Looks of past days

 Heya!

So I managed to take selfies the past few days xD

I found only two pair of lash clusters and these look super dolly, but honestly are a bit too much for me to wear for daily wear (YES that happens lately?)

I am getting sick of wearing the same dresses over and over again but that's life right now.

Matched the color of my hair with my shoes lmao.

Tuesday I was a bit brighter..

Wore the other pair and they are more natural..

So this is my eye meiku now..

But still it was a bit meh to me..

For Saturday I went for a more larme goth kind of look again (which I had done a while ago)..and honestly...that's my vibe.

I am just digging this for now.

I feel so much more comfy now with darker colors, maybe in combination with some brighter like beige or creme but still..

And red lips are my go-to...really :D

So I have decided for my meiku but the hair..

not so much yet.

I wish to experiment more with a larme x goth style in the future.

I really want to do another meiku tutorial and scan some more.

I tried posting my scans on archive but for some reason it did not work when I tried a few months ago.

So I probably will post them here on my blog still.

I wish my hair was longer...and I actually think about dying them black some time.

Right now I don't want them black when they are short and I dislike the cut, also because I still have my gloss I can use.

I also feel like having bangs but at the same time I always let them grow out again?

So I think "What's the point of cutting it?".

I just feel like I can't do any hairstyle right now..something is just missing in the front :/

But also, maybe that is just my cycle...cutting bangs for cute hairstyles and until it is grown out my taste changed again and I can rock styles without bangs?

That would make more sense HAHA.

But yea, why again did I want them to grow out again exactly?

I got some more posts planned but I rarely find time or words right now..

I am always doing other things and have too much on my mind.

xoxo rinmero

oh she is so back

 Heya!!

I accidentally clicked on my reiwa koala meiku tutorial and it's so weird seeing these pictures.

Like my eye makeup was insanely good.

I never felt that way before.

I still like doing a dolly thing or smth but...idk yet what.

I need new lashes though...I wanted to do my own exte, maybe I should?

but right now I just don't find the time, so maybe I need some clusters again for the meantime.

I hate myself for throwing everything away.

Also...my lenses are going to expire soon, so keeping an eye open to new options.

I love the brown, but I also feel like blue again.

Or maybe something else?

So here are the options:

They remind me a lot of the bubble blue I used to wear a lot but I am not too sure if I dig the blue too much right now.

Pink? Yesss...I remember some pinks looked kinda brown in the eyes and this is not too intensive, although it can go wrong if it is quite sharply pink in reallife.

This color is like so damn cute...

I used to love to pick grey as an alternative to blue.

They are all 14.5mm, so they will be smaller than my current lenses.

Maybe if the budget allows, I just pick all and decide when they arrive.

I always order like 3-4 pairs and then end up for wearing just one.

It kinda is a waste of money but at the same time, you just know which one is yours.

My fashion has to stay the same for a while, I need the money for the furniture.

But maybe soon my nail studio will move on and I will have a bit more budget in the month left.

My colleague maybe wants to come over getting her nails done with me, then she will be my first client <3

I am almost done with the course and I prepared my prices and concept.

I need to work on my marketing ideas and register at the town for the allowance to work.

And then, I can start...

I am so excited!

I originally planned to be able to be "set" at least two years down and now I done it all in 3 months.

That gives me more time to find clients that come back.

Maybe in two years I have so many happy clients that I can do it fulltime?

I actually changed from Acrylic to Gel..

I love working with acrylic but gel gives me more options for the start.

Acrylic is really more a nail art kind of thing and I believe, it might not be wanted that much here in the area.

I keep the option open just in case someone would be interested but doesn't find the matching nail artist (like I did).

xoxo rinmero

plans for furniture

 Heyya,..

so yapping post.

Like I said, I want to make my own apartment more lively and here are some of my ideas.

Since a long time I have been eyeing some chairs from Venjakob that I find super super comfy to sit in.

However they are super expensive and I had trouble finding a color I like.

There is only one combo I found quite pretty on green but then again, these chairs are like massive..

I do not have the space.

I have been moving around my own chairs to check size and distance and whatever and thought about switching to the variation without the armrests.

But it just doesn't seem the same and the table I wanted to choose is just so...small?

I chose this table because of the measurements but in the combination with the big chairs it might look...off?

Also it is super hard to find a wood I like, because nothing really matches.

I have like a bunch of different wood colors, I don't need more.

Now listen...I found a cheaper option online.

This table is 120cm and can be pulled open to 160cm.

From the perspective of the kitchen I tried matching the wood to my bookshelves.

However the other way around, is my black kitchen and next to it is my piano which has *drumroll*: black wood! Just like this.

Instead of making everything colorful and throw a green in...I might try to keep it in the same color "category".

As much as I know myself, I will make my bed pink with the bedsheets...

or a combo of black and pink.

The couch in the kitchen is bordeaux-red.

Red and pink...get it?

Some cream from the chimney and black from kitchen and piano and soon maybe...the table.

Then it's more...coherent.

But now you might say: "But Lynn, what about the measurements?".

Well, this table and the 4 chairs is LESS than 1/3rd of the price of Venjakob.

I will just move them around and find out how to place them.

With an expensive order, everything must be 100% and I need to dig super deep in my wallet for the next few years. Here I would be willing to make compromises.

And...a little thought for more.

I thought about having 2 extra chairs but put it where???

And I found this:

two of these -> in my nail studio.

The pinks are not 100% matching but doesn't matter too much, since they are also different fabrics.

If I ever need them like once a year for dining I can take them from there.

The beige clam chair looks cozy there in my studio but it is way too big.

My mum almost threw my desk over twice because she couldn't stand up properly.

I will put the chair in the corner where my mirror is right now.

The mirror will be gone anyway.

Until I don't need the corner, it will just have a seating space.

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A little throwback to my chill zone in the living room.

This is the clam chair I was talking about.

I really really liked having something there.

Now there is just so much emptiness and my idea is to put there a reading place.

There are a few reading lamps that you can charge and then clip onto the shelf, so I have lighting there and a seating place right next to it.

I have two options right now.

Option nr.1:

This lovely thing.

It is actually meant for seniors but who cares.

It has a motor to put the feet up and the back can go down but probably won't be able to use that much because of the space.

AND what interests me even more: it has heating in the seat.

And also massage which is cool too BUT THE HEATING.

Imagine winter, no internet in my apartment cuz nothing works right, next to the chimney, reading a book in a cozy HEATED chair with a blanket.

AWESOME.

And it surprised me but according to the measurements..it can fit in this space???

It looks so huge on the pic..

From the chimney, diagonally to the balcony door (completely opened) it is 80+cm.

This chair is 80,5cm wide, so even if it needs a couple cm more, I just open the balcony door a little bit less...which is totally doable, I never have it 100% open anyway.

It has a frottee fabric which sounds a bit weird to me and with the beige it's a bit difficult since the bed and the chimney is beige...so beige overload in one corner.

I might be able to put a pillow there or smth idk.

Option nr.2:

This sleeping chair.

I screenshotted the grey now but it also exists in beige, I am not in love with cord that much but then I have a different fabric and it could match in the corner.

I can save space, when being used just pull out the feet thing and I could move the whole chair more to the side and open it completely for someone to sleep in.

But then again, nobody comes over for sleepover.

What I like is the board for the cup on the side, very handy.

At the same time though, I don't drink while reading (busy holding book).

It said 93cm wide but if I look correctly, it means WITH the board..

Now writing all this it seems like I already decided with a chair.

They are the same price, so basically...doesn't matter which one it will be.

I also need a carpet again in front of the chimney and I need to beg my dad to fix the chimney, which he has promised like a year ago.

I am not sure if I ever mentioned in one of my posts but I almost put my apartment on fire.

The chimney was dusted in the back and when turning it on it burned and melted a cable..

This thing was so heavy I almost couldn't move it to turn off the fire.

That was an insane moment.

Since then it sadly had only been decoration :(

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I also looked for a new laundry machine and I found one with a dryer included.

Even though the whole program will be much longer..if I think how much time and space I would save with this...I mean currently my whole laundry "schedule" is around the factor, that I have to dry it on a racket...in winter it sometimes takes like a whole week.

I mean, you can kinda tell from my outfit pics but that racket was literally part of my whole furniture.

It was open 24/7 and technically still would be but now it's summer and I dry my clothes on the balcony, where they are luckily dry within a day.

My bedroom is a studio now..no way I will be drying my clothes there but with all the changes around my living space, there won't be much space either.

I desperately need a dryer I guess.

I will be planning my balcony next year but I have some ideas already what I will do but that might change again anyway haha.

I will check at work for the chairs again from venjakob, how much the price would be without the armrests...are they comfortable...etc. and also look for a different fabric.

Hopefully they have something for my new idea.

Last time I scanned more for green (I was too fixed on having green chairs).

I took like all the extra stuff which made them more expensive than they have to be...so maybe with the other table the price will be more...doable?

xoxo rinmero

Preply, Piano and Taoism

 Heya!

So I finished my second lesson with my teacher Ling on Preply!

I recently found out about it and I am in love with it.

So basically you can learn any language with a private teacher over videochat.

You can also see the screen, depending if the person has a file or a program or something for schedule.

I wanted to be able to practice chinese with someone rather than using stupid apps that don't work.

Like when I was in Singapore and had the interaction with the teacher and the people, I learnt so much faster.

However, I cannot afford lessons. Usually, they are around 20-50€ per lessons here.

There are many teachers on the app that offer a 50 minute lesson for like 3-5€ or something.

That way I can schedule it weekly for practice and I am under 20€ in a month.

That's totally affordable!

Hell, I could even decide to learn two languages maybe.

But for right now, I want to get my chinese at least to the level, that I can have basic conversations.

It was so rusty, that when I tried the first lesson with her, I could not even say what my name is, ask about age or simply say "nice to meet you!".

So she started from 0 again, but since I know most of these things, I learn fast and my memory gets back. I also learn a couple new things with her for casual speech, that I did not learn in any other lessons or apps, which is kinda cool.

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I am almost done practicing the songs "Endure" and "Love Story".

Especially Love Story took some practice, since I was literally jumping octaves.

As next song I picked "One Mans Dream", because I wanted something a little bit simpler, but still melodic and beautiful.

And well, what can I say...I was wrong.

IT IS NOT EASY.

But also not as difficult as Love Story in my opinion.

I was so confused about playing the notes with my left hand and what fingers to use.

So, I looked up how someone else plays it, and on one channel he literally crosses his hand over.

I had done that before as a child in one song I learnt I cannot remember.

But hey, you got to come up with this...since I don't have a music teacher, I cannot tell by just looking at the notes.

Well anyway, I am determined to learn!

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Yesterday I ordered new books.

Yes I know, I have not read this whole year not one book...so why order more?

I felt a little torn again about what I believe in or not and always felt like there is something out there that might suit me.

Since I am a nonbeliever, I always felt like it's hard having nothing to guide you through life.

I did not ever need rules of a religion to decide what is right for me or not, but rather I felt like being a little lost with no guidance. Does that make sense?

So lately, I tried looking up for terms that might suit what I feel or think.

I got suggestions like pantheism, but nothing really felt like "That's it!" until I read more about Taoism.

The first time I heard of it, I kinda liked it and the idea of it but it was explained poorly so I didn't exactly know what it was about.

So this time I digged deeper and yep, this sounds like 99% of what is going inside my head.

There exists a religious version of it but mostly it is philosophical.

However, I kinda feel like even the religious side sounds...inspiring.

Yesterday night I post the story of Chang'e.

I heard it in Singapore in one of my chinese lessons but I forgot what her name was.

I just love stories like this.

So I ordered 4 books:

The Dao De Jing by J.H. Huang

The original writings you could say, in a modern translation with side notes of recent findings.

I thought this might make it more interesting.

The Complete Writings by Zhuangzi

So apparently Zhuangzi made Taoism more storylike in telling, so put this in as well.

Chinese Mythology by Anne M. Birrell

The "religious" part of Taoism and else I believe. It got suggested and honestly, even if there are other mythologies...like I said, I love stories and especially those from asia, mostly china in that case, are like the best stories to exist. They always come with a lesson.

and last but not least..

Monkey King by Wu Cheng'en

The Journey to the West classic...I heard of Wukong or Monkey King before but not exactly in detail, so I'd really like to read the story.

I heard a piano version of a song on XHS of a video game featuring Wukong and that song is incredibly epic.

Did I download the sheets for the piano? Yes, I did.

However it looks more advanced, so I might practice some other songs a little first before moving over to Wukong.

I hope these books might drag me out of my reading blockage.

Also it helps that I currently get sick of Netflix...I watched some interesting new shows I haven't seen yet like The Avatar or One Piece (the netflix show version). I also finished the show Phantom Lawyer, so obviously I was hooked for a while.

I just started Supernaturals again but since I already have seen the show, it does not excite me as much and functions more as background noise if I need any.

Tomorrow I might have to pick up my grandfather from the clinic, he had a tumor surgery and everything seems fine so far. I have to wait until he messages me and then I can go pick up my grandmother and drive to pick him up.

We will see what the doctors say tomorrow.

xoxo rinmero

Chang'e

 

Long ago, when ten suns burned the Earth, the great archer Hou Yi saved humanity by shooting down nine of them. As a reward, he received an elixir of immortality, which he wished to share with his beloved wife, Chang’e.

But when the elixir was threatened, Chang’e drank it to protect it. The magic carried her beyond the skies, where she became the immortal Goddess of the Moon.

Though forever separated from Hou Yi, her heart remained with him. And every year, beneath the glowing full moon, people remember Chang’e — a symbol of love, sacrifice, and a bond that even the heavens could not break.

some more words haha

Heya!

So right now I have more time yapping.

I managed to do outfit pics ONCE since a long time.

2nd day after hairwashing, the curls are brushed out a bit and look more like waves on the 2nd.

 

As you can see...my makeup is natural af.

So the clusters I put on like one or two weeks ago were so incredibly uncomfortable, I removed them.

After removing them a bunch of singles fell out as well.

I thought they were my own but that's actually quite a lot of the lash exte my SiL put on.

They are so thin, that's why I didn't notice them.

So now my lashes are naked basically.

I am back to using only mascara and tbh..I prefer not wearing too much makeup right now.

I basically just put on my green cc cream, eyebrow pencil, mascara, lipstick..

That's it...not even rouge.

My nails are basic, my make is basic..WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH ME.

Although this dress isn't new, I was being asked all day from colleagues where it is from.

I did a pastel goth/larme-vibe kinda thing going on there.

So I had ordered new glasses from AliEx a while ago and they finally arrived..

The last time I got some for like 5 bucks and they were just fine...just a bit too unstable.

These are around 30 bucks and much more stable.

They actually look really good...nobody would know they are just 30 bucks.

My old ones are not up to date with the strength and the glasses are all scratched...

So I desperately needed new ones and I didn't wanna have to get one for 300-500 bucks again.

The frame actually looks really nice on my face.

They are comfortable to wear.

My hair was still wet, I just got out the pool taking the picture haha.

So I asked my dad to get me a toilet seat.

I had postponed this task for too long.

My old one broke like probably a year ago or smth and all I had was a plastic thing from my grandparents their basement.

It was great for the time but a good and qualitative one is so much better.

You suddenly realize things you took for granted.

You know you get old when you get excited about a toilet seat xD

In general I want to invest more in actually making my space...livable?

I keep saying that and then don't do it.

As much I love shopping and fashion but furniture is expensive.

The shower thing and now the toilet seat are two small things but they already made my life so much better...you notice how stressful it is to live inside your own 4 walls making compromises with yourself the whole time.

So the next thing on the list was getting a topper.

My couch/bed wasn't supposed to end up as my bed but now it is.

The mattress I have chosen is OK, but not for sleeping on it every night.

It is quite a bit too hard for me. However, the topper I looked up online costs between 50-100 bucks,

and I was afraid that when they get here, they will be hard too.

I value coziness a lot and I rather spend a bit more than end up with some crap.

The mattress is too new to get a new one, so only topper it is.

I looked around my workplace and found one I felt is cozy  and I asked my boss for a good price and he gave me 50% off...so the topper I chose cost only 400 for me...which is still...quite reasonable for the whole bed.

It is quite expensive but it was the only topper that was comfortable to me and a good sleep is worth it.

Now when it arrives I can sleep at least 5 years in peace with it.

Only thing I am curious about will be the height. The bed stated the mattress has to be around 15-17cm high. The one I currently have is 15cm and there is a little gap now I don't like, so not a problem getting it covered. However with the topper the total height will be 23cm. 

I measured it and from the looks I won't mind but it has storage underneath, maybe it won't open properly? I tested it and tried to imagine it with a bigger mattress and I personally don't see an issue.

So maybe it was just an appearance kind of advice?

So todays sunday and the whole morning I cleaned my apartment and then went to the pool.

I used my new cup for making milk tea <3

After lunch I made my mums nails and we all spent the afternoon in the sun and the pool.

I will now read my blog list finally before heading to shower.

I have some type of posts in mind but we will see if I have time posting.

Maybe I should post in the morning since I am currently awake way too early?

xoxo rinmero

a lil update

Heyaa,

so I had a some things going on.

Most was actually being addicted to Netflix O.O

My dad had his birthday and we had lots of delicious food!

 

Some of the Stuff my mum made :P

I also took pictures of her garden..

There is actually a lot that happened as well but I am currently out of words..

I might post some other day more..I also couldn't catch up with my reading list...but I will soon post more <3

xoxo rinmero