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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

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

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

After Baixa, you have to walk around Chiado. Chiado, its more elegant neighbor, unveils itself over a hill and is more refined and sophisticated in character, with a number of historic cafés, fashionable boutiques and upscale hotels and restaurants. Armazéns do Chiado is a must see, not only for the store you can find inside but for it's beautiful architecture. Designed by respected Portuguese architect Álvaro Vieira, Armazéns do Chiado is an upmarket shopping mall incorporating several designer boutiques. You can count with Calzedonia, Intimissimi, Hilfiger Denim, Kiko, Parfois, O Boticário, Pepe Jeans London, Rituals, Sephora, Springfield, The Body Shop and the best friend that everyone knows around the world Starbucks coffeeshop. If you are looking for music and entertainment stores, FNAC is the perfect place, sells CDs, DVDs, books, magazines and computers, plus loads of accessories.

Dear followers, sorry I haven't blogged lately but I was really ill, if you visited my Instagram account you already knew that. I'm back for more Shopping in Lisbon but today I'm going to suggest a place for you to enjoy your evening after a day full of shopping and discovering Lisbon. And where is this place? You may ask. Well, it's in the same spot where I suggested you to go shopping, Baixa :) Just one more thing, Baixa is one of the places in Lisbon where in September you can enjoy Vogue Fashion Night Out. Unfortunately, I never had the pleasure to be in this event because I'm always away from Portugal. Maybe this year. Back to the place I want to suggest! Stop your shopping, stop looking at the magnificent Rua Augusta, I know it's hard but do it, and go to The George .

Baixa, also known as Baixa Pombalina is a very elegant part of the city of Lisbon built after the earthquake of 1755. It's named after the man leading the rebuilt of Lisbon after the earthquake, Marquess of Pombal. It's the first example of earthquake resistant construction. Now you can find traditional shops, there's no better experience to find this unique shops, places that preserve the elements of Pombaline architecture. The streets are named according to the shopkeepers and craftsman that trade in the area.

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

First of all, Lisbon is a historical city, so shopping in this city can be quite a cultural experience and adventure. From Baixa (Downtown) to the most recent points in Lisbon, Vasco da Gama and Colombo, it looks as if you went through a time tunnel. Now let me present you the key points. In Baixa many shops look as if time as stopped, since they are in old buildings keeping the facade and modernizing the inside for the XXI century shops. Seems as if you are in a museum, living and touching it. Besides this XXI century shops, you can still find traditional shops that are still open thanks to the tourists. In Bairro Alto, known for it's nightlife, you can find vintage shops and that's where some of the national designers have their own boutiques. My favorite place not only to wander but to shop too is Avenida da Liberdade, here are located the most luxurious brands, from Furla to Louis Vuitton, pick one and you find it. And finally you have the shopping malls Vasco da Gama...

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