Puglia, Italy

Villa/Trulli

Monopoli

Polignano

Alberobello

As usual I have been unorganised which is why my summer travel post has been delayed to pretty much the end of summer and a good couple of weeks into school (for some of us). Even though it's late, I still want to share with you some pictures from my holiday to Puglia in the Southern region of Italy.

I'll start by mentioning what I think is one of the biggest things I like about Italy which is of course the food. I could have put so many more pictures of pizza and pasta in this post; I was restrained. If you do go to Italy however you have to try the foccacia breads and kinder ice cream (my lovely friend from Alice J Lorna told me I had to try it so credit to her!) Besides eating, we did actually go and visit a few of the towns nearby, one of them famous for cliff diving (Polignano); and Alberobello, a town full of traditional Trulli buildings (the conical ones). We were in fact also staying in a trulli with a lovely pool looking out to sea near Monopoli, a typical Italian style town. I will admit that most of my time on the holiday was spent sunbathing, because of course I had to make the most of the hot weather! I also couldn't forget to mention that if you visit this area try to go to the caves, they are amazing!

Anyway, I thought I would only briefly summarise the trip, I want this post to be mainly focused on photos. Hope you all had a great summer!

-Beth

Tartelette In Bloom

(In order top left to bottom right of palette) charmer, jet setter, rocker, smoke show, flower child, smarty pants, firecracker, activist, funny girl, sweetheart, rebel, leader.

This palette has been on my wishlist for so long and when I saw it was no longer available on QVC I was so disappointed. However, in true beauty blogger style my friend and I decided we would just have to order it from America, luckily I had a discount code but customs tax is not ideal aha. Anyway, thankfully I have no regret in purchasing this palette and for anyone contemplating buying it even if it does mean paying more for shipping I will tell you now it is absolutely worth it.

I could not start this review without mentioning the packaging, it is so attractive and it feels sturdy with a generously sized mirror. It is very compact but that does not mean you are left short handed with the amount of eyeshadow you get for the price. I can also not forget to mention that itsmells so good!

Even though I don't think the name 'In Bloom' suggests it, this palette is the perfect neutral eyeshadow palette. In amongst it are a range of warm browns, bronzy coppers and rosy tones, all matte apart from 3 shimmers/lustres. Although it is a neutral palette the list of possibilities with this palette is endless. The intense shimmers along with the gorgeous red toned browns and off-black shade can dramatise any look. The pallete has also been cleverly designed so that each row is like a quad, so if you are not so confident pairing shades together it is easy!

In terms of the quality of the eyeshadows, these are exceptionally good. The darker matte shades are not as creamy as the lighter shades however all of the shades blend beautifully and are so pigmented with little to no fallout. The same goes for the shimmers, funny girl and fire cracker being particularly stunning and pigmented, almost foiled - the swatches don't do them justice. 

Apart from the fact it is no longer sold in the UK, I don't think I have one bad thing to say about this palette; it has already become a staple in my makeup collection! Let me know if you'd like to see some looks with this palette & if you've tried it. 

-Beth