Hi ya'll and welcome or welcome back to my channel
as I told you
before I'll take a few weeks off
I still have a few videos to share
one of them is today's video, which - as you may
have guessed from the title is about my Deecember favorites
I usually skip the December favorites video
but this time I wanted to film it because
there are a few things that I bought more recently
that deserve to be shared or I'll end up forgetting them and
that would be a pity
That said
my favorites are going to be a bit less than usual
but I'm sure I'll end up talking for ages nontheless
let's see how I'll be doing
I think I want to start with ...
make up
I already told you in the past that
this year I'm in love with the Huda beauty lipsticks
mainly with the liquid matte ones
which I bought in a set of 4 minis
in the last shopping session I had in Sephora, where
I went to take advantage of my birthday discount
even though I discovered that Huda beauty can't be discounted
but I bought other things too, so that's ok
anyway I bought another version of the Huda beauty lipsticks,
the demi matte, which is a mix
between a matte and a gloss lipstick
I have it on today, but I applied it a few hours ago
so it lost some of the gloss and it's now mainly matte
but I love it nontheless, it's a bit
richer than the liquid matte
inspite of the fact that it's a demi matte, or maybe because of that, who knows?
I chose the shade Feminist
because it's a similar color to my favorite which is Trendsetter
it's a nude as you can see
it's easy to match with any kind of make up
as you can see the wand is the same
I can't remember if the liquid matte had a slanted wand
anyway this one has it and I love that because it makes it easier to apply it
the packaging is cute with this ombre effect, very elegant
I loved it and that's why I wanted to talk about it
as together with the liquid matte ones it has become one of my all times favorite lipsticks
and I also bought the lip pencil in the shade
Trendsetter, which is my favorite one
and I love this pencil because it glides on smoothly
it lasts a very long time, even while eating and drinking
but it's soft and easy to apply, so
it's definitely a thumbs up for these 2 lopsticks
LOPSTICKS?
not lipstick uh...LOPSTICK!LOL
Ok before I'll definitely loose my mind we should move to the next cathegory which is going to be skincare
I have 3 products to share, no wait I have 4
that's a lot of products
I showed the first one in my November favorites/London haul/ birthday presents video
and it's this antioxidant glow water vitamin nectar by Fresh
it's basically an hydrating and brightening facial spray
that you can apply
over make up too
that smells like apricots
I'm obsessed with this fragrance
it hydrates and brightens the skin
it's lovely to use, it's a great product
and I wanted to give you my feed back because in my previous video
I only showed it as part of the haul
as I hadn't tried it yet
the second favorite
is an oldie, but goldie which I already featured in past
favorites videos
it's one of my go to cleanser
the ones I always reach for
I'm mentioning it again because in the past months
I got back to using it a lot
it's Kiehl's Calendula Deep cleansing foaming face wash
it's very gentle
it's lovely to use because it doesn't dry the skin
and it's also sightly soothing
which makes it perfect for sensitive skins, i love the packaging
with the pump that makes it easy to get out the product
and apply it with the Clarisonic as I do
to follow I have
another product that I featured in my previous favorites video
but I'm mentioning it again because this is the time of the year I tend to use it
more frequently and it's
the Egyptian magic all purpose cream
I mainly use it on my elbows which in Winter
they become very dry and crusty and I hate how they look
and this cream
which I don't know what it is made of
everytime I read the back I smile
because it's very poetic
peace, divine love, perfect
health
eternal wisdom
and infinite blessing on you
how do I translate that?
well you get the sense, it's very poetic, but it gets no hints about what's inside
it suggest to warm it on the palm of your hands because it has a
how shall I describe it? Waxy I would say
but it melts on the hands and then
and it's super duper hydrating
and it's perfect to use on the driest parts of the body, like my crusty elbows
I highly recommend it, this is the travel size
you can get it in Sephora at the counters and I recommend it
the last skincare item
is a face mask by Boscia
which has been available in Sephora for the past few months
I haven't seen it before
I think it's an american brand
this is the charcoal pore minimizing bio-cellulose mask
it's charcoal based, which means it's black
but being a tissue mask it's very
quick and easy to apply and there's no need to rinse it off
and it purifies the skin, reducing the pores
if you haven't tried it yet I recommend it
there are some other good ones, also by the Sephora brand
but I like this one more
and this concludes the skincare section
now let's move to the clothes as I have a few things to show you
As you know I'm a shopaholic,
I'm working on that, but without great results
and infact I always manage to find a reason to buy something new
especially when it comes to clothes
so in November/December I bought a few pieces that I wanted to share with you
because some of them are super cute
the first one is a t-shirt
I do realize it's not really the right season for t-shirts
but I wear them all the same, layered on a long sleeve top
and a warm cardigan on top and this t-shirt is definitely worth sharing
I bought it
at the beginning of November
I forgot to include it in my November favorites video
but I should have done that
so I'll talk about it now because I don't want to forget again
it's this Wes Anderson Royal Tenenbaums inspired t-shirt
created by Pollaz
she is a very talented girl who creates amazing products
I'll link her web site and I already talked about her in some past favorites videos
for example she makes these adorable pillowed and frames artworks
a framed portrait in pillow form
I got this as a birthday present last year from my friends Ale and Anto
she's very talented
and I suggest you to check her out because she's awesome
and she is a great Wes Anderson fan too
the Royal Tenebaums is one of my favorite movies
and I couldn't resist this graphic t-shirt
it says I always wanted to be a Tenenbaum, you know?
I love it because it's simple, white, easy to pair
and I've been wearing it a lot
to follow, my new passion ... here I already have a great mess, but let's move on
my new passion are skirts
pencil skirts to be plecise...
to be precise, gosh I can't talk anymore, bare with me.
and this is one of my favorite pencil skirts
unfortunately it's not on sale anywhere
or at least I couldn't find a camel-coloured pencil skirt anywhere
if you found it let me know even if
I already solved the problem because I asked my mother who is a tailor
to make a camel-colour pencil skirt
warm and suitable for Winter, with pockets
and she did it for me and I love it because
it's something I've been wanting for a while
it's warm enough for the cold Winter days
and it's easy to pair, especially as this year the camel-colour is quite in
you can basically find everything in that shade
except a pencil skirt, which is what I wanted
I bought the second pencil skirt I have here
from Zara
and it's a black and white chequered
it's slightly longer than usual, which I like
it's quite tight and highwaisted
it's black and white, so very easy to pair
and I particularly like
to pair it with turtlenecks
and infact
here comes the next favorite
which is going to be turtle neck sweaters
and I bought 3 in Zara
I ony share 2 because I featured one
in my Fall haul, the one in the rust shade, which I've been wearing a lot
and as I fall in love with that one
I also bought a camel-coloured one
because as you may have guessed I'm obsessed with that shade right now
and not to go wrong
I also bought a black one
I love them because they are not too bulky
which makes them perfect to tuck into jeans or skirts
without creating any weird bulk
they are tight and look good under blazers too
and turtlenecks in my opinion are Winter must-haves that should be in every wardrobe
now let's talk about the last clothing favorite another of my latest passions
blazers
I already owned a black Zara one
and I bought another one
it's again a long blazer, with rolled sleeve
I'm dying
I'll reach the end of the video without voice
huey...huey? Huey, Dewey, and Louie!
here I have it, it's a hound's tooth version
it's in a weird shade, I can't tell if it's
beige and brown or a grey and black
it's an inbetween
I love this kind of blazers because
they are easy to pair and make smarter even a basic outfit
like turtleneck, jeans and boots or pencil skirt
and blouse, perfect for the office and all in all they are quite versatile
and comfy, I love them.
and this...
concludes the clothes section
now let's move to the random in which I'll talk about
random and accessories together, ok?
Let's start with the accessories
if you follow me on Instagram maybe you remember
or maybe not
that at the end of November I spent a weekend
in Nice where I met some friemds
and during that weekend I discovered a shop
that weirdly I had never noticed
and I fell in love with it, where this
girl, or I should say lady
as she has more or less my age, which means basically a lady
in her 30/40ies, to be good with me
creates some amazing jewelry set
very peculiar and interesting and I bought
2 pieces, the first one is
this bangle
in brass, very simple
with a knot in the center
I think it's adorable in its simplicity
and as I couldn't resist I also bought the matching ring
it looks like I want to punch you LOL
and I love them both
I don't think they sell online, I'll do a research and if I'll find something
as usual, I haven't daid it yet, but you should know it by now
on my blog I'll link everything
available on sale online
anyway the prices were
not too high, not super cheap, but considered the quality, not bad at all
if you'll visit Nice I recommend you to check the shop out, it's in the old city
I'll mention the shop on my blog anyway, in case they don't sell online
and changing cathegory
another item that
I showed in my London haul
this thing here
in my haul video it was still packed and now that I used it
it ended straight among my favorites
it's an hair towel
with a button on one side and it works like this
you put it on this way, now look at how gorgeous I am with it on
here come the schmurfs, anyway
you twist it and you secure it on the button
oh gosh I look like a crazy palm reader
Anyway you secure the hook on the back on the button
here it is
and it stays on
unlike a regular towel that always falls down
that's a smart invention, i like it a lot
the last random favorite, because I included
a bit of everything in this section
an Essie nailpolish, what a surprise
Essie is my favorite nailpolish brand
and this has been my favorite shade for the past month and so, you may have seen me
wearing it in a lot of videos because I'm obsessed with it
it's called
leggy legend
I have it on now too
and it's this metallic copper color
which in my opinion looks amazing on
if you are into metallic nailpolish you should try it
and Essie is always a good choice in general
brilliant, let's end this way the random section
and let's move to the last section in which I'll mix books and tv series
Here we are, welcome to the last section
the books and tv series one
incredibly this month I have a book to recommend
I showed it in my London haul and it's
turtles all the way down by John Green
I don't know the title in italian
I don't even know if it has been translated yet
anyway, just so you know, John Green is the same author or the fault in our stars
a movie was made from that book a few years ago
if you've been following me for a while you'll know
from time to time I like to read books in english
and when I do I prefer to go for
young adults books because I find them easier to read
and it helps me to execize my reading in english nontheless
and most of the times I choose John Green
because he is an author
I like, probably because I'm still a teenager inside
the main character of this novel
is Aza Holmes, a 16 years old girl
who
as it often happens in John green's books is a complex teeneager
Aza lost her dad when she was a child
and she grew up with her mother
and the void left by her father weakened her mental health
she tends to get absorbed by her negative thoughts
and hypocondria that makes her life very hard
Aza has a best friend, Daisy, who's very different from her
an extrovert who writes Star wars fan iction
they are a bizarre couple where one is the opposite of the other
anyway the plot revolves around other characters too
not only around the 2 main characters
and among the other characters there's a rich kid whose father disappeares
allegedly due to a fraud he did
but we don't know if he's still alive or not anyway
the 2 main characters start to investigate on that
and the plot becomes more and more interesting
also because of the way the characters interact one with the other
I don't want to spoiler too much
if it's available in italian i'll link it on my blog
if not you can read it in english if you know the language and you feel like doing it
turtles all the way dwon
now let's talk about tv series as I have 2 to recommend
2 very different series which I didn't except to like
the first one is on Sky
and it's called Kidding
starring Jim Carrey, whi is one of my favorite actors because
he has the skill to perform both comedic and dramatic characters very well
it's the story of a kids show host
and it revolves around the dicotomy between the real man and the tv character
because when life becomes hard and painfull it's very hard for him to balance
the posivity he needs to show when hosting on tv
a positivy he always had in his real life too, as he has always been a good man
and on the other side the struggles of life that little by little start to make him
fall apart and loose his mind
I recommend it you can watch it on Sky
the other series is on Netflix, my series official pusher and it's
"a series of unfortunate events"
starring Neil Patrick Harris, I think that's his name
I hope I got it right, he is the one that starred in How I met your mother too
you'll recognize him when you'll see him
and by the way a movie was released years agobased on the same story starring Jim Carrey
I loved the series, there are 2 seasons on Netflix
I loved the setting which is very peculiar
and somehow reminds me both of Wes Anderson and Tim Burton
2 of my favorite directors
the characters are very peculiar too
it's the story of 3 orphans who end up with many different tutors
the first of which is Count Olaf
played by Neil Patrick Harris
who is the main villain
it's hard to describe this series
kids could probably watch it too and maybe it's a kids series and I don't know it
but it has quite a deepness
I love the setting, the characters are surreal
the photography and the costumes are amazing
if you're into this kind of series give it a try
and let me know what you think
Brilliant, this concludes my December favorites video
this time I managed to film it
what else? If you found my recommendations usefull
don't forget to give the video a thumbs up so that I will know it
and if you haven't yet subscribe to my channel
because I have another video to share beofe the end of the year
That's it for today
I send you a thousend kisses and I'll see you in my next one, ciao!
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