BlackPink in Japanese

Guess I was wrong, they did not start from the beginning, they release them all at once!!
Very surprising ^^
Which one do you like the best of the Japanese versions??



As if it's your last


Stay


Playing with Fire


Whistle

One month!!

Time is flying by!

We have now been married for a month, I cannot believe it.

コーセー クリアターン 目もとふっくら マスク

I heard about this a few years back but I didn't pick it up until last year. This is from Japanese Kose and their line Clear turn. They have various kinds of masks. It wasn't that easy to find, I guess it's popular..I had to go to three different drug stores to find it. I cannot

I have kept it in my closet together with a lot of other products. I usually use more face masks so that's why it has been lying in the closet. But lately with some cushion foundations I have seen it cracking around my eye area. So I'd thought..maybe it's time to use this eye mask to give more moisture to my eye area and hopefully the foundation will set better on my face.

I bought a pack of 32 uses. and wow, it is thin, as I put it onto my face you cannot even see I have anything on. So great for a flight or even out..haha
I have heard so much I'm super excited! Problem is.. after my 32 uses, what should I do? I mean if this provides a miracle I need to get my hands on more... we'll see.
So far so good!

Vegetarian meal

We have started to cook more vegtarian food at home.

This week we made beetroot and feta cheese pie.

I cheated and bought ready dough, yes bad for you.

But I wanted a thin crust and I knew if I make it I will be suck with a lot of it. So I gues it isn't too bad.

In the pie we put beetroots, spinach, onion and feta cheese and delicious herbs.

I only put 150 grams of cheese (one package) but I could seriously have put in two!

Other than that...DELICIOUS!!!

Ingredients

Pie dough - make your own or buy one

500-600 grams of beetroots (pre-cooked) or cook your own.

150-300 grams of feta cheese (depends if you love cheese like me or not)

150-200 grams of baby spinach

1 large onion 

1 tb - rosemary, basil, black pepper

a pinch of salt

2 large eggs

2 cups milk

1. Make and pre-cook your dough
2. Put your owen to 225 C
3. Cut onion in wished size, cook in frying pan until soft.
3. Add spinach and cook until soft
4. Mix eggs, milk and spices in a bowl
5. Cut the beetroots into smaller pieces
6. Add beetroot and onion/spinach mix onto pie dough
Pour over egg/milk mix
Crush feta cheese on top
7. Place in the center of the owen, bake for 25-30 min

BOOMBAYAH (JP Ver.)

It's already time for Blackpink to enter the Japanese market.
I'm kinda surprised they are releasing one of their first songs, instead of jumping on with the latest or a total new song.
I like the Japanese version of Boombayah, sometimes it's a bit so-so to hear the words but I like the combo of English and Japanese a lot ^^

ENJOY

MISSHA 3-Step Brow Kit

I have to say, I was thiiiiis close to buy Anastaia products as I saw this kit on sale.

My mother in law kindly bought it and brought it to me.

I love MISSHA products and as it was 50% off it felt like a bargain and worth to try out.

If it wouldn't work I surely knew were to go.

I got it in shade 01. Dark Brown. And I think it only comes in two shades? The other one being Dark red. 

The three steps include a Jelly, Powder and Wax. It also comes with three tools to shape and create!

I like the small package and you do not need a lot of product, it's easy to apply and looks really nice. It surely match my colours! At first i used them all but as time has passed I have found myself only using the Jelly and Wax. To me that's enough for a daily look.

For a special occasion I use all three.

For the price I paid I'm happy. I could not say that I'd be more happy with Anastasia although I'm so tempted to buy their products. I tried in the store and fell in love.

To me MISSA did a great job on this and I can recommend this to people who need some new brow make up.

The only thing I should add is that I also use another wax pen to keep my hairs in the same direction. I'm sorry by Asian brows are so stiff and hard to work some times. I think it's because they are slightly thicker and needs a haircut more often than my Western friends' ones. Not sure if that's true, just a feeling..haha

Score

★★★★★ / ★★★★★

빨간 맛

This song has taken Kpop by storm.
It's Red Velvet's comeback song 빨간 맛 (Red Flavour)

ENJOY!

No Sebum Mineral Powder

I do not have oily skin but I have dry skin. However as a lot of Korean items can look quite dewy.

I thought this item would support me to have the make up set for the day.

I have to say, yes..package is super small and you think you'd use it within a day or so. But it lasts!

It took me some time before I got this, I thought this was more for oily skin, but after some research I read people used this to set the make up. And it worked out nice for me. You have to shake out the product to be able to apply on desired places. Both the sponge it comes with and a brush works fine.

I really like this product, maybe normal baby powder would work as well but this seems slightly better, but honestly if I was given baby powder, I would't know the difference..haha

So oily skin or dry skin, this works out well for the different purposes. It's also super cheap, around 5.5 USD! It's super easy to carry in the bag. A must have in the make-up collection

Score:

★★★★★/★★★★★

잉크 더 에어리벨벳 틴트

Next item to review are Clio Peripera's tints.

I got one from their Peri's Ink Velvet series and one from their Airy velvet series.

Let's start with the Airy.

In Korean it's called 잉크더에어리벨벳 2호 최애쁨템.

Number 02 Pretty orange Pink.

The packages looks identical but the second you put it on you can feel the difference, this is very smooth and super easy to apply. Not sure what the texture is but it's love for the lips, you barely feel it on!! And my lips are usually quite dry and this feels like gel on the lips. This colour is BEAUTIFUL on the lips, I'm so happy with my choice.

To me it gives an intense look of what "natural" lips should look like..haha 

It has a matt finish and stays on for many hours. I think this one is the most long lasting lip tint I have ever tried!! It doesn't smudge off that much on things but I guess it also depends on how much you put on. You get a lot of look for the money!

I love this one and I'd like to try out more colours from this series.

I wonder if this will hit Europe, I think this would be a huge CRAZE in Europe/US if they were sold!! I mean, there is NO woman..or man.. that would say no to this formula!!!

Score

★★★★★/★★★★★

Now of to the Peri's series. This one is from their newest collection so it gave me high hopes!

I mean they are already famous and something should mean something better right?!

I chose the one in colour 잉크더벨벳 13호 미모낭낭, No 13 Charming Coral.

Looking at the colour it looked very matt and faded but still gave a really cool look to the lips.
I was so keen to try this out! However as I put in on my lips I didn't like it AT ALL.

It looked heavy and my lips felt like they were coated with glue. I was questioning if they had put something else into the bottle. It was SO DISAPPOINTING!

It felt like a waste of money and I'm happy I also got the airy one as well..

Only to try this would have meant... bye bye Peripera!

I do not recommend this unless you look to look...cheap and ugly!?

I could work on others, I have no idea how? Maybe if you have super moist lips?

Score

★/★★★★★

New station

The new commute train station opened across (almost) from our house.

It almost felt like being abroad, so non-Swedish kind!

I liked the cleanness, could be because it's the first day but well.

Also it was very wide!! So good, I hate our old and narrow platforms, there you can walk without pushing!!

It took some time before it was done but here it is. A total upgrade for the city!!!

Wedding Photography

Another thing I want to talk about is Wedding Photos!
To hire a photographer or not.
1. What's your budget?
2. Do you care about your Day being captured on film?
3. Do you care about the quality of the photos?

And...Do it prior the wedding in a studio or have the moments captured on the day?!

Answer on these three and you know.
We got a photographer and I have to say it was not easy.
The reasons were:
1. We got married on a popular date
2. It's expensive
3. Does the photographer care about YOU or is it just another job?

By now you all probably know, add the word Wedding to anything and the price is sky high.
Anyway, we had some help from our wedding planner, the venue we chose had a lot of partners and they invited us to an open event.
As we are not living in the area where we had our wedding it was very convenient. We got our bakery (wedding cake), hairdresser (for my hair), florist and photographer!
And no I was not lazy, of course we could have "Googled" ourselves and we did, but in the end as they have partnerships I trusted them.
And they all worked out very well.

We chose a photographer with passion but she also cared about us.
She wanted our day to be captured like how we would like to see and be reminded of it.
She knew the area well and could chose good spots to take photos. And looking at the photos today we really chose the perfect person to capture our day!!

We also had friends taking photos which we are very thankful of, but as most are using smartphones only these days, the quality isn't as good as using a profession camera. Also most friends captured same parts. However the photographer took portraits of only us as a couple and our bridal party (bridesmaids and bestman).
I'm still very thankful to all friends who captured our day but at the same time I'm also very happy we chose to have professional photos. it's not a day we can rewind nor make again.

So my tips for you are... Do your research and be quick! It's not always easy to find someone. And you should find someone who cares about you, someone who has passion for his/her job, is a kind and open minded person, and who thinks about the details!!

CLIO Kill Cover Conceal Cushion

This cushion as well received good feedback.

Clio in general has grown quite a lot the past years and they have come out with a lot of nice products.

I chose this because of many reasons... and I also forgot I had purchased it!!

Nope not kidding, but the reason why is that I bought A LOT of make up prior the wedding, I could open a store I think.

This comes in 3 shades and they are not called 11, 21 or 23 as most.

These are instead called 2, 3 and 4. I chose number 3 as I thought 4 would be too dark.

It was hard to choose, I search for hours just to be sure I got the right shade.

Just like the Missha one, it came with a refill. It's a like a normal cushion foundation I have tried before. It was not as easy to apply as others, but after blending it out it has a REALLY nice finish! I was surprised that it did not oxidize as much. and it stayed on well all day!

This is also one of many reasons why I chose to have this on my wedding day! I did not re-apply.

I put it on around Noon and washed it off somewhere in the morning the following day! I'm super happy with this cushion, it gave me everything I wanted! Especially for an occasion where I slightly knew it'd be hard to walk a way and re-touch.

This can be used as daily make up too of course. I had a full over and gave the shade I wanted! Pure love, this is by far my fave cushion!!

Edit (20171008): I have now used it for a few months and the weather has an effect.

I had it on the other day for the whole day, I didn't want to re-apply, I was indoors anyway. But wow.. it dried up A LOT. I could see patches, I looked dead! I have not seen this before with this cushion. I mean I had it all day at my wedding, not sure if I need a better moisturizer or why this happened. Will try to moist more and see if this is the issue. Once again.. my skin is super dry!

I also changed the overall score...one big star became smaller.

Score:

★★★★★ / ★★★★★

You can buy it here

Food inspiration

My husband and I follow Tasty on FB.
And the other day we saw this video.
I'm still trying to find ways to eat delicious and think about the calories.
And these meals...wow!! So little but looks so delicious.
We have already tried the Chickpea dish, it was so yummy!!
Now I want to try the chicken one, followed by shrimps.

I can strongly recommend Tasty's YT or FB!

On était beau

She is back!!!
I have missed her, I hope you enjoy the new song by French Louane.

Title is: On était beau meaning It was beautiful.

Missha Tension Blusher

This was another product I got interested in.

We all know there are cream blushes but it was the first time for me to see it like this, similar to cushion foundations.As it's from Missha they released a version similar to their tension pacts.To get product onto the sponge you only need to press lightly.

I chose the PK02 - Pink ruffle. I LOVE the colour!

It's naturally blends on the skin making it look super natural, perfect for the summer look!

However this colour is light so I needed to do layers. One time is not enough.

Still once on it looks amazing and I like the finish.

Through out the day it sits very nice, but if putting it on early in the morning, I'd suggest to do a minor re-touch in the afternoon/evening, just to keep the colour and have the perfect looking cheeks!

And for that it loosed a point, but still worth every penny. The pact is small and fits perfectly in the make up bag!!

Score

★★★★/★★★★★

Fur Heart Key Chain

Yes, you always know...where there is a sale you can find me..haha

I feel bad for my wallet, honestly!

Well.. I have actually been thinking about getting a keychain just like this one. And I found it on sale so why not? It was like it was meant to be.

I went to one MK store last week and they only had the regular "ball" shaped one in black.

Too boring if you ask me, anyway... I went to their larger store and I found this one!!

So pretty no?

It's a light pink one and HEART shaped :)

Just need to figure out which bag I should attach it to ^^

Pasta time.. FINALLY

Someone could have presented me with gold and diamonds and I would have had been equally happy. 3 months with a strict high protein diet and carb ban (no pasta, rice, bread)... I finally got to taste the delicious taste of pasta again. I went to heaven and came back ❤

It was worth the wait!!

We called and got take out from our fave pasta place in Stockholm, it's called Linguini and is located on Frejgatan in Vasastan.

I so recommend this place if you want to eat delicious pasta!!

My Veil

I had in mind that I could go and buy my veil at any place. But in the end I bought it all at Lilly.

When I purchased this I had my parents and two of my bridesmaids with me.

And of course they chose the most expensive in the store..hahaha

But honestly this was the one that matched my dress.

It was so beautiful!!

A veil is a must, just like the dress.. it can only be worn one day!

I took it off during dinner, but I got it on 90% of our wedding photos... it was beautiful!

Brand: Lilly
Item: 02-2048-CR-160
Price: 2 275 SEK
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My Wedding Dress

I want to reveal my Wedding Dress.

I got my dress from the Danish brand Lilly.

I bought a dress and a lace top.

To be added was also a underskirt, not sure why they were not added together as it seems the dress is not complete without one. "Optional" they said..well not really.

Oh well... I love my dress so much, I wish I could wear it again and again ^^

I think I spended a lot on this, of course there are more expensive dresses. But remember... it's one day! And I rather purchase something else that I can use for a longer time.

To me this was a fairytale dress, I got so many kind words from all guest. All in all with alteration etc I spent about 20 000 SEK (Swedish krona)!

(To me that it's a week of shopping in Seoul/Tokyo...lol)

Now I need to find a good dry cleaner... it got stained as the night went on..haha

#BestDayEver #Married #Wedding

Brand: Lilly

Item: 08-3702-CR

Price: 9899 SEK

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And I added this lace top...

This made the dress complete in my eyes.

Together they looked stunning!

Brand: Lilly

Item: 09-3182-CR

Price 1799 SEK

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The Saem Cover Perfection Tip Concealer

This is another item people have been all over about.

I have not been able to find a wow concealer, until now!!

This product is really amazing! And this is the very first thing I have bought from The Saem. I think I tried some masks back in the day because some KPOP artists I liked did their promotions.

The coverage is amazing!! I only spread a small part and WOW!!!!

For my skintone, 02 Rich beige was a perfect match.

It stayed on nice throughout the day and did not flake or oxidize in any possible bad way.

I'm very happily surprised and happy for Youtube. Without YT I would not have found this one!

Score:

★★★★★ / ★★★★★