I was quiet excited when i heard the news of the collaboration between Heidi Klum and Lidl. It`s with Esmara, the inhouse clothing range of Lidl. And i was even happier they would be available here in Bulgaria.
The collection launched on 18/09/2017, but i managed to sneak peak some blogger posts and fell in love with a few products.
This is not a hate post, and the experience i had is down to a single store. I really fell in love with the collection but due to a few reasons i was not able to get much of it. This is my experience, together with photos of products that i liked.
When i went to see/try the items i was surprised that almost everything was gone. The stock was low in the lace dresses. With only one left, and it was only 16h of the first day o launch.
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Another great disappointment was the sizing, for example the beautiful jackets go up to only size 44. Which for someone with broad shoulders and big chest is too small. The circumferences of the shoulder wholes are too small as well, this is a problem i see with other brands, but i was hoping to have a chance at snagging that brown leather jacket.
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A positive side was that they had cute tops that actually fit around the chest and were a lose fit. I managed to snag one before they were gone as well, the store i went to was quiet stock on tops.
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| Pablo Escobar`s ID. |
I started writing about his story a few times and deleted what i wrote, as it seemed unfit. Why? Writing about Pablo Escobar is not an easy task. It seems like we know everything and yet, we know nothing. And again you may ask why? The answer is simple most of our knowledge is based on Hollywood storytelling, TV series and information based on the american side of the story. But as we learnt from my post on Marilyn Monroe (The real Marilyn Monroe) not everything is as Hollywood tells it to be. With Hollywood movies and TV series we see some presistent problems such as: inconsistencies with the story, time lines being messed up, family relations being messed up and many more issues.
The Escobar story falls victim of the usual mishaps with story writing the most - some inconsistencies are minor while other are huge.
There are many myths surrounding mr.Escobar.
The begging of Pablo Escobar
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| Pablo Escobar`s first communion, Picture courtesy of http://jamesmollison.com |
Pablo Emilio Gaviria Escobar was born on 01.12.1949 to middle class family, with six siblings in the city of Rionegro, Colombia (around 50km away from Medellin). His mother – Hermilda de los Dolores Gaviria BerrÃo was a teacher and his father – Abel de Jesús Escobar Echeverri was a farmer ( he was in the cows and horses trade, when his stock got sick he lost the farm he had inherited).
Soon afterwards he entered the realm of kidnapping and drug dealing and worked his way up to become the undisputed ruler in Medellin.
The birth of Medellin Cartel
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| Pablo Escobar at the age of 22 |
His start was not so sudden his first boss in the drug world was Alvaro Prieto by the age of 26 he had already deposited around 3 million dollars.
His sister recalls that one day Pablo showed up wearing leather jacket, he asked his mother to sew in some pockets on the inside of it. So he can protect his money, also the pockets were there so Escobar could smuggle cocaine paste from Peru.
Yes in the begging cocaine came from Ecuador and Peru, Pablo had to drive his car there, bringing cocaine to his home country, then preparing it in a house in Medellin for distribution to other countries. He managed to fly under the radar for a few years because he was very discreet, something today`s drug lords fail at.
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| 1977 Mugshot of Pablo Escobar |
The reign of Pablo as El Zar de la CocaÃna (The Tsar of Cocaine) was 17 years.
The prime of the Medellin Cartel
Jaime Gaviria - his cousin, remembers that the export of drugs boomed, from 5 kilos to 1000 kilos in the span of three years. He adds that Pablo only took care of distribution and he was very imaginative and creative with it, if they needed to change a route he wold grab a map and figure out another route, choosing the right pilot and so on. |
| Pablo Escobar getting off his private airplane |
Another big part of the prime of Medellin Cartel was El Senor`s most lavish private estate.
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| Helicopter at Hacienda Napoles (now the building is in ruins) |
1978 was the year when the land for the infamous Hacienda Napoles was discovered, El Patron had paid for the 7,400-acre $63 million. A year later the hacienda was built, and it took 700 people to maintain it! On top of the main entrance you can still an air plane, this is the exact air plane Pablito personally piloted and used to smuggle cocaine in the USA.
With 750k employees, there was food on their tables, they had roof over their heads, children had places to play, learn and even heal. A big value in El Patron`s life was education, due to his behavior in his early years he was kicked out of school.
To this day there is a Neighborhood in Medellin, Colombia called Pablo Escobar.
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| Pablo Escobar neighborhood in Medellin. |
Pablo in Politics
The begging of the end of Medellin cartel became reality when Pablo tried to set foot in Politics.
A game dirtier than cocaine, he had many opponents who would scrutinize him.
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| Giving speech during election campaign |
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| Political campaign of Pablo Escobar |
The main reason why Escobar wanted to be elected to a seat in the Colombian congress was because he was fighting against extradition treaty between Colombia and America, his son recalls that his father would often say "I`d rather be in a grave in Colombia, rather than prison cell in the US".
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| Pablo Escobar in congress (in white costume) in 1984 during Congressional hearing. |
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| 1981 Pablo Escobar and Juan Pablo Escobar in front of the White House. |
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| Lesser know photo from the same day |
Due to the fact that he got elected for a seat in the Parliament, he was the official governmental representative of Colombia when Felipe González was sworn in as Prime Minister of Spain in 1982.
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| Pablo Escobar`s mansion in Miami, Florida. Before it was destroyed. |
Pablo`s life in politics was short lived, in 1989 after the assasination of his main politic opponent the minister of Justice - Rodrigo Lara Bonilla. His career came to an end and he was on the run.
La Cathedral
After a long fight with authorities Pablo Escobar decided that it was finally time to surrender. But in true El Padrino style it had to be on his own terms. His terms were simple: no extradition treaty should be signed and no authorities in a radios of 3 miles plus he will be in a cell in private prison (specifically build for the purpose). His prison cell, like his life was not the usual. La Cathedral had football pitches,TVs, satellite phones, fax, bar, Jacuzzi, disco room, doll house for his daughter, transmitters and even waterfall.
Pablo`s prison
The government of Colombia was starting to get worried that the life Pablo led in prison was not that restricted so they decided to move him, to a more strict prison conditions. During his escape only one guard was shot. There were not altercations, simply due to the sheer greatness of El Patron`s talent to think ahead of time. According to a story written by his son La Cathedral had a weak point in one of its walls, the mix of concrete was made intentionally weaker so it only would take a few kicks to make a whole in the wall.
They had broken their promise and Pablo broke his.
At the age of 25 he falls in love with his neighbor. Maria Victoria Henoa (Vicky) is 13 at the time, and her family is against their relationship. Despite that two years later Pablo and Vicky got married, no 24.February of 1977 Maria Victoria gave birth to Juan Pablo Escobar (now Sebastián MarroquÃn) and she made him the happiest man on earth. She recalls that Pablo used to love his son a lot.
His son recalls that his father was honest with him. At the age of 7 he knew that his father was a criminal and he even knew about some of the deaths Pablo had ordered. At different occasion the father had displayed different kinds of drugs and explained to his son the different types, urging him not to try, but even he wanted it was better to go to him. He also recalls that his father never changed much, he kept wearing the same brands of clothing he used to wear before he became rich, and if his children would display their fortune he would ground them.
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| Pablo`s bedroom in La Cathedral |
Pablo`s prison
The government of Colombia was starting to get worried that the life Pablo led in prison was not that restricted so they decided to move him, to a more strict prison conditions. During his escape only one guard was shot. There were not altercations, simply due to the sheer greatness of El Patron`s talent to think ahead of time. According to a story written by his son La Cathedral had a weak point in one of its walls, the mix of concrete was made intentionally weaker so it only would take a few kicks to make a whole in the wall.
They had broken their promise and Pablo broke his.
Pablo on the run
One of the biggest achievements in his life was his family, that suffered the most from his enterprise. When he was on the run he was not able to see them out of fear that something might happen. His son recalls that they were moved every two days to different locations, and once while still with Pablo their apartment building was bombed, a hit the head of the Escobar family did not took lightly. While in hiding he and his family had no access to his money, they could not even afford a bag of rice, while the fortune amounted 21 billion dollars. Poverty amidst fortune Juan Pablo remembers "I was hidden by my father ... We were literally surrounded by millions of dollars. But we were hungry because no one had the freedom to go out and buy food. That was a powerful life lesson—powerful enough to turn me away from crime. The seventh richest man on earth. Right from this time of hiding comes the myth that he burnt 2$ million to keep his family warm. His son claims that his father never burnt the money, but his father said it that due to the lack of access to money and the danger, his money were only good to set a fire with. Pablo was dedicated father and probably at the time felt helpless.The family
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| The Escobar family growing with another member - his daughter Manuela. |
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| Movie: My father`s sins (Maria Victoria Henao wife of Pablo). Courtesy of : Juan Pablo Escobar/Sebastian Marroquin |
'My father even threatened to kill his employees if they so much as smoked a joint in front of me,' he said.
This might sound outrageous to some people but i think he was a great father, judging from what i have seen on interviews with his son. One of the biggest and most values Pablo had were education, he wanted his children to be highly educated and he succeed in that aspect - his son Juan Pablo Escobar is now an architect.
His his sister Manuela was born 7 years later in 1984 and just like little Pablito she was very loved by her father and he would go to extremes to fulfill every little wish she had.When Manuela asked her father how much a billion dollars was, he responded “the value of your eyes, my princess.”There is not much information that comes directly from her, because she avoids public appearances.
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| Pablo Escobar being kissed by his wife Maria and daughter Manuela, behind them is Juan Pablo Escobar |
The death of Pablo
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| Courtesy of Cristiano Siqueria |
On December 02 of 1993, just a day after he turned 44. Pablo Escobar took the decision to end his life and save the lives of his family. He knew his phone was being monitored and tracked so he called his family. Pablo would often say to his son that the phone meant death. He was tracked and a chase on a rooftop of a house in Medellin. His cousin Luzmila recalls that he woke up that day at 12 O`clock when she left him some lunch and he asked her to come back around 3. At five past 3 as she was approaching the house where he hid, events of the day unraveled, Pablo was laying on the rooftop, dead. His son recalls that his father would often tell him that if he finds himself surrounded by enemies he would kill himself before authorities have the chance to catch him. He would put a gun to his right ear and will shoot himself. On the infamous photo of Pablo on the rooftop we can see his Sig Sauer (9mm gun), lying next to its owner. Pablo often said that he would use when he puts an end to his own life. A famous quote by him is "I can replace things, but I could never replace my wife and kids."
The day Pablo Gaviria Escobar was buried 25,000 people showed up to pay their last respect to El Señor. 25,000 people wept and cried for their hero and may be 25,000 rejoiced that a villain had been stricken down.
After Pablo`s death his family was forced to leave Colombia and change their names. His son in a fit of rage after receiving the news about his father`s death threatens to kill his enemies and to this day he is sorry for his reaction that day, up until recently he was scared of going back to his home country.
Due to his mother`s brave actions and peaceful mindset, the family was no longer in danger. There is story of her meeting with Cali cartel, and gathered all of Cali cartel bosses and mafia, 40 people attended and she made a deal - they will take everything Pablo has earned and they will split it up amongst themselves. After that they fled to Argentina, where they lived in Privacy until one day their cover was blown and they faced jail. Juan Pablo (now Sebastian Marroquin) recalls that the authorities wanted the money the Cali Cartel and mafia bosses now had, they also wanted the Escobar family to betray Pablo, his mother being the bravest woman in Colombia never gave up her husband`s name and legacy.
16 years passed and his son was able to get back to Colombia, he seeks forgiveness from his father`s victim families. Rodrigo Lara Bonilla`s son had given his his forgiveness and was spotted recently attending a mass with Sebastian Marroquin in Colombia.
The day Pablo Gaviria Escobar was buried 25,000 people showed up to pay their last respect to El Señor. 25,000 people wept and cried for their hero and may be 25,000 rejoiced that a villain had been stricken down.
After Pablo`s death his family was forced to leave Colombia and change their names. His son in a fit of rage after receiving the news about his father`s death threatens to kill his enemies and to this day he is sorry for his reaction that day, up until recently he was scared of going back to his home country.
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| The phone Pablo Escobar used that day. Courtesy of http://jamesmollison.com |
16 years passed and his son was able to get back to Colombia, he seeks forgiveness from his father`s victim families. Rodrigo Lara Bonilla`s son had given his his forgiveness and was spotted recently attending a mass with Sebastian Marroquin in Colombia.
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| Juan Pablo Escobar with Jorge Lara Restrepo. Courtesy of https://www.facebook.com/JuanPabloEscobarHenao |
It has been 24 years since Pablo Escobar was shot, and his story still captivates millions of people all over the world. 10 documentaries, 10 movies 2 tv series and more than 20 books later and we still see a lot of fiction in the portrayal of Pablo Escobar as a human, father, son, husband, brother, boss, criminal.
One of the biggest fictions his son has caught on the big and small screen is who betrayed his father. Some of the TV series claim it was his wife - Maria, but in fact it was his mother and brother. Another great miss is the fact that Pablo`s wife was never called Tata, Narcos couldn`t even get right the team Escobar supported he supported Deportivo Independiente Medellin and not Atletico Nacional.
Often in those movies we see Pablo shunning away his kids, freely smoking weed. Truth is that the loved his children so deeply that he would end meetings if they showed up, he was even ready to bring Michael Jackson to Colombia for a birthday party for his son. Everyone was threatened that if his children saw them using drugs they would be killed. We see Pablo conceiving his identity while in the USA, he never did that. He entered and left US as Pablo Escobar, without any disguise. Maria Victoria Henao never used or bought a gun. Escobar never attacked the daughter of Gilberto Rodriguez at her wedding in fact the one attacking a family was Gilberto, he put a bomb in front of a building where the Escobar family was staying. It was believed that due to the power of the explosion Manuela had lost a significant percent of her hearing ability in one of her years, later it was made clear that not Manuel but Juan Pablo was the one who lost a percentage of his hearing. You can read more of the inconsistencies we see on TV here: 28 Mistakes Narcos TV series made.
Pablo good or bad is part of world history, and his story will keep our imagination wild. There will be more movies,books and TV series to come.
Pablo is always portrayed as ruthless and heartless person, with no remorse and yes i know he left a lot of dead bodies behind and i am paying my deep respect to the victims.Splashing money for the most outrageous cars, air planes and houses, but somehow we rarely see him as the good guy giving money to poor people, building houses and football stadiums and as loving father and husband.
Some of the movies show Pablo being rude to his parents, something he never did.
Hopefully one of them will portray Pablo as well as his son`s movies and books represent his father. A movie directed by Juan Pablo is: Sins Of My Father and his books are : My father Pablo Escobar: My Father and Pablo Escobar. Il padrone del male. Another movie that i loved was Los archivos privados de Pablo Escobar
Hello,
as many of you know i have been battling depression for a few years now. Well in the past year the "battle", has turned into co-existing.
In light of Chester Bennington`s suicide i decided to write this post in hope of helping people understand what depression feels like and hopefully help someone.
What is like to have depression?
The easiest way i could describe depression to people who don`t suffer from it is as follows.
Imagine you haven`t been on a vacation for a long time you pick a sunny destination and get prepared to have the time of your life. As soon as you put your beach towel on the sand you see thunderstorm coming and you can`t help it but get back home and wait for the storm to end, but it does not end, it thunders roar and lightnings separate the dark sky. A day goes by and the storm does not calm, then another, on the third day you see a glimpse of the sun behind the clouds but at the next second its hidden behind clouds, again. The first two or three days you do not tell anyone about the bad weather, next few days you try to say something, but your voice is silent. After all you are on a vacation in a sunny place, then you make a decision - to stay and fight the bad weather, seek help or leave. The last option is the hardest, decision.
So what do i mean by this little allegory.
It is simple the sunny destination is life with happiness in it. At some point you hit a bad weather - and the best way to describe depression is bad weather. Why?
Because the sky is dark, the thunders are the bad things and lighting are our thoughts. The follow one another.
Depression is not just phase. Depression is not something you can get over easy. There are many triggers to unlock a bad episode of depression, as with any other illness depression has spike episodes and they could be fatal, and it needs treatment and involvement. Depression has no age limit, young and old suffer from it.
The fight with depression is not easy - some days you wake up and you are already tired, you lack basic happiness, appetite. Other days you wake up and you start your day okay, then make plans or schedules and by lunch you lose that motivation. Lack of motivation is also big issue, because you don`t feel like doing anything. We don`t have the "energy" to go out, take a shower, brush our teeth and more... Basically simple daily tasks such as - making your bed turn into small daily tortures. You say to yourself " i`m not going out today so i won`t brush my hair" and you don`t.... We are not lazy, we just don`t have the motivation to do it.
The glimpse of sun are the good days, when you are feeling okay, not good but okay. Days that start well, or days when something good happens and it actually makes you happy, but they are rare and don`t last long.
People suffering from depression rarely talk about it, because they often feel misunderstood by others. Once they talk they get ridiculed, people will joke about it and say that this is just a sad phase and not depression. And this is the scariest thing, depression is looked at like it is weakness or a phase, and the people with depression close up for the world, they don`t talk about it. And sometimes this leads to suicide. Not being heard while suffering is the cruelest thing you could probably suffer from. So what can you do?
Well, one simple step is to ask if they are really okay, if you can help this person. You can even call your local suicide prevention line ask for advice. Try to say words like " i listen to you", "Can i help you", "Will you explain more" simple sentences that could save a life.
A great example of discarding someone`s "cry" for help is this interview:
PSA: If you know someone, or you yourself suffer from depression, please. Please, seek help, you can call your national/local suicide prevention line and seek help. Talk to people who will understand.
i really hope that this post will help someone, that it will help people understand depression and they will treat it like a serious condition, which is life threatening.
The glimpse of sun are the good days, when you are feeling okay, not good but okay. Days that start well, or days when something good happens and it actually makes you happy, but they are rare and don`t last long.
People suffering from depression rarely talk about it, because they often feel misunderstood by others. Once they talk they get ridiculed, people will joke about it and say that this is just a sad phase and not depression. And this is the scariest thing, depression is looked at like it is weakness or a phase, and the people with depression close up for the world, they don`t talk about it. And sometimes this leads to suicide. Not being heard while suffering is the cruelest thing you could probably suffer from. So what can you do?
Well, one simple step is to ask if they are really okay, if you can help this person. You can even call your local suicide prevention line ask for advice. Try to say words like " i listen to you", "Can i help you", "Will you explain more" simple sentences that could save a life.
A great example of discarding someone`s "cry" for help is this interview:
You can see the interviewer being completely dismissive of what Chester is saying and he is even laughing thinking it is a joke. Sadly, a lot of people have similar reaction to such statements so people with depression tend to keep what they are going through to themselves. Going through hell all alone is not easy. Sometimes depression fogs up our clear thinking and in these cases the outcome is suicide. And this decision is scary, what is even scarier is the calmness that it brings. A way out of "hell", as someone that tried killing myself, it is scary to admit the comfort the idea brought. But suicide is not the way out of depression.
What helped me was the strong moral support from my family. And one of the most powerful quotes i have seen to this day is by Kim Kirkup (mother of a junior who went to a Junior High school where 4 suicides took place).
"The sad thing is, Kirkup said, “Suicide doesn’t end the pain. It just passes it on to someone else.”
My reading of this quotes is simple. You might think that you are all alone in this world but somewhere, someone in this world cares deeply about you. No matter what you think, the pain gets passed on to this person who can`t help but wonder if they could have done something to prevent it. And as depression sufferer you don`t want to doom someone to the struggle you had. Think twice before saying your life is not worth it. Because to someone it is worth than you can imagine. There is a way out, and a way to cope with depression. A simple step is to accept it and be vocal about it, seek help.PSA: If you know someone, or you yourself suffer from depression, please. Please, seek help, you can call your national/local suicide prevention line and seek help. Talk to people who will understand.
i really hope that this post will help someone, that it will help people understand depression and they will treat it like a serious condition, which is life threatening.
Hello,
as you might know, I am a huge fan of lipstick. In honor of a few days ago being National lipstick day in the USA, I decided to tell you all how I fell in love with lippies.
I had "makeup bag" since I was young, I grew up liberal parents who allowed me to wear lip gloss at a young age. I remember having one of these extremely oily roller lip gloss, like the one on the image below:
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| Courtesy of http://mmcosmetics.com |
And they look quite like the ones i used to had.
I also had one of those multi level lip gloss pallets, but after a while my mom threw it out because it expired and we never got to replace it.
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| Courtesy of https://www.snapdeal.com/ |
Later, i started playing with my mom`s make up, i remember being in 8th grade and stealing her color changing lipsticks she had a orange one and a green one. They were really old, and she later threw them away. I told her that i used one of her lipsticks and liked the color so she went and bought one for me - a cheap green one, last year those lipsticks made a huge splash in the beauty community. A lot of bloggers fell in love with the formula and the lipstick was by Poppy Lipstick queen, i think it is still available for purchase. Mine looked a bit like this:
Later, i started playing with my mom`s make up, i remember being in 8th
grade and stealing her color changing lipsticks she had a orange one
and a green one. They were really old, and she later threw them away. I
told her that i used one of her lipsticks and liked the color so she
went and bought one for me - a cheap green one, last year those
lipsticks made a huge splash in the beauty community. A lot of bloggers
fell in love with the formula and the lipstick was by Poppy Lipstick
queen, i think it is still available for purchase. Mine looked a bit
like this:
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| Courtesy http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ |
The next lipstick i bought was the lipstick that started my enormous love and search for velvet mat lipstick and the same shade of lipstick. It is a limited edition shade (I know, dumb of me to buy a beautiful one time shade...) by Catrice and the collection was called Hollywood’s FABULOUS 40ties
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| Courtesy of http://www.magi-mania.de/ |
The shade is beautiful and comes along with a pretty nail lacquer (that i love as well), since that shade i have bought around 15 more colors trying to find simillar shades to this one but with no luck. My search and love for the shade continues, while i continue scouter the counters of +Rimmel London, +Golden Rose, and +CATRICEcosmetics
*This post is not sponsored and does not contain affiliated links
*This post is not sponsored and does not contain affiliated links
Hello everyone,
As you might know, I don`t post on here very often, due to co-living with depression, which drains my energy and inspiration.
I decided to pop up and post a little wish list, for some awesome technology product I wish to review.
The first two products on my wish list are by +HP
Which makes it extremely versatile, the new generation has a 4K displayр which is pretty impressive for a laptop that can be turned into a tablet. And the inside is just as impressive as the outside, packed with 7th Generation Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2 GB GDDR5 dedicated, meaning that your graphic card won`t "eat up" your memory) graphics card you are sure to have the best experience while working. The higher standard version has impressive 16GB of ram and 512GB of storage. The ram of this laptop beats even my monster custom built PC, which to me is impressive, but take into consideration that the laptop has a C-type USB port. The laptop is also, praised as the best of the best by many reviewers on the internet. HP was also rewarded by CES for Best of innovation which is something not to look over.
Here are some more pictures of the Spectre in all four modes:
As you might know, I don`t post on here very often, due to co-living with depression, which drains my energy and inspiration.
I decided to pop up and post a little wish list, for some awesome technology product I wish to review.
The first two products on my wish list are by +HP
- The first one is the amazing HP Spectre x 360 - I fell in love with this convertible laptop last year - I saw it on a sponsored blog post and I was impressed. I never wanted or felt the need to have a laptop, but seeing this beautiful product made me re-think my stand on laptops.
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| Courtesy of http://store.hp.com/ |
- Tablet to write - as someone working in Journalism field being able to fold my laptop and tap away what I need to is pretty amazing.
- Laptop to Multitasking - this mode is pretty self-explicatory, it's for powering through e-mails, blog posts and etc.
- Media to Watch - perfect for movies and video conferences. As a movie lover, this feature will come handy when I start my movie marathons (in the span of two years I managed to watch around 350 movies.)
- Tent to Present - suitable for showing photos and presentations, again as someone who loves photography being able to show my photos is important.
Which makes it extremely versatile, the new generation has a 4K displayр which is pretty impressive for a laptop that can be turned into a tablet. And the inside is just as impressive as the outside, packed with 7th Generation Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2 GB GDDR5 dedicated, meaning that your graphic card won`t "eat up" your memory) graphics card you are sure to have the best experience while working. The higher standard version has impressive 16GB of ram and 512GB of storage. The ram of this laptop beats even my monster custom built PC, which to me is impressive, but take into consideration that the laptop has a C-type USB port. The laptop is also, praised as the best of the best by many reviewers on the internet. HP was also rewarded by CES for Best of innovation which is something not to look over.
Here are some more pictures of the Spectre in all four modes:
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| Courtesy of https://plus.google.com/+HP |
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| http://www.bestbuy.com/ |
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| Courtesy of http://store.hp.com/ |
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| Courtesy of http://www.bestbuy.com/ |
And some amazingly stylish accessories to go with the stylish Spectre:
Well, I can`t help but love the mouse, its small wireless and as stylish as the laptop.
The second one is a stylish bag for your computer, which looks extremely professional. It is suitable for people who like carrying their laptop in a stylish bag while looking extra professional.
As someone that love practical things and traveling with technology, I can`t help but love the HP Backpack. Which looks big enough to fit your laptop, a mouse, book and probably all extra cables you accessories you need.
Its small format has its positives such as:
You can carry the printer anywhere, long living battery and small sized photos are some of the great features of this printer. The photo paper is not similar to Instax, but it prints the photo right away without doing the red, yellow blue back and forth printing. You wouldn't need toners, which is also a good thing.
A negative is also the small size of the photos, they are 2 x 3-inch or 5 x 7.6 cm, which is smaller than the Instax mini photo film.
And it looks like this:
As someone who is planning to start traveling abroad having a high-quality camera is quite essential so you could be able to catch every beautiful and interesting moment. I travel a lot in my own country - Bulgaria, and some of the things I have captured with my phone are jaw dropping... Imagine how much better it will be to have a better quality camera. And as a long time user of Canon cameras, I can't help but put two of them on my wish list. Canon cameras are incredibly sturdy! I still have my Canon Powershot A470 I bought around 10 years ago and it is holding up pretty nicely! I bought the camera together with Canon Selphy CP740 which also has amazing photo printing qualities, but I don't use it much because I ran out of paper and always forget to buy a new set. The printer does the typical red, yellow then blue printing which means that the photo goes in and out 3 times before it is finished.
The product is a brand new camera from the EOS line, its Canon Eos M6 with 24 mega pixels, tilting touchscreen. The vintage look is really what makes me love the camera even more. As a blogger I am always looking for ways to improve the quality of my content, so better quality camera would be a must have. I have had my eyes on EOS M10 for a while now but seeing this really changed my mind, the new camera model has much better qualities than the M10. In this one there is an optional viewfinder attachment, you can attach to the top of it, which previous models did not have (M5). The screen is able to tilt up which allows for a tripod mount, something the EOS M5 lacked but M10 had, the touch screen also tilts to 45 degrees. From my research on M10, I remember that the AF was quite slow, which hopefully is fixed in the new model.
The camera looks like this:
And the second camera from Canon is also a vintage looking one is the Canon PowerShot G7X Mark II, this one I chose because I love taking photos and having a small camera in my bag, while the Eos M6 is more of a professional camera, this one is point and shoot. Just like the EOS M6 Canon PowerShot G7X has a vintage design. Smaller does not mean less powerful, one of my favorite youtube creators +Claire Marshall has this camera and she does the most amazing videos with it! The G7X is considered one of the best vlogging cameras on the market and many vloggers use it to vlog.
The next two products are also photography related but they are by +FUJIFILM UK
The first one is, of course, the Instax mini 90 as I already mentioned I am keen on starting and keeping photography collection of memories that lasts, and the mini 90 is the best instant camera on the market with many amazing features. The camera works with the Fujifilm mini film format.
Just like the Canon cameras what makes me love this camera, even more, is the vintage design.
And the second product by Fujifilm is, of course, their Instax share Sp-2. Why another photo Bluetooth printer someone would ask. And I rush to answer - This printer uses the same photo paper as the Instax cameras, which means that you can print whatever you want and still have the exquisite Polaroid feeling. Also, the printer is extremely stylish just like the HP one.
And the last product for today is by +Sony Xperia
It is their brand new Xperia XZ Premium. Why exactly this phone, and not an I phone or other?
Well, I had Sony Xperia Arc S which is still in use by my father and was completely in love with it, but I ran out of space for some apps, then I bought Sony Xperia Z which is a pretty sturdy phone. Excluding user error issues, such as downloading a virus which erased my whole phone media, and not having Play Memories available in Bulgaria I have no other issues.
The phone and screen are really idiot proof, the phone had been dropped a million times from different heights without being cracked. Sony discontinued the X line, and in its place put XZ. The XZ Premium has some impressive features such a 19mpx camera with video capability of 2160p which is impressive considering the fact that both Canon cameras have FullHD at 1080p.
To be honest I did not do this list to become part of the "blagging" list of bloggers. As you might have noticed from my twitter/youtube feed I have been participating in a lot of giveaways. I don`t have much hope in being contacted by any of the companies mentioned below due to many reasons such as:
And some of you would just say "why don`t you buy the products yourself" - Here in Bulgaria, 8 (Sony Xperia XZ and Fujifilm Instax mini 90) out of the 10 products mentioned below, are not for offered for sale (in store as well), meaning I would have to buy them from another country with no warranty and a steep price for import and products their self (for example a MacBook laptop will be cheaper than the Spectre alone, without import tax of 20% /1$USD is around 1.70~1,80lv/), which is a little impossible since I am a full time student and don`t work.
Well, I can`t help but love the mouse, its small wireless and as stylish as the laptop.
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| Courtesy of http://store.hp.com/ |
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| Courtesy of http://store.hp.com/ |
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| Courtesy of http://store.hp.com/ |
- The second product is HP Sprocket - a beautiful pocket sized photo Bluetooth printer
Its small format has its positives such as:
You can carry the printer anywhere, long living battery and small sized photos are some of the great features of this printer. The photo paper is not similar to Instax, but it prints the photo right away without doing the red, yellow blue back and forth printing. You wouldn't need toners, which is also a good thing.
A negative is also the small size of the photos, they are 2 x 3-inch or 5 x 7.6 cm, which is smaller than the Instax mini photo film.
And it looks like this:
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| Courtesy of http://store.hp.com/
Next two products on my list are by +Canon UK
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As someone who is planning to start traveling abroad having a high-quality camera is quite essential so you could be able to catch every beautiful and interesting moment. I travel a lot in my own country - Bulgaria, and some of the things I have captured with my phone are jaw dropping... Imagine how much better it will be to have a better quality camera. And as a long time user of Canon cameras, I can't help but put two of them on my wish list. Canon cameras are incredibly sturdy! I still have my Canon Powershot A470 I bought around 10 years ago and it is holding up pretty nicely! I bought the camera together with Canon Selphy CP740 which also has amazing photo printing qualities, but I don't use it much because I ran out of paper and always forget to buy a new set. The printer does the typical red, yellow then blue printing which means that the photo goes in and out 3 times before it is finished.
The product is a brand new camera from the EOS line, its Canon Eos M6 with 24 mega pixels, tilting touchscreen. The vintage look is really what makes me love the camera even more. As a blogger I am always looking for ways to improve the quality of my content, so better quality camera would be a must have. I have had my eyes on EOS M10 for a while now but seeing this really changed my mind, the new camera model has much better qualities than the M10. In this one there is an optional viewfinder attachment, you can attach to the top of it, which previous models did not have (M5). The screen is able to tilt up which allows for a tripod mount, something the EOS M5 lacked but M10 had, the touch screen also tilts to 45 degrees. From my research on M10, I remember that the AF was quite slow, which hopefully is fixed in the new model.
The camera looks like this:
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| Courtesy of http://www.bestbuy.com/ |
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| Courtesy of https://www.usa.canon.com/ |
The first one is, of course, the Instax mini 90 as I already mentioned I am keen on starting and keeping photography collection of memories that lasts, and the mini 90 is the best instant camera on the market with many amazing features. The camera works with the Fujifilm mini film format.
Just like the Canon cameras what makes me love this camera, even more, is the vintage design.
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| Courtesy of http://www.bestbuy.com/ |
And the second product by Fujifilm is, of course, their Instax share Sp-2. Why another photo Bluetooth printer someone would ask. And I rush to answer - This printer uses the same photo paper as the Instax cameras, which means that you can print whatever you want and still have the exquisite Polaroid feeling. Also, the printer is extremely stylish just like the HP one.
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| Courtesy of http://www.bestbuy.com/ |
It is their brand new Xperia XZ Premium. Why exactly this phone, and not an I phone or other?
Well, I had Sony Xperia Arc S which is still in use by my father and was completely in love with it, but I ran out of space for some apps, then I bought Sony Xperia Z which is a pretty sturdy phone. Excluding user error issues, such as downloading a virus which erased my whole phone media, and not having Play Memories available in Bulgaria I have no other issues.
The phone and screen are really idiot proof, the phone had been dropped a million times from different heights without being cracked. Sony discontinued the X line, and in its place put XZ. The XZ Premium has some impressive features such a 19mpx camera with video capability of 2160p which is impressive considering the fact that both Canon cameras have FullHD at 1080p.
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| Courtesy of http://www.bestbuy.com/ |
- The companies mentioned below would like working with bigger bloggers with a bigger audience that would bring more traffic and purchases to the company.
- There are much better small scale bloggers than me who deserve to collaborate with the big companies.
And some of you would just say "why don`t you buy the products yourself" - Here in Bulgaria, 8 (Sony Xperia XZ and Fujifilm Instax mini 90) out of the 10 products mentioned below, are not for offered for sale (in store as well), meaning I would have to buy them from another country with no warranty and a steep price for import and products their self (for example a MacBook laptop will be cheaper than the Spectre alone, without import tax of 20% /1$USD is around 1.70~1,80lv/), which is a little impossible since I am a full time student and don`t work.
Well, thats all for now. If this post does well I would do some more interesting technology wish lists since I have a whole board on Pinterest (Products I wish to Review)
*This post is not sponsored and has no affiliate links.
*This post is not sponsored and has no affiliate links.
Hello everyone,
as you might have noticed i have been absent from my pretty much through the whole 2016. There are a few reasons for that :
One of the main reasons for my silence was the lack of inspiration. I really aim to have a honest blog, where i post mostly because i want to share with you about an amazing product, story or something else.
The second reason was lack of time, i don`t know ho or why but i rarely had the time to go on here and post something. It was like i wake up and poof its already 18h. and i`m going/getting back from university.
Another reason for my absence was my depression,which contributed to the lack of inspiration i had to post, on 29.08 i lost my Bunny who was a huge part of my life and hardly recovered from the loss. i know it sounds horrible because that is "just a pet" but it was like a kid in our household.
There are many more reasons why i did not post. But hopefully 2017 will bring more inspiration and reasons to blog.
Currently i am following the new year new me mantra and i am changing a few things on the blog.
First the hello beautiful ladies and bad gentleman, i start my blog with dies and hello everyone comes on its place.
I am chaining the main theme which is biker "stuff" and i am looking for another theme, not sure what but i will just try and go with the flow.
That`s all for now.
I hope you will like the changes i am about to make with my blog, and you will follow me down the journey of discovering new things to love in life.
Love,
as you might have noticed i have been absent from my pretty much through the whole 2016. There are a few reasons for that :
One of the main reasons for my silence was the lack of inspiration. I really aim to have a honest blog, where i post mostly because i want to share with you about an amazing product, story or something else.
The second reason was lack of time, i don`t know ho or why but i rarely had the time to go on here and post something. It was like i wake up and poof its already 18h. and i`m going/getting back from university.
Another reason for my absence was my depression,which contributed to the lack of inspiration i had to post, on 29.08 i lost my Bunny who was a huge part of my life and hardly recovered from the loss. i know it sounds horrible because that is "just a pet" but it was like a kid in our household.
There are many more reasons why i did not post. But hopefully 2017 will bring more inspiration and reasons to blog.
Currently i am following the new year new me mantra and i am changing a few things on the blog.
First the hello beautiful ladies and bad gentleman, i start my blog with dies and hello everyone comes on its place.
I am chaining the main theme which is biker "stuff" and i am looking for another theme, not sure what but i will just try and go with the flow.
That`s all for now.
I hope you will like the changes i am about to make with my blog, and you will follow me down the journey of discovering new things to love in life.
Love,
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