Hi ya'll and welcome or welcome back to my channel
now
it may sound like gibberish, but
I feel like I celebrated new year's eve yesterday
while we're already at the end of January
time flies my friends!
But let's not focus on that because
I feel like it's a clear symptom of me getting old,, so
let's forget about that and let's get
to today's video which, as you read from the title,
it's about my January favorites
but before we get started I'd like to tell you that
this past month I tried
not to shop at all
and for a shopaholic like me that's a big commitment
especially if you think about the January sales
you may be wondering why I did decide not to shop
to be honest I was inspired by a british influencer
who I follow on Instagram, her name is
Trinny Woodall
I'll link her instagram in the infobox in case you should be interested
anyway in January she did the same thing and she called it dry January
meaning that she wasn't going to shop for the whole month
and instead of shopping in stores she would have shopped in her own wardrobe
which is what I did too, because having compulsive shopping tendencies
I tend to buy new items
forgetting about the things I already own
which is very unhealthy, so January has been my zen month
my ehm zopping..I mean shopping free
as a consequence the favorite products I'll talk about today
are all items that I already owned and that I somehow rediscovered
That said I think it's time to jump into thhe first cathegory
which is going to be make up
As you know I do love make up and beauty in general
and being a shopaholic it's no surprise that I own quite a lot of beauty products
and I kind of forgot many of them
the first product i'd like to talk about it's an Hourglass powder
if you watch my videos you'll know that I'm obsessed with Hourglass
their palettes
both the Ambient Lighting Edit, I think that's the name
but also the Ambient Lighting...
I can't remember the name, but it was released at the end of 2018
are staples in my make up routine
and I rediscovered ths powder
which is the Ambient Lighting Powder in Dim Light
which I bought a long time ago
I can't remember exactely when
anyway it ended up at the bottom
of my make up stash
In January I found it and I fell back in love with it
why do I love it?
the first reason is that it's a translucent powder
that sets the make up while adding
some brightness offering an healthier/more dewy finish
and not
cackey at all
it's lightweight, an excellent powder
which by the way you can also find this powder inside the palettes I previously talked about
maye not in the Dim light shade though
in my re-discovery journey
I also found
this Stila product, which is a liquid eyeshadow
filled with glitter and I have it on today too
can you see it?
I like it a lot, even if being a glitter eyeshadow
I can't wear it everyday as it's not really appropriate for an office look
but in the weekend or when I have a night out
it's an excellent product and I like ti a lot, this one is in the shade
rose gold retro and as you know
I love everything gold/rose gold
and it matches my favorite eyeshadows too, which basically are
the Hourglass/urban Decay Naked heat ones
it looks like this, almost like a gloss
but it's an eyeshadow, it has this wand
and it's super duper glittery
so a tiny bit goes a long way and
I love the brightness it offers
another product that I bought a long time ago
and that I rediscovered
you can tell I bought it a long time ago because it looks awful
is this Sephora eyeliner ,the ...
will I manage to read the name?
anyway it's the waterproof one with the thin felt tip
I have it on today too
I rediscovered it and
I remembered why I used to love it
because as it's by Sephora it ha sa good
price quality ratio and it has this very think felt tip
that allows to draw a very thin line
and I found out that
at the end of the day I prefer eyeliners with a thin tip
if compared with the thicker tip ones
like the last Kat Von D one that I bought, the dagger eyeliner
with the angled tip
which is a good product, but I find it a bit harder to apply
while this one glides on like butter on a toast
can you tell that I'm on a diet?
anyway...
it's also waterproof, so it stays on all day
and this thin tip allows me to draw a lovely flick too
just as I like it
and this was my last make up favorite
so let's move to the next cathegory which is going to be
skincare
my skincare re-discoveries
do not involve creams
but less obvious products
let's start with the first one which is a crossover between make up and skincare
because it's By Terry a tinted lip balm
more precisely it's the By Terry best seller
baume de rose
in the nutri-couleur version
the tinted one
mine is in the shade cherry bomb n.3
if you're not familiar with By Terry baume de rose you're missing out on a great product
an amazing lip balm
the price is quite high to be honest
but it's one of the best lip balms I have ever tried
as this is the tinted version
I kind of forgot it
because it's not the classic lip balm you put on in the evening and leave on during the night
because as I said it's tinted, so unlike the classic baume de rose
it's perfect to use in the morning
when you don't feel like committing to a lipstick
and honestly during the week
when I'm in the office I usually don't feel like using a lipstick
I do wear make up, but I don't wear anything on my lips
exception made for lip balms, so
when I found this little guy I thought
great, I can simply switch from a classic lip balm
to this one and I'll have the best of both worlds
deeply hydrated lips
which is a must during the Winter, because I don't know about you
but in this cold January my lips
were as dry as the lips of a climber on mount K2
that's a weird thing to say I know, but whatever
but at the same the balm adds an hint of colour
perfect for a daytime natural make up
again, if you never it I highly recommend it
if you're looking for a more versatile product go for the classic version
while if you're look for something more interesting
go for the tinted one
I believe it's available in other shades, but I got this one
so that's my favorite
to follow
I have a product that I bought a long time ago
and again I can't remember when
and it's an hand and body wash by Jo Malone
here it is
if you're not familiar with it Jo Malone is an english brand
specialized in perfumes
who also offers some body products
and in one of my shopping sessions in Jo Malone
I was attracted by this product
which, as I said, it's an hand and body wash
in one of my all times favorite Jo Malone fragrances
which is english pear and freesia
why do I like it? well..
I have to shay that , shay? I have to say .. brain fart
that on the market there are some less expensive and equally good body washes
that said what drew me to this one is the fragrance
because it's a good body wash
I wouldn't recommend to use it just as an hand wash
because it's a waste of money
I've been using it in the shower
and it cleanses the skin without drying it, which is not bad
but what I like is that it leaves on that amazing perfume
that lingers on for quite a long time
and I love that it has a pump just like an hand cream
sorry I mean hand soap
which is very handey ... yes HANDEY
the 8th dwarf after Dopey
very handy in the shower
so...this is another re-discovery from January
the third and last product I'd like to salk about, I mean talk
if I ever manage to get a grasp
on my ability to speak
is a face mask
as I love all skincare products I have quite a huge collection of face masks
so it wasn't hard to re-discover some of them that I had not been using for a while
moreover january was also a detox month, let's call it like that
so I used quite a lot of face masks
I have an hair on my mouth
especially the purifying ones
and I rediscovered one of my all times favorite masks
the Fresh Umbrian Clay one, which has an hair on it too
the fresh Umbrian Clay purifying mask
a clay mask by Fresh, which as you know is one of my favorite skincare brands
I love this mask
first of all because unlike other clay masks it doesn't dry the skin at all
but it still deeply purifies the skin
and at the same time it makles...makles? oh gosh today I can't speak
bare with me
it makes it smmoth and more toned up
it looks...
like...
clay, because it's made of actual clay
I apply it with a brush
and I leave it on for 3 to 5 minutes, so not that long
and then I simply rinse it off
and the skin feels instantly
smoother, more toned up
and purified
unfortunately Fresh is not available in Italy, not even online, at least as far as I know
but if you're planning a travel to France, you can find it in Sephora there
brilliant!
This concludes the skincare cathegory
now let's move to the...nailpolish cathegory
In my rediscovery of forgotten products I found
an Essie nailpolish too
I own quite a few on them and sooner or later I'll have to
throw some of the dry ones away
anyway I found this red one that I have on my nails right now, what a coincidence
which is called too too hot
which I hope is still available because I bought it
a long time ago and by the way I don't even know
if nailpolishes have an expiry date, I bet it's written on the jar
24 months
I think it's still usable
but many others are definitely expired and I have to throw them away, that's a pity
I like this nailpoish because it's the perfect red, just look at it
and during this gloomy January I felt the need to add some colour in my life
so I fell in love with it again and I've been wearing it throughout the whole month
if you love red nailpolish I highly recommend it
because it looks great on
Now let's move to the random cathegory
I insert it here in the middle of the video
because I only have one item and it's somehow related to beauty
I'll start by saying that
the product that I'm about to show you is a perfume, spoiler!
and I bought it at the beginning of November when I was in London
it's a Byredo perfume
I don't know if you are familiar with this brand
I discovered it around
2 years ago through a Youtube video
and I love it
the fragrance I first bought was...
super cedar,
thankfully my brain cooperated this time
which is still one of my all time favorite perfumes, one of those fragrances
I always come back to as it's perfect all year around
so, knowing that my favorite fragrance is by Byredo
when I was in the perfumes aisle in Harrods I noticed the Byredo counter
and I thought "great, now
I'll go and smell all the fragrances they have
to see if I can find another one that I love as much"
and I did find one
the black saffron
that said it's a rediscovery because when I came back from London
I had it all elegantly packed, because these perfumes are super expensive
so I simply took it out of my luggage and I placed it in my beauty spot,
how can I call it? ehmmm
in the place where I store my beauty products, i don't know how to define it
and I basically forgot about it
in January, during my research,
la recherche du temps perdu, the search of the lost things
I found it and I started to use it
and oh gosh what was I missing
I'm obsessed with it, so I can safely say that Byredo is ace as far as I'm concerned
black saffron...
which doesn't say much about it
and as usual I find it very hard to describe a fragrance
I'll try to do that anyway, it's a spicy fragrance
lightly spicy, very elegant and sophisticated
quite adult and it's one of those fragrances that makes me feel
a confident woman, a woman who has her life put together
a feeling that fades away quickly
but I'm glad I rediscovered it nontheless
if you're looking for an interesting and elegant fragrance
I would definitely recommend this one
this concludes the random cathegoly...cathegoly??? WTF why can't I speak today???
this concludes the random cathegory
with my hair constantly falling on my face
but let's move to the clothes cathegory
when it comes to clothes
to be honest the number of items
that I could have somehow forgotten about
is very high
this because I own way too many clothes and I don't say it to brag, I honestly am a bit ashamed of it
so I often find some with the tag still on
and to find some others
that I can't even remember buying
so shopping in my own wardrobe is actually a thing
the 3 pieces that I selected for today's video
are clothes that I bought not that long ago
I re-discovered 2 of them
in January
while I've been wearing the third one nonstop since I bought
so I had to include it in the video
lets' start with the 2 items that I bought between
October and November
I believe
and which I had forgotten about
but they came back in full swing in January
and I've been wearing them a lot
the first one is this sweater
that I bought on Asos, it's by Monki
as you can see it's an animal print sweater
and, spoiler, the second item is in an animal print too
because I'm going through a phase in which I would always wear animal prints
maybe that's a sign of me getting old, I don't know
anyway I bought this sweater at the end of October/beginning of November
and I love it because
of the animal print, but also because it's warm and perfect for this Season
and because I can pair it with jeans for a casual look
but also with a pencil skirt
for a more put together look
I hope it's still available on Asos in case you should be interested
I haven't said it yet, I say it now after 200 hours in the video
but if you follow me you'll know it already
I'll link on my blog all the products
that I featured in this video
so that you'll be able to find out more or even buy some of them online
when available
Now let's talk about the second item
which is again
let me grab it as it's under the third one that I've been wearing nonstop
the second piece is again an animal print one
and this time is from Zara, their TFR, no wait TRF line
TRF
a maxi dress
with animal print
a maxi dress with low cut neckline
if you watched my end of the year vlog
it's the dress I was wearing on new year's eve
so I had already rediscovered it at the end of December
and I kept wearing it throughout January
often layering over a roll neck bodysuit
to keep me warm as it's in a lightweight fabric
and a chunky cardigan on top
I love it because it's quite
flowy, it doesn't highlight the hips
and I love the print
I think I bought it in November too
but I kind of
forgot about it
I don't know why
but I rediscovered it in January so YAY
now I'll put it aside
and we can talk about the third and last item that I selected
and it won't be a surprise because
I've basically been living in this sweater
for the past three months
November, December and January
and it's the sweater that I bought in Topshop at the beginning of November when I was in London
I'm obsessed with it, it's one of my favorite pieces among the ones that I own
because it's super soft, super warm and in the cold january days it was a bless
and it's in this amazing bright yellow shade
which, as I already said for the nailpolish,
helped me to add some colour to this gloomy January
and improve my mood
so this amazing sweater is the third and last clothing item
if I could come back to London right now I would buy it in any other colour
I don't even remember if it was available in other shades
but if so I would buy another one
now that January is over I have to check online
if there's something on Topshop
and if they do deliver to Italy, if you know it leave me a comment
I'd love that
and this concludes...uhhh
I'm covered in hair, whatever
and this concludes the clothes cathegory, I tried to
be quick and by the way in January I also rediscovered this top
it's from H&M, I bought it 3 or 4 years ago
go figure
so shopping in my wardrobe was actually a success
Now let's move to the last cathegory
which is the shoes one because I have something to share with you
my January favorite shoes are not shoes, but boots, here they are
they are new, but it's not cheating because I received them as a Christmas gift from my in-laws
I love them and I was actually looking for boots in this shade of brown
because I own many clothes in this shade
and I wanted some shoes/boots to pair with them
my hair is so annoying today
so thank you I really love these boots because they are simple
very comfy as the heel is low, mainly
because I can't wear high heels anymore
even if I have big calves
I can still squeeze them in these boots
so I'm in love with them
and I had to share them with you
because I've been wearing them a lot, paired with
pencil skirts, with maxi dresses like the Zara one
I paired them with almost everything because they quite versatile
so I had to talk about me...
talk about me???
talk about them
you'll have to bare with me today
because my brain is not working
Brilliant and this leads us to the end od another
monthly favorites video
inspite of the fact that this was my dry Janaury
which means I didn't shop at all I still managed to talk for a very long time
sorry about that
Let me know in the comments
if you liked any of these products
and if you plan to reduce your shopping and go back to discover
what you already own
I promise it can be very satisfying
and I'll see if I can keep doing that in February too,
but I highly doubt it because I can already feel the
shopping abstinence
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That's it for today, i send you a huge kiss and I'll see you in my next one, ciao!
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