Snapshots of Life III

Hello! I'm back. Kind of. My laptop keeps dying and then resuscitates and then dies again and... I need a new laptop.

Anyway, these are the photos I took whilst I was visiting my family, in South Italy. I had a great week and I can't wait to go back there, next summer.

Seductive Pink, Lavish Mauve & Alluring Rose

Seductive Pink

Lavish Mauve

Alluring Rose

The shades are six, but I picked up the ones I liked the most - and my favorite is Seductive Pink.
Other than the fact that they're gorgeous, they're also valid as products: highly pigmented and long-lasting. Really long-lasting, I'm talking about 8-9 hours. I've been looking for these blushes for ages, and when I finally found them, I could not buy just one of them. These are the Max Factor Creme Puff blushes in 'Seductive Pink', 'Alluring Rose' and 'Lavish Mauve'. 

Orange

The moment I realized I had a wider lipsticks collection, compared to some time ago, happened when I had to select the orange lipsticks, for this blog post.

I love orange lipsticks, but as much as I love, I don't think they suit me as much as plume/berry shades. Nevertheless, I continuo to wear them, especially in summer.

Here we have:

L'Oréal Infallible Mega Gloss Matte n° 404 'Raspoutine-Me'
On the website, they say that the formula is enriched with acid hyaluronic and shine colour pigment. They also promise hydration, which, at first, I was a bit skeptical about it: matte & hydration? C'mon. But it's actually true: I wore it for about 4 hours and it didn't dry out my lips. When you first apply it, it's quite wet, but after a minute or so it's completely dry and it leaves a velvety feeling on your lips. 

Rimmel Kate Moss 12

What a news, another Kate Moss lipstick! Anyway, this is a cool toned orange lipstick that would look particularly good if you have a tan on. I mean, I personally don't look awesome when I wear it and I'm the palest of all. 

KIKO lip pencil 702

Salmon lip pencil? Yes, please. It's a creamy formula, and I usually wear it on its own, or with the Rimmel Kate Moss 12 on top.

Do you like orange lipsticks/lip glosses? What are your favourites?

Heroine & 217

The excitement is real. I know I'm a bit late on the wagon (...as always), but last week I got an e-mail from MAC saying: 'hey, free shipping for your first order!' and I said: 'well... okay'. So, I picked up MAC Heroine and the famous 217 Blending Brush. 

I wanted to hug the postman when he arrived with my parcel, but there are things called dignity and personal space, so... 

I have to admit that I was really worried that the parcel wouldn't arrive (Italians out there: the courier is SDA. They're not my favourite - read 'til the end to find out why).

Anyway, I'm writing this post because I want to share with you my experience with the site. The few opinions that I read about it aren't that positive, but I wanted to give it a try anyway, mainly because the nearest MAC Store to where I live, well, it's quite far away. 

This only goes for people who live in Italy and don't have a MAC Store near where they live, and want to try the online service. The only thing that I think goes for everyone in Europe, is that orders are shipped from Germany. 

Website: MAC Cosmetics IT

• 03.08 | At around ten minutes to midnight (late night orders are the best) I ordered my products and soon after I received an order confirmation e-mail. You're also supposed to receive and e-mail once your order's been shipped*. Orders can take up to 3-5 business days to arrive;
• 04.08 | *well, it doesn't happen. I knew that it wouldn't happen, because the same thing happened to other people. If you want to know if your order has been shipped, go on the website, log in, and then check the status of your order there;
• 05.08 | I sent an e-mail to the service client because I didn't receive my tracking number yet. First, the people from the service client are the kindest and second, they told me that I would receive my tracking number once the italian courier had my parcel;
• 07.08 | It's 1am and I do receive two e-mails (I wasn't waiting for them, I had just got back from the cinema and I was wide awake). Mail n. 1 is from SDA which says something along the lines of "We inform you that the shipment by ESTÉE LAUDER has been entrusted to SDA" - I panicked a bit, then I remembered that Estée Lauder owns MAC. In this mail you can also find your tracking number and see, on the courier website, where your parcel is. Mail n. 2 is from MAC, in which they say that SDA has your parcel and they also give you the tracking number;
• 07.08 | 1pm, my MAC order is here! I didn't take photos of the package at its arrival because the excitement was real, but everything was inside a plastic bag from SDA. Once you open it, there's the black box from MAC and the items are wrapped in thick black paper. There's also the return form. 

At the end of the day I'm satisfied with the service. The only two negative things are: the fact that they say they'll send you an e-mail when your order will be shipped, then they don't and... the courier. This time I had no problem with them, but they're known as 'the ones who don't ring the entryphone' (yep, it happened to me and others) and 'the ones who deliver the parcel to the wrong adress'.

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Summer Outfits

The last time I wrote a similar post was back in October, when I first started my blog! Oh, time flies... 
Anyway, these are some outfits that I'm currently in love with. Some of the items are not exactly what I own, because some of them are 2/3 years old and I couldn't find 'em on the sites. But I tried my best to find a similar alternative!

1. 

H&M t-shirt
H&M shorts (similar)
H&M bag (similar)
Vans Authentic White

2.

H&M top
H&M shorts
ASOS shoes
ASOS bag

3.

H&M dress

ASOS shoes

ASOS bag

4.

H&M t-shirt 
Pull&Bear shorts
H&M bag (similar)
Vans Authentic

Snapshots of Life II

1. 28/07 - The lovely view from my bedroom and... sunset (it's not a news).

2. 30/07 - I also posted this photo on my Instagram. I had my second RMI that afternoon and I was coming back home. The sky situation was tragic.  

3 & 4. 01/08 - This is how my living room looks like at 6:58AM & one hour later, I took this pic whilst I was going to eat breakfast, with my dad.

5. 02/08 - My family and I had a lovely lunch outside, today. Another day of decent temperatures and then hello again, 35°C.
6 & 7. 02/08 - My mom went a little bit crazy today: she cooked lasagna (don't ask me why she put meatballs on top) and made a yogurt cake.