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Summer brings joy, happiness and serenity. The carefree, the escape from timing and from the city to the sea or the mountains, places already loved or stranger ones where you soak in every cell. The return to the offline world to regenerate inside and out.
Simple looks, nude make-up, cared skin and hair in full bloom and shine. Naturally bulky. As Davines taught us, the volume is a natural consequence of the structure of the hair and thin hair tend to suffer from the lack of it, being flat and without body. Precisely for this type of hair it is necessary to give support to the base of the hair to make it dense. Here born the line VOLU, created to give volume to very thin and unstructured hair.
The basic ingredient of the VOLU line is the extract of the root of Caprauna turnip, slow food preside, from the farm of Mrs. Donatella Ferraris, in Caprauna located in the province of Cuneo. Rich in minerals (phosphorus, iron and calcium) and vitamins (A, B and C), helps to give body and volume to hair.
The line VOLU consists of two products, namely shampoos and hair mist.
VOLU Shampoo is a volumizing shampoo specifically for fine hair or with lack of tone. Its formula gently cleanses the hair leaving it soft and light. The extract of the root of Caprauna turnip gives body and volume to hair. A mixture of mild surfactants cleanses without weighing while panthenol (provitamin B5) gives deep hydration. The fragrance is characterized by an aromatic note flowery, green and aromatic. Free of sulfates and parabens.
VOLU Hair Mist is a leave-in volumizing spray. Its formulation gives support to the base, doesn’t weigh down the hair and leaves it soft and shiny. In addition to the extract of the roots of Capruna turnip, rich in minerals and vitamins to give body and volume to the hair, it contains keratin, which helps repair split ends. It should be applied to towel dried hair. After the vaporized product at the roots of the hair, comb to transfer a small amount of lengths and ends. Proceed with styling. Free of sulfates and parabens.
Joins these two important products, More Inside the line for styling developed thanks to the scientific competence of laboratories Davines and the involvement of its artistic director, the hairstylist Angelo Seminara. Composed of eighteen references, it allows you to create any look, natural or hyper structured.
Flagship product is More Inside Volume Mousse, a creamy mousse with medium hold that helps to give body and volume to the hairstyle. The product has an excellent conditioning effect on the hair and helps to create styling with soft wet.
The formulation without parabens and dyes, contains a factor of Extra Hydration, a complex of ingredients by the very high moisturizing power that facilitates the deposit on the hair of water molecules, whose gradual release enhances the performance of the product and maintaining healthy structure of the hair and a factor of Elasticity Extreme, a combination of raw materials of the latest generation, which, thanks to the special configuration of their molecules, give to the hair structure and at the same time elasticity.
Hair naturally protected, respectful dell’ambienti and voluminous … For a Summer caress-proof.
Carolina
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“No man will make you feel protected and safe as a cashmere coat and a pair of glasses.”
Coco Chanel
Like a pair of Fendi Orchidea, for me the IT model for this Summer. On Visual Click, the online shop dedicated to sunglasses and eyeglasses, you can find this and many other models in vogue at the moment (including SoReal by Christian Dior, the Carlina by Chloe, timeless Audrey by Céline or charismatic ones by Miu Miu) all on Sale. And to benefit from an additional discount and give you a new frame for the holidays or just because you want to give a cuddle to yourself or to your beloved ones, entering the code CAROLINABLOG at checkout and you will receive an additional discount.
For a sunglasses maniac like me, can you guess what will be my next purchase on Visual Click?
Carolina
Ph.Isabò
Under the impressiveness of Tuomiokirkko, I immerse myself in a Helsinki wrapped in white mystery, an unassailable sphere of reflection and an indomitable burst of irresistible sympathy.
Just left Miss Marple in her English cottage intent on making bird watching, to look after her garden and above all to observe human nature, we teleport ourselves, just outside the Finnish capital, in the seniors residence Villa Del Lieto Tramonto, who becomes the undisputed star of the debut novel by Minna Lindgren “Mistero a Villa del Lieto Tramonto” published by Sonzogno.
Three sprightly elderly ladies as guests of the Villa, which Siiri, ninety-four years old obsessive lover of tram rides, her neighbor apartment Irma and the retired professor with two marriages behind her and a real passion for the Finnish grammar, Anna-Liisa . For them, life goes very quiet between talk and gossip, funeral, coffee, tram rides for the delicate Helsinki and visits always rare of relatives, too busy in their work and lives to remember them. Every day goes exactly the same, until the day when a person dies … But not a guest of the Villa as everyone would expect but Tero, the young chef, which began to raise many suspicions in the spry trio. While it is normal to see dipartire their companions of residence it is also very strange the death of a young man and in good health. At this unusual fact, mysterious events are added that sees as protagonists other guests of the Villa who are inexplicably interned in the isolation ward with a diagnosis of dementia.
Something does not work. How is it possible that the conditions have deteriorated so rapidly so as to require an internment? In a few days? And then people totally at the height of their mental faculties? The suspect expands between the three old ladies, supported by the help of Mika, a friend of Tero, improvise putting detectives on the trail of what really happens at Villa Del Lieto Tramonto. The ire of the staff and the foreman, pills added to the normal doses, worsening suspects, loss of lucidity and strange shadowing will test our three heroines but will not fail to continue in their search for truth.
A polyvalent novel extremely detailed with its tram rides, thanks to it seems to really living the city of Helsinki, minutely described in all its details, which turns into a social commentary on how the elderly are forgotten by relatives in nursing homes and how they are woefully treated by health professionals who work in these facilities, without losing the spirit of complicity that binds all the guests of the residence holding on to each other. A noir in light color that does not disappoint and that earns the title of
to Lindgren.
Also impossible not to fall in love of the three protagonists, stubborn and resolute, with a strength of spirit that makes them very deep almost mocking even about death.
An entertaining novel sobering surrounded by a veil of mystery that always accompanies the reader remains glued to the pages in order to live the new adventure of our nice old ladies.
Carolina
Ph.Isabò
“And when she speaks of a dark sky, a white landscape, I will remember stars that I never saw, that she looked, and snow snowing in her heaven. With the strange delight of remembering to have touched what is not touched, except by those hands I reach with my own, so distant. ” Pedro Salinas La voce a te dovuta.
I went through an ocean of humans. A flood of disconnected words, minds and lost souls adrift. I wriggled from frail arms, warm hands and hard hearts. I walked barefoot along to warn each contact, head held high but with eyes closed. In the juncture where I decided to open them I met a look that spoke … The owner was standing, motionless, silent, watching me, almost daring me …
#TellItWithYourEyes
Aware of the importance of the look, Lancôme, that just turned 80 years of eternal beauty, today introduced four new-in dedicated to eye destined to become strengths in game of two that is created during intense situations.
Hypnôse Volume-à-porter, Mascara Volume Effect Wraparound Cashmere animate the gaze, making it in brilliant colors, deep and sinuous. Its metal gun bottle tells the essence of light but firm and contains within itself a toothbrush with enveloping curves, soft and thick fringe. The texture is smooth, dark and allows working in an infinite and flawless way, thanks to 306 bristles of the applicator that permits a homogenous use. The shorter bristles load the lashes from the root while the longest stretch mascara to the tips. After the application is still a delicate aroma of fresh roses.
Ombre Hypnôse Stylo, Cream Eyeshadow Long-lasting looks like a stylus with a creamy light texture rich in pigments, nacre and smoothing agents. Gliding like a caress smoothly, it is applied on the eyes and it lasts for almost 24 hours for a metallic and intense look. Available in 8 colors from the most natural to the most decided.
Liner Plume, Eyeliner High Precision and it’s immediately French line! A stretch of white liner and the eyes light up as the sun of Saint-Tropez. The tip is fine and very flexible and permits to develop a modular line, from the thinnest to the thickest. It may be used only for a very contemporary and trendy line that opens the look or paired with a black one for greater refinement.
And now I’m ready
#ToSayItWithMyEyes
Carolina
Ph. Isabò
” Eventually I came to believe in a search that I call The Physics of the Soul, a force of nature governed by laws as real as the law of gravity. The rule of this principle works something like this: if you’re brave enough to leave behind all that is familiar and comfortable, and that can be anything from your home to old grudges, and embark on a journey in search of truth, both external and internal, if you really are willing to consider everything that happens to you during this trip as a clue, if you accept everyone you meet along the way as teachers, and especially if you are prepared to face and forgive some reality to yourself really uncomfortable , then the truth will not be precluded.”
Elizabeth Gilbert “Eat, Pray, Love”
PH. Isabò
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Diving.
In apnea. Arms stretched above the head. Legs floating. Hair like shadows that bring confusion and joy.
All that you love of a person also includes contradictions because living close to the feelings of others to keep out yours take in the darkest depths.
Reeling.
Kick and wriggle from what pulls down. In life you have to cross the railway tracks and limits. Head back, light above and push.
Breathe.
The calm surface, the clear horizon.
I left the comfort zone, I challenged myself and my fear.
I’m ready.
Carolina
Ph. Isabò
“Let happen what has to happen, let things happen”
The hair in the wind and the emotions free. The words spoken, unspoken, thought, whispered and intuited. The actions that deny intentions.
A sky that turns pink, and yes … I fall in love and let myself wind and flood. As when the evening I wear his shirt, with the collar up over my nose to breathe each yearn for life, thrust into it and sink in the heat of a night that turns into a body.
Carolina
Humidity, intense heat, salt and chlorine put a strain on the health and beauty of our hair. Summer undermines hard and intensely our hair but with the right products will be able to put it back in shape in the blink of an eye … A shot of straightner and also the hair more frizzy is disciplined and in order.
Although I have straight hair, I always carry with me a straightner for last minute touches before a business appointment or to counter the damaging effects of stuffiness. My favorite is by UKI INTERNATIONAL, a company of the Maletti Group founded in 1999 and is the most important group in the world in the field of beauty and of hairstyling that deals with the production of trucks, electric accessories and non and professional equipment for salons, SPA and beauty centers. Thanks to Matteo Maletti, UKI acquires other brands in the same sector and creating new segments such as UKI PROFESSIONAL HAIRDRESSER’ACCESORIES e UKI PROFESSIONAL SPA&BEAUTY ACCESSORIES.
UKI straightner, available in 3 colors, is professional ceramic in tourmaline and can curl, straighten and polish the hair. It reaches the heat in a rapid way and due to tourmaline emits a significant amount of negative ions and infrared rays in a natural way.
An object of desire unique and professional able to give shine and splendor in curl and in ironing.
Carolina
Ph. Isabò
“Nessun unione è più profonda del matrimonio, perché incarna i più alti ideali di amore, fedeltà, devozione, sacrificio e famiglia. Al momento di formare una unione matrimoniale, due persone diventano qualcosa di più grande di ciò che una volta erano. Come alcuni dei firmatari in questi casi dimostrano, il matrimonio incarna un amore che può sopravvivere anche oltre la morte. Sarebbe fraintendere questi uomini e donne a dire che mancano di rispetto all’idea del matrimonio. La loro richiesta è che lo rispettano, lo rispettano così profondamente che essi cercano di trovare il suo completamento per se stessi. La loro speranza è di non essere condannati a vivere in solitudine, esclusi da una delle istituzioni più antiche della civiltà. Chiedono pari dignità agli occhi della legge. La Costituzione garantisce loro questo diritto “
L’Amore vince. Sempre.
Tutti abbiamo il diritto di amare e di essere amati.
Carolina
Ph. Isabò
The need of the other is that there is often a mutual condition.
With this sentence that resonates faintly between the walls of my mind, I close with a caresse the last book I read, sitting on the terrace on a hot Sunday in late June.
Sharp as a knife, intense like a kiss under the blaze and true as only children (and animals) can be.
“Piccola Dea”, the debut novel of Rufi Thorpe, Californian by birth but transplanted in Washington DC, for Sonzogno debut with her first novel, a finalist of the prestigious literary prize Dylan Thomas Prize 2014 and the Flaherty-Dunnan, that gave her the title by American critics as one of the revelations of the year.
Despite what is commonly thought, namely that the most important relationship for each girl is the one with the first love, Rufi explores in the deep the youth soul and brings to the surface what it really is … The one with the best friend. Lorie Ann and Mia, in a sunny California of the 80s, are inseparable friends, who share secrets and whispered words, banishing any kind of secret from their friendship. But something explodes in the intimate relationship of the two young girls when making a confidence that will radically change their lives … At sixteen, they were both pregnant.
The dissolute Mia, rebellious and always borderline, backed by a family in pieces, shares the secret with the perfect bittersweet Lorie Ann, the girl that everyone wants to be, that all envy, generous and gentle, with a strong and united family.
So why the fate mocks sweet Lorie Ann, who decides not to have an abortion in spite of her dear friend?
After about 20 years, both end up living two lives very far from those who had dreamed, sometimes distant and then divided, then reunited and still separate, linked by a deep and unique feeling and intended to mark them forever. The now fully realized Mia, always faithful to Lorie Ann, victim of mourning and dire adversity, studying the Little Goddess, the Sumerian deity of the Moon, Inanna, trying to look for the characteristics of the goddess in her Lorie Ann. To help her. To keep holding on to her. To understand the reasons why the fate has reserved for her “perfect” friend a so difficult path.
A fascinating novel that defines the traits of friendship pure and real, able to remain standing during the disasters of life, devoid of jealousy and envy, which is suitable for all incredible and unpredictable situation in life. A book that touches gently through the maze of motherhood, love and loyalty.
Dedicated to those who really believe in friendship, who has made it a cornerstone of their lives. Who wakes up in the middle of the night and runs to the one who needs her embrace. To leave a party, a dinner, a meeting and laying on a bed clutching a hand in silence. But it is also dedicated to those who have betrayed, humiliated, mocked and offended a true friend … So that you can learn and understand what’s really unconditional you have slipped away from your fingers. Reminding you that it’s never too late, and above all never to be weak, to approach and apologize.
Carolina
Ph. Isabò
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Giu
” Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer ”
If it’s a long road trip, with the idea of a final goal, that will surely change during the journey, with stops in unknown mysterious places with the only company of a car, an amulet, a book, a backpack and a dog. Whether it’s a romantic getaway in Paris, with a small trolley, many dreams accompanied by kisses, caresses and laughter.
We should always be able to fill our luggages with smiles, good humor, gratitude, desire to compete and experiment. Of greed for knowledge and curiosity. The most important luggage is made of the things that touch the skin, escaping through fingers and that creep into flesh coming to penetrate the soul, breaking the heart and bringing it together into new pieces, which we commonly call experience.
A luggage that is priceless and it is personal. And it is made even more thanks to Calibag that allows customization with images, sentences and beloved words.
Travel, with passion and with no liabilities.
Carolina
Ph. Isabò
A weekend on fire, intense, sleepless and full work thanks to Milan Men Fashion Week and its fashion shows and presentations. Men from the dark fascination as eclectic or even explorers of far worlds and other of persuasive and enveloping charm of the purest gentleman.
Catwalks that I have satisfied me and left me with anxiety to see those garments come to life on the streets. Feel them vibrate on the skin and light up momentum. See them mold on the body of men who live far from the catwalks but that give a personal touch, making them tell their own story.
And before leaving for Milano, I charged the batteries in contact with nature, between the opening of an exhibition of paintings from a private collection and a romantic happy-hour for two.
Carolina
Ph. Isabò
Obscure, sensual and mysterious, the catwalk by Les Hommes is a celebration of a dark and fascinating masculinity.
A luxury sportswear with not proportionate volumes and tecnic fabrics, presents slim fit trousers matched with oversized sweaters. The colors are always black, white and grey.
Focus on the 3D applications of lasered leather and basketball hats, boots and week-end bags.
The IT man of the next Spring/Summer.
Carolina
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Andrea Pompilio amazes, enchants and conquers. An eclectic show that mixes colors, influences. Where the designer himself puts himself in each piece, each fiber has the name of Andrea Pompilio.
Contrast is the watchword, for prints and shapes. The trousers have pure and soft lines while the shits have contrast neck. But the real must are the parka, that are in vibrant shades, and the prints, with oriental inspired drawings, petals, camouflage and stripes and checks.
Focus on the accessories such as sneakers, garden boots and bucket bags.
This collection is a personal ode of a histrionic talent, made of volumes and emotions contrasting.
Carolina
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An explorer of far and charming lands and, dressed in clothes of haute couture made in Italy. This, in a nutshell, is the man by Corneliani.
The man floats in linen, silk and cotton suits in dusty and sandy colors as beige, red, navy blue, black, white, stone gray and sand. Along the walkway, metaphor of the journey, are seen parading high-waisted trousers, fresh bermuda, jackets of minimal taste, soft t-shirt and stylish sweaters.
A collection with tones extremely versatile, suitable for a contemporary and rebellious young man as to the most persuasive and formal gentleman.
Carolina
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Summer.
Lay on a hot beach. Climbing a mountain. Discovering a new city. What is common is that after a long day spent doing your favourite activities, at the magic golden hour, put your best dress on, take your man by the hand and your glamorous sunnies on.
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A Milan just wake up, that smells of eyes wrinkled and soft sheets. Legs tangled, disheveled hair and hands that weave together into one. The scent of freshly baked croissants, orange juice and black hot coffee.
A Milan that smiles, that knows how to charm and that is able to seduce you by giving you gusts of wind in your hair and amber lights as if they were rough diamonds.
The street style photographer most talented and famous.
And then the happiness, joy and cheerfulness in a quiet Milan where you rediscover again that do what you love to do in your own way, at your own time and with the people who live on your same wavelength is an immeasurable good.
Carolina
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Greymer is the IT Italian luxury brand known to shoes, handbags and accessories lovers. The high quality of materials, the sensual and captivating shapes and the most famous craft made in Italy are the key points of each collection, which brings to market products that will become real objects of desire as well as iconic.
With a high level of elegance, charm and allure of a soft sensuality, the collections created by Perla Alessandri are able to excite and thrill every woman who decides to wear them. From the ankle boot to the décolleté through the high heel sandal, without forgetting the bag that stands out for its intense personality, Greymer proposes a product of pure style and attracts a huge part of the international market, always looking for innovation and particularity.
And Pearl has opened a few days ago, surrounding herself with friends and beloved people, the new Greymer flagship store in Via Borgospesso 23 in Milan, which will become the Mecca for luxury shopping in Milan and elsewhere.
Carolina
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