A Night Out In Helsinki + Rammstein Concert Outfits !!

Happy my birthday to all of you!!! Isn't it a great day... Anyway considering that today's post is about my trip to Helsinki to see Rammstein, today's music recs are my fave Rammstein songs...

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★ Ich Will

★ Mein Teil (loved this song even before I seriously started listening to Rammstein)

★ Herzeleid

★ Ich Tu Dir Weh

★ Bück Dich

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So basically... I tested how good my lovely car is as in if it'll survive a trip to Helsinki (I was mostly worried about whether I can drive a high enough speed on the highways...) and the answer is that it is literally the best car ever and it survived. It would've been cheaper to take the train alas I went by a car cause I had so much stuff to take with me. I listened to Rammstein all the way there and back (I only had two CDs... Herzeleid and Sehnsucht that my dad burned like in the late 90s if I'm right), first on the way there to prepare for the concert and then on the way back cause I got so obsessed after seeing them live... Literally listening to them right now, too.

26.5.2023

I went down to Helsinki already on Friday cause there was a rave/electronic music festival I wanted to attend... At first it was really lame cause there were so few people and I went there alone but a bit after me this really cool girl arrived there and we ended up spending the night together... The music itself was alright, I enjoy electronic music even though you might not guess it looking at me, and after a few drinks I even ended up on the dance floor (mostly cause the cool girl wanted to dance lmao).

Anyway the point is my outfit. This is literally the slayest and coolest outfit I have ever worn and it is hard to top... I made the skirt, the top and the wrist cuffs that you can't really see in any pics myself, I already owned both a silver skirt and a top but I made them into something that I actually like!! I used the same pattern for the skirt as for the vinyl leather skirt I made for Turmion Kätilöt (see here) and the top I basically made free hand like I didn't make a pattern I just measured myself and cut and sewed the pieces based on vibes...

Also for this look I thought that a gyaru makeup would slay the most so that's the look I ended up doing... I also put on my pink contact lenses and painted my nails silver and I looked sooooo cute.

What I'm wearing:

★ coat [S.D.L. clothing] (literally the coolest coat ever UGH)

★ skirt [Ang3l Bl00d clothing]

★ top [Ang3l Bl00d clothing]

★ boots [demonia] (someone asked me on the street if I was a metalhead or a Eurovision freak cause the coat said metalhead but the shoes said Eurovision... also my feet hurt SO MUCH after wearing these boots all night... worth it though)

★ backpack (thrifted, originally from h&m)

27.5.2023

The actual concert day... I got back to my hotel a bit before 7 am this morning so I slept in till about 2 pm... I meant to go shopping since there are so many stores in Helsinki that I don't have anywhere near me and I actually drove into the heart of Helsinki but I got so stressed just as I was about to drive into a parking hall that I ended up driving back to my hotel without doing any shopping... Good for my bank account.

Back at my hotel I quickly ate a little something and then I got ready for the concert. I decided on Thursday that my original plan wasn't sufficient and then I made myself these vinyl leather shorts (inspired by Coal Chamber's bassist, see the pic below for reference) to wear to the gig. For the whole look the inspiration was just pictures of Rammstein... I felt drawn to the guy on a leash that had one white contact lense who I have now learned is called Richard Z. Kruspe (can't believe I'm obsessing over someone called Richard...) and since I still have a white contact lense from last Halloween I put it on. I also wore white face paint cause I love any possibility to wear it.

Since the shirt I meant to wear with the shorts was impossible to tuck into the shorts cause they were so skin tight and tiny I ended up ripping both the hem (and also the sleeves even though you couldn't see it since I wore the coat all the time...) so the shorts would be visible. And as a certified Uruha of The GazettE lover I obviously also wore garters...

The concert was like the most impressive I've ever been to and one of my faves too... Ugh I love live music... The best songs at this concert in my opinion were Du Hast, Du Riechst So Gut and Sehnsucht cause the pyros the had were so so insane... However they also played Mein Teil and Ich Will... Regarding Ich Will I have some really sad news and it is that last week as I started to prepare for the concert aka pulled up Rammstein on Spotify I found that they had an official playlist of their setlist for this tour and obviously I listened to that and so at the concert I knew what they were playing and when... Thinking I was smart I left the crowd before the last song, Rammstein, so there wouldn't be such a rush when I had to get out... But I forgot... That they still had TWO songs left on the setlist... The second to last being Ich Will... and I had had such a good place at the K18 area's barricade... I will regret that move forever and now I will never ever leave before it's clear that the band has actually ended their set...

Anyway [through tears] I also spent 100€ on their merch... I got a huge tour poster, a t-shirt I had been eyeing online already last year, and a pink and black t-shirt that says 'Pussy' on the front and 'Just A Little Bitch' on the back... That song is so iconic and I can't resist funny things like so obviously I had to get the shirt. Unfortunately they didn't sell any CDs :(.

What I'm wearing:

★ coat [S.D.L. clothing] (literally the coolest coat ever UGH)

★ shorts [Ang3l Bl00d clothing]

★ shirt [new yorker, styled by me]

★ boots [demonia] (I was in so much pain after getting back to the hotel cause of two nights of wearing insanely high heels that you can't believe it...)

★ necktie (thrifted)

★ choker (ebay)

xoxo V

Gyaru look!!

Hi! Today's look is a gyaru look or at least an attempt since I'm not totally sure of what counts as gyaru and what doesn't. I've read that basically any clothes can pass as gyaru as long as your makeup (and hair?) are on point so I suppose this look is in fact gyaru. At least I hope it is, I think gyaru is a cool style. And look how cute collage I made! 

My hair was still slightly curled from the day before and I had the idea to do some cool look because it's rare that my hair is anything else but straight (I love having straight hair though), and once I found my huge fake eyelashes I decided to attempt a gyaru look! Usually I've just tried my best to copy gyaru makeup looks from the pictures I've seen on Pinterest but this time I actually watched a Youtube tutorial because I was curious to see how an actual gyaru did the makeup, and watching that did make it easier to do a gyaru makeup (even though mine isn't that extreme since I don't like to do contouring and highlighting, the best I can do is use a bit of blush lol).

This outfit:

• dress [H&M]
• corset [mom gave it to me years ago] [I am also wearing it backwards cause I think it looks cuter that way. However I can't actually wear it like that since it's designed for someone with boobs and thus looks stupid on the backside like this.]
• petticoat [thrifted]
• shoes [Demonia]
• socks [ebay]
• choker [ebay]
• nails [a friend made them as a commission and I love them]

xoxo V

★ A couple of outfits from the past week! ★

Hi besties! Today I'm bringing you some outfit inspiration (maybe, if your style is even relatively similar to mine)! Because one of my favourite things to do is dress up I end up wearing a lot of different outfits in a week and well here's what I've worn since last Saturday! I'll also include where I got the inspiration!

Sunday 2021.7.18

This look was inspired by Ruki from the early days of The GazettE and other vkei from the early 2000's! As I usually do, I did my makeup first, then chose an outfit and as the last thing I did my hair. I decided to wear a white contact lense on my right eye and to be honest the look would've maybe been better without it. But at the same time is that really true? Anyway I covered what little I have left of my natural eyebrows and drew on these tiny eyebrows and just used lots of black eyeliner on my eye makeup and black lipstick on my lips. The tiny eyebrows kinda make me wanna shave all of my eyebrows cause they look super cool.

Anyway the outfit is a bit questionable as most of my outfits are. I put on this long-sleeved lace shirt I bought from New Yorker a while ago, it was on sale, and I put it on the wrong way because I don't like v-necks; then I decided to wear this corset like top that I bought from a thrift store like 10 years ago and that I really shouldn't wear cause it's so small that it makes breathing difficult and in fact I don't think I'm ever going to wear it again cause no also it has too much white in it it doesn't even match the outfit; then I wore maybe my favourite item of clothing ever, the pinstripe jacket that I thrifted 2,5 years ago and have diyed a lot as in added lots of chains and safety pins; then I added pinstripe shorts that I also bought from New Yorker a while ago. For accessories I decided to wear my studded choker it's my fave ever, a studded belt, a wallet chain, fishnets, a leg warmer that's actually an arm warmer I cut off from a shirt and my 5 inch Demonias.

My hair was pretty simple, straight but not straightened and hairpins in the shape of X's cause I thought they'd look cute and they did. I thought of Suzuya Juuzou from Tokyo Ghoul as I put them in my hair.

Monday 2021.7.19

Monday's look was inspired by NANA and Rokku Gyaru! I looked at pictures of gyaru makeup and did something like that. I put on blue eyeshadow because I already knew what clothes I'd be wearing and the outfit had blue in it. I also used the fake eyelashes I bought like two weeks ago just for gyaru inspired makeup, and added blue diamond stickers to the corner of my eyes.

I started to build the outfit from the bottom this time. As I said it was NANA inspired, so quite obviously I decided to wear my garter belt and knee high socks and a plaid skirt. Unfortunately I don't have a red plaid skirt, so I used my blue one that surprisingly I've thrifted years ago. To match the colors I put on my Iron Maiden t-shirt, but unlike usually I didn't tuck it in the skirt. I also wore the pinstripe jacket again, and for accessories I chose my black studded choker (to no one's surprise), two belts (I considered putting on a third one too) and my Demonias again cause I like being super tall (I'm over 190 cm when I wear them).

My hairstyle was inspired by Aoi from The GazettE and Rokku Gyaru! I used this super cute heart-shaped hair pin for pinning back my "bangs", leaving the rest of the hair open.

Thursday 2021.7.22

I actually dressed up twice this day because the first look didn't turn out well. I did my makeup like I usually do but kept my eyebrows short and added white eyeliner to the inner corner of my eyes.

My outfit was pretty simple, I chose to wear a long-sleeved shirt that was GREY (I hate grey), black very ripped jeans, and a white dress shirt open over the grey striped shirt. I also wore the usual studded choker and my Demonias, and a cute silver bracelet.

I didn't feel like doing anything to my hair, so I just left it like that. It was looking extra silky cause I washed it just a couple hours before.

Friday 2021.7.23

Today I got ready the fastest I've gotten ready in a very long time, it only took me half an hour to dress up. My outfit was inspired by Uruha from The GazettE, specifically blue-haired Uruha because I have a picture of him on my wall and decided I'd take inspiration from that outfit today. I wore the lace shirt again that I wore last Sunday as well (not to expose myself but I bought it just because of the picture of blue-haired Uruha), and put on my black leather skirt cause it was the closest thing to a vinyl leather dress that I own (I've been meaning to turn two pairs of vinyl pants into a dress cause I can never wear the pants because the rubbing noise they make when I walk is unbearable, but I still haven't gotten that far (update a year later; I still haven't got a vinyl dress and in case I some day finally manage to turn those pants into a dress I am only going to use the black pair, the other pair is pink)). Then I made a quick choice between fishnets and garters, choosing the fishnets cause I hadn't worn them this week yet. I also put on the studded choker because seriously it is the best ever. For shoes I chose to wear my black platform boots I bought from H&M last summer.

My makeup was the one that I do the most, it's surprisingly inspired by Uruha too. I've done it so many times by now that it doesn't take me very long to do it. I again didn't do anything to my hair except brush through it.

Thx 4 reading this post, hope you liked it! <3