Spring - I welcome you!

This week the weather has been fabulous here in Stockholm, the sun has been out every day and the snow is finally starting to melt. I have been out for walks every day and thoroughly enjoyed the fresh air, the warmth, the blue sky and the singing birds. Spring is in the air and everything feels a lot easier. Can't wait until the snow is completely gone and I can put on my sneakers instead of the winter boots. Emilia is also on the mend - finally - and she is a lot happier than before (= a happier mum)!

When I went into Kicks the other day when I was in Täby centrum, I bought a new face wash that I have been curious about for a while. The Bliss products have caught my eye and I have read about them in magazines. I bought the Fabulous foaming face wash and it didn't disappoint me one bit. It smells lovely and exfoliates as well as cleanses your face. This is part of the description of this product:

"A two-in-one oil-free exfoliating wash for all skin types, this fresh, fruity cleanser contains rose hip extract, milk thistle, passion flower and chamomile in a non-stripping formula that rebalances even the most schizophrenic of skins."

I highly recommend it to anyone, it's a great product!

Orly smart gels system

The other day I decided to do my nails with the Orly smart gels nail system that I bought before the summer. It's a do it yourself at home nail kit and includes a UV lamp that you use to dry your gel nails. It takes a bit of time to do your nails using this kit, but if you do it right your nails last up to three weeks which I think is great. I'll probably be busy giving birth to my baby soon so I thought that I'd do my nails now before I'm rushing into hospital ;) The smart gel colour I used is called Kiss the bride.

Today I went out for lunch to Restaurant S here in Sundbyberg with my dad and F. I had a lovely pasta with bacon (eating as much carbohydrates now as possible ;)) and then enjoyed the dessert buffé and coffee afterwards. Dad and I kept company walking back and then this afternoon I've been taking it easy at home.

Now it's time for football. Sweden is not going to win - I know - but I'm gonna watch the match anyway and cheer them on as much as possible!

Glossybox

About a month ago I signed up for Glossybox, which is a box with beauty products that you get once a month for 139 SEK. You get 5 beauty products to try out and I received my first box a little while ago. One thing that was in the box this time was Garnier's BB cream that I've seen so many ads about. Now I'm using it every day and I really like it! :)

Essie nail varnish

Last weekend I bought a new nail varnish from Essie, the colour is turquoise & caicos. I love the nail varnishes from Essie, they have so many lovely colours and give a really nice finish to your nails. I think I will use this one when I go to the Maldives in..... less than five weeks! I can't wait, can't believe this trip is just around the corner :)

But before I head off there is quite a lot to do in work, but the fact that I'm going away keeps me highly motivated which is good. Right now I'm watching The big bang theory, I just love it. I was really sceptical when F asked me to watch an episode a while ago but now I really enjoy watching these ultimate nerds! ;) I hope you're having a good week, it's already Wednesday tomorrow :)

Hair oil

A few months ago I decided to order a hair oil that I had read about in a magazine. It's called Orofluido oil and is a mixture of cyperus, argan and linseed oil. It smells of amber and vanilla and I just love the silky texture of it. It can be used on dry hair to reduce frizziness, add moisture and give your hair a shiny look. You can also use it on towel-dried hair and it will reduce the blow-drying time significantly. I could really notice since I've such thick hair that takes forever to blow dry normally. I can really recommend this hair oil, I love it!

Christmas glitter

I bought a new nail polish last week that I'm planning on wearing both for Christmas and New Years. I'm not normally mad about glitter, but this OPI one has a lovely glow that I really like. Today myself and F have been out shopping, both in Solna Centrum and in Ikea. There were quite a lot of people in Solna Centrum but Ikea wasn't bad at all. Tonight my brother came over and I made a chicken stew that we all had for dinner before we sat down to watch the film Contagion. I didn't really like it, especially not the ending.

Tomorrow it's Christmas Eve, I can't believe it because I still haven't got that Christmas feeling this year. But I'm looking forward to heading over to F's mam and having some Korean food ;) I have to wrap the presents in the morning before we head off as I haven't got around to that yet. Now it's time to get some sleep I reckon, Merry Christmas everyone!

Guitar hero

Taking a break from yet another session with guitar hero. Every day after work F and I have played, we're improving but very slowly :) Earlier on I went to my weekly Italian class with Maria. Before each Tuesday I'm feeling all nervous about it but every time I'm there I really enjoy it! I would love to continue with it next semester but I feel that I have and have had too much on lately, so next semester I'm gonna do nothing except meeting up with friends and things like that.

I'm really curious about the Blax hairbands, did anyone try them yet? They sell them on Eleven for example. I also want to buy som hair oil as I've heard it's supposed to be really good for your hair but I haven't decided which one to buy. We'll see if I place an order soon!

Facial treatment

On Friday after work I went to Blue Medi Spa to have a facial treatment and I was really looking forward to it. I never treat myself to things like that but I really should do that more often. My brother gave me a Live it voucher for my 30th birthday (that was a while ago - I know) and I used it for this facial at this lovely spa located at Kungsholmstorg. The girl who took care of me was lovely and so professional. I really enjoyed every minute of it except for when she extraced my blackheads. My god, that really hurts!

In the last year or so I have been getting a lot of spots and its difficult to know which products to use. This girl recommended some Dr Dennis Gross products for my skin, I might be getting them at a later stage. They're not for free so I have to think about it first. Does anybody know of any other good products or do you have any experience from using Dr Dennis Gross?

Sun protection for eyes

Before my holidays I went in to Åhléns in Stockholm to buy an eye cream with sun protection. I always make sure I put sun cream around my eyes when sunbathing but the cream that you use for your face is not ideal. I always get teary eyes if using that cream too close to my eyes. I normally use a sun stick around my eyes as well but it's not great either. Therefore I decided to buy an eye cream specially made for your eyes and I spotted Clarins Sun Wrinkle Control Eye Contour Care SPF 30. The lady that I talked to in Åhléns highly recommended it and I must say it's really good. The cream description you can read below:

"More than just sun protection, this technologically advanced sun product is designed for the eye contour area. Formulated with a revolutionary plant-based complex that helps prevent lines and wrinkles and stops photo-aging in its tracks. This light, oil-free, non-irritating formula won't sting or irritate sensitive eyes"

Two more days until my holidays

I'm counting the days and now there are only two more days until I'm finally going on holidays. I'm going to be off work for 4 weeks and I can't wait! It has been quite stressful in work since I'm trying to get as much as possible done before my holidays, I don't want to come back to work to see a full "to do" list. Ok, I realise that it won't be empty either but I'm doing my best to get there ;)

Tonight I met up with Emily at Fridhemsplan and we went to Café Thelins for something to eat. It has been a while since we saw each other, March was probably the last time when she was over to my place for some dinner. Anyway it was great to catch up with her again and to hear what she's been up to. Before I met up with her, I went to Solna Centrum and Åhlens to get some stuff for my holidays. I have to start thinking about what I'm gonna bring when we're going to Sicily, we're heading over there in less than two weeks (can't believe the time has finally come)! Anyway, I bought the original Batiste dry schampoo, a yellow nail varnish from Viva La Diva and a bottle of Hawaiian Tropic after sun.

Yesterday I met up with Ellinor at Mälarpaviljongen where we sat out to have a lovely dinner. I had their gorgeous halloumi burger that I always have but yesterday was the first time for this season. It was really cloudy yesterday during the day but just before we met up the clouds started breaking up :)

By the way, saw a lovely bag that has just arrived in Bik Bok stores. My favourite is the red colour but it comes in brown and black as well and costs 399 SEK.

New week already

Where does the time go? I was so happy it was the weekend on Friday and now it's all over - again! I'm feeling a bit stressed out about all of the stuff I have to do for work this week. Meant to work today but haven't done a thing yet. Instead of sitting up all night I'm thinking about having an early night so that I can get up early tomorrow to get things done. Fingers crossed and it'll all work out!

Had a lovely afternoon today, walked around Lötsjön in Sundbyberg and then had coffee at Gröna Stugan afterwards. It wasn't as cold as it was last night but I had put a lot of warm clothes on to avoid getting too cold. I was fine during the walk but when we sat down inside I just couldn't seem to get warm. Had to have a hot shower when I got home but now I'm feeling fine in my fleece jacket and my warm socks :)

Yesterday I went to the gym for the first time this week and ran 5 kilometres. I haven't kept up with the training in the last couple of weeks but I'm hoping to catch up this week and I'm dying for a bodypump class again. My training in the last few weeks have looked like this:

Week 5
Monday: Bodypump 55 min
Wednesday: 5 km run - 10,5km/hr
Thursday: 7 km run - 10km/hr

Week 6
Sunday: 12 km run - 9,7km/hr

Week 7
Saturday: 5 km run - 10km/hr

Last night I met up with Maria and Sofia and we got a take away from the local Chinese restaurant. I haven't seen Sofia for a while so it was nice with a bit of a catch up. Later on we watched Melodifestivalen together and saw Eric Saade go straight through to the final in Globen with his song Popular. Stayed until midnight and when I went home it was -20 outside, I was freezing!

Love wearing eye shadows and different colours but I mostly use my brown/beige shades from Make Up Store. Found a lovely eye shadow from Mac called Expensive Pink that I like, might get it the next time I'm in town :) Now I'm gonna clean up a bit while listening to David Gray!

Sunny Saturday

I just love waking up on a Saturday and you know you can stay in bed for as long as you want, I woke up the first time at around 7 o'clock this morning but fell back asleep and didn't get up until just before 11 :) The sun is shining outside, I'm sitting in the couch watching the repeat of På Spåret. There is so much I want to do today but I will probably only have the time to do half of the stuff. I have a lot of food in my fridge so I need to do some cooking. I would love to go for a longer run again but don't know if I'll do that today or tomorrow. I need to clean up in the apartment, especially in the kitchen. I need to catch up by listening to our cd from Sjung Nu since I missed the last session on Monday and I haven't listened to what I recorded the first time I was there. I went to pick up the February kit from Molly's Scrapbooking yesterday so I'd love to sit down to do some scrapbooking but I definitely don't have time for that. I need to do the laundry, but don't know if I'll find a time slot and I have to work today for sure. Can anybody sqeeze in some more hours in the day please???

Bought a product from Kiehl's at Kastrup airport on Tuesday when we were travelling home to Stockholm, it's called Midnight Recovery Concentrate. It's a mixture of essential oils and you only take a few drops that you put directly on the skin. It's supposed regenerate, repair and replenish the skin barrier while you sleep. So far I like the product, we'll see if I can notice any difference after a few weeks usage. I think I look at least 1-2 years younger already after a few days! (maybe not ;))

Wishing you all a lovely Saturday!

Hectic week

I'm so glad this hectic week has come to an end, I feel exhausted! Workwise, it feels like I've done nothing else but running from meeting to meeting. It will hopefully get better next week, I need some time to actually catch up on the work load ;) But first, I need a relaxing weekend! Tonight I'm just chilling out, tomorrow it's time to do some running in the gym again and I also need to do the laundry before I drive over to Kim, Lisa and Benjamin in Vallentuna. I haven't seen them since Christmas and I'm dying to play with Benjamin. I wonder is he talking a bit more than the last time?

Last night myself, Lena and Louise went to see Romeo and Juliet and Göta Lejon. We first had dinner at a place called Entré. I had chicken with sundried tomtatoes, risotto and a basil sauce together with a glass of red wine, it was gorgeous. The show was absolutely fantastic and I can highly recommend it to you. Måns Zelmerlöv is brilliant in it and the girl who plays Juliet is also great. I didn't want the show to end and we all had a lovely Thursday evening together.

Earlier on this week I went to Apoteket to buy a new facial cream. I didn't know what to get but then decided to go for Natuvive Essential Almond. I tried the night cream last night and the day cream this morning and the cream feels great on your skin so I think it was a good choice.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Miss Dior Cherie

The perfume that I currently use is Miss Dior Cherie Eau The Parfum, I love the scent and I also love the bottle ♥

Maxfactor mascara - pink edition

I've used the Maxfactor mascaras for as long as I can remember. I think they're the best and every time I try something else I'm not as happy as I am with Maxfactor. On the Eleven website you can now buy the Pink Edition Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara. It's for the pink ribbon campaign and 10 SEK goes directly to Cancerfonden. Love it!

Passion

I'm really curious about Carolina Gynning's new perfume Passion, I love the design of the bottle as well :)

Premier cleansing and exfoliating facial gel

I must say that the facial gel/scrub that I bought in Bromma blocks from Premier is absolutely brilliant. After I've used this product my skin feels so fantastically smooth - love it! :)

Apoliva Body Soufflé

Would love to try the Apoliva body soufflé that they sell in the pharmacy. My skin is screaming for moisture right now and I love trying new body lotions/creams. The next time I'm buying something I'm gonna try this one out.