Fyrinnae Browns & Taupes Part I

I like browns and taupes a lot, so naturally I have quite a few. I decided to swatch my Fyrinnae one's first, because they are just gorgeous!

Book of the Dead

 Book of the Dead is a medium golden brown with gold shimmer.

Knickers in a Twist

Knickers in a Twist has a satin finish. A medium, muted grey-brown with a tiny amount of red glitter.

Moon Child

 One of my favourite light taupe shades! Moon Child is a shimmery light pinkish taupe with multicoloured microglitter.

Shenanigans

This is a gorgeous shade! Shenanigans is dark, with a blackened brown base and golden sheen, packed with multicoloured glitter.

Envy Me

 Envy Me is a very usable medium taupe with a hint of green glitter. Good for everyday looks!

A Few Pictures of Our Home

Today I was working from home, so I took a few pictures when the sun was up.

The living room

The living room hosts our sofa, arm chairs, dining table, the TV and the bookshelf. There's also a huge carpet for the cats to play on, they like to jump after toys more when on carpet than on bare floor.

A better picture of the bookshelf. It's two Ikea Expedit units piled on top of each other.

The bookshelf is great! We used to have many cheap dark wood imitation shelves that were also quite low and always full. This one is full also, and there's books up to three rows deep in it, but there was still room for all our PC games and some plushies.

The wallpaper

The wallpaper is actually matte black with a glossy black pattern. It's not pitch black, it leans toward warm dark grey and comes out brownish in pictures. It was a nightmare to get it on the wall, but now that it's done, it's just perfect.

Another shot of the pattern and a Block lamp.

Lights on the living room window sill and a small frame with the wallpaper
my old flat had.

Mörkö enjoying the sofa.

Another sofa corner.

The bedroom

I didn't have the heart to make the bed when I got up, because Möttönen and Nivek were sleeping under the covers. Thus it was quite messy and I didn't take other pictures than this one, where the kitties had moved on to their favourite spot: on the bed and next to the radiator.

The study

The study is still a bit of a mess, as you can probably see from the picture ;P The are no curtains but at least I have a corner of the table all to myself. One day there will be space and every item will have its own place!

To finish off, here's a few pet pictures!

Sleepy kitties.

A red cherry freshwater shrimp.

Orchid's are pets, right? Mine is still blooming!

New Life For Nails

I fixed the purple glitter nails Anniina did for me earlier (they grow out so fast on my nails!) and decided a shorter style would be nice. So I just cut the nails, filed the edges and added another layer of gel on top. I think they came out very nice!

Pictured on the rim of my teacup ;P

Sugarpill Swatches Part II

Here are some more Sugarpill Chromalust swatches! The first part of the post can be found here.

Absinthe

A very unique shade, I don't think I have any similar colours in my collection. Absinthe is a medium grass green with golden shimmer.

Lumi

Lumi means snow in Finnish, and this really is a snowy shade! Lumi is a sheer white shadows with a strong blue shift.

Tiara

Tiara looks very different in the pot than on skin. It's a metallic silver shade with lots of shimmer as is fitting. Quite neutral, I believe it changes to warm or cold depending on the wearer's skintone.

Stella

Stella is among my favourites, it's a great colour for a smoky eye with a twist. Very dark, opaque black base with tons of multicoloured glitter.

Junebug

Junebug has a dark base that mostly looks taupe or brown, and lots of turquoise shimmer and microglitter. I find this shade quite hard to combine with others, but it's very pretty and works nicely for a smoky look on its own.

Sugarpill Swatches Part I

Starling, Darling and Magentric

I bought a new lens for my camera to take better close-ups, so I tried it out with some Sugarpill Chromalust loose eyeshadows. They are my favourites when it comes to bright colours and sparkle!

Starling is a medium blue with blue and turquoise sparkle and shimmer.

Darling

Darling is one of my favourite turquoises. It's light, but not aqua, and has blue and silver sparkle. Very intense.

Magentric

Magentric is a dark fuchsia with blue microglitter.

Birthday Girl

For a nice, warm baby pink, Birthday Girl is the shade to go to. It has subtle pink glitter in a matte base. Not as flashy as most of the other Chromalusts, so this colour could be used in more toned down looks also.

Paperdoll

Paperdoll is like the sister shade to Birthday Girl. It's a light lavender purple. It has a matte base and some matching glitter in it.

Hysteric

Hysteric is an awesome eyeshadow! It's a medium purple with lots of shimmer and turquoise microglitter.

Inspiring Blog Award

I was very happy to receive the Inspiring blog award from Part of Banshee's Life and Luurankoja Kaapissa. Thank you both so much!

The award comes with a task of listing five of your most peculiar habits. Here I go!

1. I hate routines and rather do things on a whim than plan carefully.

2. I like to watch the Bridezillas TV-show. When you watch and episode or two, suddenly your own problems feel very logical and quite small ;P

3. I have over eight pets. Five cats, three leopard geckos and some fish and freshwater shrimp in the aquarium.

4. I'm a terrible cook. Or not terrible, just terribly uninterested in cooking ;P Partly because my other half is so picky it's hard to cook anything for him. The good part is that this means he cooks most of the time, and he's great at it!

5. I haven't ever been unemployed. I've been super lucky to get a job before I even graduated, and I've always found a new one just in time. This is my third job, if you don't count the cleaning work I did on summer's when I was younger.

Then the award travels on to some blogs that inspire me!

Madame Mari Mortem
Black Stains on White Wings
One of Beauty's Daughters
Roses and Vellum
Desperate Hell
Milking the Rolling Cow

Glitter Gel Nails

These are actually pretty old pictures, from last summer, but I don't remember posting them. UV-gel nails with short stiletto tips and magenta glitter. I brushed gel on the tips and dipped them in loose glitter, cured, them added a few layers to get the surface even. I remember I really liked these!