Birthday competition!

I totally missed out my blog’s first year anniversary in June due to traveling (happy belated b-day Fashion Flux!), so I’m compensating it by organizing a little competition for all my lovely readers. The price is this cute sterling silver pea chain bracelet which I personally picked (I wore mine here and here) from Funky Marie Design‘s collection, and it’s by a Swedish brand called Perla Stockholm. The bracelet should fit all size wrists. It is brand new and will come in a cute gift bag.

If you want to take your chances on winning this beautiful piece of jewellery, all you need to is to leave a comment on this post and answer this question:

What kind of an outfit and other accessories would you pair this bracelet with?


Pictures via Funky Marie Design

Here is my example answer: “Since the bracelet has very simple aesthethics, I would pair it with a little black dress, a pair of black platform booties, a black blazer with rolled up sleeves and some more chunky arm candy to achieve the Kate Lanphear look”

To make this competition as easy as possible, you can answer the question either in English or in Finnish.

The competition runs from Sunday 9th of August until Saturday 15th of August, closing on Saturday at 9PM Finnish time. You have time until then to leave your comment.

The winner will be announced on Monday, the 17th of August, and will be picked by using an online random drawing generator.

Everyone is welcome to attend this competition, no matter where you live!

Anonymous commenters, remember to leave your email address so I have a method of contacting you in case you win.

Good luck, lovelies!

Hair play

I colored my hair the other day, it’s a bit more dark brown now and more closer to my natural hair color. The hair dye should fade in about 24 washes but let’s see how long it will last. I’ve been asked about how I do my hair a couple of times now, so I thought I’d let you in on my secrets.


Top: MTWTFSS
Specs: Monki

My hair is naturally wavy, so basically the waves you see in my hair are all au naturel. However, to get them even more curly, after a wash I usually squeeze the wet hair with a towel here and there to create curly locks. I like to towel dry my hair and never really use a blow dryer, unless I’m in a hurry. This way my hair dries wavy, yet manageable.

 As you probably have noticed, sometimes I like to wear my hair shorter in a 1920’s style soft bun (with a messy rock twist of course), and to achieve this look I simply gather some hair in a bun on the back, add some bobby pins to hold the bun, loose some strands of hair from the back and sides by pulling and lifting them with my fingers. Then I add either some spray-in moisturizer or curling balm to achieve the curly volume and voila, the hairdo is done. Very rarely do I use a straightining iron to get my bangs a bit like the 70’s style.

My haircare products usually consist of any shampoo and conditioner you can get from your local super market (such as L’oreal El Vital or Pantene) but since I’ve been handed a few free products, I’ve moved towards professional salon products. Lately my hair has been washed and conditioned with John Frieda’s “Brilliant Brunette Shine Release” which I’ve grown to like quite a bit, due to the fact that my extremely dry hair feels so soft and manageable after the wash. Afterwards I have added either Kadus’ “Slalom Curl Balm” or 4R’s “Moisture Mist“; a moisturizing conditioner spray which my hairdresser recommended and usually travels with me everywhere I go. For shine I add “Shine Drops” by Generic Value Products which you can find at Sally’s in the States. They are actually a less expensive version of Paul Mitchell’s Gloss Drops, if anyone is wondering what the heck am I talking about. Recently I have discovered a very similar product from L’oreal called “Lumino Contrast Nutriceride” which works just as good. The orange bottle in the picture is the latest addition to my collection and it’s actually very handy when you want to create natural looking waves and more volume in your hair. The product is called “Salt Spray” by Fudge. I think you can get most of these products from your local hair salon.

Some of you readers have encouraged me to try a more radical look but believe me: been there, done that. I’ve grown to like this more natural look that creates a softer tone for me and brings contrast to my otherwise so harsh style. Bangs are also a must for me, basically can’t live without them, so they will stick and stay no matter what. However, I think I am in a need of a trim, so maybe something other than this very minor coloring operation might be happening on the hair front. We’ll see…

In transit

I’m blogging from the lovely Stockholm, Sweden where I spent the past weekend. Tomorrow we are heading to the sunny Barcelona in Spain. I’ll be back in a week with loads of pictures, of course. Here are some random shots from Stockholm: a Glass Candy gig at Debaser and the nice gardens at Djurgården. And yup, I have done already quite a lot of shopping…





First outfit:
Shirt: Dhu Duong for Weekday
Jeans: Cheap Monday / DIY slashing
Bag: Spirit Items

Second outfit:
Jacket: JSFN
Sweater gardigan: All Saints
Top: MTWTFSS
Jeans: Cheap Monday / DIY slashing
Shoes: Vagabond
Bag: Saddler

Cover me

Last night Deerhunter was playing at Tavastia in Helsinki and I went to see it with myboyfriendRanna and her boyfriend. The show was really good and the singer Bradfod Cox really has a talent in stand up comedy with his strangely funny in-between comments and manoeuvres. In the end the band let audience members play the instruments while the the band was beating the hell out of the drum set. A good show indeed, I recommend checking them out!

I wanted to wear something suitable for an indie rock gig, so I went with all black and a drapy “oat meal” colored cardigan that a colleague of mine has ordered from All Saintsbut didn’t want to keep for some reason. She must be crazy because this is the most comfortable cottony thing ever! I was so glad that it fit me and it’s precisely my style, too. Hey, a new color addition to my wardrobe!




Bathroom shots are a must!


Cardigan: All Saints
Top: Sunday Sun
Skirt: MTWTFSS
Tights: Random, DIY slashing
Shoes: Skopunkten
Bag: Spirit Items
Ring: Kalevala Koru