Grecian Love: Nick Verreos Interview for HollywoodGreekReporter.com

Yassou!Nick Verreos with the San Diego Greek Festival performers at a recent TV Appearance

Check out my latest interview with the Hollywood Greek Reporter website HERE! Yes, I am half Greek and proud of it! I love Grecian draping, Spanakopita, Souvlaki, Christina Onassis and Paris in Mykonos (as you may have seen back in my season of Project Runway). I also heard (OK, I saw from all my recent Facebook "friend" requests!) that my season just finished airing in Greece and I have some "fans" back in my grandfather's homeland!

Rewards, Thanks, Hectic, Sequins, and Glitters!!!

Thanks to Michael (bagpoor.com) and Angela (Angelina's Cafe) who pass those two rewards onto me!! I am very honored and thrilled and oh, I love them (Mike, Angela and two cute icons)lol!!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!

I know the rules for those rewards but I will wait until this weekend to pass it around and to divulge 10 things about myself that you don't already know!!! :P

So, what's next? Oh, hectic!! DH had business meeting in LA today and he was gone literally after walking our son, Niel, to school at 8 AM. That being said, me, as a stay home mom, has to work over-time until DH flies home around 8 PM. :O

Ok, you must think that's not a big deal at all. I know couple of my friend's DH won't be home to lend wife a hand of house chores until 8 PM since they are in the financial industry. Wives still complain even w/ ONE kid only!! So hey, I have 3 kids and given the circumstance, I think that sounds a heck of work to me/everyone!!!!

Here is my schedule of today and to let you know how busy a MOM could be w/ 3 very young children!!! (I should pass around this schedule to DADs/GUYs/NEWLY-weds so they know how great we are to be a stay home MOM. :P)

Morning:
8 am Niel attends school. I do my morning ritual (if you know girl!!) and dress my two daughters up while they were having their morning bottles of milk in bed.

Going up and down stairs, cooking rice noodles for Heidi's lunch box while I enjoy my coffee cake as my breakfast!!

(extra info.) Heidi goes to preschool and Ilona stays w/ me until next year.

8:55 am Heidi attends school.

9:15 am Ilona and I went to post office to ship my giveaway gifts to 2 bloggers, Roxanne and dos3n (Catherine) and drop check at Niel's school for school picture which DH forgot in the morining.

9:45 am Got home.
Take garbage out, doing recycle since DH is probably too tired to do it tonight. Ilona had some snacks while I quickly browsed internet knowing I got rewards!!! yay~~ I couldn't spend more time leaving notes since Ilona has painting class at 10:45 am.

10:45 am - 11:45 am Ilona's painting class.

12 pm lunch w/ mommy friend (Ilona's painting buddy too)!

1:45 pm Dropping off friend. Pick up Niel from after school and stop by home again before his piano lesson at 2:30 PM.

Niel took my ODJ photos while he enjoys my leftover pearl milk tea. hahaha...... I couldn't find a better time today to take pic. for myself and I don't think I want to take pic. at Niel's piano teacher's backyard again. :P

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Niel's piano class.

After some time chat w/ Niel's teacher about how envy I am to her about her going back to Taiwan next week!!!!!

3:30 pm Dropping off Niel back to after school which he insists going back instead of staying w/ us or going home!! &&^^%%$$## Almost late for picking up Heidi from school.

4:00 pm I need to return something to my mommy friend, Melody, so we met up at a barber shop where Heidi also had her hair cut today.

Ilona have swimming class at 7 pm but since DH is not around, I have to go DOWN w/ her!! Geez...... I need a new bathing suit!!!!!!!! Therefore, Heidi, Ilona and I are off to Valley fair mall for a bathing suit hunt!! :)

5:15 pm Finally I am confident in going INTO water w/ Ilona w/ my new bathing suit. yay~~ my, I can't believe myself sometimes!! :P

5: 45 pm Again, almost late for picking up Niel from after school!!

6:06 pm Got home!! Change Ilona, made some fried rice, feed kids and change bathing suit for myself!!

Hectic time!!! Couple phone calls from friend, Ann, asking about borrowing bassinet; DH calling that his almost arrival of San Jose and going straight to play basketball. ....... Niel, Heid, and Ilona were fighting for something, me yelling at them..... OMG......... time to go!!!!

7 pm - 7:30 pm The day is almost done!! Ilona is so happy doing splish n' splash and I am happy that the bra padding didn't drift away!!! hahahahahahahaha...................

By 8 pm we returned home and already showered. Finally, enjoy our bounding time downstairs.

I think DH showed up around 8: 30 pm after done playing basketball. My job has not done yet since he was starving and wants something Chinese to nibble!! Again, cooking odon for him!!

9:30 pm We were w/ kids in their rooms telling stories, practice some piano and ready for bed!!!


Don't you think those tidies things are nothing, a good time management is required!!! :) Ok, I am glad DH is home safe and I finally can finish my blog NOW!!!!

MOMs, you gotta let DH be a stay-home dad for at least a day and see how does he handle things w/o you around!!!! He should be more appreciated w/ your effort!!

To every devoted mom and wife!!! We deserve the best!!! :)

My ODJ.

1. Top:
Alice & Olivia sequins top
Linda Loudermilk organic big shouldered asymmetrical jacket
2. Bottom: Helmut lang boy friend shorts
3. Accessory:
Anthropology brass mini disc necklace
glitter hosiery bought in Paris
Chanel 08 black large perforated Rodeo Drive tote
4. Shoes: Joie over the knee high boots




I play w/ the extra fabric on the boots...that triangle fold looks very futuristic. :)




Now you will be able to see clearly about those two "standing" shoulders.



I am going to bed 10 mins. earlier.... tonight!! :)

Nite, nite!!

Free Nails Inc polish w/ Glamour

 I must confess that I am not a huge fan of Nails inc polishes, not so much because of their formula, but their packaging. Maybe it is just my personal experience, but I have found that the lids of the bottles never close tightly and so the polish dries out super fast. Yesterday I even discovered that one polish, which I had previously used only twice, had actually disappeared on me, leaving behind less than half a bottle of thick, pink gloop :(. Off to the trash it went, and I was left wondering what I had spent £10 on...

However, being the sucker that I am (let's face it) I still picked up Glamour today purely for the free Nails inc polish. I decided on Victoria, a deep, dark cherry red reminiscent of the Chanel Rouge Noir craze many of us went through a few years ago.

On application the varnish was quite streaky, though I find that to be the case with most dark polishes. To get a really opaque, rich colour I would recommend applying three coats, though I am far too lazy to paint my nails five times over (base coat+3 coats polish+ topcoat= far too much work), so I stuck with two and I think the overall look is pretty good, though not entirely even. Luckily, my Seche Vite topcoat comes to the rescue of any patchy manicure as it provides a high shine masking any streakiness.

This colour does require a bit of work, but it is vampy, sexy and perfect for autumn. Now I just have to wait and see how the polish lasts. If it goes in the way of its ancestors to a sticky, dry death I shall definitely be reporting to you all :).

Has anyone else had this problem with Nails Inc polishes?

FOTD

Just a simple natural look today coz I'm in that kind of mood (sometimes less is more)... Estee Lauder Maximum Cover Foundation mixed with The Body Shop Glow Enhancer in no.3

MUFE 5 Camouflage Cream Palette

MAC MSF Natural in Medium

MAC Bronzer in Refined Golden

Joe Fresh Blush in Pale Peach

Benefit High Beam

Korres Eyebrow Pencil in Blonde

Estee Lauder Double Wear Shadow Creme in Antique Gold (all over lid)

Rouge Bunny Rouge e/s in Unforgettable Oriole (in inner corner of eye)

MAC Liquidlast Liner in Black (along upper lashline)

Rouge Bunny Rouge Big Lash Amplitude Mascara in Pure Obsidian (Black). - This stuff is amazing!My lashes look super long when I wear this, you can build and build and it never clumps, smudges or flakes.

Estee Lauder Pure Colour Lipstick in Vanilla Truffle

MAC Dazzleglass in Bare Necessity

Loreal Renewal Lash Serum

Alot of bloggers have posted on this product already but I thought I would put my opinion out there too just in case someone is interested in the product but hasn't seen a review yet.

I have been using this Loreal lash serum for the past 3 weeks and I have definitely noticed a difference in my lashes! I had previously used the Revitalash product and whilst that was amazing for lengthening my lashes, it didn't make my lashes look thicker. I have naturally fine hair so my lashes were never going to be thick without a helping hand.

Since using this Loreal product, I have noticed a definite volume boost and any sparse areas in my lashline have been filled out. I sometimes used to notice small gaps in my upper lashline and that was just emphasised when I applied mascara. I don't have that problem now as my lashes look long, full and thick and I'm so happy with them! I never feel the need to wear false lashes as mine are more than satisfactory now. I won't even be wearing false lashes on my wedding day now I have found these products.

So if you're looking to boost your lashes, then I would recommend Revitalash for length but the Loreal Serum for Volume.

My next task is to try and boost my eyebrows...many people would think I'm mad to want to make my brows bigger but I just want to increase growth so I don't have to fill them in as much with brow powder etc. I've heard that if you apply Revitalash onto your brows, it has the same effect as on your lashes. There's no reason why this shouldn't work but I would be grateful to hear from you if you have already tried this?