Once again , late! I owe you big time, my dear faithful readers. I've decided that I have to take some measures against this lack of posting. I know, I always run out of time!

Therefore, I thought that we should keep in touch  through social networks, especially the Facebook page. I know, it's not the ideal situation but I'm ready to commit: I will posting every single day a fragment or the outfit I'm wearing. Also let's not forget the other ones, you have all the places you can find me online at the top of the page. 

I'm willing to make this change and be constant, but I have to feel that you are with me. Please, leave a comment and tell me your opinion, my readers are the most important thing to me!

On a happy note, I have snow in my town! Lots of it actually! And I wanted to share this with you, but the photos turned into pseudo-outfit photos instead of a landscape.

I was wearing:

It is no secret that, ever since December I have written in most of the posts how I dream of a white winter and how I miss snow. Well, I decided to take the matter in my own hands, as I have noticed that I can still wear a trench coat in my hometown and there aren't any signs of snow whatsoever. And by that I mean the fact that I went on a ski trip with my mates.

Needless to say, we had tons of fun, we eat everyday at my favorite bakery/bistro/pastry (yes, it pretty much does everything!) in the resort, we barely slept (that explains my face in the photo I guess. That's how I look after 3 hours of sleep). At the end of the 'mini vacation' we even stopped for 30 minutes at a mall so I was able to purchase the goodies I had an eye. 

Another interesting fact is that I chose to forget about technology during those 4 days so I only took my lovely phone with me. Well, I didn't expect that much of a rupture, I mean there barely was any signal in the cottage we stayed!!

Now you can understand my delay I hope, I mean it took me a while to catch up with all the sleepless hours.

Advantages: snow, sales shopping success, bonding with my phone, karaoke

Disadvantages: I'm starting a new term tomorrow, after 3 weeks of vacation!

And some of the stuff I bought:

I went out for a walk couple days ago- at night. It was magical, with all the lights on the streets and I have managed to take some great photos- only with flash! Belive me or not, none of the following photos are edited whatsoever .

I have finally found my dream wallet/purse , leather one, with brown and orange, from Pull&Bear and I had to match it with my new zip blouse from Zara. I absolutely love both, especially that shade of green! Also, let's not forget the fancy tea cup and kettle necklace- a gift from my best friend Simona. It was so fun wearing it with this outfit- golden zip at back, golden necklace, golden nails!

Zara Blouse, Zara Jeans, Pull&Bear wallet 

Well, I think it's like the 100th time I say here that I've spent all my savings on clothes. Oops, I did it again! I couldn't wait for sales and bought a douzen of interesting items, I feel it's like a little reinvention of my closet!  Also, one of my 2012 resolutions is to post more photos of my outfits and I think I nailed this time, take a look and then feel free to express your opinion  :)

Now , regarding the look, I can now proudly say that I have found the casual dress of my life- leopard print, from Zara and which can be turned into the smartest one (trust me, I have worn it at the New Year Party with the proper accessories). Also, EVERYTHING that I'm wearing is new, I jump around like a little child everytime I look at the photos. I tried to go for nude tones with this dress, and the camel coat seemed just the ultimate and perfect touch to everything.

Also, thank you Andreea for the most marvelous bracelets(as you can see bellow), Cristi for the gorgeous Orsay rings and Ioana who took these fabulous shots.

Ah, not much time left and it will be 2012. This year has been amazing to me, because I have managed to fulfil my longtime wish: starting a fashion blog. It's been a great ride, I had some collaborations, made some money on my own, managed to buy a semi-professional camera from my savings. 

Also, 3 days  ago I spent every single dollar I had on a reinvention of my wardrobe. Dresses, colourful belts, wallets and interesting tops. Not to mention the most amazing flats. I think you might have read about it at the facebook page.

I'm more than ecstatic looking back to this year and I hope for the best regarding the next one!

I have also realised that you, dear readers don't know my full name or where I'm from!

I'm Mary Manaila and I come from a small beautiful country, Romania. I love being called just Mary as you may have noticed.

Future plans for the blog in 2012? Definetely get a domain and..who knows..

This Christmas was completely special for me. I have bought a lot more gifts than usual because this year I had the luck to bound with so many incredible people, I got an amazing surprise from Santa, I got to spend half of Christmas's eve with one of my best friends and the first day of Christmas with my other one(soul sister x). I also went caroling with my class and my family has been very kind and supportive.

This is a short visual diary of this holiday, which happens to be my very favourite. The bad thing is that it didn't snow at all, but oh well..when I saw that big box under the Christmas tree I instantly forgot about it.

I wouldn't have dreamed in my wildest dreams that I would get an Ipad, not to mention a Marc Jacobs case, which I ABSOLUTELY adore! Funny thing, I have always thought that my first expensive bag would be a Miu Miu, but I love Marc Jacob's creations and this is no exception!

Therefore, enjoy the story..

Just stop for a moment. You are reading this right now, so this must be a moment of your leisure time.

Open the window, even if it's freezing outside and you pay n millions on your bill .Feel the fresh  and cold air. Inhale and exhale. Clear your mind, you are an amazing person, with goods and bads! 

And just remeber...

"It's a news dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life"

I'm feeling good :)

I usually think a lot about what should I wear everyday. I do my makeup after and when I think I'm ready to go at look at my hair and notice: "Oh right, haven't got round to wash it yesteday!". That's one of teenagers most common issue, in my oppinion, what to do with your hair in a chrisis?? I usually do a messy bum, which sometimes is really cool (the picture above) or looks like a horrible nest.
I've heard of the dry shampoo a lot lately and I am really tempted to try it myself, as it the fact  that it refreshes your locks without water sounds amazing, plus you are oil roots free for many hours! You get to carry with you around everywhere and your hair would look pretty even at it's worst days.And why not start my first experience with the number one dry shampoo in the UK, Batiste?

And you, dear readers, are really really lucky! Why? Because Batiste dry shampoos are now available in USA and especially at an incredible price at ulta.com. And, to celebrate this fact, the company has decided to give a lovely reader of TeenFashionDiary a can of Batiste. You get to choose  the scent,  Original, Blush or Fresh.

What do you have to do?

I've always wanted to do a goodies post. And as I haven't posted an outfit in a quite a long time (I usually wear the new stuff on the blog), I've decided to snap some pictures and show it to you, because I feel like Santa came already!

The thing is that my lovely &incredible aunt has been on a bussiness trip in London and she brought me most of the stuff, so cute and perfect for winter! Also, I've done some shopping myself as it's incredibly cold here and I've been sick for 8 weeks already! Other things I got:

Phew, I know, I'm late even at my own giveaway! The truth is that school is so hectic right now, and I miss so much posting around here and taking photos of my outfits and so on, it's just that I need more time!

On a brigther side, we end the first giveaway of this blog. It's been so fun, and for the others that haven't won the ring I have some great news: there will be a new giveaway in a couple of weeks!

And the winner is...