It’s not Valentine’s Day if you don’t get a chocolate, and here we suggest some good and original ideas to give you a pinch of happiness and love. Are you ready to surprise ? Happy Valentine’s Day!

• Limited edition chocolates for Valentine’s Day by Charlotte Dusart https://charlottedusart.com

Bisou Boisou

Milan’s best-loved Belgian chocolatier launches new creation.

A red and electric blue boîte with a sliding cover on which two stylized faces are drawn. By scrolling this cover, the couples mix at will: the young curly-haired man can kiss the ponytailed woman, the white-bearded man instead can choose the elegant girl with a hat, but it is also the curly-haired man who can kiss the “bearded” one, or the woman with the hat kiss the one with the ponytail.

There are three compartments inside: in the two side compartments are 12 heart-shaped pralines in irresistible flavors – Cheesecake & Strawberry, Champagne, Caramel & Salted Butter with Crispy Gianduia on one side; White Cream, Apricot & Sparkling Sugar, Black Sesame Praline & Passion Fruit, and Crispy Hazelnut Praline. Under each a witty phrase or delightful designs of hearts and lips.

In the center instead, starring the Dubai Bar, a thick milk chocolate bar filled with a pistachio praline, pistachio cream and kataifi paste .

. The choco collection of Simona Solbiati

https://www.solbiaticioccolato.it

With the heart on the sleeve for Valentine’s Day

Delicious heart-shaped pralines, lacquered deep red with a soft filling available in variants: eggnog, Tonka bean or chili.

Make a wish for Valentine’s Day

Small milk and dark chocolate locks, accompanied by their keys, enclosed within a large dark chocolate heart.

. The artisanal chocolates of T’a Milan

Hearts selection of 25 chocolates for Valentine’s Day https://tamilano.com

It is a precious heart-shaped casket, decorated in gold, enclosing 25 quality chocolate hearts. Made with Grand Cru chocolate from Venezuela, processed in purity by T’a Milano’s master chocolatiers, they are an ode to sweetness and romance

Ciocolips

Valentine’s Day chocolates as kisses.

Fun and colorful these 24 lip-shaped chocolates with gourmet chocolate sheer and soft fillings . The quality of ingredients, the freshness and authenticity of the best raw materials, and Italian artisan production combine with a refined design

Get ready for a sensory journey where colors and flavors explode in your mouth with Dark Brown (dark chocolate with orange filling), Gold (white chocolate with caramel filling), Red (white chocolate with dark filling), Brown (milk chocolate with hazelnut filling), Fuchsia (white chocolate with passion fruit filling) and Pink (ruby pink chocolate with pistachio filling).

. Visionary pastry chef Fabrizio Racca‘s chocolate for Valentine’s Day.

“Ep.2 – Closer Together”

A refined dark chocolate and raspberry log.https://www.fabrizioracca.it/i-miei-desserts/ Racca interprets love as a universal concept, free from preconceptions, and translates it into an exclusive dessert, capable of combining taste and emotion.(photo credits Pepe Photography)

. James Milan

The box of chocolates and cake for Valentine’s Day

Tasty and elegant, you can also buy them with cake, ruby red wrapped in a velvety dark chocolate mousse and a delicate heart of almond praline with a spicy touch of ginger, enhanced by lychee and a hint of salty crunch. https://giacomomilano.com/it/

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– Health begins in the kitchen. How important is it to promote education in this regard?

Nutrition education should be a pillar of socialization, starting in the family and school, and nowadays even online. However, it is not. We delude ourselves that we know what it means to eat well, but we often just appreciate the taste or authenticity of certain products without really understanding what we are consuming. In the age of knowledge, social and artificial intelligence, we paradoxically know a lot about many things, but little about what we put on our plates: the nutrients, the impact on our well-being, the ideal portions. We engage in cooking passionately – courses, videos, recipes on social – but rarely delve into what it really means to nourish ourselves. Educating ourselves about food means gaining freedom: consciously choosing a balanced diet, with the right caloric intake, the best nutrients, and without giving up pleasure. It is not just balance; it is also knowing how to indulge in some excess, but in the context of overall balance. Eating well is a form of mindfulness, an act of love toward ourselves and others.

– Why is the Mediterranean diet fundamental to our society socially and culturally?

The Mediterranean diet is not simply a set of dietary rules, but a method, a tool for building a balanced and adaptive lifestyle. It has deep roots in our culture and history, but it is also surprisingly modern. In different eras and different socio-economic contexts, the Mediterranean diet has guided us in making conscious choices: what to eat, how to balance the calories we take in with the calories we spend, how to live leisure time, socialize, rest. It is a model that does not impose, but adapts, promoting well-being and longevity. It is precisely this ability to adapt to individual needs that makes it compatible with precision nutrition, one of the challenges of our future. It is a method that evolves with us, respecting the diversity of each person, keeping balance at the center. In contrast, diets as commonly understood are rigid, ideological, geared toward short-term goals such as weight loss. They cannot offer the lasting well-being that the Mediterranean diet guarantees instead, through a multidisciplinary perspective that values taste, health and sociality. This approach, which combines tradition and innovation, is also a response to our need for awareness in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. A way to stay true to ourselves, without giving up the opportunity to look forward.

– In your latest book, “I-Food, How to Evade Food Ideology?” you talk about the “iPhoneization” of nutrition. Can you explain what you mean and what are the possible consequences of this process-fashion?

In my book, I promote the Mediterranean diet as a dynamic method that embraces individual diversity and evolves over time, and I introduce the concept of precision nutrition as a tool for designing a personalized lifestyle geared toward wellness and longevity.I strongly oppose the “coercive” or “totalitarian” tools that some governments, international institutions or commercial lobbies are trying to impose to address complex problems such as poor nutrition, obesity and noncommunicable diseases. Solutions such as front-of-pack stamps-for example, the Nutriscore-or purpose fees on fat and sugar, and even the so-called planetary diet, propose standardized approaches that undermine consumer freedom of choice. These tools favor large-scale food production at the expense of local production, culinary traditions, and cultural diversity. When I speak of the “iPhoneization” of nutrition, I am referring precisely to this tendency to standardize everything, making food a standard product, devoid of roots and personality, the same for everyone. It is a process that risks flattening not only flavors, but also our ability to choose and value the cultural heritage that food represents. We must oppose this standardization, promoting a model that is instead free, inclusive and capable of respecting local identities and individual needs.

– This newspaper is about lifestyle. What do you think about young people relying on social media to choose what to eat, leaning toward places with more photogenic dishes than anything else?

Social media can be useful for discovering new ideas and trends, but their effectiveness depends on the critical sense with which they are used. Relying solely on the “photogenic” appearance of a dish risks reducing food to an aesthetic element, neglecting its primary function: nourishing the body and mind in a balanced way. The real challenge, however, will come with artificial intelligence. Soon, chatbots and AI agents will be able to recommend what to eat based on our physical and mental state, offering an unprecedented level of personalization. This represents a tremendous opportunity to improve food choices, but also a potential risk if AI is not managed transparently and ethically. Technology should be an ally for awareness and well-being, not a substitute for our critical sense. It is up to us to maintain control and use these tools to enhance, not limit, our freedom of choice.

– Is it fair to say that the Mediterranean diet offers a valuable return to basics with a sustainable approach?

If by “back to basics” we mean recovering Aristotelian balance and Socratic critical sense, then yes, the Mediterranean diet represents a valuable return. It is not a rigid or static diet, but a method, a lifestyle that evolves with the times and adapts to individual and collective needs. The strength of the Mediterranean diet lies precisely in its flexibility: it is a model that promotes well-being and awareness, responding to contemporary needs without ever losing sight of its cultural roots. In this sense, it is a powerful tool for sustainable growth, not only environmentally, but also economically and socially. The Mediterranean diet is not just food: it is a balance between tradition and innovation, between pleasure and responsibility, a method that invites us to live better, respecting ourselves and the world around us.

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Tradition pushes us toward holiday shopping

And indeed, gifts should never go out of style; receiving a gift is nice, giving it even more so.

Here are some insights for you.

We start with the classic

Last minute chocolate Christmas gifts

Charlotte Dusart

Belgian chocolate shop https://charlottedusart.com/dion Milan’s Via Eustachi is among the best loved by adults and children alike.

Advent Calendar by Charlotte Dusart

Charlotte Dusart’s Advent Calendar is now a cult, limited edition piece that you can also purchase online.

Every day sweet surprises in the boxes, from artisanal pralines the Quatre Épices with white pepper, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon or ginger; to chocolates with Champagne and the Panettone one. (42 €)

Filled Chocolate Snowflake

Brand new is a chocolate snowflake, with a stylized shape, filled with pistachio and raspberry cremino. (28 €)

Seraphim the chic penguin

Seraphim, a stylized penguin made of 71% Madagascar dark chocolate and filled with a delicious gianduia with roasted hazelnuts (€24) and

the Chic Penguin, who wears his most elegant bow tie for the holidays and is made of caramel chocolate with salt flower ( €20).

Leo tablets

The Turin-based company https://pastiglieleone.com/divenutafamous with Leone Pastilles is a true happiness factory. Not everyone knows that Leone has real Christmas goodies with which you can give a dash of magic

Colorful, magical, bringing good cheer is the Candyland Advent Calendar , filled with candies and Leone chocolates, ready to give a taste of Christmas magic for each day of December (€14.90) .

The Tin Jug Carillon filled with pralines with fruit jelly hearts, playing the melody of Wish You a Merry Christmas (€19.90).

www.pastiglieleone.com

Enrico Rizzi

A sensory journey to the chocolate factory plus shopping for single-origin bars

In the heart of Milan, inside a late 18th century stable at 18 Gian Giacomo Mora Street, Enrico Rizzi http://www.fabbricadelcioccolato.comhainaugurated the “Chocolate Factory,” the first “bean to bar” factory in the city center.
The roasting room, chocolate library, and laboratory area, for processing cocoa beans, await you; you will be enraptured by the aroma. You will also virtually explore a cocoa plantation in Peru.

Of course, the visit concludes with a guided tasting of three to five single-origin chocolates, including the highly prized Venezuelan varieties Chuao and Porcelana.

If you want to do Shopping as well, you have the choice of 18 “grand cru” bars declined in white, milk, fondant and mass, each strictly vintage, single-origin

Last Minute Christmas Gifts Books

Readings never go out of style

Son of the Bar – Mattia Pastori

Raised among the tables and the bar of his family’s bar, Mattia Pastori is one of the most influential figures in Italian mixology. Founder of Nonsolococktails, Italy’s first integrated beverage services agency, he has today published his first book, Il Figlio del Bar, A personal and engaging tale that, enriched by 40 recipes including classics and signatures, aims to inspire new generations of bartenders and industry enthusiasts.

Publisher new techniques (36, 90 €)

Chameleon’s Guide to Coffees and Coffee Roasters of Italy 2024-25

It is the only guide in Italy dedicated to the world of coffee and all its nuances. Coffee lovers is the book for you, find your trusted coffee roaster!

The four-handed work by Andrej Godina, a coffee expert and PhD in Science, Technology and Economics in the Coffee Industry, and Mauro Illiano, a lawyer, journalist and coffee expert, is the result of a whole year of work on research, in-depth study, tasting and sensory analysis of coffee

The Chameleon Guide from the new year will land a collaboration with Gambero Rosso

23,74 €

Last Minute Christmas Gifts for the Home

A Modo Mio Jolie Evo by Lavazza

It is Lavazza’s new espresso machine with a sleek and modern design to make real Italian espresso at home as well as at the bar thanks to Barista Technology.

Available in five color variants, including the Christmas shades green and red, as well as the classic colors white, gray, and black, Jolie Evo allows the use of an espresso cup or a long coffee mug.

Last Minute Christmas Gifts to give more flavor to the holiday season

Limited Edition StarbucksAt Home

Starbucks Toffee Nut by Nespresso, a drink made from the same 100% Arabica coffee beans used in Starbucks coffee shops, flavored with caramel and roasted hazelnuts

Starbucks Toffee Nut Latte by Nescafé Dolce Gusto, a true in-cup treat with a sweet, enveloping caramel flavor that combines with the warmth of roasted hazelnuts in a blend of espresso and creamy milk for an unforgettable treat.

3.99 € Starbucks Toffee Nut by Nespresso

5.29€ Starbucks Toffee Nut Latte by Nescafé Dolce Gusto

Last Minute Christmas Gifts to Give Sparkle

Sodastream

To create Christmas drinks with an unmistakable sparkle

The new Christmas limited edition is SodaStream Art Gold Limited Edition,

Art is the designer carbonator that turns tap water into sparkling water and drinks, replacing disposable plastic bottles.

The special Christmas edition comes in white and gold trim. On sale at www.sodastream.it ($139.90 )

Last Minute Christmas Gifts Wellness and Natural Cosmetics

Retinol Serum by Alkemy

A highly concentrated anti-aging facial serum enriched with 2% retinol microcapsules designed to smooth and elasticize the skin by reducing the formation of fine lines and wrinkles for a brighter appearance.

It is among the new arrivals from Alkemy, a natural-origin cosmetics brand from Turin conceived as a wellness and beauty project by women for women“Due to its skin-regenerating property, retinol, one of the forms of vitamin A, stimulates the production of collagen and elastin, which promotes cell renewal giving visibly softer and smoother skin.

Aroma-zone

Several aromatic and nourishing gift ideas from the French company most loved by young people and all lovers of 100% natural products.

It is Aroma-Zone that has also won over the Italian public.

Spilathes and Hyaluronic Acid Serum is an innovative product formulated in-house at Aroma-Zone to prevent and reduce wrinkles, thanks to two powerful natural ingredients: Spilathes and Wild Lavender. With its unique formula enriched with hyaluronic acid, Cacay oil and Astragalus, it helps strengthen the skin barrier, prevent collagen breakdown and combat oxidative stress. Ideal for mature, dry or very dry skin, this serum maintains smoother, firmer and visibly more radiant skin.

Ideal for giving a moment of daily skin care, perfect for those who want to maintain fresh, supple and plumped skin.

Price: $9.95

Link: Spilanthes and Hyaluronic Acid Serum.

Gift ideas for fashionable little girls

the line Yummiland by MGA Entertaiments

Lip Gloss Doll Character

Lip Gloss Dolls! 6 fragrant heroines with a mission: to protect their sweet world thanks to their superpowers that activate with a swipe of gloss. Callie Birthday Cake, Maya Watermelon, Rory Bluberry, Piper Peach, Bianca Bubblegum and Greta Grape.

It is also possible to create their very own lip gloss thanks to the ingredients in each package: base, aroma and fragrance, just shake them and the magic is done!

Suggested price: €14.99

Lip Gloss Track

the Lip Gloss Tracker to create stunning and glamorous lip glosses! The set includes everything you need to have custom lip glosses right from the track: lip gloss base, fragrance, glitter and a cute straw. ( 44,99 €)

Large Doll + Num Nom Lip Gloss

Each doll has real hair to style and a fantastic Num Nom Lip Balm Pet in irresistible flavors, such as Rory Blueberry or Callie Birthday Cake. (36,99€)

Happy Christmas shopping!

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It is the light of the golden hour, before sunset that makes the atmosphere of the new Imperial campaign romantic and mysterious, in which the protagonists show themselves proud and seductive .

Imperial https://www.imperialfashion.com/it/it is the brand born from the winning intuition of entrepreneurs Adriano Aere and Emilia Giberti. It is not just any ready-made fashion, but an interpretation of current reality as a film through original clothes and looks.

In the new Imperial campaign, cosmopolitan and modern women reflect the urban essence of metropolises in their clothing. Comfort and style come together creating outfits perfect for accompanying them from morning to evening, expressing their personality in every detail. They are elegant, sporty, powerful.

Timeless designs designed for outerwear, such as structured blazers and the timeless aviator jackets that entered the collective imagination thanks to iconic films like Top Gun, become the core of energetic, urban looks. While pleated , flounced, mini or longuette skirts flank refined wrap dresses, enhancing a contemporary and feisty femininity. Exclusive designs, a true highlight of current and contemporary looks.

And for those who want a bolder, rockier touch, there is no shortage of leatherette fabrics and animal patterns, ever-present elements of the ‘urban jungle,’ still among the most beloved by fashionistas. Casual and determined, without sacrificing elegance, Imperial women thus make every moment of the day their own stage.

Must-have winter clothing and accessories meet a vibrant storytelling, made unique by the exclusive perspective of the shots, capable of telling new ways of understanding fashion and femininity.

L'articolo IMPERIAL 2024 the feisty woman proviene da Fashionlife Magazine.

Today we discuss this with Dr. Simona Nichetti, an expert in aesthetic medicine and antiaging therapy.

How can we counteract the natural aging of the face? How to implement 3D facial rejuvenation?

Global facial aging, Dr. Nichetti explains, involves the resorption of bone tissue and the slippage of fatty tissue to the more sloping areas due to the effect of gravity, as well as the loss of muscle tone, a thinning of the dermis, and a consequent thickening and alteration of the epidermis.

The senescence process also causes an alteration in the production/distribution of skin pigment (melanin) resulting in the appearance of skin spots.

What are the 3D remodeling strategies? And what are the various techniques used?

The evolution of aesthetic medicine, when faced with the issue of skin aging, has responded quickly by fielding techniques to counteract this problem.

Through the use of hyaluronic acid of different molecular weights, explains dr.ssa Nichetti, we will aim at restoring the volumes of the face through the use of “structured” hyaluronic acid injected deeply, this method will also allow us to counteract sagging, continuing with a medium concentration hyaluronic acid for filling wrinkles and depressions (nasogenic and marionette wrinkles, glabella) and finally with the use of “light “hyaluronic acid to correct small wrinkles (such as crow’s feet etc…).

The use of these products ensures results that are more natural and in harmony with the patient’s needs.

Another technique used is the biorevitalization which aims to “revive” the dermis resulting in increased hydration and firmness, while the use of peeling will be employed to stimulate epidermal renewal, erase blemishes and the “web” of superficial wrinkles due to photoaging.

The use of botulinum toxin will be used for correction of the upper third of the face, due to contractions of the muscles responsible for facial expression.

Regarding the over 40s, it is advisable to precede the three-dimensional facial treatment about 30 days earlier with a bioregeneration session with synthetic tissue growth factors with the aim of “awakening” the metabolic activity of fibroblasts (pivotal cells in the aging process).

This comprehensive approach will allow working on all planes so as to restore a refreshed, but not artifactual face following a physiological harmony of volumes and depressions, reinforced by regenerative medicine “strategies” to restore the physiological functions of the dermis, epidermis and muscle.

All this is done without invasive surgical procedures, while also ensuring rapid recovery times.

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It must be said, therefore, that while some filters seem to not distort the connotations more in reality they still falsify the
reality, erasing the flaws on other people’s faces, and leading us to regard our natural face as wrong no matter what.
All of this, therefore, can take a heavy toll on younger and psychologically weaker people, who may not have
the tools to fully understand and comprehend the use of social media and may mature very negative and harmful thoughts.
To this day, even make-up must simulate what is the result of an application, a real change and upheaval in the
fashion and in costume. A real dysmorphism, so much so that in some cases those who are affected by it seek medical attention
aesthetic by bringing in their own reference photo edited from an app, hoping to then have the same end result.

So the question arises, is the far too light use of filters condemnable? Since I am no longer a tool
funny and sometimes useful for disguising some imperfection, but an integral part of the social game, to the point of distorting
The truth without our realizing it.

“In conclusion, have the standards of beauty gone so far that we can no longer accept ourselves for who we are?”

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