Rika Gunawan has a revelation: she has been working on something new for her hair accessory brand, Republic of Pigtails. While we’re fully immersed in summer and party trends, the Indonesian designer is already preparing her exciting new collection of handmade hairpieces for Fall 2016. This autumnal collection will have a peculiar accent, she said to “Valens… per voi” it will bring people back to spring even in the coolest autumn days. All her designs are inspired by “Fall fashion but still have some Spring flair” as Rika describes them.The inspiration came unexpectedly one day, last October, while she was helping her daughter dressing, she continues “she didn’t like any…
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Avon Magic Effects Liquid Sequin – review & swatches
Hold on nail fans, Avon Cosmetics has a new range of MAGIC Effects nail polishes called MAGIC Effects “Liquid Sequin”. The name recalls opulence, elegance and sparkle: to me, it’s like dressing up your nails with tiny sequined party garments. This new nail lacquer line consists of 4 shades: Dazzle, Glimmer, Glitterati and Sequin; but, for our surprise, each nail polish differs in the result and has something particular in its formula and glitter mixture. Let’s find out! Dazzle is a cold dark purple nail polish with chunky 1 mm fuchsia hexagonal glequins and tiny round (1/4 mm) bronze glitters suspended into a sheer purple base with a strong blue undertone,…
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Lush Cosmetics Sweet Limited Editions for Valentine’s Day 2016
For Valentine’s day 2016 Lush spreads some love around the globe with pink and sweet-scented bath and body and lip products. Are you dreaming of la vie en rose? Lush Cosmetics is coming back this Valentine’s day with new products and some old favourites.The new buddies are Lover Lamp, a hydrating bath bomb with a twist of orange and chocolate aromas, enriched with melting cocoa butter hearts, and Roses All The Way, a rose-shaped, creamy solid soap with Rosa Damascena soft scent. Welcome back Prince Charming and Unicorn Horn! Prince Charming is the shower cream that cleanses and add moisture thanks to vanilla pot infusion and cocoa butter, everyone will…
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Lush Cosmetics Limited Editions for Christmas 2015
As every year, Lush has released and re-proposed whimsical products for Christmas. In 2015 I found again one of my favourite solid soap (discover below), as well as some great new friends.You can enjoy holiday season as long as you want with sales going on or starting soon at Lush shops and sites. I’ll show you the most festive and fun Lush bath and body products and skin care, let’s discover them! Come with me through the pictures of my visit at Lush shop in Naples in via Toledo. Lush Christmas 2015 products are filled with golden and silver glitters aka magic, they’re colourful, super hydrating and, most of all, uplifting.…
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Maybelline The Creamy Mattes Lipsticks – review & swatches
Time is running for me, so I invite you to take a look at my Italian blog for this incredible beauty news: Maybelline has launched in Italy and Europe its brand new lipstick line called Color Sensational The Creamy Mattes.Intense colours packed with extra hydration with matte finish… can you believe it? Click the picture below for a good reading… coming soon the swatches and an English full review! This is me wearing Maybelline’s new Color Sensational The Creamy Mattes lipstick in Magnetic Magenta… Valentina Chirico aka Valens
