Hi ya'll and welcome or welcome back to my channel
November is almost over, which means
it's time again to
share with you my monthly favorites
This time, as you may have guessed from the title
I thought I'd do something different
mainly because November is my birthday month
which means that I received some presents
but, most importantly I celebrated it with a trip to London
if you missed my London vlog
I suggest you to watch it because it's a
fun and unusual one
you'll find it by clicking on the I that should appear
here above my head
In the comments to that video and on my other social networks many of you asked me
to film an haul with my London purchases
and I also realized that
the majority of the things I bought
just as the majority of the birthday gifts I received
would have ended in a favorite video sooner or later
so I thought I could include them in this video straight away
so here we are
so get ready for a long video
which will included the best from the past month
By the way this is also going to be the last video before
the Christmas series which will begin on Friday
so get ready for that
so I thought that, before we'll get into the Christmas spirit,
I'd end this season with big old video
and maybe some of the products I'll show you could
work as great Christmas presents too
so let's jump into the video starting with the clothes
Brilliant, here we are in the clothes section
I've got a pile of items here
ready to show you, so let's start straight away with
the only item that I didn't buy in London
and it's this bodysuit
with a leopard print
I don't know if you realized it, but I've got quite an obsession with animal prints this year
I love it, it has a rised neck
it's in a ...
soft elasticated fabric
which makes it very comfy to wear
and it's a bodysuit
thing that I like because it stays in place and it's perfect to wear tucked into jeans or skirts
it's very versatile, in fact I paired it to create a very casual look
with jeans, boots and a cardi, but also
for a more formal look, I also wear it in the office
with a pencil skirt and a blazer
so it's super duper versatile and I bought it on Asos
and if I'm not wrong the price was
more than affordable
as usual I can't remember the exact price
but, I tell you straight away that
on my blog I'll link all the products that are available online
with
links, so that you'll be able to find
all the infos you need
prices included
so if you are interested in something head over to my blog
you'll find the link to my post
both in the downbar, click on expand
and you'll have a ton of details ready
or by clicking on the I that will appear over my head
ok, let's move on
to the pieces that I bought in London
which is the majority of this section
The first thing I'd like to show is
this bodysuit, as we were talking about bodysuits
it's by Uniqlo
a black bodysuit, but I'll start by saying that
when I travel abroad,
being a shopaholic, I look for the brands that are not available in Italy
or that are hard to find here
one of these is Uniqlo, a japanese brand
that I particularly like as it's specialized
in technical fabrics
and it has a very ...
minimal/basic/very japanese kind of vibe
This time I fell in love with
this bodysuit
which is a collaboration with Alexander wang
and it's in a peculiar wool based fabric
which makes it super warm, but at the same time it's
very thin, so it's not bulky, it's perfect
to layer under under blazers without being uncomfortable
I don't know if you can see that, I hope the close up will help,
but it has a diagonal pattern that meets in the middle
so it kind of makes you
look skinnier, or at least that's my opinion
I could be wrong
it has a rised neck and it's a bodysuit
with all the pros I mentioned before:
it's comfy, it stays in place, it's perfect
to pair in many different ways and being black is even easier to match
In Unichlo
Unichlo?
in Uniqlo I also bought another piece
which is the only one I haven't worn yet, as you may guess from the tag
a cachemere sweater, uniqlo's cachemere
it's very high quality
it's 100% cachemere and the price is not too high
I can tell you the price, I paid it 79,90 euro
which is not bad for a 100% cachemere
I chose this rusty color because as I said
for the first bodysuit it one of my favorite shades this year
simple, quite basic
which makes it very easy to
wear and pair
Now let's move to Primark
where I haven't bought much
basically just one thing
this trenchcoat, the classic trenchcoat
which is a must have I was missing
because I never found one
that I liked enough
they were either too thick or I didn't like the shape
then in Primark
I spotted this one, I tried it on
I liked it, the price was super affordable so I bought it
There's not much more to say, it's a classic trenchcoat
with the classic trenchcoat shape
it's quite lightweight, in fact from now on I think I won't be able to wear it much
unless I layer a warm sweater underneath
but as I said at the beginning I had to have a trenchcoat, I wanted one
for a long time
especially this year because I love this color that perfectly matches the brown and rusty shades I'm in love with
let's change brand again moving to another
great classic when it comes to my shopping in the U.K., Collectif
I don't know if remember, but I already talked about Collectif
is a british brand
a truck just drove by, hi!
it's a british brand specialized in retro inspired clothes
this time I found an amazing sheath dress
in this brown hound's tooth pattern
with tiny purple stripes
I love it because the shape is amazing
I'm loving sheath dressed
it has got handy pockets
3/4 sleeve which I'm obsessed with
and the peculiarity is the back
with the low V shaped neckline which makes it sexier
it comes with a belt, but it looked kind of cheap so I always wear it with other belts
but I feel confident in saying that this is my favorite piece
among all the ones I bought in London
just to give you an idea
let's move on as I still have 3 pieces
let's change brand again, this time it's Top shop
another store I always visit when I'm in London
because especially the Oxford Circus one is stunning
This time I brought home
this extra... no I mean over size, I was saying extralarge
an oversize sweater
in this amazing custard shade
I'm into brown, custard, rust shades a lot this year
it's a turtke neck sweater, it's super soft and cozy and it makes me so happy
because it's super warm
super soft and i love this vibrant shade
Now I have a controversial purchase
because ...
ok, I'll show it to you
it's this sheer embroidered dress
I bought on a stall in Spitalfield market
the stall was amazing, full of embroidered dresses and I love embroideries
I can't resist them
I say it's controversial because
I'm not really into the shape of it
and it's too long
it comes almost down to the ankles
so if you're not tall and thin
it doesn't suit much
it must be worn with something underneath because it's see through
I think I'll ask my mother to cut it shorter
even if it's a pity because
at the bottom there are some lovely embroideries
but if it's possible I would prefer to have it shorter because
it doesn't suit me much as it is
I bought the last clothing item at the Frida Kahlo exhibition
if you watched my vlog you'll know that the
main event of the trip was the exhibition
at the Victoria & Albert Museum
I bought a few things there, among which this t-shirt that I fell in love with
that says I am my own muse
I love graphic t-shirts, I've been wearing them a lot
and I still do under blazers also to go to work
so I had to buy it
ok, that's it for the clothing section as I've already been talking for more than 10 minutes, OMG!
and let's move to the accessories
Here we are in the accessories section, i'll start with
another purchase from the Frida Kahlo exhibition
the tote bag
it has Frida on one side
and the name of the exhibition on the other side
Frida Kahlo making..ehm..making her self up
sorry I just had a brain fart
there's othing much to add, a tote bag,
one of the things that I end up buying at art exhibitions
In London I also bought
because all of the accessories here come from London
4 pairs of socks
I'll quickly show them, I got some in Primark and some in Top shop
these glittery ones in a rust shade
these leopard print ones
I'll put these aside or I'll drop everything
I already have a pile here
these Primark ones that are still in the packaging, I love Primark socks because
they are super soft, they are quite basic
a striped pair and a black pair
I've been quick
then the piece de resistence for the accessories section, you might have seen it
in the vlog and it's also a birthday present
I think it's called a bakers hat
the classic hat
very british, i wanted one for a very long time
as soon as we arrived in London my friend Eleonora
whom I travelled with
and I went to Spitalfield, still carrying our luggages
and we saw this hat stall and she was so kind to buy one as a birthday gift for me
I'm obsessed with it, i usually
don't wear hats because they don't look good on me, but I love this one
I've been wearing non stop while I was in London and also since I came back
Brilliant
that's it for the accessories section
is it? Am I forgetting something? No, I'm not
so let's quickly move on
to the ...
make up section
Weirdly for the make up section I only have
3 products, which is strange because usually when I travel to London
I always buy a ton of make up stuff
this time I focused more on the skincare
and less on make up, but I have
an amazing product to share nontheless
I would have included it in this favorite video anyway
but it's a purchase I did in London
the new Hourglass palette
Both in the make up tutorial video that I filmed...
when I was in Frankfurt and in my quick everyday make up video
and throughout all the past Summer in general I basically always used the previous Hourglass palette
but this one is possibly even more beautiful
why?
You may be asking yourself why I needed the new palette if I already owned one
the answer is yes because as soon as I saw it I fell in love
I'll start by saying that you can basically do your full face make up with this palette
except the foundation and concealer of course
let's say you have all the powders for your face make up, because
it has 2 setting powders
they are translucent yet glowy
a lovely bronzer, perfect to use as an eyeshadow too
I don't know
if you can see it, but I did today's eye make up
only using this palette
it also has 2 blushers
I can't remember how they are called in italian
anyway they are gorgeous and once again they look great as eyeshadows too
and then it has this blinding highlighter
a bomb
the palette is called
it's upside down...Ambient Lighting Edit Unlocked
and by the way 5% of the sales will be donated by Hourglass to an animal protection association
and if I'm not wrong, but I may be
these products were not tested on animals either
I hope I'm not wrong as that's what I remember
If you have to chance to get it do it because it's a bomb
this palette is a bomb and it's also an amazing Christmas gift
then I also bought 2 items which are a little bit less exciting
one is this...
ehmmmm...lipstick, I had another brain fart
sometimes I lost my chain of thoughts
it's by the brand Collection
which is available in the U.K., I have never seen it in Italy
if you know where to find it
leave a comment below
it's one of my favorite lipsticks, it's a nude shade, very...
very wearable
and I like it because it has a matte finish, but it doesn't dry the lips, so
I bought it again when we went to Boots
and I also bought
this make up brushes set by Real techniques
because my favorite eye make up brushes are by this brand
so I got 2 more
this is the perfect crease duo
made of 2 soft crease brushes that complete my eye make up kit
I don't know if you noticed, but I'm trying to be quick and to speak faster
because this video may possibly last 100 years
and if I always touch my hair is because it looks scruffy
and the top looks flat as a bunch of seaweeds
anyway, that said let's move to the next section
and as we are talking about beauty
let's move to the skincare
The majority of my favorites
come from London and are part of the haul
with a few exceptions, one is a birthday gift
the other one is a favorite product that I didn't buy in London
let's start with that one
which is by l'Occitane
the shower gel/scrub
which is a great concept because it puts together
the cleaser
and the exfoliant in one product
reducing .. sometimes I can't find the words
oh it's raining, sorry about that
I have my widow on the side and today I can't stay focused
too many things to say and I don't know if you can tell but I'm really tired
but let's get back to this l'Occitane product that mixes
a cleanser and an exfoliant in one
product, reducing the shower time
I like it a lot, it's almond based
almond from Provence, so chic
I love l'Occitane products in general
I loved this one in particular and I also like
the packaging
with ths spinning lid
that allows to get the product without having to remove it
and the texture of the grain is perfect
as it exfoliates without
irritating the skin
so it's a very nice product
now let's move to the things I bought in London
which are all...
yes they are, I just double checked
they are all by Fresh
a brand that I love
which sadly is impossible to find in Italy
you can buy it in Sephora in France
and it's also available in the U.K.
in London you can find it in Harrods too
and I bought 3 products
this one which was on my shopping list, which is
the shower gel, the...
I can do this...brown sugar
it also, it has... oh God
brown sugar, but it also has some citrusy notes
now of course it's sealed
I'm not going to open it as I won't use it straight away
but it's one of my favorite shower gels because
it's enriched with shea butter
I don't know the word in italian
anyway
which means it's very hydrating, it leaves
the skin super soft and the fragrance reminds me of
a mojito, lime and sugar
a scent I love both in Winter and Summer
then I bought, boom, I dropped everything
2 things from the Vitamin Nectar line always by Fresh
I already tried this one
and it's amazing
I just noticed that I opened it wrongly, anyway
what is it?
it's the vitamin C glow powder
a very interesting product because inside you get these blisters
as yuo can see they are made of 2 sections
you fold it
like this, you tear them open, you pour the powder inside
on the palm your hand, you add a few drops of water
and the powder turns into a foam
that you massage on the face for around 30 seconds and you rinse it off
and it cleanses the skin
it reduces the appearance of pores
it makes the skin glow and smoother
and I shall say that I loved it because
I tried it and it felt great
a bomb, just like doing a cleansing/brightening face mask
without having to keep it on for 15 minutes
because in 30 seconds everything is done
I highly recommend it
Vitamin C
Vitamin Nectar Vitamin C glow powder
it also has a lovely fruity scent, so it's definitely
a thumbs up for me, 100% approved
from the same line
I also bought the antioxydant glow water
you know that I love thermal waters
this has the same amazing fragrance
of the glow powder
and then...
it smells of apricots
and it has
how is it called?
this fine texture that makes it perfect to use over make up too
and it hydrates
it's enriched with vitamins
and it's also antioxydant and brightening
so cool I love this kind of products
also to refresh the make up during the day
one, two, three, four, the last item I don't know
if should be in this section or not, but here it is anyway
it's a Byredo perfume
I don't know if you remember, but one of my favorite perfumes
is Byredo Super Cedar
in Hawroouds
in Harrods I found the Byredo counter
and I thought it was the perfect time to
smell some more of their fragrances and see if I could find another one
that I liked as much as the Super Cedar
and I found it, it's the black saffron one
I can't describe perfumes and
it's still sealed so I don't remember perfectly all the notes
but I can tell you that, just like Super Cedar, it's
a sophisticated perfume, not sweat at all
spicy, as you can tell by the name
very elegant, so I bought it
I'm getting more into perfumes
it's sunny
today I can't focus, but a second ago it was raining
and now it's sunny!
I'm getting more into perfumes at the moment
so I bought it
and that's it for the skincare section
what else have we got?
No, wait! Am I crazy?
I am crazy
I forgot one of my birthday presents
I received the Khiel's advent calendar
from my sister in law and my parents in law
it's so cool
it's also a great Christmas gift idea
I haven't opened it yet, I'll start in December
as I said it's also a great Christmas gift idea
because as you know I love gifting advent calendars for Christmas
not only in November to open until the 24th
and this concludes
the skincare section
now let's move to the random section
by the way I just realized that I forgot to share a few things
mainly birthday presents
so I'll include them all in the random section, here we go!
here we are
in the random section
in which I'll feature a ton of stuff
and everything that I forgot to mention before
so let's get started
90% of the things I'll share are
part of the London haul, well that's not true, I'd better say half of the things
are part of the London haul, the other half are cool birthday gifts
and I also have a few random things that I forgot to show before
let's start with the first one
shoes, my favorite shoes in November are these
Doc Martens inspired ones
with a huge platform
I love them and I bought them on Asos at a
very reasonable price if compared with the Doc Martens
the quality is definitely lower
but they are super comfy, I walk in them all day long when I was in London
almost without any problem, but the issues I had would have happened even with other shoes
I love them, they are easy to pair
I like to wear them with dresses, with skirts, with trousers
basically with everything, I'm trying to be quick because
this video is already super long
another thing that I forgot to show you
in the accessories section are these necklaces
the one on top, I don't know if you can see it is in the shape of an eye and I bought it myself
I love it
I'm obsessed with these simple and delicate necklaces this year
and the other one is a little fox
and it's a birthday present from my friends Ale and Anto
and I love it too
Let's move on with the random items with some more birthday presents
my friend Bettina gave me this lovely pouch that she sewed herself
with the word dreamer on the front
in this soft velvet, very chic
by the way I suggest you to check her instagram
it's called live your interior life if I'm not wrong
I'll link it down below
she sewed it herself, it's super cute and very handy
and inside
she put 2 notebooks in 2 lovely colors
then
my lovely husband
whi is behind the camera right now
do you want to say hi?
no, he doesn't, he was like...no please
they cannot see you, you just had to say hi behind the camera
he is doing this
anyway he gifted me this amazing mirror
in which you can see everything, him included if you paid attention
I don't know if you can see him
this mirror... domed
how do you say?
convex
What?
convex
Convex, ok...
with a fish eye effect
that's the word I was looking for
fish eye effect
I've been wanting one for a while
everytime we spotted one I said look at that cool convex mirror
the same one that appears in a painting by
Van Eych
Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife
a netherlandish painter
but let's not pretend we are intellectuals because we aren't
but I was always fascinated by it
because the fish eye effect allows
see almost the entire room in it
very cool, let's move on
let's get back to the London haul
and following the randomness here I have an item that I bought in Boots
I didn't know in which section I should feature it, so here it is
what is it? it's something I saw around many times and I was curiois to test it
it's basically a towel
to use when you wash your hair
I don't know about you, but I usually wrap my wet hair into a face towel
and I end up with a huge turbant
that tends to fall off everytime I move my head
while this one
I don't know if you can see it, but
you wrap it around the hair and then it has a button to secure it on the back of the head
and it stays on
it's a cool idea, I saw it and I bought it
how do they call it? Up in the hair
because Soap & Glory always likes a good pun
super cute and I think you can get in online, maybe not from this same brand, but who cares?
then I have some Anthropology stuff, another store I always go to when I'm in London
this time I had a mission, which was to buy some candles
because I ran out of candles
and in the Winter I need to have some candles burning both at home and in the office
I bought this one which is amazing
with the initial
and when I see an initial I can't resist
the jar is iridescent, so cool
the initial is rose gold, well I mean it's in a rosegold shade, it's not actually rose gold
with my R I can't say that word
rose gold
the scent is sparkling grapefruit
which trasnlates to...
pompelmo frizzante in italian
and in fact...when I read it I was skeptical
but it actually smells like that
which is amazing
this was the first candle, the second one I got in Anthropologie
a great classic I already have some other ones like this, but this one is golden
the scent is amazing
let me check the name
damn I can't find it
this is Daniele coughing behind the camera, I told you he is there
they are called volcano candles
they come in different sizes, I went for the small one
the jar is lovely
I got the small one because I didn't want to fill up my luggage too much
easpecially as the first one is already quite big
and at the airport
before flying home
I bought this one too in Oliver Bonas
a shop I never visited before, but I loved it
let's see if it has a scent name
mandarin and lotus
very chic and I loved the minimalism of the metal jar
super cute
and the scent is lovely, so
3 candles that somehow I need to lay down here
to get the other stuff
I can do this
maybe
2 books
let's start with the one I bought
everytime I travel to the U.K. I buy a book in english and I usually go for a young adults one
because they are easier for me to read
I went for John Green again, turtles all the way down
I started it on the plane, but it's too early to review it for you
in fact it's not a favorite, but just part of the haul
and then
the next book, which could be part of the haul too, but it's a birthday present instead
the catalogie from the Frida exhibition
a present from Ale and Anto together with the necklace
such a lovely gift, in fact
I almost bought it, but my friend Eleonora stopped me before I could
and I loved this present a lot
did we reach the end?
stop the train I can't believe we reached the end
I think I may have forgotten something
but let's finish with the bigger present in size, which is always Frida related
I'm not sure it will fit in the frame
but I'll try
my friend Monica
gifted me this amazing illustration
I can't hold it
portraying Frida Kahlo
the artist is Giulia Del Mastro
I love it, I'll have it framed and I'll hang it on my Frida wall
another amazing gift
that eneterely covers me and now
I'll move it to the side to end up the video
We made it to the end of this super long video
I hope that
some of the things I shared inspired you
for your Christmas presents
I remind you that on Friday
my Christmas series will start and it will be going until the 23 of December
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let me know in the comments which is
your favorite products among the ones I shared
the ones you mostly enjoyed
I also remind you that on my blog
I'll try to link as many products as possible
so that you can find them easily online, so check my blogpost
you'll find the link in the downbar
or clicking on the I above my head
That's it for today, I'm almost breathless
but it's time to go, I send you a thousend kisses
and I'll see you in my next one, ciao!
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