First look of my Hello Gorgeous Hair Extensions.

Some of you may know from my Twitter account that I recently got clip on extensions from Hello Gorgeous Hair Extensions! I have really long hair that runs all the way down my back so I didn't buy these extensions for length but for volume. I wanted a fuller and a more luscious look to my locks and that's why I opted for clip on extensions. They are made of real hair (which is very important) and are about 51 cm long! They may be a couple of cm shorter than my real hair but I don't care about that at all cause it's all about the volume and they have totally payed off! The good thing about real hair extensions is that they can be washed, dyed, styled and the hair will still be intact. Whereas fake hair would ruin once head would touch them.


I'm going to do a full review with lots of photos, but for now I just wanted to share a first look. I have only worn them once for now, about a week ago, and I was complemented right away how great my hair looked when I hadn't styled it at all and simply wore it straight.


Have any Dolls worn extensions? Let me know!

Kisses Dolls.

Happy New Year! 2011 ♥ ♥ ♥

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. ~Oprah Winfrey

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows. ~George William Curtis

New Year's Day is every man's birthday. ~ Charles Lamb

New Year's Eve was amazing and we all had a blast! Me, my best friend Elina, my boyfriend Andreas and his friends went to our favorite place, Cargo. I'm sure I have mentioned Cargo before in a previous post. The place was packed - I have never seen Cargo so crowded! And because of that I couldn't take pictures of my dress, imagine! I wore a one-shoulder leopard dress from Bershka that I got recently (you all have probably figured out that I'm obsessed with one-shoulder dresses). Such a cute dress! I went for the nude lip/smokey brown eyes look. I didn't take proper photos of my make up so I wont analyze what make up I wore but will mention that I wore of my favorite nude lipsticks, MAC's "Myth".

2010 was an interesting year, I wouldn't say the best due to the economic crisis, but it was one of the most fun years I've had (more on my next post). Now with the new year upon us and after having time to reflect on the one that passed it's time for New Year Resolutions.

Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account. ~Oscar Wilde

♥ Lead a more healthy lifestyle meaning: eating healthier, working more & sleeping earlier (since June I have been sleeping every day at 7am, real life vampire!)
♥ Make the trips I have planned for this year a reality (Paris, United States & the usual summer vacation at a Greek island and a winter getaway to a personal favorite, Pelion)
♥ Practice and work my butt off with my vocal & acting coaching and lessons. Work hard on what I learn and be the best I can be. Just like my teacher told me recently, the only enemy of "good" is "better".
♥ Try to save more money and not be the hopeless shopaholic I am.
♥ Try to cut back on smoking. Nasty habit I know, but hey, I live in Europe.
♥ Making all my dreams happen and reaching my goals...it's up to me!


I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe NYE! Everyone stick to your NYE Resolutions -- you can do anything you put your mind to!

Kisses Dolls.

Christmas Eve at The Hilton.

As I had mentioned before on a previous blog post, I spent Christmas Eve at The Hilton's Galaxy Bar with my friends and loved ones. It was an awesome night filled with glam, style, good music and a gorgeous bar. I wore a beautiful black one shoulder dress with embellishments on the shoulder pad. I bought it from Forever21 some time back and was really excited to be wearing it for the first time. As for make up I kept my eyes simple with warm tones and eyeliner since I was planning on wearing a bold colored lipstick. I LOVE fuchsia lipsticks and have been wearing them for years! The lipstick I'm wearing is by MAC and is from the "Liberty of London" Collection. It's called "Petals and Peacocks" and is an amplified lipstick. The "Liberty of London" Collection had great shades and I got 3 lipsticks from there which I adore. I'm sure anyone can still find a few on eBay although they are probably way overpriced.

 

What I'm wearing

Face:
- MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NW25
- L'Oreal True Match Make Up
- YSL Matte Touch Primer
- YSL Top Secret Primer
- Chanel Face Powder
- MAC Blush in "Pink Swoon"

Eyes:
- MAC Paint in "Bare Canvas"
- YSL Volume Effet Faux Cils Mascara
- MAC Fluidline Eyeliner
- Eyeshadows are from a palette


Lips:
- MAC "Petals and Peacocks" (LE)

How did you all spend Christmas Eve?

Kisses Dolls!

Warm Tones and Lashes.

Friday night my friend Elena had her birthday and we celebrated it at a discotheque called "Vinillio" in Glyfada. It was my first time going to a disco and I loved it! Surely the majority of the people there were ages 40+ but hey, they were the ones who really lived the disco era. Everyone was dancing, they played all the best disco songs and we had the time of our life!

I opted for a natural look that night, using warm tones on my lids with black liner, warm pink cheeks and of course fake eyelashes! By the way the lashes I'm wearing only cost 1 euro. Pretty cool steal e? On my lips I wore MAC's "Myth" with a similar colored lip gloss by YSL.

Kisses Dolls.

Taupe Nails.

Lately I've really been into taupe nail polish. I really seems to me as a great color for Fall and Winter. The brand of my nail polish is Tommy G, I have mentioned the brand before in a previous post. They are so far my favorite brand. Taupe or not? Would you rock this color?

Kisses Dolls.

Christmas Eve Party the Hilton's Galaxy Bar in Athens.

This Christmas Eve me and my friend Katerina Moutsana Tapolin will be hosting a grand-glam party at the Hilton's Galaxy Bar in Athens! The Galaxy Bar just had a renovation and the place is just to die for! If you haven't planned anything for Christmas Eve and want to celebrate in a top glam way come and join us! Table reservations are limited so don't give it a second thought. Music will be played by Odsounds and Stefano and DJ Constantin and our sponsor for the night will be Beluga vodka. See you there Dolls!




The event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=156159221097051
To make reservations contact me by making a comment below or by messaging me on Facebook (Gina Vlahandrea).

Kisses Dolls.

Photoblog Day 14: Something you craved today

I know this Photoblog was supposed to be an October thing but obviously I'm taking my time. So amidst a holiday diet I thought I should blog about I craving I have had for years now, and hopefully for now try to get it out of my system. For now I said :P

Chicago-style deep dish pizza! *heavenly music playing in the background*

Chicago-style pizza is a deep-dish pizza style developed in Chicago. Chicago-style pizza has a buttery crust up to three inches tall at the edge, slightly higher than the large amounts of cheese and chunky tomato sauce, acting as a large bowl. The term also refers to "stuffed" pizza, another Chicago style. While in Chicago most pizzerias serve thin-crust pizza, generally in a style characteristic to the city, the term Chicago-style pizza is used to describe this deep-dish style of pizza. (Thank you Wikipedia)

Some may know that I was born in Chicago and have lived half of my life there ( I moved to Greece when I was 12 and I'm now 25, still in denial of my age though). So I used to eat Chicago-style pizza all the time! And especially at Lou Malnati's, I'd go there all the time as a kid (cause my dad would drag me there so he could watch basketball games and such). But once I would get that heavenly slice of pizza packed with all the goodness of an overload of mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce, I was in pure bliss. A Shirley Temple to wash it down and I was one happy kid. But it's been years since I've had such a thing so I guess you can understand that fact that my craving has been going on for years. I've made it myself a couple times and it turned out amazing but still lacking the awesomeness of the original thing. In 2011 when I visit Chicago I know I'm packing on extra weight due to some serious pizza-whoring.








For more pizza porn you may visit: http://www.loumalnatis.com/

Kisses Dolls!