Like there's no tomorrow

A sunny day in Bologna. Taken by my friend and his pretty impressive camera :)

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I saw a pretty nice dress the other day at H&M and I had to go and get it yesterday.

It cost only 15€ (I've seen these before for 25€ so it was definitely a bargain). We had a huge house party yesterday and I decided to wear the dress there.

This is how I accessorized it. I decided to go a little over the top with the jewellery and I was very satisfied with the outcome.

I decided to take a photo at H&M because I just received my beloved winter coat earlier this week and after wearing it for 3 winters, I still love it like I just bought it yesterday! I also love my black circle scarf, my purple beanie and the black wedges I'm wearing.

This is how the dress looked on me. Ignore the jeans haha.

Now I'm off to bed, I'm so tired and I've had a terrible headache which apparently has something to do with excessive coughing :(

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.

I'll be there just to watch you fall

Hello everybody! We started our fall break here today and so far we haven't done anything. Two of my roommates are travelling around Europe but I'm stuck here because of financial problems (as in not enough money to travel). But I'm not complaining, there are some pretty sweet shows to go to next week and Lyon is never boring :) I'm also planning a trip to Germany and Italy for next month, I hope it'll happen!

Yesterday we started the vacation with what was supposed to be a girls night but turned into one with the boys, hehe. We ate tortillas, drank some tequila and just talked and chilled. Lovely ♥

Here are some older pictures that I haven't posted here yet.

One day a few weeks ago at Pimkie's. I don't know why I always have to take those mirror pics, so lame :D Anyway, I really liked that day's outfit.

I really want a black-white-grey checkered shirt. No exceptionally nice one has come around yet though. Waiting for the perfect one *fingers crossed*.

And here's some shopping that I've done during the past few weeks. Nothing too much because I don't wanna spend all my money on shopping. These all are just pretty much what my closet was lacking.

A black knitted circle scarf from H&M. I really needed something warm around my neck, it's getting cold here! I was just so pissed off at myself when I realized (at home, too late) that this is partially made from acryl that I really hate because it starts to look awful so soon. I should have known better!

This is also something I really wanted to have in my closet, a white shirt that is slightly transparent. Looks really nice with a simple black top under it matched with black or gray jeans. Now all I need for this is a narrow brown leather belt but where to start looking for one...


I also needed a basic black long-sleeved shirt. The ruffled sleeves are just a bonus ;)

I also needed some new leggings that could be worn with almost anything and these were perfect for that cause.

Well, a girl can never have too many necklaces, right? ;)

These all I found from Mim's and couldn't resist because they had mid-season sale as well and it's funny how all these clothes match together so well. Both the dress and the striped bolero cost only 7€ each.

The golden elephant pendant cost 7€ as well and I just had to get it because I love elephants and it was so cute!

I also found nice basic shoes from Mim's and they cost only 9€. I really needed shoes like this.

I was bored the other night and took some random pictures. This one goes for my dear Taru who wanted to see pictures of normal food that she can't get haha :D This is my typical snack in the evening. The bread is the only thing closest to Finnish bread that you can find here. The yoghurt is divine, there's no such a thing like this in Finland, I'm going to miss that! Vegetables and fruits are nice here so I try to eat them as much as possible. Kiwi is my new favourite.

Oh and the wine.. Well that's what they drink in France! Not a part of my usual evening snack though, believe it or not.

Things are getting back to normal here In The France. I hope the trains, metros and buses start running normally soon. Waiting for the next strike then!

Enjoy your fall break those of you who have it now!

So we can carry on

Greetings from cold and rainy Lyon. Our French teacher told us that it's exceptionally cold now and that it'll keep on going like this :( Nooo! I hope it'll get better soon though.

I've tried to avoid shopping but there was one thing that I really needed.

A perfect hat for autumn that I found from Claire's Accessories. Perfection! The one I ordered from H&M couple of months ago was so horrible compared to this, I'm glad I decided to return it.

I tried to take a picture of me wearing it but didn't succeed too well. Blah. But I love my new hat, guess that was the point in this entry :D


I also needed some long-sleeved tops because somehow I managed to leave all mine in Finland (along with all the autumn footwear and all that blah).

I found this perfect top from H&M and I could honestly wear it everyday. And you can wear it both at school and in parties if you accessorize it accordingly :)

Feels like Sunday.. I didn't have school today but luckily we finally managed to fill our CAF applications and send them (CAF here is like Kela in Finland, we're supposed to get student's financial aid from there). We also started new healthy life with my colocataires, let's see how long we can resist all the delicious croissants and macarons. My bet is that not for too long :D

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!