Fashion Fun Olavinlinna! Karl Lagerfeld Wool Coat, Gucci Monogram Wool Scarf & Chanel Tweed Winter Boots at Olavinlinna

November 20, 2021 at Olavinlinna, Finland

 

On my birthday I am always on the road. After the discovery of Hämeelinna at Autumn Festival, medieval castle trip is always inviting. Situated at Savonlinna, at latitude 61°, founded by Erik Axelsson Tott in 1475 under the name Sankt Olofsborg in an effort to profit from the political turmoil following Ivan III’s conquest of the NOVGOROD REPUBLIC, literally St. Olof’s Castle, Olavinlinna (Olofsborg in Swedish and Olafsburg in German) is the northernmost medieval stone fortress built on a rocky island, with triple tower castle, still standing nowadays. The castle forms a spectacular stage for Savonlinna Opera Festival since summer 1912. During the wintertime, Olavinlinna serves us an eastern Finland adventure wonderland—the keep, the bell tower, the church tower, Kijl’s tower, outer bailey, curtain walls and the century-old tree upright from the courtyard—Olavinlinna travels us back to the Game of Thrones saga era, history leaves many traces to learn from.  

How to wear at -1°c Olavinlinna day trip with comfort and chic style? Karl Lagerfeld wool long coat consists of 71% wool, 26%polymaide and 3% mixed fabrics is not only reversible, but also giving both a classic Nordic noir look and funky KARL LAGERFELD scenario. Founded in 1984, under the designer’s namesake, Karl Lagerfeld’s individual designs was established with ‘intellectual sexiness’: the narrow silhouette and the outwardly tailored lines are the combination of classic style and street fun. Under the wool coat, CHAENL logo jumper with 54% wool and 46% cotton and 30% wool, 28% mohair, 38% nylon and 4% elastane cardigan from ACNE Studios are my winter essentials. Together in greyish tone, GUCCI monogram 70% wool and 30% mulberry silk scarf, which the 70 x 200 cm size is easy to wrap around the neck with freestyle layering manière, and mix and match incomparably with KARL LAGERFELD font layout. 

For the rather long rocky road walk at Olavinlinna, first double the 20 dents socks from H&M, and then CHANEL tweed winter boots with thick exterior soles have been serving my feet the best interest, while the inner lambskin soles keep me in comfort and warmth during the minus Celsius drizzling day. ZARA Classic Mom Fit jeans are unrestrained to have long haul in train or massive footsteps at pebble roads, therefore, I have been collection during the winter season sale, and the greatest bargain can be only 7,95 EUR a pair. 

 

As for accessories, CHOLÉ ivory acetate sunglasses and CHANEL SAC de SILVER always offer the convenience during day trip, due to the outfits at Olavinlinna today are black, grey and silver tone, CHANEL Rogue Allure #117 OR CUVRÉ gives an elegant burgundy touch, its moisturizing formula prevents the dehydration from the chilly, drizzling and slightly windy snowy Finnish winter day. 

 

TOP TIP 1: Layering virgin wool cardigans and coat to adjust indoor and outdoor activities 

TOP TIP 2: Tweed boots are warm and fashionable for the balance of the winter heavy outfits

Special Thanks: Wendy

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Beauty Boom Birthday! DIOR BLOOMING BOUQUET EDP & LIP GLOW! J'ADIOR ADDICTIVE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 

 

Happy Birthday! November performs the darkest moments at the time, while my seasonal fragrance routine, occasionally playing mix-and-match within two different scents, leads to the new discovery journey under the House of Dior. 

 

At daytime work, I tend to spray fresh floral in order to work smart; for the night out, I prefer the intense spicy odor to outstand some exotic feels. Highly grateful to my Taiwanese gang, the birthday surprises reveal Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet in 50 ml, the 5 ml pinky miniature version, SAUVAGE 2ml, Dior Addictive Lip Glow and Lip Maximizer, perfectly fulfill my dreamy collection of Dior. 

 

The original MISS DIOR BLOOMING BOUQUET Eau de Parfum was launched in 2014 under the nose of Perfumer Louise Turner. Top note is Sicilian Mandarin; middle notes are pink peony, Damask rose, apricot and peach, with a feminine dose provided by rose essence on a velvety base note of white musk. This romantic and fresh composition contains accords of inoffensiveness and classy. Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet is delight and official to wear at work, or at any dinner events. It is cute, girly, a friendship mood booster, and its gentle aura lasts for about 5 hours on my skin.

 

Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet takes the same soft-pink signature design, in both carbonated box and crystallized bottle, as its antecedents and is decorated with a silver ribbon. The outer carbonated box is filled with embossed hounds tooth patterns, echoes the bottom of the fragrance bottle. The bottle cap, in both 50ml and miniature version, are in sharpen-square-cut on a transparent effect with the monogram of CD atop, while the light, rosy and pinkish drops of eau de toilette reflects the shining rays of the crystallized fragrance bottle. No doubt Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet crystal bottle is yet another work of art, surely a lovely deco item on my make-up desk. 

 

DIOR SAUVAGE was launched in 2018 under the nose of Perfumer François Demachy, with the top note in bergamot; middle notes disclosed with Sichuan pepper, lavender, star anise and nutmeg. Its base notes in Ambroxan and vanilla, add up a nice sweetness, a refined version of the original that is less spicy and harsh, mix-and match with Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet, lasts along around 10 hours, definitely suits for autumn dinner night or winter evening events. 

 

DIOR ADDICTIVE LIP GLOW #000 presents new couture in half-transparent pinkish PVC case, lightens up the darkest moments of autumn season. Formulated with 97% natural-origin ingredients infused with cherry oil, that subtly revives my natural colour of hydrated lips over 10 hours, can be worn on as a lip balm or as a primer under lipstick. Together by applying a thin layer of Dior Addictive Lip Maximizer #001, without any reddish shade, my lips still own a custom glow. 

 

On my beauty desk or on the road, together my new birthday gifts, I adore and often carry Dior J’adore Eau de Parfum in 2 ml tube, Dior Base-Serum Mascara 4 ml, Dior Prestige Texture Essential Cream 5 ml, Dior Capture Totale Anti-Age Cream 7ml, and Dior Apricot nail cream 10g. With the 2021 Christmas limited edition of gift bag designed by London-based artist Alice Shirley, the darkest moments of November is nevermore a feel of dismay or desperate. 

 

Special Thanks: Eva & Daisy & Dior Helsinki

Magazine Madness November 2021: Vogue British Adele, New Love, New Look, New Sound

VOGUE BRITISH November 2021 

Hello, it’s Adele, we were wondering if after all these five years you’d like to reveal. At VOGUE British November 2021 issue, with journalist Giles Hattersley, it’s Adele’s first interview since 2016. Famously she doesn’t like being famous, Adele is once again ready to play havoc with the emotional wellbeing of a billion music fans; to deliver the latest chapter in the sonic revolutions of her self-reflection and self-redemption. 

 

Formal pleasantries dispensed with, during the interview in New York, ADELE admits her heartbroken marriage and body shape change, chronically, following the titles of her Grammy winning platinum albums: Drunk as a fart at 21; sober as a new mom at 25; married and failed at age of 30; working out hard without relying any specific diets at 33….by reading Adele, we learn quickly that her sense of humour and candour go hand in hand. She confesses during the paragraphs that the timeline of the press having her marriage relationship is actually completely wrong, and the long-term fraught father-daughter family issue finally finds its peace at the beginning of 2021, after Mr. Adkins’ death from cancer. The whole interview documented during Adele is about to release her upcoming album while not yet finalise the title. Still, readers realise that there will be a seven-minute opus concludes the new album: A string-swirling, Garland-invoking, jazzy, campy, swooning, delight, packed with world-weary reflection, and featuring a strong vocal for the ages. 

 

Raised up in London by a single mom who worked restoring furniture, Adele attended The Brit School, by 20, she was becoming a record-breaker with a clutch of multiple music awards, and by 25 an Oscar—007 theme song for Skyfall. At British VOGUE November 2021 issue, under the lens of photographer Steven Meisel, styling by VOGUE Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful, turning 18 page fashion and interview campaign, Adele portraits her curves and confidence by wearing wool mesh cape, macramé top, cotton mesh skirt by CHANEL, or shows her strong vibe by showing embellished silk-mix dress by Louis Vuitton, even reveals her soft feminine touch with teal shearing coat by BOTTEGA VENETA, completes with mauve purple of well-tailored nails.   

As for photography, in order to contrast Adele’s cover shoot by wearing Vivienne Westwood’s mustard yellow dress, I select CHANEL le Vernis #8 Pirate and Rouge Allure #117 Or Cuivré due to their crimson hues. Accessories with golden plated or 18K materials perform the glamorous and glittering looks, therefore, CHANEL AW21 CC logo brooch and heart shape earrings resemble the theme of November issue, echo Adele’s record breaking and title winning status of Queen. Before my birthday week, I received a lovely bouquet from colleagues, with silver-shining Chanel fabric camellia, I ultimately enjoy a lot by supporting the paper publishing, sniffing every-page-turn, placing cute accessories collected around the globe, spending time to document my reading experience. Perhaps I own a truly expensive hobby, perhaps I am very old-schooled, or perhaps the way I record my lifestyle is less done nowadays, but as Adele addresses during the VOGUE interview, that “The road less travelled is a road best left behind” (254).  

 

READING FURTHUR -> ADELE, THE YEAR AHEAD