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Have you ever tried Campari?
If you go to Italy this is a must-have beverage (together with Aperol) which we use to make cocktails and which gives cocktails the easily recognisable red Campari colour…you can have an Orange Campari (which is with orange juice…obviously!), an Americano (with Vermouth), a Negroni (with gin and Vermouth) or even a Negroni sbagliato (translated as “wrong Negroni”, which has a drop of pinot Chardonnay)…

A few days ago I found out Campari hired the famous actress Penelope Cruz to be their testimonial in the 2013 calendar. The Italian newspaper La Repubblica also published some backstage pictures of the shooting day with the photographer Kristian Schuller, where you can see some of the fabulous dresses she had to wear…guess the colour?!

Hi ladies,

Do you wear glasses or lenses? And more important, what would you wear on your wedding day?
If you have never worn contact lenses, but you would like to try them on your big day, here below you can find some simple guidelines.

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• The first thing to do would be to contact your local GP who will give you a prescription will the details of the contact lenses you need
• These details will allow the optician to give you the right lenses; he/she will also show you how to apply and use them. Some of the most popular lenses in UK and US are made by Acuvue
• It may take a while for your eyes to get used to the lenses, so it would be better to try them a couple of weeks before your wedding

On the day it’s very important to follow these instructions:

• It’s better to wear the lenses before applying the make-up; this will avoid the make-up to be caught between the eye and the lens.
• Keep you eyes closed when applying eye shadow
• Avoid powders if possible

For the most alternative ones, another choice is to go for coloured contact lenses! Whether you need sight correction or not, they can enhance your natural colour or completely change it.