Back to School Fashion Haul!

As you know, I went to DC a couple of weeks ago. While I was there I obviously had to go shopping. (Because you can't really go to the US without shopping!) Here are some of the fashion items that I picked up while I was there. I have stuff from Urban Outfitters, Target and Ona. I'll have a new video up next week with all the beauty stuff that I got. I hope you enjoy! :)

• ˚ * My Wishlist | August 2013 * ˚ •

Today I just wanted to share some of the things that I've been keeping my eye on for a little while. I thought it would be a nice idea to do a post like this, and maybe you can leave some of your most wanted items in the comments below :)

1. Frederic Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Cream | 2. Fujifilm Instax mini 8 Polaroid Camera | 3. Lucky Deer iPhone case | 4. Brandy Melville Moselle Sweater | 5. Brandy Melville YingYang Tank | 6. Marc by Marc Jacobs Classic Q Wingman | 7. Frederic Fekkai Brilliant Glossing Shampoo & Conditioner

It's Summer ☀

Hi guys!

I know it has been forever and a day since I updated my blog, but I just kinda had the urge to post something today. I think I've actually missed blogging quite a bit. I am focusing a lot on my youtube channel, but I'm thinking that I am still going to post something on here from time to time! :)
So for today I just wanted to share some of my recent summer themed instagram photos. If you want to follow me you can click here. I hope you are all having an amazing summer! ♡

xx, Siri

Spring Break ❤ Pictures and a Haul

Hi everyone! I am now back from spring break and I just wanted to share a few pictures from my trip with you! I also made a haul of some things that I bought while I was away, so I will put that in this post as well. I am still not actually home in my apartment yet, but I am going home this weekend. When I get back, I hope to finally get back into a schedule with school, assignments, work, blogging, youtube and all that stuff. For the past couple of weeks I have been traveling and stuff, so any schedule has just not really been present at all. 

Anyways. For those of you that don't know, I went to Israel with my boyfriend and his family. We went for a week and stayed mostly in Tel Aviv. As it was my first time there we did a lot of sightseeing to the most famous places, the ones that you kind of have to see while you are there. For trips, we went one day south to the Dead Sea and Jerusalem and one day north to the Sea of Galilee and the Golan Heights. We also went to see and old roman town called Caesarea one of the days.

Me, my boyfriend and his cousin

In front of the Dead Sea

Floating in the Dead Sea

Eating falaffel

Me and my bf's cousin

In Caesarea

A fig leaf and a Hamsa card

Sushiiii :)

In Caesarea

At a market in Jerusalem

More from the market

Sunset in Tel Aviv

In front of the Western Wall (Wailing Wall) and Dome of the Rock.

View of Jerusalem

By the Sea of Galilee

An olive tree....

At the Golan heights

That's it. Sorry that a lot of these pictures are of just me, but I didn't want to put up a ton of pictures of other people without asking their permission and stuff like that :) I hope you enjoyed watching this anyways and please tell me if you did anything fun for your spring break. Or if you haven't had your yet, what are you planning to do? :)

Outfit of the day 02.22.13 ❤

Yesterday I had a really late start at school. I didn|t start until 1 pm!! So I decided to film an outfit of the day video. My outfit wasn't anything super extraordinary or anything, but I really liked it so I wanted to share it with you guys!

This is my outfit:

My white sweater is from H&M a little while ago. I love it because it'd really soft and warm, but i think it still looks good. I got it for about 100 NOK which is equivalent to $16-17 and £10 which I thought was a pretty good bargain. I wore a pink t-shirt underneath the sweater which I got from Abercrombie & Fitch a couple of years back.

My pants are jeggings from A&F. I love these so much! I actually have them in blue as well. They are really comfortable to wear, but I love the pattern on them and the whole look of them in general. 

My bracelet is from H&M and it really old. I'm not really good when it comes to jewellery.. I have a little amount, but I always forget to wear is and end up just wearing the same pieces over and over again. I really like the pieces I wear though, so that's good, right?

My watch is from Guess, and I've had this for a couple of years as well. I got it as a birthday present from my grandparents and I wear it every single day pretty much without fail. (And yeah, I know, I'm pale as a ghost! lol)

I got this necklace after my boyfriend went on holiday with his family just a few months after we started dating. I love it! Blue is my absolute favorite color, and this kind of blue paired with the gold just looks amazing (I think so anyway).

I love pearl earrings. I think they just look so classy and elegant, and you just look a little more put together with them than without. I god this pair from my mum before I was going on a trip to the US a while back. I love them!

And that's pretty much it! I hope you enjoyed this quick little OOTD. And please leave me feedback on the video as well. I'm still really new to the whole youtube thing, and I am definitely open for ideas and suggestions. And I'm sorry if my english is kind of shaky. I am pretty sure I can speak english fluently when having a conversation with other people, but once I turn the camera on my brain just shuts off and I can't get things out the way I wanted to. If that made any sense at all.. lol! Anyways, it would make me so happy if you guys would subscribe to my channel. I am working on making my videos better, and once I have my computer back I can start developing my editing skills as well.
I love you all, thank you so much for reading my blog!

xx, Siri

My winter essentials

Today I am sharing my winter essentials with you guys. This might be different to what some of your winter essentials depending on how cold it is where you live. It has been anything from -5 to -15*C (23 to 5F) here recently so keeping warm has been the biggest concern. And without further ado, here are my winter essentials:

My skin gets really dry when it's cold, so moisturizers are essential for me, especially during the winter. For my face I use Benefit's Total Moisture facial cream. It is very thick so it moisturizes well, and the packaging is just adorable! I use the Hand Food from Soap & Glory for my hands, which I'm sure you all now is really good by now. For body lotions I will pretty much use anything I have, but I've been loving the triple moisture body cream from Bath & Body Works lately. It moisturizes better than a lot of other body lotions I've tried. Here I have it in the scent Country Chic and Sweet cinnamon pumpkin. My favorite is the Dancing Waters one, but that one is at my parents house at the moment. 

These have been crucial to me surviving the cold weather. Neither of them are the most fashionable thing in the world, but they keep me SO warm and I love them. The UGGs are in the style Classic Tall and I feel like I'm wearing slippers outside when I wear them. The jacket is from Bergans and is the warmest jacket I have ever tried. I don't think I've ever been cold while wearing it. 

 Hats and scarves have also been frequently used this winter. The left hat it from Abercrombie & Fitch, the right one was a gift and the headband is from H&M. The green scarf is also from H&M, the brown one is from Bianco and the beige one with tiny hearts on it was a gift. The green and the brown scarves are infinity scarves, and the beige one is just a regular rectangular scarf. 

I might have gone a little candle crazy these past couple of months... But I just love burning candles on dark winter evenings, and these ones from Bath & Body Works makes our whole apartment smell really good and cosy as well. They are called Vanilla Snowflake, Leaves and Twisted Peppermint. I might actually do another post on my favorite candles sometime if that's something you guys would like to see :)

 

Going a long with dark winter nights, a nice pair of pajama bottoms, some cosy slippers and a warm sweater-type-thing is really good to have. The pajama bottoms are from Abercrombie a couple of years ago, the slippers are from H&M and the jacket is from Mango, also a couple of years ago. 

One if the things I love most about winter is cuddling up on the sofa with a blanket, a hot cup of tea and a good book. I am currently reading Matched, and I'm really liking it so far. My favorite tea at the moment is from London fruit & herb company and is in the flavor Orange Spicer. It is pretty much my favorite tea ever. I am kind of particular with the teas I drink, but if you have any recommendations I would love it if you would leave them in the comments below. 

So thats it, I think. Let me know what your winter essentials are, and if I forgot something that you think I should have mentioned, leave a comment below and tell me! :) 

The BEST of 2012!

As 2013 just began, I thought I would do a recap of some of my favorite products and things from 2012.

BEAUTY
1. Face product

I'd have to say the VitaZing moisturizer from Origins. It's an overall great product that moisturizes really well, has SPF 15 to protect your skin and also has a tiny bit of color which makes your skin look really healthy and glowing. 

2. Cheek product

I am not really big on blush on an everyday basis, but my favorite for special occasions and stuff like that has to be the Tarte Amazonian Clay blushes. They have amazing pigmentation and lasts all day. I have the colors Blissful and Exposed and if i had to pick, I would probably say that exposed is my favorite even though I love them both. I also really love and regularly use the NARS Laguna bronzer which is really fantastic. It might qualify as a face- and not a cheek product though, I'm not really sure. 

From left to right: Exposed, Blissful and Laguna

3. Eye product

The one that I have used and loved the most has to be the They're Real mascara from Benefit. I don't know what else to say other than that it makes my lashes look really great. I got that one when I was in NYC this summer and before that I was using the Maybelline One by one mascara which is also really good. 

The Urban Decay Naked palette is pretty much the only eye shadows I've been using this year. It is so versatile and also great to travel with. 

4. Lip Product

When I think back there are two lip products that sticks out from this past year; Clinique almost lipstick in Black Honey and Dior Addict Lip Glow color reviver balm. They're amazing both for everyday use and for a special occasion. 

5. Skincare Product

I have to admit that I am quite bad when it comes to skincare. I go through fazes where I am really taking care of my skin, but then sometimes I am just too lazy to care to much about it. One thing that I was especially enjoying this summer was the Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit oil-free cleanser. It spells so good and also cleanses my skin really well.

6. Nail Polish

For the entire year I would have to say Essie's Ballet Slippers. I always come back to that color when I don't know what to paint my nails. I also really like Essie's Bahama Mama, Cute as a button and Thigh high.

From left to right: Ballet slippers, Thigh high, Cute as a button, Bahama mama

7. Hair product

Probably the Oil miracle hair therapy finishing treatment from Schwartskopf. My hair is really dry and frizzy, but this oil has been helping out a lot.

8. Body product/Perfume

The perfume I've been using regularly for probably the last two years is the DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom. I use a couple of other perfumes now and then, but that's the one I always come back to. I really want to get the Chanel Coco Mademoiselle perfume, so that's on my wishlist for 2013. 

FASHION
9. Clothing piece 

How are you supposed to pick only one of a few clothing pieces from an entire year? From what I've worn most over the year it's probably my AE sweater, Forever 21 blouse and A&F dark washed jeggings. 

10. Accessory 

My pearl earrings. I wear them pretty much every day and I love them. And also my necklace from my boyfriend  and my new glasses that my dad got for me earlier this fall.

11. Pair of shoes

My Abercrombie & FItch flip flops. I've had them for a couple of years now and they are kind of starting to wear a little bit, but i still love them a lot. I also love my black ballet flats which goes with pretty much any outfit.

RANDOM
12. Favorite TV Show/Movie

I have way too many favorite TV shows. I love The vampire diaries, Pretty little liars, Glee, Grey's Anatomy, and the list goes on... But some new shows that I've started watching this year and really have been enjoying a lot are Game of Thrones, How I met your mother (I know I'm late on that one) and Modern Family. I really like Game of Thrones and have also read a couple of the books in the series, and How I met your mother and Modern family are just two very funny and enjoyable shows to watch. 

Favorite movie... Choosing from movies that came out this year, I really liked The Hunger Games, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Breaking Dawn Part 2. I also saw Life of Pi recently and I loved one that as well.

13. Favorite book

I haven't actually read that many books this year, but I really enjoyed reading A Game of Thrones and A Storm of Swords from the series A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin. They are kind of heavy books that takes some time to get into, but once you do you really get sucked into another world and they are just really good books. 

Another book I loved in 2012 was Divergent by Veronica Roth. It's the first book in a dystopian young adults book trio. In the book, people are divided into factions depending on which of five different values is the most important to you. You are born into the faction your parents are in, but when you reach a certain age you have to take a test to see where you best fit in, and after that you can choose which faction you want to be in for the rest of your life. The main character in the book has some unusual test results, and the book follows her through dealing with that, love and a society that might not work as well as it seems.  

14. Food

Sushi and fresh fruit like strawberries and pineapple. I could eat that any day!

15. Beverage

Kind of boring, but I have to say water. I've been drinking a lot of water recently, and it is pretty much the only thing I ever drink. I like drinking it and it is also really good for you, so that's always a bonus. 

Source

16. Favorite song

Again, that is just not possible... But here is a list of some of the songs that I have been listening to a lot:

Science and Faith - The script

Drive By - Train

Hey Soul Sister - Train

We Are Young ft. Janelle Monáe - Fun

Without you feat. Usher - David Guetta

Stereo Hearts ft. Adam Levine - Gym Class Heroes

Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga

Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift

Red - Taylor Swift

So Good - B.o.B

Summer Paradise ft. Sean Paul - Simple Plan

One More Night (Youtube Collab) - Alex Goot

Crash and Burn - Lifehouse
A Team - Ed Sheeran