Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts

Friday, December 5, 2014

My 15 Wishes for Christmas


Christmas is one of my absolute favorite holidays .
I love how my entire family gets over for dinner and we have a huge , super fulfilling meal and we talk and joke for hours about everything and nothing specific. I love the atmosphere and being surrounded by the people i grew up with.
I love decorating the house ,eating lasagna and the typical panettone and pandoro. I know, my family is full of people who appreciate eating good food. :)
And the best moment of all is when at the end of the meal we get around the Christmas tree and exchange gifts. We always put a lot of efforts on our gifts and ever year i seem to be the hardest one to pick a gift for and every year  i made a long wish list in the hope they will be somehow inspired and hopefully not get me the 100000000th make up bag since right now i have a tons of make up bags and not enough make up to fill them all . LOL.
This year it has been a little hard to put the list together since, i must confess,  i have been shopping a lot recently. I know,my credit cards are still crying and fearing me.
 Here there are my 15 wishes  for Christmas :











Gift Cards ( Zara, Forever 21, Nordstrom Rack , Sephora, Starbucks)
Photo camera Tripod (since i can hardly find somebody to take photos of my outfits )
Agenda ( i always need to plan and write down everything)
Nikon Remote Control ( to take better photos with my camera without doing selfies ) 



What's on your wish list for this Christmas?


Let me know in the comments!



XOXOXOXOXOXO THE CHIC AND CHEAP !






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Friday, November 28, 2014

The Tv Shows I Cannot Live Without

Tv shows are definitely my guilty pleasure , naturally after good food, chocolate and shopping, and i love to always discover new ones to watch since they never seem to put on a new episode soon enough.




I decided then to do a small list of the ones which i try to keep up religiously .


1. Scandal 
Love love love !
Can we discuss about how fashionable Olivia Pope  is all the times? I love her style!



2. How to get away with murder
Ok, i will admit that the title is scaring but the serie is so engaging!
Once you start you cannot stop! I have warned you!



3. 2 Broke girls
I think that all the girls in college can relate to the title and to  many of the bad luck happening to the two super funny girls starring the serie.




3. Awkward
Because you only enjoy high school once you are completely over with it!
Lots of drama and pointless situation but yet it's nice to remember how we used to be.. gosh, i'm already feeling old now!




4.The Mindy Project 
I don't even know where to start from! She is so funny that you start laughing from the second the episode started until the end!



5. Big bang theory
I am a die hard fan of this serie. I have been watching it since day one and i still find it the most hilarious show ever. Never a dull moment while watching it!




Now tell me , Which are your favorite tv shows?


Let me know in the comments!

XOXOOXO THE CHIC AND CHEAP 



Friday, October 24, 2014

What's really going on in my life...

This post may be one of the most if not the most personal one i will be writing on my blog since i m a super private person and i really like to keep almost all my life private and protected because i don't feel the need to show off to the entire world what i am doing when i m not posing for outfit photos for my blog.

So, after stating that , i will start saying that my life for the past year and half have been the most intense and full of emotions roller coaster i have ever been in. So many things happening at a speed that i have sometimes had very hard time keeping  up with, but yet i m thankful of everything that has been happening. 
I have grown up immensely and i wouldn't trade that for anything in the world. 
I have acquired priceless life lessons and new goals in my life that go beyond having the latest pair of shoes or bag on trend but more about what really matters in life and what we really should focus on.
I have acquired and lost many friends in the process because we all know that in whatever you do in your life you need to make sure you are surrounded by persons that will support you and not drag you down.
My eyes and my view of the world have been really opening and changed , the world outside is so big and full of diversity. 
It's really true that traveling is the only thing that you buy but that makes you richer. You learn more taking a trip far away than in years and years of education.
Diversity really opened my eyes and showed me things and taught me priceless lessons. 

I like fashion and i'm sure it will always be a part of me , but one thing i have learn in the past months it's that life would be ruled about your own rules and taste and not from what's on trend. 
We are so bombarded by medias that tell us that in order to be happy we need to be a certain way , dress particular cloths that switch trends every two weeks, earn a certain amount of money and that happiness is only in having and desiring everyday more and more. 

I feel that all this doesn't represent me anymore. I have definitely started dressing how i really like and not always trying to follow the latest trends. If i want to dress in just jeans and a white tee i will do it. If i feel like dolling up for no reason i will do it. 

Our time on earth is so limited that we really shouldn't be waiting it trying to meet some   standards that make 99.9% of women feel bad about themselves.


I have decided that i will try to be more consistent on my blog, but from now on quality will be may main focus, that's why i have decided to post only once a week: every FRIDAY  !

In the while you may notice that my blog is under a process of redesign, i felt like that after all those years it was finally time to change some looks of it.







So, are you going to be part of this new journey with me?




XOXOXOXOXO THE CHIC AND CHEAP ! 










Tuesday, April 22, 2014

New York Haul - Beauty Products & First Impressions of USA !

HELLOOOOO!!
So, i'm very sorry for the lack of posts but New York really got me and it's been very hard to recover from Jet leg and come back to "normal life" after an AMAZING time spent in New York.
So, first things first. I really loved shopping in New York! Nobody can beat the amazing American prizes ( if you compare them to italian ones they are 1/3 and there are constant crazy sales!
I ADORED going shopping and i ended up using every little moment of free time to do it.
Before going to New York i had done several researches and seen tons of videos to get to know the best places to go and the best things to get and it really paid off since everything is bigger in the states and you can easily get overwhelmed and taken away by the huge amount of things you see.

I was made fun from everybody for the fact that i had lists of tons of  beauty products i wanted to get and that really helped me a lot when i was at CVS or any other beauty supply store. I decided to go mainly to drugstores since the high end products are available here too for the same prices but nothing beats drugstore products for at least all the time 1/3 or 1/2 of the prices.
I was happily amazed by the huge variety offered by the stores. I 'm still in shock after see in a huge aisle of deodorants only! Here we barely get a shelf! Oh God!
Another thing that really amazed me was the crazy deals and coupons offers that you get. I can't count the times i got sales just because i said i was Italian ( yes, that happened at Michael Kors ) and the ordinary buy one and get another 40% off. ( i love you cvs! ) .
I still have to recover to that heaven for shopaholics since now all the italian prices seem a robbery to me.

So here there is the first part of the huge amount of things i purchased in New York. Soon in the next post i will show you all the non beauty related products i got (aka cloths and accessories) .

I already excuse my self if in the next months i will be bombarding you with reviews of the following products but since i got them and tried them i discovered that doing researches before going helped me get all the best products and that i'm completely madly in love with 99% of them!


So, lets stop talking and let's leave the photos speak !




Ciaoooooooo!!!
Allora, mi dispiace molto per la mancanza di posti  frequenti e regolai, ma New York mi ha davvero preso ed è stato molto difficile riprendersi dal jet leg  e tornare alla "vita normale" dopo momenti indimenticabili trascorsi  a New York .
Quindi , prima le cose più importanti,ho adorato alla follia lo shopping a New York ! Nessuno può battere gli incredibili prezzi americani! ( se li si confronta con quelli italiani che sono 1/ 3 e ci sono svendite pazzesche costantemente)
Adoravo andare a fare shopping e ho finito per usare ogni breve  momento di tempo libero per farlo .
Prima di andare a New York avevo fatto diverse ricerche e ho visto una miriade  di video per conoscere i  posti da non perdere   e le cose da comprare e tutta questa organizzazione è stata  ripagata dal momento che  essendo tutto di dimensioni gigantesche negli Stati Uniti , essere facilmente sopraffatti e presi via dalla enorme quantità di cose che si vedono è alla base della quotidianità per i turisti e io invece non ho mai provato questo senso di smarrimento.

Sono stato presa in giro da tutti per il fatto che avevo fatto lunghissimi  elenchi di migliaia di prodotti di bellezza che volevo comprare e testare . Ciò mi ha davvero aiutato molto quando ero da  CVS o in qualsiasi altro negozio di bellezza.
Ho deciso di andare principalmente nei drugstore in quanto i prodotti di fascia alta sono disponibili anche qui per gli stessi prezzi, ma niente batte  i prezzi dei  prodotti drugstore (lì costano 1/3 o al massimo 1/2 di quanto costano qui) .
Sono stata felicemente sorpresa dalla grande varietà offerta dai negozi . Sono ancora sotto shock dopo aver visto in un supermercato un  enorme corridoio di soli deodoranti ! Qui abbiamo a malapena uno scaffale ! Oh Dio!
Un'altra cosa che veramente mi ha stupito è stato le offerte folli e sconti che vengono  fatti e offerti . Ho perso il conto delle volte ho ottenuto sconti solo perché ho ​​detto che ero italians (sì ,è  quello che è successo a Michael Kors ) e l'ordinario comprare uno e ottenere un altro con il  40% di sconto . ( Ti amo cvs ! ) .
Devo ancora riprendermi da quel paradiso per gli amanti dello shopping in quanto ora tutti i prezzi italiani  mi sembrano una  vera rapina .

Così eccomi con la prima parte della enorme quantità di cose che ho comprato a New York . Presto nel prossimo post vi mostrerò tutti i vestiti e accessori che ho comprato.

Mi scuso già da adesso se nei prossimi mesi vi bombarderò con le recensioni dei seguenti prodotti, ma dato che li ho presi e  ho scoperto,provandoli, che fare  ricerche prima di andare mi ha aiutato a ottenere tutti i migliori prodotti e che io sono completamente innamorata  con il 99 % di loro !

Quindi, bando alle chicchere ecco le foto! 


This Make up bag by Sonia Kashiuk made my trip!
It saved me from all my messiness and allowed me to get so much organized. I wish they had it in other colors and sizes .
Did i mention it was reduced from 19.90$ to just 6? I know, i couldn't let it in the shop!
It had my name on it!



















What do you think of them? 
Have you tried any of them?

What's your favorite place to shop ?

Let me know in the comments!


XOXOXOXOXO THE CHIC AND CHEAP 

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Three Books That Changed My Life and Will Change Yours!

Hello! 
I have always read a lot , since i was a little girl i used to read at least 5 books a month and now , even if my life is way busier i try to squeeze as much as i can.
In the last months i have been going trough major changes in my life that have led me to amazing new adventures , new places,new friends and new experiences and above all true happiness.
I was in a very bad moment of my life when i started reading these books and i can definitely say that they will change your life as much as they did with me.
You must be a cold rock hearted person to not be touched even a little by them.
So lets's start with the explanations:

1. The Secret by Rhona Byrne
This book really tells you the secret of life and happiness and every thing. 
If you want to change your life and you want to make serious changes in your life you must read it like it was as holy book. 
It covers all topics, from dreams, money and becoming rich, love and how to find that right person , how to get the body you want not losing your motivation.
The "secret " revealed by the book is simply one: you attract what you think of. If you think of crappy /negative/ bad things they will happen . If you think go happy, positive and empowering things they will happen! 
You can try this "Law of attraction" from the simplest things such as finding parking or no traffic and it will work. I stopped having problems finding a parking since i used it :) .
The secret doesn't really tell you a serie of things to do , but it's more a way of living. If you don't dream, if you don't visualize , if you don't do vision boards and then take actions nothing will happen . You need to have faith that all you want somehow will come to you but don't be wasting all your life waiting for a miracle. As a famous artist used to say  ( i think it was Picasso), inspiration only finds you when you are working! 
So i do really suggest this book to everybody, no matter the age , the social status or whatever problem or question you may put as a problem. If you want happiness and an amazing life this books is all you need to read! 
Trust me!

2. Semplicemente Felice- Luca Lorenzoni 
For now i think it's only available only in italian but i hope they translate it super soon. 
I had the honor of meeting the author and let me tell you, he 's the best person ever!
I admire him a lot for all he did and how incredible he makes his life everyday.
The book is a sort of collection of stories that will help you see that the real enemies of our lives are ourselves. Many times we hold on to bad things and never see things  from different points of views and so we end up being unhappy all the rest of our lives or we end up hating people that we should be loving. 
Many of the stories told in the book are so easy to relate to : from an obese women that alway used to think and care of others and never take care of her body, to a women's hate for men after she got cheated on many times, to bad father/son relationship, to how to accept a sickness that will may make up end up paralyzed in bed in the next couple of years as a gift or as a challenge and not as serious case of bad luck of anger towards life. 
After you read this book you will be interacting with people around you in a complete different way.
If you don't know italian then i suggest you to read any of the Anthony Robbins books since the author studied and attended all this seminars.

3. Genio in 21 Giorni- Giacomo Navone & Massimo De Donno 
Another italian book i know, but they are now publishing it in spanish (genio en 21 dias) and english too. 
This book is a life savior for al the students and people that want to improve their selves and learn new things. 
The main thing you will get to learn it's a new complete , funny, easier , faster and way simpler method to study.
You can learn how to learn a new language in just 21 days! 
I used this book to learn how to study in a way that allows me to have so much free time that i ended up giving more exams too and getting better grades!
Do You want to learn a new language? Do You want to be able to study and work at the same time? Do you want to study in an unconventional way ? Do you want to stop making summaries on summaries and taking too many pages of notes? Then your solution is this book!



Hey!!!
Oggi ho deciso di scrivere un post diverso dal solito. Amo leggere e ho sempre amato farlo , fin da piccolina leggevo almeno 5 libri al mese. Ora cerco di strappare un po' di tempo a tutti gli impegni che ho per poter dedicarmi un po' a questo.
Negli ultimi mesi ho fatto molti cambiamenti nella mia vita: nuovi amici, nuove avventure, nuove esperienze e soprattutto tanta felicità. 
Questo lo devo soprattuto a 3 libri che mi hanno aiutato davvero tanto e che hanno fatto la differenza per me. 

1.The Secret di Rhona Byrne
Questo libro veramente ti racconta il vero segreto che renderà la tua vita di successo e felice.
Se si vuole  cambiare la propria vita e si vogliono fare seri cambiamenti allora si deve leggerlo come se fosse come libro sacro e applicarlo subito alla lettera.
Esso copre tutti gli argomenti di cui si possa avere bisogno :dai sogni ai soldi e come diventare ricchi , l'amore e come trovare la persona giusta , come ottenere il corpo che si desidera non perdere la motivazione .
Il "segreto" svelato dal libro è semplicemente uno : " ciò che pensi attrai nella tua vita". Se si pensano cose brutte/negative o improduttive queste accadranno . Se pensiamo invece a cose felici/ positive e potenzianti  queste accadranno!
Si può provare questa " legge di attrazione" già con le  cose più semplici come trovare parcheggio o che non sia  traffico e funzionerà . Ho smesso di avere problemi nel trovare un parcheggio da quando ho cominciato a usarla :) .
Il segreto in realtà non dice una serie di cose da fare , ma è più un modo di vivere . Se non si sogna , se non si  visualizza  , se non si fanno "tabelle dei sogni" e poi si comincia ad agire  non accadrà nulla . È necessario avere fiducia che tutto quello che volete in qualche modo verrà a voi, ma non sprecate tutta la tua vita in attesa di un miracolo .  Come  disse un artista famoso  ( credo che fosse Picasso) , l'ispirazione si trova solo quando si  Ã¨ nel bel mezzo del lavoro !
Così facendo  suggerisco questo libro a tutti, non importa l'età , lo status sociale o qualsiasi problema o domanda tu abbia o voglia risolvere  . Se si desidera la felicità e una vita incredibile questo libro è tutto ciò che avete bisogno di  leggere !
Fidatevi di me !

2 . Semplicemente Felice - Luca Lorenzoni
Per ora credo che sia disponibile solo solo in italiano , ma spero che lo  traducano presto.
Ho avuto l'onore di incontrare l'autore e lasciate che vi dica , lui è fino per ora  la persona miglioreche abbia mai incontrato!
Lo ammiro molto per tutto quello che ha fatto e quanto incredibile renda la sua vita quotidiana.
Il libro è una sorta di raccolta di storie che vi aiuterà a vedere che in realtà i veri  nemici della nostra vita siamo noi stessi . Molte volte ci attacchiamo a cose cattive e non vediamo  le cose da diversi punti di vista e così finiamo  per essere infelici per tutto il resto della nostra vita o finiamo  per odiare persone che dovremmo amare incondizionatamente .
Molte delle storie raccontate nel libro sono così facili da immedesimarsi : da un donne obese che sempre state abituate a pensare  a prendersi cura degli altri e non si prendono cura del proprio  corpo , all'odio che alcune donne provano verso alcuni uomini dopo che questi le hanno maltrattate e/o tradite, al cattivo rapporto padre / figlio , o a come accettare una malattia ,che ti potrà portare fino a finire paralizzato in un  letto entro  un paio di anni ,come un dono o come una sfida e non come grave caso di sfortuna o  rabbia verso la vita .
Dopo aver letto questo libro sarete  e interagirete  con le persone intorno a voi in un modo completamente differente! 
Se non conoscete l'italiano allora vi consiglio di leggere uno dei tanti libri pubblicati da Anthony Robbins considerando che l'autore si è formato partecipando a tanti seminari di questo in giro per tutto il mondo.


3 . Genio in 21 Giorni - Giacomo Navone e Massimo De Donno
Un altro libro disponibile solo in italiano, lo so, ma ora lo stanno pubblicando in spagnolo ( Genio en 21 dias ) e spero presto anche in  inglese.
Questo libro salva la vita a tutti gli studenti che si trovano a studiare volumi su volumi ma soprattuto è per chi si chiede sempre di più dalla vita , per chi vuole imparare lingue nuove ogni giorno o vuole semplicemente  migliorarsi.
La cosa principale che si arriva a imparare  Ã¨ un nuovo metodo di studio  nuovo,completo , divertente , più facile , più veloce e più immediato .
Si può imparare ad imparare una nuova lingua in soli 21 giorni !
Ho usato questo libro per imparare a studiare in un modo che mi permettesse  di avere più tempo libero e  ho finito per dare più esami di quanto avessi immaginato all'inizio e con voti decisamente più alti!
Vuoi imparare una nuova lingua ? Vuoi essere in grado di studiare e lavorare allo stesso tempo ? Vuoi studiare in modo non convenzionale ? Vuoi smettere di fare sintesi sulle sintesi e prendendo troppe pagine di appunti ? Allora la soluzione è questo libro !











Have you ready any of these books? Are you planning too?

Let me know in the comments!!





XOXOXOXOXOXO THE CHIC AND CHEAP 




p.s. I am writing this post just a few days before leaving for New York to join a project that have been  dreaming to take part for so long... DREAMS DO COME TRUE !!!




[disclaimer:all the opinions are mine and i was not forced or advised to publish them in no way!I am not affiliated with any of the companies that produce them  ]

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Make Every Year The Best Year of Your Life

Happy New Year!!

2013 was one of a super good year to me! I did too many things and i cannot wait to tell you about them on my next post. I do firmly believe that there is no need of a new year to change your life, you can do it in every moment you want. No need of Mondays to start a diet and no need of bad things happening to start loving yourself more. We only have one life and every day that we waste unhappy is a day we won't have back. 
If you really want something from life : GO GET IT!! It may not be always easy but it's better to fail than live with regrets. 
So, passing to a tender tone here it is what i decided to wear to welcome the new year. I did confirm my self again choosing another black and white outfit. I added some gold details and then i was ready to make amazing memories with my friends at our NYE party. How was yours?


Il 2013 è stato un anno super fantastico per me! Ho fatto così tante cose che non vedo l'ora di raccontarvele nel prossimo post! Io credo fermamente che non ci sia bisogno di un anno nuovo per cambiare la propria vita, lo si può fare in qualunque momento. Non c'è bisogno dei lunedì per mettersi a dieta e che accada qualcosa di brutto per farti cominciare ad amare te stessa di più. Abbiamo solo una vita e ogni giorno sprecato ad essere tristi è un giorno che non riavremo indietro.
Se veramente volete qualcosa : ANDATE A PRENDERVELO! Non sarà sempre facile ma è meglio fallire che vivere con i rimpianti.
Passando a qualcosa di più leggere, ecco cosa ho scelto per accogliere il nuovo anno. Non mi sono smentita con la mia predilizione per il bianco e nero. Ho aggiunto dei dettagli dorati e subito ero pronta a creare nuovi favolosi ricordi con i miei amici per capodanno. Com'è stato il vostro?















Blazer, Top,Belt & Skirt H&M ( all less than 20 €)
Shoes ZARA 
Necklace ASOS 
Watch MICHAEL KORS

What do you think of this outfit?What did you wear on NYE? 
Let me know in the comments!


XOXOXOXOXOXO THE CHIC AND CHEAP 


Sunday, December 1, 2013

Tag: If I was ... I would be..

Hi dears! 
Sorry for the lack of outfit photos today but i'm crazy busy with exams and i only got very little free time. Today i am bringing you a little tag/survey i found on this cute blog : LINK .
The game is all about if... Let me know what do you think about it and if you would have answered differently from me ! 

Piccolo e veloce tag sulla serie del se fossi... sarei... .  che ne pensate? 



If I were a month, I’d be July.
            If I were a day of the week, I’d be Saturday.
     If I were a planet, I’d be the Earth  .
            If I were a sea animal, I’d be a dolphin .
                If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be  a white vanity table .
     If I were a gemstone, I’d be a   shiny diamond.
 If I were a flower, I'd be an orchid .
      If I were a kind of weather, I'd be a super sunny warm kind of day.
If I were a color, I'd be dark  blue.
If I were an emotion, I'd be happy.
If I were a fruit, I'd be a  pomegranate .
If I were an element, I'd be H2O.
If I were a sound, I'd be the sea crashing on the sand .
If I were a place, I'd be Salamanca .
If I were a taste, I'd taste like white chocolate .
If I were a scent, I'd be cinnamon.
If I were an object, I'd be a camera.
If I were a body part, I'd be an eye .
If I were a song, I'd be Brave -Sara Bairalles  .
If I were a pair of shoes, I'd be Louboutin heels. 


The Guizi boots! My favorite Loubs! 





another favorite flower of mine.




What would you be if...? 
Let me know in the comments! 


XOXOXOOXOXO THE CHIC AND CHEAP