Helsinki 2014 Recycling Factory Eco Event

Helsinki 26-27 April, 10AM-5PM

At highly conscious on ecological and recycling environment, Finland has practiced it the best. There are flea markets (Finnish called kirpputori) in every community, and vintage fashion is hot among all generation in Helsinki. Perhaps it is one of the reasons that Paris Haute Couture brand could never ever successfully invade Finland, or we can say that creative and confident folks don’t need to follow the Hollywood celebrity’s trends, since style shouldn’t be defined by those who merely appearing on the TV screens.

 Recycling Factory Event, Kierrätystehdas in Finnish, held at Kappeli in Ruoholahti, Helsinki. Free admission, there are mainly 5 areas in-and-out: At outdoor, organic food stalls, recycling cabins and DIY bike fixing tent attract the visitors; Indoors of Kappeli, Blogger flea market, organic skin cares, vintage shops plus recycled design, and give ‘n’ take area make us intrigued. What shocks me the most is the give ‘n’ take area: after someone ‘dumped’ their unwanted on the clothes racks or on the large table, parents with children, elder ladies, student buddies or various ethnics immediately fulfill their empty bags as swelling as they can. I took 5 clothes hangers as my freebies fulfillment of the day.

My favourite section is ‘vintage shops plus recycled design’ due to my recent interest on vintage goodies. For vintage fashion, I am still studying its history and fabric, and for the hygiene concerns, I didn’t purchase any garment so far. But for the earrings, as long as I find eye-catching design without fake suspicious, usually I can get pretty good bargain. For vintage earrings, the heaviness and the clean condition are what I value the most, the best is the pair attached with its holder with brand name on it. 

For sure there are loads of faux rhinestones or pearls at the market, but the heaviness can at least show the metal works rather the plastic materials. Some vintage earrings have stained with unknown human debris, which shows the carelessness of the sellers, if the unknown cells seem impossibly to cleanse off, this pair is definitely out. Luckily I found this futuristic jellyfish clip clasp earrings, 15e at vintage fashion stall from Turku.  

For my Made in Finland favour, ‘homemade in Finland’ area provides shoppers a great opportunities on choosing home deco items. Pisama design exhibit this handmade cotton linen with dozens of rouge high heels, which in between, inserting the city names of Finland, 12e, a great pick to make my cosmetic desk a bit different hue for up-coming summer season.

At the event, the zero waste fashion show, book crossing stalls and India massage serve yet another experience. Any shopper, organic lover or DIY fan can easily find their new surprises to know the products’ origin and the way to maintain them. Recycling Factory Eco Event is more a powerful manifesto than any political advocacy to educate people about our earth, our creativeness and our thankfulness.

Spend wisely. Waste less and cherish more.

Photography & Works Cited:

www.kierrätystehdas.fi

Happy Easter! The dish, the meal, and the Lamb Chop!

April 20, 2014

While most of the stores are closed at streets, it’s time about our stomach wide unfold! Jyväskylä always means delicatessen to me since I’ve been experiencing various cuisines started from 2005. Easter holiday means less religious, but more gluttonous to me and dear folks. Oh, Jesus, it’s uncertain that you declared all meat clean, but my heartfelt wish is this little sacrificed lamb dish, awaited in the oven!

The Finnish way to make lamb chops adopts red wine to develop its flavor rather the goats smell, and 4-5 hour cooking is definitely a worth for the beloved ones. Here is how we do for the Easter Lamp Chops:

1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

3-4 small sweet onion, thinly sliced

3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1 tablespoon sugar

1 cup of French red wine mixed with 3/4 cup of water

1 tablespoon of salt

Freshly ground black pepper

1.     Preheat the oven to 375°. In a large, deep pan, heat the 1/3 cup of olive oil until shimmering. Add the black peppers, onion and garlic; cook and stir until softened and lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add the sugar, red wine/water mixture and simmer over low heat (below 70°) until the peppers are very tender and the liquid is slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper and keep warm.

2.   Brush the lamb chops with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the lamb chops and the sauce 1 in ARABIA porcelain pot to the oven and roast the chops for 4-5 hours for low heat. Serve the lamb chops with the soup from its fat.

My favourite part of the lamb chop is its greasy fat: soft, juicy and fulfilling. Alongside with the lamb chops, our Easter table also serves with black wheat bread; green olives stuffed with white garlic; pickled red pepper and grilled carrots/potatoes with cloves spices. For desserts, there are cheese cake, baked buns and Jyväskylä floorball Final! Yummy luncheon! Happy Easter! 

Special Thanks: Perhe Heikkinen 

Beauty Boom! Le Vernis Rouge Rubis Teams Up with Chanel Basecoat

Hey! Easter, Poppy Ruby Happy!

Happy Easter! The holiday major colours are not limited within merely lime green or sunny yellow, since rouge rubis is my choice of toenails deco. CHANEL #677 Rouge Rubis nail polish was last Christmas’ limited edition, though my bargain hunter crave is calling at Sokos season sale. It’s not a matter if it a past season treat, as long as my attention already gazing around bright, chic, pop-eyed hue!

The major reason I love nails painted on toes rather than on fingers, is that my toenails sense non-suffocating as my fingernails. Secondly, it’s convenient to cover the purple bruise appearing on my toenails, which, accidents happen inevitably. Thirdly, it’s always a great surprise, at home to have my eyes wide-open while taking off the heavy socks; finally, that toenail polish can last much longer comparing to the finger prints due to their lesser of daily fractures. Therefore, it’s an agreeable investment to purchase a high-end Chanel nail polish, 18e after sale, to manifest my mood of sunny spring.

Chanel Beauty design is as thoughtful and elegant as its haute couture line. The nail polish bottle owns double caps---coated with black, with milk-white CHANEL double capital ‘C’, interlocked back to back---to prevent the early dehydration of the paint. The brush is easy to apply the polish on nails; 4 ‘CHANEL’ are carved on the bottom of the bottle. Tiny details always perform a perfect design. 

Before my nail decoration:

Before my nail decoration:

     ✔Mavala nail filer is a helpful tool to erase, even and polish my toenails. Trim the nails and soak the feet at up 50’c warm water to soften the cuticles. 

    ✔Chanel nails basecoat is essential to build a protective layer between toenails and Chanel nail colours, while the Chanel topcoat completes the whole shining effects. 

     ✔The richness of Chanel Rouge Rubis allows only one-layer painting labour.