Music review #1

로이킴 (Roy Kim) - Love  Love  Love

I have always been a big fan of ballads and similar - or more like songs with a ballad-ish feeling. I discovered Roy Kim by accident when I searched for different Korean songs to cover (oh yeah, I more than frequently sing covers) and when I heard this song I remembered that I had actually listened to his other song, Bom Bom Bom, but of course that was something that I had forgotten.

This song has a really sweet sound and Roy's soothing and rich voice makes the song even more sweet. The choruses are addicting and the verses build up the song's story really well (unless you have missed the point of the song, it is indeed a love song♥). In my opinion, the song starts out a bit hesitating and without confidence - like a boy in love and hiding from his crush. As the song moves on, the boy goes from showing small, subtle signs of affection to showing it openly and maybe know that the feeling is mutual. The ending choruses sound so more forward and happy compared to the other ones. The last "love love love"'s make the song end smooth and make it sound like a conclusion of a happy love story.
It is in short a simple and clean pop-ballad that delivers the meaning of the song really well.

The music video is incredibly cute too and not to mention that he is handsome~ I like the fact that they use lives with audience instead of a drama music video or a simple one-man video. It makes everything even more lovely.

Rating: 
For a pop-ballad, this is really clean and hits the mark perfectly. The voice and video matches really well with the theme of the song  - even if a drama music video would have worked well too. Seeing artists interact with their fans always make things more down to earth.

Skin care review #2

I've been searching for a long time after a good handlotion for my ever so dry hands and I finally found one that works awesomely. The brand is I love... with the and I've had my eyes on it for a while since I thought that the products smelled heavenly, so when I went to Åhléns and decided to try this one out.
Result? I was shot down on the ground. It smells heavenly - just as expected, it doesn't leave your hands all greasy and makes your hands feel smooth within a short time. I can even use my phone properly after using this without leaving big marks on the screen! A big plus is that you don't even need to use much to cover all of your hands and still have a good result - too much and it will be greasy though (trust me, I tried and had to apply it on my lower arms and my boyfriend's hands too). Around 1 cm or less is more than okay (I have pretty small hands though). The softness is also there even after washing your hands.

Rating: 
It is a bit pricey, but I think that it's worth it. You don't need to use much for each time you apply it (which makes it last longer) and the scent as well as the result is totally worth the price. Size-wise it's really handy to put it into your bag or similar to have it with you everywhere you go! Definitely one of my favorites.

Price: Around 69:- / $11

Skin care review #1

Lately I've been pretty much obsessed with Yves Rocher stuff. I think that every time me and Ellie walks around in the mall with the store, we go in there and check stuff. 70-80% of those times we end up buying something ( ' ヮ')ノ
Some weeks ago (I think), we stumbled over this Pink Grapefruit Vitamin Face Mist (wohoo facial mist, you just can't live without it. It's awesome) and I thought it would be time to review it.

First off, you do feel refreshed! It's not just addictive to spray yourself (or a friend) but you actually feel refreshed! Thumbs up for that! (づ￣ ^￣)づ  
The size of the bottle is pretty handy too, since my other facial mist is kinda big and not so handbag-friendly.
I have to say that the best thing about this mist is the scent! Oh how I love the scent of pink grapefruit ♥ It also lingers on your skin for quite a while. Price-wise you get great quality for a decent price.

Rating: 
It is a bit pricey for the size of the bottle and the bottle is small yet handy. Though quality-wise this one easily beats The Body Shop's and Emma S' face mists.

Price: 39:- / $4.95
Buy it here: yves-rocher.com (in your respective country), Swedish yves-rocher site and your closest physical store.

Makeup review #1

From left to right:

Nr.15 - Party On

Nr. 17 - Alluring Pink

Nr.18 - Get Colour

Swatches of the lipglosses

 

 

 

I recently bought these three lipglosses from the brand Pierre René. These are called Chic Gloss. They have a variety of colours, everything from bright reds and pinks to more neutral and clear ones, so you will find one that suits you the best. The packaging is nicem it's clean and doesn't look cheap and it feels good. The applicator is a bit big but you can always apply it on the lips then use a brush to make it more precise.

 

Two of these have shimmer in them but it's not that chunky glitter that some lipglosses have that is uncomfortable, these are just shimmery and very nice. The formula is at first very sticky, it almost feels as if your lips are going to stick together but it doesn't stay that way for long, if you don't like sticky glosses then this may not be for you, though I don't mind it. As it wears off you're left with a pretty stain on your lips and it wears for quite a while and if you want you can reapply it if you don't want the stain and just want the full on gloss.

 

Price: 40kr (in store it's 3 for 100kr) which is about $6 for one and three for $15

 

The lipglosses are really good but if you don't really like the sticky feeling then you might want to stay away from these.





Book Review #1

Title: Splintered

Author: A.G Howard

Pages: 371

Genre: Fantasy, paranormal

Published: 2013

Summary:

Alyssa is a descendant of Alice Lidell who is known as Alice in Wonderland. Alyssa’s mother is being treated for insanity at an asylum. Alyssa starts hearing flowers whispering to her in their garden and she gets teased at school for being descendant of a crazy person like Alice and when the voices get stronger she feels that something has to be done. To find the answer to all of this she looks for clues that will lead her to Wonderland where she has to know who she can trust: Jeb, her best friend whom she’s had a crush on for so long or the mysterious Morpheus who is her guide through wonderland, but who might have his own motives. She finds a book in a chair that they have in their living room and starts following the clues and realizes that the rabbit hole is in England. What she doesn’t know is that Wonderland is darker and more twisted than Lewis Carroll wrote. There, she must pass tests to prove that she is a Lidell and fix the mistakes so that she can save her family.

Writing:

The story is set from Alyssa’s point of view in the book and you get to follow her. The way the author wrote made it seem as if you actually were there in Wonderland with her, following her throughout her adventures. It was as if Alyssa herself was talking to you.

The writing in itself was really good. The fact that the color of the text was purple made it more “enchanting” in a way, it wasn’t your typical black that sometimes can be a bit too harsh. It was lyrical and mesmerizing in its own way, nothing was described overly thorough that can sometimes annoy the reader and the characters seemed so real when reading that you almost thought they were right beside you.

All in all, this book was wonderful, mad, disturbing and magical. If you’ve read Alice in Wonderland, or even if you haven’t, this is a good read to get you into the mood.

SPOILER ALERT!

Best part:

The best part was the twist in the story. At first Morpheus seems like this good guide that you could trust and then he’s suddenly a bad guy whose intentions were just for his own sake to help himself yet later on he’s saving Alyssa from the horrible beast. Jeb was this best friend who followed her and was set on being there for her and saving her yet she somehow felt tricked when it came to his feelings for her when she hears it all from Morpheus and she doesn’t know who to trust anymore. Oh the triangle! I’m not saying love triangle but oh how many feelings there are involved! It’s everything from love to seduction, lies, betrayal and confusion.

Worst:

I can’t say I have a “worst” part of the book because it was all exciting and I was really into the book from the first pages, but I did get a bit annoyed but that’s because these types of things annoy me no matter what, if it’s a movie, anime, book or real life. The fact that Jeb was so over protective making Alyssa seem like a weak fragile girl even though she wasn’t, she just didn’t get to show it because he was overly suspicious, which I could understand but trying to protect her non stop was just plain annoying even though I like him.

Rating:

This book is so entertaining and I think anyone can enjoy it whether you like or even read Alice in Wonderland.