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Great Skin on a Student Budget
Wanna see what cheap beauty products I picked for my skin in 2013? Read my article originally published in AGI Magazine (Dec-Jan issue).
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Return of the Prodigal Daughter
Every time I land in Bishkek, I am filled with mixed feelings – excitement and worry. On one hand I look forward seeing my family and friends, on another – I always wonder: will I connect with the city? Will it recognize and welcome me, the prodigal daughter who has left it in the end of the 1990s? I have visited Bishkek in the last couple years several times. I hardly go to new trendy places and popping everywhere Western-style cafes. Instead, I look for clues to put together in my mind the image of the city I used to know. I have grown up and moved on, so did…
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Travel Across Cultural Borders: Intercultural Marriages
Today I share my observations on travel across not georgraphical but rather cultural borders. As someone who is quite familiar with intercultural relationships and is a product of one, I had to write my thoughts about them. I hope you enjoy my article originally written for AGI Magazine (Dec 2013-Jan issue 2014).
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TSV Tips: Snake Jewellery for 2013
It’s a year of snake and people like me, born in this year, have to have something with snake design in their wardrobe! Source: Barbara Palvin Askew London Snake Bracelet Likewise, many retail companies jumped on this opportunity making snake pendants, earrings, bracelets and rings. I am, however, going to show you how easy it is to make your own snake design jewellery that can suit your own style. To match snake earrings my mother gave me for New Year, I made necklace and bracelet. For necklace you will need: 20 snake charms Needle and gold tone threads like these Pair of golden clasps similar to these 10 gold tone round…
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TSV Tips: Fashionable Gift Wrapping at No Cost
So, trying to be eco-conscious and to save on the cost of gift bags, I came up with a fashionable, easy and pretty much costless way to wrap gifts. This is example of few gifts I prepared last year. Pretty cool, huh? So, here are things you’ll need to wrap your gift: fashion magazine (the more colourful, the better!) scissors clear tape gift ribbon Here I used D&G ad, which I tore out and taped pages together in the middle. Make sure the spread is big enough for the box and all sides will be covered properly. For bigger gifts, just tape more magazine pages together. Once you placed the…
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Hartnell to Amies: Couture by Royal Appointment at FTM
From elegant eveningwear to practical day suits and dresses, a new exhibition of pre and post-WWII London couture opens today at the Fashion and Textile Museum, and I was one of the first to see it. (Originally published in AGI magazine) Named “Hartnell to Amies: Couture by Royal Appointment”, the exhibition is a major retrospective of the ground-breaking designers Normal Hartnell, Hardy Amies, and Frederick Fox. Favourites of the Royal Family, these designers created timeless pieces that have become famous around the world, putting British couture on the world’s fashion map. The Couture by Royal Appointment exhibition tells the stories of three influential designers with very distinct styles. The career…
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Mood Board: Cobalt Blues
Cobalt blue – one of my favorite colors! Check out my mood board originally published in AGI magazine.
