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Embracing Uniqueness: My Journey Towards a More Sustainable Wardrobe

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Augusta the Brand Emilia May Jane Review

A little review on a brand new to me

Aah, fashion and how it repeats itself. I remember wearing Mary Jane shoes in the nineties, and oh, how I loved them. So recently, my brain has naturally been interested in bringing them back into my wardrobe and over the last couple of weeks, Augusta the Brand appeared in my feed. Who are they? A brand run by two sisters and based in Spain. Shoes are handcrafted in Spain to create fun,…

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Self Improvement Plan Spring Update 2023

Spring has now officially sprung here in Finland and I continue my campaign. My aim is to work out what works best for my body regarding my overall health. In recent weeks I continued with the daily walking, and my phone now tells me that I have a high VO2 max rate, but the scales have not been showing anything. Every day the number was going up a bit. Yes, I know what people would say: “It’s…

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Things I Almost bought Before Coming to my Senses

Oh, the internet. A dangerous tool that entices us to open our wallets and buy things we think we need but will get no use out of. Today’s theme is clothes. Don’t get me wrong, I always have a use for clothes, but I need to have the lifestyle to wear everything in my closet. There is a difference between thinking you need something and needing it. When you buy something and do not wear it, it is…

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March

Self-Improvement Plan Update There is always time to start. As I get older, I meet people around me who have “tried nothing and are all out of ideas” (to quote Ned Flanders’ parents on the Simpsons). My continued journey is my exercise. I am determined to exercise every day for as long as I can, and I do this for two reasons mainly: My mental health: This hormonal change in my body makes me…

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A little Vintage Shopping Video

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Shopping video

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Travel Diary: France

This is just a quick post to share some of my travel photos and experiences. I think I am obsessed with France and I need to visit again as soon as possible. Every time I visit the country, I fall in love with it more and more, and every region of France is different so my experiences are always new. I am posting these photos because I have a lot stored on my phone and I think they need to be…

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Helsinki Vintage Shopping: February Highlights

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Helsinki Vintage Shopping Late Winter: Blazer Hunter

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com (not me) I always have a target in mind when I go to the thrift store. Otherwise, I come home with so much cool stuff I do not need. It defeats the purpose of the whole exercise, which is to save a bit of the environment and consume less. Let’s talk about blazers. New, they cost at least 150 euros in Finland, and used, they cost around 15 to 20 euros,…

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Hair Product of the Month: Goldwell Dual Senses Bond Pro 60 Second Treatment

As I have already mentioned, I am privileged to test new beauty products as they come into the Finland market. There is a small budget here: I can only try products that come in under 20 euros, so I am pretty limited, but this month I have discovered one fantastic product. This time of the year, my hair is very, very blah, and it usually responds well to a hair mask of some sort as the winter…

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My Buying Philosophy

I find myself in a position in life when I can do a little reset of my style and wardrobe and I thought I would document it on my site. I enjoy the thrill of the hunt when trying to finding a cloth…

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Shopping in Canada

My overtire and thoughts abut shopping in Canada.