I wish you a...

Hello dear friends, I would like you wish you all a happy new year!! Hopefully the new year will bring you a lot of joy and good times.

I have decided to keep on blogging as well. When I signed into my blog today I saw that I had gotten my 40th follower!! Wohoo, Miloko Plus, thank you!

Although that doesn't mean that this will be a super long entry, I'm in a bit of a hurry. Woke up way too late and I'm having dinner at dad's place at 5pm. I'm not really a big fan of New Years Eve other than the food and the fact that it's a new start, which is good.

A nice song from ABBA.

Have a lovely evening, see you next year :)

xxx

Miss K

Today I went...

Me and my mum went shopping today. It's a tradition for us to go shopping between Christmas and New Years, and we buy Christmas presents for me, since mum never know what to buy me when I say I want clothes. So I pick out the clothes and we have dinner in a restaurant or something, just having a nice day. So I wanted to share my new presents with you guys!

Here's a picture showing everything! A new bag (I actually bought the bag myself, the same with the book "Juliet, Naked" by Nick Hornby, the orange chocolate bar and the champagne-ish soda). The rest is 3 knickers, 3 totally awesome bras from a lingerie store (they are perfect), 4 shirts from Carlings (all girly with flowers, but still bad ass with skulls) and a little metallic box I found and just had to get. Perfect for jewellery and stuff like that.

A little close up on the goodie stuff!

Some of the patterns on my shirts!
I love the bunny top saying "gimme chocolate" and the rabbit has killed a carrot :)

Other than my buys, I'm gonna advertise something else.. I'm selling this cool and quite vintage looking blow drier from Solis. My mum wanted to throw it away, and I must admit I will never use it, so maybe some one else out there would like to have this as a part of their collection? It's working and in good shape, mum wanted to get rid of it because she was tired of having it in her closet, hehe. So here it is:

I haven't managed to get it up on eBay yet, so maybe some of my readers would be interested? Let me know!

xxx

Miss K

Would you...

I'm not sure if I want to blog anymore.. So I'm considering having a break for a while, maybe I'll get into it again.. I don't know.. This is how I feel these days, not that I do a lot of ironing, but... you get the picture.

Anyways... what have you guys been up to this Christmas? Any exciting plans for New Years?

I give you a...

I'm suddenly the master of recommending products, but I just have to tell you guys about this..wait for it.... hair product.

It's called "Refresher" from Affinage, and it's for refreshing your dyed hair! It comes in the shades of red, red violet, red copper, copper and magenta and is very easy to use. The tube is also enough for 3 or 4 treatments.

It's been almost 3 weeks since I dyed my hair bright red, and I've noticed that some parts has started to turn slightly pink (eek!). Clare at Vintage Rocks Hair Parlour sent me a tube of Refresher when I left the parlour so I could refresh my colour when I felt like it, and it was about time to give it a try now. First I took a shower, washed my hair with shampoo and conditioner

and towel dried it. I (well, not really, my mum) applied the cream into my hair making sure it covered evenly and then I waited for 15 minutes. Had another shower with only shampoo and if you haven't seen liquid cotton candy before, believe me, your shower will turn into a machine producing only pink cotton candy. The shampoo foam looked delicious! And no, I did not taste it... I promise.

After the shock of seeing all the red water, I made a turban with my towel and waited for a few minutes. Removed the turban and my hair was again fierce and flamin' red! I immediately set my hair up in velcro rollers so I could enjoy Miss Marple on TV with a big cup of tea, and my hair turned out super cute when I removed the rollers an hour or so later.

The only negative thing about Refresher is that your hair becomes really frizzy! It looked like I had played with the electricity cabinet or something like that. I solved the problem using a "protective luminative system for coloured hair" by Matrix. It smells nice and gives your hair a great shine (and kills the frizz).

So people, that was the recommendation of the day! The Refresher truly refreshes your hair dye and gives you a little "I have great hair" boost!

Happy New Year!

xx

Nadia

Any presents....

It's Christmas time, and yesterday I had a very nice Christmas eve with my father. We had a traditional Christmas dinner and ice for dessert, and we even had a glass of wine. I was so excited about opening the presents, and I got a lot of nice stuff: cuddly socks, make up, nail polish, a huge faux fur blanket, some sweets, a nice bowl to have the sweets in, a lovely pair of Norwegian handmade selbuvotter (that'll be Selbu mittens) and some nice tops and a cool hoodie. The mittens were totally cute, I've been wanting a new pair for ages. My dad went out and got me the last pair, and I decided that they were "the Christmas present of the year".

Here they are (photo from google). Aren't they beautiful?

I also got a little gift from the awesome and so cool Dolly Cool Clare in the mail the other day!

I won the cute swallow top on eBay, and I love it. It's perfect!

As you can see, I also got a little red present, and when I opened it this cool hair clip revealed itself:

It's so cool!!!! It's cute and girly, but still awesome

and bad ass (like me? just kidding). Thank you so much Clare!

That was my Christmas present entry for this year, maybe I'll post some more entries later about my presents, I don't know yet.

Now I'm just waiting for New Year's Eve. I'm gonna be with my dad and have a nice dinner, watch the fireworks and have a quiet night. I'm not a big new year's fan, so I don't mind a nice evening with nice food and a bit of feel good TV.

Have you guys had a nice Christmas eve? Did you get anything cool?

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, people!

xoxo

Nadia

I'd like to wish you a...

Here's a picture of me and my dad on Christmas Eve!

I'm a...

Yes, I love hair products. I went to Sweden last week and found heaven.. Well, almost. There's a store which sells only hair products, and it's huge! I knew I shouldn't have entered that store, but I had to...

I discovered the Rockaholic section, they have some awesome products with even cooler names. The design is also really cool and I felt that I haaad to buy something. I saw the dry shampoo "Dirty Secret" and just grabbed it.

It looks cool, doesn't it? The smell is like grapefruit or something like that, can't really decide what I think. It smells fresh! It's also "tour tested" and "rockstar approved" which I find very funny :)

It works as any other dry shampoo. You spray your hair with it from a 20 cm distance, wait a minute and then brush through your hair. You can also massage your scalp and go through your hair with your

fingers before brushing it out, making sure the product is all over your hair. I think it's awesome! Of course nothing can beat a proper shampoo and conditioner in the shower, but it's good when you're in a rush or if you have dyed ha

ir (like myself). My red dye is still instense red after two weeks and I've managed to only wash my hair once a week. The dry shampoo does the rest of the job :) So that's a recommendation for you guys out there!

The dry shampoo is also good for Bettie bangs, it's so easy to spray and re-style your fringe whenever needed. If you spray under your fringe right into your roots and leave it there, it gives a great poof! to your fringe instead of having it stuck to your forehead.

Other than talking about my new love for dry shampoos, I'm still with my sister and her family. At the moment my sister and her oldest daughter is out getting her (the daughters) hair done, and I'm at home with the youngest two. The boy is out making money (shoving snow that is) and the girl is wathing Charlie and the chocolate factory and enjoying a cup of Christmas tea.. "Auntiiie, can you make me tea?" I couldn't say no, could I..

Merry Christmas!

I love..

I am having such a great time with my sister and her family!

I took the train from my hometown at 9.37 in the morning and arrived in Kristiansand at 3.55. Her husband picked me up and after an hour we were at their home. Her kids greeted me and we talked a bit (like sisters do) and then we made pizza!

He watched tv and enjoyed the pizza and some chocolates, and then we all went to bed. I was tired, the kids were tired and my sister was tired.

The next morning I got up, had a shower and then we had a nice family breakfast. We also watched Alice in Wonderland (the one with Johnny Depp), which was quite cool. My sister and I went to the city centre for some shopping and to celebrate my awesome grade in Irish history (I got an A!!!). Our intention was to buy Christmas presents, but we ended up buying stuff to ourselves... yeah well.

At the moment the others are watching the handball match between Norway and Sweden, and I'm just being lazy with my computer. Later we're making dinner and will enjoy the evening in the warm and cosy living room. It's snowing and freezing outside, so no need to leave the house ;)

xx

(I was supposed to upload some photos, but the memory card won't cooperate with my computer..)

Would you like to...

As promised, I wanted to talk a bit about my new hair and some dry shampoos!

It's now been 5 days since I dyed my hair red, and I still haven't washed it yet. My hairdresser told me to wait at least a week before I washed it, so all the natural oils in my hair would get a chance to hold on to the colour. I was thinking "okay... I'm gonna have the greasiest hair ever after a few days" but thankfully there's something called dry shampoos out there to help you out when you're desperate.

Last summer I bought Batiste's dry shampoo with a tropical smell just to try it out and mainly use on my fringe. According to the product information: "instant, deliciously exotic way to get clean, fresh hair full of body and texture. And there's no need for water!"

It worked perfectly fine, and I decided to try it on my red hair as well. It worked perfectly fine, and my hair feels clean after use.

To spray the dry shampoo over your hair and brush through it, and wa wa woom you're good to go!

But I got to admit it, I do love the coconut smell.... but after using it 5 days in a row you will get tired of the smell.

I therefore bought a new one, this time Kisby's dry shampoo. It has a neutral smell (which is good) and it also

works perfectly fine. My hair is still not greasy or

yuk-ish, and I honestly think I'll survive two more days without "real shampoo", which my hair dye will appreciate!

I recommend dry shampoos for everyone with dyed hair, it will definitely help you keep the fabulous colour!

Even though I'm surviving at the moment, I need to wash my hair soon. So I've bought Franck Provost's Expert Colour shampoo and conditioner. I've never used any of his products before, so it'll be interesting! Hopefully they will treat my hair the way it deserves!

Here's a nice picture of Franck Provost, in case you wondered how he looked!

I don't think he has used a lot of colour lock-in shampoo though, but I still trust him!

Hopefully I've inspired some of you to try dry shampoos, and if you've already tried, what do you think?

xxx

I really enjoy being back in Norway, but I'm afraid I'm gonna end up at the size of Belfast City Hall after a month back home. I love Christmas and everything about it, but with Christmas comes chocolates, julebrus (a red delicious soda pop), Christmas food and everything else you can shove in your mouth. It's not good for you..

I've been home for 4 days and already consumed too much julebrus and Norwegian milk chocolate. I miss everything Norwegian in Belfast, so when I get home I go crazy.. Seriously, Belfast City Hall you have met your match!

Enough of that!!

Later today I'm gonna post a blog entry about a new dry shampoo I've tried (it's awesome) and I'm gonna talk a bit about my new red hair colour. I need to run now, I'm late for dad's dinner!! (Again... I'm gonna eat). Someone help me!

xxx

Here you go people, I am a redhead! What do you think?

The master behind this awesome colour is Clare at Vintage Rocks Hair Parlour in Belfast. I recommend that place to absolutely everyone I know, even if you're rockabilly or not. I had such a great time there and I'm so going back there the next time my hair needs a treat!

I've had some bad experiences with hairdressers in Belfast, but I decided

to delete them from my LIFE after I went to Vintage Rocks. The best customer service ever, awesome staff and they give you tea!! ;)

Take a look at their Facebook or their website!

EBAY!!!

For those of you who have read my blog for a while know my obsession with eBay. When I first sign into eBay... I end up spending a lot of money. So today I discovered that I had money in my account and decided to use them!

I bought this cool t-shirt from Lucky 13:

I am also trying to win this cute top (or whatever you call it in English..?) from Dolly Cool:

And I've bought a little something for a friend. I can't tell you about it, I'm not sure if she reads my blog.. But she's gonna love it!

The second obsession of the day is the Big Bang Theory (yes the TV show). I love it!!

He is quite handsome.. In a weird way!

Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Bpukvdbso&feature=related

BAZINGA!

I went looking for a new foundation today. And "unfortunately" they had this 3 for 2 campaign on all of their make up.. This means you get one thing for free, and you must be stupid to say no to that!

Soooo here's my buys! And the pictures are taken from google, since I'm too lazy to bother getting my camera.

The first (horrible quality) picture is a lip liner from GOSH "Hot Tomato", the lipstick is from Miss Sporty in the colour "Dream" and the powder foundation is from L'Oreal True Match Minerals "Golden Beige".

I've tried them all today, and I love the foundation! It made my skin flawless and it gave me some well needed colour to my oh so winter-ish and pale face. The lipstick and lip liner is awesome too, but I need to get used to wearing lipstick! I'm sure it'll look perfect when I've got my hair dyed and my rockabilly attitude back. As you can see, I am desperately trying everything to get my rockabilly feeling back.. I hate not having it!!

That's me for the day, I'll post a picture one day with my new lipstick :)

xx