whoever said money doesn't buy happiness obviously didn't know where to shop!

mercoledì 20 febbraio 2013

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❤

mercoledì 13 febbraio 2013

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❤      

martedì 29 gennaio 2013

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❤

domenica 27 gennaio 2013

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 ❤