GLAMOROUS PIA PAKARINEN. PICTURES BY PHOTOGRAPHER PASI LIESIMAA/IL, REPORTER SARI HANNIKAINEN/IL AND MAKEUP AND HAIR KATJA TEINILÄ.



GLAMOROUS
22 JanPEARL OF THE INDIAN OCEAN
18 JanSRI LANKA IS SURROUNDED BY SPECTACULAR GOLDEN BEACHES, WHICH ARE EXTREMELY CLEAN AND IN THEIR NATURAL STATE. THIS TROPICAL ISLAND IS IDYLLIC WITH PALMS PENDING OVER THE WHITE SANDS AND ALL THE CLEAR BLUE WATERS. THE HUMIDITY PERCENT IS BETWEEN 90 AND 100 PERCENT, IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET USED TO IT, LUCKILY THE OCEAN BREEZE WORKS AS A COOLING FAN….
SRI LANKAN PEOPLE HAVE GONE THROUGH TOUGH TIMES WITH THE CIVIL WAR AND TSUNAMI, MOST OF THEM ARE POOR AND HAVE LOST EVERYTHING. IT´S UNBELIAVABLE HOW FRIENDLY AND SMILING THEY CAN BE BE AFTER ALL THAT TRAGEDY. 


ALL THE COLORS OF THE TROPICAL VEGETATION WERE FANTASTIC…
REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE INTO SWIMMING, SURFING, DIVING OR JUST SUNBATHING SRI LANKA GOT IT ALL. YOU ARE SURROUNDE D BY THE WARM WATERS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. BUT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE RED FLAG WARNINGS ON THE BEACH ALL THE TIME, SINCE THE DANGEROUS CURRENTS ARE VERY STRONG AND THERE ARE NO LIFEGUARDS AROUND.
IF YOU WANT TO BUY SOMETHING , YOU CAN FIND THE BEST DIAMONDS AND TEA FROM SRI LANKA, ALSO SOME CRAFTS, LITTLE SOUVENIRS AND SARONGS ARE SOLD ON THE BEACH AS WELL AS IN LITTLE SHOPS.
WE PLAYED SOME BEACH VOLLEY WITH THE LOCAL BOYS, THAT WAS SUPER FUN….
SRI LANKA SUNSETS ARE JUST MIRACULOUS , ABOUT FROM 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM THE COLORS OF THE SKY KEEP MAGICLY CHANGING LIKE YOU NEVER SEEN BEFORE…IT´S AMAZING AND ROMANTIC ….

MISSION CHRISTMAS
20 DecI HAVE BEEN BUSY WORKING AND PREPARING ALL THE BEFORE CHRISTMAS STUFF….AND HAVING HUGE DIFFICULTIES ADAPTING MYSELF FOR A CHRISTMAS MOOD IN THIS RAINY WEATHER WITHOUT ANY SNOW….THAT´S WHY WE MADE A LAST MINUTE CHANGE TO OUR CHRISTMAS PLANS, OUR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING IT HAS NEVER BEEN BEFORE….
WORKING OUTFIT; LACE TUNIC FROM HERE, LONG BLACK TANK TOP AND BLACK LEGGINS FROM HERE AND BLACK BEANIE AND BOW FROM HERE.
ANOTHER WORKING DAY; BLACK LACE DRESS FROM HERE, BLACK JERSEY HERE AND MUFFLER BALMUIR.
THERE WAS THIS ADORABLE TINY DOG AT WORK CALLED LIO….
HE WAS HAPPILY TRAVELLING INSIDE MY BALMUIR MUFFLER….

EXTREMELY ENDEARING LITTLE GUY …
IT´S ONLY FEW DAYS CHRISTMAS CALENDAR WINDOWS LEFT TO OPEN BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVE….THIS COOL THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN CHRISTMAS CALENDAR HAS A FIREPLACE TOO….YOU CAN GET THIS AND OTHER COOL STUFF FROM HERE
I WRAPPED ABOUT FIFTY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, AND I ACTUALLY LOVED EVERY SECOND OF DOING IT !!!
SMALL ONES AND HUGE ONES….
I REMEMBERED TO SEND CHRISTMAS CARDS ON TIME…..

AND DID SOME CHARITY FOR CHILDREN….JOULUPUU IS A WONDERFUL CHARITY-CAMPAIGN ALL ABOUT CARING AND SHARING.
YOU CAN DONATE PRESENTS TO CHILDREN THAT WOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AT ALL WITHOUT THIS AWESOME CAMPAIGN. YOU CAN TAKE PART OF THIS CAMPAIGN COUPLE MORE DAYS, PLEASE DO SO!!!!
MORE INFORMATION FROM HERE.
RIVIERA MAISON LOVER
9 DecMY HOME IS MY PALACE…. IT WAS TIME TO BE A PERFECT HOUSEWIFE AND DO MY FAVOURITE STUFF, WHICH IS UPDATING OUR HOME DECORATION….AND CHILL OUT AT HOME…..

MY GODMOTHER HAD WEAVED THIS LOVELY LIGHTWEIGHT SILK SCARF FOR ME FOR MY 36TH BIRTHDAY, AND I LOVE HOW IT CAN BE WORN AS A BOW…
OUR HALL FIREPLACE IS THE HEART OF OUR HOME….
I LOVE RIVIERA MAISON THINGS AND WE WENT FOR LITTLE SHOPPING AND GOT SOME LOVELY DECORATION PIECES FROM THEM. THIS MINIATURE TRAY IS PERFECT FOR OUR FAVOURITE FRAGRANCES.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS ´POOR MAN´S SILVER´ VASE BY RIVIERA MAISON.
WE BOUGHT THESE TWO SLENDER MEDINA COFFEE TABLES FROM RIVIERA MAISON´S NEW COLLECTION , THEY ADD THIS LOVELY AND CHIC BOUTIQUE FEELING TO OUR LIVING ROOM…

THEN I FELL IN LOVE WITH THESE VASES AND ENDED UP BYING FOUR OF THOSE TO OUR BATHROOM…
ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CLIENTS SUPRIZED ME WITH THIS LOVELY GIFT, A LOVELY CHRISTMAS WREATH FROM RIVIERA MAISON, MY CLIENTS ROCK!!!!
MY VERY DEAR FRIEND ANNA MOVED BACK TO FINLAND FROM SWITZERLAND AND WE HAD GIRLS NIGHT AT OUR PLACE, SO HAPPY SHE´S BACK!!!!!
SHE SUPRIZED ME WITH THIS LOVELY ORCHIDEA ….

SHE IS SO CUTE AND HAVENT CHANGED AT ALL….
RIVIEARA MAISON PAPERBAGS ARE SO CUTE….
SOME PICS FROM RIVIERA MAISON SHOP IN HELSINKI…..
STUDIO ARTIST
20 OctLET´S GET GORGEOUS!!! IT´S TIME FOR KAUNEUS-MESSUT BEAUTY FAIR AND NEW STUDIO ARTIST MAKEUP BY ORIFLAME. I´LL BE DOING MAKEUP THERE FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS!!!!
SEE YA!!!!


























































































