Travel Tuesday: New York City (Soho)

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I thought that I would share with you my favorite places to go in NYC, specifically Manhattan since I am still exploring the rest of the Big Apple! :)

One of my favorite places in New York is Soho, I always make the same reference from Kinky Boots by saying (or singing) that it is "the most beautiful place in the world...". The area downtown is much less crowded than Midtown and has lots of shops and restaurants all around, and it is just a couple of minutes away from Chinatown.

My favorite places in Soho are Ladurée on W Broadway, even though it is always crowded it is always nice to go into that little piece of Paris. You can either sit and dine at the restaurant, which I recommend to do at least once, or you can simply grab a yummy pastry to go.

Another place that is also really nice, and not too for away, is Housing Works on Crosby St. It is a bookstore (that was on Gossip Girl), with book wall to wall and it is also a coffee shop, so you can always sit down and relax. They always have great deals on books.

Not too far from Housing Works is Evolution on Spring St, which is the most amazing shop (at least to me)! The store sells all sorts of natural sciences/biology related things, like skulls, necklaces with anatomically correct hearts, vertebrae, posters, and a lot more. Even if you don't buy anything, it is definitely worth looking around. 

Another place that is very interesting to shop is Bite on Prince St, apart from selling their usual products, you can also create your own lip color. If any of you are interested, tell me if you want me to dedicate a blog post on my experience there.

When you go down on Broadway in Soho, you will easily find all the stores that you need without having the insane amount of people like Midtown, there are stores such as Express, Forever 21, Zara, TopShop, Vince Camuto, Dune, and many more. 

It is not too difficult to walk from Soho down to Chinatown, and if you go further down you will end up around the Financial District and The Battery. Soho is a great place to start exploring the south of NYC.

What are your favorite places to explore in New York?

Travelling...

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In case you didn't know, I love to travel and explore cool places. So I decided I would do the travel tag! :)

1. Where are you from in the world?
I was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, but I am living in the U.S. at the moment!

2. Have you been overseas? When/Where?
Yes, in 2011 (I think), I moved to Denmark and lived there for 2 years. In that period of time, I went to Sweden, France, Spain, Holland, and Germany

3. Do you prefer summer or winter? Why?
Wiiiiiinter! I like the cold weather, hot weather is my number enemy in life! However, I did like the Danish summer, since it wouldn't even get close to 30 degrees!

4. Summer or winter fashion?
Winter! I love dark colors, wearing tights!

5. Where is somewhere you would love to travel to?
Italy, or Japan!

6. Name your essential makeup items for the beach
I hate the beach, but I would probably wear sunscreen and that's all!

7. Are you currently saving up for a trip?
Not really

8. Do you like/dislike travelling?
Looooove it!

9. Name a place in the world you would love to shop.
I think Japan would be very interesting, but the place that I love to shop the most is Paris! The Champs Elysees is way too beautiful during the night!

10. Who is your favourite beauty guru and where do they live?
GraveYardGirl - Texas, US

Elise Buch-Denmark

Glam&Gore-L.A.

don't follow that many gurus!

11. What accent in the world is your favourite to hear?
British! :)

12. How many countries have you visited?
Around 10, I think!

13. Why do you travel
Well, some of the places is mostly because of my mom's job, but others are just because of having breaks, idk it's mostly for fun!

14. Favourite city or country?
Definitely Paris, France!

15. Most memorable experience abroad?
I think seeing the beautiful Eiffel Tower for the first time, or the very first day in Denmark, which was my very first time abroad, ever, and I was super jet lagged and happy!

16. Best item purchased abroad?
My Urban Decay The Vice pallet, which I bought in Paris! :)

17. Advice for those who want to travel but think they can't?
Just do it!

18. Travel accessory you always pack?
A voltage convertor

19. Can you recite your passport # from memory?
No!

20. Preferred method of travel: planes, trains or automobiles
I'm neutral when it comes to planes, but I think I like trains! It's relaxing and you can just sit and enjoy the view!

21. Top 3 Travel items?
Laptop, camera, phone

22. Hostel or hotel?
Hotels

23. Are you a repeat visitor or do you explore new places?
Even though I visited Paris twice, I think I prefer exploring new places better!

24. Do you read up on your destination for culture, history or safety or do you wing it?
I usually just wing it! I love talking to the receptionists at the hotels, so I can get a feel of cool places to go!

25. Favourite travel websites?
Don't really have one!

26. Where would you recommend a friend to visit? City and why?
Paris, because it is the most beautiful place ever! I love the culture, the look of the city, the fact that Disney is close enough, and it is beautiful to walk around during the night! Oh and Pain De Chocolat is the most amazing thing ever!

27. You're leaving tomorrow, money is no option, where are you going?
Probably a tour around Italy! I have been dying to see everything in Italy, and go see an OPERA! XD

28. Favourite landmark you have visited?
Without a doubt, the Eiffel Tower during the night! 

29. Beach holiday or travel/explore holiday?
Travel and explore! I hate the beach, it is hot and sandy and yikes

30. To travel is to...
learn something new everyday!

A Day in New York

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As you've seen from yesterday's post, I went to NYC on memorial day. I mainly went there just to explore a bit, take some cool pictures, and go to Shmakary's for the Broadway Bakes, and get to see Laura Osnes! :)

I took the best way to go to NYC, in my opinion, which is taking the Staten Island Ferry that calls for amazing pictures and a super pretty view! You hop off the Ferry and you are by Battery (I was obviously singing: THE BRONX IS UP BUT THE BATTERY DOWN! #onthetownreference). Soho, which is my favorite area of NYC, isn't too far of a walk from where I was so I walked around there a bit, and went to my favorite store: Topshop! :)

After walking around Soho a bit, I took the subway to the Columbus Circle to have a late lunch at my favorite bakery, called Francois Payard Bakery. They have really good macarons, and my favorite sandwich type of thing that I had at Euro Disney. :) After relaxing a bit in FBP, I walked toward Times Square, which isn't a long walk either (completely forgot to through Central Park for pictures  D: ).

And lastly, the thing that I had been waiting for the whole the day was about to happen! I would meet one of my favorite broadway actresses over at Schmakery's, which is like a bakery that specializes on cookies (which are amazing! Definitely a great to go when in NYC for the first time!). The bakery is having Broadway stars sell their cookies from the 25th to the 29th of May, for Broadway Bakes (Here's info of the schedules if you are close to NYC).

At Schamakery's I got a Schmores cookie, that was wonderful, but I was too tired already to take a picture of it (trust me, it was amazing!). Laura Osnes and Corey Cott were selling the cookies, and they were super sweet, singing happy birthday (which Laura sang an octave higher and I melted inside #musicaltheatrefreak) for the girls who were having their birthdays and taking selfies. I also bought Laura's cd, which she signed and all of the money went straight to Broadway Cares.

I then went back home, just as happy I always am after seeing a musical, and took pictures the way back to Staten Island, which the sun helped a lot! :)

What did you do on Memorial Day?

Travelling: Favorite brushes

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Today I will be showing you what make up brushes I usually bring whenever I am travelling! :)

The first ones up are face brushes, my favorite ones. The softest and biggest!

I usually bring both my sigma Flat top kabuki (F80), which I use for foundation, and my angled contour brush (F40), for powder blush and bronzer. I also brought my Real Techniques expert face brush for cream blush and, sometimes I use it to blend my concealer a bit. And my concealer brush is by Sephora.

Now, blending brushes...

I bring three blending brushes, which are my holy grill. I have my coolcos big brush, that I use to blend everything and to apply highlight. And I also bring two sigma blending brushes, E40 and E25. I use E40 to blend smaller areas that the coolcos one is too big to reach and the E25 I use to apply color to my crease.

Other brushes...

I usually bring these three brushes, just in case I need them. E30 is perfect to apply color under the eye, E60 is my go-to if I need to quickly apply color to my lid and the E55 is perfect for that black on the outer corner of the eye.

And I could never forget the angled brushes...

I bring two NYX angled brushes, most of the times. I use one for eyeshadow and the other to apply my gel liner.

What are your favorite brushes to use?

Madrid Yumminess...

HELLO! Right now I am probably on my way back to Denmark... 

It is time to talk about food in Madrid, and I will be sharing with you some of the things I will definitely be trying.

Paella

Made with seafood and yumminess, that everyone knows about.

Tortilla de Patata

It is well-known and I definitely want to try it! It is made of eggs and potatoes, basically like an omelet. And has its variations…

Tapas

The yummy finger food, I simply love their Jamón Serrano! YUUUUUM!

Churros con Chocolate

They don't have to be with chocolate, I will accept one in any way! :)

What dish would you like to try?  

What's In My Bag: Airplane/Madrid edition

HELLO! Happy friday, you're probably happy that the weekend is coming, and I am not because I will have to go home on saturday! :(

Today I will be sharing with you what I am bringing with me to the airplane and Madrid in my bag!

My bag is from Zara, with studs on the side! Love it!

I am not bringing that many things. Just two sunglasses and my normal glasses, bobby pins, my wallet, EOS lip balm, Twist gum, H&M umbrella and hand cream. 

Of course, I am bringing my phone and earphones, but that is not very exciting! 

What do you bring in your carry on bags?

Madrid week: Places I'd like to go.

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Today's post will be all about the places that I want to visit in Madrid...

Museo de La Reina Sofia

    

One of the places that I definitely would like to go is the Reina Sofia museum. I wouldn't say it is because I am obsessed with art, but because it is where Picasso's painting: Guernica, is located. 

I don't really know why, but I have always liked his work and just the thought of seeing that huge painting with my own eyes, gives me goosebumps. 

Plus the name of the museum is pretty awesome!

Guernica by Pablo Picasso

Gran Via

Another place that I will be definitely going is Gran Via, since it has shops and it seems to be a pretty busy street. Which makes me think of my home town! :)

And there is also the fact that our hotel is pretty close and there are so many Starbucks in that area, that it is not even funny.

 Edificio Metrópolis

There is also the Metropolis building, which is located in Gran Via. I know it is not that amazing to look at a building that is owned by an insurance company, but I thought that it was a pretty building!

Muralla Arabe

Another one that seems pretty interesting is the Arabic Wall, just the sound of it makes me want to go see it! And it is super pretty! :)

Where do you want to go in Madrid? 

What's in my makeup bag: Madrid

Hello!

It is time to start the travel related posts...

Today I will be sharing with you what I am bringing to Madrid, beauty wise.

I am bringing all of my makeup in this cute makeup bag from Too Faced!

What I am bringing:

- Wet'n'Wild Walking on Eggshells palette 

- elf black gel liner

- Maybelline 24 hr Color Tattoo in Pink Gold

- Topshop eyeshadow in Good as Gold

- Sephora pencil liner in infinite beige

- Rimmel London pencil liner in Sable

- Black pencil liner by Too Faced

- Sephora lipstick in Jealous

- Sephora lipstick in 47

- Topshop lipstick in Legend

- Bourjois lipstick in 04

- Bourjois lipstick in 14

- Revlon lipstick in Peach

- Revlon lipstick in Raspberry

- NYX lipstick in Pink Lyric

- MAC lipstick in Créme de la Femme

- MAC lipstick in Viva Glam Nicki

- Maybelline color sensational popstick in Tropical Pink

- Max Factor False Lash Effect Fusion mascara

- Too Faced LashGasm mascara

- NYX blush in Peach

- MAC tinted moisturiser in light

- Make Up For Ever HD concealer in 315

- OPI nail polish in The World is Not Enough

- Sephora pencil sharpener 

- Urban Decay The Vice Palette 

- Clean Scene moisturiser

- Primed poreless Too Faced primer

- Too Faced shadow insurance

- Benefit That Gal shadow primer

Now, here are the brushes I am bringing:

From left to right:

- eyebrown thingy 

- Sigma E55

- Sigma E30

- Sigma E65

- Sigma E25

- NYX angled brush

- Sigma E40

- Sephora concealer duo fiber brush

- Sigma E60

- Brush that came in the vice palette

- Sigma F40

- Coolcos big blending brush

- Sigma F80

What are your must have beauty items when travelling?