Metalface no more

I am now brace free! :) It hurt like hell when they took them out, since they have to twist and pull the bracket off each individual tooth (AAAAARGH!), but the end result is totally worth these two years of pain.

I had a pretty ordinary, albeit short, school day after which we headed to H's to celebrate bracelessness. We ended up hanging out pretty late, which means to OOTD today (don't worry you didn't miss much :P).

I found a really cute old pair of knitted socks my gran made me and I noticed that socks are an accessory that often gets neglected. Here's inspiration for how to seriously rock a pair of socks:

And here's one I probably won't be trying any time soon (even though she pulls it off :)

Good night, beauties. Tomorrow I will bare my teeth ;)

xxx

Ninja

As it is I'll dream of you tonight

What and extraordinarily ordinary day. Besides waking up next to the man I love, I did nothing too amazing or memorable today. Just school and chilling with the family.
Tomorrow, however, is the day I have been waiting for two years now: I get the rest of my braces out.Ahhh, I can't even imagine how it will feel to leave this unfortunate episode of my life behind me. No more torn and ripped lips and cheeks, no more painful tightening and no more ickyness from all the food stuck in them. Mmmm...

Dress from VILA, H&M denim Jacket from the fleamarket, Chucks (AGAIN!)

Bag from Istanbul

Little leather belt, elephant pendant and pink nailpolish (Wet and Wild)

Coin earrings from the outskirts of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.

It's cooling down again and honestly I can't wait. It's so exciting to think that soon I'll get to wear all those lovely knits and coats and scarves I dream of :)

One of my favourite songs from my favourite (and H's too) band :)

Sending smiles your way,

xxx

Ninja

Look who I bumped into yesterday!

I was at the fleamarket and I look at one of stalls and just sort of stop in my tracks, there was Saara Sihvonen, (international model who got her start in Finland's next top model) selling off some of her old clothes.
She's actually represented by brand model management right now and she's done quite a few runways shows at fashion weeks. Maybe she could be the next hot thing from Finland after the much celebrated Suvi Koponen.
This was the first time in ages when my camera was at home, so no pics of my own- but here's some of her work for inspiration:

I didn't end up buying anything from her table since I was pretty much out of cash once I got to her, but it was pretty cool to see a bit of a local celebrity.

xxx

Ninja

I am so incredibly honoured to get chosen for the 'one lovely blog award' by the beautiful Esther. As a newbie it's pretty damn awesome to get recognition for my fellow bloggers so early on in the game. Thank you E, and thanks to all my followers :)

The Rules are:

Link back to the person who gave you the award.

Complete the form below.

Tell seven random things about yourself.

Nominate 15 bloggers.

Questions:

Name your favorite color -> Can I have two? Red/black :)

Name your favorite song -> Right now it's I'll be your mirror by the Velvet Undergound and Nico. But it chages every day with my mood.

Name your favorite dessert -> Anything with tons of calories and double chocolate.

What pisses you off -> People who mess with my little siblings. Grrr.

When you're upset you -> I play the silent game if it's someone I don't know too well, but I yell if it's a family member (we're loud, that's what we do). Or (I hate to admit this) I cry.

Your favorite pet -> Dog girl, all the way.

Black or white -> Black.

Your biggest fear -> Heights, small spaces, getting hit by a car while crossing the road (I always forget to check if one's coming..oops) and a loved one dying. 

Your best feature -> My hair-colour (and that's from a package too :P)

Everyday attitude -> Happy not sad :) Mostly.

What is perfection -> One of those rainy days when you curl up on the sofa in your jammies, listen to really loud music, drink hot choco and read glamour. 

Guilty pleasure -> Ben and Jerry's cone with phishfood and strawberry cheesecake. mmmmm.

A lil about me:

• I sleep on a two-person couch, because two years ago I decided I hated beds.
• I was a tomboy growing up (short hair, sporty clothes, on all of the sports teams...I even got mistaken for a guy a couple of times)
• Both of my younger sisters are taller than me.
• I have the ugliest toes
• I'm terribly indecisive (it took me months to decide whether I want to make this blog or not...SO glad I did).
• One of my greatest pleasures in life is super markets. Even if I don't buy anything it's so nice to walk along the aisles and look at all that food and plan meals.
• I'm a good cook, but the worst one in my family. We're foodies.

Those nominated are:

• 
  Blame it on the boogie
• Cherry Pie
• Fashion Suicides
• Happy Because
• Kats love fashion
• Nancy, Jean and Jane's closet
• Oh Emma
• Pangcakes
• Polienne
• Who the fuck is Mick Jagger
• Yes Dear
• Born this way blog- by Eva
• My Philosophie
• Indie By Heart
• Dogs and Dresses

No particular order

Thank you guys for reading!

xxx

Ninja (still loves you!)




Edit: Looks like I left one of Esther's answers here, while she 
has the most gorgeous skin tone and a great rear I'm more fond of my hair. Sorry for stealing your answer E, didn't mean to! :D

What's not to love?

Today was fleamarket day with my bestie. The perfect way to catch up and chill out. Shopping+hotdogs :) We came back to my house for some veggie lasagna and our reality tv fix. Perfect way to spend the day with someone super special.

I made some great finds once again. I surprised myself by not buying any shoes or bags today!

With today's outfit I stuck with the 80s theme and ran with it:

Vintage 80s blouse, pieces jeggins and chucks. 

Who doesn't love an old, worn out pair of converse? NOT ME.

I'm gonna try out a look tomorrow I've had in my mind for AGES, but never had the time or the right mood to. Don't hold your breath, it's very simple (and been done about a billion time before)...but I just love it :)


Enjoy the rest of your weekend, lovelies!
xxx
Ninja

Something I'm loving right now: Harnesses

I've been looking some up on ASOS, and quite a few of them are on sale (YIPPEE). Chains, leather...sort of a cutesy version of S&M gear.
This is what I mean:

Hand harness with vintage style ring

A body harness with angel wings. I might just have to order this one..

I want it, but I don't know how flattering it would be...

The circular thingy is a peace-sign. And I ordered it!!! :)

Do you own any harnesses? If so what do you wear them with?
If not, would you consider getting any (or are they just tacky :P)?

Good night to you all xxx
Ninja

My Friday Best

Today was church day at school. I have to admit that I'm not really a church person at all (more of a Buddha/spiritual yahoo person actually), but you do what you have to do. We have to dress up, which made it that bit better (I mean who doesn't love dressing up?). The only other thing I look forward to in school church is the little ones getting up and singing...Well, they didn't :P Maybe next time (it's just TOO cute...and I don't even like kids!).

H and I went out for pancakes after school to catch up on this hectic week.

When I got home I did some delicious baking with my sister for her godmum's birthday or something and we're planning to have a yummy movie-night later today. Yay for sisters :) We used to not get along at all, but somehow we've been hanging out a lot lately (maybe because the poor thing usually has to take my blog pics :P).

Tomorrow I see my bestie for the first time since school started. God, I miss her!!!

I decided to take two 80s trends: playsuit and shoulder-padding and wear them in a modern way (not that it hasn't been done a million times before ;) Here's the outcome:

Playsuit from Turkey +a vintage 80s blazer+my favourite heels (DINSKO) = perfect outfit for churching. 

Notice the gorgeous,HUUUGE ring on my chubby little finger :) Got it from Istanbul.

I get into more and more dangerous stunts in search of the perfect picture...but sometimes it's so worth it :)

THE shoes. You've seen them before, you'll see them again. No question about that :)

I've been getting so many supportive comments lately and it is so incredibly fulfilling that somebody is enjoying the fruits of my labours :) That's what keeps me coming back every day. So thank you (especially to a few of you who take time to comment every single day! )

Have a SUPER weekend :)

xxx

Irinja

I'm a parachute

Such a good day! Nothing made it particularly special, really. Just all around good :) Had the usual McD's hang out session with my best mates (drop the judgement: it's right next to our school and we usually just have the diet coke in order to have a nice place to hang out). This time turned out to be hysterical, just like the lesson following it :P
After school we had some pizza and a bit of healthy gossip. Such a stress-buster!
I was feeling very acrobatic again, so my "photoshoot" turned into just a bunch of silliness with my sister. Below are the only presentable shots of like 50. Shame, because I'm really digging my clothes today :P (good thing I'm not a model!)

Fleamarket blouse, pieces-jeggings and scarf from Turkey. Basic school day look :)

Hyper monkey...

Brogues from H&M

Lots and lots of love!
xxx
Ninja

The lady in red

uhm, summer's back...at least for today :) It was really nice and warm, so it was nice to go out in a dress again. After a hard day of school (ahem, 4 lessons :P) H and I went to a park for a bit of silliness before heading to my place for our biggest loser fix and my mums lasagna. 

I really haven't been up to anything exciting in a while (well, since Friday) so I'm desperately looking forward to rummaging through the fleamarket with my bestie on Saturday! 

Here's a surprise summer outfit:

Fleamarket dress with converse and a Lindex knit. A simple pop of colour :)

I planked without dying!

I had some lipstick on in the morning, but it rubbed off during the course of the day...and I was silly enough not to reapply for the shots. oops!

I have waited SO long to get to wear these earrings!

 While this peek back into summer was great, I'm looking forward to being able to wear my fluffy faux-fur coat, my new parka and lots of warm sweaters and scarves. Ahhhh :)

Lots of kisses as always to my lovely readers!

xxx

Ninja

Goodbye moody Tuesday

 I'm having one of those fat/ugly/annoying days so I don't really feel up to much. My outfit also reflects that: black and loose :P
A few good things came out of today, though: My orthodontist told me that I will get my braces out in a week! And I hung out with one of my bestest friends for the longest time after school: shopping maccy D's the whole shebang :)
Plus the kinks totally help :)

Harem pants borrowed from my sister, a basic black top from Lindex, a sheer dress shirt from Turkey and my new biker boots (that don't hold the rain very well)

Sorry about the fuzziness, camera was acting up (or my sister who was photographing :P) , bracelet from glitter

Necklace from Pakistan via Turkey :)

May you all be free of fat-days forever!

xxx
Ninja