Tag Archives: I LOVE HELSINKI

BEAUTY ON THE PAINTED BEACH

15 Apr

MISS FINLAND 2012 SARA CHAFAK POSING ON THE PAINTED BEACH. PICTURES BY PASI LIESIMAA/IL, REPORTER LEENA YLIMUTKA, STYLIST MIIRA OJANEN AND MAKEUP AND HAIR KATJA TEINILÄ.

MORNING DAWN

12 Apr

IINA KUUSTONEN IN MORNING DAWN THEMED PICTURES, PHOTOGRAPHER PASI LIESIMAA/IL, REPORTER SARI HANNIKAINEN AND MAKEUP AND HAIR KATJA TEINILÄ.

TIGHTEN UP YOUR CURLS

2 Apr

PERM CAN BE SO COOL AND SEXY, I LOVE THESE TIGHTEN UP CURLS GONE SHAGGY. DIRTY DANCING AND EIGHTIES PERM OVERDOSE ARE INSPIRING…PHOTO SOURCE / VOGUE CHINA

PHOTO SOURCE / VOGUE RUSSIAPHOTO SOURCE / VOGUE DEUTCH

LOVELY GROCERIES

20 Mar

WE LOVE THIS CUTE LITTLE GROCERY STORE IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD….

ANTON & ANTON OFFERS DELICIOUS, NEARBY PRODUCED FOOD IN A DELIGHTFUL GROCERY SHOPPING SURROUNDINGS. THEIR SELECTION HAS FRESHLY BAKED BREAD, FRESH UNPACKED  MEAT AND FISH, THE BEST CHEESE, ORGANIC PRODUCTS AND SOME SPECIAL GOODIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

EVERYTHING SOLD IN THIS STORE HAS BEEN CHOSEN BY THIS CRITERIA; TASTE, FRESHNESS, LOCALITY, NO ADDITIVES, ECOLOLOGY, ETHICALNESS AND DELICIOUS LOOK.

NICE THING IS THAT YOU ACTUALLY KNOW EXACTLY WHERE ALL THE FOOD IS COMING FROM.

THE SELECTION VARIES BY EVERY SEASON´S SPECIAL DELICACIES.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO EVERYONE SEEKING FOR DELICIOUS , `HAPPY `AND  FRESH FOOD. YOU CAN BE SURE THAT YOU ARE WARMLY WELCOMED, SERVED AND HELPED OUT. ALWAYS A PLEASURE FOR THE GOURMET LOVERS…

MORE INFORMATION FROM HERE

IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE COOLEST GROCERY SHOPPING BAG AND SAVE THE NATURE….. THIS ANTON & ANTON JUTE BAG IS A MUST HAVE, IT COSTS ONLY  4,50 EUROS ….THEN YOU HAVE A GOOD REASON TO TOTALLY FORGET PLASTIC BAGS ….AND THE NATURE WILL BE THANKING YOU FOR SURE….

WINTER GIRLS

7 Mar

PICTURES BY PHOTOGRAPHER SUSA LAHTI, STYLIST ANU LAAPOTTI AND MAKEUP AND HAIR KATJA TEINILÄ.

MISSONI INSPIRED MAKEOVER

18 Feb

MY DEAR FRIEND MOVED TO A NEW APARTMENT AND ASKED ME A LITTLE ADVICE WITH FRESHING UP HIS NEW ALL BLACK AND RED HOME…I WAS VERY EXCITED AND HAPPY, SINCE I LOVE HOME DECORATION…I NEVER HAD SEEN THE APARTMENT BEFORE,BUT KNEW THAT HIS SOFA AND THE FLOOR WAS BLACK, WALLS WHITE AND LOTS OF RED DETAILS.  I THINK TOO MUCH RED MAKES CHRISTMAS, SO I WAS INSPIRED WITH FRESH AND COLOURFUL MISSONI HOME STYLE. NEW HM HOME PRODUCTS ARE ACTUALLY VERY SIMILAR TO MISSONI PATTERNS.

YOU WILL SEE BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES FROM MY FRIENDS LIVING ROOM LATER IN THIS POST, SORRY FOR THE POOR QUALITY OF THE PICS THAT I TOOK WITH MY BROKEN IPHONE….

MISSONI HOME PATTERNS….HM HOME PATTERNS…..ALL THE PILLOW CASES THAT I USED TO FRESHEN UP MY FRIENDS LIVING ROOM….MY FRIENDS LIVING ROOM BEFORE……DARK AND RED CHRISTMAS FEELING, ALL THE DARKNESS AND WEIGHT ON THE LOWER PART OF THE ROOM MAKES THE LIVING ROOM FEEL HEAVY AND DULL….MY FRIENDS LIVING ROOM AFTER…..LOVELY JUGEND WINDOWS ARE POPPING OUT BY KEEPING FULL AND LAYERED CURTAINS ON THE SIDE, BRIGHT COLOURED PILLOWCASES SPICED WITH BEIGE AND WHITE FRESHEN UP THE ROOM, BRING BALANCE AND MAKES A LIGHTER AS WELL AS MORE TRENDY MODERN IMPRESSION.IT NEEDED JUST LITTLE MORE MODERN TOUCH FOR THE CURTAINS THAT HE HAD, 14 OF FRESH MISSONI INSPIRED PILLOWCASES FROM HM HOME….AND WHEN HE GET´S THESE ITEMS BELOW FROM IKEA , IT WILL BE SO LOVELY…I THINK I MADE A GOOD JOB IN JUST TWO HOURS!!!I ADVICED HIM TO BALANCE EVEN MORE  THE LIGHT AND BLACK COLOURS, BY GIVING SOME LIGHT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BY GETTING THIS BIG LIGHT BEIGE ÅRUM RUG FROM IKEA…AND SINCE HE HAD ALREADY TWO OF THESE IKEA SOLMYRA WALL PICTURES, I TOLD HIM TO GET TWO MORE  AND PLACE THEM AS A COLLAGE OF FOUR ABOVE THE SOFA…..AND BRINGING SOME BLACK  TO THE UPPER SIDE OF THE ROOM BY GETTING TWO OF THESE BIG BLACK LAMPSHADES WITH MODERN AND SIMPLE TABLE LAMP BASES….

FOR THE SERIOUS MISSONI LOVERS, THERE IS A HOTEL MISSONI IN EDINBURGH…

ALL THE PICS FROM: MISSONI HOME, HM HOME, MISSONI HOTEL.

SNOW QUEEN HAIRDO

10 Feb

I LOVE THIS KIND OF CREATIVE FANTASY MISSIONS….THIS TIME I WAS ASKED TO CREATE A SNOW QUEEN HAIRDO FOR THE PHOTOSHOOT….DECORATION FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE WORKS PERFECTLY AS HAIR DECORATION…


HOUSEWIFE WITH A LITTLE LEOPARD

9 Feb

I AM ONE HAPPY LITTLE HOUSEWIFE …. MY LOVE CAME HOME FROM HIS WORK TRIP FROM THE STATES AND SURPRISED ME WITH SUPER- LOVELY AND USEFUL  THINGS THAT I HAD DREAMED OF…

SEXY AND CUTE  MICHAEL KORS LEOPARD PURSE….PERFECT LITTLE THING TO SPICE UP  MY WINTER OUTFITS LIKE TODAY ; VINTAGE FUR COAT, BELT I BOUGHT YEARS AGO FROM H&M AND WOOLLY HAT FROM HERE


 HAPPY HOUSEWIFE TOES, HE GOT ME A NEW BLACK PAIR OF BAILEY BUTTON UGG BOOTS….

MY LOVE KNOWS HOW MUCH I LOVE VINTAGE ACCESSORIES, SO HE HAD BOUGHT ME TWO BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE BROOCHES FROM LITTLE FLEA MARKET IN SAN FRANSISCO. I REALLY APPRECIATE THESE PIECES THE MOST, SINCE I KNOW MY LOVE HATES FLEA MARKETS MORE THAN ANYTHING, SUPER- ROMANTIC AND THOUGHTFUL GIFT !!!!I LOVE NIKE FREE SNEAKERS, AND I WAS DELIGHTED TO GET BLACK AND WHITE ONES….THOSE ARE PERFECT,  EXTRA LIGHT AND FEEL LIKE A SOCK, AND THE BEST THING IS THAT YOU DON´T NEED TO WEAR SOCKS AT ALL…FOR GOOD NIGHT SLEEPS, RALPH LAUREN BEDSHEETS, IN PRETTY PINK AND WHITE STRIPES….

PERFECT HOUSEWIFE´S MUST HAVES, BOUNCE FABRIC SOFTENER SHEETS FOR THE DRYER.THOSE NOT ONLY SOFTENS YOUR FAVOURITE CLOTHES, BUT CONTROLS STATIC AND FRESHENS CLOTHES WITH WONDERFUL SCENTS.

…AND SHOUT COLOR CATCHER SHEETS FOR THE LAUNDRY MACHINE WHICH ALLOW MIXED COLOUR WASHES AND PREVENTS COLOR RUNS.

MY LOVE IS THE BEST!!!!!

WHITE SATIN

9 Feb

SENSUAL SARA SIEPPI LINGERING IN WHITE SATIN . PICTURES BY PHOTOGRAPHER PASI LIESIMAA/IL, REPORTER INKA NURMISTO AND MAKEUP AND HAIR KATJA TEINILÄ.

HEAVEN IN HELSINKI

9 Feb

I GOT A LOVELY GIFT FROM MY DEAR FRIEND RIINA, ONE HOUR MASSAGE GIFT CARD TO SILUETTI SPA. THIS WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE IN THIS  SPA WHICH IS LOCATED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HELSINKI.

MY WARM SPA OUTFIT; VINTAGE FUR HAT, LEOPARD JACKET AND LEATHER BRACELET FROM HERE AND MUFFLER NK, I BOUGHT IT FROM FLEA MARKET YEARS AGO.
WHEN I STEPPED IN TO THE ELEVATOR FROM THE BUSYNESS OF THE CITY AND GOT IN TO THE SPA, IT WAS LIKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT WORLD, NO SIGN OF ANYTHING ELSE BUT TRANQUILLITY. IMMEDIATELY RELAXING AMBIENCE FILLED WITH WONDERFUL SCENTS, SILENCE  AND FRIENDLY SERVICE.

MORE INFORMATION;

SILUETTI SPA

THE ADDRESS IS POHJOISESPLANADI 35, 6TH FLOOR, 00100 HELSINKI.

I GOT THERE A LITTLE TOO LATE, SINCE YOU SHOULD ALWAYS COME AT LEAST HALF AN HOUR BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT, JUST TO SET YOUR MIND WITHOUT HURRYING AND RELAX IN CHILL OUT ROOM WITH TEA OR LITTLE SNACKS…THIS WAY YOU WILL GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR SPA TREATMENT.

IT WAS TIME TO PUT ON A ROPE AND A PAIR OF SLIPPERS….

SILUETTI SPA IS LUXURIOUS, VERY CLEAN AND NEAT, WITH ALL THE POSSIBLE BEAUTY NECESSITIES THAT YOU WOULD NEED BEFORE OR AFTER SPA TREATMENTS…SO YOU DEFINITELY DON´T NEED TO DRAG ALL YOUR BEAUTY PRODUCTS WITH YOU…THERE IS EVEN MAKEUP ARTIST AVAILABLE , IF NEEDED,

 THIS WONDERFUL THAI MASSAGER CALLED PIK CAME TO GET ME FROM THE CHILL OUT ROOM AND IT WAS TIME TO GET MY MUSCLES RELAXED.

WHILE LAYING ON THE MASSAGE BED, I WAS HAPPY TO SEE SOMETHING ELSE THAN A CONCRETE FLOOR UNDERNEATH.THERE WAS  THIS LOVELY SET OF FLOWERS AND STONES IN WATER.

WOW, I ENDED UP GETTING THE BEST MASSAGE EVER, AND I DO MEAN THE BEST!!!!! I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MANY MASSAGES IN MY LIFE, ALL AROUND THE WORLD, BUT THIS TINY THAI GIRL HAD THE STRENGTH OF A SUPERMAN AND THE SKILLS OF A MAGICIAN. I WAS SO HAPPY AND RELAXED.AFTER MASSAGE, I WAS TAKEN TO CHILL OUT ROOM TO RELAX  AND PIK MADE ME THIS LOVELY CUP OF TEA, WITH A REAL FLOWER BESIDE THE CUP, I LOVE THAT!!! LITTLE DETAILS ALWAYS IMPRESS ME THE MOST.I HAVE EXPERIENCE OF COUPLE OTHER SPAS IN HELSINKI AS WELL. TO BE HONEST THIS WAS CLEARLY THE BEST EXPERIENCE, SILUETTI SPA IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF SUCCESFUL DESIGN MANAGEMENT, EVERYTHING WORKS SMOOTHLY, LITTLE DETAILS ARE MAKING THE EXPERIENCE SPECIAL AND UNIQUE. I FELT THAT THERE IS  NOTHING IN THEIR CONCEPT THAT COULD RUIN YOUR WONDERFUL SPA EXPERIENCE.  HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO EVERYONE, EXTREMELY LOVELY GIFT IDEA TO ANYONE, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN ARE WELCOME, EVEN TOGETHER.

JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION,IF I COMPARE MY SILUETTI SPA EXPERIENCE WITH;

HELSINKI DAY SPA; NICE PLACE, WAS MY FAVOURITE BEFORE I VISITED SILUETTI SPA, BUT NOT SO PRIVATE AND UNIQUE, SERVICE IS NOT SO PERSONAL AND CARING AND THE TREATMENTS WERE NOTHING SPECIAL, COSY SURROUNDINGS WERE THE ONLY THING THAT MADE ME FEEL LIKE BEING IN A SPA.

KÄMP SPA; MY BOYFRIEND GOT ME NEARLY 300 EUROS SET OF TREATMENTS FOR MY BIRTHDAY SOME YEARS AGO. I HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS, BUT WAS TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED..THERE WAS YOUNG UNPROFESSIONAL GIRLS DOING EVERYTHING ELSE BUT HELPING THE CUSTOMERS, THE TREATMENTS LASTED HALF OF THE TIME THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO AND WERE DONE BY SOME TRAINEES THAT DIDN´T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING….THE SURROUNDINGS WERE TOO HARSH AND DREARY FOR MY TASTE…. I WASN´T EVEN OFFERED A GLASS OF WATER, THEIR SO CALLED CHILL OUT CORNER WAS DIRTY AND FULL OF DIRTY GLASSES AND DISHES…IT WAS ANYTHING ELSE BUT RELAXING AND PLEASANT EXPERIENCE….I DID A RECLAMATION, AND THE MANAGER WAS THE WORST….I KNOW THAT THE OWNER CHANGED QUITE SOON AFTER MY VISIT THERE, SO MAYBE THAT PLACE IS NOT THE SAME ANYMORE, BUT I WILL NOT TAKE THE RISK TO WASTE MONEY AGAIN….