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martedì 31 dicembre 2013

2013

2013 has been amazing, sad, surprising, crazy, emotional, challenging...all at once
It has been the freshman year at university, the year i opened this blog and became an active content creator on Youtube. It has been the year i moved to Milano and started living by myself, the year i went to New York City and explored Italy.
Tonight is new year's eve and i find myself thinking back at the past 365 days and feeling thankful for everything that has happened to me, the good and the bad. I feel like this past year flew by so fast and i can't wait to find out what 2014 will bring me.
I would like to thank all of you for making this year so special, every comment every likes makes me feel motivated to do more, to challenge myself with this blog and the youtube channel.
I would also like to thank my friends for being so amazing and supportive.
I wish you all the best 2014 possible and i really hope all your wishes will come true
That being said, party and fun and get ready for a new exciting year!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Il 2013 è stato fantastico, triste, sorprendente, stravagante, emozionante, impegnativo...tutto allo stesso tempo.
E' stato l'anno in cui ho iniziato l'università, in cui ho aperto questo blog ed ho iniziato a postare video attivamente su Youtube. E' stato l'anno in cui mi sono trasferita a Milano, l'anno in cui ho iniziato a vivere da sola, l'anno in cui sono finalmente andata a New York City ed ho esplorato l'Italia.
Sta sera è capodanno e mi trovo a ripensare a tutto ciò che è successo in questi passati 365 giorni e mi  sento molto grata per tutto ciò che ho vissuto, brutto e bello.
Non vedo l'ora di scoprire che cosa il 2014 avrà in serbo per me. 
Vorrei ringraziarvi tutti dal primo all'ultimo per aver reso quest'anno speciale; i vostri commenti, i like e le visualizzazioni mi danno la carica per fare sempre meglio.
Vorrei anche ringraziare i miei amici e la mia famiglia per avermi supportata e sopportata questo 2013. Spero sinceramente che tutti i vostri desideri si avverino e che abbiate un 2014 incredibile.
BUON ANNO A TUTTI! 




sabato 28 dicembre 2013

Shopping in Milano

Good morning guys, how are you all doing? Christmas is already over sadly but i am looking forward to new years's eve. Few weeks ago as suggested by some of my youtube friends i tried Vlogging, now if you are not familiar with vlogs, it basically a video diary of my day. I love watching other people's so i figured i would try filming it myself. I don't know if i'll start doing it more regularly because i don't know if you guys kind it interesting.
That being said, here's the link to the video, come hang out with me while i Christmas shop in Milano. Please show your support by writing a comment on the video
Thanks a lot :) 



giovedì 26 dicembre 2013

WAITING FOR SANTA: Christmas party outfit ideas

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
I wish you all happy holidays, enjoy time with the people you love and make some memorable moments.
That being said, today i would like to suggest you guys some outfits for Christmas parties. Boxing day and the days that follow it are always full of invitations from different people to attend different celebrations and i always run out of outfit ideas really quickly.
I have thought of 2/3 different looks that in my opinion could be perfect for any holidays party.
You can dress them down or up, they are very comfortable and easy to pull off.
I hope you'll find them useful.

BUON NATALE A TUTTI!
Dal più profondo del mio cuore auguro a tutti voi un felice Natale da passare con chi amate.
Detto questo, vi vorrei proporre alcuni outfit per le feste; non so voi ma i giorni che seguono S.Stefano sono sempre colmi di inviti e spesso diventa difficile non esaurire le idee per i look. Oggi ho pensato per voi 2/3 outfits, sono tutti estremamente comodi, portabilissimi e facili da rendere più o meno eleganti.
Spero vi siano di aiuto :)

I mean, to me red velvet just screams Holidays! If you want to keep this outfit super casual just pair it with black biker boots and a funky cardigan, you will look effortlessly-chic, the final touch is a eye-catcher clutch, i am in love with this Grinch one, i need it so bad.
If you feel a little bit more girly but still want to look casual go for a sequined blazer or a dressier blazer and pair it with some cute flats and an unique clutch; don't forget golden jewelry.


If you have a hot date or if you just want to feel like a million dollars, i would go for this femme fatale outfit, the sequined red dress with the deep cut in the front is too sexy to handle; paired with a statement coat, some stilettos, jewelry and of course your favorite red lipstick, it's pure magic. The dress doesn't have to be necessarily sequined if you don't feel comfortable wearing it, just go for a festive sexy red dress.



lunedì 23 dicembre 2013

WAITING FOR SANTA: Last minute gifts idea.

The more closer we get to Christmas eve, the less i feel i got done. I feel like a have still a million things to do and not enough time but i had to sit down and write a new post, it's been too long.
We all have those last minute presents to buy and sometimes i really feel lost, i don't want to buy the first think i see because i try to put as much effort as i can into presents, i really want people to like them. But sometimes the simpler things are the best gifts. I love home decor, some of my friends call me a desperate housewife because i'm only twenty and i get very excited for home forniture; but i mean everything is just so cute and adorable how can you not love it!
Therefore here's a selection of my favorite trow pillows and mugs at the moment, they are super affordable and incredibly cute, they are perfect for that last minute gift.
Who need diamonds, a mug is forever...unless you have a cat but that's a whole other story.

Più ci avviciniamo al Natale e più cose ho da fare, ho sempre l'impressione di aver trascurato qualcosa o qualcuno ma dovevo necessariamente sedermi a scrivere questo post, è passato troppo tempo.
Abbiamo tutti quei regali dell'ultimo minuto che spesso risultano i più difficili da portare a termine, non si vuole acquistare la prima cosa che si trova ma non ha neanche il tempo necessario a cercare il regalo perfetto. A volte le cose più semplici risultano le più apprezzate.
Adoro tutto ciò che riguarda la casa, arredamento e decorazione e così via; alcuni dei miei amici mi chiamano casalinga disperata perché nonostante io abbia solo vent'anni mi esalto per articoli di home decor. Sono così belli come posso farne a meno!
Dunque ecco una selezione delle  tazze e cuscini decorativi che preferisco al momento, sono tutti molto economici e credo siano perfetti per un regalo dell'ultimo minuto.
Altro che diamanti, una tazza è per sempre... a meno che non abbiate un gatto come me ma questa è un'altra storia.





lunedì 16 dicembre 2013

WAITING FOR SANTA: A day on the Duomo

Hey everyone, today i would like to share with you guys an outfit of the day i shoot few days ago when my best friends came to visti me in Milano.
If you happen to be in the city on a clear blue sky day i highly recommend  to go on top of the Duomo like we did; the view is breathtaking, it's one of the very few times you would be able to see the mountains that surround Milano. The contrast between the concrete of the city and the daintiness of nature is truly beautiful.
I managed to climb the 200 steps that take you on top in my Burberry stiletto boots, quite an achievement!
I kept my outfit and makeup very simple, the only accent of extravagance is the Arctic Monkeys beanie.
I hope you guys will like it :)

Ciao a tutti, oggi vorrei condividere con voi un outfit che ho scattato non molto tempo in occasione della visita dei miei migliori amici a Milano. 
Se doveste trovarvi anche voi a visitare la città un giorno e foste così fortunati da beccare il cielo terso, vi consiglio di salire in cima al duomo. La vista è impagabile, si riescono a vedere le montagne che circondano la città ed il binomio paesaggio urbano-naturale è incredibile. 
Non so come ma sono riuscita a scalare i 200 gradini che portano fino alla cima con degli stivaletti a lancia Burberry, ne vado abbastanza fiera. 
L'outfit in se è molto semplice esattamente come il makeup, l'unico accento stravagante è forse il beanie degli Arctic Monkeys a cui sono molto affezionata. 
Spero vi piaccia :)















COAT by CAVALLI
PANTS by MAX MARA
SHIRT by ZARA
SHOES by BURBERRY 
HAT by ARCTIC MONKEYS OFFICIAL MERCHANDIZE 
COLLAR by MARNI for H&M
BAG HANDMADE 


venerdì 13 dicembre 2013

WAITING FOR SANTA: Festive Red Velvet Cupcakes

Good morning everyone, if it's morning when you are reading this otherwise never mind; i don't know about you guys but i love baking so much especially at Christmas time, it's one of my favorite holidays activities.
So today i decided to share with you a tutorial i filmed recently on how to bake festive red velvet cupcakes. I don't know if it's the color of these pretty little treats but they just scream Christmas to me.
They are really easy to make and you don't need a lot of ingredients. Let me know if you decide to give it a try. You guys will find all the ingredients and the step by step tutorial in my Youtube video, link is down below.
Enjoy :)




These pictures are from my Instagram account, if you don't follow me already please do, my username is eleonoradigiesi !!

giovedì 12 dicembre 2013

WAITING FOR SANTA: RedEnvelope and Rigabelle

Hello everyone, wow it's already the 12th of December, this month is flying by, the next thing you know its' going to be Christmas day!
Today i would like to introduce to you two cool companies that i have recently discovered.
Have you ever had a friend or a relative that lives far away from you but that you still wanted to buy a gift for? It's always difficult to wrap it pretty and ship it hoping that it will get there on time; it really takes a lot of time.
Rigabelle and Redenvelope are companies that help you find the perfect gift for your special someone and then ship it to them wrapped up in a stunning packaging.
Rigabelle is a company established in March 2013, they are specialized in very unique high quality gifts. You pick the price range, gender of the receiver of the gift and his preference and they will chose some items to send. Rigabelle is all about the surprise, you don't know what you are getting so if you are not very good a choosing presents but you still what to get someone a nice present, this is the website for you.
I had the chance to ask them a few questions about their website and stuff because i was very curious to learn more.

HOW DO YOU SELECT THE ITEMS TO INCLUDE IN THE GIFT?
1. We're doing our best to choose the presents according to the survey that person is filling out before payment. Also it's a never-ending search for new and creative from all over the world from different brands and Handmade masters.
WHEN DID YOU START THE COMPANY AND WHY?
2. Rigabelle was established in 2013 March. We love gifts which bring satisfaction, we create personalized gifts and always appreciate the highest quality. That's how Rigabelle was born.
WHY WOULD YOU RECOMMEND TO BUY A RIGABELLE GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS?
3. We recommend Rigabelle to anyone who knows what he/she is looking for. If you want your present to be original, creative and fits taste, with no doubt you have to choose Rigabelle.


If you like to chose the presents yourself that i would recommend Redenvelope; it's a company that through a werbsite allows you to pick from the wide of items they offer to find the perfect gift to your special someone They have something for all ages; from beauty, to food, to fashion, even home decor. Everything gets wrapped in a pretty red box, that's why is called Redenvelope, and shipped in time for Christmas eve.
Unfortunately Redenvelope only ships to the U.S. while Rigabelle ships worldwide. If you know any other companies like these, let me know in the comments don't below also let me know if you have ever used one of these two companies. Have a great day!



domenica 8 dicembre 2013

WAITING FOR SANTA: Beauty gifts 25-50€

Hello everyone! Wow, it's already the 8th of December, time if flying by. I have so many posts and videos planned and in development that i am more than thrilled to share with you guys.
Today is going to be the second episode of my beauty gifts guide and i am going to cover the price range of 25-50€ which is a nice amount of money to spend on a present so let's see if i can help you out making the most out of it.

The first gift is one of the items that if i didn't own already i would love to receive for Christmas. The Beautyblender is a smart little makeup sponge that makes foundation and concealer application so much easier and flawless. This pack contains not one but two of them plus the cleanser. If you want to know more about this pretty sponge than check out my Youtube channel.

 The second gift is from one of my favorite makeup companies ever, Benefit Cosmetics. I am incredibly pale as some of you guys might know so it's no surprise that i like myself some nice bronzer. I love the Hoola bronzer by Benefit but it can be kind of expensive to splurge on; this gift pack makes it all better! You get the bronzer, the brush a lipgloss. an amazing moisturizing concealer, a bonzy eyeshadow and a deluxe sample of foundation.
 The third one is from a brand that is slowly stealing every makeup guru's heart :OCC. These lip tar are revolutionary! If you love lipstick you will love these super glossy pigmented lip tints and getting a whole bunch of them is incredibly amazing to me. You need the smallest amount of product and you will have crazy pigmented lips all day long.
 Soap and Glory is such a classic, everyone loves it. Their products not only have brilliant packaging  but they are really good quality. If you want to introduce a friend to this brand than this is the gift for you.
 I have showed you guys the smaller version of this palette in my previous post and here's the big sister! The Joy to the girls palette is just so pretty, pigmented and festive; no need to say more.
Last but not least, six amazing lip glosses from Stila. These babies are so popular in the beauty industry and i would love to receive this pack with all their best ones so i could switch everyday the color of my lips. Pefect for those girls who are just starting to get into makeup.

mercoledì 4 dicembre 2013

WAITING FOR SANTA:Beauty gifts under 25€

Hello everyone, i am so excited to be doing my waiting for Santa series again this year, i was really pleased with the response last year therefore i decided to bring it back.
I have realized that is been a while since my last beauty post and since this blog is supposed to be mainly about beauty, well, shame on me.
Yesterday i went browsing at Sephora with some girlfriends and i found some pretty lil gift sets that would be perfect for Christmas. Since they are way too many to put in a single post, i decided to divide them by price range.
This post includes all the gifts under 25€, i hope you guys will like it.

Salve a tutti, sono molto contenta di ripresentare anche quest'anno la rubrica "waiting for santa" grazie all'ottimo feedback ricevuto l'anno scorso.
Ho notato che è passato un po di tempo dall'ultimo post dedicato al makeup così ho deciso che era tempo di rimediare.
Ieri facendo un giro da Sephora con alcune amiche mi sono accorta di quante adorabili confezioni di Natale alcuni beauty brand abbiano realizzato per le feste.  Poiché sarebbero troppi da mostrare in un solo post, ho deciso di dividerli per fascia di prezzo; oggi vi parlerò dei regali fino a 25 euro. Spero vi piacciano. 

This palette by Too Faced is the small version of the big "Joy to the girl", it includes a bronzer, a blush and 8 eyeshadows. I swatches all of them and they are really pigmented.

Questa palette di Too Faced è sorella minore della palette "Joy to the girl". Include un bronzer, un blush e otto ombretti. Li ho personalmente swatchati e sono molto pigmentati. In particolare adoro l'ombretto dorato che questo set contiene, è incredibile.



Also from Too Faced with super compact mini palette is perfect to trow in your purse and it contains 8 super pigmented eyeshadows, a bronzer, a blush and a lipgloss. 

Sempre della Too Faced questa minuscola palatina da borsetta è perfetta per ritoccare il trucco fuori casa; contiene un bronzer, un blush, otto ombretti e un gloss. Il packaging a mio avviso è adorabile.
 If you are a fan of the Naked, you will love this set of nail polishes inspired to the iconic palette. They are very easy to wear and perfect for the season. 

Se siete delle fan della Naked, adorerete questo set di smalti ispirati alla celebre palette. Sono molto portabili e perfetti per la stagione.
 If you are into eyeshadows more than nail polishes than i would suggest the naked basics, is compact and has 6 beautiful matte neutral eyeshadows. This palette is perfect for that friend that doesn't love to step out of her comfort zone in makeup. This palette wouldn't be exactly my cup of tea just because i'm not big into matte eyeshadows but they look amazing on most girls.

Se preferite gli ombretti agli smalti allora vi consiglio la Naked basics, contiene sei ombretti neutri e matte. Perfetti per le ragazze che non amano osare molto con il makeup. Ad essere completamente sincera io probabilmente non la sceglierei per me stessa ma solo perché gli ombretti matte non mi stanno molto bene ma sono sicura che siano perfetti sulla maggior parte delle ragazze.
 I don't know about you guys but "Malaga wine" is my favorite OPI red nail polish ever, it has a stunning blue undertone that i adore. This quod had some of the best reds OPI has to offer in one convenient little box.

Non so voi ma "Malaga wine" è uno dei miei smalti preferiti della OPI; questo quod contiene quattro degli smalti più celebri del brand in un solo colpo. 
 I really like this small set of makeup brushes it's very chic and i particularly like the holographic pochette. 

Mi piace molto questo set di pennelli di Sephora, è molto elegante e la pochette olografica  è fantastica.
 This last one palette has to be my favorite thing overall, it's from Too Faced and it's the size of an Iphone5. You get all those beautiful eyes shadows and an iphone case! I think it's girly and very fun to gift someone. 

Quest'ultima palette è probabilmente la mia preferita in generale del post; è sempre della Too Faced ed ha le dimensioni di un Iphone5. Non solo contiene bellissimi ombretti e blush ma la confezione esterna è una cover per telefono. Credo sia un'idea carinissima e molto originale da regalare a qualcuno. 

domenica 1 dicembre 2013

NOVEMBER FAVORITES


Hello sweetie-pies and happy first of December! Only 24 days to Christmas, kind of exciting isn't it.
I don't know know how but a Christmas miracle happened and i was able to upload my monthly favorites video, which i usually fail at uploading  every month.
I hope you guys will enjoy it, make sure to give it a thumb up if you do and perhaps subscribe and if you feel like, leave a comment telling me what have you been loving this November, i would love to know.
Have a fantastic day!

Ma buongiorno crostatine e felice primo di dicembre. Solo 24 giorni al Natale, entusiasmante e inquietante allo stesso tempo. 
Non so quale miracolo sia successo ma sono riuscita finalmente a caricare i miei preferiti di Novembre su Youtube, generalmente tutti i miei tentativi di portare a termine un video preferiti falliscono miseramente. 
Spero vi piaccia, dategli un thumb up e magari iscrivetevi al canale e se vi va lasciatemi un commento dicendomi quali sono le cose che avete amato questo mese, sono molto curiosa di saperlo.
Passate una buona giornata!



mercoledì 27 novembre 2013

Trussardi BE YOUR ICON Cocktail Party


Hello there! First post of the second year of the blog, exciting!
Today i would like to share with you my experience at the Tru Trussardi Be Your Icon cocktail party thrown by the amazing team of Simposio Eventus that kindly invited me.
Between and glass of bubbles and the other i had the chance to see the new collection and meet a lovely stylist that gave me advices on how to improve my look. The has shown me how to enhance my hourglass figure and what colors complements my ridiculously light skin tone.
The cherry on top was sharing this cool experience with all  my lovely blogger friends.
For the occasion i decided to rock the H&M cat dress paired with white tights, just to do something different from plane old black, some ankle boots and of course my new obsession, the H&M knitted hairband, i just can't stop wearing them.
Here's some pictures of the event, if you'd like to see more check out Simposio Eventus Facebook page.

Ciao a tutti! Primo post nel secondo anno del blog, emozionante!
Oggi vorrei condividere con voi la splendida serata passata al Tru Trussardi Be Your Icon party organizzato dal fantastico team di Simposio Eventus che ringrazio per avermi invitata.
Tra un bicchiere di prosecco e l'altro ho avuto la possibilità di consultarmi con uno stylist che mi ha illustrato come esaltare la figura a clessidra che ogni ragazza dovrebbe avere e quali colori complimentano meglio la mia carnagione vergognosamente pallida.
La ciliegina sulla torta è stata poter passare una piacevolissima serata con tutti i miei adorabili amici blogger. Per l'occasione ho deciso di indossare il vestiti con i gatti di H&M che tanto ha spopolato quest'estate, abbinato a collant coprenti bianchi, giusto per variare dal solito abbinamento con il nero; tronchetti e ovviamente l'accessorio icona del mio inverno, la fascia intrecciata di H&M.
Ecco alcune foto scattate durante l'evento, se volete vedere tutte le altre scattate all'evento andate sulla pagina Facebook di Simposio Eventus. 








sabato 23 novembre 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLYINMAKEUPLAND!

Non sono mai stata una bambina femminile se così si può dire, odiavo i bambolotti, detestavo far finta di essere una casalinga in giochi del tipo “facciamo finta che”. Principalmente amavo i videogiochi e imbrattarmi i vestiti non appena possibile. Una volta mi sono persino tagliata i capelli cortissimi da sola rubando le forbici dalla cucina; inutile descrivervi l’espressione sgomenta dei miei genitori quando mi hanno trovato a fissare innocentemente il pagliaio di capelli depositato ai miei piedi.
Hanno provato ad iscrivermi a danza ma ho abbandonato dopo una settimana, dio, ballare era una cosa che consideravo assolutamente oltraggiosa. La cosa più vicina ad uno sport femminile che siano mai riusciti a farmi fare assiduamente è stata ginnastica artistica e solo perché avevo aspirazioni di diventare un ninja da grande. 
Passavo la maggior parte del mio tempo con mio padre e mio fratello quindi cercavo di omologarmi a loro quanto più possibile, eppure adoravo le Barbie e la moda. 
Era una contraddizione inspiegabile; nonostante cercassi di assomigliare a mio fratello quanto più possibile non riuscivo a non essere attratta dai vestiti. Probabilmente per questo devo ringraziare mia madre, almeno credo che il termine corretto sia ringraziare, ha sempre avuto uno spiccato senso dello stile, osando outfit molto particolari senza fare una grinza. La vedevo andare in udienza indossato completi pantalone mutlicolor di Versace o stampati di Cavalli. 
Un’altra cosa mi attraeva incredibilmente, questa al contrario della moda è rimasta inespressa per moltissimi anni poiché non potevo e non volevo accettarla. Significava ammettere che fossi una ragazza. Ricordo che una volta ho sottratto di nascosto, quando avevo circa sette anni, dalla trousse di mia cucina un’ombretto argento. L’ho custodito gelosamente per giorni finché sopravvalutando le mie abilità da signora del crimine non sono stata beccata e l’ho dovuto restituire. Non sapevo neanche io perché l’avevo preso, probabilmente all’epoca non sapevo neanche cosa fosse ma ciò nonostante lo desideravo tantissimo. 
Alle medie la situazione è andata peggiorando; ho cominciato a sperimentare con i vestiti, nulla di troppo avanguardistico ma per la mentalità dei miei compagni di classe tredicenni nulla che non fosse un jeans a vita bassa ed una t-shirt era appropriato. 
Ho commesso molti, moltissimi errori e ho sperimentato praticamente qualsiasi cosa, dal look manga con tanto di manicotti bi colore al bon-ton. 
Una volta mi feci tagliare dal parrucchiere una frangetta, nella mia classe nessuno la portava ma io l’avevo notata in molte riviste e film americani. Per un anno tutte le ragazze mi presero in giro; poco alla volta ognuna di loro cominciò a sua volta a portare la frangetta. Da lì realizzai che non era quel particolare taglio di capelli il problema, semplicemente non erano pronte. 
Ricordo perfettamente il giorno in cui ho cominciato a truccarmi, di ritorno da una vacanza in Egitto con la famiglia, avevo acquistato una boccetta di kajal, ero fermamente intenzionata ad utilizzarla ma non sapevo da dove iniziare. Decisi di applicarlo sulla rima inferiore dell’occhio; ho cominciato a farlo tutti i giorni. Sono stata la prima ragazzina della mia classe a cominciare a truccarsi, non lo facevo perché volevo sentirmi più attraente, ero così insicura che nulla avrebbe aiutato in quel campo, ma semplicemente perché lo trovavo bello. La mia passione è sempre stata disegnare e poterlo fare su un viso era un concetto assolutamente eccezionale per me. 
I primi anni del liceo ho commesso alcuni dei miei più grandi errori in campo di moda e makeup a cominciare dagli occhi così detti da “procione” a finire all’eye-liner super spesso stile Cleopatra. Recentemente ho raccolto tutti i miei beauty-fail più eclatanti in un video di Youtube. 
Finalmente a sedici anni ho cominciato a guardare video tutorial di makeup, inizialmente semplicemente perché mi rilassavano, in seguito ho sviluppato un interesse ossessivo per la materia; ho iniziato a costruire la mia collezione di trucchi e pennelli e finalmente dopo quasi due anni nella comunity online ho deciso di aprire un mio blog e canale Youtube.
Mi sono sempre divertita a dare consigli di makeup, non perché pensassi di essere particolarmente più abile del mio interlocutore ma perché avevo piacere a condividere ciò che avevo imparato online. 
Tutto questo lunghissimo discorso del quale probabilmente vi importa ben poco solo per raccontarvi come mi sono avvicinata al mondo del makeup e della moda e sopratutto per trasmettere un messaggio: non fatevi scoraggiare se vi dovessero dire che siete diversi o strani perché probabilmente semplicemente non riescono a capirvi, continuate a seguire le vostre passioni e ciò che vi fa star bene. Dio santissimo suona veramente melenso e degno di un’epilogo di un teen movie di Disney Channel, tuttavia il messaggio è sincero. 
Spero continuerete a seguire me e le mie avventure su questo blog con la speranza di poter sempre condividere con voi contenuti nuovi ed eccitanti. 

Fino ad allora vi lascio con questo beauty shooting ispirato ad una delle mie canzoni preferite "Are you mine?" degli Arctic Monkeys. 


I was never a girly girl growing up, i hated dolls and playing pretending to be a housewife or a mom. I loved video games and jumping in mud puddles whenever i had the occasion. One time i even gave myself a military short haircut stealing a pair of scissors from the kitchen; no need to describe you the look on my parents face when they found me with a pile of hair on my feet. 
They tried to make me do balled but i didn’t last a week, god to me dancing was so embarrassing; the closer i got to a delicate sport was when i started doing gymnastic and only because i had ninja aspirations. 
I used to spend most of my time with my brother and my dad so i would constantly try to emulate them but oddly enough i loved Barbie and fashion.
I was such a nonsense to me at the time, being the tomboy i was i didn’t understand my attraction to fashion. Probably that has something to do with my mother, she always had a very specific sense of style, she used to wear crazy colorful Versace suits or Cavalli animalier printed jeans. 
Another thing attracted me, i tried to repress it as much as i could for a very long time, admitting that i liked it was like admitting that i was a girl and that could not happen.
One time i “borrowed” a silver eyeshadow from my older cousin’s makeup bag; i probably didn’t even know what it was for but nevertheless i wanted it. Since i am not the perfect criminal i thought i was, i bus busted few days later and i had to give it back but those two days i got to keep it it was magical.
In middle-school the situation didn’t get any better; i started experimenting with clothes, nothing to crazy but to my narrow-minded 13 years old class mates nothing outside jeans and t-shits was aloud; no need to say i was severely bullied. 
I made a lot of fashion mistakes while trying any possible style or fashion trend. 
I remember the one time i asked my hairdresser for bangs, none in my class had one but i saw it in american magazines and teen movies so i really wanted one. For almost a year all the girls in my class made fun of me, few months later each and everyone of them went for the same haircut; that time i realized that the problem wasn’t that particular hairstyle but the fact that those girls simply weren’t ready.
I will never forget the day i started wearing makeup, it was right after i got back from a family holiday in Egypt; i purchased there a little jar of kajal and i was very determinate to use it but i didn’t know there to start. I started wearing it in my waterline, just a think line of black. I was the first girl in my class to wear any makeup. I didn’t do it because i wanted to improve my look, oh god, i was so shy and insicure that nothing would have helped on that matter; i did it because i loved painting and being able to do it on a face was just incredible to me.
During grade 9 and 10 i made some of my worst makeup mistakes that i have recently narrated in a Youtube video. I went from really dark smoky eyes raccoon like to very thick eyeliner that made me look like a very odd Cleopatra.
Two years ago i started watching makeup tutorials, at first because they relaxed me, eventually i started to get really interested in the subject. I watched a ridiculous amount of videos and i began to built my makeup collection one eyeshadow at the time.
I always enjoyed giving makeup advices to girls, not because i thought i was better then them but because i liked sharing my knowledge with them. Eventually, a year ago i finally decided to open my very own Youtube channel and blog.
This extremely long tale is to tell you guys a little bit of how i got into fashion and makeup and to give you guys a message: don’t let anyone get between you and your dream, keep practicing your passions and don’t let anyone tell you want you can or can not be interested in.
I had an amazing year on this blog, I met so many amazing people and i got to attend so many great events. I hope you guys will continue following my adventure and i look forward to improve the content even more.
To celebrate the one year anniversary i directed a beauty shoot inspired to one of my favorite songs at the moment “Are you mine?” by Arctic Monkeys. I hope you guys will enjoy it.