The first issue of the first Finnish burlesquezine Paljettipommi is here!

Here it is folks! The first Finnish burlesque magazine Paljettipommi! 

 I wrote a little article about the (probably)most well known burlesque song, "The tripper".

There's also recipes of the Cointreau cocktails made for me, Kiki and Bettie by Cointreau bartender back in 2011.

Read Paljettipommi online here.

Listen to the burlesque classics playlist i made for the first issue here.

New Finnish fashion, Näytös XII (and a fun night out)

 Yet another fun night out with friends, Näytös XII

The fashion show by the students of Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture called  Näytös XII was held few weeks ago. The alumni designers were R/H, Sasu Kauppi, Saara Lepokorpi and Ensaemble. Finnish television (YLE) aired the shows live. Some say it was not a total succes, but a very good start. We need more interesting new fashion talents on tv for everyone to see.
Click to watch.

All the official catwalk photos here.

 Dress vintage, hat by me, shoes my favourite!, purse second hand.

(The henna works pretty good. The only problem is my dark roots...)

 Hertta, isn't she lovely? She is wearing flower pants by Tiia Vanhatapio.

I did her hair.

 Outi

The amazing Lola

 The gangs all here

 Baawo and Lassi

Diamond Stash Speakeasy 2!

Few weeks ago it was time for Ravintolapäivä once again. I was hosting a cocktail party"Diamond Stash Speakeasy" at my atelier. I was so glad that so many people came, especially many of my dear friends and customers. Unfortunately i didn't really have time to chat because i was mixing drinks all the time...

Photos were taken by Ville Kekäläinen.

That black wig is my favourite. The beaded dress is from Ansa and earrings by Tyra Therman.

It was fun to let people try on my hats and tell them about Maria (the founder of the place) and her work.

Some of the guests even danced. I was playing jazz, swing, little bit of electro swing etc.

Cointreau was a smash hit! Just like last time.

And my friend Allu was kind enough to come and make me a "Fiona Timantti" drink!

Here's the Cointrea brochure with our drinks

Yep, my drink :)

For a Fiona Timantti you'll need:

2 cl Cointreau

1 cl Bols Melon

1 cl Rémy Martin Coeur de Cognac

1,5 cl lime juice

1 cl sugar syrup

1/3 vanilla stick (decoration)

Shake and strain into a martini glass and decorate with the vanilla stick.