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Urban Decay has finally landed in Belgium! They opened their shop-in-shop at the ICI PARIS XL on Rue Neuve in Brussels and I attended the event yesterday. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to vlog again, so I hope you like this video!
Urban Decay at ICI PARIS XL
Rue Neuve 123
1000 Brussels
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On the 3rd day of our trip, we decided to take it easy and to spend some time by the pool. I'm not one to sit and spent hours tanning and swimming - I'm more a Dora The Explorer kinda girl -, but I can handle it every once in a while. On day 4, we booked a boat trip to Capri. We initially thought that we would visit other islands as well, but there was some kind of a mix up. Anyway, Capri was so beautiful that we didn't even mind.
We booked the boat trip at our hotel. If you visit Sorrento, you will notice that there are a gazillion tourism offices where you can book all kind of trips. Try asking at your hotel first. The staff usually knows at least one person who organizes these trips as well and they might arrange a nice price for you.
First, we had a couple of hours to visit the Capri island itself. Seriously, how cool are those cabs? To get to the city centre or to Anacapri, you will need a cab; unless you love to walk zig zag, uphill streets in the blistering sun. The cab drivers will try to convince you to let him give you a tour through Capri. We did it and it's a nice way to discover the island, but it will cost you about 100 euros. The driver will always set a higher price, so don't be afraid to negotiate. These cabs can carry up to six persons, so you could divide the costs by six. We first stopped at Anacapri, which is located on top and has the best views and scenery. You will find tons of typical, touristic stores with all the local products and souvenirs. We then went to Capri's city centre, which is perfect if you love shopping and have a unlimited credit card. You will find all the luxury boutiques there.
We then took off by boat again to discover the Capri coast. The Blue Grotto is one of Capri's most famous attractions; because of sunlight passing through an underwater cavity, the water and cave are illuminated by the most gorgeous blue reflection. The entrance fee is usually NOT included in the trip. You will stop near the entrance with your boat, where you have to get into a tinier boat (usually navigated by the locals). They will bring you into the cave, you will get a minute or two to take a picture and then they bring you out. The entrance is very small, which explains the little white boats. A visit to the Blue Grotto will cost you about 13 euros, which you have to pay in cash to the guy that's navigating your boat. I wanted to go into the Blue Grotto, but nobody on our boat wanted to go with me so I didn't go, because I didn't want to let an entire boat wait for me. And now, I totally regret it. Silly me.
The trip continued and we also visited the Green Cave and the White Cave; both are free and very beautiful as well. We also stopped near the Faraglioni Rocks for a swim, which you might recognize from the Dolce & Gabbana 'Light Blue' commercial. We saw mountain goats, passed Sophia Loren's house, saw waterfalls and natural pools. Nature is unbelievable there.
If you're planning to visit Capri, I hope you'll find these tips helpful. The boat trip is something I would definitely recommend you to do. It was such a wonderful experience and I'm positive that even those who don't have a thing with nature will love it. I'm so glad that I decided to film during this trip, so that you can see with your own eyes what I'm talking about. Enjoy!
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On the second day of my stay in Italy, we visited the historic site of Pompei. I'm a huge history lover (I'm such a nerd) and seeing Pompei was definitely on my bucket list. We took the train to Naples at the Sorrento train station, which stops right next to Pompei. It's about half an hour by train from Sorrento to Pompei and you have to get off at the 'Pompei Scavi' stop.
Right before entering Pompei, you will be swamped by guides who want to show you the historic site. Since there are little to none signs with information about the buildings, etc. in Pompei, this could be a must... But only if you're willing to pay € 100 or more. If you do your research well before traveling to Pompei, you could save yourself a couple of bucks. And that research is very recommended, since Pompei is huge. We spent about 6 hours there and we still hadn't seen everything. And don't forget to protect yourself against the sun, because with little shadow there, you'll get yourself a sunburn before you know it.
I put some images of Pompei in the vlog, so if you're not a fan of history, you might have to skip some parts here and there. But I decided to narrow it down to only the most impressive things. It was too warm to carry around my heavy DSLR camera, so I left it at the hotel. A video does this place way more justice. I was left absolutely speechless when walking around in Pompei. There's a certain vibe to the place that will make you feel very little and humble. The fact that mankind could create such a beautiful city so long ago, with so little means, just baffles me.
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Hello from sunny Italy! We arrived here two days ago and I have fallen in love with Sorrento already. Every time I visit Italy, I'm so proud to be Italian. The country has a way to capture my heart over and over again. I'm now sitting in my hotel room, after spending the morning at the pool. I finally managed to upload this video, since the WiFi-connection adapts to the Italian way of life sometimes: slow, without a hurry.
We arrived at the airport of Naples, rented a car and made our way to Sorrento. There was a storm in the evening, but it calmed down after an hour or so and then we went into the city centre to have dinner with some friends from Belgium who happened to be here on a trip as well. Yesterday, we visited Pompei, which was on my bucket list for ages. One of my dreams came true and I couldn't be happier. You'll see all about it in my next video (I don't know when that one will be online... Like I said: slow WiFi).
In the meantime, you can follow my trip on Instagram and Snapchat as well; my username is Krizia_S on both apps.
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Primark has opened their 3rd store in Hasselt and Shark Attack was invited to the official opening! Hasselt is a 20 minute drive from where I live; it's so nice to finally have an event nearby again. We were welcomed at 8.30 am (the store opened at 10) and there were already people waiting from 6 am. So crazy! We got a tour through the three story store, were shown a video about how Primark tries to improve their employees' working condition in the factories for the best and also got to shop in peace afterwards. The store is packed with everything you'll find in the other Primark stores: clothes and accessories for women, men and children, shoes, make up, interior design goodies ... After the event, Dario and I went to grab a bite in town and we saw people carrying Primark bags everywhere. And I mean: literally everywhere. I think Hasselt made a great move to open a Primark in our province and that it will definitely give the economy a boost.
I made a video about the event and as I told you in my previous post: I'm still learning. There are many things in this video that I now see could have been better; like taking it easy with the camera and not move too fast. When I'm filming my own tour through the store, I sped things up a little because I was afraid it would become too lengthy. Because of my fast movements and the accelerated speed, things might seem hectic and bumpy. It's definitely something I will keep in mind next time, because I really enjoyed recording and editing these videos, even if I still have a lot to learn.
Primark
Molenpoortplein 5
3500 Hasselt
Open from Monday to Saturday from 9 am 'till 7 pm.
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"Who run the world? Girls!" Dutch blogger, entrepreneur and co-founder of NSMBL, Anna Nooshin, has published her own book called On Top. The book is filled with tips and tricks on how to gain more success (both online and offline) and how to bring out the very best of yourself. The tips that are given are all linked to a personal experience in Anna's life and she isn't holding anything back in her book. Childhood, jobs, business, love, boyfriends... It's all in there! My favorite part is where Anna talks about the 'quarter life crisis' and that it's all fine not to know what to do with your life when you're in your twenties. I have that same exact feeling right now, so it's nice to know that I'm not alone with fears and doubts about it. When I was reading her book, all I could think of was: "OMG, that's so true!" or "Hey, now that sounds familiar!". Everything was just so recognizable, I love it.
Anyway, On Top was launched in the Netherlands a couple of weeks ago and now, the book is being launched in Belgium as well. To make Anna feel welcomed in her neighboring country, an event was held at the LN Knits pop up store in Antwerp. It was a night filled with good drinks and food, chill music, fun people and great reading matter, of course. We all got a copy of her book and had the possibility to talk to her and to take pictures with her. Despite her major succes, Anna is sweet, kindhearted and humble. I put together a short video about the event, so that you can have an idea of what I'm talking about. I'm still trying to get a hang of this vlogger thing, so please forgive me for my awkward giggles and all that.
Make sure to keep on read after the jump, because I have a surprise for my Belgian and Dutch readers!
A new month is upon us, so it's time for a recap of my favorite pictures of last month. As promised, I also added a video with my favorite moments on Snapchat at the bottom -- hello, new addiction! If you want a live update anytime and anywhere, you can follow my bestie Dario and I by looking for Krizia_S and Dario_Genova on both Instagram and Snapchat.
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As you may have seen on my Instagram, I started to use Snapchat not too long ago. And boy, I'm so obsessed! I never really saw the use of this app, not even after all of my friends got it. I don't know why I waited so long to create an account! I'm now documenting everything all day, every day and even my parents don't look at me with a strange look anymore when I start talking to my iPhone. Even though Instagram is all about 'live updates' as well, I try to keep that account more clean and calm, if you know what I mean. Snapchat, on the other hand, is the perfect medium to go crazy all the way.
Here's a first sneak peek into my Snapchat account, with some of my favorite moments up 'till now. Have a look into the Easter dinner with my family, to my sister walking away with that WTF-look when I start singing to her, to me lip-syncing to two of my favorite 90s songs, to my adventures at the I Love The 90s event where I saw my two teenage crushes Peter Andre and Hanson perform and to the moments between my best friend Dario and I (that I wouldn't want to miss for a thing in this world).
And do you know how I always to a Instagram-recap on the first of each month? I'm thinking about adding a video with my favorite Snapchat moments of that month in there as well. I know that some of my readers don't have Instagram and Snapchat, so this is a nice way to keep them updated as well. What do you think? Is it something you would like to see up here? Well, I know that I love this type of voyeurism into other people's lives. Admit it, we all have a stalker level inside of us.
Anyway, if you want to see everything without having to wait for an entire month:
my Snapchat-account is Krizia_S and Dario's account is Dario_Genova.
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A couple of days ago, I was invited to the opening of the Paul Smith exhibition at the Modemuseum in Hasselt. 'Modemuseum' simply means 'fashion museum' and the Modemuseum now hosts the exhibition 'Hello my name is Paul Smith'. For the occasion, Paul Smith himself came all the way to Hasselt to celebrate with us. I'm proud to say that the Modemuseum is located in 'my' province, about 20 minutes from where I live.
I was both stunned and excited when I found out that Paul Smith himself would be the guide of our tour through the exhibition. There were only a dozen of us (Flemish and Walloon bloggers), so the atmosphere had a very personal and cozy touch. Mr. Smith is extremely talented, genuine, humble, down to earth and passionate about what he does. He has that typical British charm that I happen to love so much.
Since it's been ages that I uploaded a new video, I thought it would be fun to film bits and pieces of my personal favorite parts of the exhibition. It's not your average exhibition with all of the designer's clothes stalled all over the place, though. 'Hello my name is Paul Smith' gives you a brilliant look into Paul Smith's career in the most innovative way possible. Just have a look at the video and you'll know what I mean. This video was shot with my iPhone, which reminds me that I really need to get a nice camera for when I want to film. #notetoself
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I both purchased and received some new goodies that I wanted to show you in a new video! Unfortunately, things went a bit wrong here and there, but you'll see what I mean while watching the video, hehe. Forgive me, I'm still a newbie.
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Just a quick video to show you some goodies that I got at H&M, Zara and MAC. Do let me know which item is your favorite by leaving a comment in the comment box below. I'm so curious!
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If you follow me on Instagram (@Krizia_S), you probably will have seen that Uzuma asked me to try out their green juices. One juice is the same as about one kilo of fruit and vegetables and thanks to a special bottling process, they can prolong the expiration date without affecting the juice. All of the information is on their website, so I'm not going to bother you with technical details, but I thought it would be fun to film some parts of the challenge.
Find out what I always wear and take with me whenever I attend a festival. Drop a comment in the box below with your festival essentials. It might give me some inspiration for next year!
I finished quite some beauty products in the month of July, which I will show you in the video above.
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Since I deleted one scene completely, I think it's safe to say that I'm still learning on how to edit videos, lol. AÃ Ã nd, I got the Nikes from JD Sports and not J Brand, no idea why I said it. I'm such a freakin' idiot. Anyway, here's my new video with all of the new items that I received in May.
Sooo, I'm excited and extremely nervous at the same time at the moment... I'm introducing you my first vlog / video / whatever you want to call it. Like I already said in the video (I definitely seem to love to repeat myself, lol): I'm still new with this, but I'm working on it! What I forgot to say in the video: I think that it would be nice to film on events, for example, because I sometimes find it hard to capture the right vibe or atmosphere going on at that event just by taking pictures. What do you think?
I've watched the video a billion times and here are some notes to myself:
* My left eye a.k.a. lazy eye is very noticeable on video, so I just wanted to let you know that: yes, I know my left eye is weird;
* I say "ASOS dot com" and "a voucher worth € 100" wayyy to much, sorry for that;
* Maybe (just maybe), I should have given the mint green blouse with the sequined collar some more attention;
* ...
Because I never take myself too seriously, I decided to leave some fails in video -- we all love fails.
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So, here's my video of one of my personal hotspots: Verso in Antwerp.
As I already told you in my previous post, I always visit the store whenever I'm around... Not only to drool over all the new goodies, but also because I'm hopelessly in love with the location. This might sound strange, but you see, Verso happens to be located in a beautiful mansion which dates all the way back to the 16th century. You have to see it for yourself to believe it, no joke.
With some of my favorite brands being sold there - Alexander McQueen, Dior, Givenchy, Love Moschino & Yves Saint Laurent - you can imagine the damage it does to my bank account. My favorite part of the store is where the accessories are being displayed: they have the best selection when it comes to bags, sunglasses, jewelry and shoes. And even though we didn't shoot there, Verso also has a men department. #ExtraFun
Anyway, I'm done talking for now... Time to show you the video! I don't have a personal camera crew at my disposal, so I'm sorry if your hawk eyes detect some beginner mistakes. My sister and brother-in-law were a major help in editing this video and we decided to speed things up, so we could give you as many teases as possible. Now hit that 'Play'-button and do let me know what you think!
