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1st August 2015 in Home decor

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Lookin’ a bit sad there, buddy.

I love flowers, but I hate that this will inevitably be their fate. Sometimes I dry them so that I can keep them ‘forever’. Someone suggested plastic flowers, but I don’t like the look of them. What’s a girl to do to keep some flowers around, eh?

I got the golden glasses from a recent trip to Seoul, South-Korea. They have some beautiful accessories there at reasonable prices! I wanted to bring back so much, but all my skincare and makeup shopping kind of took over – there just wasn’t much space left for decoration. I did manage to bring back a few scented candles, a golden scissor and some beautiful reed diffusers shaped like stone! And of course notebooks. A girl gotta have beautiful notebooks.

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Infused water: strawberry & lime

11th July 2015 in Food

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Infused water. Detox water. It goes by many names, but is a great way to tempt yourself into drinking more water. It’s also a great thirst quencher at summer parties as it’s cheap to make and will fill many glasses!

I whipped up several drink options at a summer party I hosted yesterday including this huge container with strawberry and lime infused water, homemade lemon ice tea and strawberry daiquiri. Pretty much my all time favourite beverages! They all went down pretty well with the guests, especially the infused water after far too much wine.

Ingredients:

  • 3 litres water
  • 10 strawberries
  • 4 limes, sliced

Add all the ingredients together and let infuse in room temperature for about 5 hours. You’ll see the strawberries start colouring the water after a few hours. Remember to remove the lime slices after about 6 hours otherwise they will turn your water bitter! I learned the hard way. Add tons of ice cubes to keep the water cold.

Substitute the lime with lemon if you don’t have them, but remember to add more as lemons are less intense.

Tip! Freeze the lime slices before adding them to the water to help keep the water cold!

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On the hunt for the holy grail mascara

1st July 2015 in Kiyu's ramblings

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There are 4 beauty items in the world that I’m always up for trying the newest and best of; facial cleansers, concealers, lip balms and mascaras. Do I need another mascara? God, no, my mascara box is overflowing. Do I own the perfect one yet? No! And that’s why I’m always on the hunt for the perfect one that I can call my holy grail (and that’s also why I own so many…)

I’m one of those few where a mascara will run and create panda eyes no matter how waterproof it is. I’ve tried an incredible amount of waterproof mascaras (I can never buy one that isn’t waterproof) and feel like I can safely say that no traditional waterproof mascara are foolproof on my face.

Yes, I own a few of the Japanese ones that are famous for their super-waterproof mascaras (Heroine make pictured above) and they are far superior compared to their western siblings, but still they smudge some at the end of the day. I’m looking for one that will leave my under eye area just as radiant as when I put my makeup on in the morning, not even a little smudging is allowed. In addition as I have fairly long but not very thick lashes, so I want some super oomph volume as well.

I know I’m asking for a lot from my holy grail mascara; complete waterproofness that will be foolproof on my face + super volume. I may not have found a single mascara that is the one yet, but I have found some combinations that give me exactly what I want even if it takes a little more effort.

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Isadora Volume & Curl Super easy removal. On an everyday basis at work where I need my mascara to stay smudgefree the whole day, I’ve found that tubing mascaras are the best (google if you haven’t heard of them before). They truly don’t smudge on me at all – at all! BUT, they’re not great at volume and in addition always weigh down my curl and make them stick straight. Not a great look. I might as well not put on any mascara! I could have ignored the no-volume part and lived with it as no smudginess is more important, but making my curled lashes straight? That’s a huge deal breaker. Tubing mascaras are also hard to come by as they’re not very well known yet, but I’m sure companies will bring out more and better ones in the future as more people will realise how awesome they are and bring demand. In the meantime I will keep using the only tubing mascara I’ve found so far that doesn’t make my lashes straight! Isadora Volume & Curl Super easy removal mascara is my babe as it doesn’t weigh down my lashes too much and will guarantee a panda eyes free face.

Loreal Extra-Volume Collagene Waterproof and Clarins Double Fix’ mascara. For sumptuous volume + keeping a sky high curl + guaranteed waterproof I bring out the big guns aka Loreal Extra-Volume Collagene Waterproof and Clarins Double Fix’ mascara. The Loreal one is the very best at fluttery, intense volume and no clumps (Lancome Hypnose Doll Eyes Waterproof comes close, but isn’t as great) and the Clarins one creates an invisible seal on top that seriously keeps everything in check. The best thing is that you could use any mascara with Clarins Double Fix’ on top an it will be waterproof.

And remember, always curl your lashes first.

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From top to bottom, left side: Clarins Be Long Mascara | La Roche-Posay Respectissime Mascara Waterproof | Heroine Make Volume and Curl Mascara Super Waterproof (Japanese brand)| DHC Double Protection Mascara (Japanese brand) | Max Factor Wild Mega Volume volumising mascara
From top to bottom, right side: Clarins Double Fix’ Mascara | Isadora Volume & Curl Super easy removal mascara | Loreal Extra-Volume Collagene Waterproof | Lancome Hypnose Doll Eyes Waterproof

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Obsessed with pretty mugs

21st June 2015 in Home decor

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I love my green tea. That means I need a pretty mug to enjoy it from too. One mug wasn’t enough however, and I’m slowly building up a little collection!

As you can probably tell I particularly love simple white or pastel coloured mugs with embellished patterns on them. They’re neutral and slot right in on a busy desk, yet interesting enough with the texture.

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The mug with the knitted pattern is one of my all time favourites. I got a matching bowl as well.

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Don’t forget the tea strainers! These ones are my favourites as you open and close them like a tong and just toss in your cup like a spoon. No more fishing out tea strainer chains (not to mention I can’t find any tea strainers with chains that I like)!

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As I often enjoy my tea whilst working, I hung all my favourite mugs on a ladder right next to the desk so that I can easily select whichever mug I fancy at the moment.

Mug with dots from KID (discontinued) | Mug with knitted pattern from Nille | Pastel and pink mugs with flower pattern from Åhlens (last chance to buy!) | Mug with yellow cross from Kremmerhuset | Tea strainers from Kremmerhuset and Søstrene Grenes

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Homemade paper flowers

14th June 2015 in Home decor

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My sister has a knack for making paper flowers and one day she asked if I had any wire and scrap paper and forth she magicked these pretties!

I love love love flowers. Unfortunately I’m not particularly gifted in the taking-care-of-plants department and they usually end up dying before their due date. It doesn’t stop me from coming home with a bunch or two though!

I bought this beautiful white porcelain jug from a store that was closing down and got it at a bargain price. For a while it was just sitting around because I had nothing to put in it, but then my sister whipped out these pretty paper flowers and solved my decorating woes. I don’t like the look of fake flowers so these paper flowers turned out a great option for me. If you’re anything like me and keep killing those poor flowers, I suggest paper flowers!

They’re made out of silk paper, you know the kind the shops usually wrap your glassware in for protection. Recycling as well! Win, win!

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