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Gowns at Independence Day of Finland is haute couture, but everyday high-street
style is what we need casually. Pixymissymindy interviews the Jyväskylä residence and Tourism graduate, Pauliina, now 27,
to follow how to stay warm in the winter wonderland.
1. Jyväskylä usually gets -25’c, how do you wear stylishly in the winter
time?
First of all, on wintertime
the most important thing is to stay warm! Well, how do you stay warm and
stylish; It’s all about the layers and materials. Couple of years ago I got
introduced to Uniqlo’s heat-tech underwear which are really soft and light AND you
can get them in different colours! These underwear are so light you don’t even notice
them under your favourite jeans.
Then I’ll wear usually dark
coloured pants/jeans and some (mainly broken coloured) cardigans made from good
material mixtures. My favourite brand for winter wear is Benetton. They have
quite good material mixes, for example, wool, angora, cashmere, cotton…etc.
Materials need to be breathable and warm, because you change your location from
freezing degree outside to very warm house/shop inside. It’s not stylish to
sweat when going back indoors, eh? Only woolen shirts are too hot for me and this
material tickles skin quite a lot. Benetton shirts are thinner, have nice cuts
and patterns and they are really warm. I like to buy good quality clothes which
also last much longer.
I buy winter jacket every
second year ...usually. Last winter jacket was from Esprit and the newest one I
have, is from Benetton. My newest jacket has feathers, a long neck and a hoodie,
so it’s extra warm. The weather can change quickly so with this jacket I’m even
prepared to face snowstorms. Long neck covers half of my face on -20 to -30 ‘C
and protects my sensitive skin. Having a belt in the jacket is a nice
detail,because it makes your figure look more feminine and not that snowmanish.
You always can make the final touch to your style with woolly hats,
mittens/leather gloves and scarves.
Last but not least are the
shoes! They can add the final touch to your style. Now I’m still searching for
new black leather winter shoes which could fit with most of my outfits and
would be walk-able (not too high heels this time). My last winter boots were till
my knees and had lamb wool fully inside. Really warm and usable when there’s
lots of snow, but not that stylish. I used to live more far away and the shoes
had to be walk-able and warm. But now, that I live in the city center I can
choose much fancier shoes. Actually, I’m dreaming about these Marc O’Polos
leather boots, but it’s going to stay as a dream, because of the price over 200
€ (whoa!). They are not that useful for winter time as well, because there’s
not any lining. Good winter shoes need to be warm, walk-able and stylish! Shoe
materials from outside should be real leather and from inside some kind of
woolly lining or big enough to wear extra socks. The bottom of the shoe should
be anti-slippery for example rubber. There’s a real challenge to find perfect
shoes in Jyväskylä, where there’s not that good variety in stores and brands
(or they are sold out quickly). I would not consider buying shoes online, because
it’s already kind of hard to find shoes that fit to my feet properly.
All the winter wear last
longer when you handle your clothes with care. It’s preferable to take your
winter jacket out to balcony when there’s minus degrees. Then gets all fresh
and you’ll get the dust and any smells (parfums etc.) out from it. Leather
shoes should be cover with anti-wet sprays or gel, because if leather shoes get
wet even once they won’t keep you feet warm anymore.
2. Which fashion magazines inspire you all the time?
I would say Elle magazine at
the moment and for interior decoration, it’s Deko
magazine. I also follow
Kookaïs facebook page…etc. I used to order InLook magazine.
3. Tell us about your daily beauty products.
I have extra sensitive skin
so moisturizing is really important! I use lot of oily whole body cream to
maintain the balance of my skin. But for my facial treatment I use Lumene
products, which are made for sensitive Nordic skin. I like Lumene products, because
they have good price and quality. They use lots of natural ingredients and cherish
the Nordic natural beauty. On winter time skin will get extra dry, because of heating
indoors and dry minus degree weather outdoors. I have Lumene’s SOS facial cream
which brings relief to dry skin in only 5 minutes. So not that red couperosa skin
on wintertime. When I want to treat myself I buy l’Occitan’s products, but at
the moment I don’t have any (only lip balms). I also have Dolce&Gabbana’s
Light Blue body lotion, but this I save only for elated moments.
For nails I always use
Mavalan’s products like nutritive nail cream and nail polish. For colour my
nails I usually love Dior’s or Chanel’s nail polish. They last long and are rich
in pigment. For lips everyone use Blistex, especially Daily lip Conditioner (with
aloe vera) keeps lips soft and moist even in the driest weather. Every now and
then I’ll do facial mask to get dead cells off my skin and to make fresh feel.
Almost all my cosmetics at the moment are from Lumene, but when I’ll get
employed I will purchase maybe something like Clinique (a bit more expensive
than Lumene) etc. Because it’s made for sensitive and allergic skin. For my eye
lashes I’ve already used Clinique’s products and now I’m using black coloured
Kanebo 38’C.
For parfum, I used to have
Kenzo’s l’eau and Bvlgari’s Green Jade. This summer I bought Flora by Gucci and
for this winter I change back to Chérie parfum by Dior. This odour from Dior brings
back the memories from my time in Paris and Green Jade brings back the memories
from Lanzarote. Even though I told many of my daily beauty products, I think
the beauty comes from inside. The most important is to have a healthy diet and
to do versatile exercise.
4. Introduce one of your
favourite pubs of Jyväskylä night life.
From my nearest pubs I like
most Poppari (which was before Jazz bar) and Hemingway’s. Poppari has the
best jazz gig’s in town! They have most cultural and relaxed atmosphere. If you
want to meet musician’s, artists or art people, this is the place. Also my
ex-room mate and jazz singer is working there as the bar tender. In Hemingway’s
I can find lots of friends and familiar faces. There’s extra polite staff, live
music and relaxed decoration. People come here to meet each other, play games
and listen to acoustic live music. They have nice variety in drinks, but quite high
prices. But the staff makes sure you’ll enjoy your stay with smile and serving drinks
also to tables.
From upper city I prefer
Sohwi (which locates near University’s main campus), which has good a bit academic
feeling for a pub. They have good food, music (live performance at times) and
good prices for drinks. Really relaxed atmosphere and people from all ages like
it. From upper city I would like to mention Green Fairy which has good range in
beers and you can ask anything about beers from the staff and they have the
answer. Very polite staff!
5. Your future dreams
are…………?
My future dreams are that my
family and friends stay healthy, I’d find a meaningful
work and I could travel more. When having a good work it’s easier to plan
future! :)
