@ Dassoudi Beach

As I mentioned yesterday, I was having holidays down in Limassol when my family came here. During their stay we went 2 times to the beach and for me it was first time this year when I had to chance to swim,relax and tan!! The water was warm and so refreshing ! I really like Dassoudi beach (it's situated in the tourist area in Limassol, behind Pizza hat!) because the water is clean and there's toilets and restaurant near if you need them. It was also quite there because it's kind of "off season" (as my aunt says) now here in Cyprus. Sunbeds were cheap, they were only 2€/bed, which is cheaper than 2 years ago, when they were 3€! 

Love, Stella xx

Outfit of the day

Hey yaaa!!
Sorry for not posting for a while (again, whoops!), but I have been quite a busy with running job interviews, trying to find a flat, having holidays with my family etc, BUT i do have lots or pictures and posts ready for you guys so no worries :) It's been a good while since I last time did a outfit post and I'm so glad that for ONCE my boyfriend managed to take some decent pictures that are worth of sharing with you guys :) 

Ok so here is what I was wearing today! I got those shoes a while ago from Finland when Spirit Store was closing down and I got them with really good price. They were 80% off from sale! They are real leather I really love that brown color they have! I usually don't buy shoes like these so I am really glad I found them because they are really comfy to walk with!!! 

I got that shirt from H&M before I came to Cyprus and I'm so glad I did! It is little big for me, I had to take one size bigger than normally because that was the last small size they had, but I kind of like it more because it is big and loose! I love the leather sleeves and idk it's just perfect. This shirt is defo my favorite shirt right now! It has saved me MANY times! 

haha I don't know why my shoes seems like they are different color but really they are not that different ! :D

I used to never liked to mix different colors but now I am trying to get out of my comfort zone and trying new things and combinations. I don't know about you guys but I really like this combination. Brown shoes gives really nice contrast to this outfit and it makes it less boring, i think :)

Shirt H&M

Jeans Stradivarius

Shoes Spirit Store

Bag H&M

Love, Stella xx

His Lavender online store

Hey friendss!

So I wanna tell you guys about this new online store, His Lavender (click). They are specialized in lingerie and other cool and cute stuff! They are based in USA but they deliver all over the world, for free! 

I already found few really cute things that I think Im gonna get! As you all may know, I am a huge cat lover, so I immediately fell in love with these kitten tights (click)! 

I already have a wallet (click) like this (which is SUPER handy btw!!) but because I love it so much I thought I would recommend it to you guys too ! It's like special wallet where you can fit your phone too plus there is a place for headphones also! And it's super cute ;)  

And here are some other products that caught my eye: 

Over the knee socks 

Gold heart necklace

ps, With the code stella you will get 10% discount from your order! :)

Love, Stella

Hear the sound of the ocean

Hey theree! So today we did something I have been waiting for ageeees! Can you guess? Well, we went to the beach! Well, OK, we didn't exactly go to the beach to swim or anything, we went by the ocean and sat there on the rocks eating our froyo's!  It was so relaxing to just listen the to the sound of ocean and its waves and ahh it was perfect! I have missed the sound and the smell!! I was just so excited! Ok I can watch the ocean anytime I want from my balcony but it's not the same. I live 10km from the beach which is prettty far away!  The thing I love the most about living here in Cyprus is the ocean. In Finland, ocean is something that I wouldn't see often and it's just not the same there. 

top Gina Tricot

jeans Top Shop

shoes Nike

Love, Stella

New beginning

Hello everybody!
I am so sorry that I haven't been posting in a while, but I have been just sooo busy with everything! But I got really exciting news to share with you guys ( most of you already know!) BUT i have FINALLY moved to Cyprus!! It was about time! I came here last Friday and ohh god it's been great here! I am looking for a job here (khmmmm if anyone knows any jobs from Limassol please do let me know ;p ). January hopefully I can finally start my studies and next week I am going to one possible school to check things out! :) 
Now that I finally got some time, I will be posting more often. Although I might have a little break again in two weeks when my family comes here on holiday! But besides that I will start posting more often and I do have few posts in my mind already :) !
Anyways, I just wanted to let you guys know that Im still here, heh! Here is a few picture, enjoy! ;) 

Love, stella

First impression : Four Reasons Brown Hair Powder

Hello friends!
Okay so I think all the brunettes out there can relate with me when I say that finding the right hair powder is though job, since most of them tend to leave lighter color on your hair and it just doesn't look right. Well, to be honest, I've used hair powder only few times in my life because of this. I don't want to look like I'm having some dandruff or something on my head.  Few weeks ago I saw a post on Facebook about this new hair powder that is for brunettes! I was like "oh god I really need to get this". And I did. I saw this product in one hair salon. There were two sizes, small and big one, but just to make sure I wasn't wasting any money I went with the small one. The product is called Four Reasons Brown Hair Powder. I think it's a Finnish product and I have no idea if they sell Four Reasons in other countries, but I love their products, they are my favorites. 

I really didn't know what to expect so I was really positively surprised when I tried this for the first time. It actually works. My hair actually looks fine. So yes. I am in love with this product. Usually hair powder is white or whitish and that's why it doesn't look so good with dark hair, but this one, it's actually brown!!! So yes it's perfect for my hair. It really does what it says. It makes my hair look thicker and removes all the oiliness from my hair!! I really recommend this to everyone!! I am even going to get the bigger bottle because I doubt that I will find this product from Cyprus.  Okay so how do you use this product ? It's pretty easy.  Okay so here are the positive and negative things for this product :  + The brown color pigment which makes it even with your hair tone. + It makes your hair look smooth and thick + removes the oiliness  + does not make your hair look like you have dandruff or other rubbish! - it smells quite strong - because of  the brown color, if you spray it on anywhere else than your hair it will be quite a mess. 

So yes, this has defo became one of my favorite hair products. In Finland, the small bottle is 3.90 on sale and the big one 9.90 on sale. I think the real prices are 5.90 and 11.90 ( I'm really not sure about these!! :p ) If you know any other good hair powders for brunettes, please leave a comment down below so I can possible try those out too! :) Love, Stella 

How to survive from long distance relationship

Hello friends!  Today I wanna write about something, that has been very important part of my life for the past four years. As some of you may have understood, me and my boyfriend we live in different countries. He lives in Cyprus and I live in Finland. We were 16 years old when we started our relationship. As I might have mentioned, I did live in Cyprus for one year in 2012-2013, but had to move back to Finland. Apart from that one year, we have had a long distance relationship. I did visit him every other month, tho, but this year has been the hardest one for us since I have been working and couldn't visit him, so before he came to Finland last month to visit me we hadn't seen each other for six months. That's a quite a long time. Even tho I am moving to Cyprus in one month (and hopefully that means we don't have to suffer from LDR never again) I still want to help my fellow readers who might be in the same position. Here is some of my tips how we survived the long distance over these past 4 years! :) 

• Trust. LDR or not, trust plays very important role in relationships. I know it's hard to trust someone who is hundreds of miles away, and it might be hard at first. But in a time you just have to trust each other if you really want to make it. I would lie if I said we never had any trust issues - we did and we sometimes still do. But it's normal. So don't worry. You will gain trust as the time goes by! :) 
• Communicate. If trust plays very important role in LDR so does communication. Communicate in any possible way. Send e-mails. Call each other. Send facebook messages. Or if you wanna do it old school, send letters! Just try to keep in touch as much as possible. And don't forget to tell how you feel! Talking is the key here too! Support each other and just be there!! Listen what the other is telling you. 
• Include the other person into your everyday life.  I know this can be hard, but it's not impossible. Send each other good morning/night messages. You can have Skype conversations, watch the same movie at the same time, you can tell what you are doing and describe your day to each others. This doesn't mean you have to text or Skype 24/7. You still have your own lives, don't forget your friends and family!! :) Oh and what it comes to friends and family, you can still introduce them to each other via Skype for example! 
•  Applications. Okay as you might already know, there are tons of applications you can download to your phone. Our favorite applications are Facebook (we use this one for chatting), Viber (this is an application where you can call free. The only requirements are a good internet connection and the other person has to have Viber too) and Skype.  We did try the Couple app where you can send pictures and private messages to each other, but it just wasn't good for us.

• Make future plans together.  Obviously at some point you do want to have a future together and live in the same place. Make plans for it. Dream about it. It is good to have future plans with each other because that means you really do want to spend time together in the future too and you will have something to wait for!! :) This is also a good way to find out weather or not your wants are the same! And it's good to start planning early because if you face any disagreements (for example where are you going to live etc) you will have time to figure them out! :) 
• Visit each other as much as you can. I know it sucks that you can't see each other every day, but try to visit each other as much as possible. I know it's hard if you are working or studying or you don't have that much money, but remember, the longer you are apart, the the more you will appreciate the time you spend together! And when you do see each other, spend as much time together as you can (especially if you don't have many days to spend). It doesn't matter if you don't do anything special. Just enjoy each others company and be happy! You will survive until the next visit with all the memories that you have with each other! :) 
• Be patient. There will come the day when you FINALLY live in the same country. Just be patient. It will be all worth it in the end! :) And you will see that you have learned to appreciate each other more. 
• Last but not least, if you really love each other,  you will survive from LDR. And if you can survive from LDR, you can survive anything. 

Leave comment down below and tell me some of your tips for surviving LDR! :) 

Stella xoxo

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