MY NYC GUIDE: SHOPPING

Shopping in New York is an extraordinary experience. It really is the city where you can find EVERYTHING! Think of one thing, the most absurd that comes to mind and you will never find in a shop in your town: in New York you’ll find it!

In the Big Apple you can find the superheroes shop (where you can buy capes and X-ray goggles) to that that only sells buttons (modern, vintage but also hand-painted). There is the enchants emporium where you can play the young witch role or that dollhouse for the most romantics. There are upside shops, stairs made of candy, incredible handmade jewelry and an entire building dedicated to the Lego of all types; from luxury brands to emerging designers, from second-hand boutiques and charity shops tovintage for all tastes and budgets, from department stores that have the extension of an entire country to buildings that house 5 floors of just shoes (hello, Designer Shoes Warehouse!), it is really worth to reserve at least two days for shopping when visiting the city: you will return home full of wonders, even spending ludicrous!

In this second part of my guide to New York I decided to talk you through the boutiques and nice little shops that I found in the Big Apple (with particular attention to the vintage, because, well,?you know me).

Let me know what you think of this guide and if you have visited one of these stores – or if there are others that are worth visiting and you want to suggest me!

Artists & Fleas is a kind of market where it is possible to find all sort of things : make-up bags, clothes, jewelry, candles ?flamingo shaped headdress, design objects for home or pet accessories. Every weekend there is an alternation of approximately 60 vendors – including designers, artisans, collectors and artists of all kinds – who sell their products – and it’s always a hunt for the best deal! The original A&F is located in Williamsburg (which by the way is considered one of the trendiest neighborhoods in the world), but recently a new one has in the heart of the Chelsea Market (if you have five minutes, here’s my post dedicated to Chelsea) .

L?originale si trova a Williamsburg (considerata uno dei quartieri pi? trendy del mondo), ma recentemente un?altra sede ha aperto nel cuore del Chelsea Market (se avete cinque minuti di tempo, qui trovate il mio post dedicato a Chelsea).

Us girls we love Ricky’s! It is a supply store for hairdressers and beauticians that has basically everything you could ever possibly need! At Ricky’s you can find all the most famous brands together with the niche or low-cost ones (such as NYX), wigs of all colors and kinds, glitters and endless shelves of false eyelashes and nail polishes – as well as any accessory or hair product ever invented (they have an assortment of over 80 different brushes, electric curlers, strange thingamabobs for to dry your curls). Of course there’s also creams and body scrubs, makeup, face masks, tattoo stickers… oh, and there’s a hairdresser into it, too!
It is impossible to leave the store empty handed!

Si tratta di un negozio di forniture per parrucchieri ed estetica che ha praticamente TUTTO. Da Ricky?s potete trovare tutte le marche pi? famose, quelle specifiche per make-up artist ed anche altre di nicchia o low-cost (come NYX), parrucche di tutti i colori e generi, glitter, espositori interi di ciglia finte e scaffali infiniti pieni di smalti. Oltre che a qualsiasi accessorio o prodotto per capelli inventato dall?uomo (hanno un assortimento di pi? di 80 spazzole diverse), bigodini elettrici, strani aggeggi per l?asciugatura dei ricci – ma anche creme e scrub per il corpo, tattoo adesivi?.?oh, e c’? anche un parrucchiere all’interno se vi dovesse servire! Insomma, ? impossibile che ne usciate a mani vuote!?