let it snow ,let it snow,let it snow...may be enough?

A shovel is a must have in Saint-Petersburg now.I think I don't need to explain why I don't post my outfits now))
Can you guess what car is it?))poor owner!

the view from my window to my yard- the layer of snow is so thick(about 1,5 metres) that even the benches and the lanterns are buried under it.

dangerous!!!

today's mood

She has stolen my heart! Her voice is so tender, her songs are so touching and her videos are so cute! And she is russian by the way! I advise you to find some of her other songs-especially Laughing With ,Better and Apres moi.They are sooo sweet!

in search of new year's dress

Last weekend I went for one day trip to Helsinki with my friends just for fun. Since I had only about one hundred euro with me I had only one aim-to buy some dress for New years party. So I was lucky enough to find very nice and versatile dress by Selected that was appropriate for my low budget. The dress is quite simple but some bold hairstyle can create a great look.I already have an integral image in my head how I want to look like for NY party-I also made a sketch of it like I do sometimes(I'll show you some of my ugly sketshes and real photos of my outfits later). I must say that my country is the only country where NY is celebrated more than Christmas-all that you do for Christmas we do for NY. During the Soviet Union our government was extremely atheistic and it was trying to exterminate all traditions and holidays that refered to religion. So here we are- NY is much more important in Russia than Christmas.By the way as Russia is orthodox we have Christmas only on the 7th of January that I'm going to celebrate with my family and tasty meals. All of you have great days now and we are only preparing for the upcoming holidays. Anyway I wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS, my catholic fellows!:) Have a great time!
Here are some photos from Helsinki. We were so tired after quite difficult travelling and shopping that we have taken just few photos at the cafe in Stockmann.

desperately hungry Julia))

P.S. Don't forget about the giveaway that I make!I'm waiting for your sketches:)

Spotted: clubbing with best friends

she leaves me speechless

I'm sure that surrealism was a sourсe of inspiration for her and I like it a lot! This piano is like from the canvas of Salvador Dali. Oh, I'm just speechless!

NB! GIVEAWAY IS HERE!

I told about my plans for the giveaway some time ago and finally I have time to make it so don't miss it!:) You have a chance to win some interesting items in RUSSIAN STYLE! As I like drawings a lot I decided that it would be nice if you make them for me to win some great things. You can use any of my photos and make a drawing of it that can be suitable for the header of my blog.

So to enter this GIVEAWAY you just need to:
1) Choose any of my photos and make drawing(s) of it that can be suitable for the header of my blog( you can use any technique for the drawing that you like).

2) Send it to my mail before the 11th of January (fashionista01@mail.ru) and name the letter RUSSIAN GIVEAWAY so I can see that you entering the contest and it's not some kind of spam.Don't forget to write your name in the letter.

3) Wait for the results that I'll announce on the 11th of January!So you have a month from now on to create something amazing and win!:)

GOOD LUCK! Use your imagination!:)

back to origins

Here are some photos that were made for the winter canpaign of Romashka shop. I was working as a stylist/make up artist for this campaign so you can easily see in it my obsession with russian culture that I have lately. If you live in Saint-Petersburg you can visit this shop and cheer yourself up with colorful nice clothes.





Make up-me
Hair-me
Style-me
Model-Karina Ignatieva

scandinavian blonde

Today I've finally dyed my hair.I always only highlight my hair because they are so long that if I dye them comletely It can make them weak. I was making them goldish for quite a long time because my skin was tanned but now I like pale, porcelain skin so for the first time I decided to give a "cold" shade to my hair because it looks better with pale skin. I also had a new hairdresser today that is quite famous in my city. Though I'm quite satisfied with the result I think that my previous hairdresser(he was working with my hair for 7 years already) was better because the new one 1) is too expensive, 2) too slow(4 hours is TOO much!), 3) he didn't work with my hair gently and this it is very important for me. So I think that next time I'll go to my fave old hairdresser.
Sorry for such low quality photos-just wanted to show you my new color. I also colored my nails with a new matte nail polish from OPI-i love it!

Kiasma heaven

I'm back from Helsinki!It was wonderful(more photos later) and now I'm a bit sad that I have to start my ordinary life again.
This photo is from Friday-we visited an amazing exibition at Kiasma modern art museum in Helsinki. If you are in Helsinki now-go and see what they have on the 5th floor-believe me, it's like a heaven!

I just can't get enough

I just can't get enough of blue nail polishes.I think I will use it untill it will be enough to make me sick of blue))) But now I'm going to find some more nice shades of this color. Here is my small blue collection.


I have a suitcase full of make up products but usually I don't use any make up. Weird? May be,but I'd better paint someone else than myself.

music that makes me happy right now

Ah!I'm drug addict and GG is my drug!)) Chuck Bass is a true noble knight-it's amazing what he makes for Blair.It's a dream of any girl.

a freak bitch baby

That's what I want to see from all the pop stars- high-quality,really bold videos with great work of stylists. 'Cause she's a freak bitch baby!That's why I love her.

My new babies

Was always dreaming of very bright fall/winter boots and finally I managed to find something like this. I love fuchsia! Now I'm ready to rock my vintage coat from 80's with these babies and add a splash of color to grey days. You should read very useful Doe Deere's post about finding colorful clothes for cold time.

David Koma's hour of triumph

If you ask about russian designers there are not so many names that I think worth to be mentioned though there are several: Alena Akhmadullina(fairytales are the main subjects of all her collections) Denis Simachev(he made a trend out of traditional russian patterns), Alexander Terekhov(he makes very feminine, beautiful dresses and reminds me of Diane von Furstenberg)-till recently only these designers I considered to be really outstanding and competitive with foreign designers.Two days ago I was watching MTV EMA in Berlin on TV and when I saw Beyonce getting her award I just cried WOW! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that she was wearing a dress by David Koma! He wasn't very famous before that and I think that it was an hour of triumph for him. Beyonce is such popular person and she undoubtedly can make a name for him. I'm really happy for David because he is so young and talented and he is from my country(that's very nice) and from my city(Saint-Petersburg) and he deserves this fame. Before his graduate collection(he studied at Saint Martin's) from wich was this dress he didn't have his special style that could make his collections recognizable but this collection is really a breakthrough. That dress was also shown in the last issue of V magazine Spain and that was also a pleasant surprise for me. I'm very happy that russian designers are entering the international arena because we need people that we can be proud of and David is one of them. I must admit that his graduate collection was great but I like even more his new spring/summer 10 collection- It's amazing how he works with colors and shapes! I would definetely buy one of these dresses for myself. All designres that are trendy now should be beware of David because I'm sure-very soon he will be very serious rival for them.Remember my words!

NB!P.S. Oh! Forgot to mention that Megan Fox,Lady Gaga and Sharyl Cole were also rocking David Koma's dresses! Lucky boy!:) It's cool to see your creation on Lady Gaga- she knows how to make any piece of clothes a hot stuff!
David Koma spring/summer 2010

Marie Antoinette for Halloween was a success

So finally here are the photos from Halloween! It was the first time when I decided to dress for Halloween properly and I had so much fun! Luckily all my friends were wearing fancy dresses so I was dying laughing when I saw them. I was Marie Antoinette or Versailles whore-what you like better))As I was wearing such crazy wig almost all my acquaintances couldn't recognize me and I liked it a lot. Unfortunately not so many people in clubs were dressed for Halloween though I think that it is the only day in a year when the dress code should be very strict.


Versailles whore and her friend cat-woman)))

My fave photo! Such different characters-so fun!

And who were you for Halloween? I want to see your photos!:)