box can cost me around 2-3 USD. So 5 days a week I spend as much as one meal out!!

And looking at it, it's the same world wide!

Wednesday 30 August 2017

Det är mat?!



Jag har sett Felix nya reklam för deras vego bollar och hur svårt det är att få barn att äta det.
Det är inte barnen som behöver övertalas, det är föräldrarna! Det är föräldrarna och samhället.
Man måste börja när barnen är små, det är så de utvecklar smaklökar och vänjer sig vid en konsistens.
Och om man ätit det sen man var liten bryr man sig inte. Men är man 20+ kan det vara svårare.
Testa allt 10 gånger, sen vet du...!

Jag tycker det är ganska lika i många länder, främst i Europa / Nordamerika - När det gäller mat är det KÖTT vs "det andra" och "det andra" är allt som inte innehåller kött.
Efter att ha rest runt om i världen så tycker jag att man serverar en blandad kost, viss mat med och andra utan kött. Men det är ingen som rynkar pannan. De flesta äter allt! Allt handlar om det är bra tillagat det är då man tycker om det.

Varför inte bara servera en blandad kost?
Pannkakor är "vegetarianska" men det är ingen som klagar om det serveras?
Men om en grönsaksboll serveras i skolan så blir det kaos!!

Om man är vegetarian kan man inte tvinga personen att äta kött. Men för alla andra som äter allt... variera maten.

Jag kan hålla med att vi för 10-20 år sedan inte hade en rolig vego kost.
Jag kommer ihåg en av mina lärare på lågstadiet, hon hade alltid en tråkig tallrik. Men idag finns så många variationer och valmöjligheter!
När jag äter ser jag inte det som en vegetariskrätt eller en kötträtt, för mig är allt mat!

Monday 28 August 2017

비씨데이션 모이스처 커버 쿠션

This has to be the cheapest cushion foundation on the market..no?
It's the BCDATION Moisture foundation from Tony Moly and it only cost 5900 won (aprox 6 USD).
Sad thing, it only comes in 2 shades, 01 Skin beige and 02 Warm Beige.
A friend of mine gave it to me, in shade 01. It was a bit too light for me. So next time I will go and try the 02. 01 is more pinkish. and 02 more yellowish.
It's quite small and therefore very travel friendly and can fit in a small handbag. 
It was easy to apply and one layer gave a lot of cover!! Happy surprise.
It also feels a bit wet on the face, bet it's because of my moisturizer and the moist in the foundation itself :)
One thing bad thing, it oxidized quite fast around my nose area, like a lot of other foundations. I put on a moisturizing cream before applying still this happened, will try it out a bit more and see. Hopefully get the 02 and try a bit more

Score 
★★★/★★★★★

Sunday 27 August 2017

Look What You Made Me Do



Taylor is back!! it feels like it was ages ago..
What do you think? It's kinda addictive music no??
Do you like it?
For me..she has done better!

ENJOY

Saturday 26 August 2017

Vi måste prata om K-beauty


Det är inte bara K-pop som sprider sig, även K-beauty växer i Sverige.
Jag introducerades till K-beauty för över 10 år sedan och det har verkligen utvecklats, men vad har inte utvecklats under de senaste 10 åren?

Vad är K-beauty?
K står för Korea (Sydkorea) och Beauty är engelska för skönhet så med andra ord, koreansk skönhet.
Koreansk skönhet kan delas upp och kategoriseras. Det finns en hel värld och hittills har endast en liten del presenterats i Sverige och andra västerländska länder.
K-beauty är jättestort i Asien och varje vecka landar flygplan i Seoul med personer vars mål är att fylla väskorna med produkter för att ta med sig hem!

Hur många märken finns det?
Bra fråga, jag har inte räknat men om jag kollar tillbaka på de senaste 10 årsen så kan jag säga att fler och fler märken poppat upp. Varje år jag besöker hittar jag nya märken/butiker.
Sedan måste man känna till... Märke A är kända för produkt X och Märke B för produkt Y etc.
Förr kunde jag gå "all in" på ett märke och då jag gillade en majoritet av deras produkter, men idag får jag gå mellan butik till butik för att få ihop min perfekta samling.

Besöka Sydkorea
K-beauty är en anledning att åka till Sydkorea, tom resväska dit, full hem! Sedan kan man varva shopping med annan shopping, sightseeing och äta god mat!
K-beauty hittar du i hela landet och som turist kan du få det mesta tax/duty free! :)

Om du åker till det populära området "Myeongdong" hamnar du i ett kvarter med 80% sminkbutiker! Men det som är popis tar ofta slut, men oavsett var du går i Korea finns det butiker så du kommer få tag på det du vill ha. Myeongdong är populärt bland turister så de säljer slut oftare än de som ligger i div. bostadsområden.

Pris?
K-beauty kommer till ett väligt bra pris - du får mycket för pengarna! Jag köper mycket få skönhetsprodukter utanför Korea (och Japan). De har allt. Plus jag har asiatisk hudton därför passar deras produkter mig bra!
Trots att jag köpt mycket har jag fortfarande mycket att utforska! Jag åker senare i år och har redan en lång lista på saker jag vill testa!
Min mamma är svensk så hon tycker att vissa concealers funkar men har ännu inte hittat en foundation. Men hon köper alltid ett lager av ögonskugga, borstar, body lotion, andra hudkrämer, läppglans och nagellack...

De flesta butiker har alltid någon typ av promotion (1+1 - köp en få en), är du medlem har de medlemsdag en gång i månaden då de sänker priserna upp till 50%. Sedan har de rea flera gånger om året och du kan få produkter till 70% rabatt.

När du väl börjar med K-beauty kommer du inte kunna sluta!!

Kolla in klippet nedanför, Morgan köper smink för 20 dollar / ca 180 kr!! Det säger en hel del




När vi pratar K-beauty kan vi dela upp det i flera kategorier under de två större.
1. Hudvård / Skincare
2. Smink / Make-up
Varje butik har sina egna produkter, varje butik släpper nya produkter vecko/månadsvis och uppdaterar även äldre så de blir bättre.


För er som börjar kolla på K-beauty kanske tänker..

Vilket märke är då bäst?
Det finns inget svar, alla gillar olika. Du får testa dig fram för att hitta det som passar dig.

Egen åsikt Jag föredrar Missha, Innisfree, COSRX, Clio.
Men jag gillar även enstaka produkter från Etude House, The Saem, Face Shop, It's Skin, Tony Moly.



Vad ska man köpa om man vill testa?
Ja, vad vill du testa? Hudvård eller smink?

Hudvård -
Om du är osäker på att beställa online. Om du har en Sephorabutik i närheten, besök den. de har en Kbeauty sektion.
Köp 2-3 ansiktsmasker :) eller en kräm som passar din hudtyp.
Dock kan det ta tid innan du hittar den som passar dig. Jag har testat en hel del innan jag hittat det som passar mig.

Smink - Testa lip tints, ögonskugga eller en cushion foundation!
Men..då de är gjorda i Korea är de anpassade till en mer asiatisk hudton. Men det kommer fler och fler som producerar för att passa andra hudtoner.

Egen åsikt - Gå inte all in, köpt lite och testa dig fram.  Jag tycker Gmarket är bäst för personer som bor utanför Korea. Du kan köpa allt till ordinarie pris och hittar ALLA märken!



Vad är skillnaden mellan de billiga och dyra produkter?
Skillnaden är detsamma som med de flesta märkena MEN mycket av det "billiga" håller en bra kvalitet! Om ni inte visste.. ett snesteg i Korea betyder döden. Kritiken sprider sig som löpeld och kan inte stoppas. Jag har sett märken komma och gå.
De s.k. "road stores" / "drug stores" säljer produkter till ett mycket bra pris. Och om du besöker Korea.. desto mer du köper, desto mer  "free goods" får du.

Egen åsikt - Jag har testat några dyrare men jag tycker mycket av vad som säljs på de "billiga" butikerna håller klass. Mycket bättre än vad vi hittar i Sverige / Storbritannien / USA.



Var kan man köpa K-beauty (i Sverige)?
Butik - Sephora
Online - Gmarket* och div. internetsidor.

*Gmarket är en koreansk sida men det finns en version på engelska, där kan du köpa till "ordinarie pris". Ju mer du köper desto högre fraktkostnad. De skickar med EMS så du har produkterna inom en vecka.



Hur länge håller produkterna?
Det står på dem och håller liknande som de flesta skönhetsprodukter.


Har de inte vanliga märken som Mac i Korea?
Jo, det är klart de har det. Mac, Benefit, L'oreal... you name it. De har allt, mer än vad vi kan hitta i Sverige! Och med en population på nästan 50 miljoner så går allt runt!


Vad kan man inte klara sig utan inom K-beauty?
Utan tvekan....Ansiktsmasker!
Vem har inte växt upp med ansiktsmasker? Men skillnaden mellan de jag växte upp med är att de koreanska inte kräver massa klet och kladd som man ska tvätta av.
Ansiksmasken är gjord av mikrofiber duk som är "dränkt" med det goda för huden. Alla butiker i Korea har flera sorter i olika prisklasser!
Nu kommer det mer och mer även i väst, jag såg att garnier släppt en version men inte testat än.

Jag använder de billigaste för 900-1000 won (ca 8 kr/styck). Jag har testat de för 3000won och uppåt, men tycker att de billiga gör sitt jobb. Innan jag började med ansiktsmasker hade jag jättetorr och tråkig hud. Sedan började använda maskerna, ca 2-3 gånger i veckan och nu är min hud super len.
Jag har fortfarande en "torr" hudtyp men maskerna hjälper till att återfukta. Det var en period jag inte kunde ha någon typ av foundation, puder för allt bara torkade så jag såg ut som en trasig porslinsdocka.

Alltid när jag är i Korea köper jag hem ett set, ca 100 masker+.
Jag sparar dem på ett svalt ställe, kylskåp eller garderob så de håller. Unvik badrum då de kan torka ut!


Har du olika favoriter inom K-beauty hudvård / smink?

Hudvård
Cleansing - Cosrx, Innisfree, Banila Co
Toner - Innisfree
Ansiktsmasker - Innisfree, Missha, Nature Republic
Footpeeling - Tony Moly

Smink
Foundation - Clios Kill Cover, Innisfree Ampoule cushion
Concealer - The Saems Tip Concealer
Puder - Innisfree no sebum mineral powder (bra för att få sminket att sitta kvar)
Läppar - PeriPeras airy lip tint
Eyeliner - Missha
Mascara - - (använder inte mascara pga jag har så korta ögonfransar)
Rouge - Missha
Ögonskugga - Missha / Innisfree
Ögonbryn - Missha eyebrow mascara eller 3 step.

Nagellack - Missha, tycker de har snyggast färger och håller bäst!



Har du märken du inte gillar?
Jag har mina märken jag föredrar så jag måste verkligen få höra att "This is it" för att gå dit.
Annars går jag förbi. Butiker jag sällan besöker är The saem, BaviPhat, Holika Holika, It's skin, Tony Moly, Etude House, Beyond, Skinfood, Apieu... det betyder inte att de är dåliga bara att jag inte föredrar deras produkter.
När jag var yngre köpte jag bara hos Etude House men numera tycker jag att de är för rosa, köper enstaka saker då och då men...



Friday 25 August 2017

Unbreakable



It actually came out a month ago but I haven't been able to catch up.
It has been so busy. Anyway...here is Shane's new song - Unbreakable!
I love it :)
I first thought it was a cover of the Westlife song, and I think that was the reason why I didn't jump right on to listen to it as it came out.
Bad of me I know. This one is really good!!!

ENJOY!

Thursday 24 August 2017

Most simple yet so delicious Kimchi Stew

I made a simple Kimchi stew the other weekend. The most tasty I have tried with so few ingredients!!
Anyone can make kimchi stew this way.
If you don't eat pork, you can just leave it out and add more tofu instead.
I also served this with jasmine rice, I have seen several blogs saying it goes really well with the dish although jasmine rice is not very Korean.
And yes it was awesome, I so recommend to serve jasmine rice with Kimchi jjigae!

See steps and ingredients below :)



Recipe
2 hungry persons / 3 less hungry persons
Ingredients
200 grams of pork loin (pork belly can be used as well, I find loin more tender)
1 tablespoon soy sauce (Japanese / Korean kind)
2 tablespoons mirin
1 tablespoon of crushed garlic
1 yellow onion
1 spring onion
300 grams of kimchi
¼ of a tofu block (hard tofu)
cooking oil
water
soy sauce

How to
Cut the pork loin into smaller pieces and try to make them flat, make small cuts with the knife and flatten out. This makes them boil easier and becomes softer and tender. Put the meat in a bowl and pour on soy, mirin and garlic. Mix and let sit.

Cut the onion into pieces as you like to eat them 😊
In a saucepan pour a tablespoon of oil and add marinated meat and onions. Cook on medium heat.
Cut the kimchi into smaller pieces and pour in when the meat has been cooked through. Also add the kimchi water from the package. Let the kimchi get a little frying surface. Then pour in 4.5 dl water and 1 tablespoon soy. Let it boil and taste. Pour 1.5-2dl water and 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce. Taste to get the perfect saltiness to your taste. Please note do not pour all water and soy at once - 1. soy gives out more flavour as it cooks. 2. kimchi will swell and give also provide a salty flavour.
When you have found a good saltiness, cut spring onion and tofu into smaller pieces and add, let it boil for 10 minutes on the low/medium heat.

Serve with jasmine rice.


#Kimchi #KimchiStew #김치찌개 #요리 #Cooking #Food #KoreanFood #jjigae

Wednesday 23 August 2017

Cushion Foundation.. is there a one and only?



Seriously how many cushions are there?
I so want to read Jen's full report on all of them.
There are so many, I have a few in my closet at home.
I have only tried 3 of the 6 I have!! Still I want to try more in Korea. Maybe a waste..?
It's so difficult only trying in a store or reading online and order.
I have dry skin but some works better than others. Also so have had such great feedback but on me it looks weird.

Oh well.. there is a jungle and I think I need to go outside my box of the brands I like and be open minded to try other brands.

Will see what I find interesting and go and try in Seoul later this year!

Thanks Jen (Meejmuse) for this video :)

Tuesday 22 August 2017

Steak salad


Last Friday we did a super easy and delicious dinner.
A steak salad.
We had bought tenderloin, it was on sale and who doesn't love tenderloin?
I chard it on each side and sprinkled salt and pepper, simple yet so tasty!
And for the salad I put in:
mâche salad
red cabbage
cucumber
toamtoes
corn
feta cheese
pickled red onion
red bellpepper

With a sprinkle of balsamico.

So easy and so delicious!!!

Try it out  #Beefsalad:)
the beef can of course be changed to something else of your own choice.

Monday 21 August 2017

Sunday breakfast


Yesterday morning I was out for breakfast with a friend.
She did not just buy me breakfast, she also gave me flowers.
Reason, my birthday the other day.
So kind of her no?? I love flowers and the breakfast was also delicious.
I found it cheap for being Stockholm. Smoothie or Juice, Coffee and a sandwich all for 85 SEK.
I also bought some sweet bread home to my hubby, also those were super delicious!

I can truly recommend Brunkebergs Bageri in Stockholm!!! :)

Friday 18 August 2017

Going home


Sometimes the view from the sky is the best.
This was my view flying from Hamburg to Copenhagen last Friday.
Beautiful no?

On the ground it was rainy but above in the sky it was just great!!


A bit older


I turned 29 the other day. Not to bad and age is only a number right?
No matter what you will be one year old for each year.
To me it wasn't so bad.. I got beautiful flowers, delicious dinner and cake :)

And some presents. What more could I ask for?

Thursday 17 August 2017

Take out foods


Last week was a very hectic week for me.
One of the days I decided on take out from a restaurant close by the hotel. I had dinner there earlier this year and really liked the food.
I couldn't decide what to get so in the end I got two different ones.

One was with Crispy Hot Chicken (Crispy Chicken, Avocadocrème, Spicy Mayo) and the other Dark Angel (Tuna, Garnele, Gurke, Avocado, Trüffel-Ponzu-Butter).
Wow it was just delicious.
I just loved the Truffle sauce, it was so delicious I could have eaten that with a spoon..haha
I really recommend this place and if I visit Hamburg again, this is where I would go.
It's outside the city center, a bit North. But worth the trip!

The place is called Stocks, and their fish dishes are just great!




Wednesday 16 August 2017

Darling

Taeyang is back!!
Although he is not my fave member, he produces the best solo songs in my taste :)
Here is one of the new songs!

Enjoy!


One year older


Another year passed!
Wow already?!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Me

I went from engaged to married
I changed job position
I...
I have done a lot but too much to write down!!

One more year until 30!

Tuesday 15 August 2017

Bagel lunch


We wanted to have a quick meal before our flight back to Stockholm.
I had seen a bagel shop downtown Helsingborg and knowing my hubby loves bagels I'd though it be a good meal. In the end this place Bagelshoppen had received better reviews so we went there.
The menu is simple.

  1. Choose your bagel (Plain, Sesame, Cheese/Jalapeno, grains.
  2. Choose your spread - creme cheese (Natural, herbs, sundried tomato), Hummus, feta styled cheese
  3. Choose your main - vegetarian, tuna, chicken curry mix, crab mix, chicken - natural, mexican, smoked salmon, turkey/cheese
  4. Choose your salads - free choice (as many you wish)
  5. Choose dressing (Creme fraiche, chili, curry, garlic, cured salmon, pesto, thousand island)



This was so delicious and lots of food. I could only finish half.
And the price, you'd NEVER find something this good for this price in Stockholm!!
We paid 59 kr (SEK) each. WOW
I really can recommend this place if you visit the South of Sweden.
This was a GREAT bagel - choice and taste and their service as well.


They have three (3) locations in Helsingborg city. Only one has open on Sundays.

Monday 14 August 2017

Between Us(헷갈리게)

It has been a while since I heard CNBlue, I think I was hyped first when they came, then some of the songs were soso and because of that I dropped out listening. Now with Spotify I started to listen again and I'm really into the track that was released earlier this year.
Have you heard it? Do you like it?

Here's Between Us (you can turn on eng subs in case you don't speak Korean)
ENJOY!!


Sunday 13 August 2017

New Balance Retro-Sneaker 996



I found 2 gigantic holes in my shoes a few weeks ago.
Don't ask me, I did not bite on them. But it meant I needed new shoes.
In Sweden, I have no idea why but 85% of the shoes are Nike, 10% Adidas and 5% others.
I prefer others as N and A doesn't work well for my feet. And that leaves me with a very small option of shoes. Luckily I went to Germany this week so I was able to pick these up!
And... my darling has said to give them to me as birthday present :)
These are sooooooo cute. I actually wanted them in pink but my size was sold out. So i got them i  beige. Cute as well..and probably more useful.
I searched online and couldn't find these in Sweden, making me even more happy :)

Love my purchase!!!




Saturday 12 August 2017

Wedding time



Today is time for a new wedding.
It's two of our friends who are getting married. I have been looking forward to this day so much :)
I cannot wait to see her dress, I have already seen photos but it's all about IRL!
Also I know their wedding will be different from ours and today I can relax so therefore I'm even more excited!!!


Friday 11 August 2017

Dinner in the sun


The other day I enjoyed dinner out in the sun.
This was actually the garden of the hotel I have stayed at for the past week.
Summer is coming to an end so it's nice to still be able to sit outside.
The sun was bright and the restaurant was packed with people. I was also very happy with my food :)
Salmon tartar with potato cakes.
A great summer dish.


#Hamburg

Thursday 10 August 2017

Holiday

Around 2 years since Lion Heart and a wooping 10 years has passed since 'Into the new world'. Looking back...wow they changed a lot. But who hasn't in 10 years. I was anticipating this KILLER album but sadly this is a typical SNSD album. One or two awesome songs, the rest you fast forward and is super happy you can listen to it on Spotify instead of paying xx amount of dollars for the actual album. I'm sorry but the disappointment is to big to hide.
I love the All Night however not sure if it's going to be good live. CD version...awesome. I also like the song One Last time a lot. but that's it. The song Yuri wrote for the fans is cute and it has a meaning, still.. I heard it once and Thank you. So sad that I only got a small taste of what I wished for, maybe it was me who wished for so so so much more? But we all know an anniversary means celebrations. And I'm still waiting!!!!!

/★★★★★



Tracklist
1. Girls Are Back
2. All Night
3. Holiday
4. FAN
5. Only One
6. One Last Time
7. Sweet Talk
8. Love Is Bitter
9. 오랜 소원 (It’s You)
10. Light Up the Sky

Wednesday 9 August 2017

たいようの哀悼歌

Flower is back with a new single, this a theme song for an anime called 将国のアルタイル.
I like this song a lot :) It's very flower styled song..hehe
I guess that's why!?

ENJOY!


Tuesday 8 August 2017

All set


We did it, I can't believe it. And I cannot wait to get some time off.
This year has been hectic and it continue to be so for the coming months as well.
But I can now happy let you know we booked tickets for Korea and Japan!
I have had a craving for Asia and now being married to a Korean man it's another reason why to re-visit! We are being in Asia for aprox 2,5 weeks so not the longest but it's still a good get away for us.
To meet friends and family, relax, go shopping, have fun and eat delicious things!

We are not going until the end of December still.. with the holidays we needed to make up our minds and book!! :)

Monday 7 August 2017

All Night




Here's the clean version of the song without talk.
What do you think?

ENJOY

프로터치 컬러 마스터 섀도 팔레트


I got my hands on this item, people have been talking a lot about it and when I saw it on sale I couldn't help myself. And luckily I have my parents in law, this was sold out online so my mum in law went to the closest store and got it for me.
It was heavier than I expected since the size of each shadow is so small.
Anyway I love the mix of colours :)
It comes with 30 different colours - 21 matt, 7 shimmery and 2 glittery.
I was a bit sad, the glittery ones are not as good as I hoped, you don't see the glitter so well.
Also some of the very light colours are not very pigmented and you know layer on layer is not the best. However some of the darker ones gives a great colour, I like a lot!
Also see below are some way of what to mix to get the look.
I don't think I will buy this again, but I'm sure to use the colours I like until the end. It's good to bring for travel as there are so many colours, however it's quite large so not sure how to bring it...
well well.. it's an ok palette.

Score
★★★/★★★★★








You can buy it here: Nature Republic Homepage

Sunday 6 August 2017

Round 3


I cannot believe it's time to go again.
Round 3 this year and who knows it might not be the last?!
If you have followed my blog the past year you know where I am heading..
If you are new, I'm heading south to Hamburg!!
It's going to be a very busy week ahead.

Saturday 5 August 2017

Holiday & All Night

SNSD is back!
Can't believe they have been around for 10 years already. It feels like it was just a year or two since they first debuted...and it means I'm older too!! lol

Which song do you like the most?
Holiday or All Night?






I like All night better ^^

Friday 4 August 2017

Another beetroot and feta cheese pie

Last time I made this beetroot and feta cheese pie I used regular dough.
This time I bought filo dough. And I think it turned out very nice! I folded the extra dough around and it looks like a beautiful flower. I cannot wait to try it.
It's my fave vegetarian dish these days.

Deliciousness :)



Thursday 3 August 2017

I know I'm a fast walker when...

In my phone I have an app that count my steps..
Today it got over excited or maybe I did!?
It showed I was riding a bike... but in reality I was walking, I know I'm a fast walker but ^^;;


Tuesday 1 August 2017

Bibimbap lunch at home

Last Sunday we put our heads together again and made some delicious Bibimbap.
Core protein - Oumph. The new veggie food taking over Sweden.
It all turned out delicious!!

It's fun to cook together :)

Rice with oumph, kimchi, spring onions, shiitake, beansprouts, spinach, cucumber, and an egg.
All mixed with Korean red pepper paste.

MADLY DELICIOUS!