❤ HAUL: ALGENIST, CHARLOTTE TILBURY, NARS, CAUDALIE

❤ HAUL: LA MER, BOBBI BROWN, LAURA MERCIER, ORIBE & HOURGLASS

❤ HAUL: MIRRORED RAY-BANS & A BUNCH OF LIPSTICKS!

MY CURRENT MAKEUP ROUTINE

Ok so something unbelievable has happened: I’ve been using the same makeup products over and over for the past three weeks! If you’ve been following me for a while you must know by now that I change my makeup routine every day, every-single-day. In fact, I shouldn’t even call it ‘makeup routine’ because I don’t have one!

After watching Andrea’s latest favorites video I decided to buy Maybelline’s Fit Me foundation and concealer. I have a thing for new foundations and concealers- I just have to try them! Well turns out…I love them! The foundation is a sheer to medium coverage, slightly on the shiny side. If you have extremely oily skin I doubt it will work for you.

I have combination oily skin and after applying the Fit Me foundation and concealer (I got them in the color 220) I use Rimmel’s Stay Matte powder with my super-duper-large Sephora brush (love!) to powder my whole face in order to set everything and mattify. I’m usually not a fan of the whole setting-powder thing, I feel that it makes my face look flat and dull, but with the Fit Me foundation I must use some sort of powder or else my face is waaaay too shiny. No bueno!

After that my favorite part of the process: blush! 

I recently changed the arrangement of some makeup items in my clear cube and now I have a full view of all my blushes (not that I have that many) and everything’s more easy access. My current favorite blush is Benefit’s Bella Bamba. Every time I apply it I think ‘gosh this blush is fabulous!’. Since I mattify my face, I feel the need to put back some light and shine so Bella Bamba all the way! If like me you love super shimmery blushes then Bella Bamba by Benefit is a must have.

So after the face, on to the eyes.

I haven’t been playing much with eyeshadows recently, I just pick eyeliner, mascara and I’m done. I do however go for a very strong, heavy eyeliner since it’s the only thing I apply on my eyes. Big long flick. Very cat-eye. And you know what? Since I wear glasses at work I pull it off great. If like me you wear glasses and you feel that your eye makeup look gets lost under those glasses than try going heavier on the eyeliner front (top & bottom lash line)- it helps to draw back attention to your eyes. I’ve been using Lancome’s Art Liner for the longest time and to this day I swear by it, it’s amazing. BUT when I went on holiday to Kuala Lumpur this summer I bought a couple of eyeliner pens at Sasa and OMG, they are The Bomb. So easy to apply. So precise. I love the fact that you just remove the cap and start using it, without having to dip the applicator tip in the pot for more product!!! LOVE. After that I cake on mascara (Rimmel’s Scandaleyes Flex mascara, not a fan) and....on to the lips! 

I think the whole reason why I’ve been using just eyeliner on the eyes is because it gives me more chances to play with lipstick! Bold lips, this has been my motto recently. Whether it’s bright red, hot pink, deep purple I have been ENJOYING makeup looks with strong lip colors. I try to pick more matt or velvet formulas so that I have lipstick on for longer hours. 

So that’s that! It’s really nice to have a makeup routine, one that actually works! When applying makeup early morning I don’t have to think of what to pick, I go on auto-pilot and it takes less time to have my face ready for the world!!!

❤Lara

  

  

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LA MIA PESSIMA ESPERIENZA SU ZALANDO

Hello ladies!!!

Mi trovo quì a scrivere un post un pò insolito. Di solito posto i miei video, oppure scrivo di prodotti che mi piacciono. Oggi però voglio condividere con voi la mia pessima esperienza di shopping sul sito Zalando.

Nel mese di Aprile decido di acquistare una giacca di pelle Muubaa e, potendo scegliere tra acquistarlo sul sito Muubaa o acquistarlo sul sito Zalando, opto per la seconda. (maledetta me!!!!!!!)

Una volta completata la registrazione sul sito e contemporaneamente fatto l’ordine, mi arriva la solita email di benvenuto:

Gentile Lara, 

Grazie mille per la tua registrazione. Ci fa piacere darti il benvenuto come cliente Zalando.

In futuro potrai comodamente acquistare su Zalando! (segue.........)

Passata una settimana e non avendo ricevuto aggiornamenti sulla spedizione del mio ordine scrivo al servizio clienti che mi risponde così:

Gentile Sig.ra Lara,

Ci scusiamo innanzitutto per il mancato invio del suo ordine #### e per gli eventuali inconvenienti causati.

A causa di alcune difficoltà tecniche nel nostro nuovo magazzino di spedizione, purtroppo al momento non siamo in grado di dare informazioni certe sullo stato di spedizione e non possiamo escludere che l’ordine venga stornato.

Se non desidera attendere oltre, le possiamo offrire il rimborso dell’ordine, in modo che possa essere rimborsato dell’importo pagato. Se desidera questa opzioni, la preghiamo di comunicarcelo rispondendo a questa mail.

Sconcertata da una simile comunicazione rispondo immediatamente all’email chiedendo il rimborso totale, ma ricevo la seguente email di risposta:

Gentile Sig.ra Lara,

grazie per aver contattato Zalando.

Purtroppo non ci è più possibile stornare il suo ordine #### ,è in fase di elaborazione avanzata e presto le sarà recapitato.

A questo punto è ormai passata più di una settimana. Una settimana in cui ho speso €450 per avere......NULLA!!!!!!!!! Potete immaginare la mia fortissima frustrazione e rabbia. In anni di shopping online non ho mai MAI ricevuto un trattamento così superficiale ed incurante da parte di un sito. 

Contatto il servizio clienti telefonicamente per insistere sul rimborso, non tolleravo l’idea di dover aspettare INFINITAMENTE, soprattutto visto che Zalando non ha certo aspettato per prendere i miei soldi!

L’operatrice, Rossella, con la quale parlavo ormai giornalmente (che tristezza!!!) mi assicura che l’iter di rimborso era fattibile, anzi era NECESSARIO in quanto essendo passati ormai 10 giorni dalla data dell’ordine, i termini contrattuali erano scaduti. 

Al che scrivo a Zalando per la seconda volta ESIGENDO il rimborso. Ed indovinate un pò?! Circa 5-10 minuti dopo mi arriva la seguente email:

Gentile Sig.ra Lara,

grazie per aver contattato Zalando.

Siamo lieti di comunicarle che il suo ordine #### è partito dal nostro magazzino

...ma tu guarda un pò!!!!!!!!! Non vi nascondo che tutto questo non mi convinceva per niente. Sentivo che sotto sotto c’era qualcosa di non corretto, ed avevo ragione.

Una volta ricevuto il pacco la Zalando mi scrive:

Gentile Sig.ra Lara,

grazie per il suo ordine su Zalando.it.

Ci scusiamo sinceramente per il ritardo della sua spedizione, dovuto principalmente a problemi di natura logistica e di fornitura. 

Siamo tuttavia lieti di constatare che la merce le è stata recapitata in data

odierna. 

Vi riporto l’email che ho scritto a Zalando come risposta dopo aver ricevuto il mio maledetto pacco:

Constatate bene,...la merce è arrivata in data 29.04, peccato che nell’aprire la scatola non ho trovato quello che ho ordinato.

La giacca Muubaa che mi avete inviato non era della taglia che avevo ordinato (ITA 46 invece della ITA 48, che corrisponde ad un EUR 44 e non 42 come invece mi avete inviato) e presentava una macchia nera sulla spalla sinistra ed un’ampia scucitura della cerniera. Insomma: il vostro è stato un servizio PESSIMO!!!

Dopo aver superato la fase iniziale di incazzatura mista a shock, ho deciso di sostenere a mie spese i costi di lavanderia e sartoria sulla giacca, per poi regalarla ad una persona della taglia EUR 42 (ITA 46).

Facendo il mio ordine con Zalando ho perso tempo e SOLDI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! E vi ricordo che parliamo di €450, di cui mi avete rifiutato il rimborso per ben 2 volte nell’arco delle 2 settimane di attesa dalla data dell’ordine.

Non farò più ordini su Zalando.

Sconsiglierò ad amici e parenti di fare acquisti su Zalando.

Pubblicherò un post sul mio blog della mia pessima esperienza di shopping su Zalando.

Caricherò un video sul mio canale youtube raccontando l’incubo che ne è seguito dal mio ordine su Zalando.

Ho già provveduto ad inviare una comunicazione al Customer Service Muubaa avvisandoli del pessimo stato in cui tenete ed inviate i loro prodotti a clienti disposti a spendere cifre sostanziose per acquistare loro giacche.

Risposta di Zalando diversi giorni dopo:

Gentile Sig.ra Lara,

grazie per aver contattato Zalando.

Ci dispiace molto per la lunga serie di inconvenienti e disguidi che ha dovuto subire alla sua prima esperienza con Zalando e capiamo la sua delusione e la sua rabbia.

Le assicuriamo che non è questo lo standard che offriamo ai nostri clienti, sia per quanto riguarda la qualità dei prodotti, sia per quanto riguarda i tempi di consegna.

Nel suo caso si sono accumulate purtroppo una serie di circostanze sfortunate che hanno fatto sì che il suo ordine, oltre che in ritardo, sia arrivato in pessimo stato.

Le assicuriamo che abbiamo già fatto presente a chi di dovere la situazione e ci teniamo a ringraziarla comunque dei suoi commenti, per quanto negativi, che ci aiutano a perfezionare i servizi che offriamo ai nostri clienti.

Non aggiungo altro perchè non è necessario.

Volevo condividere con voi la mia pessima esperienza su Zalando e spero d’essere stata d’aiuto o di consolazione a chi di voi abbia avuto, o sta avendo, problemi con questo disastroso sito.

Zalando-urlo di DISPERAZIONE!!!!!!!!!!! 

❤ Lara

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CURRENT FAVE LIP COMBO!!!

Hello my pink ladies!

Just a quick post to share with you my favorite lip combo of the past month. 

Every time, every-single-time, I apply these two products I say to myself “OMG this lip pencil and lipstick is a match made in heaven”!!! 

I’m talking about Dior’s lip pencil in Candy Rose and YSL’s Rouge Pure Shine lipstick #10:

I’ve had the YSL lipstick for about a year now and I’ve always carried it in my bag because I find it to be a very ‘easy’ lipstick---- I can apply it without a mirror since it is extremely glossy and not highly pigment (which sometimes is a good thing).

I discovered Dior’s Candy Rose lip pencil from LisaLisaD1 who is a guru when it comes to lip products and I’m so pleased I bought it because it’s an extremely versatile lip pencil: I use it with my reds, pinks, fuchsias... It’s great!!!  

❤Lara❤

❤ MY NEW LOUIS VUITTON SPEEDY 35 DAMIER EBENE!

WHAT'S ON MY WISHLIST?!?!

REVIEW: BENEFIT'S 'HELLO FLAWLESS' FOUNDATION

Hey hey!!! How’s everyone doing?! Surviving the freezing cold?! I don’t know about you but I am totally over winter… O.V.E.R.!!!

Soooo a couple of weeks ago I placed an order on the Sephora website to buy my trustee Clinique Moisture Surge (haul here) and at check-out I ended up with Benefit’s Hello Flawless foundation in my basket as well….. yah, don’t ask!

I’ve to be honest here, the main reason why I bought it is the packaging. I absolutely love the see-through opaque bottle, I love that is has a pump, I love….the font!!!! It’s cute, and I like having it on my vanity :D

‘Hello Flawless’ is a light to medium coverage foundation, very light weight and liquidy – it reminds me of Chanel’s Vita Lumiere Aqua foundation. Application wise, I tried using my Sephora #55 Airbrush brush first, then the Beauty Blender, and lastly Sigma’s F80 Flat Top Kabuki brush - among all three I prefer the second and third tool. With the Sephora brush I get a very light and sheer coverage (not my favorite!), whereas the Beauty Blender and Sigma’s F80 pack on more product on my skin and the coverage is definitely more towards the medium side, which I prefer. 

I like to damped my Beauty Blender with MAC’s Fix Plus first, just one/two sprays, not more than that because otherwise ‘Hello Flawless’ turns to ‘Hello Messy’!!!

Performance wise, this foundation stays on all day- after 10 hours I still look pretty decent so that’s great! As I said in my haul video, ‘Hello Flawless’ is the perfect everyday foundation: quick and easy to apply, with a light/medium coverage ideal for a no-makeup makeup kind of look! 

❤Lara❤      

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BOBBLE WATER BOTTLE

“You need to drink more water!” How many times have we heard this phrase?! I know I have....many many times! Especially when I was a teenager :) Honestly I think I’m pretty good at the whole drink-more-water thing even though I definitely do not drink 2 liters of water daily....come on, seriously, who does????!!!! I mean, I could if I wanted to but...I’d have to take a trip to the ladies room every 20mins! 

I tend to drink lots of water when I’m at work, especially in the winter season when the fully blast heating dries the air and I reach for water continuously. 

Nevertheless, I hate carrying a water bottle in my bag. HATE! It’s heavy, making by bag (already full of junk!) weigh a ton---- yeah, #princessprobz! And I’m always afraid it may start leaking---- with the risk of ruining my iphone/ipad and all the rest. 

SO, I recently purchased this water bottle:

Here’s the product description from Amazon:

Here's how to make tap water tasty, be stylin', save money and take care of this big, blue marble in space we call Earth.

First of all, the Bobble's activated carbon filter removes chlorine and organic contaminants from potable/tap water. Each filter is good for about 40 gallons or 150 litres of water, which is about two months of usage on average.

Let's be super optimistic and say that one can get a litre of bottled water for $1 (yeah... right). Here's $150 worth of bottled water. How much is the Bobble being sold for? All of this translates to big savings, depending on which label generally adorns the bottled water one is buying.

Speaking of labels, the Bobble has none, and that's where the stylin' thing comes in. There's no obvious and sometimes annoying branding. Funky simplicity is the name of the game here. Plus, the Bobble is just starting to get a lot of press, so the bandwagon isn't crowded. Yet.

As far as going gently on the planet goes, the Bobble is not only made from recycled plastic, but it is recyclable, too. Any idea where all those other discarded water bottles go or how long it takes them to break down? The answers: all over the place and a really, really long time (about 1,000 years or when our descendants will finally be wearing the mylar jumpsuits and using those jetpacks that have been promised for the last 50 years... which they'll need to hover above the planet of empty bottles).

It’s so convenient and practical, I leave it on my working desk and every morning, when I arrive at the office, I fill it up either at the water dispenser or sometimes even at the sink in the rest room. Before the Bobble water bottle came around I never, NEVER, drank water that didn’t come in a sealed, sterilized bottle---- just the thought of drinking tap water made me sick!!! But with the Bobble water bottle I’ve had no problems what so ever thanks to the built-in filter. Now, surely you’ll be wondering: does it really filter the water? I honestly think it does cos I’ve had no trouble what so ever----- and after months of drinking water from it I would have noticed if something wasn’t right. 

And that was my mini rave of my new discovery :) I really wanted to share it with you ladies because we all know the benefits of water, and sometimes it helps to drink more if we just had a water bottle right in front of us through out the day!!!     

❤Lara❤

I'M BAAACK!!!!

Hello my lovely pink ladies!!!! ❤

I know, I know....long time no write!!!!!!!!! 
About a year ago I started making videos on youtube and I must say it’s been real fun :) let’s face it: chatting is way easier than writing!!! When I uploaded my first video I must admit I was terrified---- I was afraid of negative feedback. But hey, so far so good! I’ve been really lucky: lovely comments, lovely subscribers and lots of support and encouragement. If any of you out there are thinking of starting a youtube channel definitely go for it, don’t be shy, don’t think too much, just...do it!!! 

In the past year I’ve posted all my videos on my blogs but, I have to say, I missed writing! I never thought I would, but I have!!! So here I am, one year later, getting back into proper blogging mode :D this doesn’t mean I won’t be filming anymore (geez it’s too much fun to give up!)--- I’ll just TRY to do both. There are some topics that are just better blogged about than filmed. 

SO...I hope to post at least once a week and, if you are subscribed to my youtube channel, look forward to a ‘What’s In My Makeup Bag’ video coming up very soon!

❤Lara ❤ 

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