SOFT GRAY OUTFIT FOR DEPRESSING SUMMER WEATHER

Cardigan // Ullared.  Sweater // Moss Copenhagen. Skirt // Weekday.

The Swedish summer is currently claiming its reputation and it's fucking depressing.

I've been wearing this outfit so many times I've lost count but it's just really suitable at the moment since it keeps me warm,

yet manages to have some serious leg action. Not to mention how color coordinated it is with the gray skies :'(

Oh well, the forecast promises endless blue skies & sunshine this week, 

so fingers crossed there will be summer after all.

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MY FIRST ESSIE NAIL POLISH PURCHASES

I kind of feel like I've been living under a rock since I've never tried an Essie polish until now, 

but a few days ago I picked up two shades when they were on offer.

1. FUNNY FACE

A bright, cool toned pink that I'm planning to wear to my friends wedding in a couple of weeks. Not a typical me-shade, 

but I thought it will go very well with my wedding outfit and it's also a more edgy alternative to a classic red. 

2. PICKED PERFECT

Almost always you will find me wearing a neautral, earthy toned polish, whether it's a light beige or a pale pink. Lately I've been craving 

something a bit darker, like my exact skincolor when I'm a bit tanned. And THIS IS IT! This shade is everything. It might be a bit weird to some, but I really like how the contrast between my fingers and nails are blurred and how they almost become one.

THIS POLISH THOUGH <3 

What are your favourite Essie polishes? I feel like I might need some more... 

DOCUMENTATION OF MY GRADUATION COLLECTION

This last year I've been studying pattern making, fashion illustration etc, at Tillskärarakademin Malmö, to get a solid 

foundation for for my (hopefully) upcoming fashion design studies. For our graduation project we were assigned to create a collection 

inspired by a famous fashion designer, and I got one of the coolest ladies on earth; Vivienne Westwood.

As always when you're creating bigger projects, the process is really the most important thing to allow you to find 

a path outside *the box*. By constantly searching for inspiration and then let that lead your thoughts forward, instead of just 

thinking ahead makes such a difference. But it can also be scary because it leads you in directions you've never taken before and 

makes you create things you never thought you would create. Although, this is my favourite part of the design project since it's 

so challenging. I love to start of with a blank canvas & just one picture, or word, and then just build a world around it. 

So I thought I would show you some stuff from my research book, sketch book and also some of the more 

finished stuff from the presentation. Keep in mind that this is just a small extract from the huge work. 

Have you ever worked with larger amounts of inspiration & the processing of that? Pls tell me your stories!

MAXIMUM BRONZE // MINIMAL BASE

For that bronze: Maybelline Color Tattoo // On and on bronze & the bronzy shades from Sleek Storm Palette

I've always been a sucker for bold eyeshadow looks paired with a minimal base,

and you will often find me rockin a pink/orange/purple/light blue statement eye with just a touch of concealer. 

Now this is more of a toned down/neutral summer edit of that look; a slightly darker, bronzy eye with 

lots of lashes, bushy brows and hardly no face products. Right up my alley! 

What's your current favourite look for summer?

PRE-WORK OUTFIT

T-shirt & pants // Lindex

This set is like a sophisticated sweat suit = the best thing ever.

Dark gray & super soft. Paired with Birkenstocks & bright orange nail polish.

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WAKE UP; MAKE BREAKFAST; KICK ASS; REPEAT

Ok, so I have had this blog for about a week and this is already my second breakfast themed blogpost - that's how obsessed I am.
I have always been an early bird and I really enjoy taking the time and effort to make nice breakfasts.

Today we had some left over hamburger breads as toast, topped with my all time faves sea salt butter, boiled eggs and
the classic Swedish Kalles Kaviar (described as a "delicious creamed smoked cod roe paste")

The best part of it all though is just sitting opposite my love and chat away over an extra cup of coffee and get giggly and weird of the caffein. Today it all ended with me trying to impress him with the knowledge of the lyrics from the old Haiducii hit song "Dragosta Din Tei".

Hope you have had a great start to the day!

COPENHAGEN

Yesterday we went to Copehagen cause I needed to pick up my application portfolio from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art 

School of Design where I have applied for Fashion Design. The admission letter will not come until the end of July so even though I was 

happy to show off the school and the surroundings to my boyfriend, it was kind of a nerve-racking and heart-racing experience to visit. 

Anyways, afterwards we walked along the water and pointed out where we would have lived 

if we had been millionairs and once again reminded ourselves that we need to come here more often since it's so close.

Sometimes we stopped to take some cute/cool couple pictures to post on Instagram.

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And Ninjo snapped away behind the camera fully enjoying his new job as my blog photographer.

It's a good 20-30 minutes walk from the school to the city and the breakfast 

from earlier that morning was long gone at 2 pm when I started to get hangry.

Well right there is the answere to my prayers, perhaps the best salad I have ever had! 

Smoked salmon with grilled kale, cauliflower and fresh apple, blackberries and raspberries. OMG.

And dessert, of course. Some kind of apple compote deliciousness!

And after we had our fair share of caffein/sugar for the day it was all about the shopping until we got super tired and went home. Great day!