Essie - Madison Avehue and Beyond Cozy

As I currently have plenty of time (more or less), I change the color on my nails up to 4 times a week. Today, I combined two shades from Essie limited editions, Madison Avehue (Madison Avehue LE) and Beyond Cozy (Leading Lady LE). They are two of my favorite colors.
Beyond Cozy (used on my ring finger on both hands) is just pure silver glitter. Unlike other glitter colors, it gives you full coverage with two coats and doesn't need another color as a base. Beyond Cozy works very well with a variety of other colors, from blue to mint and grey and of course, as can be seen here, pink.
Madison Avehue is a cool toned pink with shimmer in it. Two coats give perfect coverage. I would call this the perfect pink nail polish. The subtle shimmer and the intense color are a match made in heaven.
As usual, I used Essie's all in one base and my essence better than gel nails top sealer.

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Momentan hab ich wirklich viel freie Zeit (naja, mehr oder weniger) und deshalb wechselt ständig die Farbe auf meinen Nägeln. 
Heute gibts eine Limited Edition Kombination von Essie, Madison Avehue aus der gleichnamigen LE und Beyond Cozy aus der Leading Lady LE. Es sind zwei meiner absoluten Lieblinge. 
Beyond Cozy (als Akzent auf den Ringfingern) ist purer silberner Glitter, der jedoch mit zwei Schichten gut deckt und keinen farbigen Nagellack als Base braucht. Beyond Cozy lässt sich super mit vielen Farben kombinieren, egal ob blau, mint, grau oder, wie hier, pink.
Madison Avehue ist ein kühles Pink mit Schimmeranteilen. Zwei Schichten sind auch hier perfekt deckend. Für mich ist das der perfekte pinke Nagellack. Der subtile Schimmer und die intensive Farbe bilden eine perfekte Kombination. 
Wie immer hab ich hier die all in one base von Essie und den better than gel nails top sealer von essence benutzt. 

Timur Vermes - Er ist wieder da

This book is not yet available in English which is why this review will only be in German.

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Einer der Bestseller des Jahres. Ich bin eigentlich davon ausgegangen, dass das genau mein Buch ist. Hitler wacht im Berlin von heute wieder auf und wird ungewollt zu einer Grösse der hiesigen Comedylandschaft. Die Idee hinter dem Buch finde ich grossartig. Und ich fand es wirklich toll. Also ungefähr das erste Fünftel des Buches. Bis zu dem Zeitpunkt hatte Hitler langsam herausgefunden, dass der Krieg vorbei ist und dass es in der Zwischenzeit allerlei technischer Neuerungen gegeben hat. Und natürlich ist es äusserst unterhaltsam, wenn einer, der mehrere Jahrzehnte 'geschlafen' hat, nun plötzlich vor einem Computer sitzt. 
Leider reicht diese Story gerade mal für ca. 100 Seiten, danach fand ich es nur noch ermüdend und irgendwann auch nicht mehr ansatzweise lustig. Ich hab den ganzen Rest des Buches nur noch überflogen, weil es mich so sehr gelangweilt hat. 
Ich wollte es wirklich gut finden, aber es ging einfach nicht. Schade, schade...

Weekly Review June 23, 2013 // Wochenrückblick 23. Juni 2013

Newsflash: I am now writing my blog posts in English and German, mainly because I will also review books that have not (yet) been published in English.

I am slowly getting back into daily life here in Switzerland. Currently, I am staying at my parents place but at the end of next week, I will be moving back into my own castle. I cannot wait for that day, I am so excited to have my apartment back (especially my beloved bed).

Music
Currently, there is one song I am listening to almost all day long, it's Katastrofe's 'Sla dag ned'. Brings back some Oslo memories... You can find the video here.

Celebrities
So it really happened. Kim Kardashian gave birth to a baby girl and if it wouldn't be hard enough to be born the child of Kim K. and Kanye, they decided to come up with an absolutely ridiculous name, North 'Nori' West. But as I said, I think it will be harder to be born into this family, no matter what your name is.
Rachel Zoe is said to be expecting her second child and everybody is hoping for a girl, so she may finally stop dressing up her first born son Skyler like one.

Beauty
This week, a whole bunch of new stuff arrived/was purchased. First, my Sleek order arrived and I am in love (Blogpost). Additionally, I invested a gift card (goodbye present from my colleagues at my last internship) in a new foundation, lipgloss and a primer (plus all the goodies I got with this purchase). For the foundation, I decided on Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra 24H in the shade 03. Also from Lancôme, I got one of their Gloss in Love in the color 323 (?). My new primer is from smashbox, the Photo Finish Foundation Primer Color Correcting Adjust.
All I am waiting for now is my Real Techniques order and then I will reduce my beauty shopping to a minimum (at least, I will try).

Purchase on the left side, goodies on the right side: Yeah!

Reading
As I am on holiday (at least until tomorrow), I finally got time to read:
Dan Brown - Inferno (Review)
Rita Falk - Griessnockerlaffäre
Timur Vermes - Er ist wieder da
Jojo Moyes - Me before you (Review)
Today I will continue with some academic papers, as I am doing some brainstorming for my master thesis topic.

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Neu gibt es meine Blogposts zweisprachig, da ich auch einige deutsche, noch nicht auf Englisch übersetzte Bücher rezensieren will. Also gibt es nun alle Posts "doppelt".

So langsam lebe ich mich wieder ein in der Schweiz. Momentan bin ich noch bei meinen Eltern, ab Freitag nächster Woche wohne ich dann wieder in meiner Wohnung. Ich kann es kaum erwarten, ich freue mich so auf meine eigene Wohnung (insbesondere auf mein Bett).

Musik
Mein Song der Woche (er läuft hier rauf und runter) ist 'Sla dag ned' von Katastrofe. Erinnert mich an all die guten Zeiten in Oslo (Video gibts hier)...

Promis
Endlich ist das Kardashian-West Kindchen da. Ein Mädchen ist es geworden und leider Gottes scheint es nicht genug Strafe zu sein, in diese Familie hineingeboren worden zu sein, nein, das arme Kind hört nun auf den Namen North 'Nori' West.
Promi-Stylistin Rachel Zoe erwartet angeblich ihr zweites Kind und nun hofft jeder darauf, dass es ein Mädchen wird und sie endlich damit aufhört, ihren Erstgeborenen Skyler wie ein Mädchen anzuziehen.

Kosmetik
Zuerst ist diese Woche meine Sleek Bestellung eingetroffen und ich liebe meine drei neuen Blushes (Review). Zusätzlich hab ich dann noch einen Gutschein, den ich von meinen ehemaligen Arbeitskollegen zum Abschied erhalten hab, in eine Foundation (Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra 24H in der Farbe 03), einen Lipgloss (Lancôme Gloss in Love in der Farbe 323) und einen Foundation Primer (Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Color Correcting Adjust) investiert.

Links die Einkäufe, rechts die Goodies: Yeah!!

Nun warte ich noch auf eine Real Techniques Pinsel Bestellung und dann ist dann mal Schluss hier (ich versuch zumindest ein bisschen sparsamer zu sein).

Bücher
Zumindest bis morgen dauert mein Urlaub noch (die Master Thesis hätte gerne ein Thema :P) und deshalb hab ich auch wieder Zeit zum Lesen gehabt:
Dan Brown - Inferno (Review in Englisch)
Rita Falk - Griessnockerlaffäre
Timur Vermes - Er ist wieder da
Jojo Moyes - Ein ganzes halbes Jahr (Review)

Jojo Moyes - Me before you // Ein ganzes halbes Jahr

What a book! Never ever did I cry like this while reading a book. A wonderful but incredibly sad love story...
I started reading at around 8 p.m. and I just couldn't put it down until I was through it at 1.30 a.m. Not even halfway through it, I was already crying. If you're not crying while reading this book, you might need to see a shrink, it is so touching.


Wow, was für ein Buch! Noch nie hab ich so sehr geweint beim Lesen eines Buches. Eine wunderschöne, aber unsagbar traurige Liebesgeschichte. 
Ich hab um 20 Uhr angefangen zu lesen und konnte nicht aufhören bis ich um 01.30 Uhr damit fertig war. Noch nicht einmal in der Hälfte angekommen, hab ich schon geweint. Wer hier nicht weint, der sollte darüber nachdenken, einen Psychologen aufzusuchen, denn die Geschichte ist soooo berührend. 

Sleek Blush Haul

Actually, I wanted to stop buying beauty products. Before my 'break' would start, I finally ordered some blushes from Sleek. I just couldn't resist after what I've read about them. I decided on three colors, Rose Gold, Pomegranate and Mirrored Pink. I ordered them on the weekend (Saturday evening after some glasses of red wine...) and they were delivered today (Thursday).

The first color I show you is Rose Gold, a very shimmery blush with a peach touch. I think this one would work great as a highlighter and it's great for the summertime when you have a nice tan.

Number two is called Pomegranate, another shimmery color but it is on the red berry side of the color spectrum.

The last member of my order is part of the Aqua collection and called Mirrored Pink. To me, that's the most classic color of all three of them.

I like them all. The texture is great, as well is the scent. The only problem is that I am struggling with open the packaging but this may be my fault not Sleek's.

LCN - 13 and 41

Summer has arrived on my nails with two colors from LCN, number 13 and 41. Again applied with with my Essie base coat and the essence top coat.
My nails are still a little visible through two coats of the nail polish but I just don't like to apply more than two coats.

Dan Brown - Inferno

I am back. Yes, my exams are finally over (as well is my stay in Oslo) and I am in reading mode again. I literally didn't open a book (besides university literature) since April but now I am back on the reading track.
The first book I want to write about is Dan Brown's new super bestseller Inferno. I wasn't super excited about it (I am kind of over Dan Brown) but a friend read it and she needed someone to talk about it. Oh and well, here I am for the rescue. Fortunately, my library had it available as an e-book from the 11th of June on, which was perfect timing as I had my last exam on the 10th.

The start of the story is exhausting. Robert Langdon suffers from amnesia and he is soooo confused by the fact that someone is trying to kill him. Yeah Robert, like that never happened to you before... You are trapped in a mysterious story again but you have no idea what got you there. 

Of course, Robert has a female companion who obviously has something to hide (but Robert is not aware of that).
Symbols were a lot less important in this book which kind of raises the question why Robert is part of the story. Apart from that, it's a classic Dan Brown book with many twists and even more mysteries, peaking in a very unrealistic (even in Dan Brown terms) finale.
It is definitely not his best book but this may be related to the fact that I am just over Robert Langdon stories (the 'relationships' he has with the female companions are always so predictable and in the end he just concludes "I am sorry, I am too old for you"...). This was the first time, I wasn't excited about a Dan Brown book when starting it and the excitement never really came up. It wasn't really hard for me to put it down which is definitely not a good sign. Dan, I think we are done here. Maybe it is because I now always have the image of Tom Hanks in my head when reading your books. Anyway, take your time with the next Langdon book....

An afternoon at the beach in Oslo

Today, we decided to spend the afternoon at the beach. We went to Huk, on the peninsula Bygdøy outside the city center. It was a really relaxing afternoon.

Summer or as it is also called: the time of funky colors

17.30 and the sun is still up there!

Exams are over

Yes, after weeks of studying and exams I am finally done! I am just relieved to be done, although my performance was not outstanding. After all these years of studying, I am just tired. Now, there is only one semester and my master thesis left until I can (hopefully) enter the real world outside of the university bubble.
Sadly, the final exam also marked the start of my last days in Oslo. I had an amazing time here and I really fell for this city. As the weather forecast looks quite good for the next days, I will spend my time with some good books and ice cream at the harbour.
After weeks of silence here, I will start posting again now, probably a lot of book reviews and nail polishes (and maybe some beauty shopping; I need a new foundation and I want to go for high-end and well, I will have to pass duty free on my way home, right?).

Weekly Review May 12, 2013

This week was quite boring. Studying, studying, studying. No books, no great food, really boring.

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Studying. And watching ice hockey. Our Swiss guys are doing a great job. Hopp Schwiiz!

Strawberries and macroeconomy studying on our rooftop terrace. Life is good (minus studying)!

After workout dinner on a really sunny day: Pita, salad and Corona

MAC Limited Edition Temperature Rising haul (review here)

I used this baby a lot. Coffe for the win!

Notebook, corporate finance papers and icehockey world championships on my iPad. Yay!

Yes!! This team is so entertaining this year, it's amazing!

Nails

It is spring on my fingers and my toes.

Fingers: Essie - Tart Deco (review here) 
Toes: LCN - 13

Catrice - Karl Says Très Chic (review here)

Essie - Bahama Mama (review here)