My Favorite Mascara

This is my favorite mascara of all time.  It is by the brand Fairydrops and it is called Scandal Queen.  It's volumizing, waterproof, curling, and lengthening.  It does it all and its awesome.  Plus, its actually easy to remove with makeup remover, which if you have played around with any waterproof mascaras in your life, is a HUGE plus.

Now this is not the most volumizing mascara in my collection.  That prize goes soundly to my Smashbox mascara, but that one runs like crazy at even a drop of rain, where this one stays put.

So in the end, my slightly clumpy, but wonderfully stable mascara from Fairydrops is my HG mascara. If you tend to do crazy shit during the day and need your makeup to STAY PUT, then this mascara is definitely one worth trying.

Tea Craving - Teastyles in Copenhagen

Now like everything in Copenhagen, this place is not cheap, however it is adorable and has GREAT tea.  

This is also one of the few places in Copenhagen where you see any real diversity, so its always nice to not feel like you are swimming in blonde blue-eyed soup for a change.

They have regular tea, iced tea, hot bubble tea, cold bubble tea, and frozen teas, which are kind of like tea smoothies.  All of these are really good. I personally love the frozen green tea, their hot ginseng, and the original and taro root bubble tea.

Most items are between 25-40 kroner, which is standard for Copenhagen.  Plus they have really comfy seating and free wifi.

All in all this place is awesome and it gets a BIG two thumbs up from me.  =)

City Review: Copenhagen (København)

View of the square between Norregard, Vestergade and Stroget.

Now I lived an hour south of Copenhagen for roughly 5 months.  Meaning I know a lot about this town, and I know more of the ugly than your average tourist, but I also know a lot of the good.  So here is the run down.

1.  This is an expensive ass town.  

Do not be fooled by how little 1 kroner is worth compared to US Dollars or Euros or Pounds.  You can't buy anything for 1 kroner.  A coffee at 7/11 will run you around 22 kroner, which is about 5 dollars.  So, realize, when coming here that shitty coffee is 5 dollars, and a good one is closer to 10.

I've seen more 7/11's in Denmark then I have in the USA.

Where the delicious 10 dollar coffee lives...

Now, don't get me wrong, even though the most expensive shitty beers you will ever by are in Copenhagen, does not mean it is not a cool town. Alcohol in stores, though not as cheap as Berlin, is a lot cheaper than in the US.  Plus there are no open container laws, so you can literally just walk down the street, bottle in hand, and no one gives a shit.

Nightlife in Copenhagen really gets going around 1am and then continues till the morning light.  Also--- get outside the city center for bars.  Nørrebro and Vesterbro have some of the best clubs/bars.  Though my favorite bar is Floss, right in City center.  Check it out.

2.  These are the quietist metros and trains you will ever ride.  

Denmark's train system is clean, well-maintained, and for the most part,
DEAD SILENT.

I'm not sure, why, but for some reason Danes tend to keep to themselves on public transport, and if they do talk, they keep it to a whisper.  This is GREAT for getting homework done.  Personally I think this is a plus!


3. Christiania----

I could do a whole blog post on Christiania by itself, and I think I might, but to sum it up. It is a large-ish hippie commune near the Christianshavn metro stop, that has gorgeous art, a beautiful lake, awesome housing, great food, they sell weed, and no cameras are allowed inside.  Somehow, Copenhagen and Christiania now live peacefully side by side, despite the fact that marijauna is not legal in Denmark....

4.  Winter vs. Summer- the shifting sun.

So Denmark is very far north, meaning that in the winter they have terrifyingly short days and in the summer sunset can be as late as 11pm.  It's not Norway with its midnight sun, but its still pretty cool.

5.  Bikes.

Now I'm not the best person to talk about this since I fell off my bike and broke my wrist my first week in Copenhagen, BUT in Denmark, biking is considered a viable mode of transport, year-round  even on the icy  snowy roads in January...  *cough* where people fall and break bones *cough*....

However, its cheap, eco-friendly, and when it warms up and you are finally out of your cast, kinda fun....




So this is my quick take on the city I've called home for the past 5 months.  I don't know if I've given this impression properly, but I really like it here.  Despite the expense it is a really livable, adorable city.

Blog goals

1.  To post interesting shit.

2. To post interesting shit regularly.


Interesting shit as defined by me: anything having to do with:


books

movies

travel

TV shows

fashion

makeup

music

tattoos

Feminist rants

or even tea  

Because tea is awesome.  Who doesn't like tea?  

Honestly interesting shit doesn't just generally have to be broken into these topics, but its easier to start a blog with a general idea of what it's going to be about.