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Hi everyone! This post is long due because Miss K sent me her Astronomical collection for a review and I received the package on Dec 16th. Of course, that was the day I got my epically epic sniffles that led to infection asthma. I've been more or less sick ever since and now it seems it's happening again. However, after washing my hands until they were red an raw I decided to post these swatches

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Hi everyone! So I spent last weekend (actually from Thursday to Sunday) in London with my friend celebrating my birthday and her nameday (well, we needed an excuse!). I was going to do a swatch post today but unfortunately I have the sniffles and I don't like to get germs all over my precious makeup thingies. So instead I'm posting my London makeup haul and some photos from the trip (ye been

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Hi everyone! I got a new camera this week so I took some FOTD photos with it. Unfortunately when I was scaling the images down a bit, I managed to change something in my full face photo and then I had to change the warmth of the photo so it may look a bit off. I also got what appears to be my last Aromaleigh order. I got some full sized products from Wonderstruck and Spells collections. I'm a

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Well folks, it's the time of the year when you have sunlight in Finland only if you're extremely lucky. Now it's 12.46am and it's mostly grey. MAC came out with a collection called Tartan Tale which really is no news anymore but I just wanted to share my haul with you. Initially, I was just going to get Courting Lilac lipstick, A Wish Come True eyeshadow and Style Clan nail polish. First I got

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Happy Halloween! A few weeks back Sugarpill had a special Halloween sale on their shop where they sold 'Monster' palettes, i.e. their regular palettes that had some minor defects in them. I ordered the Burning Heart palette on a whim and I got it on Friday. I know that some of you were interested to see what would a monster palette look like so I took you some pics! And swatches too!

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Hi there! If you follow me at Twitter, you may know that I've got a new, more challenging job and that most of my days are spent freaking out about new stuff that I have to learn and trying to do stuff I already can do. So for these reasons I have had to ignore this blog and unfortunately you. I assume that most of the people that read my blog are familiar with my friend's Phyrra's blog. She's

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I'll be away for a week or so because I haven't yet had a summer holiday. Don't despair if I don't answer to any comments or e-mails, I'll be back soon enough :)

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The gorgeous Blix from Glitter is my crack is hosting a huge giveaway and there will be 5 (yes, you read correctly FIVE) winners! More information on the giveaway can be found on the official giveaway blog post. So click on the link and make sure you're in! Be also sure to check out her numerous glitter-filled posts as they are amazing.

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Sooo yesterday I mentioned that OHWTO makes tinted vegan lip balms. I also promised swatches so here here they are. I have three of the shades OHWTO is offering: Caroline, Arlette and Victoria. All of the balms are very smoothing and give a nice glossy finish to the lips. These are tinted lip balms but I think their pigmentation is better than with tinted lip balms usually (unless you count

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Hi everyone! I really need to get back on this blogging thing but lately I have had tons of stuff to do. Some good news: I got a new job! I've been a temp for over 2 years and I finally got a steady job in a better position. I'm starting in my new position next month so I'm really excited! So, back to the business. One Hand Washes The Other (or OHWTO for short) is a company selling soaps,

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Hi there! I'm home sick so I figured I'd post you some Lip Lustre swatches I took before I got sick. I still have some shades I haven't swatched so I'll probably deal with them soon-ish. The red blotch on my lower lip is NOT herpes, it's a pimple. Also featured in the photos are black strands that obviously have come from my face towel. FAIL. But at least the Lustres are pretty! Descriptions are

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Hi everyone! I know summer is almost over and autumn things are starting to pop up everywhere so maybe this isn't the prime time to talk about beaches. However, I haven't been on a proper holiday this summer, yet. We are going to the southern coast of Croatia with my boyfriend next month and although I'm not a beach person (you have seen how pale I look, right?), I'm actually looking forward to

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Hi everyone! Usually I don't post makeup looks on Sundays because of my promise to my boyfriend to keep one day without any makeup in a week. However, because I've been ill most of this week and have 3 days without makeup, I'm posting you an EOTD and a NOTD. I would've liked to post a full-face photo but I'm still all sick-looking, pasty and gross. It's not quite that summery in Finland. It's

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Hi everyone! Since today is Sunday and I have made a promise to my man not to wear any makeup on Sundays (unless it's a very special and public occasion), I only have swatches for you. Negative feedback can be directed to my boyfriend. he actually says I look cute without makeup. Weirdo. So I got some mail from Morgana Minerals. I picked up some more Get Medieval Shades (also full sizes of the

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Miss K from Aromaleigh sent me samples of her new collection, Victoria's Revenge, for me to swatch and review. First off, my camera freaked out by the complexity and the sparkle of these colours and is now on medication and demanding an all expenses paid holiday to Bora Bora. I tried to tell him that he's just a camera and he has no right to demand such things and how could he even handle himself

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I was approached on Twitter by Caitlin, the owner of Shiro Cosmetics, asking if I were interested in trying out and reviewing her products. I found out that she had just opened her store and that her eyeshadows were named after Pokémon which made me giggle, in a good way. I agreed to swatch her products and write a review. Since she's a new company owner, I offered to show my review before

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I have more funky lip photos for you to laugh at! As you know, I love Fyrinnae Lip Lustres. Well, I love Fyrinnae stuff in general but the Lip Lustres are pretty awesome. So I pulled out a couple of shades I've been wearing lately and noticed that they all are pretty lovely for this spring/summer season. So I ended up swatching 10 Lip Lustres on my lips. The neighbors must've thought I was a

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My dear and lovely Welsh blogger friend Chloe was kind enough to get me the much-coveted MAC Tissueweight eyeshadow. Thank you, Chloe! She also sent me and my boyfriend some yummy chocolate treats which I ate all by myself. My boyfriend didn't even get to see the wrappers. I wanted to swatch this delicate beauty to you all (and to Chloe since she was debating whether to send it to me or keep to

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This doesn't necessarily mean I'm not going to post an FOTD this weekend. I've just meant to have done this ages ago so I'm starting this Saturday by giving you some swatches of Morgana Minerals lippies. As most of you probably know, the lippies are vegan. This affect the formula by making the lippies feel a bit harder. Not to worry, it's not a bad thing. You don't have to use the force to get

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I have never tried Aromaleigh's blushes before yesterday. And I realized that today. I almost feel ashamed because I'm a sworn blush hoarder and I usually make it my quest to try blushes from the companies I order stuff from. Rosette is (according to the colour description on Aromaleigh website) "a warm peachy pink perfect for rosy cheeks!". In the jar, it almost looks like nude brown. On my

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I got some happy mail as well today! I ordered samples of some of the 'Get Medieval' colours and since the light was cooperating even after work, I did some swatching for you. As always, these are swatched on TFSI + Pixie Epoxy. First bact of photos were taken outdoors and the second indoors. Colour descriptions are from Morgana Minerals website. (L to R, outside without flash) Fortress,

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Yeah, you've probably noticed that I had to remove my latest rant post. I got an e-mail about libel, copyright infringement and reporting me to Blogger. The funniest thing was that the person who sent it to me, Jenna Whitman from Stardust Cosmetics, had confused my first name with another blogger. People, when you copy&paste an e-mail, change the name of the recipient so they'll feel more special

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Hi everyone! May Day (and the eve) is kind of a big thing here in Finland. It's called both the working people's celebration AND students' celebration which means that practically everyone in Finland likes to take part in the festivities. Kids like to paint their faces and students proudly dress up in their overalls and everyone who has matriculated from either a polytechnic school or high

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I took advantage of Meow's Egg Hunt coupon codes over the Easter weekend and ended up getting my staple foundation and Taboo blush in Dirty Talk (both full size) without shipping fees. I rarely shop at Meow (although I love their products) because of the astoundingly high shipping costs of $14.95 (that's why I advertise their free shipping coupons if they apply to international orders). So when I

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Hi-Fi Cosmetics doesn't seem to get enough love from me although I love Veronica's eyeshadows so here are some swatches of purple shades I picked up recently. Veronica has a spring sale: if you pick 2 eyeshadows, you get one free. Same thing with her new lipglosses. More info on her Etsy store. I have some more sale items coming my way... Can't wait to test the lippies. Swatches are on TFSI and

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You get a free shipping with orders over $25 at Meow by using the code CatsHateTaxes. This includes international orders so if you want something from Meow and don't want to pay $14.95 on shipping, this is your chance. The coupon is only valid today (at least that's how I understood it). My favourites from Meow are foundations, blushes and Egyptian Treasures eyeshadows.

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Sorry for not posting looks in a long time but I've actually been busy! I've seen my friends, gone out for walks and tried to sort some things out. I'm posting looks next week, maybe even swatches if I get any hauls. I wanted to share my latest haul with you. As you probably now, I love sneakers. And Converses are my favourite. I actually have an identical pair of these already but for some

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Just a quick post... I had my hair cut today and I also walked to the hairdresser's and then back home which is about 4 kilometres. [cue for Rocky training montage] So here's the new 'do. Sorry about the blotchy skin. Walking 4 kilometres with crutches is sweaty business! Plus this pic was taken at 6pm and I did my makeup just before 11am. No retouching, except for lippie.

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1. How has your week been so far? Sucky. My knee's been acting up, my appointment for hairdresser's got cancelled and I'd very much like to be able to get out of the apartment. Please. 2. What’s your favorite mindless distraction? Twitter or DropZap. 3. What’s on the nails? Lilacism (creamy lavender) by Essie. A yummy colour, perfect for spring. 4. Have you ever seen a UFO? If you mean

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Yeah, I know I promised. But the thing is that I really want to see the movie and I can't because of the current situation. I have to wait at least two weeks still. Plus I really love the idea of Stephen Fry voicing Cheshire Cat. I also have downloaded a theme to my trusty Firefox which is Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. And on the right upper corner of my browser screen is the grinning face

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1. How has your week been so far? Okay, I guess. I've been out walking for the first time in 6 weeks (I don't count the painful trips to a cab and back inside again), I still need crutches but it's been fun to walk in the sunshine and breathe the (relatively) fresh air. 2. If you had to only wear one brand of nail polish for the rest of your life, which brand would it be and why? Probably

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So I got another haul from Silk Naturals. I was so pleased with my first order that it didn't take long to make a second one. This time I chose more colourful stuff to test if Silk Naturals were able to ace them as they do their more neutral colours. The answer is yes. I'm very pleased with the pigmentation of the colours as well as the complexity of the shades. Again, the shadows are quite shiny

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I was going to show you a FOTD with a list of products that I used like always but today turned out to be something quite different. I was doing a dark blue smoky eye with Sugarpill eyeshadow in Magpie which is a gorgeous blackened, metallic navy blue. Yesteday I also got my Detrivore sample haul which included their primer. So I put that primer to the test. Unfortunately, it didn't pass it. I

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I've done this very same look (with different products) the first time about five, six years ago when I was in Sydney, Australia. I had bought an eyeshadow palette that had a pink shade and a sparkly lime shade. I wanted to use it by applying the pink on my upper lid and the lime on my lower lid. I thought I was being different. One day my Japanese room mate came to me with a women's magazine

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Hi there! I sorta promised not to do any Alice-themed looks with any Alice-themed products but I also promised to share my hauls one way or another. I got the coveted (or loathed) Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows a few days ago. I'm not going to post photos of the palette because the interwebz is full of them and yes, it's gorgeous. I don't have any Urban Decay eyeshadows so for me the

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The Fyrinnae giveaway has ended and I have notified the winners by e-mail. I'm not going to publish the winners here because I understand if people want to protect their privacy. I did the drawing by using random.org to ensure fairness to all participants. I've already sent out one of the gift certificates and I'm still waiting the other winner to reply my e-mails. If I don't get an answer 48

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Thanks for all my readers for their love and support during my recovery. I wanted to do a complete makeup look today because although swatches are nice and all, this blog is about wearing makeup, too. I've spent the last two hours doing my hair and this makeup. Because standing up without cruthches for longer periods of time is hard, I did a very simple and neutral look with Silk Naturals I

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I stumbled upon Haus of Gloi after reading reviews from Phyrra and Grey. Haus of Gloi is specialized in soaps, perfume oils and scrubs, all of which are vegan. The company is run by Britton and her husband . The things that set Haus of Gloi apart from other businesses or people selling soap are hauntingly beautiful (and different) scents, natural ingredients (no sulfates here) and gorgeous

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When you receive your order from Fyrinnae, you'll probably say the 'f word' a couple of times. Examples: "F*ck, I need more money!", "This is effing gorgeous!" or "How the f*ck am I going to explain this to my boyfriend?". These are all natural reactions to Fyrinnae products. I'm a huge fan of Fyrinnae and I won't and can't hide it. Their stuff is just amazing. And the guys are lovely, too.

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Hi there! I think I've finally conquered the damn virus that was pestering me for days so I thought I'd get back to blogging. Also, Happy International Women's Day! I've received some hauls and I decided to swatch them because when you find something good, it's nice to forward the message to your fellow makeup addicts. First up is Silk Naturals. My friend Phyrra has used Silk Naturals

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Nea did this so I'm doing it, too :D (I left out the first one out) Three jobs I have had: 1. Telemarketer 2. General assistant 3. Translator Three places I have lived: 1. Helsinki 2. Vantaa 3. London Three favorite drinks: 1. Green Tea 2. Passionfruit juice 3. Water Three TV shows I watch: 1. True Blood 2. QI 3. Project Runway Three places I have been: 1. Istanbul 2. Tanzania 3.

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..then follow me on Twitter. My tweets are protected (the first week I tweeted I got some messages from religious types saying that Jesus wouldn't approve of my foul language. Fuck that.) but I'll accept you after checking out your profile. Just find a person called @purplesaila (didn't see that coming, did you?) and you're all set. I've been ill a few days, I've been pestered by a

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I've noticed that I have gained some new readers (welcome, everyone!) so I wanted to remind you about my Fyrinnae gift certificate giveaway. Two people will receive a $21 gift certificate to Fyrinnae and the winners will be drawn at random. So check out the giveaway post to enter if you already haven't. http://adventurouspurplekoala.blogspot.com/2010/01/giveaway.html

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I'm treating you with a third post today. Actually, I snatched this idea from Phyrra who shared her routine and since I know have a routine of sorts, I wanted to do the same.My skin is very sensitive and dry. I used to think my skin was greasy because it always seemed so oily but when I washed my skin, it felt tight and looked flakey. Sensitivity is another great problem. I've gotten skin

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So this is the second post of the day, as promised.Everybody's been buzzing about Sugarpill and I have to say that after seeing the product, I can't say I wonder why. The colours are gorgeous. Seriously.I placed my order on February 15th. I ordered two of the Chromalust pigments: Goldilux (flashy gold) and Magpie (blackened blue). Yes, before you say anything I really did order a blue eyeshadow.

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Hi everybody!Today I have two small posts for you, this is the first one (obviously).I love Converse trainers. They are comfortable and perfect for my huge but slim feet. There are always tons of colours around as well as a couple of style options (I personally love lo shoes).BUT.Converses can be terribly expensive in Finland. I've seen prices varying from 60 euros to almost 80 euros which is a

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Hi all!Sorry I haven't been around almost for a week. My boyfriend caught the disgusting noro virus and I had to be evacuated to live with my parents.So it's been a little over two weeks since I had the surgery. I got the stitches out on Friday. It was gruelling. It didn't really hurt but I was sure my scars would burst open and spray blood everywhere. Of course they didn't but that's how I felt

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No swatchiness today, I'm afraid. It's too cloudy to take decent photos and I don't want you to stare at muddled colours, going "Is she seriously saying those are gorgeous greens?". No, I won't do that.So yesterday I was browsing nail polish blogs. I saw that Polish Pixie had done some gorgeous green marbling and that Cucumpear has done a spring manicure (check out their blogs, they're on my

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As Phyrra and Nea requested on Twitter, I'm doing blue swatches today as well (aren't I nice, two swatch posts in one day, read the other one too so I'll feel special). The problem of course was.. I don't wear blues. Blue clothes make me look dead and same goes with most blueish eyeshadows. Blue is just not my colour. It does nothing (good) for me. Le sigh. But dark blue jeans make my butt look

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So yesterday I tweeted that I would accept suggestions for swatch posts. My friend Phyrra acted the fastest and suggested aquas/turquoises and then golds. My eyes started gleaming. Yes, golds.Golds seem to divide people. Some stay clear of them because they feel like gold will make them look like Christmas decorations (it's a bit telling that the Aromaleigh shades were LE and weren't voted as

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Yesterday I tweeted whether people wanted to see Aromaleigh purple swatches or Fyrinnae pink swatches. The answer was the sound of crickets. I've heard that Fyrinnae is struggling with a large volume of orders and I discovered that the lovely Miss K was a bit angry and down because some nasty e-mails she'd received so my vote swung for Aromaleigh. Not to worry, I'll be swatching a lot and there

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1. How has your week been so far?Haha. Painful.2. Have you ever gone through an entire bottle of nail polish and bought a second of the same color?I don't think so. I'm the kinda girl who keeps on buying new polishes before the old ones have been used. I'm such a bad kitty.3. What’s on your nails?Finger nails: Nfu'Oh #51. Toes: China Glaze IDK with a pink Konad stamp on my left big toe.4. What

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I just can't sit around doing nothing. And I already have withdrawal symptoms from makeup.So, because I can't make myself pretty at the moment, I decided that I should swatch some of my Fyrinnae purples. Some people ask me "Why do you always wear purples? Don't they all look the same?". The answer is there are plenty of purples, ranging from fresh lavenders to darker royal purples. I don't think

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Hi everybody,I'm feeling a bit better today. I'm still heavily medicated but I've been able to move my leg a bit more. However, makeup posts are out of the question for now. I have to walk with crutches for 6 weeks and since almost anything involving moving or not moving my leg hurts like a bitch, I'm just concentrating on the Things That Matter More Than Makeup (which sucks). I really miss

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Sounds a bit overly dramatic, doesn't it? Well, that's just me.So I'm having a surgery on my knee tomorrow which means that I'm not able to answer my phone or any e-mails for a couple of days. But it's all for a good cause because after this operation I shouldn't be dealing with constant dislocations with my knee. Yes, it's gross. And I've always put the knee back in it's place myself.

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I did this look some weeks ago but the upcoming surgery has wreaked havoc on my brain so that I completely forgot to blog about this! Sorry.I bought some samples from Evil Shades and I have to say that I'm very happy with the products AND the customer service. If you're an international customer, you have to e-mail about your order to get an exact price on your order. But that's not a hassle and

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Dear all,I need to change the giveaway date to March 13. I talked to the surgeon on Friday and it might be that I need to spend a couple of days in the hospital and after that the physical therapy will be gruelling. I need to concentrate on getting better, I hope you all understand this. I hate to do this but I don't think I have another option, unfortunately.Leave your entries on the original

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You know how there only can be one winner? Not true. Not this time. I'm arranging a giveaway that's open for all my followers regardless of their country and there will be two (2) winners selected at random. The two lucky winners will be chosen on MARCH 13 at noon (my time). You have to be a follower and you'll have to leave a comment on this post stating your e-mail address and that you're

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First of all, this look is dedicated to Ana from Lipsticks and Lightsabers. I've been drooling over her dramatic eye looks and was sure I should never attempt anything similar but then I eavesdropped her and Robyn (from Purely Cosmetics) talking about creating smoky looks and I decided to give it a go. So basically what I did was I went over her tutorials, making mental notes on how she blends

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Picture taken at a party by Jari AittokallioPainted Moogle tagged me on her Happy 101 (thank you!) and the idea seemed just so lovely that I wanted to do it, too.10 things that make me happy:1. My boyfriendThis year marks our 10th year anniversary. I love him to bits. He's the one person who makes me feel special even when I feel/act like the biggest jerk in the universe. People ask us why we

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Hi everyone!I'm sticking with the plan to do more colourful looks since there have been so many nautral/everyday looks in this blog in the last few months. Pink is the colour of today. I just decided so.For this look I mostly used Fyrinnae products. Chaotic Evil is a hot pink with silver sparkle. I need to try this with Pixie Epoxy. Darling Misfit is a magenta pink with aqua highlights and if you

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Hi there!It's a very sunny day in Helsinki although the thermometer says that it's -14 centigrade outside (and about 40 centimetres of snow!). I got a haul from Aromaleigh. Their Les Papillons collection was on sale and I decided to buy 4 full sized products without sampling (yes, again). I chose Glowing Luna, Zephyr's Breeze, Butterfly Kisses and Fragile Charms based on several swatches around

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Happy 2010 all!I wasn't able to take photos of my NYE look because our guest arrived literally 5 minutes after I had finished doing my makeup. Plus I had food in the oven.So is there a better way to start the blog year of 2010 than doing a look with Fyrinnae? Well, I got a haul from them on NYE and there were a couple of beauties that made my heart squeal so I decided then and there that I'd

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Hi all!This is the last day of 2009 so I wanted to list my favourite products from 2009. These are the products that I've discovered in 2009 AND I've used most often or fallen in love with them.10. Meow Equilibrium PrimerIt soothes my easily irritated skin. What more do you want, really?9. Lumene Blueberry Curl Waterproof Mascara in Rich BlackI had searched AGES for a waterproof mascara that

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Hi there!Sorry I haven't been blogging much lately. Right now I'm a bit ill (nothing major, just the sniffles) and I can't show my full face anywhere. As my boyfriend left me alone for a couple of hours today because he went out the his family country cottage to get us a Christmas tree, I felt that I owed you an EOTD at least.For this look I used HiFi Cosmetics's Holiday Collection shadows.

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Hey guys!Today is my birthday! I'm a bit closer to 30 (which no one seems to believe) and I still feel like 5.I don't have a look for you but as you might've guessed, I'm wearing purples today.So if you feel like joining the party, break out your purple eyeshadows and do the happy dance :)And watch this space because I'm thinking about giving some presents to one lucky follower...

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The lovely Miss K from Aromaleigh sent me samples of her brand-spanking new collection to swatch and try out. Unfortunately it's dark outside and I can't take decent swatch photos :( Right now it's about the darkest time of year in Finland. In fact, I can almost make a bet that if you came here now, you would think that Finland is the most depressing place on earth. A little snow would help with

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Sophie Lancaster would've turned 23 if she hadn't been beaten and kicked to death by a group of teenagers who attecked her and her boyfriend. The reason for the vicious attack? Sophie and her boyfriend were goths.Please view this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH1NP9VoadIIf you want to support S.O.P.H.I.E (The Sophie Lancaster Foundation), visit Illamasqua store and buy their Sophie eye

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I look like I have the plague. My face is covered in spots and blemishes. I think they are caused by stress (work, my birthday is in a couple of weeks etc) and Friday's office X-mas party didn't help either (although I had fun!).So this is a perfect day to post a review. I also have swatches but I'm afraid the lighting issues continue. So bear with me.I stumbled accross J. Lynne through Mineral

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I'm waiting to get my hands on HiFi's samples so I can't testify for the products but just wanted to let you guys know that HiFi is having a Black Friday sale that ends on Sunday.All HiFi shadows are BOGO (buy one, get one free) and there are other discounts as well.Check out the shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/hificosmetics for more information.HiFi also released a holiday collection that looks

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Meow Cosmetics have just launched their holiday collections (yes, that's a plural). My favourite of them is "12 Pains of Christmas", a rather humorous approach to the 'dark side' of the celebrations. I also love the Glacial Grove collection. I might be ordering samples after all...Use the code CatsEatTurkeys2 to get 20% off of your order. This code is valid until Sunday so now's the time to get

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Guys, it's Caturday already!Yesterday I received a huge sample haul from Sassy Minerals. I had seen Lisa Kate's and Nea's looks and swatches and so I had to make an order.So, I wanted to do a look with Sassy. Yesterday I watched the Project Runway finale (I had hoped that Carol Hannah would win) and I got my inspiration from Tim Gunn.Do I hear you say "Whaaaaaat?"?Well, let me explain. I adore

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Today I wanted to base my FOTD on MAC's Dazzleglass in Jingle Jangle. When I saw the colour yesterday, I went "OMG OMG OMG" in my head. Then I read the shade name and my heart sank. Jingle Jangle. I almost retched. Now don't get me wrong, I love winter and yuletide (I love the word). But I hate the gross commercialism around it. I love the smell of freshly baked gingerbreads and I love to

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Hi there!Today, November 14th, is the International Diabetes Day. I've had type 1 diabetes for a couple of years so my contribution for today was to wear blueish makeup (a cerulean blue ring is the symbol for diabetes).I was supposed to wear Fyrinnae's Baby Beluga (a soft pale grey with blue shimmer) with Mirrors (a shiny antique silver) but the look turned out bland. It just looked black and

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I'm soon off to have my hair cut (I have a vague idea what to do but it might change over the bus ride to the salon).I noticed that my blog now has over 30 followers! When I started this blog, I never imagined going over 5 or even reaching 5. I started this as a sort of a makeup journal and a guide to some of my friends who had requested makeup help and tips from me.I know there are lots of blogs

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Hi there!It's Father's Day in Finland so I opted for a softer look because we're going to my boyfriend's parents for a Sunday dinner.I would have posted a full FOTD but my hair seems to have overgrown and I can't find my face under it. Don't worry guys, I'm going to a FANCY hairsalon next Friday so there may be some pics of my new hair next Saturday. So watch this space!I decided to revisit

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Yesterday when I came home, I noticed that I had received a Cease & Desist from a certain person who's been sending these to other people as well.I'm certainly very angry at this point because I feel like I'm being threatened without justification.However, my address and the address of the sender were handwritten. I expect to receive a bit more official looking mail from a law firm. I haven't

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I think I promised more Halloween looks... I got a haul from Fyrinnae a couple of days ago. I picked up some more of their Halloween 2009 stuff. I love them. Druid Werewolf looks dark, tarnished gold (with burgundy notes) on my lids. Pumpkinfire is black-based shadw with tons of shimmer ranging from gold and orange to green. Medieval Haunting is an antique gold with flashes of silver. I decided

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Are you tied of ordering mineral makeup and noticing that what you've ordered seems so... familiar? Join the mineral makeup mutiny and support independent businesses that create their own shades - for real! Say NO to re-packaging and greediness! ">

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Hello there!When you are a beauty junkie, you pretty much browse the net looking for new exciting things to drool at and test. I had never heard of Illamasqua and would've lived my life in complete ignorance if I hadn't found out about their nail polishes through Scrangie's blog. I had no intention of buying nail polish but I decided to check out Illamasqua's webstore and just have a quick look.

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The owner of Meow Cosmetics is celebrating her birthday so she's giving US a present: if you use discount code champagne, you're getting 15% off - and there's no minimum order!I had to get a new top coat because my Top Cat is dying. This time I went for Equilibrium. I've tried and tested it and it works both as a primer and a top coat. Also I got a few Halloween samples.So, enjoy the code

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I remember one of my very first posts being about Lime Crime. Back then I thought I had discovered something unique and fun. Xenia has her own super-famous blog with awe-inspiring tutorials and style guidance. She always stressed how she had come up with her makeup line herself and how she had created all the colours.I started hearing some alarming news about Lime Crime through my friend Phyrra's

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I know I promised more Halloween looks but I couldn't help but playing with Meow's Egyptian Treasures collection again. As you all know, these colours are metallic and I think they're the best metallic colours I've ever seen (if you don't count in cream eyeshadows).When I swatched the colour Miw, which is metallic neon-ish green with golden undertones, I was 100% sure i couldn't wear it. But I

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I've been ill for a couple of days which really sucks. Nothing big, just a bit of fever and blowing my nose off my face. So yesterday, and I'm not sure if this was fever-induced, I went to the bathroom and started applying Fyrinnae's lip lustre in Diabolic Masquerade (black with burgundy shimmer) on my lips. I looked in the mirror and what stared right back at me looked like death. This gave me

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Since I decided to buy myself some Konad stuff, I went ahead and subscribed to a boat load of Konad/nail blogs. One of them, painted Lady fingers, is having a Halloween contest where you have a chance to win a set of Halloween themed Konad set!To enter and see the rules for this contest, go to http://paintedladyfingers.blogspot.com

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O hai! It's my first Nail of the Day post, woot! I did this because I found THE most amazing nail polish yesterday. I love reading nail blogs. I'm jealous and in awe of how people can make their nails look so beautiful with different polishes and nail art. I have my name day tomorrow so my Mum and Dad gave me some money. And I knew exactly where to spend it. NAILS.I love black nail polishes. So

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I forgot to post this look I did with Meow's Egyptian Collection. First of all, the metallic shimmer in these shadows is beyond amazing. So if metallics are your thing, I'd suggest you go shopping.I chose three eyeshadows from the collection for this look. Sand Dune is a metallic, French vanilla type of colour. At least in theory. I applied it foiled and I almost had a stroke: it turned into

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Okay, Meow's gorgeous Lost Rainforest collection retires today. I love the collection and I bought a lot of stuff from it.If eyeshadows are your thing, I'd suggest snagging Bromeliad, Mantis, Poison Dart Frog, Boa, Amazon, Nabau and/or Mayantu.For cheeks, both of the blushes, Canna and Heliconia, are stunning.I also recommend the glow powders, my absolute favourite is Chameleon which looks

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Nea from Fashioned in Finland tagged me with 'I think you're an awesome girl'-tag, thank you :)So, I'm going to tell you 10 random facts about me. I'm supposed to tag 10 other bloggers but I've only got 4 this time...Random facts about me1. I was a member of the chess club because I thought that would make me cool. It didn't.2. I don't know how to whistle.3. I can swim 2000 metres (about 1.24

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I wanted to do something bright today because my last two postings have been a bit on the dark side. Because I had work today, I took these photos at 6.30am which means that it was almost dark outside. But I think they turned out rather well, actually.The idea behind this look was that I haven't used Fyrinnae's Chlorophyll, ever. It's an almost orange yellow shade, very bright. Sennyo is

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Fyrinnae has a cool section on their website where they give hints about colour combinations. One that caught my eye was using Leif with Okapi. Yesterday I rummaged through my makeup stash and found out that I have both colours. Cool! (I also found out that I have a serious problem with ordering new stuff and that I really should get more organized and sane.) Leif is like a bright forest green (

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Sigh. I hate Blogger.Someone commented on my newest look. When I published the comment, it was gone. I didn't even get to read who had written it.So if your comments don't appear, it's because there are some problems not caused by me.

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Okay, I'm pretty much hooked on HBO's True Blood (well duh, it's about vampires after all). I'm not a fan of Maryann, the crazy maenad chick, mostly because she doesn't look batty enough. She's simply just too pretty. So, I decided to do something different for today. I decided to do a maenad look. I've always sort of thought that gold is a crazy colour. Not the "molten sunshine" gold colour, but

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I can't say that today's look is a complete success. I thought I was getting better with what ever I have but I spent last night coughing. So I'm tired and I look tired.I totally forgot that I had some new stuff other than Medusa's Makeup. I'm a fan of xsparkage's blog (although it seems that she's not been blogging that actively as she used to) and on several occasions she has praised Calypso

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I decided to use a colour mousse again on my hair because my natural colour had bleached considerably (damn you, sun!). I'm off work because I'm still a bit sick. But I don't feel sick. So, as I'm about to go to get some food, I also did my makeup.I decided to go with subtle eyeshadow paired with a bold glittery liner. I used Aromaleigh's Eye Plush eyeshadow in Dollhouse. It's a matte, very light

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I was supposed to post this on Friday evening but guess what? I fell ill. Yesterday I spent almost six hours at the hospital waiting for a diagnose because I could've had the swine flu, tonsillitis or glandular fever. I have none of these, thank goodness. But still, I was feeling crappy enough not to post anything.But because I never wear blue makeup (I use blue for colour effects but I've never

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Just a quick post for the weekend. It's been a very sunny day today in Helsinki so I decided to do a very natural look before heading out to have breakfast in the nearby park.Very NaturalMeow Pampered Puss foundation in Inquisitive Himalayan (two layers)Meow LF blush in HeliconiaMeow Top Cat Finishing PowderMeow Crystalline Cat Glow Powder in Quartz (on temples and cheekbones)Aromaleigh Eye

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I'm on a roll! This is the third post in three days and this time I'm finally showing you the look I've done a couple of times now with Meow's Lost Rainforest Collection's Bromeliad, Torch, Toucan and Mantis. I added Toucan to darken the crease, before this I've done without it.Bromeliad is a coral shade with golden glimmer.Torch is a peach sort of colour with golden glimmer.Toucan is very

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Today I wanted to try out some purplish colours from Meow's Lost Rainforest. Siren and Endangered caught my eye because I love how Sires is almost-purple, almost-rose with golden gleam and how Endangered just begs to be paired with it.Endangered SirenMeow Pampered Puss foundation in Inquisitive Himalayan (two layers + wet as a concealer on blemishes)Meow Crystalline Cat Glow powder in Quartz (as

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As you know, imitation is the highest form of flattery. Yesterday I went through Decorative Diva's blog and stumbled upon a gorgeous green look she had done with Meow's Lost Rainforest stuff (http://decoratived.blogspot.com/2009/07/green-look-with-meows-lost-rainforest.html). As there is no one whose makeup skills and imagination I admire more than Decorative Diva's, I decided to copy her look,

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