Guilty pleasures

I’ve recently received this very special Divine award from my dear beautiful friend Ela who I adore with all my heart.

This award requires me to write about my 5 guilty pleasures. You can see my list No. 1 here and now I am going to list 5 more things that I find quite addictive.

Flowers. A bunch of fresh flower makes me very happy, so I have to have them.

Pretty things for my dog. I know Oscar does not really care about his toys (he is just as happy with an old sock or a twig as with a cute stuffed teddy bear) or collar, but I want him to have the most beautiful toys and accessories. Lately I’ve got him a red leather collar and lead set. It looks so beautiful on him!

Face care products. My make-up collection is very minimalistic, but I take a very special care when it comes to my creams, masks, serums and scrubs.

Shoes. I like to buy beautiful shoes as a treat, as something that helps me express the way I feel or make me feel different when I feel like it. I adore beautiful shoes the way I love something created by an artist, but when it comes to shoes, it’s not just about the lines, colours and style, it’s about comfort, too. I’d never wear shoes that make me feel pins in my brain when I walk.

Having my hair done. Every time I visit my stylist, he makes me feel like a princess, beautiful and pampered. I love these moments!

This time I don't want to pick just a few blogs. If you are a follower, please feel free to do this tag. Let me know when your post is on-line - I would love to read about your guilty pleasures!

6 things that make me happy and awards

Today it's all about me, me, me and again, me. Very selfish and indulgent, but may also be informative for those who would like to read some personal stuff.

Sarah, who's got a beautiful and super stylish blog Sarah Klassen / Haute Design tagged me to tell you 6 things that make me happy.

1. Love.

Elle Italy Feb 2009

Being in love, being loved and seeing love around in any form.

2. Travelling.

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I adore getting ready for our trips, planning what to wear, booking hotels and tickets, getting up early in the morning to go to the Eurostar, spending time in a different country, discovering new places, learning, soaking up the atmosphere... And as I said in one of my previous posts, "when you life is packed in a suitcase you get the best picks".

3. Working out.

Vogue Italy

It makes me feel relaxed, strong, sexy and beautiful. And of course, happy.

4. Cup of white tea my husband makes for me.

Vogue US 2008

Very English, very nice, very special.

5. Snow.

Hermès Fall/Winter 2006

I miss it so much that every time we get some in England I feel incredibly happy. The world becomes so quiet and beautiful.

6. Sleep.

Vanity Fair 2009

It probably sounds borderline silly, but I do need my sleep. Ideally, 8.5 hours. I get really grumpy and miserable when I cannot have my simple pleasure and feel blissfully happy when I can.

Now I would like to tag all my followers to tell about their 6 happy things. Please let me know if/when you do. I'd love to read your posts!

Lovely Haute World (if you haven't check this blog, please do, it's the best and only shopping guide you'd ever need and the articles are fabulous!) gave me this award - thanks so much, darling! It means a lot and is very special to me.

I would like to pass this award to the following blogs:
Couture Millinery Atelier
Extra Dressing On The Side
Modediktat
The Style Diet
Absolutely Ladylike
Haute Design
Always Carried Away

This adorable award came from Janet, a girl known for her stylish blog, love for Chanel and fabulous finds. Thank you, gorgeous!

I would like to pass this award to the following blogs:
With Love....
Nini's Style
Natalya's Beauty Blog
Ocean Dreams
Frou Frou Fashionista
Life in Travel

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

Lots of love,

Little Rus
xxx

5 guilty pleasures and awards

I think, Anya decided to spoil me completely as she's just given me a beautiful "Divine Award" - thank you for thinking of me, solnishko! It's such an honor and I feel truly privileged.

She also asked to write about 5 guilty pleasures that make my life exciting and interesting.

1. Paris is my guilty pleasure No. 1. I am addicted to it, I love it, I cannot imagine my life without it. I look forward to the time when I can go back to Paris, have long dreamy walks, drink coffee with a freshly baked croissant, go to museums, inhale the air that also smells of coffee, croissants, perfume and big city, visit a few shops and give it a big hug while looking at this magical place from the steps of Sacré-Coeur.

I took this photo during our last trip

2. Perfumes. I am addicted to Serge Lutens perfumes. They are unique, chic and unexpected. I also love the bottles for their simple and classic design. I am addicted and so far have been faithful to Douce Amere, but starting to feel that I am falling in love with Feminite du Bois for its timeless fragrance that reminds me of, well, Paris for some reason.

3. Beautiful tableware. I love fine china tea sets and honestly think that tea always taste better if you make it in a china teapot. There is also something very English about having tea from a gorgeous china cup.

Villeroy & Boch Flow Range

4. Cashmere sweaters. What can be better than wearing a soft cashmere sweater when it's cold and, as it often happens in England, miserable outside? It creates a warm cloud, comforts your soul and caresses the skin. And it's timeless if you take care of your garment and choose classic colours and shapes.

5. Beautiful desserts. These are little objects of culinary art to me, and it's always a shame to eat them, but at the same time, beautiful desserts are truly irresistible and make you appreciate one's talent for combining delicious flavours in a gorgeous little creation. They also make me feel spoilt...

image via Cannelle Et Vanille

Fashion Titbits also received this gorgeous girly award from sweet Catanya (Catanya's Things). Thank you, honey! It's absolutely adorable.

And I was really happy to receive this cute award from Sofie who I adore for being so sweet, charming, witty and intelligent.

In my turn, I would like to give this award created by me some time ago to my newly discovered treasures:

Couture Millinery Atelier

Modediktat

Haute World

Fashion Forward

Love,

LittleRus

xxx

Awards and obsessions

This is my award day today, so you will be reading more about me. I will try to keep it short and sweet, so you won’t miss any special Friday night events and, hopefully, won’t need a cup of espresso to keep you going.

First of all, I've been given this "Fabulous blog" award by Erica and Monika. Thanks you so much, girls! The rules for this award:

* List 5 obsessions

* Pass the award to 5 other blogs, with their links

* Make sure you leave a comment on their blog, so they know about it

* Link to the person that gave you the award.

At the moment, my mind is occupied by the following things…

1. My course work… because I need to finish researching the subject I am writing about and submit everything by the end of next week.

2. Red lipstick… I suddenly felt like buying one. I love the colour red and I think it would be perfect for autumn, when the skin becomes lighter and almost porcelain-like. I haven’t made my choice yet, but am quite tempted by Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent or Guerlain, not only because they have beautiful rich shades with velvet finish, but also because I am a magpie when it comes to packaging and love everything pretty and shiny. I’ve also just watched “The Edge of Love” and loved the reds they used on Sienna and Keira. I thought it was incredibly sensual.

3. Fashion books…. I have this craving to learn more about history of fashion, get more knowledge about designers and styles, so I’ve created a wish list of books I would love to read. I am going to get one book a month, so I can constantly feed my brain and please my eye by looking at beautiful illustrations and photos.

4. Chocolate soufflé and macaroons… I would love to learn making them. Intensely flavourful warm chocolate soufflé with a little hot chocolate sauce or a crisp beautiful macaroon and a cup of coffee seem like a perfect dessert for autumn.

5. Bath with essential oils… It makes me feel beautiful and relaxed and I adore the smell of essential oils. It’s such a wonderful treat on a cool and grey day like today.
In my turn I would like to tag the following blogs:
http://www.thesydneygirl.com/
http://deva84world.blogspot.com
http://bubblegarm.blogspot.com
http://thebeautyfile.blogspot.com
http://scandinavianinspiration.blogspot.com
http://couturecarrie.blogspot.com/

newfashiontodayblog also received this gorgeous award from sweet OceanDreams (thank you, honey!). It requires to write 10 things about me, but I thought I'd do it next week.

Photo source: guerlain official website, channel4 offficial website, www.jedroot.com, Vogue Italy