EOTD for going out!

This is a look I did for going out. It's not that hard to do and I really like the pink/grey color combination.

Eyes: Lancôme khôl pencil eyeliner in black to fill out between lashes.

Maybelline Sky high curves waterproof in black

Lancôme khôl eyeliner pencil in Strass (a glittery black, a drugstore equivalent would be Bourjois, pencil that's also available in a glittery black)

Any pink and grey shadow will do

Glittery black eyeshadow

Pink eyeshadow applied all over lid, up to the crease and on inner corners Grey shadow applied on outer lid and in outer crease and lower lashline. Strass eyeliner lined upper lashes then on top of the liner, I applied glittery black shadow to add some oompf to the look and lightly on outer lower lashline as well.

Thanks for looking! ^_^

Shoes, shoes and more to come later! Part 1

I love love LOVE shoes! I can't get enough of them and if I could afford it I would buy a new pair every week or so.

Sorry for only posting one shoe, the other one is a bit discolored since I got the last pair plus an additional discount. The floral and the white Boss shoes were bought on a sale. 35% off!

Ah, I was a poor student wandering the department stores in Paris, bargain-hunting, when I found these Celine shoes on sale.

Black DKNY heels

Same model, different color.


My friend and his girlfriend gave me these as a combined x-mas and b-day present. Can you tell that I like this model? Hehe...

Jimmy Choo in brown suede. They are a bit stained as I had to walk through a construction site once and I couldn't go barefoot on the sharp rocks and stones. I contemplated taking them off and ignore the pain.




Black Jimmy Choos, I love the laced-up part in front. I've worn them SOOO many times. Whenever I open the shoebox, I smile. It's almost like re-seeing a dear, old friend

Oh! I was in Tokyo, looking through a department store in July (SALES) and I found this corner where there were these crazy colorful Marc Jacobs all in too small sizes. Then my eye caught these absolutely GORGEOUS pair of Christian Lacroix, exactly in my size! The sales assistant, said that she would've loved them but they were the last pair and not her size. That day I felt super lucky that Japanese women in general have smaller feet than me. And they were 40% off!!! This was destiny!

Next post: lesser known brands, but none the less beautiful shoes.

Until next blog!

Baked goods! *Edit, now with a recipe*

This is dedicated to Etherealprey, she always has the most mouthwatering pictures on her blog and then I wondered why I never post any food pics especially when I love to bake and all. When I tell people I like baking most of the time the reaction I get i surprise. What? You don't believe me? :) Ha ha! Here are a few pics I posted a while ago on another forum.

Enjoy!

peanut brittle

Oat meal balls rolled in coconut

Apple pie

The oatmeal balls looked good, didn't they? And the good news is that they're super-easy to make. You don't even need to turn on the oven!

Recipe for oatmeal balls (approx. 30 balls) Sorry it's metric system since the recipe is in danish but you can use this online converter and this is really easy to use.

100 grams of butter (take out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before use so that it's soft)

1 deciliter of sugar

1 tablespoon of vanilla sugar

2-3 tablespoons of cocoa powder

3 decilitres of oatmeal

2-3 tablespoons of cold, strong coffee

Decoration: shredded (desiccated) coconut

Mix butter, sugar and vanilla sugar together with a hand mixer. Mix in the cocoa. Then add the oatmeal and the coffee and keep mixing until everything is blended.

Form the dough into small bite sized balls, (approx. 30) and roll them in the coconut. Put them on a tray and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Voilà, and all there's left to do is enjoy!

That's it for now, until next blog!

Thank you speech!

Wow... never in a hundred years did I think this would happen to me. Hrm... hrrrmm! (clears throat): Erhm...I'd like to thank my MOM, she's my #1 role model and my...

Ok ok, enough with the academy award-like winning speeches, but to be honest I was surprised, shocked, ecstatic and then a bit confused when my secret lover alienman nominated me. Surprised, because I certainly didn't see this coming. Shocked, because I had no idea even what this was and what to do with it. (Yes, I'm such a n00b when it comes to blogging) Ecstatic because after months and sooo many more months of blogging, I'm finally being recognized for all my hard work!! T-T And last but not least, confused... because...well, to be honest, for one I had no idea such an award existed. Second, I honestly don't think I'm worthy of it and yeees, I know my secret lover only nominated me because I told her I'd leave her if she didn't! ;)

There are so many out there who deserve the nomination more than me (continuing in true academy award style) I'm not very eloquent with words, especially not in English, I wish I was though, and often find myself taking a backseat when it comes to expressing myself. I truly admire a lot of people on my blog roll, wishing I had their writing skills and abilities to draw people in with mere written words.

Here are my nominations:

(G)ail Because you really don't know what you have until you've lost it. I didn't know how much I had grown accustomed to swinging by your blog on an almost daily basis. When your blog was gone I felt a big empty hole of...nothing and the joy and sunshine I felt, coming into my life when I discovered you were back. This deserves a nomination from me.

alienman Because, I don't dare to not nominate her! I nominate her out of pure fear! Naw, just kidding.... Is it even possible to nominate a person who nominated you? I have NO idea... but I'll do it anyways. Truth to be told, I admire and like you a lot. Not just your wicked sense of humor, your eloquence when it comes to writing, your awesome skills when it comes to applying falsies and about a million other reasons. The way you write, one cannot help it but to let oneself be drawn in.

Angie, for being the sweet, adorable person that she is. One cannot help it but to keep going back to your blog, even though I don't always comment. I'm addicted to this blog and this is why you deserve this nomination.

Arashi, a girl I first came to know through abb. Her personality had me so smitten, of course I had to visit her blog. I love her reviews and way of applying make-up. Always so pretty, I always check out her blog for ideas.

Etherealprey This girls keeps me coming back for all the mouthwatering food pictures she always posts! I always get mad at myself for going there because, regardless of just having a 5 course dinner, I still get hungry! I love her writing style and this is one of my personal fav blogs.

Liz I was so happy to have another Europe-residing fellow Asian blogger on nb at first. This joy has then turned into something deeper. Over time I've come to love your writings and personality. A person who is truly beautiful on the inside and outside. I'm happy to have "met" you.

Renren I love viewing her tutorial vids. When I first saw Renren, I thought she reminded me a bit of Gisele from ANTM cycle 1 in one of her pics. To this day I'm still jealous of her great bone structure and I keep going back regularly to check up on her latest looks as inspiration.

Aaw... dang! I only made it through first half of my blog roll. There are so many more I'd like to nominate but unfortunately it is restricted to 7.

Alright here's what you should do if I nominated you:

1) When received, you may post the premio to your blog.

2) Link to the blogger you received it from.

3) Give it to 7 blogs

4) Link to those 7 blogs

5) Leave those seven bloggers a comment about receiving the brilliant premio.

Until next blog!

I love this thing!!

The last time I had a haircut in May, my hairdresser used this straightening iron on my hair. I liked it so much that I asked her to order one for me too. Now, I use it every time I've washed my hair, after blowdrying it 80%. I don't know how I was able to live without this little gem. The old one I had was too wide for short hair, which I happen to have now and this new one is just perfect!

It's in white and I think I fell in love with it the first time I saw it. As a matter of fact I believe I used those exact words, when she opened the box to show me and she just giggled at how silly I was... Well, these pictures don't do it justice, it looks better up close.

I also got a red lipstick from Estée Lauder, it's a darker red but it makes me feel so glam. Besides it feels good on my lips since it keeps them moisturized and doesn't dry them out. Perfect for a night out where I don't have a lot of time to apply make-up. Shade: Black Cherry.

Mint bonbons!

Hey lovelies! ^_^

It's been a while since I last posted any looks, as a matter of fact it feels like a decade, mostly because I had lost my camera about 6 months ago but I found it last week and I couldn't wait to start posting again.
I dug out some of my MAC e/s I haven't played with in a while, I had a lot of fun with it and I hope you'll enjoy the result.

Products used:
Face: MAC select cover-up concealer under eyes to hide my dark circles and under my nose.Clinique superbalanced foundation Smashbox O-glow blush
Eyes:Lancôme khôl eye pencil in blackMaybelline sky high curves waterproof mascara in blackMAC e/s in au contraire lined on upper lashlineMAC e/s in Juxt on inner 1/3 of lidMAC e/s in newly minted on outer 2/3 of lid and lower lid
Lips:First applied a brick red lipstick where I took most of it off with a tissue but left a little of it. Then applied my new fav lipstick: Dior High shine in 214 on top, blotted then reapplied.

C&C welcome!

Thanks for looking! ^_^

Well... apparently I live in the best city in the world...

Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark has been voted the best city in the world to live in by the lifestyle magazine: Monocle. According the the feinschmecker magazine, there are numerous reasons why Copenhagen has gone from second to first place in a year, swapping positions with Munich.

I'm surprised at the results of this vote, I guess it takes someone else to see it from a different perspective in order to find it so amazing. Maybe I'm just used to living here...or maybe I see certain things as well, things that a foreigner/tourist might not see. But yeah... reading this article made me remember the wonderful things about this city and made me appreciate it. That was a good reminder because if someone doesn't tell you, then how am I supposed to remember that I live in the best city in the world? Kind of like the trees in the forest... Read on for the contents...

The low murder rate of only 6 murders per year are one of the reasons they state. It's also of great importance that in 2006 54.9% of the garbage were recycled and that 5000 new firms emerge per year placed Denmark in 5th place over innovative countries in the world.

High tolerance also plays a part and the magazine notes that we have an active equal rights policy and that since 1989 it has been possible for gay couples to have registered partnerships.

It's not easy finding the nicest city and that's why several writers themselves from Monocle are visiting the 40 different qualified cities. They state that they loved intellect, humor and great looks of the inhabitants of Copenhagen. Tyler Brûlé, chief editor at Monocle said that it was lovely walking the streets of Copenhagen, to see all the happy, good looking people. "It only takes 5 minutes to bike to the nearest park and it's possible to bathe in the harbor. Actually it's almost as if the city was DESIGNED to live in!"

Of course Denmark is internationally known for it's design as well as designers and they help raise the standard of living. The metro are one of the most important reasons why Denmark came in first this year. Being able to get of the plane and take the train/metro directly to ones destination without further obstacles is one tests passed. When you're downtown you can also enjoy the most qualified barista-scene north of Italy as well as enjoy interior and art innovation, awesome drinks and cocktails and wonderful food culture.

The winning part is that Copenhagen is not that big a city, it's cosy and intimate and everything is within walking distance or biking. And he loves the fact that we have a culture that allows us to be able to leave the baby stroller outside a store while we go inside to shop - with the baby still inside stroller!

A recent survey showed that Danish people were the happiest people in the world...why shouldn't we be? Apparently now, we also have the best city in the world to live in!

BEST CITIES 2008 - TOP 25 (cities in parenthesis show last years placements. Check to see if your city is on the list and whether it moved up or down from last year!)

1. Copenhagen (Munich)
2. Munich (Copenhagen)
3. Tokyo (Zurich)
4. Zurich (Tokyo)
5. Helsinki (Vienna)
6. Vienna (Helsinki)
7. Stockholm (Sydney)
8. Vancouver (Stockholm)
9. Melbourne (Honolulu)
10. Paris (Madrid)
11. Sydney (Melbourne)
12. Honolulu (Montreal)
13. Madrid (Barcelona)
14. Berlin (Kyoto)
15. Barcelona (Vancouver)
16. Montreal (Auckland)
17. Fukuoka (Singapore)
18. Amsterdam (Hamburg)
19. Minneapolis (Paris)
20. Kyoto (Geneva)
21. Hamburg
22. Singapore
23. Geneva
24. Lisbon
25. Portland