leessang blues

Trying out a blue liner inspired by the beauty department. Still undecided about my feelings towards it, but at least my mum likes it. Used a combination of a teal YSL kohl liner and a blue e/s with a hint of dark purple.

Ps. You know that feeling of being unhappy with every single picture taken of you?

colour blocking: fall edition

Mustard top: ZARA, Orange skirt: H&M, Burgundy tights: Lindex

Honestly, I'm clueless as to how models do their job. Personally I just feel so awkward whenever somebody's taking a picture of me.

i'll have no. 39

Met Roger for dinner this evening at our usual Thai place. Wore my new massive scarf out from Accessorize. It does a pretty good job at keeping me warm as of right now, but we'll see when the thermostat drops below O°C. Norwegian west coast winters is not something I'd wish on anyone.

Ps. The only reason why I've been blogging so frequently lately is because I'm putting off my homework.


His.


Hers.

feeling like it's gonna be a good day

Yesterday I purchased my first item from Samsøe & Samsøe - a plain black tee. No more rubbish tees from H&M, which lose both their shape and fit after the first wash. Of course they do carry certain pieces that aren't too bad, but their main collection is usually utterly horrible when it comes to quality. I do realize that it's unfair to compare a 400kr tee with one that costs a mere 40kr but I'm just so through with buying new basics every single month because the quality doesn't hold up.

Oh, and my black bow thights is from Lindex, which is where I work. Got them at the sale for 10kr.

bedroom eyes

Love this song from A.C's blog.

notd

Essie Velvet Voyeur

I'm having such a hard time starting on my assignment on sex selection and GE Healthcare. Bleerrh.

this is for you smoothie girl

Here's a recipe of my all time favourite smoothie. And as pretentious as it may sound, out of all the smoothies I have tried, store bought, made by friends, smoothies bought at cafés... I still prefer my own homemade version.


Ingredients:
Keep in mind that these are just roughly estimates, as I don't follow any specific measurements.
Orange juice
200g strawberries
1 mango
2 bananas
4/5 overly full spoons of melon yogurt


Chop up all your fruit. Doesn't have to be nicely cut.


Add all your ingredients into your blender.
When adding the orange juice, just add a good amount.
You can always add more later if the consistency turns out too thick.


Here's a picture of all the ingredients. When you've finished blending all the ingredients together in the blender, have a little taste to see if the consistency is to your liking. Personally I prefer a thicker smoothie, but it's all up to you.


And here's the finished results!

sometimes you're just lucky

This has to be the best purchase I have made in a long time. I got this this leather jacket for an unbelievable 199 NOK, which is approximately 35 $. Insane.

When my aunt invited me and my mum to a factory outlet that specializes in leather clothing, I have to admit I was feeling rather skeptic, but I thought it would be wise of me to be there in case mummy decided on getting something horrendous for herself (which is often the case with leather clothing). But as soon as we walk in I find this jacket at the cheapest rack they had, with only one left - in my size. Let it be said that I'm not big on impulse shopping, but this was just too good to pass up. Life is good.

salad dinner

A tofu salad I made myself the other day, with carrots, cucumber, lettuce, onions, homemade croutons, red pepper and mayo. I've never made croutons myself, but after reading a recipe in a magazine, I knew I just had to try them out myself. And they're surprisingly easy to make! Unfortunately you have to use a lot of oil to get them to that crunchy state, but considering the rest of the meal is mainly veggies I didn't drown in guilt.

Here's a quick little 'recipe'/re-cap of what I did if anyone interested:
- Cut your bread into dices, and it doesn't have to be a new baguette as many recipes insists, you can just use old bread to avoid wasting food
- Make a dressing out of good amounts of olive oil, herbs (I use a mixture my friend got me in Provence, but oregano would do the trick), salt, pepper, a little bit of grounded chili for some kick and garlic
- Mix your bread in, and leave them to soak up the dressing for a quick minute or two
- Bake them in the oven for about 200 degrees for only a couple of minutes. They don't need that long, so make sure you keep a close eye on them

And a tip to avoid burning them like I did: about a minute or two in, depending on how effective your oven is, take them out and give them a toss to make sure they cook evenly.

Very easy to make, and spices up any boring salad.

burger for bandits

Yesterday I treated Roger to a meal at Resept, which is a local vegan restaurant. I had the Comfort Stew, and he had his usual Bandit Burger, which was delicious as always. But as much as I love their food, their portions are on the smaller side, and taking into regard that this restaurant is a bit pricier than what we usually go for, I'm always disappointed when I walk out the doors being only half-full. It's a shame, really, because their food is heavenly. And the price combined with small portions is the only thing stopping me from eating there once a week.

wonderful treats

A month ago I made a post about a dress and a pair of shoes I had been seriously eying. And after giving it a lot of thought, I can happily announce that my student budget took a big hit, but I decided on treating myself to both of them! Obviously I didn't by anything other than food for the rest of the month, but as much as I love clothes, I'd rather have a small wardrobe with good quality pieces I truly love. As opposed to having so much, you're only a few items away from having enough quantity to open your own store. I mean, what's the point?





And now, if you will excuse me, I'll dive into 'The Company - A Short Story of a Revolutionary Idea' for the rest of the night. It's encouraging when your curriculum is at least somewhat interesting.