Today my dad and I went to Silverstone to see the final round of the Le Mans Series. We got to the circuit at around 8:30am and after parking up we set off to have a look around the track. I noticed a stall that was selling Giancarlo Fisichella caps so obviously I rushed over. The cap was from years ago but at £6, how could I resist? I also noticed they were selling the Fisichella teddy bears for £3 or 2 for £5. I bought one, because I already had one and I wanted to keep one in a box.
We then headed into the paddock area because there was an autograph session that we taking place at 10am. I located Giancarlo's lorry and stood outside it.
Because we were there so early I expected to be waiting around for ages to meet Giancarlo, but he suddenly appeared. He was lovely and here are my photos...
^ Giancarlo signing my flag :D Yay!
And finally...
Yaaaay! Twelve years of waiting and I finally met him. I'm so happy!
Someone had obviously been editing Ben Collins' information. LOL.
Here are a few items that I got yesterday from Evans and George @ Asda...
This is a beautiful perfume, bows & pearls top I got from Evans. It was only £7 in the sale, but with my discount I got it for £4.20! I adore this and have been eyeing it up for a long time. I thought I'd missed my chance to get it but when I saw it in the sale I dived on it! It is a size too big for me, but I don't think it really matters with something as floaty as this top. It's beautiful. I love it!
I also got this top from Evans. It was also £7 so its a complete bargain. I think this had been something like £30 before the sale. I wasn't too keen on the colour but I love the design so I bought it anyway. My lovely mother dyed it black for me today and it's currently drying. I think it will look alot better on me in black than a peachy colour. :)
I got this little set from George at Asda. It's a black vest and a beautiful pink shirt. I doubt I'll wear the vest, but I adore the shirt. I've wanted one like this one for ages so when I saw it I grabbed it!
Then, of course when I saw this I had to buy it. How could I say no to Hello Kitty? I adore the Hello Kitty Nerd branding!
So what else is going on? Well, tomorrow I'm going with my dad to see the Le Mans Series at Silverstone. The only reason I'm going is to see Giancarlo Fisichella. I can't wait! I hope I get to meet him at the autograph session. I've been a fan of him for 12 years and I've never met him yet. Sniff! I'll be taking loads of photo, of course and I'll be uploading them when I get home.
As many people have said in the past, Benefit cosmetics can be a little on the pricey side, which is one of the reasons why I only have a few of their items. Another reason is there is so much of it and although all the names of the products are quite cute, I have a hard time actually knowing what any of them do. Imagine if there was a company that took the best ideas from Benefit and made them their own. Too good to be true? How about if they sold those items for a fraction of the price of Benefit? You think I'm pulling your leg. Well I'm not.
Me Me Me have been taking influence from Benefit for a while now with such items as Moon Beam etc but now they have added another item to their list... Blush Me!.
On the left is one of the brand new Blush Me! and on the right is Benefit's Coralista. Where the Benefit items are £20+ the Blush Me is only £6.49 at Superdrug. (The current price is on special offer. Usual price £7.49)
As you can see the boxes are very similar. Me Me Me have certainly gone to town with the packaging. If it didn't say Me Me Me on it you'd think it was by Benefit.
The only obvious differences that I can see between the two items are the fact that the Me Me Me box is slightly taller than the Benefit one and the Me Me Me one has a mirror on the inside. One up to Me Me Me!
And then we move onto the brushes that are included. Me Me Me actually took the time to brand their blush and it is notably softer than the Benefit brush. Two up to Me Me Me!
And finally we move onto the product itself. It's hard to compare these two because they are such different colours, but Coralista has always been one of my favourite blushes. I love the texture and how it looks on the skin. The Me Me Me Blush Me! Bronze really looks nice on me as a blush instead of a bronzer, but you need to be very careful with it. In all honesty the forumulas do seem fairly similar.
I do love both products, but the saving that you make on the Me Me Me Blush Me and the time that they take on making the product their own really puts it ahead for me. Thumbs up to Me Me Me!
This is a photo I took of Nicki & Phil's first dance. Nicki & Phil are two of my workmates and are both amazing people. It's weird to think that they're married now, but it's so wonderful. Congrats to Nicki & Phil :)
Here are a few things that I've picked up lately...
These are the Pink Grapefruit Facial Wash & Scrub that I picked up from Superdrug. I got them both for £5 so I don't think that £2.50 each is a bad price at all really. I looked at the facial wash in Boots and it was £4.49 so £5 is a bargain! I've tried them both once already and I must say they smell delicious!
Here's my latest TY Hello Kitty plush. It's one of the new ones out for Halloween (A bit early, don't you think?!) It's Hello Kitty as a bat and it is SO adorable. She looks lovely with her big black wings and orange nose.
So, what's been happening lately? Not much is the answer. I've mainly been working. I've just ordered some Graftobian cosmetics as I've been watching gossmakeupartist's videos about some of their products and they seem pretty good and a very reasonable price too. I've ordered a couple of lipsticks, a glittelr powder and some foundation... I just hope I've ordered the right shade, it's so hard to find pictures online. Fingers crossed.
First of all let me tell you how excited I am about the new Sanrio Friends collection at the Build A Bear Workshop. There are three new additions to the Sanrio line and includes the repromote of the white Hello Kitty. The other characters are My Melody, Chococat & Keroppi. I personally love the way that Chococat looks the most, but I will be purchasing My Melody because she is my favourite character (other than Hello Kitty & Kuromi of course) I will also be getting the white Hello Kitty because I only have the Tropical Hello Kitty at this moment in time. I can't wait. I also can't wait to get the little leopard print top that Hello Kitty is wearing in that promo photo. Needless to say it will be mine! It's going to be quite an expensive day out :-/ I love Build A Bears but they are so bloody expensive so buying two will cost me quite a bit, but they'll be worth it I'm sure.
In other news... over the past couple of days I've been trying out Good Things Skincare.
I've used the Stay Clear Cleanser & Five Minute Facial Mask so far and I must say they seem really good. The cleanser is the nicest smelling skincare product I've ever used and it really makes me skin feel clean without leaving it greasy and the Mask? I've just used it and my skin feels so soft. Thumbs up so far!
I decided that I would start doing a little blog feature called 'Why I love...' In these blog posts I will be talking about something I love and why I love it! It's pretty simple stuff really!
So, in this first feature I will be talking about someone that I have been a fan of for around 14 years. I've been a fan of a lot of things over the years and they've all come and gone. I've grown out of them or just forgotten about them, but this man have been my favourite consistantly for years and years. The man in question...
Giancarlo Fisichella
For those of you who don't know who he is, or haven't read my Twitter rambles about him; Giancarlo Fisichella is an Italian motorsport wonder. He started out his Formula One career in 1996 with Minardi, who were the 'back markers' of the F1 world. He didn't last the whole season because the team needed someone who could pay to drive for their team so Giancarlo was replaced, but he obviously showed great promise because Eddie Jordan soon secured his services for the 1997 year, getting Giancarlo to race for his Jordan team alongside Ralf Schumacher. Giancarlo then spend a couple of years teaming with Alex Wurz. He had some success with the Benneton team, achieving a few second places. In 2003 he moved back to Jordan and it was here when he won his first race, under confusing circumstances. Kimi Raikkonen was declared the winner but it was soon confirmed that Giancarlo had actually won. He got his winners trophy at the next race. In 2004 he moved to Sauber Petronas and had a rather bad season, but it was mostly down to the poor performance of the car. In 2005 Giancarlo got off to an amazing start with his new team Renault (Born form the ashes of Benetton) by winning the first race of the season and there was no question over his victory this time. I was so pleased and thought that finally he had a chance to win the championship. He finally had a good enough car, but of course, he was never given a real chance to win because of Fernando Alonso. Don't get me wrong, I love Fernando, but he always seems to demand being the number 1 driver. A couple of examples of this are Piquet's fixed crash and the Ferrari scandal of last weekend. Giancarlo still finished 5th in the championship. Brilliant! He stayed with Renault in 2006 and finished the highest championship position in his career in 4th after winning yet another race. 2007 saw Giancarlo once again staying with Renault, the year that featured his only disqualified race finish after he ignored the pit lane stop light. In 2008 he moved to a brand new team called Force India where he'd stay for the majority of 2 years. It was the 2009 season where I think I was most proud of Giancarlo. It was the Belgian GP at Spa. Giancarlo, despite being in what is usually called a 'backmarker' car got onto pole position! In the race he was overtaken by Kimi, but he kept on his tail for the whole race. He didn't let Kimi in the superiour car get away from him. I was oh so proud of him. He only came second, but it was the most proud he'd made me in his whole career. It was after that race that Giancarlo moved to Ferrari after Felipe Massa's injury. I think I expected too much from Fisi. The car was very hard to drive and he didn't perform quite as well as Kimi did, but I was still do happy that he could see out his Formula One career in a team that is from his own country and with such presteige. Giancarlo is now semi-retired from Formula 1 and it now Ferrari's test driver. He is also taking part in the Le Mans Series this year, which I will be going to see at Silverstone this September. I can't wait! I'll be getting out my Fisichella flag and waving it proudly.
In conclusion, it can't be put into words how much I adore Giancarlo. I've travelled to see him a few times, but have yet to meet the man himself. He is my idol and if I met him, I seriously don't know what I'd do. I've met loads of famous people in the past and I'm completely fine with it, but Giancarlo is different. He's GIANCARLO FISICHELLA. I would possibly faint. I've adored him for so long. Back in the days when all the English he knew was 'I am very 'appy' which always amused me greatly. His English has improved so much and I'm just generally so proud of him for everything. I remember when he was awarded the Driver Of The Year award which is voted for by fellow F1 drivers. That shows how highly he is thought of by his piers. I've rambled so much, but Giancarlo deserves it. I can't put into words what he means to me.
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Here is Giancarlo on an Italian show that I believe it like Punk'd. I could listen to him speaking Italian alllllllll day long. Even when he's angry!
We regret to inform all fans and affiliates that Daisuke was laid to rest on July 15, 2010.
In respect of the wishes of his family the funeral procession will be carried out with his closest relatives only. We thank you deeply for all your support for Daisuke up to now. Our upmost and heartfelt condolences go out to everyone.
Apparently this is how it happened... "Just before the release of a new song! A former member of the visual kei rock group Kagerou, Daisuke (Oshida Daisuke, 32), also known as the Charisma Vocalist, was found dead by a friend in his apartment in Shibuya, Tokyo. The rumour says there was no scandal involved, but that it was either an accidental death or a suicide. --- A record label staff member said "An album would have followed the new single in Autumn. There was also plans for an European tour this year. We had also gotten an offer for a concert in America...". However, last night, after a meeting about the upcoming release, overseas tour and Daisuke's future musical activities, he apparently told others he can't get sleep, and after returning home, he might have taken a large dose of ataractic drugs and alcohol. A friend who got worried after not being able to contact Daisuke, went to visit his place at 2am on the 15th, and found Daisuke dead." Source: karmik
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