Sally Hansen Insta-Dri. Hello Gorgeous!

Before I get into this, I would just like to say that I am not payed to mention this product nor did I receive it for free. I collected different colors throughout the year and bought them with my own money!

I just cannot get enough of this nail polish! If you are a type of person who cannot deal with applying more than one coat of nail polish (like me ;) then this is the brand for you! It's called Sally Hansen Insta-Dri. I've discovered it last summer exactly one year ago so this is my little weird nail polish anniversary!

Here are the three reasons why I love it:
1) It dries in minutes! (Usually it takes about 3 minutes which is... ahhhhhhh)
2) It is so incredibly easy to apply! Let me tell you I am probably one of the sloppiest nail polish appliers EVER!! Haha my guy friend once told me that he did not understand how girls paint their nails so perfectly and I was like: "Welcome to my world! I don't get that either...." So you get the picture haha when it comes to accurately applying nail polish I'm a bit of a guy. Anyway, for this Insta-Dri though you will only need one coat and since the brush is so wide you will also only need one swipe as opposed to 3..on each finger..
3) Last but NOT least! This polish does not cost much money! I doubt that ANY of us want to spend all our savings on nail polish..right? So this nail polish goes for a few different prices depending on the retailer but they all go between $4.5 and $5.5 or at least the once that I have seen. I remember in the beginning of last summer it was cheaper because it was newly introduced to the market but now the price went up just a bit.

I found a pretty good color selection and price at ulta.com and here is the LINK: http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod1950037#sku2214084

So there it is! I hope you found it interesting!

Summertime in my hometown

As we all know summertime is OFFICIALLY and FINALLY HEREEEE!!!!!! Woot!
I was looking through pictures the other day and found these three. They are of my hometown in Russia, where I grew up! I remember taking pictures with my friends there and at the end of our little "photoshoot"  I realized that I should really be taking pictures of  the nature around me!

So yeah this is where I'm from! :)

Tie-Dye the "yana style"

(you can click on the images to see them larger)

So I dyed a few shirts today! I also dyed my legs by accident haha oops!
I wonder if tie-dye has to be colorful in order to be called tie-dye.. Or is it just the pattern that gives tie-dye it's name..Or is it both.. I any case all I know is is that I am in LOVE with this pattern! Let me rephrase that: I am OBSESSED!! :) I get excited very easily haha I just need a funky pattern and I am set.
Hope you find it cutesy-wootsy too!

Meet my mascara

This is my entire mascara collection! Some tubes I had for a while and some I just purchased recently. Some mascaras I even purchased with a 75% OFF discount! Cha-Ching!

*One thing to remember about mascaras is that it's good to throw them away after 3-4 months. That is not because cosmetic companies want to make more money on your repurchases, it is because after 4 months mascara gets contaminated with bacteria and it is just more sanitary to throw it away.

The purpose of using mascara: essentially it makes your eyes look bigger. It does so by darkening and adding volume to your eyelashes.

Starting from the left:
1. Unopened.. Revlon Double Twist in Black
2. L'Oreal Double Extend 2 Step. I think it actually does make my lashes look longer, however it takes a while to apply because you'll have to wait until the white coat dries to start applying the second coat.
3. Maybelline Great Lash Clear Mascara. It works great as a brow gel.
4. CG Professional Mascara Waterproof. The plus is that it's waterproof but the minus is that it is hard to get it off at the end of the day. So I'd say to just save it for those times when you know you"ll need to waterproof.
5. CG Lash Blast Volume. One of my favorites!
6. CG Lash Blast Fusion. I think I actually like this one better than #5 just because I think it makes my eye lashes look longer.
7. And we made it to Dior  (this set was a present).  Dior Show Iconic is more natural looking. It does not clump lashes together and I also noticed that it does stay on for a long time. ( It won't make you look like a raccoon at the end of the day)
8-9. Travel size Dior Show. I really recommend these two because they are very easy to just throw in your bag  or take with you on a trip.

Now my two favorite mascaras would be: #6 and #7.

Ok this is probably the longest post I have EVER done! Hahaha

Koi Fish

Hi!
Aren't they so pretty? I almost died when I saw them! Haha I just realized that the last post was about a dog.. I promise I will not talk about the whole zoo in the future posts! :) I'm actually having a little Peta moment here because I feel bad for the fish now.. Is that weird? I feel like I'm asking that question a lot lately..haha Anyways, I was actually going to talk about nail polish but I think that's going to be the topic for my next post! 
Have an awesome Monday!
Yana

The Cutest Puppy Ever!

Hi everyone! Meet Gracie, my friends puppy! Isn't she ADORABLE?! 

Graduation!

Guess who graduated from HIGH SCHOOL last Friday?! MEEEEEEEE :) Though I am happy to move on I am also sad to leave the building where I spent the last 4 years of my life..That was a long sentence! Anyway, those are some photos of my family and I from after the graduation ceremony. I didn't cry once, so proud of myself! Since it is summer for me I will now have tons more time to post more posts. Yaaayy! Ohhh, I have something excising: I just sold my first photograph..as in my first sold piece of art!!! Ahhh dying...
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Have a great day ;D
Yana