Winter fashion // dark as a November morning

Scarf - H&M // Coat - ASOS // Bag - H&M // Boots - Zalando // Gloves - Zalando

If I had money - eBay edition

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The need to shop is great in this one. But I need to be all ~adulty~ and think of spending money on ~adult~ things like paying rent, paying for food, buying things and food for Lui and what not. But a girl can dream! And I've been fond of browsing eBay lately. 

Small bag essentials

Bag, Monki // Wallet, eBay // Tissues // Small notebook // Pen // Hand cream // Nail file

Passport cover, H&M // Coin purse, Ebay // Wallet, Ebay 

Retail therapy

I don't deal with feelings well, so I buy stuff. BUT there's a lot of sales going on everywhere lately, so it doesn't make my bank feel too bad.

Life isn't just black and white

Please appreciate my little collection of stuffed toys

I've been in a grey haze the past few days. I've cried a lot, been curled up in bed, not motivated an awful lot. I miss Buster, more than I'll ever be able to accept. It's hitting me slowly but surely. Especially when I spend a lot of evenings alone. My mum has been working 50 hours evening the past week and it's harsh being faced with reality all alone. No Sean, no Buster.

I've been reading a lot. I finished Allegiant (last book in the Divergent series, and yes, I cried) and I finished Requiem which is the last in the Delirium series. I've also started painting a bit. I don't paint a lot, not since I finished at Odder. It is very therapeutic.

I try and keep my head above the waters. Sean has been a dream since Buller was put down. He's always been supportive, but I've noticed he takes the extra step to let me know he's there and I'm not alone in this. I'm encouraged by him and the thought of us going to København in mid-June with my mum and grandma. It's the small things that counts.

Also, I'm going to start up therapy again. Anxiety is getting too much. I'm too low function because of it. But there's waiting lists of course, so I don't know much yet. But it'll be dealt with. I have mixed feelings. I think it's always like that with mental illnesses. When you've had it for years, losing it is a scary thought. I don't remember being without it. You get attached to something that's tearing you apart. But I want to be a person again.

I hope you're all doing wonderfully well. Spring is turning into summer very soon. Flowers and trees are coming back, the sky is a bit more blue. It's bringing a bit more happiness into my little heart.

Ten nail polish picks // Spring 2014

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For the spring I love pastels and pink, despite not being a pink kind of girl. Soft colours to gently lure in the summer. I also really enjoy putting on a plain white nail polish, it just looks nice and clean!

Names of the polishes shown:

Barry M - Mint Green
Barry M - Lemon Ice Cream
Barry M - Peach Melba
Essie - Off the Shoulder
Essie - Mint Candy Apple
Essie - Bikini So Teeny
OPI - Nothin' Mousie 'Bout It
OPI - Alpine Snow
Revlon - Charming
Revlon - Popular

What's on my nails? 15/01/2014

Essie - Maximillian Strasse Her

New in: What a stud

I finally found a black bag I don't hate. Black is basically the only colour I wear, and you would be surprised how hard it is to find a cheaper black bag that doesn't look like *insert swear words here*

I found this babe at Deichmann for 200 kr. 200 kr!!!! I was very pleased. It's a sturdy, rather rectangular bag with silver hard ware and studs. It has a smaller handle and a longer for over the shoulder wear. I prefer have it cross body because my shoulders drape down and it would just fall - Thanks for the genetics, mum ;-)

It holds a lot of junk, which is useful because I swear every female who carry a bad tend to just throw their lives in it. Just in case you suddenly need a band aid or salt water solution if someone trips on the pavement! 

I always have my keys, passport, notebook, purse, phone and reusable shopping bag on hand. You should seriously always have reusable shopping bags on you or at least old plastic shopping bags. Small steps for improving the environment, right?  

Christmas outfit ideas

I like to pretend I have a sense of fashion that I can't really live out because clothes is expensive and all the nice things don't come in my size! But here's some suggestions I wanted to share. (Everything is made on Polyvore, my name is "moonmalle" on there if you want to check me out)

Casual Burgundy

This is kinda what I'll be wearing. Just with gold jewellery and a bow in my hair. I'm all for comfort, I mean I'll be eating my grandma's delicious food, don't want to have to deal with tight things.

Red Velvet

Velvet has been a huge trend this winter. I love the look but cannot stand the feel. Again a bit of layers, never know how the weather will be! And a bit of sparkles never hurt any one.

Holiday Glam

Little black dress. No jewellery needed, very simple, very classic and very holiday appropriate.

"Ugly" Christmas Jumper

If I owned an "ugly" Christmas jumper, I would live in it from 1st December. I mean it screams Christmas and it's adorable. Again, super comfortable and come on, it's bloody cute. You can match the socks with whatever colour the jumper is! But I love red, so I found this appealing.

I hoped this could help a bit. As you can tell, simple dresses with leggings is my kind of thing. And very food-baby-appropriate! I'm no fashion expert (who is really these days, just fecking wear whatever ya fancy) but I love to play around with putting outfits together. It's my crack.

I bet you'll look cute this Christmas though! Or if you don't celebrate Christmas, you'll look cute too! You're all so cute! *squeeze your cheeks*

My Favourite Autumn/Winter Polishes

From left: Miss Grey (classic dark grey) // Purple Heart (petrol like) // Nero (pure black)

From left: Navy (dark navy with lighter blue shimmer) // Copper (copper shimmer, kinda looks like autumn leaves)

From left: Nein! Nein! Nein! Ok fine! (dark greyish green) // Devilish (almost black wine red)

From left: Miss Fancy Pants (classic gregie) // Stylenomics (very dark forest green) // Avenue Maintain (parisian blue)

From left: Malaga Wine (deep wine red) // Germani-cure (red-black-orange shimmer) // The World Is Not Enough (blue grey shimmer with green and pink reflects)

From left: Every Month Is Octoberfest (deep purple with orangy red specks) // On Her Majesty's Secret Service (blue base with green, gold and pinkish specks) // Lincoln Park After Park (almost black purple)

I will admit, autumn/winter nail polishes and colours are my favourite. I've always been drawn to dark and deep colours. Especially the almost black colours. And for a bit of extra sassiness, you can always add a glitter top coat!

I did think of including my favourite Christmas/holiday polishes too, but I think I'll wait a bit with that ;-)

Hope you had a safe and fun Halloween!

Nosey? Have a look in my bag.

Bag from Pieces. 100 kr marked down from 600 kr.

My current motto is "Never underestimate a woman's ability to fit her life in her bag", because it's true. I can actually fit so much more in my bag if I wanted to. Normally I also keep the book I'm currently reading and my PSP with the games in, but I forgot to take pictures of that because I had taken them out to use. I never keep make up in my bag because I rarely actually wear make up. I don't have anyone to impress, so I don't bother. Also I normally keep my camera in there, but obviously I was using it to do this.

What are some of your bag essentials?

                                                     

Ebay shopping and my experience so far.

So, I recently found myself gravitating towards shopping online. Being the cheap I am, I refuse to pay crazy amounts of money for things like a plastic bracelet or a little ring. Unless I know it's not going to stain my skin green or has to be specially made and I know I won't get tired of in a month. So one night after watching a Youtube video with a girl talking about finding a bracelet on Bracelet for only $1, I thought I would give it a go. And I must say, I was hooked. So I thought I would give you my thoughts on my experience so far.

To shop on eBay you need an account, which is safe and easy to do. When you're in, this is what it looks like:

From here you can search whatever your heart desire. To even more specific and precise searching, there's the "Advanced" page, which gives you more options to make your searching easier and faster.

The absolute safest way to shop online, is using PayPal. It's a service - which is completely free - where you sign up and add your card information, and it saves it and keeps it there. If is completely private, no one else will be able to see it - of course since it's probably the safest way to shop online - and you don't risk having it leaked on unreliable websites. You can even transfer money to your PayPal account, but that I'm not too familiar with. But I promise you, it is safe. Else I wouldn't talk about it.

Before into going what I bought, I want to go over pro and cons.

• Most of the things are pretty cheap
• Shipping is most often the same day
• Shipping is often free (or very very low priced)
• Payment is safe
• Searching can get so specific you find the item you want in a few seconds
• Most sellers are really nice
• You can see what other people think of some sellers by clicking on their "Feedback". It shows positive, neutral and negative feedback from customers, and can help you get an overall view of the sellers and decide if you trust them

• Shipping can take a long time. We're talking about 20+ days. It depends on the seller and how fast shipping is. But I have got items waaaay before estimated time.
• You can risk not receiving the item (I will go about that in my list of things I bought)
• Some things can look different from what you see.

So now to the fun part. I will list sellers, details, how long shipping took, my overall impression of the shop, quality and is it worth it?

Disclaimer, all pictures shown are taken by me.
And all links open a new tab!

Spike bracelets.

Price: $1.20
Shipping price: Free
Material(s): Plastic, but the spikes are pretty tough. Elastic bands.
Seller: Click here
Item link: Click here
Colours shown: "Bronze" and "Gun Black"
Date bought: 01/02/13
Date shipped: 01/02/13
Date received: 21/02/12
Shipping took (work days): 18
Is it worth it?: Yes! I absolutely love these. They feel great, they have yet to break on me. The elastic used inside is sturdy and since the material is plastic it feels light.

Skull bracelets.
Price: $0.99
Shipping price: Free
Material(s): Metal
Seller: Click here
Item link: Click here
Colours shown: "Bronze" and "Antique Silver"
Date bought: 3/2/13
Date shipping: 3/2/13
Date received: 20/2/13
Shipping took (work days): 15
Is it worth it?: I love these. They are pretty small, but the metal is soft so it's easy to gently bend them open a bit wider so they fit around larger wrists, can even be made smaller for smaller wrists. Still have yet to break on me, I wear them pretty often and bend them open, and no damage so far. Really pleased with these.

Skeleton Bones Bracelet(s)
Price: $1.24
Shipping price: Free
Material(s): Metal
Seller: Click here
Item link: Click here
Colours shown: "Antique Silver" and "Bronze"
Date bought: 22/2/13
Date shipping: 22/2/13
Date received: 4/3/13
Shipping took (work days): 9
Is it worth it?: These feel and look cheap. But I like the bones and they make a good stacking piece.

Music Note Ring

Price: $0.99

Shipping price: Free

Material(s): Metal

Seller: Click here

Item link: Click here

Colours shown: Gold

Date bought: 4/2/13

Date shipping: 4/2/13

Date received: 20/2/13

Shipping took (work days): 15

Is it worth it?: Meh, could have lived without it. It's cute, but nothing to hurry up and buy. It looks pretty cheap and the way the band is made can make it a bit uncomfortable, but I'll wear it. But overall not my favourite purchase. 

Skeleton Spine Earcuff
Price: $0.99
Shipping price: Free
Material(s): Metal
Seller: Click here
Item link: Click here
Colours shown: "Silver"
Date bought: 16/2/13
Date shipping: 16/2/13
Date received: 22/2/13
Shipping took (work days): 6
Is it worth it?: YES! The ear cuff feels very sturdy and good material. It takes a bit of getting used to with wearing it, but it's very comfortable to wear throughout the day. The shipping was AMAZING! I was pleasantly surprised when I found this in my mail box. I did not expect them to come so fast. I adore this.

Frog Ear Cuff
Price: $2.99
Shipping price: Free
Material(s): Thin metal
Seller: Click here
Item link: Click here
Colours shown: "Silver"
Date bought: 21/2/13
Date shipping: 22/2/13
Date received: 28/2/13
Shipping took (work days): 6
Is it worth it?: I bought this for my mum. Personally I wouldn't bother with it. It's very thin, very flimsy. She loves it though. But I wouldn't get it.

Engraved Ear Cuff

Price: $2.55

Shipping price: Free

Material(s): Metal

Seller: Click here

Item link: Click here

Colours shown: "Silver"

Date bought: 21/2/13

Date shipping: 22/2/13

Date received: 2/3/13

Shipping took (work days): 8

Is it worth it?: It's a bit big. But I ordered it for my mum and she absolutely loves it. She wears it a lot and really enjoys it. So for her it's a YAY.

Wrapping Snake Earcuff

Price: $2.55

Shipping price: Free

Material(s): Metal

Seller: Click here

Item link: Click here

Colours shown: "Silver"

Date bought: 21/2/13

Date shipping: 22/2/13

Date received: 2/3/13

Shipping took (work days): 8

Is it worth it?: Again, for my mum. She find it a bit hard to put on, but it's comfortable and sturdy once it's on. She loves it.

Cat/Lizard Earcuff.

Price: $2.55

Shipping price: Free

Material(s): Metal

Seller: Click here

Item link: Click here

Colours shown: "Silver"

Date bought: 21/2/13

Date shipping: 22/2/13

Date received: 2/3/13

Shipping took (work days): 8

Is it worth it?: Again, for my mum. She said it's hard to put on and very fragile. It's cute, but she's not keen on putting it on because it feels like it's going to break. So probably not worth it unless you LOVE how it looks.

BONUS! 

Came in this cute box along with the earrings I'll talk about further down in this post.
(Because it came from the same seller)

Man Hug Earcuff

Price: $2.77

Shipping price: Free

Material(s): Metal

Seller: Click here

Item link: Click here

Colours shown: "Bronze"

Date bought: 16/2/13

Date shipping: 18/2/13

Date received: 4/3/13

Shipping took (work days): 13

Is it worth it?: On the pictures you see some white stuff on one of his arms. I tried to make his arms open a bit more so it could grab around my ear, but accidentally snapped it off. If you have tiny ears, go for it, else, do not try and expand it, it will break. I would not recommend this for everyone.

BONUS! 

Came in this cute box along with the ear cuff .
(Because it came from the same seller)

Claw Earring

Price: $2.99

Shipping price: Free

Material(s): Metal

Seller: Click here

Item link: Click here

Colours shown: "Gold"

Date bought: 16/2/13

Date shipping: 18/2/13

Date received: 4/3/13

Shipping took (work days): 13

Is it worth it?: Because I have larger "ear flaps" (very technical, Malle, very technical.) this doesn't look as good as I wanted. If you go to the item link and see the "model" wearing them, they look awesome. I love these, but I wish my "flaps" were smaller or my piercing put lower. If you have smaller "flaps" or a lower piercing, go for it, it's freaking awesome. But else.. I will say it's a pass. Sadly :-(

Skeleton Hand Earrings

Price: $1.25

Shipping price: Free

Material(s): Metal

Seller: Click here

Item link: Click here

Colours shown: "Antique Bronze"

Date bought: 22/2/13

Date shipping: 22/2/13

Date received: 4/3/13

Shipping took (work days): 9

Is it worth it?: I love these. I've always been a "pretty girl" with my jewellery, but lately I've been into skulls, claws and bones. And these are AWESOME. I would recommend them to anyone who loves this style.

Leaf Necklace.
Price: $2.50
Shipping price: Free
Material(s): Think metal
Seller: Click here
Item link: Click here
Colours shown: "Golden"
Date bought: 1/2/13
Date shipping: 1/2/13
Date received: 20/2/13
Shipping took (work days): 17
Is it worth it?: Again a meh. I mean, it looks nice. I hoped it looked nicer. The hoops between the leaves are annoyingly big for me, so I'll have to find some smaller ones to replace it. But it's a nice statement.

Blush Palette

Price: $6.99

Shipping price: Free

Material(s): Plastic case and then.. make up..material. Haha.

Seller: Click here

Item link: Click here

Colours shown: -

Date bought: 7/2/13

Date shipping: 10/2/13

Date received: 23/2/13

Shipping took (work days): 12

Is it worth it?: I love this. The colours are fairly pigmented and not too powdery. Applies easy, can be build up. If you're not too into make up, but want to have some options, this is awesome. And nothing broke during shipping!

Neutral Warm Eyeshadow Palette
Price: $6.95
Shipping price: Free
Material(s): Case is made out of plastic and the make up is made by.. Make up stuff.
Seller: Click here
Item link: Click here
Colours shown: -
Date bought: 7/2/13
Date shipping: 10/2/13
Date received: 23/2/13
Shipping took (work days): 12
Is it worth it?: This depends on what you are into. For the price, it's fine. Some colours are sheer, some insanely pigmented. I don't own much make up because I don't use much, so this is fine for me. But if you want a bit better quality, this is probably not for you.





Over all experience:
I really enjoy shopping on eBay. It's quick, it's safe and you safe a lot of money and can find unique pieces. Only thing is the waiting time which often puts people off, including myself. But I grow to love some of the items I buy.

I hope you enjoyed this post, it took a long time to put together, but I hope it was somehow helpful. Thank you for reading. Please share or even follow for more, I would appreciate it greatly!