Come thrifting with me in Italy & meet my friends! (& Thrift Store Haul!)

Hello guys!

Most of you already know, I just love thrifting! I'm kind of addicted to it actually, it's always very exciting as you never know what "treasure" you may find...

I discovered the pleasures of thrifting when I was living in the UK; for a while I actually worked at Pdsa charity shop in West Ealing, London, and that was such an unforgettable experience that has really opened my mind towards thrifting and second hand stores!

I still have some of the things I bought at Pdsa store, such as my boyfriend fit Replay jeans, Fendi bag and other super cool items (branded and not!).

Most of those things were actually brand new when I bought them, and I paid just a fraction of the price for them! How amazing is that??

Anyway, I'm super glad that I found this cool charity shop here in Italy, close to where I live, so I even got my friends addicted to it! haha

In one of my recent visits to my favourite thrift store, I took my photo camera with me, and vlogged this little adventure ;)

I also presented my two dear friends, Raffa and Stefanka, and we even managed to film a quick OOTD segment for you guys!

So I hope you're going to enjoy watching this vlog:

By the time we finished thrifting, it was super dark outside, so we couldn't film our haul immediately that day, but I did get to show you everything that I bought, in another video, that I named:

Thrift Store Haul: Winter Fashion & Easy Thrifting Guide!

A few useful tips for easy thrifting:

1. Dress in layers, and preferably wear leggings. Many thrift stores won't have fitting rooms, so it's easier to see if the clothing item actually fits you, by trying it on, on top of your leggings, or a basic T-shirt/cami.

2. Wear a cross body/messenger bag because it'll make browsing through the clothes much easier for you.

3. Wear your hair in a loose ponytail, or a simple braid (especially in winter time)...updos and voluminous buns are a no-no, if you think of trying on hats and beanies (lessoned learned! ha!)

4. Don't dress up for thrifting, wear a simple style clothes. Some charity stores aren't the safest places (once I had my umbrella stollen at a thrift store! ugh!!)

Also, some places offer bargains and very cheep clothes, but they might raise the price of the items when you ask for it, if they see you're all fancy & dressed up...because they may think you're wealthy and can afford paying a little extra! (apparences can many time fool people!)

I have to say I was super happy with the things I found this time!

It was a very, very successful thrifting spree!

I think, with this thrift store haul, I'm now all set for the Winter season :) Yes, it was that good!

I also found a lot of brand new items, overall, I returned home with 2 gigantic bags full of clothes!

So make sure to check out my haul video, because I showed you all the items I got & I also tried them on, so you can see how they look like on! :)

Before I go, I'd like to ask you a question:

Do you like thrifting?

What was your best purchase ever from a thrift store?

We can continue to chat about thrifting on my facebook or twitter! :)

Kiss from Italy,

xo, S.

ELIKSIR MLADOSTI NADOHVAT RUKE by Delmerion Natural Beauty

Pusa mojim ljepoticama!

U ovom postu osvrnuti cu se na event ljepote koji je nedavno odrzan u Zagrebu, u ljekarni Sv.Kuzma i Damjan.

Moj blog, trenchcollection by Sonia Verardo, bio je pozvan da prisustvuje i poprati event, no, nazalost, daljina i neodgodive poslovne obaveze, sprijecile su me u toj namjeri :(

Ipak, odlucila sam vam prenijeti objavu za medije i slicice sa eventa, jer mi se ucinio zaista zanimljivim, a i sama volim kozmetiku dr.Brandt i Apivita te mislim da ce vam  biti zanimljivo procitati par redaka o novitetima koji su predstavljeni od navedenih kozmetickih kuca.

Zagreb, 4.prosinac 2013. - u ljekarni Sv. Kuzma i Damjan, Vlaška 69, Institut zdravlja i

ljepote, održan je događaj pod nazivom „Elixir mladosti nadohvat ruke“ čiji je

glavni cilj bio odati recept do savršenog izgleda, te koje proizvode koristiti kako bi

učinak trajao što duže. Tako su, ekskluzivno za hrvatsko tržište, predstavljene

kozmetičke linije Glow by dr.Brandt i Wine elixir by Apivita.

Prvo je predstavljena dr.brandt kozmetika koju koriste mnoge svjetske zvijezde poput

Madonne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Campbell, Toma Forda, te njegova nova linija

Glow. Upravo sada u vrijeme Božića, kada svi želimo izgledati blistavo, mladoliko i

ozareno, našoj koži je potrebna njega, tretman koji će koži osigurati instant beauty

sleep. Glow liniju preporučuju dermatolozi kao neinvazivan tretman za učinkovito

buđenje i otklanjanje svih tragova umora s lica. Po prvi puta u obliku kozmetičkog

preparata, ova linija je spoj laserske tehnologije i dragog kamena rubina koji kroz

refleksiju svjetlosti koži vraća blistavost. Svi uzvanici imali su priliku uživati u

demonstraciji djelovanja proizvoda na vlastitoj koži uz pomoć i stručno

savjetovanje farmaceuta iz Delmerion tima, ekskluzivnog uvoznika dr.Brandt-a. 

„Već neko dulje vrijeme koristim dr.Brandt kozmetiku kao vrhunsku zamijenu za 

određene estetske tretmane.“ - izjavila je Tina Orlović , voditeljica ekskluzivnog branda

Max Mara.

Iako su najbolji recepti najčešće brižno čuvani i skrivani, po prvi puta u povijesti

Hrvatske estetike demonstriran je trenutno najpoželjniji tretman pomlađivanja kože

Mezoniti. Tretman je izvođen pod stručnom rukom dr.med.spec. dermatologije i

venerologije Dinka Kaliterne iz poliklinike Poliderma.

„Drago mi je što sam pored tretmana Mezoniti, uspio predstaviti i približiti klijentima

visoko kvalitetan kozmetički brand kao što je dr.Brandt koji koristim i savjetujem

svojim klijentima za nastavak u kućnoj njezi.“ – izjavio dr.med.spec. dermatologije I

venerologije Dinko Kaliterna.

Osim blistavosti za kojom vapimo, u današnjoj priči sudjelovao je i čudesni prirodni

sastojak, resveratrol, koji nas je pratio čitavu večer. Kao najučinkovitiji borac protiv

bora dobiven iz crvenog vina, postao je glavni aktivni sastojak linije Wine Elixir, iz

asortimana prirodne grčke kozmetike Apivite. U kombinaciji s pčelinjim voskom, linija

Wine elixir djeluje direktno na dubinu i površinu bora, smanjujući njihovu vidljivost.

Također je uzvanicima demonstriran učinak esencijalnih ulja iz Wine elixir ulja za

masažu kože lica. 

„Ulijeva mi povjerenje i sigurnost u kvalitetu zbog svoje prirodne proizvodnje.

Apivita nije samo kozmetika, ona je ritual i moć usklađianja tijela, uma i duše.“ -

izjavila Antea Šimleša, prvakinja u preponskom jahanju.

Dok smo isprobavali djelovanje aktivnih sastojaka u kremama Glow (dr.brandt) i Wine

Elixir (Apivita), te tretmanu Mezoniti, uživali smo u djelovanju resveratrola u

vrhunskim francuskim vinima vinarije Château Mouton Rothschild.

Cijeli događaj bio je u duhu osvješćivanja uzvanika o potrebi kvalitetnog pristupa

njezi kože, savjetovanja o korištenju adekvatnih preparata i približavanju tretmana

pomlađivanja kao zahvatu koji nije strogo vezan uz bolnice, duge oporavke, zavoje i

otekline.

Slicice sa eventa "Eliksir Mladosti Nadohvat Ruke"

Antea Šimleša & Meri Delić & Tina Orlović

Apivita corner

Azra Ana Malić, ekskluzivna zastupnica za Swarovski i Givenchy; Žare Malić zastupnik Pago Hrvatska

Davor Bilman i Meri Delić

Delmerion tim

dr.brandt corner

dr.med.spec. dermatologije i venerologije Dinko Kaliterna Dinko Kaliterna & Tina Orlović (voditeljica ekskluzivnog branda Max Mara)

Mag. Zdravka Marasović - vlasnica ljekarne Sv. Kuzma i Damjan & Meri Delić - direktorica tvrtke Delmeriona

Meri Delić &Tomislav Matusinović & Martina Smetiško

Meri Delić (direktorica tvrtke Delmerion); Blaženka Budinski (direktor marketinga)

Tamara Los & Blaženka Budinski & Martina Smetiško & Ines Bevanda & Asija Prpić

Tina Orlović & Meri Delić

Voditeljica Tamara Los

dr.med.spec.dermatologije i venerologije Dinko Kaliterna; Meri Delić (ekskluzivna zastupnica dr.brandt i Apivita kozmetike); Zvonimir Šostar (pročelnik Gradskog ureda za zdravstvo i branitelje

Jeste li vi vec isprobale nesto od Apivita i dr.Brandt kozmetike?

Imate li nesto za preporuciti? Ostavite mi vase komentare!

Pusa iz Italije, do slijedeceg citanja!

xo, S.

Christmas Make Up Tutorial & GIVEAWAY!

Hello beauties!

As I announced in my Christmas make up tutorial video, that I posted this Saturday on my YOUTUBE channel, I have prepared a little Christmas GIVEAWAY for you guys! Yeay!

My Christmas Make Up Tutorial is a part of 12 Days of Christmas collaboration, that I have been doing on youtube, with 10 other girls, all amazing, passionate & talented people!

For the past couple of weeks, you were able to see, on my channel, a quick 1 min. intros from different beauty vloggers, with the direct links to their channels and Christmas themed videos that they had prepared for you.

All these girls are also hosting giveaways on their own channels, so besides my giveaway, we currently have 10 other giveaways going on, until the New Years' Eve!

So you still have plenty of time to check these girls out & enter their giveaways if you please!

All the little details are explained here, in my Collab Announcement video, so take a look:

Now, onto my Christmas Make Up tutorial...

(press play to watch the look I created for this holiday season!)

A Happy Christmas to all my readers ♥

What I used to create this look:

Make Up brushes:
- Shu Uemura
- ecotools
- Max Factor
- Make Up Forever
- Shaka
- MAC (Glitter & Ice Collection)
- Sephora

Boulevard de Beaute eyeshadow palette
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Avon Super SHOCK

- Physicians Formula eyeliner gel
- Diorshow New Look mascara
- Diorshow Iconic mascara
- essence I ♥ extreme mascara
- Chanel eyelash curler

- Catrice Multi Colour Compact Powder
- CK blush in flush with desire 104

The Look:

Giveaway!

In this giveaway, I have prepared for you some maybelline & avon goodies and some jewellery bits & bobs ;) ...

The prize!

2 necklaces, maybelline & avon make up goodies...

The prize list

1. Blue statement necklace

2. Brown statement necklace

3. Avon eyeshadow duo satin deluxe moody blues

4. Avon extra lasting liquid eye liner pen

5. Maybelline expert wear mono eyeshadow 39 violet mystique

6. Maybelline expert wear mono eyeshadow 10 kaki chic

7. Maybelline liquid stay eyeshadow in 50 lasting lavender

8. Maybelline cool effect eyeshadow pen in cold hearted prune glacée

All these goodies will go to ONE lucky winner!

HOW TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY?

the rules:

1. You have to be subscribed to my YOUTUBE channel.

2. You have to follow my BLOG!

If you aren't subscribed to my youtube channel yet, you can do this now by clicking here!

If you aren't following my blog yet, there are a few ways of how you can do this:

- You can follow it by e-mail, by Google Friend Connect(recommended), or by Bloglovin'

3. Now that you have done that, leave me your comment, under this blog post and/or under my Christmas Make Up Tutorial video, saying what is your favourite Christmas/holiday tradition!

If you enter both here and on my youtube channel, you'll have a better chance of winning! :)

& that's it!

This giveaway is open INTERNATIONALLY, for ALL my lovely youtube subscribers & blog followers!

The giveaway ends December, 31st. 2013. and the winner will be announced in the first week of January!

I really wanted to do this giveaway for you guys, as a sign of my ♥ and appreciation to you! I'm happy I'm finally able to announce it and I hope you enter in many and spread a word about it, on your social networks!

Good luck to you all!

If you have any questions, connect with me on my FACEBOOK or TWITTER!

Kiss from Italy,

xo, S.