I've been blonde for a year and I don't know of a better way of celebrating then sharing photos of gorgeous platinum babies!

 

Makeup Goodies

 

Just wanted to share that this “Perfect Black” eyeliner that comes in the Too Faced Cat Eye Kit is THE BEST, THE BLACKEST, THE SMOOTHEST eyeliner I’ve ever used, just like paint. They’re $10 at SEPHORA, RIGHT NOW! (originally $20, then marked down to $12 and now $10 for Black Friday)

 

 And let me just add on that this “Penny Talk” from Essie is probably the coolest nail polish I’ve ever tried/owned. I noticed a James Bond gold leaf “‘18 Karat Gold” nail polish for 30 freakin bucks from OPI and was completely bummed, because I’ve seen lots of cool metallic nail polishes online (mainly tumblr) and i REALLY wanted one, but i had yet to find something like this, especially for so cheap. It’s a really strong goldish/copper (hence “Penny”) metallic that has very great coverage. While at the store I only swiped on a single layer and it’s absolutely opaque.  it looks a little green while stile in the bottle, but i guess that’s the “patina” that’s found on pennies ;) but once you apply it, the color is unbelievable, i find it rather perfect. Love it! :3

Goes on almost clear, but looks fucking awesome at night! This one is used when I go through my clubber/rave/crazy-spastic/whatever phase and apply it to long ass acrylics. Glow in the dark nail polish from American Apparel.

i miss home

Tina Carlyle

I've been  thinking of bleaching & then dying my hair blonde off and on for about three/four 
weeks now. I can't decide if I'd feel like me with blonde locks....and I really can't stand the thought of having one, single color cover my whole head.  Also for the last two weeks, I've considered going darker.........after just  now seeing a gif of Cameron Diaz in The Mask,  I'm reminded, or the uptienth time, of why I wanted to color my hair in the first place. I'm a very visual person, so when I see something that I like I'm really drawn to it, so all i keep seeing is these beautiful blondes and gorgeous raven haired goth girls.

 

Sinister

we went to see Sinister yesterday, and yeah, no i don’t recommend it (i thought i’d have nightmares, but they have yet to come…hopefully WON’T). for someone who loves creepy shit, that movie didn’t sit right with me. i mean i won’t even post gifs of it. maybe it’s just me and since everyone reacts differently to different situations, so maybe it won’t be as frightening to someone else. the soundtrack really did it for me. of course they edit the movie so that that creepy ass music plays the loudest at the scariest parts, i know i wouldn’t have been as afraid if the music didn’t fluctuate as much, the visuals wouldn’t creep me out as much without the support of the soundtrack.

but anyway, the story if pretty much The Amityville Horror with a little twist. You can pretty much tell what’ll happen once the story begins, but there are little surprises here and there. The one thing that sets this movie apart from other horror movies is the creepy factor. I guess that’s the point, but the ‘home movies’ recording style, all filmed at night, sets a very appropriate tone for this genre. The murders in the movie were creative, that’s so sick to say, but I’ve never seen these ideas before. The whole talk of Pagan beliefs & deities and Norwegian Black Metal (my sister and I looked at each other at that part) hit a little close to home, even if it was just in passing; these little things that are also personal, made this one a little scarier for me. So it was original from that standpoint, but the main character reeked of Johnny Depp in the Secret Window and the children ghosts seemed sorta inexperienced & their makeup sucked so bad. Maybe it was a low budget (???) The film, for the most part, had original ideas, so i def see why The Daily Targum gave this one a B. I think the story needed a little more development, and felt too short. My favorite is how the whole family slept through EVERYTHING.

“Прошлой ночью” - Last Night

Staunton Hill

i just went and watched Staunton Hill after this gif popped up on my dash. i got really excited about watching this as i was reading the synopsis, since i absolutely ADORE ‘Crazy Redneck Slashers’ AND because that fat lady from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning was gon be in it. i gotta say that was one of the worst crap shoots i’ve ever seen. just because your father is George Romero, doesn’t mean you should follow suit, especially if this is the quality of your work. now that is what i call riding on the coattails of yo daddy.

“Ordinary People” - the publication of our paper, “My Town”

 

They agreed to be followed for a day for an article about an ordinary family that doesn’t dress or look ordinary. My favorite family, THE FREAKIN CUTEST. I’ve been following them since their wedding in 09
(how many guys would fix their girl’s ((wife’s)) hair like that?!?!?!?)

First Snowfall of the Year!!!

 

Snow falls on the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on October 21, 2012

In the morning it was very cool, heavy leaden clouds littered the sky. But then the sun appeared in the sky and I was glad that it will be warm. But my expectations were not met …

At noon, a real snowstorm was played, the wind was very strong, it was knocking on the window, threw them in a small handful of snow. All the children ran into the street. They enjoyed the snow, they were not afraid of a strong wind that tore at their clothes, the children danced in the yard.

And then the sun lit up the sky again and the snow has melted …

To an hour all over again.

Today Belarus celebrate the day of the first snow, autumn goes away. Of course, the real snow will fall after only six weeks, but today I felt that the winter is very close.
First Snow in Belarus, October 26th, 2012

      First Snow. Helsinki, Finland. 26 of october 2012 at 7.05 am. Shot taken by myself. All rights reserved.

MothMouth

I find Maija very gorgeous and an absolute inspiration, especially her hair; I'm in love with her bangs! A friend also grew her hair out very long and then cut in very short bangs, and I gotta say it looks SO pretty and feminine :3 So yeah, loving uber long hair with very short bangs.

 http://musiciphotographia.tumblr.com/post/33129588665/october-31-2009

 http://musici.tumblr.com/post/33130135428

Alexander McQueen S/S 2013

I think Sarah Burton is making Lee McQueen very proud.

Boots

having the hardest time deciding…
going in to try them on tomorrow and maybe that’ll help me choose….but they probably won’t have the chrome ones
in my head they’ll look clownish on me and the red or flashy ass silver ones are just going to add to that effect

Generic Docs

take your ass down to Dollar Tree because they have a wide selection of really cute Halloween decorations this year. also, Target finally got their shit together and started producing footwear that i wouldn't be ashamed to be seen in. of course you can see that these are replicas but sometimes the watered down version ain't so bad. the orange ones look like a fucking football, but they're my favorite pair :3

Ready for Fall

I love autumn! Autumn is my favorite season; the layers, the colors, the weather....ahhh all year round I sit around waiting for this magic chill that only comes around in the fall. Anyway, besides the wonderful weather, fall is also the time for Fashion Week. (British magazines-designers use A/W instead of F/W-and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT! ) New looks, new accessories, new handbags, new shoes, new hairstyle ideas, just this feeling of being able to absolutely and completely reinvent yourself or add some new great pieces.

While I anticipate the new looks sent down the runway, I also receive a lot of joy scoping out the attendees and the off duty models hopping from show to show, getting a glimpse of how they like to style the runway looks on their own and how they view each designer in their own stylistic representation.

I have always associated fall with boots. Maybe I'm not the only one, since autumn is the time for rainy, chilly weather and boots will keep your piggies warm. Now that I've gotten older, my love and taste for boots has matured into a more adult love....that love being booties.

YSL Cage Booties

Luxirare

 

About three years ago was the first time that I saw a pair of Sergio Rossi for Narciso Rodriguez (Spring Summer 2009) black, oh-so-craveable booties and have been obsessed ever since.

Of course I went out and purchased the closest thing that caught my eye.

While they're not designer, they fit great and have served me well over the years. The thing that still eats away at me is that when I've searched everywhere for something that I'm truly craving and come up short, I'll settle for the next best thing. (Notice how my dream bootie has a flat sole and the one I have has a small platform) And at that time these boots were pretty much it.

But every time fall comes around, that itch return and I'm on the look out for the perfect pair.

Why did I not buy these?!?!?!?! Because they were brown.

Since boots are probably my favorite footwear EVER, I tried on these Michael Kors Booties last Sunday while running errands/shopping/hanging out with one of my favorite people.

They were THE MOST comfortable pair of heels I’ve EVER tried on. The two pairs I tried on, one had gold and the other had silver studs on the detachable harness. The only thing that was stopping me from getting these is that I don’t quite like the toe. A bit more rounded and I would of so got these. He really knows how to dress women. He understand what women like and how to make his products so that they fit perfectly and look great.

While summer is more of a 60s hippie-flower child type of state for my hair, since I sort of don't care while the heat takes it's toll, there's really no use in trying to style it, when Fashion Week is around the corner I get the biggest urge to chop off all my hair and change up my style. One style is CONSTANTLY on my mind every time fall approaching and has become embedded in my system over the years:

While I basically adore her existence, that hair is legendary and in a league all of it's own.

The shortest I've ever had my hair was about like Freja's in this photo

Longer pieces in the front, because not everyone is Posh and this style, if not cut and styled correctly can look horrible, especially on a round face. 

Of course having JUST grown out my hair to where everyone's been commenting, "Oh your hair's gotten long!" (I've never had that feeling at all, it always feels too short) it might feel a bit of a shame of going so short. But truthfully I'm just a bit afraid that when the long hair is gone, you can't really hide behind anything, and you have to face the world, literally ;)

So below are similar, but medium length options that I've fallen in love with.

Is she not the most perfect human ever?!?!^^^^^^^

LOVE the shaggyness, EXACTLY how the back of my head looked three years ago.

I also sometimes wonder how feminine I'd feel with a short cut, it's silly to even consider that because I SURE AS HELL KNOW that hair length has nothing to do with how beautiful or girly someone is, but sometimes I just have those doubts, but then all I have to do is look at these beautiful women and I lust after how absolutely gorgeous they look and it seems like when women cut their long hair, they feel more at ease with shorter locks.

And while you'd think that the short style would better suit and make more sense during the warmer months, in my mind the shorter style is oh-so chic that it's appropriate as a sort of pre-regime, getting ready for Fashion Week and welcoming the colder weather. Feels like once the hair's been styled into something amazing, the mood is complete for all that is to come in the fashion world.

I've already slowly started the process...I guess so I won't go into complete shock and absolutely despise my self for what I've done, haha, but I've added layers and took off a good bulk of weight by thinning out my whole head, and cutting in some face framing pieces.

I love the chunkiness and the wavy look more than the sleek; the sleek look just feels like I'm lacking hair.

The shorter the hair and the more layers you have, I feel that it's a whole lot easier to style your hair.

For every day I just shampoo (I don't care which shampoo, since the conditioner is that one that will be the deciding factor on how your hair will turn out) condition, air dry while I'm sleeping (tossing and turning really helps to build up waves ;) and use a styling paste in the morning (most of the time I don't even have to brush my shorter hair).

I've just recently started using Joico and it's pretty damn good and smells amazing. I r-e-a-l-l-y hate it when using "volumizing" conditioners turn my hair into a big puffball of feathers which causes me to use more product to "dirty up" my hair. I can't stand it, which makes me dread even washing my hair, but I have to do it more frequently since I've used more product in the beginning. Vicious cycle.

Joico Body Luxe Thickening Conditioner

And I have been using this Redken Styling Paste for years and I absolutely love it. It says on the website that it's a best seller and I definitely see why. It's really thick and gooey and sticky and helps me achieve exactly the look that I want. They also have two sizes so you can try it out without spending way too much on something that you're not even happy with.

That's about all for now. Currently I'm enjoying all of these September issues, waiting for the autumn chill (so close I can taste it!), going through art stores picking up materials during the back to school sales, and in the process of redecorating.