Be Simple, Be Genuine.

October 8, 2014

“Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.”- Little People, Louisa May Alcott

So far my blogs are very airy about makeup, clothes, food, adventures.. fun stuff.. not so serious. Today though I have something heavy on my mind.. Something that I often find myself thinking about. Something that I wish was different. So here it goes guys, a very first spill of my heart… probably will not be the last one.

5 Ways To Brighten Any Space

July 23, 2014

1. White Color

White color instantly adds brightness to any space. The space becomes visually larger. I love how free and fresh it becomes. It feels breathable and soothing. White walls, white coffee table, side tables, sofa, lamps… everything can be in the tones of white. It frees your mind from the clutter of crazy colors.. it lets you breathe.. and breathing is good.

2. Fresh Flowers
Flowers have something about them that just brings live to the space. The more “I just went to a field and picked flowers” they look the better. They can be bright or in more calmer colors. Depends on what is your mood.

What’s Inside My Makeup Bag

July 9, 2014

Face:

-Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-hour full coverage foundation in Light-Medium Honey
-Tarte Amazonian Clay Bronzer in Park Ave Princess
-NARS light reflecting setting powder in Translucent Crystal
-Eco Tools bronzer brush

Eyes:

-Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion (original)
-Naked 3 Urban Decay Eyeshadow Palette
-Urban Decay Ink For Eyes (eyeliner)
-Tarte Emphasis EYES for brows (brow pencil)
-DiorShow Extase (mascara)
-Danielle eyelash curler

Lips:

-NARS Pure Matte Lipstick in Tonkin
-Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lipstick in Fiery

Take Off:

-Clinique take the day off (make up remover)

Favorite Perfume:

-Lanvin Eclat D’Aprege

xoxo,

-O

Giambattista Valli’s Apartment in Paris

July 1, 2014

As I was getting my hair done the other day, I was flipping through the pages of Vogue May 2014 issue. At the very end of it my attention was caught by an article about the Italian fashion designer, Giambattista Valli. Well the article wasn’t really about him but about his innovative Parisian apartment. It was not one of those “tour my apartment” articles that many of the designers, and other celebrities have. This article was different. It was very inspiring. It was like looking into the artist’s mind or something like that. His apartment is very traditional yet very modern… He does it by having the “shell” which is an old Parisian apartment (high ceilings with Victorian molding all around) and adding modern fun and colorful pieces to it. To me his apartment is like an artist’s sketchbook. It has messy sketches, ideas, daily thoughts, maybe a photograph of something recorded in it. It’s never the same, each page does not match to the page previous to it. This kind of sketchbook catches your attention. Not everything in that kind of sketchbook will be understood but it doesn’t have to be…

New Ride

June 21, 2014

Twenty-four years old, live in Boulder, and don’t have a bike?! What?! Today was the day to change that. I have looked all over the internet for the perfect bike I have always dreamed of: nice minty color with creme colored wheels, cute woven basket in front where I could put pretty flowers in, and to finish it off -leather seat and handles. The search on the internet didn’t really help… Either the frame was too thick, the color was off, or the price was way over my head… Just then I remembered that a few weeks ago I strolled by the bike shop called Fat Kitty Cycles here in Boulder. They sell used and new bikes. So today I went by it again to see if there was anything new and within my price range. What do you know, I asked the guy who works there and he said, “I have three cruiser bikes for your size (aghm I’m 5’4”), I was like HOORAY let’s check them out. The first one he showed me was this green bit up cruiser bike, the second one was the blue pretty one but a bit too pricey, and finally he showed me this beauty! 2014 Virtue Campus Ladies Atlantic Green 49 cm!!! So perfect, so beautiful! The end…no..just the beginning of all the fun adventures we are going to have!!!

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