Instagraming

Instagram! I am bananas about insragram! I almost never go on on Facebook and twitter  anymore. But I am always on Instagram. My username is : olhabear, feel free to join.

And now that we are on this subject, here is a little collage of my "feet" that I've instagramed in the past weeks or so.

XOXO, Olya

April Beauty Favorites.

Hello, my dear friends!
I thought that this post was not going to happen tonight, since I caught some sort of cold/flu, but I worked out in spite of the sickness, and felt a little better.
So, I did not do a March favorites simple because I used the same exact products as I used in February, and did not try anything new.
In April though, I ran out of mascara and wipes, plus changed up my products a little and have a brand new list of favorites for you;)
Let's begin!
1. My absolute favorite old time Shiseido Multi-Shade enhancer. I always come back to this bronzer when I'm a little tan. It's a LOVE FOREVER! even though, I'm always looking for new products to try out;). {Nordstrom $36}
2. ELF eye shadow duo in Mocha Swirl. I use the lighter color for highlight or all over the lid with the darker color in the crease. {eyeslipsface.com $1}
3. Maybelline One By One volume mascara. I hate plastic brushes, but this one is really nice. Separates lashes very well, gives them volume and length. And is super black. {Target $6}
4. MAC eyeshadow in Haux. Such a lovely crease color. It's matte, but I do see a little tiny tiniest shimmer. Maybe I'm imagining it or maybe it's there. {MAC counter $14}
5. My old beat up eyelash curler from WalMart by MaxFactor. I bought this years ago. And I know, I need to get a new one, but every time I am about to get one, I feel bad throwing this one out. It's been with me for so long. I will miss it;) { it was probably $3}
6. Bare Minerals foundation in color medium. I don't know why I use this foundation in color light before. It is definitely not my match, but medium looks flawless on me. I've been using it every single day in the months of April, and I cant get enough. {Sephora.com $25}
7. Yes to blueberries facial wipes. I love my yes to cucumbers wipes, but decided to get these instead and try them out. Yes to Blueberries is age refining collection from Yes!, and I love them just as much as the other ones I use. And they smell very fresh!
8. My new obsession in nail color is this baby blue nail polish from Brucci. The name of this color is Kathy's baby blues. It's so pretty!!! and all you need is 2 coats. {Rite Aid $4}
9. Seche Vite dry fast top coat. Works like MAGIC!!! Ever since I started using this top coat, it takes me less than 10 min to do my nails. And I am out the door!!!{ local beauty supply store $10, but I also saw it in Target for $10}
10. Sally Hansen Hard as Nails base coat. I usually buy Sally Hansen base coats, they are very good. And this one was {$2 at Rite Aid.}
Swatches of the nail polish:

Misbehaved...

Once again I'm placing these "tape-sort -of" stickers on my nails. I really like the results and its long lasting effects. It stays on for about 5-7 days. I already did a post on the butterfly design and you can view it here. And I have looked around for the best deal on these. So far Target has the best deals - $8.50 for a pack. If you have a retail store near you that sells these, I would definitely look into trying them on. I love it!

Sally Hansen Salon Effects in Misbehaved.

I hope you have great plans for the weekend!

See you soon!

xoxo, Olya

Butterfly Nails.

This is so exciting!!! I saw these in Rite Aid and decided to give it a try. To my disadvantage they only had few designs left and from them all, I picked the butterflies. The brand is Sally Hansen and it is sold for $10. It took me approximately 45 minutes to apply them, but I think they look very cute.

What do you think?

Have a great week, guys!!!

Gift Ideas our significant others should be aware of!

I don't know about you girls, but every year I have to make a wish list from which my boyfriend will select what to get me. He is clueless in that department, so to make his job easier I write it up for him every year. Where, I usually struggle on what to get others. Do you find yourself in a similar situation? Well, help is on its way! Check out this list of gifts that I came up with. This list is strongly targeted for girls and women in your life: mom, sister, cousin, friend, coworker.

1. Clarisonic Skincare Brush $149, available here

2. Gingerbread House Tin filled with Lush goodies $28.95, available here.

3.Eighteen Piece Mini Nail Colour Set $48, available here.

4. ELF 11 piece studio brushes $30, available here.

5. The dreamer flannel pajama $39.50, available here.

6. Dogeared necklace $60, available here.

7. Pandora Bracelet, prices range, available here.

8. GHD styler $185, available here.

9. UGG boots, prices start from $110, available here and here.

10. Long Champ "Le Pliage" tote bag, prices start from $98, available here.

11. Mata Hari Amy makeup bag $62, available here.

12. Burberry Giant Check Scarf $335, available here.

I really, really hope that this will be helpful to some of you!

And please let me know, what's on your gift list! and if there is anything you think I need to add to mine

xoxo, Olya

Gold nail polish craze!... and Sephora special

Something I forgot to include in my nail polish post. I love this nail polish!!!! Silver and gold nail polishes are very in for this season, so go ahead and let those nails sparkle!!!!

XOXO, Olya

P.S. SEPHORA is having their Family&Friends Special, which is 20% off your ENTIRE purchase! The offer code is : FF2010.

ENJOY

Nail Polish Picks

You all probably know that I am obsessed with nail polish. I have a pretty nice collection of them as well. Lately, I've been "shopping" my own collection, looking for some colors that I haven't worn yet or colors that I reach for the most. So here is a little post on the most recent color obsessions:

1. Essie - Lolipop

2. Essie - Berry Hard
3. Revlon - Minted 85

4. Essie - Splash of Grenadine

5. H&M - simple white

6. OPI for Sephora - Never Enough Shoes

What colors are you reaching for the most?

Make up favorites for the month of August.

I know, I'm always late with my monthly favorites, but i still want to do them . Especially this month, because I found some really cool new products!

1. Dolce&Gabanna Light Blue parfume - THIS IS A PARFUME OF A MENEATER:)
2. Nivea chapstick with SPF 25. Worked great at the beach. BUT... cannot find it anywhere in US:(((
3. L'Occitane hand cream in Cherry Blossom scent. Love this scent so much!!!
4. Define-Lash by Matbelline. I have to say that this mascara separates lashes like no other, therefore, it's on my favorites list. But I still love my Loreal Voluminous mascara.
5. Sephora Heated Eyelash Curler. Works really good. But I will need to replace mine soon. I've had it for over a year. (sanitary reasons).
6. H&M nail polish in White. Perfect for the beach as well as a night out.
7. Loreal Studio Secrets professional magic perfecting base. I love it!!! I gave my MAC prep and prime a rest, since I got this product. Works like Magic.
8. Lush Sweet Lips lip scrub. It's just a sugar thing. And I'm not sure what's so special about it, but I feel like I need to use it everyday. Good idea to create a lip scrub, Lush!!!
9. Again my Loreal HD lip balm in Plush. Almost done with it. Will repurchase as sson as it comes back to stock in my local Target.
10. MAC tinted lip conditioner. I like that it gives my lips a little bit of color. And it's non sticky.
11. URBAN DECAY Primer Potion. Seriously, I cannot live without this thing! Try it, if you haven't.
12. It's a 10 (hair product) here's what it does:
repairs dry and damaged hair
adds shine
detangles
controls frizz
seals and protects hair color
prevents split ends
stops hair breakage
creates silkiness
enhances natural body
flat iron and thermal protector
If that's not enough for you, here is another great thing about it: Smells like heaven!!!

13.And last but not least my URBAN DECAY NAKED palette. OMG!!! I love this palette. I use it every single day from the day I got it on August 1st!!! Thank you, Katya!!!

I hope you enjoy this post and let me know what are your favorites for the month of August!
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Anniversary night

So, who watched soccer yesterday? I did!!! It was a pretty boring game but I'm glad that someone got to score! Congrats Spain!

Now, let's see what else I did yesterday: I spent most of my day searching for the camera that I want. Actually I wasn't sure what camera I wanted, and then when I made up my mind, it happend that it was sold out everywhere, except for Costco ($1499 including 2 lenses) and in BestBuy ($1200 including 1 lense and nothing else). Here I'm talking about Nikon D90. Everyone who has it, loves it so I thought I would get it too, but...

Then, when I did my research I found that the new Canon T1i is very similar in features to Nikon D90. So, I thought if I dont find D90, I will get T1i. But it was sold out everywhere as well. Best buy had it for $900 ( including 1 lense).

At the end of the day I was very upset, and just went to costco dot com and ordered the T1i for $909 ( includes 2 lenses, 4GB memory card, and few other things). Nazar was happy that we didnt spend the extra $600 for Nikon D90. I didn't really have any feelings, no happiness, no sadness... lol... I was : whatever. I guess I was tired from all that searching.

Also it was our anniversary last night so we went out to eat. I got a little drunk, just like every anniversary/valentine's day that we celebrate together . I have 2 glasses of Pinot Grigio, and I'm out. lol.

Anyway, now I'm waiting for that stupid camera, cause who knows how long it will take them to ship it.

Last night's outfit.

I wore my brand new dress that I got from METRO PARK, Sandals - Urban Outfitters, Watch - Target, Bag - Long Champ.

P.S. I have some new beauty related products that I bought last week. This nail polish is one of them (Essie "Lapis of Luxury"). I will talk about it sometime this week.

Did anyone shop MAC's "In the groove" collection? What did you get?

And you guys still have few hours (10 hours to be correct) to enter my contest, if you haven't done so. ENTER IT HERE.

XOXO, Olya

June favorites.

Hi girls!
Im still sick ( I dont know if you knew that, but if you follow me on Twitter you probably do) and I've been feeling a little under weather this week, therefore, monthly favorites of June are a little late, I guess. But anyway, here are my favorites:

Let's start with beauty:1. ELF all over color stick in Lilac color. I use it for highlight. It's sort of like NARS multiples. I like it, and it smells like lemonade. I included one of these in my ELF giveaway!
2. Mac eyeshadows in Twinks, Era, and Shroom. I use Shroom to highlight my brow bone, and the other two are just all over the lid colors. I have to say that I really like Era, just because it's perfect for summer. It's very warm nude color, which is almost matte, but it's not.
3. Mac lipstick in Hue. I love this color! it's really beautiful. See it here.
4. Mac eyeshadow brush #239. This is my first MAC brush ever, and I absolutely love it. It's soooo soft and smooth. I'm in love!
5. Maybelline Falsies mascara. I bought it because I ran out of Maybelline Stileto one, and this mascara has a curved brush, so I decided to give it a try. It's good!!! I love everything about it except for the smell. I dont know why, but all my Maybelline mascaras have a very strange smell. Does yours smell too? I mean it's not horrible, but a little strange.
6. Victoria's Secret Noir body mist. I think I told you guys that I love this scent! I even have the parfume, but it lasts for like 10 minutes. That's why I decided to buy the mist, so I can have it in my bag and respray if I feel like it:)
7. Loreal H.I.P. jelly balm in Plush. Oh. My. God! this balm is amazing!!! It's so good! I have to go to Rite Aid and get a back up just in case they will run out of it!
8. N.Y.C. matte bronzer. It was only $3, and I wanted to try out matte bronzer. I also heard that this one was good, so I gave it a try. And? I loved it! I use it almost every day along with my shimmery bronzer. It's just some places on my face do not need shimmer. And the color of this bronzer is called Sunny.
9. Stephenie Meyer's book "The short second life of Bree Tanner". I love this book as much as I loved the Twilight books. I just had to read it, cause it goes along with the Eclipse book. If you are into these book, you have to read this one! Plus, $1 from each book sold will be donated to the American Red Cross! I've heard they've donated about $2 million. How amazing is that?!

I also wanted to talk about my current nail polish pick. I was really looking forward to find the essie Mint candy apple one, but it's sold out everywhere. So, Traget to the rescue!!! I found this Revlon "Minted" nail polish and it's exactly the same color! If you are interested, I love Revlon Base coat #955. And as for the top coat, I use Orly "In a Snap". It dries my nails in a SNAP:)
A little demonstration for you here:)

And this is my outfit of the day. I went to see Eclipse in IMAX today. It was so good. I look sort of sick in the picture and that's because I was, and still am.

Shirt, skirt, sandals - ZARA; Belt - Gap; Bag - Longchamp.

I'm supposed to go away this weekend for 3 days, but thats if I start feeling a little better. And if I do go away, I will probably be back to blogging sometime next week.

Have a great weekend, ladies!!!! Go see Eclipse!!!

P.S. Do not forget to enter my ELF giveaway, if you haven't done so. Please enter it only ones and make sure you read the rules first. Enter the giveaway here. I'm super excited to pick the winner. We still have until the 12th of JULY.

Random beauty stuff

Oh boy! I'm finally getting around to do my monthly beauty haul. This month I didn't get much stuff, just the things that I ran out of. And the things that I have wanted to try out for a while.

So, the first two products are the two MAC lipsticks. The one on the left is "Creme de nude" and the one the right is "Hue". I've been using them for the past 2 weeks and I like them a lot. They are very similar to my ELF mineral lipsticks (runway pink and nicely nude), except ELF lipsticks are very matte and these are more creamy.

Then we have 2 nail polishes. OPI "what's with the cattitude" and Orly "In a snap" top coat. I was looking for a good top coat and Orly has about 6 different ones. I went with this one cause I like my top coat to dry super fast, and I have to say that it did not disappoint. It's pretty good.

In the middle picture of my collage we have Sarah Jessica Parker parfume "Covet". I got this parfume at TJMaxx for $13 on clearance! I cannot say that I love the smell, but it is something different for me. It smells like ginger, citrus, and spice. I do like it though, cause the smell is very fresh.

On the lower right corner we have my Shishedo bronzer( I repurchased this product). I love this bronzer!!! It's absolutely perfect. It has shimmer, but the shimmer is so fine that it doesn't make you look like a shiny disco ball. And the color combination is very warm. If you like bronzers, go to Nordstrom near you and check it out. It's good!!!

And right next to it is my other bronzer/blush. I didn't buy this, I got this as a gift from my boy's cousin. The brand of this make up is called Oriflame and the name of the line is Giordani Gold and is represented by 2 Gs (GG). It is more of a blush than a bronzer but I do like it. Most European countries have this brand available to them.

Next we have MAC's cream blush in "Lady Blush". I like this blush a lot. Mainly because it has a peachy undertone to it, which matches my skin well. I do find it hard to apply, though. Because it's very pigmented. SO, I need to use very little of it to get the color I want. Something tells me that I will have this blush FOREVER!

And the last good product will be MAC's eyeshadow in color "Twinks". It looks beautiful. If you like brown colors you have to check it out at your nearest MAC counter. I use it everyday, since I got it.

Now, the last product from my collage is this Tarte cheek stain/blush in color Dollface. It's like a cream stick and I hate it!!!! It smells bad, and I have to rub it so much before I even notice any color on my cheeks. It has a greasy consistency too! I just cannot stand this product! And I regret paying $24 for it! Also, applicator is very uncomfortable. You have to push the bottom with a thumb in order to get the blusher out. So not practical..

And on this note, that will be it for the month of June so far. I did buy some things at H&M and ZARA, but I guess, I will include it in my outfit post.

I hope all of you are having a good summer!

So far, we didn't have that many hot days, but I think they are on their way!

What are your summer essentials this year?

Let me know, cause I'm thinking of putting together a list of trendy things for summer 2010.

Till next time, XOXO, Olya

Continuing with the shopping haul. Part 2

So, today will be shoes and accessories haul. As I said, I'm definitely getting ready for summer, and to get the best things that are available in any store, you have to shop before it's sold out. Also, at the end of June sales will start on summer clothes, which means all the good stuff is gone! And don't get me wrong, I love reduced prices, it's just harder to find the right size or color once things go on sale.

My first Kate Spade. These are jelly sandals and I found them on Footnotesonline. This website is very good. My order arrived 2 days after I placed it, and it was just a regular ground shipping. Can't beat that! They were $60, which is a lot for a pair of plastic shoes, I get it. But they are so cute, I couldn't say no to myself.

Then, ZARA. Another store that I cannot say no to. I love it, though. Sandals on the right were $50, and the ones on the left were $30!!! Can you believe? $30!!! I think it's very cheap, and it doesn't look like every single pair of sandals that I saw in Macy's and Nordstrom, and etc. Which is the most important thing (to me). Both sandals are golden color and look great against tan skin. Super comfortable as well.

Moving on to the accessories: I stopped by the American Eagle and picked up few bracelets and rings. I was in the store few weeks ago and didn't buy anything for myself, cause I was on a mission to get gifts for others. So, this time around I shopped for me:)

I painted my nails with Essie Chinchilly. How do we like it?

Yay or Nay?

little beauty products haul

I'm doing another haul of the things I've bought over the last few weeks, because there are few exciting things that I would like to share with you. I guess, number one thing that I should mention is that I've been doing some serious summer shopping. And even though I haven't found that many things that I like, I did buy some stuff. I found few pairs of sandals and shorts, as well as new beauty products.

So, first we will talk about beauty products and then, maybe later on this coming week, I will blog about clothes.

As, you can tell, my obsession with nail polish doesn't stop. Now people are buying me nail polish! One of my co workers got me the wet n wild polish in Red Tape; very nice brush and color is super vibrant. So, thank you Mellisa!!!

Then, I got NYX eyeshadow pallete($7) in Jazz Night, which color wise reminds me of Kat Von D's Beethoven eyeshadow pallete. I still have to try these out, so I will get back to you on this.

I also got NYX mega shine lipgloss in 129 Beige ($4); it's not beige at all, it's actually pink, so I dont know where the name of it comes from. And I got Revlon colorburst lipstick in 025 Carnation ($7).

I like both the lip gloss and the lipstick.

From MAC I got 3 eyeshadows: shroom, nocturnelle, and sunny spot. And I got my first blush in such a long time which is in color Dame. I love this blush. I really wanted to buy the cream Lady Blush blush, but they didn't have it, so I went with this one and I do not regret it at all.

And last, nail polishes: OPI Srawberry Margarita, Sally Handen Gray by Gray and Iced Coffee, Wet n Wild Red Tape, and Essie Chinchilly.

On to the face and body products:

2 Epicuren face cleansers: Gelle and Citrus.

2 Caudalie make up removers: Small bottle liquid remover ( very good one, did not stress out my skin at all) and Big bottle cream make up remover (I've talked about this one before - my favorite!)

Olay self tanning lotion. Quench. Read on to see before and after pictures.

Loreal concealer. I haven't tried it yes, so cant say anything.

Bare Minerals powder in color fair. This is my second one. I like it, you know.

And, since I bought all these things in Sephora, I got a free sample of Michael Kors parfume "Hollywood". Not my taste, but It's not bad, I could wear it if I had nothing else. It's nice, just not me.

So, here is Wet 'n' Wild nail polish in 213B Red Tape. The color matches Vogue color!

Olay self tanning lotion for fair skin. I would have to say, that it works very well, and you can control the color intensity. For example, it says on the bottle to use it for 7 day to get best results. I used it only for 5 days and it was more than enough. I think if I was going to use it more it would turn my legs orange. Over all, good product and not expensive at all. I paid $6.99 at Face Value. And to reduce the color intensity you can just wash legs well in the shower.

Alright!!! This was a long post, I know. Let me know guys if you like these kind of posts. Cause if they are too annoying to read I will try to shorten them:)

Have a nice weekend!!!

XOXO, Olya

Very good beauty products under $10!

Hello, bloggers!!!

I decided to make a list of my favorite products that are under $10. It's a pretty popular TAG on youtube, so I hope you enjoy mine. I of course, chose products that I have used and plan to repurchase. Most of them you can find in drug stores near you. The only one that are not in every drug store, are the Jesse's girl eye dusts, which are only available at Rite Aid or online. And ELF can be found in Target or online as well.
I tag all of you to make a blog post response to this post. And don't forget to leave a link to your post.

Jesse's Girl eye dust! I bought mine at Rite Aid. They cost only $3.99 and are something like a pigment. The color collection is awsome. I would go and check it out, cause it's a very nice quality eyeshadow pigments.











Maybeline Color Sensational lipstick. I have 3 of these. The ones I have are: Pink Plaza, Pink me up, and Coral Crush. This lipstick is full of color and moisture. It goes on smoothly and stays on as long as any other more expensive brand lipstick. I would recommend smelling it before you buy it. I guess drug stores do not check the expiration on these, so make sure yours is fresh! It's about $5 in Target.

Revlon ColorStay Liquid Lipstick. This lipstick stays on for HOURS!!! I used it one time for a wedding party and it stayed on all night. It's $8.99 in Target. Once you put it on, wait a min to let it dry and then just apply your favorite clear lip gloss over it.

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Nail polish. It comes in variety of colors and is comparable to OPI in my opinion. I paid $7.89 for mine at Target. They say that you can use this nail polish as base, color, and top coat, but I use Revlon base and top coat with these.

Loreal Paris, Voluminous curved brush mascara. I paid $5 for it at Target. And if you remeber I compared it to my favorite Lancome Virtuose mascara. It's absolutely perfect mascara. Soft application, brush that does not clump lashes, very dark black color. Everything about this mascara is worth the money. I think it should be worth more!

Coastal Scents gel eyeliner in Stellar. Coastal scents offer a lot of different colors in gel eyeliner. This one is my favorite. It's black with some fine dark blue glitter. It's $6.99.

RIMMEL "Spark it Up!" eyeliner. It has some fine glitter in it and is super easy to apply, meaning, you don't have to keep penciling it into your lid. It's $3.99. My favorite drug store eyeliner.

And of course, I had to include ELF products. They are very cheap and surprisingly good, since I've never expected such a good quality from $1 products. My favorites are Shine erase blotting sheets $1. Powder Brush $3. Eyeshadow duo in Mocha swirl $1. Eyebrow styling gel $1.

St. Ives Apricot scrub. This scrub is the best scrub that I have ever bought at drugstores. it works very well. I use it 3 times a week. $3.89

Herbal Essences "Tousle me softly" Shampoo and Conditioner. This stuff is really good too. $3.99 each. I use these and the next product at the same time. It keeps my hair clean longer, and gives it really soft feeling. I highly recommend trying it out.

Aussie deep conditioner. I love this product. I wash my hair 3-4 times a week, and I use it everytime. My hair is coarse, a little bit dry and wavy.

$3.99. The main reason why I like it so much, is because it doesn't make my hair greasy, like some other deep treatment masks, but leaves it super soft. And the price is unbeatable!!!

Neutrogena Make -up Remover pads. This removes any type of makeup that you might have. It's that strong! So, I do not recommend using it every day. But on those days when you have an extra pound of makeup on you and you want to get it off fast and easy - go ahead!

Nice package, with easy reseal sticky top, which make it easy to preserve it.

$3.99

XOXO, Olya