Christmas' Eve. Being honest I'm not really much into Christmas things and nor my family is. We usually do a small dinner and celebration with some special things or typical food and that's all. But I like to take more time on my hair and makeup, try new things and dress a little flashier than usual.

This year I decided to go for this floral full skirt from Ted Baker, to avoid the typical winter theme and give a vintage touch to the styling thanks to the swirl buns decorated with that feather headband/headpiece (similar tutorial below).

I was tired of always wearing black, I think it finally gets boring and especially in winter! So I decided to go for the pink coat and pink accessories too like the scarf and shoes. I liked them because they've some platform and have a very little heel, which made them really really comfortable to walk in. No killer heels please! I think they also add a really lady touch to the outfit, isn't them?

And finally, some Christmas gifts... Statement pearl necklace, Manhattan bridge candy box and fencing club insignia.

Christmas and winter holidays. To all of you who follow me on Twitter and Google+ you may know I've been really busy this last two weeks, and that I've been really excited too for holidays to finally come. It's not about the ''Christmas mood'' around and the ''let it snow, let it snow'' thing. For me, the awesome part of Christmas is having time for my own, time to rest and sleep, read, and forget for a little while that I study really hard.

The cool thing is also that there're a lot of parties, dinners, celebrations everywhere, so why not wear some pretty dresses out there and have fun while putting some sparkly makeup?

So, this is my Christmas ''party'' outfit proposal. Gold dress with some velvet motifs, very festive yet chic and simple! Wore it with some high gloves, a vintage jacket and pointed-toe heels, some makeup in metallic colors and, that's it! You have a breathtaking, vintage inspired and out of the typical Christmas colors (you know: red, green and stars and snow everywhere...) outfit for a great party. In my case I chose it for the Fencing Club dinner. This is just an example of that is really easy to dress nicely for an event and that you'll actually need a little few things. It's not about the dress, or even about the accessories you wear. It's always about the mix, about integrating all the elements as makeup, hair and stuff together. As for me, I wore a new dress but I reinvented all the things I wore before (as the gloves, the little bag, shoes... Which have already be seen on this blog here or here) to give the outfit a total fresh look. Now my questions are...

What are your plans for winter holidays? How's your perfect Christmas outfit and where would you wear it?

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Skin is somewhat a difficult thing to manage. Staying bright, looking young and fresh may be a real problem, specially when dealing with acne or some pimples when you wake up.

I've had cystic acne for years, and with sensitive skin the way to stop pimples isn't so easy. I've bought zillions of creams and treatments, but which seems to have finally stopped the redness on my face was a visit to my dermatologist and some skin care routine. The doctor gave me a special treatment based on creams from the pharmacy, and one month was enough to see results. So, first of all and aside from following some of my skin care routine tips, I recommend you to ask your doctor for advice, as I am no dermatologist and the tips given here are based on my own experience and skin type.

Then, here some tips I always follow to maintain my skin bright and good-looking:

Winter is already here. After a crazy October month with summer temperatures it's finally cold. And so cold that I had to literary drive out all my coats and warm jackets, because it has arrived really really quick. But it's fun, because I was really on a coat and fur jacket mood, just to change drastically the summer wardrobe and start matching with the current season.

Color coats and not the typical dark brown nor black jacket are one of the most noticeable trends of this season. I got this white coat from Mango on sales before summer, and was waiting on my closet to be worn. In addition with this black fur vest I'm wearing under it, it makes the outfit super comfy and warm for freezing days.

I'm also very happy because today I could finally give my first class project, and it's exciting because it ended very well and I have finally been able to sleep a little after two chaotic weeks. Now it's time to learn about new rendering and planning programs and utilities, do some testing (as you can see below) and wait until next project is announced. Yay, I love Architecture!

(Anne Klein tartan jacket and rose necklace from local market)

Deliveries of quarterly portfolios. Some of you may know I've been recently very busy with my last class projects around, so busy that I don't even have enough time to go out only few hours of my messy room, full of papers, floor plans, model pieces... That means no blogging, and spent the less possible hours out of home if it's not for going to my classes.

Now that the delivery is very close and I have done almost all the work I wanted to give a sign of life, and show you guys some objects that I have got lately. As I said I do not leave home much lately, so I'm missing my usual shopping habits and when I rarely go out of my burrow, I hardly see something I really, really like. So, most of the things I've been buying lately are mostly cosmetics. I am becoming very fond giving different touches to my outfits not only combining clothes and putting accessories here and there but doing my makeup differently each day, experimenting with hair, choosing one or another lipstick depending on my mood.

Understand me: University and especially the School of Architecture is a somewhat boring place, where we love to use white and gray lines for our buildings and projects.

If no-one adds color someone has to do it, don't you think?

Currently loving this new concealers from NYX: green one, ah-wesome for little rednesses and imperfections on the skin, and dark brown, lovely for doing some contouring or as a natural blush.

Feathers necklace bought on a local market, Elizabeth Arden liquid foundation (added to my daily makeup routine. It feels really fresh and natural, but the coverage is just breathtaking!) and Essence ''All about matt!'' translucent powders, my essential for a matt skin! 

Tartan. Seems to be everywhere I go this season. Trousers, jackets, shoes... It feels absolutely crazy with this pattern and it's curious because as far as I remember, I used to wear it a lot when I was a child. Everything returns in fashion, you know. So, this tartan blazer is one of those pieces which might give your outfit a subtle print touch, but not too overdone or formal if it's for an school or College outfit. I think this piece is great to pair with a pair of jeans and a blouse or T-shirt. As weather is warm around here (believe me: November and it's still about 30ºC at noon) but a little bit colder in the mornings, taking a light jacket or blazer like this with you is a great idea.

So, while I wait for winter to arrive and my exams to end, I enjoy looking around for winter goodies such as gloves (tthe Ralph Lauren gloves below and its classy, elegant patterns and soft textures really made me fell in love with them!), hats and scarves. I love the classic and vintage style which is everywhere this season!

Finally, here you can see that not everything around me is fashion, Architecture and studying... I have fun too! Specially in our trainings, loving my super cute friends from the fencing team!

The girl obsessed with kimonos. That's my new name. When oriental motifs started being trend again, you can't even imagine how happy I was. I don't know, Asian culture has always fascinated me, and I'm a real freak when talking about their fabrics, awesome patterns, typical clothing and so on.

When I discovered Aupie, a new fashion online store, and saw this loose blouse full of flowers, which actually looks like a kimono, I couldn't help and ordered it. No matter how much I had to wait until it arrived... I just couldn't wait to wear it and show you a nice, remastered and trendy way to wear a kimono!

The blouse is made from chiffon, and it's lined so it's pretty warm (I can wear it on winter, yay!). The seams are strong, the size just perfect as it's my usual (M, always M) and the color is as bright and playful as it looks on the pictures. I think it's a really versatile piece: you can wear it with jeans and your favorite flats to go to class, or with a dress like I did, for a more formal outfit on this terrace for a snack. Garments you can use on lots of combinations and in different outfits are those I'm always looking for. They key is to be able to wear it a lot, but achieve totally different looks.

You know I always want to introduce you new brands and stores, online or offline. Style doesn't have to be expensive, and it's always about mixing clothes and pieces on a right way. I think Aupie reaches that, and has a nice collection of inexpensive and chic clothing, also with a great quality. I would never accept sponsoring a brand or store whose products I didn't like, and of course which I thought you wouldn't like as well.

Turban girl. I'm not personally that kind of person who loves wearing hats, and hair accessories and only wears her hair as natural as possible. But I've been suffering a kind of obsession lately with turbans and fashion hair pieces, just to give my outfits a different touch, a bit more bohemian than usual, I don't know.

So, after looking around like a crazy thing for a turban that fitted me (it had to be really simple lined, made of a plain color and which covered all my head) I finally found this one on ASOS! I couldn't believe it, because I looked around before on so many places, but never found anything I really liked.

I also experimented a little bit with my makeup, and tried to do some contouring. I think it ended really natural, almost too much without my usual bright lipstick! I somehow feel that this makeup fits this vintage dress better, because too much colors would make this look too formal...

Inexpensive fashion on the go. One of my goals when I created this blog was to spread the word that being stylish is not expensive, and it is also really simple. Many people have asked me many times how I get to have a timeless, simple but very effective look whenever I go anywhere, no matter if it's an event, a night out with friends or even dressing for College.

So this post if for all of you folks who want to dress well but without spending all your savings on it. It's not necessary to have a 1,000$ pair of shoes, but just know what are the basic clothing pieces on the right colors. Those are the key to a successful outfit, and I personally don't mind on spending a little bit more than usual on them (basically because a good material and quality makes the difference on the time they will last on your wardrobe) and as a piece I'm sure you'll use a lot... Well, it simply worths it. So, let's get started!

1. Leather bag. Browns, grey and black are the most versatile colors. Find one that fits you with its shape and size. There are a lot of models, and you'll easily find any great choice from almost any brand, so you won't have to spend about a fortune on a Cèline or Luis Vuitton one. Leather is extremely durable, and depending on the type usually easy to clean and maintain.

2. Leather jacket. As well as on handbags, having a basic leather jacket is clue. Biker, field jacket, classic... There're lots of models you'll want to try on. They are more expensive than a ''regular'' knitted jacket or one made of wool, but if you take care of it you'll keep it rest of your life, for sure!

I was wearing:

Zara dress
Local store sandals
Lancel vintage bag
Rayban sunnies

Total white outfit. This is one of those outfits you just take off the closet and start playing around with the pieces, putting things on and mixing stuff. Apart from being a nice place to take pictures, our townhouse is a perfect storage place where we take everything we don't use during winter, including clothing and accessories. Or even some clothes we haven't worn in a while, which is pretty cool because I don't even have to carry a huge bag with things when going there for vacation. Is like a second home about 100km away from home.

By the way, we left on a trunk here at the town this Tous black and white bag, due to replicas which have been around this last 5 or 6 years. You could easily spot about 100 of them EVERY-SINGLE-DAY. It was huge what happened to this bag, which is a pity, because I think Tous did great with this design: the pattern is minimal and very original, and the shape of the bag is amazing to carry documentation and paperwork. I think it's important to create awareness with the whole replica and fakes thing: an original idea may worth hundreds of euros to develop. When buying replicas, you aren't only damaging the original brand and producer of those ideas, but also you are at risk that you're buying a product that won't last even half the time it was supposed to last.

I was wearing:

Zara sandals and shorts

H&M tank top and necklace

Tous K12 bag

Vintage Cinderella dress. Here we finally go with a 90% vintage and New York made outfit! Do you remember this post about the vintage Ferragamo shoes for 25$? I think they look even greater paired on an outfit, specially if it's with a party or formal dress. Like this one made from lace I bought at Vintage Thrift West (286 Third Ave. between 22&23 St) It was managed by two nice boys who helped us very much, and they had amazing antique things, old brooches, shoes, books and furniture. Absolute paradise! I wish I could go back in time and get struck between hangers and antiquities.

This outfit reminds me a little bit of Cinderella. Ok, not at all but the lace layers on the dress and how the skirt falls + the Ferragamo heels which are made of a really uncertain color (they look like golden, but with a bit of silver bright color... It's just weird) and which have that glow and simplicity on their design than I always like to imagine they came up directly by USPS (?) from a fairy tale! Apart from that, the updo I'm wearing is actually very easy to do and you can try at as well: just take an elastic band and do a ponytail. Don't stretch the entire ponytail on the last twirl and leave it as a messy bun. Take as much hair pins as you want, and start hooking around all the hair left on the bun, and give it the shape you want (can be used some hairspray or you can also tease the bun to get more volume). Easy peasy lemon squeezy! 

Now you know: looking fabulous for any party or formal occasion is easy and cheap!

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Meet Angelina Paldzyan, blogger and illustrator from Fashion Freedom, where she features her personal way to combine fashion and art on an universal and understandable language for everybody. Angelina is a young artist born in California but Armenian descent, who wants to study fashion design while she recreates on her drawings collections by famous designers like Giambattista Valli or Valentino.

Fashion is body art. A framed art piece looks nice hung up on a wall, right? But what if you took that same art piece, turned it into a patterned, textured fabric and made it into a structured dress? The woman wearing this dress would add much more effect to it with her confidence and energy. This is what fascinates me the most: the impact that nice clothes have on people and vice versa. I draw fashion because I admire the concept of style and personality coming together with art and design.

Shading! It's the key to a more realistic, three-dimensional illustration.