Extra dimension skinfinish - Beaming blush

This is my new love, according to MAC this is "A liquid-powder highlighter that gives a luminous, well-defined finish."

It comes in 7 different shades and I love the one called Beaming Blush (pink that breaks gold).

I love the light finish yet gives the face a glow. I'd def recommend this product!

You can read more or buy it here

#MAC #BeamingBlush

New Face

The second song from his new album, not sure what I think...
I did laugh..
I listened to the new album, there are quite a lot of songs I like.

Which one do you prefer?


#PSY #싸이 #NewFace #손나은 #SONNAEUN #20170510 #6PM #4X2 #8th #NEWALBUM #YG

Wedding decos

To deco a wedding can be easy or tricky, cheap or expensive. It all depends on your theme and budget. And you both, unless you are in charge, needs to agree on the theme.

Cheap ways

There are always cheap ways - Ebay is one of them who have helped me to get decos cheaper.

Also various dollar stores around the world etc. And NO I did not travel the world to visit dollar/cheap stores, they just appeared as I traveled. 

Some of them... Søstrerne Grene in Denmark, TGR and Lagerhaus in Sweden, 100 yen shops (Daiso/CanDo,Seria) and Tokyu hands in Japan were AMAZING!! And Korean online shopping mall Gmarket.

My opinion

Honestly, breaking down items and costs I will take photo booth prop as an example, you will use them once, and that time only (at least me). On ebay you can find props for 1-2 USD and free shipping. Or you can go to a local store and pay 6-10 USD. They look the same, you can find a million of different kinds. You have months away until the actual day. 

Where would you purchase them?

For us going over our budget and the different costs, when it came to decorations we felt wanted something simple and a bit old as our wedding is held at a mansion. Also, I didn't feel like spending thousands of dollars on the stuff I will NEVER reuse, I think we spend enough..lol

Things like that - balloons, photo booth prop, tissue paper pom poms. Instead we put money on a nice guestbook, nice clothes, shoes etc. But for every wedding it's up to each couple.

Wedding theme vs deco

You chosen theme - this theme can be simple or it can add to overall expenses.

 photo booth, balloons, garlands, candy bar, flowers, invitation cards, thank you cards, guestbook, presents for quests, food, drinks, cake, live music.

You can go low or over the top. But unless you have the money, DO NOT go over top.

A loan for wedding deco or reception is not worth it. A loan for a house or car, YES.

Or even, spend extra to go on an expensive honeymoon.

I bet no matter what, you will have a great time with the ones you love. with an invitation card for 200 USD each or 3 USD each!!

Anyway stick to what fits you. 

Do not compare with celebrities or your friends.

Do YOUR thing.

Way to keep a track of your expenses

Prioritize your costs, I made a excel spread sheet with all costs, also proposed cost.

This to easier calculate all expenses. And also get a feeling for what's worth it.

E.g. In the beginning I was like, let's print our own tissue napkins. But looking at EVERYTHING else needed, those napkins which people will just wipe and go, I decided not to.

Instead we decided to get presents to our guests. Not candy as many. I will have a small candy bar.

But not to give it out, I won't share before we have had the wedding.

Still for us, this was slightly more expensive than napkins, but I also cut cost on accessories. So in a way it was even and it felt really really good. To be able to give something to the guests that's not expected is fun and I hope people will like it ^^

Candy bar

Table deco, lighting

All in gold..?

Lots of candles

Church prop

Paper tissue pom poms

I LUV IT

This came out yesterday but can I ask...
Why does it sound like a mix of the previous songs he released?
The lyrics might be new, but it feels like he rides on a wave that's already dying out?
I'm disappointed, I loved Psy before Gangnam style but now it feels like he lost his spirit!

Also the lyrics posted on the video, I have to say.. that's a mild translation of the ACTUAL meaning.
Some words are not that "nicely" used in the Korean language.

티티

I was surprised to hear this song was featured on Swedish national TV last weekend.
Then of course we can discuss the choice of showing it.
And also wonder how much more we'll see of KPOP in Sweden.

Well anyway.. this song is addictive and so Korean.
Typical JYP style!

Do you like it?

Cauliflower and Broccoli base pizza

Until the wedding I'm trying to get slimmer, not sure if I said it or not.
It's only a few weeks left.
My darling and I bought a new cooking book by a famous personal trainer here in Sweden. She used to coach in the Swedish version of Biggest Looser.
Anyway, the food looked amazing so we decided to give it a go. We have tested several of the foods, really delicious!
And they are healthier options, one of them.. this pizza. instead of regular pizza dough we made a dough of cauliflower, broccoli, cheese, egg and spices.

No it's not the same as real pizza, I admit that. BUT.. thinking of calories I'd say this is a more healthy substitute and it was delicious.

Pizza dough before baked.

Nice and thick pizza :)

You can buy the book here (Note book is in Swedish)

Pony effect make up

I have seen her videos, dummy here did not understand she is the one behind PONY EFFECT.
Watching Edward's videos makes me wanna try them out.

Also what I love is that she still uses other brands for her videos!

Have you tried Pony effect? :)

Magnet mask

I have heard about them but never tried.. but WOW!!
See how it comes off!
Not sure how good the product is, I'm happy with my usual ones. but looks fun to try!!

Craving

My latest craving are Vietnamese spring rolls..
I have seen so many recipes. I'd really like to try one out.
Not sure when as I'm on my strict diet until the big day.

How do you like your rolls? :)

Banila co two kisses dual tint

I saw a lot of reviews and I had hope for this tint. I have never been a fan of banila co but this one seemed like a good try. And I need something nice for my lips for the wedding!

Yes it did give a lot of colour, but it smudge off way more than I expected. Not sure if I could kiss my husband to be, he'd be all pink!!!

This tint comes in many different colours, I only bought one and I got the one called 02 Pink Princess.

I followed the steps on the package. I like the colour of it a lot but I did not like the taste of it it felt like putting soap on the lips, it also made my lips super dry!!

Maybe I had higher expectations but I do not recommend this lip tint.

#BanilaCo #Review #LipTint #Korea #SouthKorea #TwoKissesDualTint  #바닐라코 #투키세스 #듀얼틴트

Walpurgis Night

Tonight is Walpurgis Night in Sweden!

We'll try to go and see a bonfire :)

Spring is here...*woho*

コトノハ

Ayaka is back, one of the happiest thing of the year so far.. no?
I love the new song :)
I cannot wait until the full release!

ENJOY!

Which cushion is your fave?

I'm thinking of trying a new cushion. But I have no idea which one, I have been searching high and low and watching youtube has been fun, some people own most of the cushions..haha
So far I have only tried one.. One I know.. But the reason is that I have so many other foundation so it feels like a waste buying tons and not use. When travelling to Korea it's a bit annoying sometimes because the sales staff do not let me alone, I feel stressed when I look around so in the end I leave the store with only the things I know. It feels like a shadow behind me, I have nicely tried to say, go away and let me shop, but that usually means... pulling out 10000000000 other products for me to "try".

The one I have tried is the Innisfree Ampoule Intense Cushion, I like it, then again I like Innisfree in general, so I could be bias?
Compare to their others, when this was released I was attracted to because it's easy to apply and works fine on my skin, it doesn't over cover so I have used powder as well.

I'm wondering which one to try out next, looking at the videos and reviews it's really hard to choose.
I'd really need to go to Korea and enter each shop I think but I cannot go to Korea for quite some time.

Which one do you like???

Lonely

This came as surprise the other day. Kinda sad Taeyeon did not appear in the video.
I wonder why, but well.. it's a nice song. I hope they appear on shows together :)

ENJOY

Korean Make up - a jungle of choices

Have you ever tried Korean make up? If you ever visit Seoul, bring a large suitcase. They have so many make up brands so you will most likely get lost!!
I have gone through quite a lot over the years, started off with The Face Shop, Skinfood and Etude House as my fave shops. However over the years I have moved over to MISSHA, Innisfree and Nature Republic as my standard brands. I think their make up suits me more.

To me Etude is too pink and girlish. And their make up doesn't fit as good as they used to.
But I do buy a few things from there now and then. Skinfood I do not even set my foot in anymore, and Faceshop I buy a few things mostly face masks and nail products.
Over the years more and more stores and brands have popped up! To me I only go to new ones if I have heard or red about a good product.
Otherwise I stick with what I know and like. it's like KPop, I stick to my old bands, I'm too old to hunt (^^;;)

In the jungle of it all, here is a video below going through a lot of stuff.
But most are from the same stores, and I understand, ones you fall for a brand you kinda buy a lot from that store. For all non-Asians (or Asians who doesn't like to be pale), Lots of the base make up is very light and white! So base make up that fits can be difficult to find. My mum always say she looks like a ghost. But she loves the eye make up, nail polish, body lotions etc. So focus on those instead in case the "whitening" is too much for you :)

Some Korean brands (remember there are a lot more but these popped into my mind right now): 3CE, A'PIEU, April Skin, Banila CO, BaviPhat, Clio, Etude House, (the) Face Shop, HERA, Holika Holika, Innisfree, IOPE, It's Skin, Laneige, MISSHA, Nature Republic, Pera pera, (the) Saem, Skinfood, Tony Moly, Too cool for school

Once you have experienced Korean make up brands, I'm telling you, you will be hooked!
In Myeong Dong you can find at about 5 stores of each brand in the area. A bit sad in my opinion. There used to be a lot of other stores but now it's mainly make up. However if any item is sold out in one of the stores I'm sure you can find it further down on the street ;)
Don't forget to ask for Tax-free :)

Spring time

We went to celebrate the Cherry Blossoms last Saturday, it was packed with people.

Also, the Japanese association held a big event to celebrate this.

Foods, Japanese trad. items, infos etc.

It was quite cold but it was very nice.

It brought back memories to one of our first dates back in the days.

It made me reminisce our love and good time we have shared and what we are to share..

Wedding markups

Welcome to the wedding world!
Not new news to me after starting our wedding planning..
But the more I think the more sad I get, I mean it's a word and then the prices goes up a lot.
You can have similar items you want - venue, food, drinks and decorations.
I mean some people celebrate anniversaries with the similar feeling as weddings.

Sometimes you need to look for options high and low to ensure it's a good price, and you'll need to do it with a lot of time on your hand! If you have no budget then this is a NO concern for you.
I want to tell you, you want your perfect day but within a budget you really need to do your research.
You will always able to find cheap options :)

#FoodForThought!

ARASHI LIVE TOUR 2016-2017 Are You Happy?

The excitement is growing fast in my heart! It was finally announced and my bank account went broke..haha
Not only because of the dvd itself, I'm not that poor, yet!? :)
But with an upcoming wedding there are a lot of expenses. Anyway it didn't stop me from pre-ordering this! I got the DVD Limited edition. I want the regular too, why does JE always have to make fans broke? I mean we want both! Oh well...release is May 31, not long to go :)



After asking Are You Happy? with their best-selling album in October 2016, Arashi made fans happy with a same-titled concert tour from November 2016 to January 2017. The ever popular group attracted 855,000 people to the 18 shows of the Are You Happy? dome tour. To convey Arashi's thoughts on their current selves, each member tailored their own performances of their self-produced songs. The group also wove together their hit songs into Happy Medley for a happy surprise!

Limited Edition comes in special packaging with a live photo booklet and two bonus discs containing Arashi's August 2016 Japonism Show live in Yokohama Arena.

Regular Edition comes with a bonus disc containing Are You Happy? tour documentary.

「嵐が思う今の嵐」を体現し、会場を“Happy”の渦に巻き込んだ圧巻のパフォーマンスが DVD & Blu-ray で待望のリリース！！ 2016年度オリコン年間アルバムランキング 1位を獲得した 15th アルバム「Are You Happy?」をタイトルに冠し、2016年11月から 2017年１月にかけ、18公演を開催、85 万 5000 人を動員した 5 大ドームツアーの東京公演をパッケージ。アルバムコンセプトである“嵐が思う今の嵐”を体現した今回のコンサートでは、メンバーそれぞれが嵐、そして自分自身と向き合い、各自プロデュース曲の演出を考案。メンバー一人ひとりの持ち味がふんだんに盛り込まれたパフォーマンスやステージングは今作最大の見どころ。さらに本編ラストでは、人気曲が惜しみなく織り込まれた「Happy Medley」も披露！会場全体を最高の笑顔と“Happy”の渦に巻き込む！彼らにしか体現することのできない圧巻のコンサートを存分に楽しむことができる、まさに最強の映像作品！

【初回限定盤】には、2016 年に開催され、嵐としては実に 9 年ぶりとなる全国アリーナツアーとして話題を呼んだ「ARASHI “Japonism Show” in ARENA」より、8月横浜アリーナ公演を特典映像として全編収録。ドーム公演とは異なる、アリーナの規模感を活かした貴重なパフォーマンスの数々は必見。

DVD 初回限定盤
■DVD4枚組 [LIVE本編 + ARASHI “Japonism Show” in ARENA]
■スペシャルパッケージ(デジパック仕様)
■ライブフォトブックレット封入

※「ARASHI “Japonism Show” in ARENA」および「Documentary Film ～アユハピ～」は、全盤種共通で DVD 収録となります。
※初回限定盤のスペシャルパッケージ(デジパック仕様)とライブフォトブックレットは共通内容となります。

LIVE 本編 (DISC1＆2) ＊DVD・Blu-ray 全盤種共通
Overture/Ups and Downs/supersonic/I seek/Oh Yeah!/Love so sweet/Sunshine/To my homies/DRIVE/Step and Go/Don’t You Get It/
Bad boy/TWO TO TANGO/復活LOVE/青空の下、キミのとなり/ファイトソング/Power of the Paradise/Baby blue/Miles away/果てない空/WONDER-LOVE/
また今日と同じ明日が来る/Amore/青春ブギ/Happy Medley [Happiness, きっと大丈夫, A・RA・SHI, Troublemaker～Løve Rainbow, 言葉より大切なもの,
ワイルド アット ハート, 感謝カンゲキ雨嵐, 愛を叫べ]/a Day in Our Life/五里霧中/エナジーソング~絶好調超!!!!~/Daylight
※DVD・Blu-ray ともに、全編日本語字幕スーパー入り

初回限定盤 特典映像 (DISC3＆4) ＊DVD・Blu-ray 共通
「ARASHI “Japonism Show” in ARENA」 横浜アリーナ公演
ただいま/A・RA・SHI/Overture/Sakura/Japonesque/ワイルド アット ハート/イン・ザ・ルーム/復活 LOVE/Lucky Man/Troublemaker/Daylight/
Everybody前進/I seek/ソロ・メドレー [Disco Star, Rain, 秘密, Shake it !, T.A.B.O.O]/三日月/マスカレード/Bolero!/
青空の下、キミのとなり/miyabi-night/心の空/僕らがつないでいく/Power of the Paradise/愛を叫べ/感謝カンゲキ雨嵐

Wedding Dress Alteration

The day finally came, it took a turn due to recent events in Stockholm.

I got my shoes in time and I went to the tailor to get my wedding dress alternated.

Girls, be out in time, depending on shops/tailors it can take time.

The more work needed the more time. Also, if you get married in a busy season like me, yes..you need to be out in time. I handed my in on April 13 and I will be able to pick it up on June 2!!!

Almost 2 months!!! I have to say, they had A LOT of dresses hanging and they have other services too.

To be honest, in my opinion from what I saw and what they said, I wouldn't say that my dress require too much work! And it seems the tailor said so as well. I'd say it's because I have a part of a corset back which makes it possible to pull and tuck in. However some parts needed to be fixed such as length. Oh well.. One more thing to TICK off my list of things to do.

I feel happy and content! As I put the dress on at the tailor, I was in love, that dress is really the dress for me and I cannot wait until I will be able to wear it in front of the person I love the most!!

It's less than 2 months now... until I become "Mrs"

#Excited #Overjoyed #WeddingDress

니나노 (Feat. 플로우식(Flowsik))

As 2NE1 came to an end I believe most of us felt, ok now what?
One of the best groups in Kpop has ended!!!
Still bumped, but happy Minzy has moved on and is presenting her own colours!
Here's her debut song, Ninano.

ENJOY