Last Words Of 2011

A warm hello from Beirut, or more of a cold one, because its freezing here!

I know I should have expected it to be cold, but not this cold, am freezing!

So anyhow in less than 48 hours we are gonna be saying goodbye to this year, and hello to 2012!

Honestly this year has been a roller coaster for me, so many things happened

I graduated finally!!
I got assigned to my first job ever, and am loving it beyond words, being the first omani lady medical rep is an amazing feeling, espically when so many people doubted that you can do it!
I finally got cat, that I fell in love with, my baby jeselle I cant live without her now!
I visited a couple of places that I have been wanting to visit for a long time now
I discovered the real colors of so many people, had to shut them out of my life, and on the other hand I got to meet amazing new people who am thankful to have in my life
I started TaLyan, and now it is the highlight of my day.

and so many more things happened, but those are the main things..

So here are some of the things I want to share with you that I think are important to keep in mind when you starting a new year:

Be thankful! even when you feel there is nothing to be thankful for, be sure that you are taking so many things for granted, there are days am thankful for simply having a yummy meal, enjoying a lovely TV show and being able to enjoy it while am healthy. There are days am thankful for makeup, seriously, can you imagine life without it? I CANT!

Love your mother, father, brothers and sisters: it goes without saying why that is so important.

Put your friends first ALWAYS! The worst thing ever is when you put silly things such as money or a guy above your friends, men come and go, money comes and goes, but a childhood friend is something you cant start over again.

Be true to yourself, there will be days when you feel you have to just go with the flow, there will be days when you will think ahhh I have to be like everyone else to fit in and get along, DONT, stay always true to what you believe.

Dont compromise on your dreams! Dreams are meant to be big and fantasy-like, so dont settle for less.

Develop tolerance towards people of a different race, different tribe, different religion, different faith. Its hard to accept those who are different, its a humans' method of survival to stick to what is familiar, to make distniction and to say you are wrong, am right. Make a resolution this year to work on this aspect.

Make a shopping wish list. I find it so refreshing and mind calming. Make it even if you are not sure you will be able to buy those items.

Focus more on your career, nothing is more self-rewarding than that.

ahhh if I go on I wont stop so these are some of the things I think you should keep on mind for the new year.

and here are some messages I have for certain people in 2011:

For certain females: thank you for being a mirror of what I never want to end up being, thanks for making mistakes infront of me to help me avoid doing them, thanks for re-assuring me to be thankful for being true to myself.

For certain males: thank you for showing me that some men just cant be original, that some of you are just less than perfect chaport copies of the original, and by god's help I hope you can find your way to be better

To my loved ones: thank you for making every year filled with laughter, love, fun and excitment!

I hope you all enjoy your new year's eve, and I hope I will enjoy mine here in Beirut!


Before I leave you, I want you to listen to this amazing poem by Sarah Kay, Its one of those most inspirational things I have heard during this year, the poem is meant to be advices for her daughter, but its actually general advices for EVERY1 in life, its good to keep those things in mind when startin a new year

xoxo
TaLyan's

For The Love of YSL Arty Rings

So remember a little while back I mentioned that YSL arty rings are one of my latest obssesions, just looking at photos of them give me a rush

so anyhow I got few private messages from people asking me where they can get those rings, and I looked around and got you a couple of places- since we are in Oman and our only option is online shopping

1) http://www.net-a-porter/

They have the following colors available and for now they have most of them in following sizes: 5,6,7 and some in 8 - yeah they get sold out pretty easily- so those are the colors:

Those ones are sold for 92 OMR, but thats without shipping cost and custom duties, so probably add 20 or 30 more rials for total.


2) Simply Vintage- Online facebook group based in Abu Dhabi
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100001508704378

She has quiet a collection, and she ships world wide including Oman, she said she charged 8 OMR to ship to Oman you contact her via facebook, place the order, transfer money and she sends you the ring

Her items get sold out pretty fast so you can contact her asap, ask her about the color you want if she has it in your size, she is very helpful.

and finally if you planning a trip to dubai anytime soon
3) Harvey Nicholas- Emirates Mall

When I was there last weekend, they had three colors available: blue, green and coral
I got the coral-yaaaay!

They are sold there for 990 AED- approx  100 OMR
the only problem are the limited choice of colors



I now have my eyes on the brown glass one from net-a-porter, anyone wanna gift it to me? JK :p

so hope this was helpful
xoxo
TaLyan's

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Steal Vs Spree: Kim K Christmas Card Look

So sequin are so in these days, and am also so loving it

But you gotta be careful when buying it, as if itsnt of good quality you will just look cheap and a mess and the sequin will fall out- like the ugly ones I saw at Forever21!

So anyhow I loved Kim's K take on this trend in her christmas card look

 She paired the sequin blazer with a high waist pair of black pants, very chic

The blazer she is wearing is by Rachel Zoe and its for about 200 OMR

Now if you want to steal that look for less, here is what I recommend- I got my hand on this blazer as soon as I saw it in Mango





I got it for around 30 OMR, which is pretty good compared to how well its tailored and the sequin are of a good quality

I paired it up with another semi-grey mini dress from Mango and it looked hot, but you can wear it with high waist pants as well

I also paired my look with those gorgeous pair of heels from Zara TRF, they are half suede half glitter, so hot, and they are just for 20 OMR, what a bargain! A total steal

For my nails am so using the new illamasqua metallic silver nail varnish I got - check my previous post

xoxo

TaLyan's

TaLyan: Look what I got my hands on!

So remember the post I did praying for Versace for H&M collection to be available in Oman


And duuh akeed y3ni it wasn't made available

and then I was begging my friends abroad to go get me a piece or two- no reply!- so much for friends *sigh* am never getting anyone anythin ever again :P

so anyhow I was really really REALLY sad, and then I guess life decided to gimme me a tiny tiny TINY gift and surprise

So as I was just strolling in the mall, I decided to walk into H&M in dubai mall, and in a small corner they had some remains of that collection, really limited pieces


and "I" got the last pair of 38 size shoes, they are pretty plain not really one of the pieces I had my eyes on, but hey I was just thankgul to find anythin

They are so usual, but just the concept of how life rewarded me this little surprise was nice

Anyhow for all of you who staying in countries where you have online H&M store, be ready a limited collection will be available online of the versace for H&M, so get your credit cards ready!

xoxo
TaLyan's

 

TaLyan is Loving: illamasqua

So during my ultra short trip to Dubai I couldnt ofcourse resist heading to the mall once my course was over and look around AND ofcourse shop.


So anyhow I want to share with you my new love, my offically fave makeup brand now: ILLAMASQUA!

Now here is what I love about it:

1) The colors are amazing
2) The texture of the nail varnish and the eye shadow is terrific
3) Its so affordable compared to how good it is!


So regarding their nail polish colors, they are so rich, unique and so in trend
I mostly loved their metallic color collection and their glittery collection
The rest of their colors are also hot, the pink and orange are candy like

Also when I tried them, the texture is so good!

here are some examples of their colors

Arent those nail polishes amazing?!

I also fell in love with the amazing eye shadow collection they have: Pure Pigment

I got it in glittery silver and glittery gold, will be amazing for smokey eyes, am so really loving it. I will soon post a pic of doing my smokey eyes with those colors, but here is how they look on the skin

So to sum it up this is what I got:

1) Pink nail polish- called Collide
2) Peach nail polish- called Purity
3) Glittery silver- called Harsh
4) Metallic silver- called Glory
5) Pure pigment eye shadow in silver and pure pigment eye shadow in gold

I wanted the metallic and glittery nail polish in gold too, but they were outta of it- figures!

You can find it @ Areej in Dubai


xoxo
TalYan's

A TaLyan's chit chat: When to ditch them!

Its time for another chit chat

So today I want to talk about when to ditch "them", thats when to get rid of certain people in your life, again this is just my personal opinion based on relationships I had and observed other people having, and mainly this is for a bit of laugh..

So here is when you have to sing: hit the road Jack and come back no more no more NO MORE!

When to ditch the new guy in your life:

1) If he is cheap and stingy

You will observe this if he always tells you - its accepted once a week bss not in every single phone call-: babe am outta credit please call me!

You will observe this if he gifts you lousy gifts: teddy bears, chocolates, mix tapes- seriously what! are we in school?

You will observe this if he asks you to pay the bill- WOMAN RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

You will observe this if he never takes you to nice places, your dates consist of getting shawrma and Macdonalds.


You will observe this if he asks you for cash- this is the ultimate sign


and finally if your man did all of the above: what are you still doing with him?!



2) If he is disrespectful

There are so many examples for this but here are some

You will observe this if he swears at you, and not in a joking way, but seriously swears at you.


You will observe this if he ignores your msgs and calls and gets back to you after 2 or 3 days


You will observe this if he flirts with your friends


You will observe this if he adds girls from your facebook list or takes girls pins from you and adds them on BB


You will observe this if he makes fun of you - your weight, the way you dress, the way you talk etc..



3) If he is acting shady

You will observe this if he wont share details of his basic day with you


You will observe this if everyone around you tells you he is a player and is seen flirting with other girls


You will observe this if by mistake you take his phone and he jumps like a tiger to grab it back from you


You will observe this if you catch him telling lies a couple of times


4) If he is over controlling

You will observe this if he tells you what to wear


You will observe this if he tells you where you are allowed to go and where not - even though he will be going to those places


You will observe this if he asks you to stop talking to some of your friends


You will observe this if he is constantly hinting you should quit your job and stay at home


You will observe this if he controls and monitors who you can speak to, checks your phone on daily basis, checks your social network updates -which brings me to the point why the fuck he has your password?


and finally ditch his sorry ass if:


1) He wont comitt
2) Doesnt defend you and stand up for you
3) Always breaking up and then making up
4) Initates fights for no reason
5) Lives his life to maximum but expects you to give up yours


..and no am not making relationships complicated, there are actually nice guys out there who will treat you right, but if you expect less they will have no problem in treating you like shit! The lower you go, the lower you will get!

Xoxo
TaLyan's

Steal Vs Spree: Zara

I am always so happy to find designer fashion being transfered to the main street outlets

Even though I encourage people to spree on valuable designer items, sometimes you just have to steal!

and by steal please I dont mean fake designer items just to be clear :P

Anyhow I found some of my fave trends of the season available in Zara: sheer skirts, tassel belts, sequence and animal prints.

Don't you just love Zara?!
I know I do..

Xoxo
TaLyan's

Dolce and Gabbana Autumn/Winter 2011-2012

Am so loving the Dolce and Gabbana Autumn winter 2011/2012 collection


It has all the elements that am loving right now: lace, sheer, sequence and ofcourse the usual animal prints!


Also am loving all the stars that are dazzling in this collection, you find star prints in the clothes and you find stars in the accessories, I love it!

Enjoy looking at some of my fave pieces

and the accessories

xoxo

TaLyan's