Songs to make you feel good

Today is Halloween but to me it's just another pointless, lazy day of my pointless, lazy life SOOOOOO I thought I'd make a playlist of a few songs I really like, songs that make me feel good/better. I hope they make you feel good too.

1. The Black Keys - Gotta Get Away 
This is the last song off Turn Blue. I love the guitar riff, I love the lyrics, I love that it makes me wanna get in a convertible car and leave, without looking back.

2. Arctic Monkeys - That's Where You're Wrong
Another last song, this time from Suck It And See. I guess I'm obsessed with them. "make a wish that weighs a ton"

3. Kings of Leon - Supersoaker
This one is the first from Mechanical Bull. It makes me happy, it reminds me of summer.

4. Swim Deep - Stray
I've already dedicated a whole post to Swim Deep, when I talked about another song of theirs... well, what can I say? It really seems like most of their songs make me feel young and freeeeeeee!

5. Mumford & Sons - Babel
Alright, seriously, literally all their songs make me cry either with happiness or despair, so... there you go.

6. Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over
Obviously.

7. Oasis - Wonderwall
Another obvious choice, but... works every fucking time.

8. Primal Scream - It's Alright, It's Okay
:))))))

9. Kendrick Lamar - i
Love yourself! That's all that matters, really.

10. Kasabian - L.S.F.
My boys. They always make me feel good because they're the best, but this song... oh man.

Okay, I'm already tired so BYE.

Free my mind, ARTPOP

Last March I bought a ticket to see Lady Gaga at the O2 in London. At that time I was living there and I thought I would still be there in October, but I was wrong. After leaving, I still thought I would be able to fly back just to see her, but I was wrong. So here I am, in my old home, in front of my laptop, writing a post about the singer I was supposed to see tonight.

When Lady Gaga first came out, I hated her. I thought she was just another blonde singer trying to imitate Britney and/or Madonna, with her catchy songs. Then something happened: I watched her 2009 VMAs performance ("Paparazzi") and it was mind-blowing. I thought: who's this girl? is she even real? this is the best thing I've ever seen!

Then Lady Gaga announced The Monster Ball Tour, and I knew I had to go. It was really hard to find tickets, but I did, and the concert in Milan was amazing. I promised myself that I would see her on her next tour, too, but I couldn't. So when she announced the artRAVE tour, after 4 years since the first and last time I saw her, I knew I had to go.

I can't go. It breaks my heart, it really does. I really wanted to be there, not only to witness her talent in person once again, but because (as stupid as it might sound) I wanted to be there to show her my support. She's my mother monster, no other singer has freed me as much as she has. I wanted her to know that no matter the album sales, or the Fame, she is still loved by her fans, including me.

Her songs are the soundtrack to my life. From Dance In The Dark (probably my absolute favourite), to Marry The Night, to Gypsy. Her songs make me feel less alone, less weird... or rather, they make me understand that yes, I am indeed alone and weird, but that's okay.

So today/tonight, for me, is still ARTPOP Ball: today I will be celebrating the wonderful Lady Gaga. I will dance, and scream, and feel free. Because I'm sure that's just what she would want me to do.

PAWS UP.

See your beauty without a compliment or a mirror

I have just stumbled across this quote on tumblr and I can't begin to explain how much it relates to me, especially right now.

I don't particularly like myself. I'm not beautiful, and I know that.

Fortunately, I was raised by parents that never gave too much importance to looks, but when I started going to school, I started caring about the way I looked. Middle school was particularly hard, because I was made fun of because of my (big) nose. I suffered a lot, but fortunately, it ended.

I realized that you really don't need other people (or, to refer to the title of this post, a mirror) to love yourself and be happy and confident about the way you look. It all starts from within.

This summer I had the chance to take more care of myself and I realized how important it is to sort out your priorities and understand that you, yes you should always be your #1 priority.

Yesterday I met one of my best friends I hadn't seen in the past month and she told me "you're looking more and more beautiful!" and that made me so happy. But then I realized, how sad is it that I need someone else to tell me that to believe it? How sad is it that I'm not able to see my own beauty unless someone else notices it?

This is why, from today on, I want to try and love myself more. I want to try and take more care of myself. I want to feel good, without the help of other's people comments or opinions about my body/look.

Perfection is... ugh.

PFW

It's October, and that only means one thing: fashion month is over! So here are my fave looks from Paris Fashion Week.

Andrew Gn

 Balenciaga

 Chanel

 Christian Dior

 Elie Saab

 Hermès

 Issey Miyake

 Kenzo

 Louis Vuitton

 Isabel Marant

 Valentino

Honourable mention this time goes to my all time favourite: Saint Laurent . I loved the 70s vibe and Hedi Slimane just always gets it right. But I must say Hermès was excellent as well.