Archive for January, 2012

Layers – denim, mint and white

It is finally getting rainy in the Bay Area. I love rain for two reasons. First, it reminds me of Russia. Second, I love the green rolling hills in the summer. With the weather being more chilly, there is a definite need for more warm layers. I played with some clothes in my closet and [...]

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Jason Wu for Target

Wow, I guess I am several days behind, but the complete lookbook of Jason Wu for Target collection has been released! I just visited Huffington post, and it had all the pictures of the Jason Wu for Target collection. I am including all the pictures right here on my blog: My favorite piece from the [...]

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Mustard sweater and high socks

I realized that I haven’t worn my mustard sweater (Forever 21) and high socks for at least a month. We are already in the middle of the winter. So if I don’t wear them, I might not have a chance later, especially in California! I pulled out my old Express dress and put the sweater [...]

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Nail design idea

My last nail design chipped, so I decided to do something new. Especially that I still haven’t used my new BCBG blue metallic nail polish. I just covered my nails with a coat of blue polish and then colored only half on the nail with the golden color. I really liked the outcome, the golden [...]

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Glitter nail design

After reading a Chapter of Branding Yourself yesterday and learning that a blogger needs to spend more time on other blogs than on own, I visited several blogs. And I discovered some amazing blogs! One of my favorite’s was Love, Blair. Blair posts on topics of personal style, nail design, and decor DIY. She already [...]

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Elegance in little things

This Holiday season I received “The Little Pink Book of Elegance” as a gift. It is definitely very little and repeats all the style rules our mothers taught us, but we forgot. It covers all aspects of style: from wardrobe rules to makeup, hair, and home. The book inspired me to write this post. Elegance [...]

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Jason Wu for Target

So many fashion collaborations happened in 2011: Missoni for Target, Versace for H&M and others… However, living in Reno I didn’t get any chances to shop those collections. Now, that I am living in the Bay area, I actually have a chance to go shop the new collaboration pieces. The next one is Jason Wu [...]

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Runway trends 2012

Took me a long time to post this, but I am sure this is great info now that we are in 2012! Just a little roundup from Bazaar on Runway trends: 1. Retro romance – it is a new modern spin on ladylike retro, a lot of pastel pink and light blue, patterns, and glitter. [...]

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