Hair & makeup in a Fashion shoot. 

I work for Most Fashion Magazine. We are always looking for unique locations for our shoots. This time it was at Mina Gallery an international furniture shop located in Tysons corner VA. It was a little cold inside their huge warehouse that day, but our team always has great time. We had only two models…

Wedding in Colorado Mountains!

Amy and Jeb’s wedding in Colorado. ​If asked to describe their wedding in a few words, I would say it was white, magical and a beautiful winter wedding. Every time I see this picture of them,  I think of this old Russian love song that talks about a love story and the snow; it goes…

Dress up your salad.

Ideas how to decorate Salad! Russian Salad;)  Over the years I would make this traditional Russian Salad for birthdays or particular events. And always would make it fun for my guests.  If anyone interested here is the recipe: INGREDIENTS: * 3-4 medium potatoes * 1 -2 large carrot * 3 large eggs * 1/2 lb…

Rose gold hair Ombre! 

Ombre hairstyle DIY?! Don’t!!!A lot of people like to experiment with their color style at home by themselves . Certain techniques and styles for ombre haircolor you should leave for the professionals. It obviously you can see who did it at home by themselves: blotchy color: and somebody who did ombre at the salon it…

Simple ponytail !

Ponytail like this may not look the same if you don’t use right product and tools.  This style was done for one of wedding magazine style shoot.  First of all hair stays better in place if it shampooed and styled the night before.  For better hold and volume in crown area  I used J Beverly…

What I love about my job?!

Great things about to be hairstylist is people come to you, and you never know who you can meet.  I had a new client a few month ago: Joanna Slan.  We start talking I learned a lot about her. Joanna is a wonderful writer, she lives in Florida and sometime she visited Virginia and her…

Ombre Haircolor 

Love my job as hairstylist and colorist!!! Every time my clients leave my chair happy it makes my day!  Olga is beautiful Ukraine girl, she is very fashionable and like to change her haircolor, so every time she is in my chair we always do some different color technique.  This Ombre color is good for…

Beautiful wedding of Miriam & Andrew!

It was an honor to be at Miriam’s wedding!  I So many of her friends came to Austin TX from different parts of the world: Austria, Germany, England, Egypt, Australia and more from other states of the U.S. Bride getting ready: She loved the hair and makeup: Complete look: Bridal bouque! Beautiful combination of mini…

DIY frame, gift idea. 

My first experience in DIY photo frame with natural materials. I did  a mini photo session for  my best friend Tatiana, and wanted to do something special for her. A picture frame.I went to Michaels  craft store and bought one slice of wood in egg shape.  Similar to this.     I printed photo and shaped…

Updo for Lob haircut.

Do you think if you have short hair you can’t have an updo?One of my clients with fine stick straight hair asked for low bun updo.   To achieve the desired look I used small curling iron, small crimping iron,  hairspray, tail comb, bobby pins, and of corse flowers to decorate the updo.    I start…

Autism in Love – the Love Story of Lindsay & Dave

What I love about weddings is that I hear about some beautiful and unique love stories. All of them are special in their own way – and this is precisely what makes them truly magical. I am always amazed how people find each other from the millions of people and fall in love.   I was…