Some mail love #10

Soap & Glory is one of many brands that are almost impossible to get for me, as they don't even have an online shop. However with swapping everything is possible! I managed to get a few samples from a girl who lives in the UK: Glad Hair Day Intensive Conditioner, Clean, Girls body wash, Scrub of Your Life and an additional Dove Colour Radiance Express Treatment conditioner. I can't wait to try them.. they look so pretty!

Three current favourites

It's snowing outside, I'm listening to Florence + The Machine remixes on Youtube and I think it's the perfect time to write a new post! Today I wanted to talk about some products that have stood out for me lately. One of them is the China Glaze No Chip Topcoat, which I got months ago in a Glossybox. At first I didn't like it, but I recently started enjoying very much! It dries quickly and keeps my nail polish looking acceptable for days (:

Another product I've been enjoying lately is Kiko Pro Gel mascara. I'd had the feeling that my eyelashes were shorter for a while, and I wanted to solve that issue. So I remembered that a few years ago I used to use this product from Kiko and that it worked! I purchased it again and I started seeing improvements from the second week. If not noticeably longer, my lashes were noticeably thicker. This gel mascara is transparent and it doesn't clump, so I often use it as a base for regular black mascara. 

The last favourite is the Urban Decay Naked 2 palette. Yes, I know, I'm very late to the party, but I just got this for Christmas! I've been loving it ever since. I have been experimenting with it a lot and.. I don't know what else to say about it except that I love it. ♥

My life in photos #1

1. The Leopard by Luchino Visconti, such a good movie. The book is great as well, but I guess you should be interested in Italian history to enjoy it, haha! 2. Tea & a box of Ladurée macarons. The perfect afternoon. 3. My new slippers! I'd basically destroyed my old ones, so my mum gave me these cute Hello Kitty ones as a gift :) they're from Oysho by the way. 3 & 4. Last week I went to Rome with school to see a Vermeer exhibition. I have been countless times in Rome, but my Art teacher made us discover lots of new beautiful places (S. Luigi dei Francesi, S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, S. Maria della Vittoria.. check them out if you're ever in Rome!). 5. I have the cutest little dog. Look how short his forelegs look in this photo! 

+ a little announcement: I'm going to Wimbledon, UK with school in a month! I'm so excited I can't even. Apparently it's near London. I'm going to save up every single cent to buy loads of things there! Does any of you live in Wimbledon or has been there? :) 

A small beauty haul

Big sales have started here in Italy, and after saving up for months I decided to start spending my money. I went out yesterday and bought some clothes but mostly some make-up! Partially because I couldn't find anything interesting and partially because I didn't go out much in the past few months due to school, I had stopped buying new make-up. That was until yesterday! First of all I got a Bottega Verde Radiant touch corrector for the undereye area. Apparently, it's got Vitamin E and Vanilla extract in it. I don't suffer from bad undereye circles, but sometimes I could use a bit of concealer there.. especially on those dreadful Monday mornings. I used to use the MAC Studio Finish concealer both on the eye area and blemishes, but I wanted to switch to something lighter and suitable for the thinner, easily damageable areas such as the eyes area.

I also got (finally!) a face primer, the Smashbox Photo Finish Color Correcting Adjust, also known as 'the green one'. It cost me a whopping €47,50! I've probably never spent so much on a make-up item (my Chanel Vitalumière Aqua foundation cost me a few euros less), so I'm expecting a lot from it. I bought it without reading any review first, and when I came home I discovered that most of the reviews on Makeupalley are negative ones! So far I've only tried it by itself, without any foundation on, and I must be honest - it didn't do anything amazing. But I'm still crossing my fingers.

Last but not least, I picked up a China Glaze nail polish in the shade Nasty. I was in the car with my father when I saw a shop with a China Glaze stand - I made him stop so I could go in the shop haha! You might think I overreacted, but you must know that China Glaze and OPI are so hard to get here where I live. Surprisingly, this nail polish was only €6,50! I'm definitely going to get more every time I can go to that shop, because China Glaze's are one of the best nail polishes I've tried so far. 

Some mail love #9

After waiting more than two months, I finally received a small packet all the way from Canada! It was from a swap I did with a lovely girl on Makeupalley.com, who sent me two MAC lipsticks and some extras. The lipsticks are M.A.C Red and the famous Girl About Town. I have tried them already and I can't wait to share my thoughts on them with you! 

Do you have those lipsticks? What do you think about them?