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The readathon is over! And it honestly was a lot of fun. I hadn't been reading too much lately, and it was great to be able to dedicate one day to just that.  Now let me tell you about the 546 pages I read. El maratón de lectura ha terminado. Y la verdad que lo disfruté mucho. Últimamente no había tenido tiempo para leer, y me encantó poder dedicar un día a hacer solo eso. Ahora dejadme que os cuente que me parecen las 546 páginas que leí.   -"We should all be feminists" & "Dear Ijeawele, A feminist manifesto in fifteen suggestions", by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I gave 5 stars to both of these books. It was the first two I read, and I completely loved them.  I liked "We should all be feminists" a bit less, since it was more of general message. It made me think a lot, but I find "Dear Ijeawele..." to be more of my kind of message. As a feminist, I enjoyed both, but I found one more complete than the other. Highly rec...

It's Saturday and I have the day off. The weather is miserable and there are books in my room...do you see where this is heading? There is a Readathon today, and I'll be participating. Here in London, it starts at 13.00 pm, which means I have 2 hours left before it begins to show you my TBR (to be read). On Monday, I'll let you know how it went! I'll be updating my progress on instagram throughout the day, so you may want to check that out at @ana_bababoom Es sábado y tengo el día libre. El tiempo es horrible y hay libros en mi habitación...¿vais viendo lo que quiero decir? Hay un Readathon organizado para hoy, y voy a participar. Aquí en Londres empieza a las 13.00 pm, lo que quiere decir que me quedan 2 horas solo para enseñaros mi TBR (to be read). El lunes os enseñaré como fue todo. Iré actualizando mi progreso en instagram durante el día. Si os interesa, me podéis encontrar en @ana_bababoom   -It, by Stephen King: I currently am...

When you follow a model for years, many things happen. One of them is the fact that she's likely to improve as a model, so your favourite picture of her may change often.  I honestly don't know whether I have a favourite picture of Blanca or not, but I probably do. Well, now I definetely do, but it's a new one. On this editorial for the American edition of Elle, Blanca has created what I call an almost perfect picture. Blanca and the entire team, of course. From the hair, to the make-up, to the styling, to the photography, ...everything works.  Hans has a very recognizable style, and it is one that I love. Her picture wearing the yellow Marc Jacobs jumper is so iconic. Just look at every detail and try to find a flaw...I dare you! The rest of the editorial is good as well, but that picture...that picture is my new favourite picture of her. And I doubt it'll be overtaken by another one anytime soon. "High Tide" Ph: Hans Feuer ...

I believe we have had this conversation before, but I love Romee's high fashion work. And that kind of makes it sound like I don't like her more commercial work, but that isn't what I mean. When I first fell in love with her, I saw her walking for Prada or Louis Vuitton, and it was her special beauty that I loved. I could already tell she was going to be versatile, but because of how special her beauty is, I want her to do things that showcase that beauty.  Long story short, this editorial for Exit Magazine made me very happy. Ph: Alexander Saladrigas Creo que ya hemos tenido esta conversación, pero me encanta que Romee haga cosas más high fashion. Y eso hace que suene a que no aprecio su trabajo más comercial, lo cual no es cierto. Cuando me enamoré por completo de ella, la veía desfilando para Prada o Louis Vuitton, y fue su belleza especial la que enamoró. Ya veía que podía ser muy versátil, pero debido a que su bellez...

Sustainable fashion is the new kind of fashion. Hopefully, we'll be able to see it grow and become the norm. Many highstreet brands have collections dedicated to this sort of fashion, and Mango's is called the "Committed Collection". I wanted to show them to you not only because of the cause, but also because the lookbook pictures are really beautiful. Arizona's beauty and her poses compliment the clothes really well. Ph: Alexandra Nataf La moda sostenible es el nuevo tipo de moda. Con suerte veremos que crece y que se convierta en la norma. Muchas marcas de bajo coste tienen colecciones dedicadas a este tipo de moda, y la de Mango se llama la colección "Committed". Quería enseñárosla no solo por la causa que apoya, sino también porque las fotos del lookbook son preciosas. La belleza de Arizona y sus poses son perfectas para estas piezas. 

Estée Lauder is known for hiring some of the biggest names for their campaigns. Now Karlie is part of that iconic list of names. On the video created to announce these news (which I love), Karlie says that it has been a dream of hers working for Estée Lauder. I actually remember an interview she did when she was a new face saying that she wanted to work for Marc Jacobs, Prada and Juicy Couture. She did all of those things, and now it seems she's crossing another one out of her bucket list. Not bad! Karlie is a great spokesperson, which makes her perfect for any brand. And I look forward to seeing her campaigns on my favourite beauty place on earth...the beauty area at Selfridges. Estée Lauder es una marca conocida por contratar a algunos de los nombres más importantes de la industria para sus campañas. Ahora Karlie forma parte de esa lista. En el vídeo que hicieron para anunciar su fichaje, Karlie comenta que trabajar con Estée Lauder era uno de sus s...

Last week, I talked about the "Daisy Love" campaign by Marc Jacobs, and Kaia was one of the models on that ad. I really like her representing that fragance, because it is really age appropiate and she looks comfortable. But I really like her on this editorial too, and it is quite different. I guess it makes sense because Kaia should easily fit on the "cool kids" group. And that's what this cover and editorial (and magazine) is all about. The cover is quite clever, and they didn't make her wink.  It's a teenage riot Ph: Mario Sorrenti La semana pasada hable de la campaña de "Daisy Love" de Marc Jacobs, en la que sale Kaia. Me gusta que represente esa fragancia, porque es algo apropiado para su edad y se la ve cómoda. Pero también me gusta este editorial, y es bastante diferente. Supongo que tiene sentido, ya que Kaia debería encajar perfectamente en el grupo de "cool kids". Y de eso van esta portada y...

I mostly buy fashion magazines because of the photos, which isn't groundbreaking. Fashion is very visual, and magazines are as well. But there are exceptiones. When I think about Porter magazine, I don't just think about their pretty photos (I absolutely adore their editorials as well). For me, they have the best articles. As I writer myself, I value the quality of the articles more than many people may do. For me there isn't a better feeling than reading an article and thinking: I wish I had been the one who wrote it. And that happened to me on pretty much every article published on this new issue of Porter. As a matter of fact, I kept on adding posting to different pages because I want to do a post all about those articles. But, like I said, I also like their editorials. And today I want to show you my favourite of the issue, which is one that also has quite an interesting article attached to it. It's about beauty, which might make it look less "...