Autumn favorites

Happy 2016 people!!

Since on December I only posted things about Christmas, I had to write this post, so I decided to write it now, at the beginning of 2016. 

For this year I have a lot on my mind for my blog, and that's because I want to make changes in my house. And of course I'm getting better in cooking because I simply have to cook for myself every single day, so I have a lot of recipe to share. 

But for now I will share something easy which I like to write on my blog every three months.

Last autumn was a lot messy and busy for me, but I started to create my new routine, and that's what made my fall special!

Grass - Lush

Ok I know I'm starting with something which is not sold anymore. But what can I say? I bought three of these because I wanted to have enough for a year or more. I love the scent of grass and I am sooo sad that I won't be able to buy it again. I am currently trying to find something similar, but it's not that simple. I used this a lot in november and december, and I have a bottle left. I just don't want it to finish... but I think I have to surrender.

BB Cream Miracle skin perfector, light - Garnier

I bought this in july, but I didn't use it a lot because I don't like to put my make up on in summer. but right now I am using this sooo much, it's perfect for my skin. I am not one of those persons who care a lot about INCI and stuff, so I have no problems with garnier. I think this BB cream is the perfect one for me: it covers imperfections with a natural result, it's not so much intense and it can be used also without any other make up. I suggest to blend it with your fingers and to use a powder if you have a particularly oily skin, like I have.

Lip massage - Blistex

I didn't buy this but it's a gift from my aunt and uncle. I didn't know this brand and this lip protection formula. I think this rubber applicator is a great idea because it really make your lips softer and smoother. I don't really like the smell of this, but I thinks that once you finish the cocoa butter inside you can use the applicator with another cocoa butter you like more. My lips are a lot better since I use it, despite of the cold weather. And I became sort of addicted to the massage... so relaxing!

Zara shopper bag

When I go to university, I need a big and roomy bag. I bought this one as a gift for my birthday, but I started to use it just a few months ago. I like it because it's so simple and pretty - I really love the red part inside - and you can use it with any kind of outfit. It has also a pouch inside with a zip where you can put your wallet and keys, so you don't have to worry a lot about them if you are on the bus!

Netflix

Last but not least... Finally netflix is available in Italy, and this is such a good news for every tv series-movies and so on addicted like me. I decided to try it with my mum, and after the first free month we decided to pay for it. I used it soo much, especially because in my new house I don't have television, so if I want to see something I use it. There are a lot of pros in using netflix: streaming is good quality, there's no danger of virus and library is getting richer and richer. So, what are you waiting for?

Spring & summer favorites

I know I didn't write about my spring favorites. I've been so busy that I almost forgot my name.

Looking for a good house to rent, a job, writing my graduation thesis... so many things to do and so little time.

I miss my blog and writing about my things, I lost a lot of beautiful post to do in this few weeks and I'm so sorry. I wanted to write about my little vacation, my impressions about Milan as a city where to live, my nail polish collection (but this is one of the next things I'll talk about here) and so many other things. 

So I decided to anticipate the summer favorites post and put them together with the spring's one - that weren't so much because of reasons.

Let's go!

Victoria's secret pois pochette

I bought this amazing pochette in Amsterdam, basically because I wanted something by VS so much that I couldn't just leave without anything - after a few weeks it was announced that a new store would have opened in Milan... Probably you would find a similar one in a random shop with a cheaper price, but you know, it's not by Victoria's Secret. Absolutely perfect to bring in a single place the smallest thing you put in your bag and of course you don't find easily when you need them. And, honestly, who can resist pois?

Chanel Le Vernis Nail Colour - 167 Ballerina

 This is my second Chanel nail polish, a gift - again - from my friends for my birthday. I love this one, it's so elegant and pretty. You can use it as a transparent nail polish or, if you add one or two coats to the first, you'll get a wonderful barbie-light-pink effects. Lovely and always appropriate.

MAC amplified lipstick - Impassioned

This is my first MAC lipstick, I bought on December and I used it a little until I tried with my spring and summer clothes and I realized it was really good. They say you never forget the first MAC lipstick: I don't know if it's true but I've been using this one since spring began and I'm really happy about my choice. It's an amplified, super pigmented, really intense on your lips - and that's why I didn't use it during winter, because I had lighter skin and it was too much for my  big and fleshy lips.
It's a pink/fuchsia/magenta color, really good for a night out or a special date. Or for summer looks.

LUSH toner - Breath of fresh air

I tried this one because I was curious and I became sort of addicted: I use this toner in the morning, everytime I want to refresh my skin, when I'm at the beach and after I remove my make up. It smells like sea and you can use it whenever you want. Not too expensive for being a Lush product. I usually spray it on my face, but you can also spray it on a cotton pad and then spread all over your face.

Snoopy 

Sadly, I didn't read a lot during these months, mostly because I'm busy with University and I read only for my exams, but something that makes me smile everytime is my beloved snoopy. I like every single stories, I find them extremely funny and adorable of course, but never banal or stupid. It's not just a simple comic for children. I just love Snoopy.

London Rebel Bow Flip Flops

I've already mentioned these in this post, but they are officilally my favorite of spring-summer. I've used them so much so far, like almost every day. For a walk, when I was at the beach, at home. Comfortable and pretty, best flip flops ever!

Winter favorites

It's spring time!
Even if it doesn't look like spring at all, winter is gone a few days ago. Now it's time for long walks, flowers, t-shirt and of course laying on the grass during a pic-nic with your friends. I like spring because it's like a rebirth, and because I begin to think about working out and practising some physical activities. Of course they remain dreams or good intentions because spring also mean exams and I have no time to run. But I promise that sooner or later I will manage to let these dreams come true.
But before I can consider winter gone, I'd like to tell you what made these three months special.

H&M jumper
I love sooo much colored jumper, I just can't have enough of them. I like oversized or elegant, long or short. This is the one I used the most this winter, and even if it was a little short, it was warm and cushy. I have a crush on this color, lately I use it a lot (I'm currently wearing a green top), I think it suits me well.

Deprivation and delinquency by Donald Winnicott
I know this is a little bit geek, but this is one of those book you must read for an exam and you fall in love with after a few pages. It was really good to read, it's one of those books you must read if you study psychology. I found it really enlightening, even if I don't really like the topic of child development.

Yankee Candle - Black Cherry

I've talked about my candles-obsession a lot, so I think there's nothing more to say here, except for the fact I love this scent so much and I want more and more Black Cherry Yankee Candles in my life.

Baby Lips Electro by Maybelline (pink shock)
Baby Lips is a brilliant idea in my honest opinion: in winter, when you have cracked lips and putting a lipstick on is harder than ever, it's amazing the idea of a lip balm which is also colored. I used this one a lot when I wanted to go out but I couldn't put on my lipstick. Sadly, it's not so hydrating, so I wouldn't suggest to use it as a lip balm: choose another one if you want to repair your lips.

Body Cream Hammam by Tesori d'oriente
One of my favourite moment of the day is the cuddles after the bath or shower. This body cream is soft and has an amazing scent (orange blossom and argan oil), I like to spread all over my body, n particular legs and feet, and then smell all the fragrance on my body. I also bought the same shower gel and it's like amazing!

Obsessions #2 - Lush

For my second Obsessions-post I decided to talk about Lush.
I think you all know it, it's very famous all over the world.
I've always been attracted by its products because they're coloured, scented and funny, but the first time I entered in a Lush shop I was pretty shocked about their prices. It's not the cheapest shop you can find, but on the other hand I can't avoid to buy something everytime I enter in it.

My favourite Lush products are definitely the bubble bars.
I've already talked about them in this post, but I can absolutely tell you that I adore them. I would like to try everyone, even if someone is not smelling so good to me.
Since my favourite one, the Christmas Penguin, was a limited edition, I bought 3 of them online and I'm using them very carefully, I don't want them to finish too quickly.
Next one I'm going to buy is Dorothy: it's not a lmited edition so I haven't bought it yet, but it's on my wishlist.

Another thing I like about Lush is that everytime you buy something, you are given a lot of samples.
When I bought the Christmas Penguin I got four samples.

The first three products on the left are still to use, I don't like the smell of the powder (second one) and the cream (third one), so I don't know if I'm gonna use them. The first one is a shower gel and I like it but I haven't used it because I recently bought a new shower gel I like very much, not from Lush.

The product in the photo on the right is this one. I tried it but I didn't like it, not because it's a bad product but because I don't need a body butter, it makes my skin so much oilier than it usually is - and trust me, my skin is sooo oily! Fortunately, my mum really enjoyed it.

My last Lush purchases were a mask, Cosmetic Warrior (which is very famous I noticed) and a shampoo bar, Seanik. The shop assistant gave me a sample, Rub-Rub-Rub. The mask was for my boyfriend who has a problem with acne, and I really hope it will be useful for him.

After reading some good reviews about the shampoo bars, I decided to try one. I asked the shop assistant one for my oily hair, and she suggested two kind of bars. I decided to take this one because the other one is similar to a shampoo I tried some years ago. It maked my hair so dry that I couldn't even brush it without strapping it. Of course I want a product that makes my hair clean for 2 days, but I don't want to lose all my hair because of that!

I've used Seanik four times so far, and I admit I like it, except for the seaweed, quite annoying in my honest opinion. But it has such a good smell and my hair lasts 36 hours before getting oily again so it's quite a success for me.

Rub-rub-rub is definitely the best sample I was ever given! I used this tonight and I'm already in love. I think I'm going to buy the whole box. My skin is so smooth and scented. It has a wonderful smell, really. 

On my wishlist there are three products by now, and they are Rub-Rub-Rub, Dorothy, which I mentioned before, Cupcake and Tea Tree Waters.

Did you try someone of these products? Did you recommend me them?

Let me know in the comments below. See you soon! ♥

Obsessions #1 - Scented candles

I'm a girl, and just like every girl on this planet, I do have some obsessions. That's why I decided to begin this new section about them. My obsessions change pretty much, yesterday I was obsessed with eye shadows, tomorrow I will be obsessed with something else, but right now my biggest obsession is definitely this one: scented candles.

I must confess I'm not completely a newbie about this, because my mum is obsessed with incense and scented candles too. She likes to light something which leaves a good smell around, especially when dad has cooked something really stinking. Maybe it's genetic or something!
Despite this analogy, we have different tastes about scents: she likes spicy, oriental and aromatic fragrances, whereas I prefer both zesty and sweet scents. I think the fragrances I like the most are orange blossom and vanilla, but I also like cherry, strawberry and citrus.
Candles can also be a beautiful way to decorate your bedroom or the living room: you can find some candle-holders which are matchable with your furniture everywhere. They can easily become one of your best decorative objects.
I saw on pinterest some amazing DIY to create your personal candle or candle-holder, I'm not very good at DIY but I think that the results can be great. Just look at these below.

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Aren't they beautiful? I'd like so much to have more time in order to do this!

Anyway, I'd like to talk about my favourite scented candles: Yankee Candles and Ikea candles.
Ikea candles are really good and they leave a good smell in the house. You can find a lot of classic scents, such as vanilla (my favourite), cinnamon, green apple and so on. What is worth going to Ikea for are definitely the candle-holder. Recently I bought this one below, and I love the light when the candle is lighting. It's really elegant and classy, but at the same time it's extremely simple, one of those things you can put everywhere in your house.

Yankee candles are a little bit expensive but I think they're the most perfumed at all. I tried a lot of fragrances, ad my personal top 3 is Black Cherry, Clean Cotton and Vanilla and Lime. Black Cherry is like the best fragrance I've ever smelled, intense, sweet and zesty at the same time. Absolutely amazing. Clean cotton is a "warm" fragrance, really good to relax. Vanilla and Lime is the mix of two perfumes I love, and so this is definitely one of my favourite.
These below are the first Yankee Candles I bought, but I give two of them to my boyfriend's sister as a gift and I didn't buy them again so I cannot tell you whether if I like them or not. Champaca Blossom is on my to-buy list.

Lately I bought two Maisons du Monde candles, one is really similar to Clean Cotton, while the other one is called Promenade au March and it's really weird. I liked it as I smelled it, and my boyfriend liked it too so I gave it to him. The scent is not so intense, but if you don't like to have your room permeated with the smell of the candles, you can like them.

Do you like scented candles? What are your favourite ones? 

I hope you enjoyed this post! Bye ♥

The 5 best tv series of 2014

Hello!
Tomorrow I'll leave and go to Milan, where I'll stay with my boyfriend for a few days. So this will be the last post for this year and I wanted to do my personal top 5 tv series of 2014.
I haven't talked about tv series so far, but I really love them. It's such an addiction which get worse and worse, especially during the school term - and trust me if I say that it is a serious problem.
This year I saw a lot of tv series, old and new, but I wanted to talk about the five ones that totally stole my heart. Be calm, I hate spoilers so I won't spoil you anything.
Here we go!


5. How to get away with murder
It began on September 2014 so it's totally a new tv series - only nine episodes was broadcast so far. I'm a newbie about Shonda Rhimes' tv series, but it is a very good product and HTGAWM deserve a place in my top 5. Every episode has a story itself but it also follows a central plot, some actors are really good, my favorite ones are Viola Davis, Liza Weil (Gilmore Girls' Paris Geller, who played a hard worker also in this tv series) and Alfred Enoch (yes, Dean Thomas is grown up guys!). It can easily become one of the best new tv series if it keeps up the good work.

4. Gomorra la serie
When I began to be interested in tv series, I didn't expect to find an italian one which could compete with the american ones. But Gomorra la serie was a wonderful surprise! Created by Roberto Saviano, Gomorra la serie is about Camorra, and when I say it, I mean it is about Camorra, not about fighting it. It's fascinating but also terrifying, one of the most intense series I've ever seen. It gave me the creeps more than once and I don't feel ashamed to tell. Everything that happens has a meaning and is thought with extremely precision, there is an important evolution of the characters, especially Gennaro Savastano. The dialogues are in napoletano, the dialect of Napoli, and it was very hard for me to understand them (I read substitles), but it makes the entire series more credible and faithful to the reality.

3. Person of Interest
I could write about Person of Interest for years, not only because I've seen it twice, but also because I studied it for the exam of sociology - and it was one of my best work ever.
Person of interest is a science fiction crime drama, but I think that the reality of PoI is not so far from ours. Actually, it can be considered a farsighted story - and I'm referring to PRISM and all the cases about global control we hear everyday. It's very credible and it is terrifying because we actually are controlled by machines more than we think. Season three has been amazing, I loved the fact that it was full of references to sociologists and philosophers such as Foucault and his concept of biopower: these things made Person of Interest more interesting and less banal than you can think. I also love Micheal Emerson, he's one of the best actor I know, I loved him in Lost and I adore him playing Harold Finch.

2. Fargo
Coen brothers' movie becomes a mini tv series. Well, I've never seen Fargo the movie but I guarantee that the tv series is wonderful. At the beginning I didn't understand a lot, I just kept watching it without being able to tell the plot, thinking that every product from Coen brothers is quite weird, and after a few episodes I realized that... I liked it! Lorne Malvo is one of the scariest characters ever seen in a tv series but also one of the greatest and I think that Billy Bob Thornton is the best actor in the whole series. And shall we talk about Lester Nygaard? I study psychology so one of the thing I look at the most is the psychological evolution of the characters and Lester Nygaard slowly becomes a total different person; it's absolutely shocking how he changes.
As I tweeted when I finished the tv series, if you're glued to the television during the credits of the last episode, the series is a success. And for me it was totally a success as I didn't want to click on the red X when the last episode finished.

1. Breaking Bad
I do know that Breaking Bad wasn't broadcast on 2014, but I hadn't seen it before of last August, so I had to include it in my top 5.
Breaking Bad is simply perfect. I loved the plot, I loved the characters (I fell in love with Jesse Pinkman, but who doesn't?), I loved the dialogues, I loved magnets, I loved everything about it, but what makes BrBa the best tv series I've ever seen is the fact that it has a beginning and it has an end. I admire the authors so much because they never took advantage by the audience and the global success of their product stringing the series out: they remained faithful to their original idea. And this is not as common as you might think!
Walter White, Jesse Pinkman and Hank Schrader are three of the best characters of all time, starting from the actors until their story and of course the evolution. I was pretty shocked when I see that Walter White actually broke bad, but then I realized that he had to, or the series would have been a failure. And this is admirable because Vince Gilligan wanted to tell a story about a man who suddenly became bad, and he did, without wasting time telling things useless for the series. He could have done it and could have earned more money but he didn't, he didn't ruin his product and decided to make a spin-off and leaving Breaking Bad exactly as he created it.

I become soooo boring when I talk about Breaking Bad so I'll stop immediately.
Do you like tv series? What were your favourite ones in 2014?
I hope you have a great 2015 and a great night tomorrow! See you soon ♡

Autumn favorites

Hello everybody!
Autumn is finished once again and this year it was very intense for me. I had a hard time with my exams and I studied a lot, and the bad thing about this is that I haven't finished yet! It makes me crazy because I feel very tired if I only think about how many things I've done since september to today.
But winter is finally coming, and even if the weather is still quite warm, I'm very excited about cold, scarfs, hot tea and so on.

I'd like to tell you what made my autumn special so let's go!

Ok, well, I did try to take a photo with only Olaf but I'm not good with the camera and I could not find a position good enough. Olaf is actually a gift from my lovely boyfriend: the week before he bought it, we were in Milan to buy some stuff and a birthday gift for his one-year-old niece, and we went to Disney Store. As we entered in the store I saw a giant Olaf and my eyes became hearts and I wanted it so much, but then we realized that it was very expensive so I had to give up, sadly. But then, after a week, I came back to Milan and we went to Esselunga where we found a Frozen box containing the DVD, a book and, of course... Olaf! 

The Cuckoo's Calling by Roberth Galbraith.

This was a very good novel and it took me a lot of time because of University, but I think that if I had more time I would have finished in a few days! I must admit that I asked my parents to give me last Christmas and I waited too much to read it; and I must admit that I wanted it only because I knew that Robert Galbraith is actually J.K. Rowling. I am a very big fan of thrillers and this is exactly the book I expected when I read the plot. J.K. Rowling is getting better every book she writes and if I loved Harry Potter saga and The Casual Vacancy, I double loved The Cuckoo's Calling! Cormoran Strike is such a weird character and I don't know if I like him or not, but I definitely love Robin, she's very smart and clever. I can't wait to buy The Silkworm, but I think this time I will buy the ebook because the book was very heavy in my bag and by now I got used to Kindle's lightness!

Glossip wet&dry baked eyeshadow - n. 14, Trip to Madrid
I was looking for this color, which is a dove-gray/light brown and I found it at Glossip, an italian chain, like Kiko, but cheaper. I like Glossip products because they're very good despite their prices. This eyeshadow can be used wet and dry, the shop assistant told me that if I use it wet, it gets darker, but I like it dry, it's very gentle and mild and it's perfect for my everyday make up. I usually use it without eye-liner when I want a super nude make up. I don't have any photo with this eyeshadow and I'm sorry but you can click on the link above to see it.

Labello Lip Butter Vanilla and Macadamia
Ok I admit I bought this because everyone on Instagram seems have it and I was looking for a new lip butter so I decided to try it. The best thing about it is... its wonderful smell! I didn't use it a lot because my lips haven't cracked yet - and that's good! - but I put it on when it's particularly cold outside and I want to prevent.
I admit: sometimes I only open it and... snifffff.

Tiger Mushroom Candle

Tiger is a wonderful place, you always find something you cannot live without. Actually I bought a lot of candles this autumn, in particular Yankee Candles (I tried Clean Cotton, Black Cherry, Vanilla and Lime and Black Coconut), but these are absolutely the cutest. I don't know if I will manage to unbox them and light up because they're just perfect!

So these were my autumn favorites, and what were yours? Let me know in the comments below.

Byeee ♥