Bowtie Diary beauty product of the month: Avocado

April 29, 2013

So this month's beauty product isn't exactly something that comes in a bottle or a tube. In fact, it's not even something you can buy from a department store's beauty department, but the food section instead! 
This month I've been head over heels about avocado. I have eaten lots of it, on toasts, in pasta and in salads. I also tried a DIY avocado hair mask aka guacamole for your hair. It's so simple and besides the avocado, you'll probably have everything at home. All you need to do, is mash the avocado, mix it with everything else and then apply it to your hair like you would do with your conditioner. Then you need to put on a shower cap or a towel to keep that mixture neatly on your hair. Wait for 10-20 minutes, wash as you usually do and then enjoy your silky smooth hair! The natural oils in avocado absolutely worked miracles on my dry hair!
If you don't want to mess with food in your hair, then just eat the avocado instead! 

Aprillikuine ilutoode ei ole just midagi, mis oleks pudeli või tuubi sees. See isegi ei ole miski, mida saaks iluosakonnast osta, vaid hoopis toiduosakonnast! 
Sel kuul olen ma eriti palju tarbinud avokaadot. Olen seda palju söönud, nii leiva peal, pasta sees kui ka salatis. Samuti proovisin ise kodus avokaadost juuksemaski teha. See on tõeliselt lihtne ja peale avokaado on teil kõik vajaminevad asjad ilmselt kodus juba niikuinii olemas. Kõik, mida peab tegema, on purustama avokaado ja selle siis kõikide muude komponentidega segama. Seejärel tuleb kogu segu kanda juustele nagu palsam ja pähe panna dušimüts või rätik, et kogu segu ikka kindlalt peas püsiks. Pärast 10-20 minutilist ootamist tuleb pea tavapärasel viisil ära pesta ja siis saabki oma siidiseid juukseid nautida! Avokaados peituvad naturaalsed õlid tegid minu kuivade juustega igatahes imet!
Kui teil ei ole tuju toiduga mängida ja seda oma juustesse määrida, siis hoopis sööge avokaadot! Kasutegur jääb samaks.


To expect the unexpected

April 26, 2013

I guess you never expected me to wear a leather jacket, but here I am, totally enjoying it. I bought it online during the coldest months of winter and now I can finally wear this lovely cropped number. Paired with the pleated skirt and my Audrey Hepburn T-shirt that I got as a souvenir, when my mom went to Italy, it is a bit unexpected. Also new in this looks are my pointy-toe brogues and that perplex cuff.
Yesterday I went clubbing for the first time in my life, so it seems that with the end of school, a lot of new things have found their way into my life alongside the slightly rebellious spirit taking over my preppy soul. 

Te vist ei oleks kunagi arvanud, et näete mind nahktagi kandmas, aga võtke näpust! Siin ma nüüd olen oma vahva kesktalvel ostetud jakiga ja naudin kevadet ning ei suuda ära oodata, et ma seda veel ja veel kanda saaksin. Koos minu plisseeritud seeliku ja Itaaliast suveniiriks toodud Audrey Hepburni pluusiga on see jakk natuke ootamatu. Samuti on selles outfitis uued veel mu väga terava ninaga kingad ja läbipaistev plastikkäevõru.
Eile käisin ka esimest korda elus klubis ja mulle tundub, et kooli lõpuga hakkavad igasugused uued ja põnevad asjad mu ellu tungima koos veidi karmima rokiliku vaimuga, mis mu preppy't hinge vaikselt kõrvale tõrjub. 



leather jacket- random brand
t-shirt- brought from italy
skirt- thrifted
brogues- blink
cuff- h&m
pictures by Getter M

Last days at school

April 22, 2013

Daft Punk- Get Lucky


These days are my last days as an ordinary high school student, my lessons are officially over on Thursday already. Then begins a period of exams and then... life at high school is over. So I'm taking the most of my last days at school and using them as an excuse to dress like I'm actually Blair Waldorf. With nerdy glasses and a 70s plaid blazer. Channeling her inner Austin Powers with the ruffles on my sleeves.
On a very happy note- spring is here! I can finally wear my coat without buttoning it and my scarf just loosely hanging around my neck. It also means that I can break out all of my wonderful spring shoes. The first ones that got to go out for a walk were these beautiful burdungy loafers. It seems that they will be a perfect replacement for last summer's pair.
Also, I'm so obsessed with Daft Punk's new tune. It's so incredibly funky. And it kind of matches with the 70s Annie Hall vibe going on in this post.

Praegu on möödumas minu viimased päevad tavalise gümnaasiumiõpilasena. Viimased tunnid on juba neljapäeval ja siis algavad eksad. Ja siis.. ongi elu õpilasena läbi. Seega ma kasutan seda aega õigustusena, et kanda riideid, mille järgi võiks järeldada, et ma olen tegelikult Blair Waldorf. Kes kannab prille ja 70ndate stiilis ruudulist pintsakut. Ja ei ole kaotanud sidet oma sisemise Austin Powersiga, kui satsiliste varrukaotste järgi otsustada.
Üleüldse, ma ei saaks vist olla õnnelikum, et kevad on lõpuks kätte jõudnud! Ma saan kanda mantlit hõlmad lahti ja salli ainult kergelt ümber kaela lehvimas. Kevad tähendab ka seda, et ma saan lõpuks kingakarpidest välja võtta oma kaunid kevadkingakesed ja nendega mööda Tallinna tänavaid patseerida. Esimesed, kes asfalti tunda said, olid need võrratud tumepunased loafersid, mis tundub, et suudavad väga edukalt eelmise suve paari asendada. 
Lõpetuseks pean lihtsalt mainima, kui väga mulle Daft Punk'i uus laul meeldib! See on nii funky. Ja sobib vahvalt selle postituse Annie Hall'iliku stiiliga. 


shirt- pta
blazer- vila
jeans- lindex
hat- lindex
loafers- latinas
ring-selfmade
coat- h&m 
scarf- burberry
pictures by Getter M.

Bowtie Diary goes to Riga : THE VIDEO!

April 19, 2013

Ending this week with a little surprise to you all- in addition to the pictures of my day-trip to Riga, I also made a little movie clip of my stay there! 
As it is my first, my video making and editing skills are still a bit shaky (quite literally), so I hope you can look past that. Also, forgive my extra lively manner of twirling and skipping on the video, I'm not really used to being in front of a video camera, and I guess I thought that acting super energetically would somehow make it better. 
Anyway,  without further ado,  I present to you the first ever video on Bowtie Diary! 

Selle nädala lõpetuseks on mul teile üks väike üllatus- lisaks piltidele, tegin ma Riias ka mõned väikesed videod!
Kuna see on mu esimene, siis on mu videotegemise oskused veel veidi algelised, seega ma loodan, et te vaatate sellest mööda. Lisaks sellele, andestage mu ekstraenergiline viis videos hüpelda ja keerutada. Tundub, et kuna ma vist ei ole videokaamera ees eriti harjunud olema, siis ma arvasin, et see on kuidagi parem.
Igatahes, ilma pikema jututa, siin on Bowtie Diary esimene video!


Bowtie Diary goes to Riga

April 16, 2013

Last Saturday I went on a shopping trip to Riga with my mom and aunt. It was a much-needed break from everyday life, just a small bus-trip to the capital of our Southern neighbours. We spent the day wandering around the old town with no purpose at all. Our only real destination was to see the beautiful Art Nouveau buildings, which Riga is so famous for. They were absolutely lovely, I would love to live in one of them!
Of course we also checked out their very first H&M shop an we certainly didn't leave empty-handed. A lot of time was also spent at other shops in the beautiful Galleria shopping centre (it really is beautiful, spacious and light!), so when we got back to the bus, we were so tired from carrying around all those shopping bags!
It was a nice day, full of laughs and goofing around. Just the perfect little getaway that I had dreamt of. Enjoy these extremely touristy pictures, guys! The selection includes- buildings, me and Pushkin, just me, and a little photobooth fun, which somehow just happened!

Eelmisel laupäeval käisin oma ema ja tädiga Riias väikesel ostlemisreisil. Tore bussireis lõunanaabrite pealinna oli täpselt selline põgenemine rutiinist nagu mulle vaja oli. Veetsime päeva vanalinnas täiesti sihitult ringi jalutades. Meie ainus eesmärk oli näha imeilusaid juugendmaju, mille poolest Riia nii kuulus on. Need olid tõeliselt vapustavad ja nendes elada oleks täielik unistus! 
Loomulikult külastasime ka lätlaste esimest H&M'i  (mis teadagi on kõigi eestlaste lemmikpood) ja ei lahkunud sealt sugugi tühjade kätega. Šoppasime nende ilusas Galleria keskuses ka (see on tõesti ilus, hästi ruumikas ja valgusküllane), nii et kui bussile tagasi jõudsime, olime täiesti väsinud! 
Üleüldse oli see üks tore päev, täis naeru ja lollitamist. Nagu ma ütlesin, oli see täpselt selline väike reisike, mida ma olin nii kaua igatsenud. Nautige neid võrratuid turistipilte, mille hulgas on: majad, Puškin ja mina, lihtsalt mina ja lõpetuseks meie vahva Photobooth'i seeria, mis kuidagi lihtsalt juhtus.


coat- h&m
jeans- lindex
sweater- thrifted
shirt- ralph lauren
bag- lindex
boots- angelo carutti

Spring in my step

April 12, 2013

As you might now, flats are the new heels for this spring, and lately, I've stumbled upon so many beautiful flats for spring that I just couldn't leave the shop without. I have two new pairs of oxfords, one round toe and one super spiky, one in matte leather, one in patent leather. I need to justify buying two pairs somehow, so I keep finding differences between them. I also found the cutest pair of black-and-white flats at a thrift store in Tartu, they have such a cute 60s vibe which resembles the Louis Vuitton spring collection so much. Then there are my tweed flats from last autumn. And last, but not least, these burgundy loafers. They're a total grandma shoe, but I love them so much. Now, all that's left to do, is wait for the weather to catch up. Snow and new shoes don't go together very well...
Which pair do you like the most? 

Võib-olla olete kuulnud, et madalad kingad on sel kevadel täielikult kontsaga kingi välja tõrjumas. Viimasel ajal olen nii paljude lahedate madalate kingade otsa komistanud, et ise ka ei usu ja nii olengi nelja uue paari võrra rikkamaks saanud. Mul on kahed nööridega kingad, ühed lakknahast, teised mitte, ühed terava ninaga, teised ümaraga. Pean ju ometi endale kuidagi kahe sarnase paari ostmist õigustama ja seega ma otsingi pidevalt nende kahe vahel erinevusi. Tartust leidsin veel need imelised must-valged kuuekümnendate hõnguga kingakesed, mis meenutavad mulle väga Louis Vuittoni kevadkollektsiooni. Siis on veel eelmise sügise tviidkingad. Ja viimaseks- mu uued tumepunased loafersid. Need on tõelised vanaemakingad, aga mulle nii väge meeldivad. Nüüd jääb järele ainult oodata kuni ilm järele jõuab, sest lumi ja uued kingad ei sobi just väga hästi kokku. 
Milline paar teile kõige rohkem meeldib?


left to right: elite, vintage, latinas, blink, vintage

Everyday Wonderwoman

April 09, 2013

Have you ever thought, how small things happening in everyday life are real wonders? It's a wonder when you favourite movie comes on the TV, it's truly a miracle when your sibling decides to do the evening's dishes, it's a real wonder when you pass that difficult math test. It seems like a wonder of the world, when you get that perfect sugar-to-milk ratio in your coffee. As Picasso said, it is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's bath like a lump of sugar.
My recent little everyday wonder is finding this megaawesome T-shirt from a thrift shop. For merely a euro, it was like stealing! I was so anxious to wear it that I even hand washed yesterday, which happens as rarely as miracles. In true Wonderwoman spirit, I wore paired it casually with jeans, so my secret identity would be safe, but added my cape too, because, you know.. superheroes and stuff. 

Kas te olete kunagi mõelnud, kuidas väikesed igapäevased asjad on tõelised imed? See on ime, kui su lemmikfilm tuleb telekast, see on tõeline ime kui su väike õde otsustab ise õhtused nõud ära pesta, see on ime, kui saad selle tohutult raske matemaatikatööga hakkama. See on ime, kui kohvis on täiesti ideaalne suhkru ja piima vahekord. Nagu Picasso ütles, on see ime, et inimesed vannis suhkrutüki kombel ära ei lahustu. 
Minu hiljutine pisiime oli selle megalaheda pluusi leidmine ühest Tartu kaltsukast. Vaid ühe euro eest tundus see liiga hea, et olla tõsi. Oma suures õhinas seda kanda, ma isegi pesin selle käsitsi ära, mis on juba omakorda sama harv juhus kui ime. Tõelise Imenaise vaimus kandsin seda igapäevaselt ja lihtsalt teksadega, et mu salaidentiteet ikka salajas püsiks, samas pidin kandma ka oma keepi, sest noh.. superkangelased ja nii.


 shirt- thrifted
cape- monton
jeans- lindex
boots- tamaris

wristwatch- thrifted

pictures by Getter M.

There's a life I wanna know

April 05, 2013

Hurts- Miracle

I'll keep this short. It's my birthday today!! I'm turning 19 and the big 20, the start of a new decade, is only a year to go. So, I plan to make this year as perfect and as awesome as I can and you're all welcome to join me.
If you were wondering, then this in not my birthday outfit. I cheated and wore fancy clothes the day before, because today, after having cake for breakfast, I headed for Tartu.
For now, I hope you enjoy this perfect song by my favourite band and have a lovely weekend!

Täna teen lühidalt.. Minul on täna sünnipäev! Saan 19 ja suur ja õudne 20, uue kümnendi algus, on ainult aastakese pärast. Seega, minu plaan on see viimane vana dekaadi aasta elada vapustavalt lahedalt!
Kui te juba mõtlesite, kas see on mu sünnipäeva-outfit, siis ei. Tegin veidi sohki ja kandsin ilusaid riided ühe päeva võrra varem, sest täna, pärast hommikusöögiks tordi söömist, sõitsin Tartusse.
Praeguseks, nautige seda suurepärast laulu mu absoluutsetelt lemmikmuusikutelt. Ilusat nädalavahetust!
 

dress- dorothy perkins
sweater- thrifted
boots- tamaris
ring- seppälä
pictures by Getter M.

Put it in your pocket

April 02, 2013

I usually take up DIY projects that are not too difficult and usually involve spicing something up, instead of making something myself from scratch. This little thingy is no exception. One day I found this lovely piece of 70s fabric from my mother's reserves and I instantly knew what to do with it. So now, my plain Zara shirt has a new pocket.
Just recently, while flipping through Vogue, I noticed a very similar image featured in the Esprit campaign. I must have some psychic powers! So, I also predict that soon, when the weather gets warmer, you'll see this shirt in its full glory worn as a part of an actual outfit.

Tavaliselt, enamik DIY projekte, mille ma ette võtan, on lihtsamat sorti ja ei nõua väga suurt pingutust. See väike asjake ei ole mingi erand. Ühel päeval leidsin oma ema kangavarudest selle imelise 70ndate mustriga kanga ja teadsin kohe, mida ma sellega teha tahan. Nüüd mu tavalisel Zara pluusil ongi uus tore tasku.
Just hiljuti Vogue'i lehitsedes nägin Espriti kampaanias väga sarnast pilti. Ilmselt on mul tõeliselt võimsad ennustajavõimed! Seega, ma ennustan, et peagi, kui ilmad veel soojemaks lähevad, näete seda pluusi ka mõne päris outfiti osana!