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Something About Me

fashionagony — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:21:00 +0000

Happy Monday everyone! I hope your week is off to a great start. I’m extremely grateful for all the attention and appreciation you’re sending my way in your comments and messages and I’d love to find out more about you, crazy people reading my blog. Today I thought I’d share with you five random facts about me and I hope you’ll do the same in the comment section! Here we go:

1. I’d never buy myself a Chanel 2.55 or a Birkin bag, even if it cost $100.

2. I’m a firm believer in karma, I’ll never let myself do something bad intentionally.

3. My left shoulder is slightly higher than the right one because I always carry my shoulder bags on it. Go on, check my pictures to see for yourself, I know you want to

4. Whenever I feel sad or angry I watch Friends, these guys instantly lift my mood.

5. I haven’t eaten meat since January 1 and it feels great!

*Also sometimes I’m still into drop crotch, don’t judge me!

I’m dying to know something random about you, are you a horror movie addict, do you wash your hands 20 times a day, would you kill for a particular pair of shoes? xD Your turn to spill it!

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Me

fashionagony — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 17:29:00 +0000

Hey guys! I hope you’re having a great weekend! I thought it would be fun to break the outfit post routine before the New Year’s and do something new, so I came up with this 10 Thing post, I hope you enjoy it and let me know if you share any of my weird habits

1. I try to look serious in the pictures, although I’m a complete goofball and this sometimes gets me into trouble

2. I can’t live 5 hours without sweets. I have to eat at least three types of desserts per day, otherwise I’ll feel miserable. Once I dieted for over a week to see if sugar was the reason of my breakouts, but by the end of the week I didn’t care about breakouts anymore. Actually I’m eating a cupcake even when I’m writing this

3. I’m a quitter. Some of the most memorable things I quit were a piano school, a ballet class, a sewing class, all of the jobs I had working for someone, a French class, a Spanish class, a Polish class, various business projects, sports and even my own clothes store I’ve had for about 3 years. I get bored of stuff so easily I’m surprised how this blog has become one of the longest term commitments in my life.

4. Speaking of commitments, very few people know I’ve been married for 2 and a half years, but my “husband” and I agreed to never call each other “husband” and “wife”. We prefer “boyfriend” and “girlfriend.”

5. It’s normal for me to go without sleeping for two days straight and then have a couple-hour nap and be as good as new

6. I love my heels to death but the happiest days of my life are always the ones, when I’m wearing flats.

7. If I were to name an item of clothing I’m obsessed with, it would be a coat.I have at least 30 of them in my closet and this number is growing each month.

8. The country I want to visit the most is Iceland, it’s one of my biggest dreams and I have to admit, I don’t do anything in particular to fulfill it, because otherwise I’ll have to come up with another dream

(image via Gary Pepper)

9. I hate coffee! It always gives me headaches and the smell of it makes me sick! I also can’t stand all kinds of alcohol (except maybe sangria with a lot of juice in it).
10. I don’t drive because I’m a complete panic freak. Although this is something I’m attempting to fix.

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Q&A

fashionagony — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Hey everyone! I hope you are having a lovely day! I’m in Poland for a couple of days and while I’m gone, I figured it would be fun to do a little Question & Answer post, especially since so many of you asked for it. So if you have any questions, personal or blog-related, feel free to ask in the comments, I’ll be sure to answer all of them when I come back!

P.S. I won’t be posting for a couple of days, so in the meantime you can check out my instagram for live updates

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Look of the Day: Loafers + Answers

fashionagony — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:40:00 +0000

I’m wearing:

Sweater – Zara

Leggings – Topshop

Bag – River Island

Loafers – River Island (similar ones here and here)

Hey guys!

I finally came up with the answers to all the questions you asked in this post. Sorry it took me so long, I’m an awful procrastinator when it comes to writing, so please bear with me

I’ve decided to group some of your questions and also answer the ones that I often get in emails and comments.

Beauty and fitness

What’s your height and weight?

The questions that I get asked almost every day My height is 173 cm, my weight is around 51 kg.

Do you have that amazing shape by nature (I mean high metabolism) or you go to the gym regularly? What do you to stay fit?

Unfortunately I don’t have a lot of tips for you guys on how to get fit, I’ve always been thin (sometimes even too thin) no matter what and how much I ate and I almost never drink water. However I do workout to keep my muscles toned, my routine usually consists of going to the gym twice a week, running in the mornings, cycling, swimming and tennis in the spring and summertime.

Hair care routine

I guess my hair routine is similar to that of any girl with long hair.

I wash my hair every two days and use dry shampoo whenever I need to freshen up. My favorite hair products are from Kerastase and Bonacure. I never apply conditioner to the roots and often leave it in the hair without rinsing. This way my hair is protected during the day and its ends seem to split less. Before applying the conditioner I rinse my hair with cold water to make it shinier.

I try to cut at least 5 cm of hair every three month, I prefer hot scissors since they help me to avoid split ends.

My hair is naturally straight, so I’m not doing any relaxing and try not to blow-dry it. Also, this is my natural color and I’ve never dyed my hair.

Did you ever have some troubles with your skin? like almost every teenager has pores and acne.

I never had acne as a teenager and my skin was fine up to the moment I started using foundations that tend to clog pores and cause breakouts. I found a way to deal with this, the key is proper cleansing, exfoliation and moisturizing.My favorite skin care products are from Laroche-Posay and Clinique.

My blog, fashion and inspiration

What is your single favorite item in your closet?
It’s impossible to name one, however I do love all my leather pieces and wear them to death. I love practical clothes that I can wear many times and hate the pieces hanging in my closet that can only be worn in one way. Luckily the amount of such clothes is decreasing over time as I’m becoming more proficient at shopping

What trend do you hope goes away and never returns?
Pajama suits and ugly prints.

Who’s your favorite fashion designer?

I love Isabel Marant, Alexander Wang, Haider Ackermann, Helmut Lang, Kurt Geiger and many other designers, whose pieces I can’t wait to get my hands on.

What’s your favorite fashion magazine?

It has to be French Vogue, but since I don’t always have the chance to get it, all other Vogues will do

What and who is your inspiration? What are your favorite fashion blogs?

I am always inspired by the style of Christine Centenera and Taylor Tomasi Hill, but frankly, most of the time fashion bloggers are far more inspiring than celebrities and editors. I am a huge fan of Sandra Hagelstam, Aimee Song, Elin Kling, Ivania Carpio.

Where do you buy your clothes often? What is your favorite brand?

I get most of my clothes from Zara, Asos, H&M and Topshop. Even if I was a millionaire I would still shop there!

Why did you start blogging in the first place?

To be able to reach out to the fashion community, to share my thoughts and inspirations ands just to have fun

How many sponsors do you have? How did you get them? How much do you make (money wise, or clothes gifted?)? How soon from the start of your blog did you get sponsors?

For me blogging is not about getting free stuff and advertising brands. I am often contacted by clothes retailers that offer me items to wear in my outfit posts, but I only cooperate with the brands that I like and will never wear something that isn’t my style just because it’s free. Sorry, I’m not able to give you any numbers just because I never counted and don’t think I ever will, hope you understand.

Job

How many languages do you know? Do you speak Russian?

As an interpreter I work with English, Russian and Ukrainian. I also speak bad German and bad French, I’m planning to continue studying these languages in the future.

Which languages are important to know as interpreter, in your opinion? Is it better to choose common languages like Spanish or ‘rare’ languages like Danish?

I think every interpreter must know English as it can help with clues to other European languages. Every language is of high demand on the interpreting market, so even if you are a “rare” language interpreter, as long as you’re proficient, you’ll have enough work.

How did you start with this profession (studies, first job, etc.)?

I’ve been doing freelance translations since I was 14. I have a master’s degree in translation and I opened a small translations company about 3 years ago, all of my clients are international.

Personal

Do you have a boyfriend?

Who else would take all those outfit pics? I do, we’ve been together for almost three years now.

How would you describe yourself in five words?

Energetic, passionate, inventive, adventurous, independent.

Where would you live if you had to move?
Right now I’m thinking Barcelona, but there’s still so much I have to see.

How can you afford all the new clothes?
As I said, I’m a working girl, plus I get a lot of gifts

What is your favorite childhood memory?
I guess all the memories connected with my grandmother that passed away when I was about 7. We used to have so much fun together.

If you have any other question, post them in the comment section.

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