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: