Spiky Liberty

Last night we celebrated a friend's birthday. It was a small party, and I was exhausted after spending the day picking wallpaper and paint for the new apartment, so I didn't dress fancy. Had lots of fun! Me and my other half will fix the b-day girl's sofa and build a taller cat tree as a present ;P

A cool hair band!

I had gotten a new hair band earlier in the week. It's by the designer Tiia Vanhatapio and made for Seppälä stores. I was disappointed when the collection was available in only a few stores and none in the city I live in. Luckily there was the web shop! The shipping was too expensive for my taste, and you couldn't order stuff to any Seppälä store, but I really wanted the headband so I gave it a go anyway.

The band is very soft and not too heavy, so it's very comfortable to wear. And I think it's very pretty, too! The gunmetal spikes look nice and the leather (I have to admit I don't know if it's real leather, but I don't think so) is soft and black.

I'm wearing MAC Shale and Maybelline tint gloss in Timeless Plum.

KK Center HK Lashes And Glitter

KK Center HK contacted me and offered some fake lashes to try, so I decided to give lower lashes a go. I've never had fake lower lashes and was a bit worried they would feel uncomfortable or just wouldn't look nice on my eyes, but turns out I was wrong :)

They also gave my readers a coupon code, so use BONESLILIES to get 10% off until the end of January!

I did a glittery look to compliment the heavy lashes, so here it is!

I used:
Sugarpill Bulletproof (black outlines)
Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy (glitter glue)
Cheapo no-name upper lashes
Black Onyx Glitter Eye Shadow Powder (basically lavender glitter with a turquoise shine to it)
KKCenterHK Clear Liner Cross Under Lower Lashes
Isadora White kohl pencil (waterline)
P2 100% Black gel eyeliner (brows, a hint in the inner corner of the upper lash line to hide the fake lashes)

The lashes arrived in a nice cardboard box which is an easy way to store them. Each pair has a bit longer lashes on the corner that's meant as the outer one, it took some time to notice, so be careful to put them on the right way! Here's a link to the specific product I got.

The box.

I used Revlon latex free glue, since I'm allergic to latex, and it worked really well. The lashes have an "invisible" band, meaning the little hairs are mounted on a see-through thread. Unlike many cheaper lashes, these were not stiff, but were very easy to get to fit the curve of my eyes. The lashes are quite long, so I just trimmed off the excess from the outer end of the lashes. I used tweezers to get the them in  place, and even though I didn't get them super close to my lash line, the see-through band makes them look nice still.

It contains ten pairs of lashes neatly fastened to the back with gold stickers.

I can feel the lashes when they are on, but they don't feel bad or scratchy, so I think I could wear them for a night out. I think they need false upper lashes with them to make sure the look is balanced. The criss-cross version blends in well with my own lower lashes, so it does look surprisingly natural. All in all, I was pleasantly surprised with the lashes! The box is neat and the stickers don't leave residue, or hold the lashes too hard, the lash band is flexible and soft, every pair looks neat and works well with my glue.

And remember the discount code! It's BONESLILIES, gets you 10% off of any purchase and is valid until 31st of January :) Have fun!

My Halloween Costume

Last night was the Bella Morte & Underworld Samhain party and it was just great! Things went (mostly) smooth, we had a lot of guests and a great atmospheric. The only downside was long queues to the bar, but there was nothing that could be done, so I just hope people enjoyed the evening anyway. I sure did!

An here's my costume! I wanted something comfy, because I was at the venue for seven hours.

Sorry for the bad light, it was late!

Shirt - H&M

Skirt - Second hand

Tights - Backstreet

Shoes - eBay

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be, but some sort of wood spirit or faun might be close. The horns are vintage deer horns from eBay, ears and tail (it doesn't show, sorry!) are made out of a super old mink fur coat I got from the flea market a few years ago (it's also served well for many cat toys and some photoshoot outfits ;P). My other half did my hair and fixed the horns in, he did a great job! I used regular eyeshadow for my face.

Brown shades and white spots!

The ears were so large I had to lift them to hear well if someone was talking
quietly.

I was planning on wearing brown contacts, but the brown shade made
my eyes look really pale and I liked the look.

I have some close-ups of the makeup, but they are still in the camera, so I'll post them later. I was very happy with the outfit, it looked nice and was comfortable for the whole night. It also helped a lot that I took off my shoes when I was DJ'ing, gave my poor feet some rest! So many people were dancing and I'm so happy everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves :)

Happy Late Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all my readers! I'm preparing for the Samhain party, so I thought I'd post a pic of the pumpkin I just carved. It's my first ever and I did it using the guide stickers the pumpkin had when I bought it. I think I did pretty well!

Remember The Samhain Party!

I wanted to make a brief post to remind everyone of the awesome Samhain party that's on Saturday :) I've been making decorations and laminating number cards and planning playlists, I'm so excited!

Älkää unohtako lauantain Samhain-bileitä! Olen liimannut ja leikannut koristeita, laminoinut pukukisan osallistujanumeroita ja suunnitellut soittolistoja niin huolella, että pippaloista tulee takuulla loistavat :)

We have announced the prizes for the costume competition, there's gift cards to Cybershop and a huge discount code to my Etsy shop, a shirt and cd packet from EKP, an Android phone and a photoshoot session with Visual Reality! Everyone gets to vote so bring your friends along :)

Pukukilpailun palkinnotkin on julkistettu, tarjolla on lahjakortteja Cybershoppiin ja superalekoodi Etsy-kauppaani, paita- ja levypaketti EKP:ltä, Android-puhelin ja kuvaussessio Visual Realityn kanssa! Yleisö äänestää voittajan, joten kaverit mukaan :)

More information from the Facebook event!

Lisätietoa Facebook-tapahtumasta!

PS. We are expecting there to be a lot of people, so be early if you want to ensure you get in! / Odotamme paljon kävijöitä, ole ajoissa jos haluat varmistaa sisäänpääsyn!

The New Apartment!

We signed the papers for our new home yesterday, on Halloween. It's right in the centre of the city, close to everything (well, the place we live in now is pretty central also, but still!), has a nice open layout, renovated bathroom and lovely high ceilings.

Here's a few pictures! I forgot to pack my camera so I have only phone pics, but they seem nice enough :)

The foyer floor.

View from the living room window and the lovely wide window sill.

The living room and the study, they are connected by
large folding double doors.

The bedroom wall has a tiny build in closet that closes
with a key.

I'm so in love with the apartment! I've been dreaming of high ceilings and large, open rooms, and this is just what we need. It's also close to the post office and our favourite grocery store (Lidl, for Finnish readers ;P), and it's only a few hundred meters from our current home. Also, I'm not going to miss the tiny bathroom with yellow floor tiles, it's horrible! The new place has an old kitchen, but it will do, and it's still better than our current one ;) We are planning to just go with it and renovate it later if we feel like it.

We've been contemplating on painting the floor white, it's birch and a bit yellow, but in good condition. I also have a pile of wallpaper samples, we might put some on one wall, but the current neat, white walls also look okay.

Now there's just the huge task of packing everything and selling the furniture we don't need, but I'm sure it will go just fine :)

Crabtree & Evelyn Hand Lotion

Today I went out to get hand lotion. The temperatures became freezing last week and I've been doing a lot of laundry, so my hands are super dry and I found out I've run out of hand lotion. There was one tube, but it smelled funny, and I wanted something nicer!

So this is what I chose to pamper myself :)

Crabtree & Evelyn Pomegranate, argan and grapeseed ultra-moisturising hand therapy.

I went to Kicks cosmetics store to sniff at the fancy lotions they had on display, and finally settled on this one. It smelled nice and was packed in a cardboard case with very pretty graphics. Also, it didn't have any alcohols very high on the ingredients so I hoped it would be very moisturising.

I got home and instantly tried the lotion, and so far it's great! It sinks into my skin fast and smells super good. Crisp but a little sweet, just perfect for me!