JEWELRY PICKS

 To continue in a sort of unexpected mode (yeah, I did get sick of all the pro forma outfit posts), I realized I haven't shared anything from my little treasure chest with you for a while now. (Does that make sense? No?)
To put it quite simply... let me share some of my favourite jewelry lately with you. I realized I missed shooting in general tons so I played with glitter hearts on a galaxy-esque surface. (Which is actually our kitchen counter, but that can be our little secret, shhhh...)

Maybe the reason why I'm desperately in love with these pieces (apart from the fact that they are, let's be not so modest, awesome) is that all of them were presents.
And jewelry is the best present a girl could get. (If you somehow forget about ummm... clothes, shoes, bags and perfumes)

The bracelets and the little camera earrings were gifts for my birthday. The Aztec earrings are from Fifth and Orient  while the rings are from Rings and tings.

XOXO,
Lucija

SERENDIPITY

serendipity = discovering something good or exciting without looking for it
Horace Walpole: "This discovery, indeed, is almost of that kind which I call Serendipity, a very expressive word... A silly fairy tale, called The Three Princes of Serendip: as their highnesses traveled, they were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of...."


Yesterday, a need to do something a little different hit me. I stepped out of my comfort zone and not to deliver yet another classic look of the day post, I decided to play a little.
As I look at the final product, all that comes to my mind is how imagination really is our most powerful tool. 


“"Tell me one last thing,"” said Harry. “"Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?”"
Dumbledore: "“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?" 


XOXO,
Lucija

What I snapped: #9 SOUNDCHECK

As this blog gets older the titles become crazier. (Sounds bout right)

There's loads of snow on the ground in Zagreb and as you all probably already know, that made me hm, how to put it without going too far... estatic. That's the word.

So here are the nightshots I snapped two days ago in Park Maksimir. In my (and as I recently became aware of, every runner's) opinion, Maksimir is Zagreb's treasure. Woods in the middle of the city and miles and miles of trails for running, cycling, walking, and as it turns out - snowboarding when it's like this in the winter. It's our privilege to have such a beautiful (and quite spacious) park that's in the walking distance from the main shopping street. (Just like London and NY)

So, to introduce you a little bit more to Zagreb, here's Maksimir in winter. Times four.

In addition, a little update and an explanation to why I'm not posting:

I slept a total of 8hrs in the last 90something hours. My exams started, I had one today, have one tomorrow and on Saturday and three next week. And we still have classes so it's crazy and I'm actually surprised I managed to write this much so I'm gonna end this in a cool fading manner.

XOXO,
Lucija

P.S.
I've been getting a lot of inquiries about what camera and lens I use:
Nikon D90 with 18-105mm lens

2.0.1.3. ....

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Well guys, I`m wishing you a Happy New Year! Hope you had fun last night as much as I, it was more than interesting evening where I even lost my boyfriend in a big crowd at the concert! Fortunately, agony lasted only half an hour and we reunited again after midnight! Unbelievable, but true! :)
What about your celebration?

Wish you all the best, hope that our third year together will be even better!
Thank you for being my support, for leaving your lovely comments and critics, for being here, it means a lot!
Kisses

HAIR INSPO

When you hair is so short it cannot be shorter for as long as mine has been, it leaves you wanting to experiment with everything there is somehow connected to hairdos - different styles, products, hairdyes, even bobby pins are so much fun to pick when you come into drugstores. 
The only problem is you gotta wait a long time for it to grow to a lenght where you can actually do something with it. So you wait.
... (for months)
And then one day you're done with waiting and browse Youtube and other magical places on the internet like a maniac riding only on M&Ms to find out that, amazingly, there are several perfectly easy-to-do-but-yet-still-pretty hairstyles you can actually DIY.
Okay, it's still early for braids, but if your hair is of medium lenght (Is this even the right expression?!) (This hair stuff is complicated, no wonder I cut it off at some point) these three pics can serve as a guide.
If I was able to do these all by myself (And I'm as far from a pedant person as anyone) than further explanations are absolutely redundant.

XOXO,
Lucija

What I snapped: #6

We shot these photos some four hours ago but I couldn't resist showing them to you ASAP as I'm kinda totally-not-being-modest-at-all in love with them. I don't know if there's a better feeling than being deeply gratified with what you've done knowing that, from the beginning, it's been your work one hundred percent.

What I always look for in a photo, whether it's a part of editorial or a single shot, is that it has to make you react in some way - whether you say it's grotesque, beautiful, or it brings up a memory or just reflects a feeling. To me, these are far too familiar to bring out feelings, (cause, you know, I've been looking at them for so long now) (Photoshop is a bitch that way) but I do associate them with both RNR and apocalypse at the same time. (Which is both a reason to be worried and pleased, I think) (But they make me react somehow, and that's the important part) 

Oh, and thanks to Nina. I know you've already seen her here a couple of times, but we just can't stop shooting together. And isn't she just oh so gorgeous? 

XOXO,

Lucija

What I snapped: #5

Okay, so - lemme first say this was a totally unexpected post. I wasn't even aware until 10 mins ago I was gonna do it. So yeah. Try to keep up with the story (which will, as always, be perfectly told and not at all confusing) and connect the dots. (I blame the Avicii/Maroon 5/Coldplay mix that's playing right now for my super duper energy kick) (+ oh, and maybe ice cream too?)
I planned on doing an outfit post for today, but Monika (the lovely girl in the photos) (also, one of my dearest friends) (also, the one to blame for me not being able to fully stand on my right foot because I twisted my ankle while walking in 5 inch heels uphill when the grass was super slippery) called me a few days ago and said she wanted me to finally (and by finally she meant after two years of endless shoot dates which were one by one cancelled for this or that reason) take photos of her. 
Monika's super simple when it comes to outfits so I wanted to do a relaxed, easygoing shoot. In traslation, see what happens once we start. No preparation, no planning. We didn't even think about the location too much - the lake Bundek first came to my mind so we went there yesterday.
And while shooting, although I was pleased with the photos, I didn't think they would look this good on screen. But then, when, an hour or so ago, I finally sat in front of my computer and opened photoshop - surprise surprise. So I had to show it to you, right?
See? Unexpected. And I totally love it.

Which one's your favourite?

XOXO,
Lucija

What I snapped: #4

Another round of photos I took at the seaside. This time, in Tisno - a small place situated both on the mainland and on the island of Murter. One of my dearest places on Jadran, it's a perfect mixture of amazing beaches, great location and plenty of British boys walking around semi-naked.
I miss it already.

XOXO,
Lucija

What I snapped: #3

 Although partying was much more my thing at the first part of my holidays spent at Pag and Biograd, I still snapped some lovely views so I can share at least a bit of the beauty of my summer with you.

XOXO,
Lucija