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September 29, 2014

Home Away From Home - The Empire Hotel

September is almost over. I honestly believe there is some secret force that makes the months go by so fast that you feel like you fell asleep at the beginning and woke up at the end of the month but you only slept a few hours.. Looking back at September, which is always the busiest month, I feel very happy and grateful for my experiences, the highlight of which was definitely New York Fashion Week. Not only I enjoy the fashion week itself, but going to New York is already exciting enough :)
I always have these mixed feelings towards New York - I love and hate it at the same time. It makes me angry, happy, encouraged and disappointed - kind of an emotional roller coaster. But the only feeling the stays the same is the warm feeling that I get when I arrive at my "home away from home" - The Empire Hotel. Last year I gave you a sneak peak of my hotel room, and this year I am taking you to the rooftop where I snapped a few shots right before it started raining on my last day in NYC. That day was full of meetings so I went for a cool black and white look with my favorite wedge converse that I can't get enough of.
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September 26, 2014

My Fresh Face Tips and Tricks

I teamed up with Olay to bring you my latest tips and tricks of staying "forever young". Not that I am at an age where I have to do much, but I definitely reached the stage where I have to seriously reconsider my skincare routine to avoid big problems in the future. The earlier you start the better it will be for you. So here it is! To achieve beautiful, youthful and fresh skin I created a bunch of habits that I try to stick to on a daily basis.
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September 25, 2014

Be Radiant and Demi Lovato Giveaway

I am so excited to share an exclusive giveaway from the Radiant Collection from Tampax and Always. In honor of the Radiant Collection's partnership with Demi Lovato and her World Tour, which encourages girls to have the confidence to wear what they want any time of the month, I'm sharing my own "confident" fashion inspiration today. 
Today I wore this stunning suit from Ted Baker. The pattern, the color and the cut are so incredible and eye-catching, but I went even brighter by adding a mohican detail clutch and neon pink heels. Sometimes you leave me comments saying stuff like "Yes, that looks cool, but I could never pull that off". All I want to say, my dear friends, is "Oh yes you can!" 
What I learned in these few years of working in fashion is that it's never about what you wear; it's about how you wear it. If you feel confident in your outfit, it doesn't really matter what it is - you'll always look good! You could even wear a trash bag and still look awesome if you pair it with confidence and a killer pair of shoes! So pursue your wildest outfit ideas and work them as long as you feel good in them. And the Radiant Collection from Always and Tampax will make sure you can do it any day of the month with no exceptions ;)
Now, the most exciting part of the campaign is the Demi Lovato Concert! 
PRIZE #1: 2 tickets to Demi Lovato's concert at the Staples Center in LA this Saturday September 27th!!!! Since it's geographically biased, the conditions are super easy: tweet, email or instagram me your most radiant and confident outfit using the hashtag #BeRadiant for a chance to win 2 tickets to Demi Lovato's concert! Hurry up cause the concert is so soon!!!
PRIZE #2: You can enter the Be Radiant Sweepstakes now through Oct. 10, 2014 for a chance to win a VIP experience to attend Demi’s Oct 27th Brooklyn show in style. One lucky winner will receive: a two-night trip to New York for the winner and three friends, limo service, four front-row concert tickets, a meet-and-greet with Demi, and fabulous product from The Radiant Collection!!! How cool is that!? Learn how to enter HERE!
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September 23, 2014

That Perfect Gift...

First of all, THANK YOU so much for your lovely emails and comments on my latest post. You can't imagine how much you make my day with your tweets, comments, likes and messages. I see and read every single one of them. I am so glad to be bringing the "Total Black" style back! To go along with the "black waive" I obviously couldn't resist pulling out my favorite "little black dress". I believe that the most important part of the "little black dress" look is the shoe! I always dedicate extra time to decide which pair will be the key element of the day when wearing LBD. Today it's my new italian obsession from Loriblu - sleek, sexy, feminine and elegant shoes directly from Italy! I believe they could be a perfect gift for any lady (or yourself if you are a lady :) ), because I don't think anyone would ever NOT want them :)
Speaking of gifts.. I want to tell you about this new platform - Giftry - a cool way to create boards with gift ideas for yourself and others. If your friend has a birthday and you have no idea what to get them (which is ALWAYS the case!), you can create a Giftry board where you can add all sort of different ideas from physical retailers and any online stores. You can also invite your common friends to contribute to the board with their ideas and you can even anonymously invite your friend (whose birthday it is!) to add his/her own ideas for their perfect gift! Now you can never go wrong with a gift for that special occasion.
I am one of the Giftry influencers, which I am super excited about, who has a special board with cool gift ideas (these shoes are definitely there ;)). Check it out HERE and feel free to utilize my giftries :) Have fun!
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