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?

Halloween costume advise needed.

I'm wearing: Bare Minerals foundation, Shisheido bronzer, Costal Scents 88 shimer palette eyeshadows, navy Aerie eyeliner, MAC Hue lipstick, and Lancome Drama mascara

I'm still deciding what I want to be for Halloween. This is the first time ever when I have no idea who to be for this holiday... I need some advise. We have few choices:

Which costume should I prepare for Halloween?
	Cat
	Masquerade
	Gaga
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It's all about the details and Intyce

My photographer was in no condition today to shoot, so I brought my remote to use. I hope you like it.
I'm wearing: sweater and leggings - ZARA, tank - BB Dakota, boots - Steve Madden Intyce boots. necklace - Pandora.

Lauren Conrad Style. Nicole Richie Priceless. House of Holland chain suspender tights.

I've made few purchases online recently and just wanted to share them with you. It's nothing exciting but GOOD. I really enjoyed Nicole's Priceless novel ($15 at amazon.com). It was easy to read and catchy. I haven't felt like this since I finished reading the Twilight saga ( but don't get me wrong - it's nothing like Twilight!!!), but that might be just me. So, I recomend reading it.

Lauren Conrad wrote a book ($15 at amazon.com) on style and fashion. It's a cute coffee table book. You can't really read it, but it looks and feels great. I think fashonistas around the globe understand what I mean.

And last purchase was from Topshop. And even though I do like teh tights ($30) that I got, I was very dissatisfied with the quality of packaging from Topshop. Let me elaborate on that:

1. the box that tights were in was ripped and looked like someone opened it before me.

2. it had a price sticker on the box, which wasn't very carefuly remove - sloppy!!!

3. shipping cost $10 flat, took forever to arrive, and came in a very weird envelope!!!!

And that's it.

Let me know if any f you got Nicole's book "Priceless" and what did you think about it.

Lancome Teint Idole Foundation review.

So, I decided to do a review of this foundation since I am completelly obsessed with it. I literally use it every single day. It used to be that on the days when my skin looked good I would omit the foundation. Well, not any more!!! I am so in love with the results it gives every time I apply it that I can't stop wearing it! It's really adicting!
I even wrote down on the piece of paper all pros and cons. So here we go:
Pros:
~ super light weight
~ has a nice coverage (medium)
~ does not clog pores
~ does not break me out
~ leaves a nice matte finish, but has a little bit of shimmer (NOT NOTICABLE AT ALL)
~ applies easily
~ does not streak
~ does not slide off your face after a long day of wear
~ feels very light and natural
~ has SPF 15 in it
~ has a huge range of shades for any skin color
Cons:
~ very liquidy
~ does not give you the 18 hours shine free results (as it is indicated on the box) but 8 hours shine free! at least for me.
~ I had a hard time applying it with my fingers, but works very well with MAC 190 brush (on the picture)

I also included a picture of the primer I use for my face. I really like it and it has a reasonable price.(Loreal studio secrets professional)

I hope this was a helpful review for you girls, and I hope you will have the same great results with it as I did, if of course you decide to give it a try.
Ciao for now:)
Olya

Leather Jacket. Outfit of the day.

Finally I'm back with the outfit of the day post. I am also posting some pictures of the boring stuff that I got from my shopping trip on Saturday. I wasn't that excited with my purchases, but I guess I needed some basics to replace my old stuff.

Absolutely love this necklace. From Amercan Eagle Outfitters. I saw it during the summer but didn't buy it cause I felt like the price was a bit too high. And it was! yesterday I got it for $6.95.

4 sleeveless shirts with deep cut out neck line from Aerie ($7.95 each); same necklace ($6.95); Pants from Zara ($40); Viva La Juicy parfume from Sephora ($50); lipgloss (free) and navy eyeliner($8.50) from Aerie.

What I am wearing: Leather jacket from Victoria's Secret ($218), white tee from Aerie ($7.95), pants from Zara ($40), Necklace from AEO ($6.95), and shoes from Aldo ($90)

Have you found anything cool for Fall/Winter 2010? in the store or online?

xoxo, Olya

~MAC~ Venomous Villains

Ok, so these mineralize eyeshadows were sold out at my MAC counter the first day they came out. I actually got the last 2. Lucky me. Lol. I know it's silly, but I really wanted them. I also got the lipstick, cause I'm obsessed with nude lips and one more nude lipstick will not hurt me (the packaging looks cute).

I thought that I would buy more things but I only got 3 items from the limited collection and invested some money in an angled blush brush.

What I got: Mineralize eye shadows in "She Who Dares" and "My Dark Magic"; Cremesheen lipstick in "Innocence, Beware!"

If you had a chance to get anything from this collection please share.

XOXO, Olya

Fall/Winter shoes

Hi everyone!

I have fund so many cute shoes online for Fall/Winter 2010. I wanted to share with you some of them. I picked random shoes from random websites, so that way you have variety in style and in price. Enjoy!

1. Colin Stuart lace up bootie from Victoria's Secret. $78

2. Minimarket Pleated Wedge from Urban Outfitters. $455
3. Mariell booties from Steve Madden. $189.95
4. Colin Stuart Over the knee boots from Victoria's Secret. $188

5. Guess lace up clog bootie from Victoria's Secret. $139
6. Alexander Wang Tasha Stitched Overlay Boots from Shopbop.com. $760

1. Tahari Valerie flats from Piperlime.com . $89

2. Miltie oxfords from Steve Madden. $99.95

3. Marc by Marc Jacobs cat flats from Piperlime.com. $230

4. Ciao Bella flats from Piperlime.com. $69

5. Guess leopard rain boots from Victoria's Secret.com. $79

6. Deena + Ozzy Scalloped Bootie from Urban Outfitters. $68

September beauty favorites.

This month I found some really good products that will stay in my cosmetic bag for a while. And there are some repeats. I will try to make this sweet and short:)

1. Proactiv Repairing Lotion. Spot acne treatment that works like magic.

2. Lancome eye makeup remover. It's really gentle and unlike other oily makeup removers did not cause an allergic reaction.

3. Teint Idole fresh wear Lancome foundation. It promices 18 hours of shine free look. Of course it doesn't last that long, but the thing that I love about it is that it goes on smoothly and leaves my face looking fresh and natural.

4. Epicuren Colostrum cream. One little drop of this cream moisturizes entire face without leaving it greasy.

5. Urban Decay All Nighter long lasting makeup setting spray. Keeps my makeup flawless throughout the day. I really like it!

6. Matrix Sleek. Look Smoothing system - Step 4 Sealing Serum. Great to keep those flyaways tamed.

7. MAC lipstick in Jazzed. I love this color with my tan skin. Summer gave me a nice glow and it looks nice, without overpowering orange tint.

8. Sally Hansen Diamond strength no chip base coat. I switched to this one from Revlon one, and I like it, cause it dries faster.

9. Essie's Lollipop nail polish. PERFECT bright red.

10. Some regular and cheap eyelash curler. It made it to this list because i've been using it every day this entire month. And I like it.

11. Loreal Secrets professional primer. It was on my list last month too and I have to say it works very well. What it does is minimizes the appearance of pores and gives make up a good base.

12. ELF duo eyeshadow in Mocha Swirl. I mentioned it few times and it is on my all time favorites.

This is it for the months of September. I hope this will help you guys to get more idea about some products that you might have wanted to try.

XOXO, Olya

Hot hair style trends.

I was thinking what would be a nice post topic and since I've been searching for some nice fall hair styles I decided to share some of the once that I like:
1. Side Braid / Fishtail Braid.

2. Long waved "Old Hollywood" / Long Messy Waves

3. Hair buns / Chignons :

Little vocab lesson: Originating from the French "chignon du cou" (which means "nape of the neck"), a chignon is an elegant low bun or twist that sits at the nape of the neck.

Hope you enjoy this little post. More of such kind (trends of this season) are coming your way!

XOXO, Olya

Outfit of the day.

Dear Blogger! I know I have been abandoning you for this whole week. But if I come up with one decent excuse it would definately be: "working hard for the money". I promise to be good again:)

Tonight I had a great night out with my girls. It's been too long since our last meet up. But it's always fun to catch up with each others lives and have few drinks.

P.S. orit brought these delicious cupcakes. I ate mine when I got home. Have any of you ever heard of "Crumbs" bake shop? I haven't but it's sooo gooood...

I wore: top- from local butique, pants- from ZARA, flats - Juicy Couture, necklace- Pandora.

p.s. I'm wearing MAC Jazzed lipstick from "In the groove" collection.

p.s.s. it was weird wearing flats. That's the first time ever!

Michael Kors Spring 2011

New York Fashoin week. I still haven't looked over all of the designer shows from NY fashion week, but I am getting there.
I loved the Michael Kors show! Perfect spring colors... I'm in love

Outfit of the Night

Gosh! I can't break through my habbit of taking my "outfit of the day " pictures at night. The quality of picture is not as good as it would be in day light. But my photographer is never around during the day:( So, yes, it's a sad face.

I'm finally wearing my Vivienne Westwood shoes in an outfit post. I wear them all the time though. I even wear them to work, and all my patients have a face when they see them. Lol.

And this is my beautiful new necklace from Pandora. My very sweet friend Inna, gave this to me as a birthday gift. I absolutely love it. To me it screams: Olya!!!! So thank you, Inna (and Roman).

I'm wearing: white t-shirt and navy blazer - ZARA, denim shorts - American Eagle Outfitters, clutch - from Lohmanns, shoes - Vivienne Westwood Anglomania from Zappos dot com

TAG: 8 Questions about Mwah!!! from ~TipToe Butterfly~

I was tagged by Tiptoe Batterfly to answer 8 questions about some of my randome favorites. I personally love this kind of TAGs, cause this way you get a better look at the blogger that you are following:)

1. FAVORITE FLOWER: GLADIOLUS!

2. FAVORITE COLOR COMBINATION: BLACK (NAVY) AND WHITE

3. FAVORITE CELEBRITY COUPLE: SIENNA AND JUDE

3.1 FAVORITE "WISH THEY WERE A COUPLE": REACHEL AND RYAN

4. MY THEME SONG: AS OF RIGHT NOW: "G 6"

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5. FAVORITE "I'VE HAD A BAD DAY FOOD": NOT REALLY FOOD BUT THIS IS MY FAVORITE: A GLASS OF WHITE WINE.

6. LIPSTICK, LIP GLOSS, OR BOTH?: LIPSTICK ALL THE WAY: MAC "HUE"

7. FAVORITE MAGAZINE: """"VOGUE""""

8. FAVORITE THING ABOUT FALL: I GET TO WEAR BOOTS AND BOOTIES!!!!

I'm tagging Sissy a la mode, Kingaaa, I Rock So What, Cat in Dreamland, My Daily Fashion Dosis, NYC Island Gal, Psicodelia Loves!, Transmission Me, Gypsy Diaries, Gwen in Love, and Bikinis and Passport.

XOXO, Olya