Hej! 

I've recently been travelling to Iceland and Sweden and as always I couldn't resist to buy some beauty products. Here's the list of the products I mention:

LilyLolo makeup brush set

http://www.lilylolo.co.uk/sp+brushes-for-face-10-piece-luxury-brush-set+532

LilyLolo eye shadow palette smoke & mirrors

http://www.lilylolo.co.uk/sp+eyes-smoke-mirrors-eye-palette+104

Sóley - steinEY vulcanic clay face mask

https://www.ecco-verde.co.uk/soley-organics/steiney-volcanic-clay-mask

Grædismyrsl - healing balm

Villimey- muscle & joint charm salve

http://villimey.is/en/product/vodva-og-lida-galdur-100ml-2/

Maria Åkerberg - organic hairspray

http://skincity.com/en/product/4536/maria-akerberg-hair-spray-organic

Book: Badskumt - Katarina Johansson

http://www.bokus.com/bok/9789170376504/badskumt-gifterna-som-gor-dig-ren-frasch-och-snygg/

Weleda - skin food 

http://www.weleda.co.uk/Balms/Skin-Food-75ml/invt/106013

Estelle&Thild - all-in-one tinted moisturiser 01 light 

http://www.beautybay.com/skincare/estellethild/biohydrateallinonetintedmoisturiser/01/

http://estellethild.com/product/all-in-one-tinted-moisturizer/

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My trip to Reykjavik in pictures.

I recently went to Reykjavik in Iceland to celebrate New Year's Eve.

Iceland is a place I've always wanted to visit. Ever since I was 10 and dreamt of riding Iceland horses. 

I was so excited when me and Stephen, my husband, decided to go and booked our holiday. 

Jag var nyligen i Reykjavik, Island för att fira nyårsafton.

Island är ett ställe som jag alltid har velat besöka. Ända sen jag var tio år och drömde om att rida islandshästar.

Jag var så exalterad när jag och Stephen, min man, bestämde oss för att boka vår semester. 

We arrived on a Sunday afternoon. It was already dark as at this time of the year Reykjavik only have four hours of daylight. 

Vi anlände på en söndag eftermiddag. Det var redan mörkt eftersom den här årstiden har Reykjavik bara fyra timmars dagsljus. 

We visited Reykjavik downtown. It has two main shopping streets with some lovely cafe's and restaurants. 

I was delighted to find The knitting association of Iceland. They're the ones that make all the gorgeous knitted jumpers. When I saw all the yarn I was like a kid in a sweet shop. I decided to buy yarn instead and make my own jumper. That's one of my goals for this year. 

Vi besökte Reykjavik centrum. Det har två huvudgator för shopping med några mysiga caféer och restauranger.

Jag var förtjust att upptäcka The knitting association of Iceland. Det är dem som stickar alla fina islandströjor. När jag såg allt garn, blev jag som ett barn i en godisaffär. Jag bestämde mig för att köpa garn och sticka min egen tröja. Det är ett av mina mål i år.

My highlights of the trip were of course Icelandic horse riding. I've always been slightly afraid of normal size horses. But Icelandic horses are much smaller and so cute. They are known for being hardy and easy to control. The horses have developed a double coat for extra insulation in cold temperatures.

We got up early one morning and got to go horse riding in the wind and snow/rain. It was freezing, but wonderful. I was so happy to finally be in Iceland on a horse. 

Min höjdpunkt på resan var så klart att rida på islandshästar. Jag har alltid varit lite rädd för vanliga hästar. Men islandshästar är mycket mindre och så söta. De är kända för att vara uthålliga och lätta att hantera. De har även ett dubbelt lager med päls för extra värme på vintern. 

Vi gick upp tidigt en morgon och red islandshästar i blåst och snö/regn. Det var iskallt men underbart. Jag var så glad att äntligen få vara på Island sittandes på en häst. 

We then went off to the golden circle tour. We saw Geysir, which is amazing. How hot water just can shoot up from the ground meters and meters high. 

Sen åkte vi till gyllene cirkeln touren. We såg Geysir vilket var fantastiskt. Hur varmt vatten bara kan skjuta upp ur marken flera meter hög. 

We also went to the waterfalls in Gullfoss. 

Vi åkte även till vartenfallen i Gullfoss.

Another highlight was the blue lagoon. I wrote an earlier post about my experience at the blue lagoon so if you want to read more about that please click here. http://www.sarasteele.co.uk/2015/12/having-face-mask-in-blue-lagoon.html?m=1

En annan höjdpunkt var den blå lagunen. Jag skrev en tidigare post om den upplevelsen. Om du vill läsa om den så klicka här. http://www.sarasteele.co.uk/2015/12/having-face-mask-in-blue-lagoon.html?m=1

And of course New Year's Eve. We went for a five course dinner in our hotel restaurant Vox. It was lovely and the food was great. We then watched the fireworks that they go crazy for in Iceland. 

Och självklart Nyårsafton. Vi hade en fem rätters middag på vår hotellrestaurang Vox. Det var trevligt och maten var jättegod. Sen tittade vi på fyrverkerier som de är helt galna i på Island. 

Have you ever been to Iceland? What did you enjoy the most? Where do you want to travel in 2016? 

Har du någonsin varit på Island? Vad gillade du mest? Var vill du resa i 2016? 

2015 in pictures

We have just moved in to 2016. I want to share a little bit from my 2015. I'm sure we all have had our ups and downs. But as usual I like to focus on the positive in life. 2015 was an exciting year especially for my blog as I started my blog in February and my YouTube channel in March. It's been an incredible journey and I've learned so much. I've also traveled to amazing places like Thailand, Cambodia and finished the year in Iceland. 

Enjoyed some beautiful visits home to Sweden. 

I made a video on how to do a Swedish Midsummer crown with my friend Jess.

Loved doing hair tutorials among other things on my YouTube channel.

       Went to see Blur in Hyde Park

    Took my mum to Paris in the summer.

Ran my first half marathon. Here I am with my friend Tor after the finishing line. 

Had a great time in Thailand and Cambodia celebrating our 4 year wedding anniversary. 

Discovered some new exciting organic beauty brands.

As always I had some good times as work creating some beautiful hairstyles.

      Attended my first blogging event. 

      Ended the year in Iceland. 

      

What was your highlights of 2015? 

Having a face mask in the Blue lagoon

At the moment I'm enjoying a week in Iceland. It's been amazing so far. Today we went to the Blue lagoon

You can find the Blue Lagoon in a lava field in Grindavik on the Reykjanes Peninsula, on Iceland's south-west coast. A giant bathtub that pools, six million litres of geothermal seawater from 2000 metres beneath the earth's surface. By the time it reaches the lagoon, the mineral- rich milky, Aqua blue water, simmer at temperatures between 37- 40°C. 

The water is self-cleansing - it renews itself every 40 hours. The geothermal water has a unique composition, featuring three active ingredients - Silica, Algae & Minerals.

The white Silica mud settles at the bottom of the lagoon and doubles up as a perfect mineral-rich face mask.

        The mud from the Lagoon.

Leave on for 5-10 min and rinse off leaving your skin feeling smooth and soft. 

More about Iceland is coming to the blog soon.

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31 facts about me

As today is my birthday I thought I'll be selfish and talk about myself. Here is 31 facts about me, one fact for each year.

1) My biggest wish every year growing up was that is would snow on my birthday. Most times it did. 

2) I've moved house 13 times.

3) I'm the youngest out of 4 siblings.

4) I was born in Sweden 

5) I moved to London when I was 19. 

6) I'm 163 cm (5.4 ft) 

7) Growing up my biggest dream was to become a journalist or a writer. 

8) My favourite animal are cats. 

9) I became an aunt age 12.

10) I met my husband when we both worked in a record shop together. That was a long time ago.

11) We've been married for 4 years.

12) I love tea and my favourite tea is the Swedish Söderblandning.

13) I'm slightly obsessive with big jumpers and cardigans. Unfortunately I'm always really hot so can hardly ever wear them. 

14) I love Care Bears.

15) My favourite Swedish place in London is Scandi kitchen. 

16) My favourite sweet is salt liquorice as the true swede that I am. 

17) I became a vegetarian when I was 13. 

18) My shoe size 5.5 or 6 (39)

19) My left foot is slightly bigger than my right. A reason to why I always prefer to wear comfy trainers. 

20) My favourite tv show as a teenager was "My So-Called Life" 

21) My favourite fruit in the summer is watermelon and in the winter it's satsuma. 

22) I photograph everything. 

23) I did work experience at greenpeace when I was 15.

24) Part from my family and friends the thing I missed the most from Sweden is probably snow. 

25) I went to Santa school (more than once).

26) The lead up to Christmas is my favourite time of the year. 

27) I'm really rubbish at deciding on my favourite thing is (film, song, book) because it always changes.

28) My favourite activity is to relax. I like to have a massage. 

29) My next holiday is Iceland and I'm so excited.

30) I always read a book that's based in the country of where I'm on holiday. 

31) I love having clean bedsheets. 

That was 31 facts about me. If there's anything else you ever wanted to know about me feel free to ask me in a comment below. 

I'm off to enjoy my birthday! 

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