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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Preview: Fatgirlslim

CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ZOOM IN AND READ!


I'm not going to spoon-feed you the percentage part, just because I am always skeptical when I see statistics whose related studies I can't check and validate.
See for my PhD I'm also doing a sociological research, so I know all about percentage, statistics and stuff.
However, many of my British and Irish followers told me this stuff is great, so I wanted to share the news.
Let me know what you think ;)


to purchase: www.blissworld.co.uk (or .com if you're not in the UE)

Preview: Blink New Kajal Pencil



Create the perfect look with Blink’s NEW Kajal Pencil. Designed to ensure effortless application, the combination of additional camphor and the easy ‘smudger’ tool found on the other end of the pencil are the perfect ingredients to deliver the ideal and super-long lasting smokey or defined eye.
Like all of the Blink products, the new Kajal Pencil is all natural and free of preservatives. The kohl contains no mineral oil and the waxes are derived from olive and jojoba oil making it durable and perfect for use on the sensitive inner eyelid.
Tip from the Top:
“Kohl is a centuries-old beauty essential for enhancing the eye and is one of the best methods for creating a smouldering, seductive look for day or night. It is versatile, resilient and makes the timeless and very desirable smokey eye accessible for anyone. Every make-up bag must have a good kohl liner!”
Vanita Parti, Founder of Blink Brow Bars


Blink are on a mission to make the brows (and lashes) of Britain brilliant. Vanita Parti founded Blink in 2004 and has since gone on to make it possible for everyone to have perfectly threaded and groomed brows. A winner of the CEW Achiever Award, Vanita has been credited for single-handedly pioneering brow service standards and techniques to a whole new level. Get Blinked!

Preview: Clinique Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm


 Brillante come un gloss. Pratico come un rossetto. Labbra deliziose, idratate e luminose. Scopri il Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm di Clinique
In Profumeria da Febbraio 2011 Prezzo al pubblico consigliato € 17,60
Che cosa è ricco di colore, pienamente tondo e super idratante? Il nuovo balsamo per labbra di Clinique, Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm. Una texture morbida con ingredienti benefici che nutre le labbra e le ravviva con i toni dell’allegria. Grazie alla texture incredibilmente morbida ed al packaging pratico e moderno, si applica con estrema facilità. Un delicato tocco di colore e un velo fresco e naturale di brillantezza danno alle labbra un aspetto pieno, morbido, sensuale…perfetto!

La formula straordinariamente idratante di Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm contiene uno speciale cocktail di diversi tipi di burro, oli ed antiossidanti che aiutano a proteggere e a dare benessere alle labbra, anche quelle più secche, idratandole immediatamente e per lungo tempo. Arricchito con Burro di Avocado, Burro di Mango e Olio di Semi di Jojoba, questo stick pratico e versatile rilascia una vera carica di idratazione conferendo alle labbra immediata morbidezza, elasticità e sollievo.
Chubby Stick è un makeup per labbra due-in-uno: pratico come un rossetto, morbido e luminoso come un gloss. Ideale da tenere in borsetta grazie al suo allegro packaging in stick della medesima tonalità della formula. Il colore rimane inalterato a lungo e consente una copertura modulabile. Per l’applicazione, è sufficiente ruotare la base per far emergere il balsamo e rigirarla prima di richiudere con l’apposito tappo.
Chubby Stick è una proposta accattivante anche per le donne più giovani che non hanno mai “osato” il tradizionale rossetto. Disponibile in 6 tonalità irresistibili dalle più trasparenti ai deliziosi toni del rosa fino al viola intenso - Chunky Cherry, Fuller Fig, Graped-up, Mega Melon, Graped Soda, Super Strawberry, Whole Lotta Honey and Woppin’ Watermelon, è l’accessorio perfetto in ogni occasione.
Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm è provato contro le allergie, privo di profumo al 100% e dermatologicamente testato. E’ disponibile presso le Profumerie concessionarie Clinique da Febbraio 2011, al prezzo al pubblico consigliato di € 17,60.


Molto accattivanti. Adoro i balsami per labbra colorati e non ne posso mai fare a meno. Questi mi sembrano comodi da poter portare ovunque, soprattutto se come me siete costrette a truccarvi in treno!

Zara sales haul - all for 6 euros and under!

I went to Zara on Sunday, as my mother told me they were having a massive sale with the final pieces of winter collections. My mom always knows when to buy good deals: she noticed that the best moment to venture into Zara for their sale is when they are about to end all discounts etc.. In fact, they have this policy of exchanging unsold garments from shop to shop, so you are more likely to find real bargains! In this case, I was very very lucky. The item that cost me more retailed for 12 euros!


Domenica sono stata da Zara, visto che mia madre mi ha chiamata dicendomi che stavano facendo dei saldi incredibili con gli ultimi pezzi delle collezioni invernali. Mia madre sa sempre quando fare buoni affari: ha notato che il momento migliore per avventurarsi ai temutissimi (ma anche ambitissimi) saldi di Zara è quando i saldi stanno per finire. Infatti, attuano la strategia di scambiarsi i capi invenduti da negozio a negozio, e dunque così si è più sicuri di trovare veri affari! In questo caso sono stata molto fortunata. Il pezzo che ho pagato di più costava solo 12 euro!

Excuse the bad pictures, I was trying a new function for my flash and I ended up screwing everything. It is all much better in real life!

Scusate le pessime foto, ma provavo una nuova funzione col flash e ho rovinto tutto! E' tutto molto più carino dal vivo!


Tulip dress with pattern front/Vestito con gonna "a tulipano" con pattern sul petto - € 6,90

Pattern detail / Dettaglio pattern
Horse-rider dress (patent leather inserts)/Scamiciato da cavallerizza (dettagli in similpelle) - € 6,90

Back detail / dettaglio sul retro


Yellow woolen dress (better looking in reality) / Vestito in lana (molto più carino dal vivo)

Little black dress, with patent leather belt/ vestitino nero con cintura in similpelle. (bellissimo) 12 euros

Vintage Dress Detail
Vintage Dress / Vestito Vintage - € 6,90
Summer hearts dress / Vestito estivo con i cuori - € 4,90
Hearts Dress

Winter shorts - high waisted / Pantaloncini a vita alta invernali - 6,90

Winter shors, detail

High Waisted horse riding pants / Pantaloni da cavallerizza a vita alta - € 6,90

Detail

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Birthday Giveaway winner (again)

Hi everyone,
almost 2 weeks ago I picked a winner for my giveaway, but the girl hasn't replied yet, so I assume she is not following me anymore. Too bad, this giveaway was for lovely readers only, so I picked another winner.
This time, to make it faster I copied all entries on Microsoft Word, and I obtained 32 pages.
Then I went to random.org and randomly chose a page:

as you can see, I picked page n 7.
Then, I entered the number of comments on that page and selected a winner:

And the winner is: silvi

Congratulation Silvi, I will email you shortly. Please, do reply with your detail within 7 days.

I will be hosting another giveaway veeeeery soon!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

How to open your Diorskin Nude bottle

You'll probably be sick of hearing me chanting odes to Diorskin Nude (click here for a review of it) whenever I post a foundation review here (because I always compare any foundation to my beloved Diorskin Nude), but I'm now going to tell you something that may shock you: Diorskin Nude has a fault! And not even a small one.

Probabilmente sarete stufe di sentirmi tessere le lodi del fondotinta Diorskin Nude (recensione qui) ogni volta che scrivo un post di recensione su qualsiasi fondotinta (perché per me il Diorskin Nude è sempre il termine di paragone), ma ora vi dirò qualcosa che potrebbe scioccarvi: il Diorskin Nude ha un difetto! E non è nemmeno un difetto tanto piccolo. 
 
See, when you approach the bottom of the bottle, it becomes very hard to pump the foundation out, eventhough you can see there is still a lot of product in there. The little pump is either impossible to push down or only pushes down half-way. It becomes frustrating, because even if the pump cap does screw off, you can't solve the situation: you'll only end up with the cap in your hand and your pump still inside the bottle. Stuck.
The top of the bottle doesn't twist off, the bottle is made of heavy glass...although I did consider (briefly) squashing it and chopping it into little pieces (mostly out of frustration) many times, I wouldn't suggest that taking that path.

Sapete, quando si è vicini a finire la boccetta diventa davvero difficile premere la pompetta per fare uscire il prodotto, nonostante sia molto visibile che ci sia ancora molto fondotinta da poter prelevare dentro la boccetta.
Il cappuccio dela pompetta è difficile da premere, oppure va giù solo a metà. 
Diventa seriamente frustrante, perché anche riuscendo a tirare via il cappuccetto, non si risolve il problema.
Anzi, si finisce solo con il cappuccio in mano e il resto della pompetta dentro la boccetta. 
Il pezzo di sopra della boccetta non si svita, la boccetta è fatta di vetro spesso...
...nonostante io stessa abbia (per un istante) 
preso in considerazione l'idea di spaccarla in mille pezzi (in gran parte per via della frustrazione)
non suggerirei di fare una simile mossa.

However, after reading this article on Beaut.ie, I decided to call it a day and put all the remaining foundation in jars. Now, the article says to
Remove the lid, grasp the body of the bottle firmly in one hand, and then grab the silver topper by its base (as close to the lip where “Diorskin” is embossed as you can manage) with the other.  Rock the topper – gently – back and forth as you also – gently – pull it upwards, all the while keeping a firm hold of the bottle itself.
Tuttavia, dopo aver letto questo articolo su Beaut.ie, ho deciso di farla finita e mettere in una jar
i rimasugli del mio fondo. Dunque, in breve vi dirò che l'articolo suggerisce di 
tenere fermo con una mano il pezzo di sopra della boccetta (laddove c'è la scritta Diorskin)
e con l'altra la parte di vetro. Fatto questo bisogna cercare di tirarlo su scuotendolo un pochino.
 
 
Well, it's a bit harder than that. Unless you want to lose all your finger nails in the process, I recommend you get a knife and carefully pull the topper upwards. Very carefully, because  there is a glass neck underneath the topper, and you don't really want to chop that and create any unnecessary havoc. In order to play safely, be patient.

In realtà è più complicato di così. A meno che non vogliate perdere la metà delle vostre 
unghie durante l'ardua procedura, vi raccomando di prendere un coltello e di tirare su in maniera molto molto attenta il pezzo di sopra (la plastica argentata). Con molta attenzione, perché sotto quel pezzo lì c'è un collo di vetro e non credo vogliate spaccarlo e creare un macello. 
Quindi armatevi, oltre che del coltello, anche di un po' di pazienza. 
 
If the Dior beauty creators are reading this(which I highly doubt, but you know...): please make a twistable topper on the foundation. It is both goregous and damn pricey, we don't really want to waste a drop of it!

Vorrei infine fare un appello, nel caso qualche creatore dei cosmetici Dior mi stesse leggendo (cosa di cui dubito fortemente): per favore, fate un tappo che si sviti! Questo fondontinta è stupendo, ma anche molto caro, e noi acquirenti non vogliamo perderne nemmeno una goccia! 
 

Friday, February 11, 2011

New to Blogging? - the worst blogging mistakes

When I started this blog, blogging wasn't a huge social phenomenon. At least, not as huge as making Youtube videos. However, with the growing interest in beauty that Guru's channels have arisen, and most Gurus also having their own beauty blogs, beauty blogging has reached unexpected proportions.
Over the past months, I witnessed a whole new and growing community, especially here in Italy.
When you are a blogging veteran already, you can certainly distinguish bloggers who start blogs just to get freebies, and those that have something true to say and have potential, although they still have some things to learn.

Therefore, this post is aimed to new bloggers who do have some passion and potential, but are taking some steps wrong. I think it might be useful to have some guidance, because I am one of those bloggers who adhere to the "Blog with Integrity" concept. Here are a few tips I want to share, for you to fix mistakes that you don't even realize you're making.

  1. Don't post random comments on random posts, just to leave your blog's address: that's annoying, and perceived as spamming;
  2. Don't even post pertinent comments under posts, leaving your blog's address at the end of it: that's also perceived as spamming, and a subtle way of doing it. Not classy;
  3. Don't EVER post comments like this one: "Hi, I'm a new follower/new blogger. I follow you, can you reciprocate?". That is just the most CLASSLESS thing ever. Hence the banner that I have on my left-hand sidebar, which I share with lots of other bloggers (it was created by the gorgeous Aru from Glamorous Makeup);
  4. Don't send popular bloggers e-mails advertising your blog, and asking them to follow you, just because you want their subscribers. That's just as bad as the previous 3 points. You see, if you have a blog, your profile is active already, therefore I can click on your name beside the comment and just check your blog out, intentionally! So there is no point in spamming! And most bloggers do check out blogs who comment them (at least, I do);
  5. Don't host giveaways with the only intention of gaining followers. I personally think it is a bad move to say "when I reach X subscribers, I will host a MAC giveaway". It is nice to host giveaways when you want to thank people for their support, and it is obvious that it is also nice to have some new followers thanks to a giveaway, but...why should you collect followers just for the sake of it? Isn't it more rewarding to see people take the time to comment your blog, appreciate your work and support you? Giveaways are nice, fun, and easy, but they should be handled the right way;
  6. Be original in both style and content: I know it is hard to stay original with backgrounds and stuff, but you can always make your blog more personal with sidebars, headers, fonts etc. It's not nice to see a thousand replicas of your blog;
  7. Blog with integrity: post honest reviews, don't blog for the freebies. They'll come your way nevertheless if you work with passion and dignity (we all enjoy perks, so I won't pretend like I don't).
I hope this was helpful. Bear in mind that I don't really want to be harsh on anyone, just give honest tips to people who deserve them; people who have a potential, but are just starting.

Of course, I'm open to discussion ahah...
So let me know what your "worst blogging mistakes" or "blogging pet-peevees" are :)