I'm back from my summer vacations, but summer isn't over just yet!

Hey guys,

The title says it all: I was MIA because I was away on my summer vacations.
We took a little family trip to Croatia. I thought I'd still manage to find time to squeeze in a post or two, but I was wrong! My little one requires even more attention as he grows and my days were full!
Anyhow, we managed to relax as a family and visit some cool places, which I'll tell you more about in my upcoming posts.

Luckily, the summer isn't over yet, so I can still share with you a quick fashion post about some of my favourite dresses of the season!
In summertime I love to wear dresses as they're so feminine and easy to wear!
Obviously, you can wear dresses all year round, so I already started looking for some cool new arrivals for the upcoming season :-)
Also, summer sales are ideal period to pick up a piece or two at affordable prices for the next year!

One of my favourite on line stores has nice design dresses and I absolutely love their spetember new fashion picks!

Depending on the occasion, you can choose from a variety of different models that they carry in stock! At first, I was looking at some simple, everyday appropriate dresses, but then I spotted this lovely little number! I just adore the powdery pink skirt teamed with embroided blouse top! It looks so elegant, classy and sophisticated! This is something I'd love to wear for the Fall, even for everyday if I dress it down with denim jacket and sneakers!
Obviosuly this is such an elegant piece, it's ideal for some kind of celebration, party...

Dresssure has got such a vast selection of women dresses as I've already mentioned, for any occasion, shape or size!

This high quality silk dress is another dress that I'm putting on my wish list! I love the quality of the material, as silk feels so great on skin! I'm also in love with these colors and print!
This is another beautiful dress that I'd wear all year round for many different occasions :-)

For this autumn, I'm looking to get some good bodycon dresses and this simple, yet so classy model really caught my attention!

This classic model will never go out of style and will be a staple in your wardrobe; it's definitely a piece that's worth investing in!

These are some of my favourite numbers and I hope this was inspiring to you too!
The great thing about the first two dresses is that you can actually wear them even in this transitional period of time, when it's still hot outside, but then if it gets a bit windy at night, you can easily throw in a layer or two to keep warm.
The third dress is something I'd like to add to my wardrobe for this new season, to freshen up my existing style for autumn/ winter!

Let me know have you already started thinking about renewing your wardrobe for the upcoming season?

xo from Italy,

* in collaboration with Dresssure

Outfit of the Day Challenge by Whitney Port

Hello guys!

In this post, I'd like to share with you some of my OOTD looks that I took over the past week or so. Inspired by Whitney Port and her instagram, where she's posting her (very real) OOTD pics and also hosting a little competition (under the hashtag #whitiwore). I decided to join it as soon as I found out about it because I love Whitney Port's style and she was my style inspiration way before she even started her blog!

She's a new mommy (her son just turned 1) so she's very realistically sharing her mommy- day to day outfits and everyday (style, and other) struggles!

I also don't always have time to dress up and I have even less time to take outfit photos but that's why I quickly embraced this "mirror selfie" idea, it doesn't always have to be all professionally made and perfect, sometimes that's just not possible, with all other things going on in our lives!

I can't forget that the reason I started my blog/ vlog, years ago, was because of a pure joy and honest passion and things were so much easier back then, more real, less edited, less professional and to be honest, I liked that better!

So let me share with you a couple of my recent looks and then, I'll also show you some of my favourite OOTDs that Whitney has shared so far!

During the week, I stay at home with my son so there isn’t much to show, but on weekends when I work, I try to make an effort to put together a nice outfit. I’m already getting inspired by Whitney’s looks and I’m excited to see what are other people wearing too! This was my Saturday outfit for work. As I work long hours and always in motion, sneakers are a must! Dress is from H&M and seashell jewelry is from Croatia and quite old! I love to wear it as it reminds me my summer vacations are coming soon!

This was for work this past Sunday. Wide leg cropped pants are a big must have this season and these are very light and perfect for hot summer days! I got them at Zaful  and the cropped top is from New Yorker and it’s perfect with high waisted pants. I had my hair braided in a fishtail because it was a bad hair day!

As I was going to film a video, but did not have much time to think about styling my outfit, I just threw on this lovely floral dress from H&M. I was alone at home with my little one so I didn’t have much time to film but I managed to make one video happen and now onto editing! Who likes this dress that I’m wearing?

Today I work long hours and this is my work outfit. I had to wear sneakers, otherwise my feet would hurt too much by the end of the day! Hubby kindly took these photos and our dog  wanted to show off too ;-)

This is what I wore yesterday for work. I returned home after 10 p.m. so tired I couldn’t even make this quick post! Today I didn’t even bother getting dressed as we didn’t leave the house. Back to this outfit, hubby asked me if I joined the Italian police force LOL. Apparently, the Italian “carrabinieri” wear the same pants! I said that it’s incredible how trendy, chic and stylish the Italian police is :-D

This is what I wore yesterday for my son’s playdate with his little friend. They still don’t actually play with eachother but we took them for a stroll and my little son took a nap! I wore this cute tee from Zaful and comfy cotton shorts by H&M I’m sorry about the crappy quality of the photos, the lighting was just bad (non existent) I thought I should post anyway as it might serve you as an outfit inspo if you like it! Oh and I’m finally out of my sneakers and wearing my fave Zara espadrilles that I bought when I was pregnant. So comfy!

So far these are my OOTDs but I'm hoping to post more soon! This upcoming weekend I'm working, so I have to put in some effort to be presentable! As I'm writing these lines, I'm still in my pajamas and my little one is behind me, pulling my hand as he wants my undivided attention and a playmate! haha

Here are some of my fave look by Whitney:

Whitney Port / instagram.com

Let me know which looks are your faves?

You can still enter her OOTD competition if you like, so share your looks, let's inspire each other :-)

xo from Italy,

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Joico Color Endure Violet Shampoo 2 Week Trial! Will This "Save" My Hair?

Hello beauties!

For today's post I'd like to say a few words about Joico violet shampoo that I ordered a few months ago at FeelUnique.

I decided to purchase it because it got many positive reviews and I was recommended to try it out as it was supposed to be one of the best violet shampoos for toning hair currently on the market.

Before Joico, I was using Bapp violet shampoo,  just one of those unknown brand that I got at my local drugstore and it's made here in Italy.

I really thought there couldn't be much difference from one purple shampoo to another but some reviews suggested there are brands of purple shampoos that work better than the others, so that motivated me to test out another one and see the results.

I used it very frequently (3-4 times a week, every other day) in that period when my roots looked very brassy and more yellow than blonde.

I saw many youtube reviews that showed DIY miracles, in terms that after just one use, the hair went from brassy to platinum blonde. That was a tad bit unrealistic! How can I expect a purple shampoo to lighten and tone my hair as a pro?

image source: internet

With DIY blonde it is so hard to get to that perfect tone, without brassy or corn yellow tones.

If your hair is naturally on the dark side and you aren't a professional hairdresser, the task can be quite challenging and you can easily end up with horrible hair color and even worse, seriously damaged hair!

I did a little "purple shampoo trial" and I used it frequently over a couple of weeks and documented the results here in this video:

It certainly didn't transform my hair in only one go, but over the time, it definitely helped in toning it and making it look better and less brassy.

Now I use this shampoo once a week to maintain my hair color and keep it nice and shiny. I love how thick the formula of this shampoo is, a little goes a long way, it lathers up easily into a rich foam and it feels quite nourishing. It's very concentrated, a little goes a long way so it'll last me for months!

Overall, I'm satisfied. It won't work overnight miracles, but it's nice product that in the long run will have positive effects!

Let me know, have you ever tried anything from Joico hair care line?

Do you have any recommendations that you'd like to share?

xo from Italy,

* more fashion & beauty at Glam Express