ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL SUSANNA LAINE GOES BACK TO FIFTIES. PICTURES BY PASI LIESIMAA, REPORTER ANNIKA RYTKÖNEN, STYLIST PAULIINA LINDSBERG, MAKEUP AND HAIR KATJA TEINILÄ.
COSMOPOLITAN
12 SepHERE WE FLY AGAIN…
AT THE FAMILIAR AIRPORT OF….
LAS VEGAS!!!!
IT WAS TIME TO GET DIZZY WITH COLOURFUL LIGHTS AND ARTIFICIAL AMBIENCE OF SIN CITY ONCE AGAIN…
SIN CITY BY NIGHT….
NEW AND TRENDY HOTEL COSMOPOLITAN WAS GOING TO BE OUR HOME FOR THE NEXT FOUR DAYS…
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I GOT RID OF ALL THE DISTURBING COLOURED LIGHTS….I ARRIVED TO THE RECEPTION AND TOOK AN OVERDOSE WITH ALL THESE COLOURED LIGHTS ….
THANK GOD OUR SUITE WAS REALLY COZY …
LOVELY DETAILS EVERYWHERE, WALLPAPER IN THE CLOSET WAS AWESOME…
THE WALLPAPER IN THE TOILET WAS COOL AS WELL…
HOT TUB WAS OPEN TO OUR BEDROOM AND BALCONY…
AND THERE WAS SOME SIN CITY KIND OF ITEMS SOLD IN OUR MINIBAR…
IT WAS ´ GET LUCKY ESSENTIALS PLEASURE KIT `, CONTAINING CONDOMS, LUBRICANT AND PAIR OF MINTS…PRETTY SMART IDEA….AND NOTICE THE PICTURE ON THE PACKAGE; SCREW AND NOB….WELL DESIGNED ENSEMBLE…
GOOD MORNING SOY MILK LATTE WITH A STRAW…
GYM TIME…
RUNNING WITH THE MORNING TV….
AND WATCHING THE HOTEL BELLAGIO´S WATERS DANCING IN THE RHYTM OF THE VIVALDI FOUR SEASONS…
TIME TO HIT THE POOL …
THERE WAS THREE DIFFERENT POOL AREAS…
MY LOVE BARBEQUEING SOME FINNISH RIBS…
LUNCH TIME….
ONE OF THE POOL BARS…
SOME COOL WHITE WINE FROM NAPA VALLEY…
ME AND MY LOVE…
AFTERNOON FRAPPUCINO…
RED NOSES….
THERE WAS COOLED CHILL OUT AREA WITH TVS AND BILLIARD TABLES FOR THE SUNBATHING HATERS…
AFTER LAYING THE WHOLE DAY IN +42 DEGREES, IT WAS TIME TO STAY INSIDE AND ENJOY THE COOLNESS OF THE AIRCONDITIONING….
AT A HOTEL´S CHANDELLIER BAR…
AND TAKE AN OVERDOSE WITH THE NOISES OF SLOT MACHINES AS WELL AS GET COLOURBLINDED BY ALL THE IRRITATING LIGHTS…
PLAYA DEL INGLES PIN UP
8 SepLOVELY SATU TUOMISTO GOES PIN UP IN PLAYA DEL INGLES.
PICS BY PHOTOGRAPHER PASI LIESIMAA, REPORTER INKA NURMISTO AND MAKEUP AND HAIR KATJA TEINILÄ.
BIKINIS/ PANOS EMPORIO.
HOLLYWOOD PICS
7 SepFROM RODEO DRIVE TO HOLLYWOOD…
THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME…
MICHAEL JACKSON AND ME….
FRESH AND YAMMY HOT DOGS…
LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD SIGN…
MY LOVE AND RYAN SEACREST…
AMERICAN IDOL HOT SPOT THE KODAK THEATRE…
PATRICK SWAYZE FROM AWESOME MOVIE; DIRTY DANCING
REAL SNAKE AND CUTE LITTLE BOY…
MY LOVE ACTUALLY DID SOME CELEBRITY SPOTTING, HE SAW SAMUEL L JACKSON ON THE GOLF COURSE…HOW COOL IS THAT…
MADAME TUSSAUDS …
ALFRED HITCHCOCK….
COOL DAVID BOWIE AND ME….
TOM HANKS…
SOME STAR WARS FREAKS…
MERYL STREEP…
HARD ROCK CAFE…
LIONEL RICHIE….
AND PLENTY OF OTHER STARS….
WE GOT HUNGRY AFTER STEPPING OVER ALL THOSE STARS AND WENT TO HAVE SOME SUSHI …IT WAS DELICIOUS….
AND AFTER SUSHI THERE WAS FILMING OF A MOVIE GOING ON….
IT WAS TIME FOR HOLLYWOOD HAPPY ENDING…AND MOVING TO THE NEXT DESTINATION….
RODEO DRIVE
5 SepTHE LOS ANGELES STORY CONTINUES AGAIN….
IT WAS TIME TO THE LUXURIOUS RODEO DRIVE´ING….
BEAUTIFUL AND NEAT PLACE WHERE MONEY DOES THE TALKING….
NICE SHOPS INSIDE AND OUT..
MY FAVOURITE….I LOVE CHANEL!!!
LUXE HOTEL RODEO DRIVE….LOVE THOSE CHAIRS
MY LOVE WEARING RALPH LAUREN FRONT OF RALPH LAUREN…
VIA RODEO CHILLING…
ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SHOPS KITSON…
ROBERTSON BOULEVARD´S RESTAURANT IVY IS HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITY HOT SPOT AND OUR FAVOURITE PLACE TO EAT….
SO CUTE AND NICE AMBIENCE…
DESIGN MANAGEMENT IN THIS PLACE IS WELL DONE FROM THE MENUS TO THE TOILETS AND EVERYTHING….
THESE PICS ARE REALLY BAD, I THINK THERE WAS TANNING OIL OR SOMETHING IN MY PHONE LENSE SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE THIS…
IT WAS TIME TO DIVE TO BED AND COUNT THE LAMBS …..
MELROSE PLACE
24 Aug
TRENDY AND COLOURFUL MELROSE PLACE WAS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES…
CONTEMPORARY SHOPS, UNIQUE ATMOSPHERE WITH STREET CRED COOL LOOKING PEOPLE…
AND HERE COMES ONE OF THE COOLEST….MY LOVE!!!
VERY NICELY DECORATED STORES AND BOUTIQUES…
HAD TO TAKE PLENTY OF PICTURES OF THIS JOYRICH STORE, SUCH A COOL IDEA …
THIS PART OF LOS ANGELES WAS SERIOUS EYE CANDY, LOVED IT..
COOL SURFER SHOPS…
AND THEN I FOUND THIS AWESOME FLEA MARKET ….
THERE WAS SO COOL STUFF, COULD HAVE EASILLY SPEND ONE DAY DIGGING TREASURE PILES OUT THERE…
…WE GOT THERE SO LATE THAT I HAD TO MAKE FAST CHECK AND FIND SOMETHING….SINCE ALL THE SELLERS WERE ALREADY PACKING STUFF…
LOVELY SHABBY CHIC FURNITURE…
BELTS, FUR COATS, BAGS, BOOTS….EVERYTHING…
THIS PLACE WAS SERIOUS FLEA MARKET LOVER´S HEAVEN ON EARTH…
I FOUND THIS LOVELY VINTAGE FUR JACKET AND COUPLE OTHER THINGS….
MY LOVE HATES FLEA MARKETS, SO HE WAS LUCKY I DIDN´T FIND THIS PLACE EARLIER…..
WHEN WE LEFT BACK TO THE HOTEL, I NOTICED A YARD SALE FROM THE CAR WINDOW…IT´S VERY COMMON THING TO SEE IN LOS ANGELES AS WELL AS OTHER PARTS OF UNITED STATES….PRACTICAL WAY TO GET RID OF USELESS STUFF!!!!
DR. HAUSCHKA NATURAL GLAMOUR FALL/WINTER 2011
22 AugGLAMOROUS AND ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL SATU TUOMISTO IS THE FACE OF THE NEW DR.HAUSCHKA FALL / WINTER COLLECTION ´NATURAL GLAMOUR`.
PHOTOGRAPHER LIISA VALKONEN AND MAKEUP AND HAIR KATJA TEINILÄ.
DR. HAUSCHKA DECORATIVE COSMETICS COME FROM NATURE. MADE FROM BOTANICALS AND NATURAL MINERALS, THEY NOT ONLY ENCHANCE YOUR BEAUTY , THEY NURTURE YOUR SKIN, HELPING YOU MAKE IT HEALTHY, FRESH AND BEAUTIFUL. MORE INFORMATION WWW.DRHAUSCHKA.FI
THE NEW COLLECTION ARRIVES TO SOKOS AND STOCKMANN DEPARTMENT STORES IN THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER.
PICS FROM SANTA MONICA
22 Aug
…THE STORY CONTINUES…IT´S SANTA MONICA…
SANTA MONICA BEACH…
VARIOUS STREET ARTISTS ….
LOVELY CAFETERIAS AND RESTAURANTS EVERYWHERE…
AMUSEMENT PARK..
ME AND MY LOVE CHILLING…
SANTA MONICA BEACH BOULEVARD…
SANTA MONICA IS VERY PRETTY AND VERSATILE PLACE TO HANG AROUND…BOTH DAY AND NIGHT…
OTFIT; RUE 21
OUR HOTEL CUSTOM WAS REALLY NEAT AND NICE WITH IT´S SIMPLICITY AND MINIMALISTIC MODERN STYLE…HIGHLY RECOMMEND…
THE POOL AREA WAS VERY CUTE…
COLOURFUL…
NICE DETAILS…
VERY PEACEFUL AND QUIET….
LOVELY LOUNGES IN THE SHADOW…
MY LOVE GOT ABRASION FROM NEW PAIR OF SHOES, BUT NO WORRIES….I FIXED IT WITH STYLISH HELLO KITTY BANDAGE….SO CUTE!!!!
HAD TO TAKE CLOSEUP OF IT…..
OUTFIT; TOP /ALICE AND OLIVIA, SHORTS/ JOE´S, SUNGLASSES/ GUCCI , WATCH/ MICHAEL KORS AND FLIP FLOPS/ CARLOS SANTANA.
THE YARD WAS VERY NICE AND TRENDY PLACE TO HAVE DRINKS OR FEW…
THERE WERE THESE FUTURE AMERICAN IDOLS SINGING BY THE PEDESTRIAN STREET, AND THEY REALLY WERE AMAZING SINGERS….
ANIMAL BUSHES…
ABORABLE ICE CREAM STAND…
BROADWAY MOVIE THEATER….
SANTA MONICA WAS NICE PLACE FOR SHOPPING TOO…
MY OUTFIT; DRESS / RUE 21
SHOPPING MALL WITH LOVELY SHOPS AND HUGE WELCOMING SMURF….
SWEET STARBUCKS FRAPPUCCINOS….
MORE FUTURE AMERICAN IDOLS…AND SOME STREET STYLE…
CUTE SURFER SKATER BOYS….
LOVELY RESTAURANT IVY AT THE SHORE….
IT WAS VERY NICELY DECORATED INSIDE AND OUT BUT IT WAS FORBIDDEN TO TAKE PICS FROM ANYTHING ELSE BUT YOUR PORTION…..
WE WENT THERE FOR LATE LUNCH…IVY IS KNOWN FOR IT´S VERY BIG PORTIONS, ESPECIALLY THEIR DESSERTS AND COFFEE CUPS ARE AS BIG AS IN ALICE IN WONDERLAND….SO STARTER SALADS AND DESSERTS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE SHARED WITH SOMEONE….
AND THE STARTERS WERE HUGE ALREADY, GREAT TUNA TARTAR AND THE BEST TORTILLAS AND GUACAMOLE EVER….THEN IT WAS HUGE AND DELICIOUS SALADS, WHICH I FORGOT TO TAKE PICTURE OF…. YAMMY!!!!
SECRET PICTURE FROM RESTROOM….AWESOME SEASHELL MIRROR….
TINY PANTS DIVA ON THE BEACH
16 AugMONDAY NIGHT IT WAS TIME TO GET READY TO PARTY IN RAINY HELSINKI WITHOUT UMBRELLA…
ON THE BEACH FESTIVAL 2011…
ME AND MY LOVE WERE READY TO HIT THE BEACH AND GET SOME SAND IN OUR SNICKERS…
IT WAS THIS CUTE BARBADOS BABE THAT WE WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHAKE OUR BUTTS WITH…
BEACH WAS CROWDED DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT HAD RAINED ALL DAY…
TINIE TEMPAH WAS ON STAGE…
RIHANNA WAS SUPPOSE TO START AT 9:00 P.M., SO WE DECIDED TO GET ON THE MOOD WITH A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE FROM CHAMPAGNE BAR….
EVEN IF THAT CHAMPAGNE WAS REALLY WARM AND SERVED FROM PLASTIC CHAMPAGNE GLASSES…HAVING MY LOVE THERE SHARING IT WITH ME SAVED THE MOMENT …
IT WAS TIME TO MOVE ON TO PARTY WITH RIHANNA…
SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAMERA OR THE MAN BEHIND CAMERA…?
MY OUTFIT; JACKET / J.LINDEBERG, SWEATER/ GINA TRICOT, PANTS/ZARA, HAT / PIECES.
IT WAS 9:00 P.M. …BUT SHE DIDN´T SHOW UP…
IT ENDED UP TAKING ONE AND A HALF HOUR THAT TINY PANTS DIVA TO GET ON THE STAGE…
FINALLY…
SHE HAD SOME COOL ASS SUNGLASSES….
SOME OF THE FANS ON THE FIRST ROW….
SOME SPECIAL EFFECTS…
THIS GUY BETWEEN HER LEGS IS REALLY GETTING EXCITED…
I WAS WAITING FOR MY FAVOURITE SONGS TO COME….
WHAT CAN I SAY, SHE IS SUPER-SEXY AND CAN SERIOUSLY SHAKE THAT BOOTY …
STILL WAITING FOR MY FAVOURITES…FOR NOTHING…
AND BAM…. IT WAS OVER, NO LAP DANCE, NO DIFFERENT OUTFITS, NONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS, NO ENCORE…..
FIREWORKS…
NEVER SEEN 20 000 PEOPLE WALKING IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD BEFORE…WE WERE EXHAUSTED AND A BIT DISAPPOINTED BUT HAPPY….HAPPY MOSTLY BECAUSE WE NEW WE HAD JUST COUPLE MINUTE WALK BACK HOME…
BEVERLY HILLS 90210
12 Aug
I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE BEVERLY HILLS NEIGHGBOURHOOD WE WERE STAYING AT…THE CLIMATE WAS VERY COMFORTABLE AND THE SUN WAS SHINING EVERY SINGLE DAY…
MY OUTFIT; TOP / ALICE & OLIVIA, JEANS SHORTS/ JOE´S AND MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE CONVERSE ALL STARS.
LITTLE SHOPPING AT THE FARMERS MARKET …
THERE WAS THIS LITTLE SIGHTSEEING TRAM GOING AROUND …
SOMETHING TO EAT… SOUNDS RIDICULOUS, BUT SINCE WE ARE SALAD LOVERS WE WENT TO CHEESECAKE FACTORY ….AGAIN, THEY HAVE SO DELICIOUS SALADS AND PORTIONS ARE HUGE, AS YOU CAN SEE….YAMMY…MISS THOSE ALREADY…
I LOVE PALMTREES….
AND OF COURSE I NEEDED TO GET SOME DOG THERAPY FROM THIS CUTE MINIATURE POODLE….
I LOVE TACO BELL…
MY FAVOURITE SNACKS LOOK LIKE THIS….I HOPE WE ARE GOING TO GET TACO BELL TO FINLAND SOON….
MY MORNINGS AT THE UCLA STARTED WITH MORNING RUN AROUND THE CAMPUS AREA…
I RAN INTO THIS EXTRAORDINARY BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS PUPPY CALLED NERO…FELL IN LOVE AGAIN…
MY OUTFIT: FRILL TOP/ ALICE & OLIVIA AND JEANS SHORTS/JOE`S .
SUNGLASSES BY DIANE VON FURSTENBERG.
NECKLACE/ HOUSE OF HARLOW BY NICOLE RICHIE.
MY SANDALS / ANNE KLEIN.
UCLA STANDS AS ONE OF THE TOP UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD….
THE CAMPUS SURROUNDINGS ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL…….
THE UCLA´S MASCOT IS THE BEAR KNOWN AS THE BRUIN…
PLAYBOY MOGUL HUGH HEFNER´S PLAYBOY MANSION WAS VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS ….NOW I UNDERSTAND WHERE HE FINDS ALL THE YOUNG AND CUTE BUNNIES FROM….
THIS CAMPUS WAS FOUNDED IN 1919 AND IS THE SECOND OLDEST OF ALL THE CALIFORNIA CAMPUSES.
MY LOVE AND JOHN E. ANDERSON…
UCLA SQUIRRELS ARE SERIOUS ACROBATS, I WISH I COULD DO THAT…
OF COURSE WE HAD TO SHOP SOME UCLA STUFF …
AFTER MORNING RUN I WORKED OUT AT THE JOHN WOODEN CENTER, THAT´S THE WELL EQUIPPED SPORTING CENTER OF THE CAMPUS…
NIGHTS WERE SLIGHTLY CHILLY , AND SINCE I HAD ONLY ONE LONG SLEEVE SWEATER AND PANTS WITH ME, DECIDING WHAT TO WEAR WAS EASIER THAN EVER….
MY SHOES / CHINESE LAUNDRY
TOOK A CAB AND HEADED TO WESTWOOD VILLAGE…
WESTWOOD VILLAGE IS VERY IDYLLIC AND CUTE PLACE, NICE LITTLE SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND BARS….ATMOSPHERE IS VERY UNIQUE, HIGHLY RECOMMEND….
TOO BAD I DIDN´T TAKE ANY PICS DURING DAYTIME, SINCE IT WOULD HAVE GIVEN MORE REALISTIC PICTURE OF THIS CUTE LITTLE PLACE….
THE FOX BRUIN THEATER, A HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT IS LARGE ART DECO MOVIE PALACE….
WELL KNOWN LANDMARK THE FOX THEATER BUILT IN 1931 IS FAMOUS FOR THE MANY MOVIE PREMIERES HELD THERE.
AFTER NICE DINNER WITH AWESOME UCLA PEOPLE WE HEADED TO SANTA MONICA ….AND HAD FEW DRINKS WITH LOVELY HEATHER AND JOE…SUCH A WONDERFUL COUPLE AND FUN NIGHT AT THE YARD!!!!
BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS CLOSED AT 2:00 A.M., IT WAS TIME TO CATCH A CAB BACK HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP….
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