And everyone who knows us knows that we're fine with this, we didn't come for money

So people keep telling me today I look different somehow and ask whether I've dyed my hair or something. The answer is no. I'm just more fabulous today, than I was yesterday (if that's even possible??) ;) Anyway I'm wearing a new top from Anthropologie, which is a lovely French-y chain store I discovered in Boston. A bit more expensive, but they had lovely stuff there and I bought this top and a bra on sale so it wasn't that bad!

I also "needed" to buy eyeshadow since I didn't bring any with me to the states. Don't know why really? In the end after going back and forth between Urban Decay, BareMinerals and Too Faced I decided to buy the Urban Decay Naked palette. It just happened to have everything I needed in one; all the brownish natural shades and the darker ones for smokey eyes. I tested some of the brown and golden ones today and I'm in love for real. The pigment is good and the color really sticks on your eye lids for the whole day, compared to for example some H&M shadows (well, obviously). Cost me $52 so about 38e. Not too bad at all!

To prove I love shopping waaaaay too much I also came home with some new boobs (bras). That I really needed since my old ones are embarrassingly old already and doesn't really serve their purpose anymore. But oh my how these Victoria's Secret bras changed my life (and my boobs). So nice to have new ones. They had a good deal too, buy one and and get another for 50% off so I ended up paying like $76, which is about 56e.

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HOCKEY GAME & HALLOWEEN THE SECOND TIME AROUND

I've been so busy this last week. Oh my. I thought about blogging, but I've been either too busy or too tired to do it. Last weekend we went to the UC Pioneers hockey game and it was so good! We won 5-2 so that was worth celebrating! Me, Anna, Gaby and Matty went to a bar on Varick Street (bar street practically). It was so cosy and they had an awesome band playing there too, Annie in the Water. They played some cover songs and some original ones. Oh, and I forgot to tell you that us four were  almost the only ones dressed up for Halloween during the game and also in the bar, before a couple 40+ lady witches/wizards showed up. We tricked people in to believing Finns always dress up in crazy costumes for hockey. I don't know if that was smart or not, haha. People will really believe anything, since they don't know shit about Finland. Usually the response you get when people ask where I am from is "Cool". Just because they have no idea where that is or what it is. Okay, so a little bit off topic here.

Before a game begins the National Anthem is sung and everyone faces the American flag. Okay, and now you only see the Canadian one, but I promise you there is an American one in the other corner. This is a very patriotic country!

During goals this awfully loud sound/noise came on while the screens flashed the word "GOAL".

After that bar we went to Blu, which has become our place to go to I guess. On the way the most amazing thing happened! After saying hello to "Rainbow", who I think is a homeless man who sings terribly and entertains drunken people on the street, I found money on the street. You know where this is going... Or not. I was way too excited to have found $50 dollars (instead of $5 that I thought at first) on the street to give it to him and bought my friends drinks instead. Next time, I promise to give him some dollars though. Must seem like I'm the worst person ever, but well I wouldn't have written that down if I wouldn't actually think about him. There were lots of people in the bar, and very many in just underwear, believe me, that's what Halloween is in America apparently. Mean Girls really didn't lie when Cady said that "Halloween is the one night a year when girls can dress like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it". Well, I guess twerking and slutty Halloween costumes are the thing here… What matters more though, is that we had one of the funniest, if not THE funniest, night since coming here. Oh my, I can entertain people and that was just part of it. Thank you all! :)

Since Saturday night there hasn't been anything special going on. I've been trying to meet all the deadlines that I have to get done before Thursday, but it just seems impossible. I wills till try though and hope for the best. There's a stomach flu going around here btw and I'm not too keen on getting it before the weekend, so let's use lots of anti-bacterial hand cleanser. Ah, yeah. This is the weekend we go to Canada!! Whoop whoop!

My skeleton girl makeup

Meet Anna the lion and Jasmine the Stripy Skelly. Sorry for bad pictures. I forgot my camera at home :(

Referee Matty and me.

Gaby the Francois, referee Matty and me. A very stripy posse!

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HALLOWEEN INSPIRATION

Halloween is coming up and I'm very eager to figure out what my this years costume will be. Last year I was Alice in Zombieland and I enjoyed it very much. I'm leaning towards a voodoo doll and sugar skull combination. I will probably look like Cady in Mean Girls among all the slutty girls. So to say, I'm excited to see what the American Halloween has to offer. Here's some inspirational pictures I pinned on my Pinterest board. What are you thinking for Halloween?

Voodoo Doll dress found here. Unfortunately, it's sold out on that site, but I'm thinking about doing a DIY dress. The rest of the pictures are from Pinterest.

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9/11

I'm truly in love with this skirt and my dark hair now that I've gotten used to it.

Best regards,

The Materialist.

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Hair project #153637

I got so tired of my blondish hair that I needed a change. The change became much bigger than I expected. My hair is almost black now (really dark brown). Haha. Luckily the color will fade in a week or so and I probably have to dye it again then so I won't have gray hair instead. Well I like it though and my friends here have said it looks nice too, so I just have to believe them. Have a sunday funday today! xoxo

Oh and by the way, I love my zebra top from Charlotte Rousse!

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DIY PASTEL PINK HAIR - TRY 1

Igår hade jag en riktig grooming dag. Eller mest bestod den av att försöka fixa håret. Min syster kom hit och vi började med att blondera halva mitt hår och vi lyckades få en fin ombre till stånd som smalt in i mitt "före" hår. L'Oréal Féria Wild Ombrés färg använde vi till det. Nu i efterhand skulle jag ändå rekommendera att ta någon blondering som har en starkare effekt om du har ens lite mörkare partier i håret som jag då hade.

EN: Yesterday I had a grooming day. Or mostly it contained of doing my hair. My sister came here and we started to dye half of my hair blonde and we managed to get a nice ombré as a result that melted into my "before" hair. We used L'Oréals Féria Wild Ombrés color. Now afterwards I would recommend to use a stronger bleach if you have even some darker parts in your hair as I did for a stronger effect.

Mitt hår före vi gjorde någonting åt det:

My hair before we did anything to it:

Blondering tog i ganska så bra och håret blev ljusare. Som resultat här fick jag en kiva ombré och lite torrare toppar. På den andra bilden ser ni skillnaden mellan det blonda och det bruna håret (vi var inte så noga med de undre håret då det ändå typ aldrig syns). Håret efter blonderingen:

EN: It bleached pretty good and the hair got lighter. As a result I got a nice ombré and a bit drier ends. In the second picture you see the difference between the blonde and the brown hair (we weren't that careful with the hair underneath because it doesn't show most of the time anyway). The hair after the bleach: 

Efter blonderingen la vi i L'Oréals PASTEL Soft Rose toning conditioner i håret och lät det verka lite längre än vad anvisningarna sa (15 min.), sisådär 20-25 minuter. Produkten hade en härlig rosa färg och doftade som godis.

EN: After the bleaching we put in L'Oréals PASTEL Soft Rose toning conditioner i  the hair and let it work for a bit longer than adviced (15 mins.), about 20-25 minutes. The product had a cute pink color and smelled like candy.

Så här är resultatet av den färgen. Det var jättesvårt att fånga det på bild då det är så ljust och den ville inte riktigt fastna i alla delar av mitt hår. Mest topparna helt längst ner hade ett synligare resultat och mot en färgad tröja syntes det bättre. Jag var dock inte hundra procent nöjd med resultatet då jag ville ha ett ännu synligare resultat. Därför rekommenderar jag att ta till lite extremare blonderingar, som då tyvärr sliter mera på håret. Denna toning kan jag dock helt bra kunna tänka använda mig av till vardags då det inte syns alltför mycket och den är ganska neutral.

EN: So here's the result of the color. It was very hard to get it on picture since it's so fair and the color really didn't want to stick to some parts of my hair. Mostly the ends had a more visible result and towards a colored shirt it was more visible. I wasn't a hundred percent entirely happy with the result since I wanted it to be more visible. I could though think of using this toner as an everyday refreshner since it isn't that visible and it's pretty neutral.

Nå, vi (läs: jag) nöjde oss inte med resultatet utan gick till Cybershop för att köpa av Crazy Colors färger. Jag köpte färgen Candy Floss som var starkare i färgen än L'Oréals toning, dessutom billigare (7,90 €). Verkningstiden på burken är typ 30 minuter, men hon i butiken sa att de lönar sig att låta den verka i typ en timme för synligare resultat. Så en lite längre process blev det än väntat. Vi satte först färg helt längst ner i topparna och lät det verka i 15 minuter och sen satte vi i i resten av ombrén och lät allt verka i ungefär en timme.

EN: Well, we (read: me) didn't settle for this result, so we went down to Cybershop to buy Crazy Colors Candy Floss instead which is supposed to be stronger in the color than the L'Oréal one, and also cheaper (7,90€). On the can it's adviced to let it work for about 30 minutes, but the girl at the counter told me it's worth having it in for about an hour to get more visible results. So a little bit of a longer process than anticipated. First we put the color in the ends and let it be for about 15 minutes and then we put in the color in the rest of the ombré and let it be for one hour.

Resultatet blev nog en mer synlig färg, men den skiftar mera i persiko i längderna än i rosa. Bilderna nedan är inte tagna i dagsljus så det kan se annorlunda ut i solljus än här.

EN: The result was a more visible color, but it's shifts more in a peach nyance in the lenghts than in pink. The pictures are not taken in daylight so the result could be another when in sunlight.

Så. Är jag nöjd med resultatet? Njae. Helt kul var det att prova, men ett liiiite mer synligare resultat skulle de ha fått bli. Så mitt nästa steg är väl att se hur det här fungerar på mig och sen bestämma om jag blonderar vidare (och förstör mitt stackars hår) och får ett rosare resultat, eller om jag bara ska gå och köpa shockrosa och hoppas det fastnar. Nu ska vi också ta i beaktande att jag har s.k. glasartat och väldigt slätt hår. Typ ingenting vill fastna på det genast/någon dag efter att jag har tvättat rent håret och det kan ju vara att eftersom att jag hade conditionerfärgen och olja i håret före jag provade på candy flossen kan det vara att det inte fastnade riktigt. Ska prova igen när jag har tid helt enkelt. Jag tycker det var värt mödan i alla fall för det var ganska roligt att prova på och så fick jag ju lite ljusare hår till sommaren (vilken jävla sommar!?) och en helt kiva ombré. Ciao!

EN: So. Am I satisfied with the result? Naah. It was fun to test, but I would have wanted a biiiiit more visible results. So my next step is to see how this works on me and the decide if I want to bleach further (and destroy my poor hair) and get a more pink result, or if I simply go and buy a shock pink color and hope it sticks. Another thing to consider is that my hair is very slippery and smooth so almost nothing will stick to it when I have washed it recently or within a 1-2 days. And also I had the other conditioner in the hair and some hair oil so that could be another reason the candy floss didn't stick that good. I will try again someday when I have time though. I think it was worth the effort because it was pretty fun to test and also I got a bit fairer hair for summer and a nice ombré. Ciao!

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PASTEL HAIR

Jag vill ha en förändring i mitt hår igen. Spelar egentligen inte så stor roll om det är en liten eller stor sådan, bara något. Pastellrosa ombre har jag funderar på, men funderar nog lite vad dom sku säga på jobbet och om jag vågar. Hehe. Nå, ska troligen ringa frisören imorgon och hoppas att jag får tid bokat snart. Återstår att se om förändringen blir radikal eller minimal! Dag fyra av sex på jobb nu förresten, snart hem och två veckors loma sen! Ciao!

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DARE TO MAKE A FASHION STATEMENT?

Yesterday's outfit. DIY shorts, cool t-shirt, edgy earrings and dark red lipstick.

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The Big Bun Theory

I love buns, even though I don't do them that often. I should start now though! On this picture I love the twists of the bow and bohemian braid buns. So cute!

Picture from weheartit.

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Sparkles & White

Kom just hem från en powerwalk/semi-lenkki och tänkte att jag skulle visa mina fina nagar till er. Igår orkade jag äntligen fixa lite extra på dem än vad jag gjort på ett par månader. (Mina nagelband är supertorra dock!). Jag var inne på H&M och lämnade tillbaka några klänningar jag köpte i lördags och hittade detta glittriga nagellack istället. Hittills äger jag bara silver eller guldglitter så tyckte det kunde vara kul med lite vårigare/somrigare glitter också. Jag är också glad att vitt nagellack verkar vara hip igen för det är ju såå snyggt! För dagens naglar fixade jag bara en vit med glitter på, men i närframtiden ser ni mig säkert med helvitt också. De här blir nog helt säkert mina vappen naglar också, då glitter och färg hör vappen till!

Såhäääääääääär töntig känner jag mig när jag analyserar mina naglar :D

EN: I just came home from a powerwalk/semi-run and thought I would show you my nails. Yesterday I finally had the energy to do them a little fancier than in months. I found this glittery one in H&M while I was returning some dresses I bought on Saturday. I just have silver and gold glitter at the moment so I thought it would be fun to have something more springy/summery too. I'm also happy to see that white nailpolish seems to be hip again, since I think it's soooo nice! For today's nails I made just one of the nails white though, but you will probably see me in whole white in the near future. These are probably going to be my vappu (Labour Day) nails too since glitter and white is just right then.

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Style & Beauty by Lauren Conrad

Jag beställde hem lite böcker här några veckor sedan, bland annat dessa två must-haves för vilken tjej som helst. Jag har hittills bara lite bläddrat i dem, men började läsa Style idag och måste säga att LC nog kan sin grej. Style handlar mera om kläder, key pieces och hur du bygger upp en stilren garderob, medan Beauty mera fokuserar på smink och hår. Jag har länge väntat på att få äga dessa två böcker och nu äntligen har jag dessa stilbiblar till mitt förfogande! Dessutom hittade jag dem billigt på Adlibris vilket alltid är ett plus.

Lauren Conrad har länge varit en av mina favorit stilikoner och jag kollade på The Hills mest bara för hennes stils skull (och kanske lite för allt drama också...), men slutade kolla då hon inte var med längre. Hennes stil failar aldrig och hon ser så klassiskt vacker ut i vad hon än har på sig day or night och hennes hår är to die for! Kolla också in The Beauty Department om ni ännu inte gjort det.

EN: I ordered some books a couple of weeks ago and these two must-haves for any woman is now a part of my book shelf. I've so far just browsed through them, but I like what I've seen and read so far. I started reading Style today and LC really knows what she's talking about! Style is more about finding the key pieces, clothes and building a stylish wardrobe, whereas Beauty is more about make-up and hair. I've waited for so long and now I finally have these two style bibles at hand.

Lauren Conrad has long been one of my favourite style icons and I watched The Hills mostly because of her style (and yeah, maybe a bit for the drama too...), but stopped watching when she quit. Her style never fails and she manages to look so classically beautiful in whatever she puts on so be it day or night. And her hair is to die for! Also check out The Beauty Department if you haven't already.

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Only know you love her when you let her go

Gårdagens flickiga mycket casual outfit. Till kvällen blev det mera färger, men glömde ta foto. Älskar mitt Trafalgar pink läppstift från Dior och har typ bott i det hela helgen och lagt på mig kläder utgående från läppstiftet. Haha. Som bas har jag använt Sephoras läppenna och måste säga att de är superbra och prisvärda! Skriver mera om helgen senare för nu ska jag sticka ut i det fina vädret.

Dagens låt.

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Style Steal: Blair Waldorf

Så här såg min Blair Waldorf style steal outfit ut för USA-sitzen, som förövrigt var superlyckad! På mig hade jag en ljusgul spetsklänning från Club L, rött bälte med marinblå detalj från Forever21, röd kavaj från Pull & Bear, svart hårband från Glitter kanske, bruna kilklackar från ZARA (orkade inte gå i pumps), röd väska köpt på Mallorca år 2009, Majorica pärlor (en av dem) och ett armband jag fick som gåva från Indien typ 5 år sedan. Allt detta hittade jag i min garderob så det var ju helt perfekt! Sminket höll jag neutralt och clean och lockade håret i lager så det blev en mer smooth finish på det hela än mitt trassliga lockiga hår jag normalt brukar ha då jag orkar fixa det. Gillar ni? (Kom btw på att bara klänningen och hårbandet är köpta i Finland. Jag shoppar tydligen en hel del utomlands...). Inspon.

EN: So this is what my Blair Waldorf style steal outfit looked like for the USA-themed party, that by the way was really successful! On me I had a light yellow lace dress from Club L, a red belt with navy blue detail from Forever21, a red blazer from Pull & Bear, a black headbland from Glitter maybe, brown wedge heels from ZARA (couldn't bother to walk in pumps), a red handbag bought from somewhere on Mallorca in 2009, Majorica pearls (one of them) and a bracelet I got as a gift from India. All this I found in my wardrobe which was just perfect! I kept the make-up light and clean and curled my hair in layers so it would have a more smooth finish than normally when I curl my hair into a mess of curls. You like? (I realized that I've just bought the headband and the dress from Finland, so apparently I do shop some abroad...). The inspo.

I'm seriously thinking about walking around this girly and preppy all the time. I quite frankly liked the outfit I put together, even though I at first thought it was a bit crazy and very very colorful.

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