Tuesday. Ballet Shoes and Books

I bought ballet shoes today. A white pair so comfortable on that it will be a dream to dance in these! I went to a cafe and bought limonade and a crossaint. Then I went to a gigantic book store and sat down in one of the many chairs reading the first book I picked up. I read half of it. A book about Einstein and his works told by someone else. Then I looked around for other interesting books. When entering Eldorado book store you first step into a cafe like living room with big, comfy chairs, tables, coffee and back ground music. Any book lover must visit the store :) It is in Oslo City, looking invisible from the outside. But don't be fooled, it's gigantic on the inside with the three floors.

I went home with my ballet shoes but no books. I will find the one I read in today and borrow a bunch of others to read in September. I'm so in mood for reading! :) Two of my favourite Norwegian authors have new books out now.

I'm ending my day with a cup of coffee and a movie. I hope you've had a nice day! :)

Transitional Makeup

The autumn sunlight is so pretty. In makeup at this time of year I like makeup that looks highlighted in many lights. Like my Estee Lauder EE cream. It is pearly and warm on the skin. An absolute must for me in autumn. It is not an intense pearly shine but very elegant! In warm daylight it looks super gorgeous <3

Clinique Beige Pop lipstick has an unique shine and colour. It looks dusty and pearly beige, pink and peach. It is super pigmented and comfortable on the lips. The Nars Bangkok lipstick has a more matte finish with a dusty red colour. It is super versatile with makeup colours. These products look gorgeous on pale skin tones. The lipsticks also with dark skin tones. I have a light EE cream colour from this brand and have not tried darker shades and I don't get very tanned during summer so this one is a good option for me! :)

These three products are my favourites now with staples like a nude eyeliner and a shimmery beige eyeshadow. If you like dark plum colours you should try a nail polish like this from Essie :) A plum colour looking like velvet. :)

I have some other products here too that I will wear more. Gorgoeus shimmery ones :)

What makeup do you like now?

August Read. Lucia Berlin Stories

I picked up a big book with short stories from this author at the library today. Lucia Berlin-A Manual for Cleaning Women. I was surprised to find it at the small local library. I was looking for this book and a new book from the Norwegian author Heide Furre. I will read the latter in September :)

Most of the short stories are quick to read. The use of language is a little interesting :) Everyday activities, survival, poverty and relations are common in the stories. I like the ones with a young main character seing how they live with all the difficulties around them and in them.

There is a lot of details, curiousity, longing and searching in the stories. I like the curiousity angle a lot! :) And dreaming. It is not heavy to read or too sad. There are surprising moments and moments where you may doubt what is real in the characters lifes.

I think I like this book. It is definitely different from what I've read before.

Have you read A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin?

Summer Lately

 I am glad we've had real summer weather again in Oslo now.  I've had fun going for walks, visiting cafes and visiting Akershus Castle and Fortress seing the outdoor art there by Laura Ford. And the area and buildings! My first trip to this place were a couple weeks ago with two girls who showed me the place. Then I also saw the strange and interesting art pieces. Some were rather ugly but others I still think of and remember. The two photos at the top of this blog post shows my favourite art pieces there! I love that the sitting girl is placed where it is :) Like you could just pick it up and carry it some place! So I have been here three times lately discovering a little more each time and all days it was sunny with a comfortable temperature :) The view from the higher areas there was pretty good and cool :) From some angles Oslo looks like a green forest rather then a city!

I've not read as much fiction as I usually do. When I feel like it I pick one or two stories from a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories to read with a cup of coffee or tea :) I drink a lot of coffee these days.  A girl I met yesterday said that drinking coffee is like reading a good book :) I completely agree :)

I always go for walks and I like the intense green colours of the trees! And I hope the green colour will stay for weeks to come with the warm weather.

I have pretty much not shopped anything at all this summer. When I go to shops I prefer the secondhand shops! To look for necklaces, rings and shoes. As autumn comes I need cool and pretty wool pieces as well :) This necklace is my best find this summer.
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Summer Makeup Medley

 For blush my top pick has been the  Maybelline cream blush in this peach shade. Seriously it looks so elegant, more like a high end blush. And the finish and texture is really good. You can tell makeup has been given extra attention when a nice scent is added  to it. This one has a calming fruity scent. The packaging is travel friendly so it is a top summer blush pick for me. The colour really brings a nice glow and healthy look! The blush looks dewy on the skin and stays on for a long time. I would like to try the shimmery beige blush too from Maybelline.

Revlon got a lipstick that never looks boring or wrong for spring/summer. The colour Juicy Papaya which looks a little dewy and fresh is a subtle, comfortable lipstick. It gives a nice, healthy glow.

A nude eyeliner is a staple in my makeup. It looks good with everything and brightens up the eye area. A good eyeliner should have the right creamy and dry texture blend. For a dewy makeup look this one is so pretty! It is from a Scandinavian beauty brand called Kicks.

  I found this dusty red and beige lipstick from Nars this summer and it looks so wearable. The shade is called Bangkok. It is not a cheap lipstick or brand but the shade I find quite unique :)

Plum colours are typical autumn but I've strongly favoured this nail polish now :) It gives me a feelgood vibe. And the intense colour looks calming and elegant. I especially love the shine and coverage!





Have you wore some of these products this summer?

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What is your favourite makeup for summer?

Yoga and Reading.

 I've had this photo lying around for a little while. I like the peaceful colors. I've began decorating my room a new and want only peaceful colors like this to look at!

Having more peaceful days is my focus now. I like to calm myself with reading. Not only fiction litterature but also pschycology and self development litterature! It helps me focusing my strength on one day at a time and accepting the heavy stressful emotions I walk around with a lot many days. I like reading at the library. It is super calm and quiet there. And everywhere I look there are tons of books. I am reading most non-fiction now. It is nice to balance it. What I like about ficiton books is the diversity of stories and the knowledge. And imagination.

I am still doing yoga. After starting with this activity in April I do it frequently and see results from it with better sleep and more calm. I do it for the health benefits focusing on breathing, stretching and resting. Sometimes it works really well and other days I have less benefit from it. I've never tried yoga classes before. Do you think that is more benefitial for a good result time after time?  For some reason the bests result came in the beginning. Now I do longer yoga acts but I notice I need to work more on relaxing when I do yoga! I do it alone and find poses on the net that feels comfortable and easy to do with variety and repeat these! It is a simple way to work out strenghtening body and mind. When I begin dancing this autumn I think it will inspire me to take yoga more seriously. It's been a long time since I've taken dance lessons. This time I'll try ballet for 13 weeks beginning in September. =) I look forward to that. Next stop. Dance shop buying ballet shoes :)

July Beauty Favourites

This month I got four beauty favourites. Some of them are favourites first now though I've had
them for a long time. Like the facial spray and the nail polish. And the interesting fragrance I forgot a little too soon after buying. The newest buy of these are the beauty blender. I bought it on a day trip to Sweden and I can not remember the brand but it is definitely a good beauty blender! :) It was budget friendly too. I apply my foundation and colcealer quick and easy with this and the Emma S. moisturizing facial mist which gives moist and the right stickyness. The spray is calming to the skin and has a nice, subtle scent. It also gives my makeup an additional finish looking more rejuvenated!

Over to my favourite nail polish. Essie sole mate. I love how this purple color look so casual, elegant and calming. And the deep shine is super pretty! It is a deep purple only needed to be applied once for a good coverage. I think I like how the shine looks in this better then in the light coloured Essie nail polishes. And it is a versatile colour.

Eternity Now by Calving Clein is a fresh, floral fragrance with a feelgood vibe. It feels uplifting, sometimes a little sharp and edgy. There is a hint of something bittersweet here and sometimes I feel it really works. Especially this month I've been turning to this fragrance rediscovering it. And the bottle is super cute and dreamy! I think the scent matches the elegance of the bottle good :) It is a nice mix mild and strong fragrance balance where a little goes a long way.



What are your July beauty favourites?