Friends with Kitties

Here's a few pictures of me and the cats who all look like they don't like me ;D They are such darlings!

Nana is so not interested. She likes to be in high places and probably just set her eyes on the shoe shelf above the doorway.

Mörkö has so many better things to do right now.

Nivek does not care, even when I babble to him.

Möttönen just looks bored. With crazy ears.

Independence Day Look

On the Finnish independence day my other half and I headed to the office I work at. My colleagues came up with the idea to have a party there, because it was right next to the Tampere hall where the annual president's ball was held this year.

We had delicious things to eat and some genuine champagne. We didn't see the riots, which were pretty unusual this year, but we did see almost all of the mounted police in Finland. I believe there are six of them in the whole country and we saw five ;P

For the look I used Sugarpill Asteria in the crease (medium orange with golden sheen), Evil Shades Sweet Alice (baby pink, pastel) on the lid, then when I noticed the pink didn't really compliment the orange, I added Fyrinnae Rapunzel Had Extensions (peach with golden sheen) on top of the Sweet Alice. On my lips is a Manhattan Lips2Last long lasting lipstick in bright red.

Sugarpill Cold Chemistry Swatches + Asteria

I wrote a review of the palette earlier, but the light was too low to take decent swatch pictures. Here they are finally! As a special addition I also swatched Sugarpill Asteria, because I noticed I hadn't done that before. It's a lovely shade!

Soot & Starts

A sparkly black with silver glitter.

Diamond Eyes

Shimmer white. Can be applied on top of other shades for a shimmery washed out effect. Has no shift, just plain white with a sheen.

Elemental Chaos

The perfect medium purple! Velvety with a slight shimmer. More blue based than red, but definitely not blue, a true purple.

Subterranean

A dark mossy green with a gorgeous blue based sheen. Goes blue if Diamond Eyes is applied on top!

Asteria (not part of the Cold Chemistry palette)

Asteria is a limited edition eyeshadow by Sugarpill. Only 1000 pots of Asteria were made. I was very lucky when I got to split a pot with a lovely lady! Asteria is a peachy orange. It's warm, reddish and has lots of golden sparkle.

Christmas Party Look

Just a quick snap taken before I went to the company Christmas party. I curled my hair with a big curling wand for loose curls, put on pink contact lenses (that don't look very pink) and put on some eyeshadow from the Sugarpill Cold Chemistry palette.

More Photoshoot Meet Pics!

I got the pictures from the other photographer at the meet! These are taken by Maria. The sets were mainly the same so they might look familiar.

Me checking out a maneki neko ;P

Ocean Gypsy once again.

And another one!

Clean Scene by Murad Gaga for Glow Facial Scrub Review

This fun looking little thing was given to me to try out. It's called Gaga for Glow, a facial scrub by Clean Scene.

Isn't it cute?

Murad brand of dermatologist developed products. They are usually aimed for adults, but this one is for teenagers (so it must make me look younger, right?), that explains the package. The package tells me that the product is for 12-17 year-olds and should be used three times a week.

The Packaging

Clean Scene is packed in a white flat tube which easily stands on its cap. There's 75 ml of product. The tube is soft so it's easy to squeeze and the cap seems sturdy. I'm guessing choosing Gaga to a part of the name is not a coincidence!

The Product

The actual product looks pretty weird on first try. It's a white, shimmery stuff with small colourful balls that look like round cake sprinkles and match the colours of the package. It looks like liquid soap with the shimmer! When you lather it on your skin it doesn't foam, but the little balls break down if you massage it in long enough. The package doesn't say if I should massage it in or just let it sit, but I've been letting it sit since I can't see any mechanically scrubbing particles in the scrub. There's also salicylic acid in the ingredients list, so I believe this is a peel rather than a scrub. The sprinkles would lead you to believe you have to scrub with the product, but they are way too big to do anything and break down into soft mush.

On my skin this product doesn't have much effect, but then again I'm at least ten years older than the people the product is meant for, so my skin may be different. I have grown fond of the unique look the product has and might buy this for someone of the target group just because of the pretty package.

Sprinkles!

Pros
+ The package is very pretty!
+ Won't damage skin
+ Fancy looking product

Cons
- Does really exfoliate (at least on my older skin)
- Looks like liquid soap
- Instructions for use are unclear

Dear Santa...

This year I've had some trouble coming up with a wish list, my head was just empty! But I did remember a few things I lust after when I sat down and wrote this.

MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer
I'm liking the new Make Up Academy matte lip lacquers. I actually already ordered Kooky (the dark purple) and Reckless (the dark red), but the other shades look very nice too. These are dupes for Lime Crime Velvetines, but much cheaper and generally better available.

Image from Bloodmilk etsy shop.

Bloodmilk jewellery
Just because everything at the shop is so gorgeous! I especially like Drawing Down The Moon collection with the lovely moon stones, and Ritual because of the talons. One day I must own something by them.

Ever After High doll
I have a few Monster High dolls, but now the new line of Ever After dolls are out and they are so cute! I can't decide which on is prettiest, but Raven Queen is super goth! Just look at those shoes!

Deepmoss by Femme Fatale Cosmetics

Femme Fatale eyeshadows and nail polishes
I have a few Femme Fatale eyeshadows, and their duo chromes are just downright amazing! I'm sure I'd like their other shadows as well, and I've found myself drooling over their glittery nail polishes numerous times.

A kitten
I'll keep asking for one until I get it ;P Me and my other half have one specific kitten in mind right now, but it has to grow a bit older to show if it might be a good fit for our cat pack. I'm bad at waiting, but I'll manage ;D