I ♥ Miska

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Linda sa…
Hi Helena! Can't you make a post about you and your boyfriend, with some facts; how you met, what you like to do, profession, how you live. Overall fun reading :) ”

I wish I was a little more personal in the blog, because I want you to feel that you know me :) But it's hard to imagine that your own private life is interesting for someone else, so it rarely happens that I write about other than makeup. But it's fun that you ask, do you like private posts too, just ask questions so maybe I can do a little more such posts now and then :)

Warning though because I have a hard time staying concise haha, I like details!

Me and Miska when I was nominated in the Blog Awards 2014 ♥

Right now we live in a small, small studio in Gimo, but both want to move from here eventually. The kitchen table is both a dining table, dressing table and office, and the living room is a TV room, bedroom and photo studio. I rent a room for my webshop warehouse, luckily, but before the living room was also a warehouse :)

Miska works at GE Healthcare in Uppsala and serves coffee machines in their various buildings, but he quits this summer and then he does not really know what he wants to do. My dream is that my company will then go so well that I will be able to hire him, he helps me so much and is so wonderful!

Our days roughly consist of me putting on make-up, blogging and packing packages while he works, and then in the evening I continue to work with mine while he sits at his computer and also works with mine haha!

He sets up both as a model, test rabbit and assistant, soon he will, among other things. help me test a new tan without sun. But above all, he is the one who built my entire webshop and takes care of all the technology! I do not know what I would do without him.

And when we are not working, we are very good at fixing everyday luxuries, Miska is super good at cooking (I have a personal chef, wonderful!) So it is often a fine dinner with lit candles on a weekday, and on the weekends we are usually with mom and swim (we have no bathtub in the apartment) and then cuddle with the cats in front of the wood stove, so wonderful :)

This is what it looked like with us a few days ago, tapas and a glass of wine, yummy!

I long for summer, then there will be work early in the morning and late in the evening, and in between we will hang out in the sun on my mother's plot!

I actually never thought I would fall in love with a Gimo resident, it is such a small place so the people who are here know about it as well. Especially not when I had started high school and lived in a boarding school outside Södertälje, then you met so many new people and Gimo just felt smaller and smaller!

But despite the fact that Miska and my big sister Malin went to the same class in high school, I had basically only heard his name before. It's a name you remember, but did not know who he was more than that. He is 6 years older than me and I did not really know about that social circle. However, he had seen me on the bus a few times, or rather heard me, I have a pretty nasal voice that can cut through glass haha!

In the winter of 2009, I was home for the Christmas holidays and ended up at a house party, and when Miska got there, it became love at first sight! I remember so clearly how I sat and thought that an evening like this can happen anything:
“Think about e.g. he and I will be together after this, and now we have not even greeted yet .. Now he is handsome and fixed, but would I be able to see his face every morning when he walks around in ugly underwear and tousled hair? Hm yes I probably would! ”

And I who blogged even then always had the camera in full swing, and from this evening I have an incredible number of sneak photos on Miska hahaha. So scary girl. "Miska drinks" "Miska looks in another direction" "Miska happens to look into the camera just when I take pictures, help!".

Here is one of the sneak peeks, my prince in gray hihi :)

When Miska after a while realized how interested I was, it went a little easier;) And after snowball fights, toe flirting under the table and finally the first kiss out in the snow, I fell asleep with a smile on my face!

Now we have been together for five years, and many who become so young together (I was 16 then) have a tendency to grow apart. But not me and Miska, we get closer and closer to each other every day, both mature all the time and just get better and better people :) And I can still feel new love! In addition, it feels so luxurious to live with each other now, for the first 2 ½ years was half distance because I lived in boarding school.

Here is a 4 year old picture of us!

I could not have found a more perfect guy for me simply :) ♥

HH Simonsen Root Volumizing Foam

I wrote a little short about volume foam in the middle previous posts about volume in the hair, but I was going to make a more detailed post about it now too! :)

Volume foam is just as it sounds, foam that you use on the scalp to get more volume. I do not know how everyone works but mine is used after the shower in damp hair, and then you should also blow dry it for more effect!

HH Simonsen Root Volumizing Foam is a volume foam that I have started to use a lot! The bottle is very practical, you spray directly on the scalp and then massage it in with your fingers.

I have not had such a good experience with volume foam before, I think it has either been too little effect or my hair has felt dirty and I do not like that. But this one from HH Simonsen gives a nice volume that lasts a long time, and as long as you do not overconsume (which you do not need to get an effect) the hair feels very clean and airy too :)

In addition, it contains heat protection up to 230º C, which is always good!

I personally usually supplement with more steps when I can, curl my hair with pliers, etc., but for a fast volume without hassle, this is a perfect product even alone!

The bottle contains 200 ml and costs SEK 169 HERE.

Hugs are!

Melodifestivalensminkning - Mariette

Saturday is the final of the Melodifestivalen 2015, and I do not think you will be shocked when I say that I love the Melodifestivalen? :) It feels a little me!

This year I actually have many favorites, but Andreas Weise and Ellen Benediktson are missing in the final, but they are on Spotify anyway so I'm happy about that. Have made a "best of mello list" that goes on repeat here at home haha.

But one that I stuck to a little extra, both for the song, the performance and the look, it's Mariette! Definitely the nicest and coolest in the whole middle :)

I give her makeup artist an extra compliment too, I do not know who it is but damn how beautiful Mariette is in her smokey eye!

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Intense and framed eyes with eyeliner, and then all the focus on the sweeping at the end of the eyes! Incredibly beautiful and effective, the eye shape is so heavenly nice.

Mariette fits in this look a thousand times better than I do, but today's makeup is still inspired by her! :) Hope you like my interpretation too!

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1. Gray-black eye shadow at the end of the eyelid, Paese Shimmer Trio (109 Luxury)
2. Silver eyeshadow in the middle of the eyelid, Paese Shimmer Trio (109 Luxury)
3. White eye shadow innermost on the eyelid, Paese Shimmer Trio (109 Luxury)
4. Matte light gray eye shadow at the bottom of the globe line, Paese Matte Trio (104 Luxury)
5. Gray-black matt eye shadow along the globe line, Paese Matte Trio (104 Luxury)
6. Fade the edges.
7. Black eyeliner around the whole eye, Paese Linea Automatic Eyeliner (Black Glam)
… And apply even more gray-black shadow and fade the edges properly.
8. Apply the gray matte shade also along the lower lash line.
9. Black mascara on all lashes, Paese Adore 3D Lash Mascara.

Brushes I have used:
Steps 1 to 5, and steps 8 - Nanchy Tapered Crease Brush
Steps 6 and 7 - Nanshy Blending Eyeshadow Brush

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Lipstick, Benecos Natural Lipstick in the shade Pink Honey.

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Who are you cheering on at Melodifestivalen 2015? :)

Good shading brush

One of the most common makeup questions I get is how to shape the face with shading and which brush is best to use.

What you like to work with for brushes is very individual, some like big fluffy, others small slanted etc. For me it's mostly about what I want for results, I use sun powder to just get a nice balance and color in the face, or to shape the face and e.g. get marked cheekbones?

I quite like a lot of shading and the brush that I have been using every day lately is Nanshy Blush & Bronze Brush which is slanted and super smooth, but much more compact than many brushes like this tend to be and I like that!

The brush works for both sun powder and blush, but I like it mainly for sun powder and to shape the face because that is when you really have use because it is a little more compact.

You have much more control than with a fluffy brush, perfect for us who love to work with shading and want clear (but soft!) Shapes on the face.

In other words, a fluffy brush is good when you mostly just want a hint of color, but if you want to work out a shape, this slightly more compact brush is great!

The brush costs SEK 149 available HERE, and is also included in this set for SEK 449 with five different make-up brushes for basic make-up! :)

Hugs are ♥

Green at the Finest Awards 2015!

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The 25th of March is the Finest Awards and this year the dress code is green! I myself have not thought of anything at all in terms of clothing yet, I always decide the day before type, but it leans towards a green make-up instead of a green outfit :)

I love green makeup, so heavenly nice, especially this spring!

So here comes some green inspiration! Partly to all of you who like green, but also to you who are also going to the Finest Awards of course! Some make-ups are like a year old, so not all pictures are as good quality as my new ones, but I hope you survive :)

First out, some party-party-party makeups:

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A really cool sweeping with black, bronze and green - Read the whole post here!

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Sparkling green sweeping - Read the full post here!

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Black sweeping with green and silver - Read the full post here!

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Green sweeping and red lips Read the full post here!

And here are some brighter make-ups as well:

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Simple green make-up with highlighter in the middle - Read the whole post here!

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You can mix with other colors as well, e.g. green and blue - Read the full post here!

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An everyday makeup with green detail - Read the whole post here!

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Green eyeliner with wing - Read the full post here!

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Green sweeping with a little light gray - Read the whole post here!

Hope you think the make-up is nice and inspiring! :)

Hug ♥

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