DARK LIPS SOFT EYES MAKEUP TUTORIAL

hey everyone, this week's video is a makeup tutorial that i love wearing in the colder months, it features my favorite dark lipstick: n.48 by Make up Forever. It's a really easy tutorial and it doesn't require a lot of tools. I would really appreciate if you guys could take the time to give it a thumb up or comment on the video if you enjoyed it, it would mean a lot to me. Thank you.
As always, the link is down below.

Ciao a tutti, il video di questa settimana è un tutorial che include il mio rossetto preferito in assoluto: n.48 di makeup forever. E' un tutorial molto semplice e non richiede molti pennelli o ombretti. Spero vi piaccia; apprezzerei moltissimo se poteste commentare o mettere mi piace sul video. Grazie :)
Come sempre, il link è qui sotto.

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LUSH WINTER SALE

Lush sales is like Santa, it only comes once a year and to me is almost as exciting as Christmas itself. As the lush-aholic i am being able to buy products with a 50% discount it's just nuts to me.
I went kind of crazy and got a bunch of goodies i wanted to try for a while and with shock i realized i only spent 23€ for 6 products, kind of awesome i believe.

The first thing i got is a 100g shower gel and it is "Rose Jam" Lush describes it as a "rosy shower gel made with vanilla pod infusion, goji berry juice and nourishing argan oil, Rose Jam leaves your skin soft, hydrated and sweetly-scented." and i totally agree. It smells divine and so decadent, i can't wait to use it. 

Il primo prodotto che ho acquistato è "Regina di rose", Lush lo descrive come un bagnoschiuma profumato alla rosa, con infuso di baccelli di vaniglia, bacche di goji e olio di argan nutriente, lascia la pelle morbita, idratata e profumatissima. Non potrei essere più d'accordo, ha una fragranza divina e non vedo l'ora di usarlo. 

The second goodie is a hair mist, it's infused with sea water, lemon and grapefruit; it's supposed to make your hair look fashionably messy and voluminous, just like after a beach day.

Il secondo acquisto è stato "Brezza di mare" uno spray infuso con acqua di mare, limone ed olio essenziale di pompelmo che dovrebbe dare ai capelli quell'aspetto spettinato ma con stile che va tanto di moda, dando l'illusione di essere appena tornati da una vacanza ai tropici.

I had my eyes on "Buffy" for such a long time but i never got myself to buy it, now for only 7,75€ i scored the 250g version.Lush says" Massage our Buffy body butter all over your wet skin in the bath or shower to make you softer and smooth to the touch, paying special attention to your backside. We add ground rice, almonds and beans to Buffy to act as exfoliants; the rough textures eliminate lumps and bumps and sloughs away dry skin cells to reveal brighter, fresher looking skin"

Avevo adocchiato "Copacabana" da mesi ma non ero mai riuscita a comprarlo e per fortuna, considerando che ai saldi sono riuscita a trovare la versione da 250g a soli 7,75€. Questo blocco è uno scrub idratante da usare sotto la doccia su pelle bagnata. Contiene riso macinato, mandorle e fagioli che agiscono da esfolianti rendendo la pelle elastica ed idratata.

Of course i could not avoid getting some bath bombs, they are just such a nice treat after a long day.
I purchased 3, two from the holidays collection and one from the permanent one.
Ovviamente non potevo evitare di comprare alcune bath bombs, sono una delizia dopo una lunga gionata. Ne ho acquistate 3, di cui due della collezione natalizia e una di quella permanente.

"Think Pink" belongs to the permanent collection, it makes your bath pink and it releases flowers and petals while it melts. To me, it just smells like bubblegum and unicorns. 

"Think Pink" appartiene alla collezione permanente, trasforma l'acqua in un lago rosa e mentre si scioglie rilascia petali di fiori; per me profuma di gomma da masticare e unicorni.

"Shoot for the stars" smells like sweet toffee and caramel and that says it all, i mean i don't even have to waste words describing how deliriously delicious it smells.

"Palla spaziale" profuma di toffee e caramello e tanto basta a lasciarvi immaginare quanto meravigliosamente deliziosa sia. 

Ultimo ma non ultimo, "Guarda che luna" uno spumante da bagno che profuma di pulito, sgretolandolo sotto l'acqua corrente crea una marea di bolle. Il mio consiglio è di non usarlo tutto in una volta, io l'ho fatto anni fa ed ho sommerso il bagno di schiuma, ho dovuto usare secchio e pala per pulire tutto, continuava a straboccare dalla vasca, è stato un divertentissimo incidente. 

 As always they send me lot's of cool samples like the dry shampoo, one of their most recent hand creams and two pieces of "Honey i washed the kids" and "Sea vegetable".

Come sempre mi hanno mandato tantissimi campioncini, tra cui la crema mani, lo shampoo secco, un pezzo di "non si mangia" ed uno di "sapore di mare".

Beauty 101: Pencils

I now, i now, i've been neglecting the blog a lot and i'm sorry but i have been working a lot on the Youtube channel. But don't worry, today i have a good old Beauty 101 post, where you can learn all the basics about makeup.
This time, the topic is pencils. When we think i about pencils the first thing that comes into my mind are the colorful crayons that i used when i was a kid (who am i kidding, i still use them) but we are not talking about that kind of pencils, today i'll show you the wonderful world of eyes, brows and lip pencils.
The main difference between them is the hardness: brows pencils have usually the hardest lead because they have to simulate brow's hair; eyes pencils are in between, you can find harder ones and more creamy ones depending on the brand; lips pencils are usually the softest because the finish has to be similar to lipsticks.
Brows pencils are usually used to fill in brows and they should be purchased two shades darker for light brows and two shades lighter for dark brows.
My favorite ones are Bobby Brown and Mac.

Eyes pencils have a endless number of uses; they can be applied in the water-line, in the crease, or close to the lash line. Usually the ones for the water-line are white or champaign toned and they are very useful to brighten the makeup and make the eyes look bigger. The finish to these pencils is usually waterproof.
I like my pencils to be soft enough not to hurt my eyes while applying it but too soft otherwise it might end up smudging.
Very important is to make sure that the pencil is very pigmented but also that it doesn't contain harsh chemicals, especially if you are planning to apply it in the waterline. If you guys want i can write a specific post on how to read makeup labels.
If i had to pick an italian brand it would probably be Neve Makeup, their pencils are incredibly pigmented, cruelty free and almost all natural.

Finally, let's talk about lips pencils; they are usually used to line the lips before applying lipstick in order to achieve a neater finish. I like to fill them in too using the pencil, that way the lipstick will stay on longer. There is also another kind of lips pencil that is usually white or transparent, is packed with silicones or in the best case wax and it's used to draw outside the lip-line creating a barrier to prevent the lipstick or lipgloss from smudging.

Now that you a little bit more about pencils, here's some tips:
1- make sure to sharpen the pencil every time some else uses it, this way the lead will be clean. Eyes infections are not a joke!

2-Splurge in a good quality pencil because keeping your eyes and lips safe is the most important thing; read the label or blogs before buying

3- keep the lid on, for hygienic reasons. 

4- if a pencil that you used to love is giving you an hard time, rub it between your hands to warm the lead, that might solve the problem

5- have fun!