Kitty Cats!

I bought a new lens for my camera on discount, and turns out it's the best kind of lens: the type that's perfect for taking photos of cats ;D I thought I took pics of all the kitties, but apparently Magnus is just so photogenic that most of his pictures came out great.

Magnus is a big boy now. He's soon a year old. That's Mör all foggy in the front!

Magnus in the sun. He has this exquisite shimmer in his coat that comes out in sunlight, it's impossible to capture but apparently should proves that he's a purebred bengal cat. It really doesn't matter, he can't go to cat shows anyway and he's a dear no matter what his genes are, but the glitter sure is pretty!

Nana looking grumpy as usual. She's turning ten soon and loves to just lounge on anything soft and warm. Humans qualify ;P

Nana with her awesome tusk!

Guess what this is?

Magnus loves my chiffon dress, so he pulled it on the floor from the laundry rack it was drying on and dove right in.

Then he took a thinking break pondering how to get out of the dress ;D

Finally! Freedom!

This is how he likes to sleep. With feet going every which way.

Glowing Green Look

This one is from last week. The pictures were taken when the sun was setting, so they are a little bit too warm. The yellow light cancels out the lavender tones of the light shadow on the lid. The look turned out quite dramatic!

I used:
Femme Fatale Banshee Scream (very pale lavender with a green sheen, on the inner corners and lid)
Shiro Cosmetics Steve. (bright turquoise, on the outer lid, inner lower lid and in the lower part of the crease)
Femme Fatale Ultimate Wizards (blackened purple with purple microglitter, in the crease and outer lower lid, the colour lost most of the glitter when I blended it so it looks just plain dark)

Outfit of the Day

My outfit from last week! I got lasik surgery for my eyes today so I'm hanging out at home with no make-up on. I did take lots of cat pictures, so maybe I'll show those tomorrow ;P I wore this outfit for an outing with friends. The shoes are new, they are from Lidl and were on discount (only six euros!), and I needed black, easy to wear flats. I just felt like I had shrunk, because I usually always wear heels ;D

Dress - Iron Fist Lamby Pleated Dress

Shoes - Lidl

My other half is getting ready to leave for a Hocico performance, I'm so envious! But my eyes are recovering surprisingly well, they are not bloodshot or anything, just dry. So here's to hoping I might be able to go out and do stuff already tomorrow :)

Forest Spirit Photoshoot

Here's a few pictures from the photoshoot! Helena and me were shooting at a little stream she had chosen as a location. It was only a short way from a beach and it was nice and cool in the forest. And no mosquitoes, which was a miracle!

I'm wearing the Daenerys dress with no underskirt and a different belt. I'm happy it worked so well for this shoot, it's always a pleasure to be able to wear the same thing multiple times only styled differently! On my head are deer horns, I sawed them off a trophy I had and glued them to a headband. They are too heavy to wear for long periods of time, but looked great with the outfit and the surroundings!

And here's an extra picture of me drying the dress ;D I forgot to pack a plastic bag so I could just fold it away when wet, so I waved it around on the beach until the chiffon dried. Which was quite fast, thankfully, it seemed to be quite a show for the beach-goers ;P

All photos by Helena Pahaoja.

Photoshoot Hair

I did a wonderful photoshoot today with a friend, and made the effort to look pretty for it. It was once again so damn hot that the idea of curling my hair seemed like sheer madness, but I'm glad I did it in the end. I put in some colourful clip-in extensions and curled the whole lot together with my own hair. The result: massive, colourful hair, just like I wanted!

On the downside it was a bit hot hair to wear, but we shot at a little stream and I got to stand in the lovely cool water. With some lovely cool mud beneath it. I didn't slip even once, not even when standing on only one leg ;D

Outfit of the Day

I'm very fond of my new dress from BlackMilk. It's a Burned Velvet Maxi Dress, black, naturally ;P I wore it to go to a museum since it was so unbelievably hot and I knew the Vapriikki museum has excellent air conditioning. It was a nice and cool way to spend the hottest hours of the day!

Dress - BlackMilk Burned Velvet Maxi Dress

I have to say I'm not crazy about their sizing. I have two short dresses, one is size S and one is M, because the S felt a tiny bit tight on me. The M doesn't fit me like I hoped, the hem starts to widen a bit too high, and I think this is because of the size being a bit too loose. But then again the tiny sleeves don't sit right, they want to rise off my shoulders in the size M. And I don't think my shoulders are that broad, even with the muscles the pole dancing has given me!

This dress is size S, and when it arrived it was very tight on the top. I had consulted the size guide at the website and checked if I read it wrong, but nope, my bust with a bra on is still 2 cm smaller than what the size S claims to be. I emailed the customer service and they got back to me, but the result was still that the fabric is so stretchy that it will loosen with wear to fit. I do expected garments to correspond to the measurements promised, so I feel it is a bit weird to have a sizing table when it doesn't match the products. But yes, the fabric does loosen with wear, but it would have been much more comfortable to be able to wear the dress comfortably from the start!

This is the reason I love the dress! So much fabric, the hem moves beautifully when I walk!

Furry Flying Thing Tattoo

I'm finally getting my sleeve finished! I hadn't really planned originally on filling out the inner bicep part, but when the lower arm was finished, I felt like a spot was missing. So now there's a moth in a fancy frame filling it! This one is still a work in progress, it's missing a dark background inside the frame and lace outside of it to tie it in with the rest of the sleeve. The tattoo is done by Tomppa at Halo Tattoo.

It's only one day old in the pictures, at this moment after five days it's starting to peel and reveal the final colours. The frame is lighter, making the details stand out more. I have to say this location wasn't my favourite spot to tattoo, but it was also a super hot day when the tattoo was done and it seemed impossible to stay well hydrated, making everything hurt more. But one more sitting and it will be finished. yay!