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September means that Fashion Weeks are just around the corner, but to get this party started around the world for the serious shoppers you can count on Vogue Fashion's Night Out. Lisbon comes to life with this event, the most beautiful streets fill with people having fun and shopping.  This year the party is getting bigger and better.  Over 250 stores, restaurants and services are open with discounts and activities. More areas of the city are taking part, more parties, more surprises. You can start this party at 19:00 in Rua Castilho and finish at 23:00 in Chiado. Oh and don't forget to enjoy the stores in Avenida da Liberdade, takes lot of photos in this beautiful avenue, inspired in Paris boulevards. Have lots of fun in the most beautiful city and shop till you drop Hope to see you there... For more information, ask in the comment section or visit Vogue Portugal xoxo, A

You know that feeling you get when you see something you like but you don't want to get into temptation? Your heart pumps harder, it's difficult to breathe, you try to forget it but no matter what you do, the image is always there in the corners of your mind! That's how I feel for the past weeks because (it's not a boy) of the Zara Over The Knee High Heel Leather Boots. We are meant to be together but no one is letting that romance go on. Everywhere I go the boots are sold out, internet, every Zara store in Lisbon, out of Lisbon, everywhere!! Ohhh and if they have a pair is in size 36!! Are all the girls, nowadays, big foots?? Or are they all crazy just like me for this beautiful boots?? I must admit that if I see someone with a pair walking around Lisbon, I will rob them. Until then, let's all pray to the mighty god Zara to send more of this boots into store!! AMEN....

What better way to spend the summer in the city? Sliding down a giant inflatable slide with water. City Water Slide will visit the Portuguese capital in July 11 and 12, in Parque Eduardo VII. The City Water Slide is an inflatable slide with two lanes and 300 meters long. Participants - which according to the rules published on the organization's website can not be less than six years or 1,20m or more than 100 kg - can lead floats and inflatables down the slide. Tickets will be on sale next week, for a single descent the price is 10 euros, for 3 the price is 20 euros. For a single descent for two adults and two children the cost is 30 euros. If you don't want limit s and want to use the slide as many times as you want, the price for an adult is 45 euros. It's a fun way to spend the weekend in the hot, sunny Lisbon city, splashing, laughing and sharing with others. If you visit the city on that weekend don't forget to splash and slide in Parque Eduardo VII. Ohh...

If you are in Lisbon or planning to visit the city mark on your tour to go to Colombo Shopping Mall, where the new Adidas store opened yesterday. Stan Smith of course was the most bought modeled but the modeled designed by Pharrel Williams for the brand, Superstar was also flying of the shelves. The Pharrel Williams collection has 50 colors to choose from but at the store you could only find very few. The best part is that everything, I mean EVERY product has a 25% discount until May 12. With this discount, I think I'll finally buy my Stan Smith after all. It's an opportunity you can't miss so don't forget, visit the Adidas store in Colombo shopping mall. Metro is an excellent choice to get there, Blue Line, Colégio Militar/Luz station. xoxo, A

The new summer collection from Louis Vuitton is fantastic! It has two main themes, first is the "V" inspired from the Volez, Voguez and Voyagez advertisement from the '60s. Nicolas Ghesquière is really inspired by the history of Louis Vuitton how it all started, with travel luggage. I really appreciate what he is doing for LV. Second, the introduction of the "Ramage" pattern, you get a sense that it was inspired by under the sea landscapes and colors. This is truly a summer collection. Got to visit the Louis Vuitton in Lisbon to take a peek at this collection. xoxo, A

No, I haven't forgotten about the Shopping in Lisbon issue, I just been really busy and the next spot I want to talk about is my favorite so I want to show you everything in perfection. This first post about the avenue will be an introduction, a general view to get you all excited. It's the most important avenue in Lisbon, with ten lanes divided by pedestrian pavements decorated with gardens, connecting Restauradores with Marquês de Pombal. The avenue was built in the XIX, modelled after the boulevards of Paris and became a preferred address for the upper class. Many of the original buildings can still be found, reflecting the Portuguese architecture from the late 19th century. The sidewalks are paved with the traditional Portuguese pavement and the roundabouts are decorated with monuments and statues that pay homage to important personalities. My favorite is the Monument to the Heroes of the Great War, a tribute to the 50,000 Portuguese soldiers that fought in World War...

Years and years of studying in Lisbon, a place near Atrium do Saldanha, right Praça Duque de Saldanha, one of the most busiest area in the city, was under construction and yesterday I saw the result of all those years. It's a new hotel, to be more precise it's the Evolution Lisboa Hotel from SANA Hotels Group. I was amazed by it's architecture, the big hand supporting the building, the big windows to let the sun in and that invites you to spend the day there watching people go by. It's a 4 star hotel, with 10 floors and 144 bedrooms, it has public areas, reading, work, restaurants, fitness area, conference rooms and at night you can count on DJ's. As I was walking by the hotel I imagined living in it or just spending the day studying near those giant windows. It should be the new IT hotel in Lisbon, located in a great area with excellent access to subway or bus stations, besides you can do some shopping in this area. xoxo, A

I am not an expert on makeup but I love to watch the videos, like Pixiwoo or Devil Wears Louboutin , both have amazing ideas and easy to learn tricks for a day to day makeup. Of course I am a fan of the Sam and Nic and I was dying to try the Real Technique brushes. Here in Portugal is hard to find the brushes, and it's not very cheap to buy online, that's my opinion. A few weeks ago I found on Facebook a girl that sells the brushes and bought the Expert face brush for liquid foundation and it's as perfect as you see on the videos. I was hooked to the Real Techniques and I had to buy more. Today has I met my best friend and co-founder of the blog for a day of dolce fare niente, I found this really cool place where I bought my new Real Technique brushes. We met on El Corte Inglés, the biggest department store, to go to the university and walk around Lisbon, when in the middle of our trip I found Kitchen Make Up Boutique and bought the Starter Set .  In oth...

What to do in Lisbon? That's the title of the latest article about Lisbon published by The New York Time. In a very short video, The New York Times gets the essence of Lisbon, the hills, the river, the natural views, all the characteristics that makes you want to visit Lisbon again and again. When you leave this beautiful city by the sea, you always get the feeling that you experienced a lot but not everything, that even though you have eaten a lot, dance a lot, visited every single small hidden street, Lisbon leaves you an empty espace for more, or even to live it all again. Through this video you will get what I'm talking about.... ;) xoxo, A

There's a new shop in Chiado only for New Balance fans. Located in Rua do Carmo, n.87,  right in the heart of Chiado. You can count with everyday wear for men and women, sneakers and a fit collection. Coming soon, a football collection will arrive at the store. xoxo, A

One of my favorite shoe brand is national, right from my country, where usually quality shoes leave to run the world but now we have fantastic brands with great quality, super fun designs from ballerinas to stilettos. Hey, I have to promote my country for the best it has to offer, and Zilian is one of those great offers that are trying to run the world one pair of stilettos at a time. Zilian is a Portuguese brand for feminine shoe, it opened the first shop back in 2008 in Lisbon, then Braga and other points in Portugal, even an online store, and in 2012 it opened the first international shop, in Madrid.

I have known LouisVuitton company ever since my mother bought her first bag, since then I fell in love with the company and when I grew up and came in 2008 to study in Portugal I wanted to represent a brand like LV. Such a big connection I created to the brand that not only I like to use their bags but I study the brand by reading books and trying to understand the beginning of LV. I understand the philosophy LV stands for and in a world wide market it's important to have that specific thing that distinguishes from other luxury brands. LV is such a valued brand that since it was founded, 1854, the brand had to fight against copies of the models. And now has a really hard philosophy and drastic measures against fake.

Like every girl, my favorite movie is..... Breakfast at Tiffany's (and I read the book). And if you didn't saw one of my latest Instagram pictures, Audrey Hepburn is my life icon! Not only I recognize her as a great actress and a beautiful woman but she was a fantastic person. Helping others was her desire and that's what she did until her death. Her work is fantastic and it's amazing how a human being has so much to give. It was her hard years during the WWII that made her this persona, influencing her through her life. If you saw the movie (maybe a thousand times like me), your eyes locked on that beautiful scene at the end, where she is in the taxi with Paul reading the letter from José and she says " A girl can't read that sort of thing without her lipstick...."  and you see that amazing pink lipstick. I don't like pink very much for lipstick but that specific color I love it (no, it's not because of the movie). It was created for Audrey...

Today in Lisbon opened the first Nutella shop, called Nut' Chiado . The first opened in Leiria, back in December but now we have one in the capital, the shop is even bigger and in a perfect spot in the city, Chiado. In the menu you can count with pancakes with Nutella sprinkled with sugar, berliner (bolas de berlim) and croissants with Nutella, churros with Nutella, waffles, crêpe all with Nutella. And la creme de la creme: Choco Kebab, with a special dough, white and black chocolate chips, Nutella, and the best part....... ICE CREAM MADE FROM NUTELLA! Visit the shop: Nut' Chiado Calçada do Sacramento, 20, Lisboa 9h-20h (Fridays and Saturdays opened until 23h) xoxo, A

I want to share with you parts of Lisbon where you can shop and experience the best this capital has to offer. From the shoppings to the street stores I will show you everything that my beautiful city has. Hope you like it. xoxo, A

By now, all you followers know that we right to you from the great capital city of Lisbon and the largest city of Portugal. So, today, we decided that we should share a little bit about where we live and why you should visit it. Situated at the mouth of the Tagus River and is the westernmost capital of a mainland European country. Lisbon is known as the city of the seven hills, because around it you van actually count seven hills. It's a great place to live, cause you're near the sea, so you have beaches, but at the same time you have a cosmopolitan life, which I love. Hate the countryside, only can stand it for 4 days tops. I'm a city girl. Lisbon is near another great places you should visit, Sintra is one of them, very romantic with the Pena National Palace. About the climate... On winter, is really cold but there's no need to use a snow suit, can use turtle necks, boots, fashionable things. The best time is summer, during this time HOT is the word. We are ...

Happy Saturday, to all of our followers!! Hope you had a great and  fulfilling and productive week and that you have a fun weekend ahead! Here and Lisbon is raining!! FINALLY!! I've put together our favorites this week and from now on every Saturday we'll publish our favorites of the week and things that inspire us! Enjoy and remember to add followers to our new blog on Facebook, bloglovin and twitter!! ;) <3 Where we met and enjoy life to our fullest: Obsession with house decorations: (at least, me, Ana) One of many ways we conserve water: (just don't get drunk, not very ladylike) Quote of the week: (cause we love wearing pretty dresses) Wishing you all a very relaxing weekend!!! by Ana, xoxo