February Favorites

Another month of 2016 has come to another, way too fast. I hope you enjoyed my little reflection from my last post, I’ve been planning it all month and I was so excited to post it. Other than those things that I’ve mentioned in my post, there are some things I’ve been enjoying  from make up to a TV show I watched when I was way too young to get it.

   1.    Mac Lipstick in MAC Red

I’ve been wanting a red lipstick for a while now but I never really dare to buy it because I did not know how it would look. When I tried this one after my dad gave it to me for my birthday I feel in love. I felt pretty Taylor Swift when I wore it, an effect that only MAC can give you to be honest.

  2.    Haute & Naughty Mac Mascara in black.

My makeup got stolen in December and I was really needing a new mascara since I kept stealing my mom’s, she owns this one and I loved it, so my dad got me this one as well. I’m so in love the way this mascara makes my eyelashes and I love how you have two wands so you can have either voluminous or define eyelashes.

  3.    Mac PowerPoint Eye Pencil in Engraved.

I love wearing eyeliner, I can’t go out to parties or clubs without it. But I always have trouble since by the end of the night you can see the eyeliner smear all over my face. However, this eyeliner is clumsy me proof.

  4.    Mac Matchmaster Concealer

It actually runs in my family to have bag under my eyes, that and the fact that I barely get any sleep, this is a lifesaver. My concealer also got stolen so I asked my sister for this one while she was on vacation and I love it. Not only the fact that is a bar is amazing but the way it works, just makes wonders. Also, they have so many different tones.

  5.    Maybelline Dream Pure BB Cream

Although this one is a little bit darker than my usual tone I think it is amazing for the summer, where you might want to look a little bit tanner. I adore BB Creams, and after a friend told me to get Maybelline I begged my mom to try and find it while she was in the US. This one leaves your skin so hydrated and so smooth, it’s perfect to wear it all day.

  6.    Cath Kidston Overnight Pouch//Similar here

Not only the design is really cute but I love the size and shape of this one. I love how all my makeup fits there perfectly and whenever I have to travel or go somewhere I can just grab that and take it with me.

  7.    Spotlight

Every single second of this movie I was focused on the screen, and that is hard for someone like me. Maybe it was because I want to be a journalist and do this kind of work but I couldn’t turn my eyes away. This movie is genius (it did win the Oscar for best movie), I love how it shows you an issue that many people turn their head away from. This is a movie I highly recommend to watch for anyone, but really, if you want to be a journalist this is a must watch.

  8.    Blue Neighborhood by Troye Sivan

No surprise here, another Troye Sivan album out, and it is added to my favorites. I’ve been listening to this album none stop, I listen it while I’m working out, while I take the dog for a walk or when I’m studying, it is just an album to do anything. Last week he released his Youth music video and I loved every single second of it, because it is my favorite type of music video.

  9.    Gilmore Girls

Oh yes this is an old one. I remember my sister watching this when I was younger and now that is on Netflix I decided to watch it as well. It is one of those shows that every girl needs to watch, like Gossip Girl. Just amazing.

  10.                      Looking for Alaska by John Green

Lastly, this book. I read it when I was 16 and I really loved, and now reading it again four years later I just remember how great it is. It reminds me a lot of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, so of course I’m a big fan. I simply adore the way John Green writes, everything he writes I feel in love. And I love the fact that is the 10^th Anniversary edition.

What have you been loving this month?

Love

Pili

Books You Need in your Shelf

I know I did a similar post a few years ago about my favorite books, but I feel like this one is different. I’m not talking about books that once I put it down I was like “wow this book just blew me away, I must read it another five times,” I’m talking about books that maybe you read once, but they have so much meaning and there is more than the story it tells. I’m a big fan of those books that one simple word actually has a lot of different meanings, every word you read is a metaphor or has a deeper meaning that what it seems. So this are the kind of books that are in this list:

                                                                              

  1.    The Catcher in the rye by J.D. Salinger

Are you surprise this book is the first one in the list? You really shouldn’t. If we are being honest, the first time you read this book without any background information you probably wonder “what’s the big deal about this Holden Caulfield kid?” but when you dig more into it and you realize this is actually a representation of how a teenager feels about growing up, this is the kind of book you will fall in love.

  2.    Looking for Alaska by John Green

After I finish this book, I remember needing sometime to think the whole book again. I just one of those books that the ending suddenly makes you question your entire life. I’m currently re reading it and being a big fan of marking things on book this one is full of post-it and pencils scribbles, there are so many pieces of this book that makes you reflect. I recommended this book to my brother and to my friend and they both come back to me and were blown away but how good it was.

  3.    Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger

I look for this book for a while and I had officially given up until a week after I started university. We were assigned to read the first one “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” and the teacher told us that Nine Stories was a book everyone who wanted to become a writer needed to have. Of course I raced to the closest book store and got it. Some of the stories might be a little hard to read and confusing but just like The Catcher in the Rye, you have to look under the iceberg.

  4.    Bestiario by Julio Cortazar

I think every single person needs to at least read one story by Julio Cortazar. Pick any story by him, the craziest one, the funniest one or the easiest one, but you must read it. I read this collection of short stories for school and once I was done I feel in love with Cortazar and after learning more about him in university, I realize he was the best Argentinean writer ever (Sorry Borges). The way he writes is pure poetry, every single word is there for a reason and every story has a bigger meaning behind. This story have been translated to English and they are around the internet but I believe the book has not been publish. My favorites are “Lejana” (“The Distances”) and “Carta a una señorita en París" (Letter to a Young Lady in Paris").

  5.    One Hundred Days of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

This is defiantly not a book to read many times, it is a long and one of those book that are just hard to read. The first few chapters of this book was a constant: “what is going on here?”, but then my teacher would help us understand and everything made sense. It is just one of those books that you need to read once, and do your best to understand that the writer is not crazy. By the way, I highly recommend having a family tree, it really helped.

  6.    The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Don’t worry my first reaction to this book was also “this is disgusting, I can’t read it,” but I don’t think there is anything more beautiful that the metaphors and the symbols on this book. I love the way we discussed this book in university more than I did in school, because this is one of those book that to really enjoy it you have to read it twice. But really what really got me when reading once that I was older was how we can all feel a little bit identified with the main character.

  7.    No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre

I’ve been hearing about this book for a long time and after I was assigned to read it for my Culture class I think I finished it in like a day. Maybe I’m a fan of the whole idea of questioning your existence but this book just touches a subject that we all question but we do not really get into it. What is hell?

Love

Pili

Miami Haul

From Pink No longer available similar ones here

Forever 21: Heathered Racerback Tank

Forever 21: Heathered V-Neck Tee

Forever 21: Cat Graphic Pocket Tee

Forever 21: Do Not Care Tee (Wrong Color)

Forever 21: Boxy Muscle Tee(Wrong Color)

Forever 21: Knit Crew Neck Sweatshirt

Abercrombie: Art District Oversized Sweatshirt

Abercrombie: Welcome to New York Graphic Boyfriend Tee

Forever 21 Seam-Sitched Paneled Leggings

Forever 21 Stretch Knit Sinny Pants

Forever 21 Distressed Mid-Rise Boyfriend Jeans

 Forever 21 Flap-Pocket Shirt

Essie: All in One

Forever 21 Glittered Nail Polish

The Body Shop: ALL-IN-ONE BB CREAM

Urban Outfitters Reversible Vegan Leather Tote Bag

Urban Outfitters: Fujifilm INSTAX Mini Candy Pop Film

Amazon: Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition by John Green

Amazon: Girl Online: The First Novel by Zoella

Amazon: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Pink iPhone 5 case (Available for iPhone 6 only)

Forever 21 Arrow Pendant Necklace

Forever 21: Fringe Tassel Necklace Set

Hello! So while in Miami I did a Little bit of shopping since I don’t have most of this stores in Argentina. I bought a lot of winter clothes because I’m moving to Buenos Aires where it is colder and I will have to wear regular clothes every day for college! I hope you liked them, I added the link to all of the clothes below them J

¡Hola! Mientras estuve en Miami compre algunas cosas en negociosos que no hay en Argentina. Compre mucha ropa de invierno ya que me mude a Buenos Aires donde hace más frio y voy a usar ropa casual todos los días para la universidad. Espero que les guste. Agregue los links de la ropa debajo de ellas. J

Love

Pili

Outfit of the Week

Hi! How is everyone doing? December is finally here! It is such an exciting month and I can’t wait! My graduation ceremony is tomorrow, so I’m kind of freaking out!

I’ve decided to do an outfit of the week from now onwards. So this one is this week. I really like this outfit I wore it to the mall with my friends and to have dinner at a café with my parents! (Btw, it is summer here :) )

Holden Caulfield Thinks You’re a Phony shirt – DFTBA

High-Waisted Acid Wash Shorts -Forever 21

Black Sandals- Daniel Cassin

Hope you have a lovely week!

Love

Pili