Xmas Wishlist 2010

I made a wishlist for Christmas yesterday. Here's what I'd like to have this year.

Well, don't get me started on the need for a Canon system camera. I've been longing for one for such a long time that I've pretty much lost track of when it all began. But the model in the picture and the one I'd really like to have is Canon 500D and costs around 600€. I don't want the cheapest one so this one is a bit more upgraded a version of that. Oh and as I mentioned earlier, my camera is pretty much broken so all the more reason to get a new one.

A phone. Mine was stolen last weekend so I need a new one. The criteria I have for it is that it has to have a QWERTY keyboard (as I had one in my stolen phone) and the color has to be pink :D I know. But I found this one and it costs only about 130€ so it's achievable. And I had a Samsung and I think the features in Nokia phones are better so this has to be the best found so far!

A new hairdryer and a hair straightener. I'd like to have a GHD flat iron but I'm never in a million years getting one and I've heard great things about the Remington ones so I think I'd like to have one of those instead. My old flat iron & hairdryer are really out of date and don't work too well anymore so I need new ones. Oh and did I forget to mention that these are super pretty?

I'm a sucker for Lauren Conrad and her books and I'd like to have the newest piece in the L.A. Candy series and I'm very interested in getting her style book as well so here we go.

Because I'm nowadays really into all clothes and accessories that are made from real leather, I'd like to get a leather satchel and matching over-the-knee boots with fur interior. The bag would be perfect for school and my laptop. And the boots would be so warm in winter. Also, I need a new snowboarding coat and I've tried to find one for a couple of years already but so far I've failed big time. This one is from the Shaun White collection of Burton and a really pretty one. Please get me that, ok? I love Burton coats so much and they're really warm too. I'd also love to have new PJ's because I just came to realize that I don't really have any. Yeah, how is that possible? I don't know but the Minnie Mouse PJ top is definitely the beginning of a new era haha.

So that's it and I know I'm not getting all of these if any but it's nice to have alternatives, right? ;)

Who the fuck are you to predict my future?

Okay, my 2-week holiday, that I very freely decided to have in the middle of the semester, is now officially over. He went back to Finland and it makes me sad because we had such an awesome time together for the past week both in Italy and here in France. I still haven't gone through all the photos I took on our trip so I'm going to get back to them later. Hopefully maybe even tomorrow if I find the needed motivation.

Anyway, here's all the shopping I've done this month and I'm really glad the result turned out to be pretty decent and not over the top haha.

I already had this shirt in white but I really liked it and decided to get another one in different color. They didn't have the black one anymore so I went for the blue and I'm really happy I did!

I'm absolutely head over heels in love with these cropped shirts. They can be worn with almost anything and look really nice with skinny jeans. My dear roomie made me get the raspberry red one instead of the black and white one and I'm happy with her choice hehe.

I didn't have mittens and it's getting a little bit cold also here in France so I bought these pretty ones from H&M and they cost only 2€.

This must be my fav top at the moment. It was on sale in New Look and cost only 12€.

I guess I mentioned my need for a brown belt to be worn with some of my shirts and I found this one in New Look as well. It cost around 3€ so not bad at all!

During my trip in Europe I didn't wanna put all my money on shopping but of course I had to get a Parkway Drive t-shirt given the chance! I modified the collar a bit. The blue one I bought for my French friend.

This is the front of the shirt.

And this is the behind. I love the text, it's been my slogan for the past couple of weeks and I was really happy to find it on the reverse side of the shirt.

I also needed Vans or Converse shoes and because they are far too expensive here in France I decided to buy a pair on my trip to Germany. I actually wanted to buy these in grey and black but I didn't find them and fell in love with these instead. These cost 40€ in a skate shop.

On my trip to Germany we also went to Holland and visited a pretty sweet Vans Outlet store. They had shoes for 8€ but I didn't find any pair I would have wanted to give a home to. BUT I did find a cool beanie that I regret a lil' bit that I didn't buy :( Well maybe one day.

A couple of weeks ago we also found a ridiculously cheap cosmetics store here in Lyon (Bellecour) called Saga Cosmetiques. For example I found a nail polish for 2€, one litre (!!!) of salon conditioner for 3,80€ and a conditioner for blonde hair for 2,80€. I predict a visit for the store in near future...

I'm gonna get back to you on my interrail trip next time. Right now my brain doesn't seem to function in English so let's leave at that for today.

Collage d'inspiration d'automne

I would have so many pictures to post from the past couple of days but I feel really tired at the moment so that will be put off for some time now. Anyways, today out of boredom I was browsing the new autumn clothes on H&M's website and found some things I'd like to find for my closet this fall. So here we go!

Accessories:

The perfect hat for this season I've been looking for ages and I maybe found a potential one in one store here in Lyon.

I already bought a small brown bag but for some reason I'm so into brown leather now that I'd like to match it with a bigger one in lighter shade of brown. The lighter one in the collage is from Friis&Company and the other one is real leather and from H&M.

I also want black (faux) leather gloves for winter.

Shoes:

I really need some shoes like Vans or Converse because I managed to leave all of mine in Finland. I just don't know which ones to get. Any ideas? I've seen a Vans store here and I really want to go there asap.

New fake ugg boots are a must for winter. I'm thinking about getting the purple ones but I'm not sure yet.

And because of my obsession on brown, I'd like to have some new nice pair of autumn shoes with a heel. I hope I'll find them.

Tops:

I'd love to have a black & white checkered shirt because it's easy to match with my casual outfits. I'd also like to have the same kind of denim shirt.

I've been dreaming of a black cropped blazer for quite a while now because it would be easy to wear in both casual and formal outfits.

I also need some knitted pullovers to keep me warm during winter (our apartment gets super cold at night!) and my fascination for stripes is no surprise for anyone.

The leopard-pattern shirt would be nice to wear with a black skirt and I need more that kind of shirts anyway.

I fell in love with the pink dress because of its material. It would be perfect for more formal events as well.

So that's some of it. What do you think? Any same cravings there? :)

P.S. My english is so bad today. I've been speaking way too many languages lately to make any of those actually sound decent. Blah.

Beaucoup de shopping

I haven't been able to post for a couple of days. First I didn't have time and then the internet didn't work. I really hate it that we lose the connection every once in a while. But yeah, during these (almost) 3 weeks that I've been here I've been shopping way too much. Here's what I've got so far.

In a store called Mim they have lots of basic clothes really cheap (cheaper than H&M for the most part). The striped t-shirt is from there.


And these three also. Normal, long, black cardigan was really welcome in my closet. And cost only 14€.

I also really like Moa accessories. The cupcake bracelet is from there.



And the legwarmers are also from Moa.


My new heels that I couldn't resist at New Look! I love these. They cost 29€.

Shorts also from New Look. They look kind of weird in the picture but they're really nice on.

A black skirt from Zara. I've been wearing this a whole lot since I bought it, it's so comfortable on :) Looks stupid in the picture though.

This bird-print dress is from Bershka and it was in sale so it cost only 10€. The belt came with it.

I've been looking for this kind of jeans for a while now and I found these from Zara. I took them in bigger size because I really like that they're baggy.

This skirt was on sale in Zara and it was love at first sight with this one. I really like the hem.

One thing I was also trying to find for a long time is a brown bag that I could also use at school. I found this one in Etam and I've been using it ever since.

Camaïeu also sells basic clothes for cheap. This red striped shirt cost only 3,95€.

I also went to get some basic tops and shirts from H&M and found something else too. This cropped shirt looks really good with a long black top and jeans.

This is one of my favorites now too. A striped shirt with full-length sleeves is never a bad purchase.

Our French friend from Orléans is coming to visit us for the weekend so I don't know if I'll be able to post that much this weekend but I will try my best :) Bon week-end à tous!

Happily ever fucking after

Days to go: 1

I'm going crazy any minute now. I still haven't packed or cleaned or taken out the trash or... could someone just please come and pack for me?

I still have to find some time tomorrow to buy all the rest of the needed things but here's what I purchased today:

It was about time I dyed my hair (roots) and I bought Live Color XXL Absolute Platinum, because I really like these Live colors and they already had the perfect shade I'm going for when I come back from France! I'm so stoked. New heat defence spray, shampoo and conditioner were needed too and these Tresemmé products have been proven good so I got them without thinking much.

I also needed a new dry shampoo and I got the one from Klippoteket. I haven't used this before but it's said to be good so I bought it.

I also found some time to go out for a coffee with my friends and this is what I wore. I found the lace layered top from my closet today (I turned it upside down to be better able to find the right clothes for France) that I haven't used before and I matched it with Cheap Monday jeans and a diamond necklace from JC.

This is what I've managed to pack so far :D Tomorrow is going to be one busy day, I'm telling you. All the stuff on the windowsill is coming too. The only thing in the pic not going is the Marshall amp :D

And here are the shoes I'm taking with me. There's still room for one pair but I don't know which ones to take: heels or flats? Any suggestions? Biker boots are in the suitcase already.

So that's it for today. I really hope I'll make it before Tuesday morning.

P.S. Don't I have the coolest suitcase ever? ;)