What's in My Bag - Winter Edition

 

Hello, girls! I always love reading What's in my bag posts so I though I might as well do one. You know I love bags...you might even say I have an obsession with them, hence when Santa bought me this Zara leather bag with zips, I couldn't be happier. It was a perfect present indeed. It is very spacious, the golden hardware is gorgeous and the shoulder strap can be very handy in case it gets to heavy. So, without further ado, here's what's in my bag!







1. Glamour magazine - I always need to have something to read in my bag, weather a book or a magazine, because I get so bored on the tube when I go to work or into town// 2. My organiser - since I managed to secure a part time job at an online magazine (besides my normal, full time job) I really need to organise my time better. I also use the organiser to write article ideas, various information or certain tasks and meetings// 3. My Blackberry - without which my life wouldn't be complete// 4. Makeup bag (it will be detailed below)// 5. Orbit drops// 6. A pair of leather gloves - during winter I always need to have a pair of gloves in my bag because, obviously, it's freezing and  my hands can become really dry and coarse if I don't take care of them// 7. My purse from Guess which I bought in the summer during my holiday in Rome// 8. Some hand wipes// 9. A little pouch - where I like to keep some Nurofen pills, some bobby pins for my hair, a small sewing kit and some band aids.

 

 

Here is the contents of my makeup bag: 1. Himalaya Lip balm - I have really sensitive lips and I constantly need to hydrate them// 2. Nivea had cream - as I said, during winter my hands can become really dry, this is why I always need to carry a moisturising hand cream in my bag// 3. Lancome Juicy Tube in Lychee// 4. Small version of Moschino's Glamour - sometimes I can be very sleepy in the morning and forget to put on some perfume; this is why I always care a small perfume version with me, so that I can apply perfume later in that day// 5. Clarins face powder - I carry this powder with my because it is very light and soft, perfect for touch ups during the day// 6. A travel size face brush// 7. Small mirror - I have this mirror for about four years. I bought it during a trip to Versailles and it has Marie Antoinette on the lid. This is by far my favourite mirror.

 

So these were the things I carry in my bag on a daily basis. I hope you liked this post and you are going to have a lovely week!

 

Lots of love x

Recent beauty purchases

I'm so excited to have finally found all of the beauty products I've been eyeing for quite some time. The products I'm most excited about are Vichy's Idealia face cream and Caudalie's Beauty Elixir. I will do a proper review in the next few weeks but up to this point I am more than pleased with both of them. I am so pleased when I find skincare products that actually do their job!

Besides these two, I've bought a slimming gel from Gerovital because summer is near and I want to prep my legs for short shorts and dresses, a hair mask from Syoss, a face scrub from Bioten and my trusty Carmex lip balm. Besides the slimming gel, the other products are regulars in my face care and hair care routine, so there's nothing new under the sun.

The last two things I've bought are not beauty products, but the British and Spanish editions of Glamour magazine. I can't wait to read them since I find them much more interesting than the Romanian edition.

Have you tried any of these products? Any thoughts?

Take care x



From Vogue's Archives

A few days ago I was browsing Vogue's web page and came across their cover archive section where I found some beautiful cover art. And because I couldn't keep these amazing covers to myself, I made this post consisting of my favourite ones. It will come as no surprise that the covers I like the most are the earliest ones since you all know I have a thing for old looking things. For everything that screams history actually.

Anyway, without further introduction, here are my favourite Vogue covers of all time:

November 1919. I particularly like the early covers for their beautiful and elegant illustrations.

November 1920

March 1929

April 1930

June 1934. One of the very first photographs used for a magazine cover. The first ever photographic Vogue cover appeared in 1932.

August 1938. This is the most beautiful Vogue cover ever in my opinion. The model, the clothes, her pose, the covers's glamorous and sophisticated touches...it's really amazing.

August 1942

November 1949

March 1962

June 1962.  Jean Shrimpton (a famous English model of the time with numerous Vogue covers) appears on the cover for the first time.

March 1964

October 1969

May 1975

April 1983

November 1991

June 1998. No Vogue cover archive could be complete without Kate Moss. I think she looks so fresh and beautiful in this photo.

June 2006. Kate did so many Vogue covers that it was impossible for me not to choose another photo of her. This is my favourite cover from Vogue's more recent cover archive.

Do you have any favourite covers from the above ones? If you liked this post and you are interested in discovering even more covers, enter Vogue's web page and browse all you like through their archive.

Take care lovelies x

                                                                                                                                     Source: Vogue.com

Vogue stikes again

A  few days ago I came across this dreamy Vogue editorial which featured the wonderful Kate Moss and I  was instantly mesmerised. The glamorous photo shoot took place at The Ritz in Paris, where Kate modelled some haute couture pieces by Alexander McQueen, Dior, Valentino and Giambattista Valli. The result is absolutely breathtaking, with Kate Moss looking like a modern Marie Antoinette. I've told you before I'm obsessed with Marie Antoinette and 18th century France and this fact probably made me love the photos even more. Not to mention the gorgeous rooms from The Ritz which look exactly like the royal apartments from Versailles or from any other equally wonderful chateau.

I know that these pictures are all over the Internet and everybody is talking about them, but I liked them so much that it was impossible for me not to dedicate them a post. Feast your eyes, ladies!

What do your think about this editorial? Which are your favourite photos? Mine are the first two...the bed from the first photo and the dining room from the second one are absolutely fabulous, aren't they? (I never thought that a hotel could be this amazing)

Take care x

Weekly Report #1

Hello lovelies,

I hope you are all having a fab weekend! Time for some highlights of the past week :)

 

1. H&M and Modalu's spring/summer catalogues along with my new animal print scarf from H&M; 2. A delicious wild fruits tiramisu and the best frappe in town; 3. The outfit I wore on Thursday when I went out with my boyfriend to celebrate Women's Day; 4. New hair care products from Syoss: an intensive repair mask and a heat protection spray; 5. Some beautiful snowdrops from the countryside (not only do they smell incredible but I also like to see them as spring's loyal messengers); 6. The gorgeous flowers I received on Women's Day; 7. Leonidas candy. Enough said.

Take care x

Ramblings from the North Pole

Hello lovelies! What have been up to lately? The weather in Bucharest is awful, there are -15 degrees outside and it's snowing...again! It is horrible, it feels as if I were living in the North Pole! Today, while I was going to work I had the impression that I was going to turn into Frosty the Snowman. And I heard that the worst is still to come...

Fortunately, I'm home now where is nice and warm, but the downside is that I have to study for my last exam which is tomorrow (I still have another 2 essays for next week, but at least no more studying after tomorrow!!)

However, right now I'm relaxing a bit while reading one of my favourite magazines.

I'm so happy that tomorrow everything is going to end (for the next 4 months); I just hope that after the exam I'm going to be just as happy and positive as I am today :D

There's not much more to say now, since all I did these past few weeks was study, write projects, moan about the weather and freezing my butt off.

Ah, yes, there was one little interesting thing I did do this week: I went to buy my mother a present for her birthday, but I also ended up buying some cosmetic bits and bobs for myself (helpless, I know). I'll probably talk about them in one of my future posts since I was so happy to finally found some of the things I bought.

One more article and I'm off to studying!

Xoxo