Love in Italy

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-Saturday May 27th-

Today is I cento giorni! And we are all super excited! I woke up early today to shower and have Aunt Stella do my nails.

It's twelve o'clock right now and after I eat lunch, I'm heading over to Amara's so we can get ready. Even though Rafael and I are going together and Amara and Matteo are going together, we decided to all go as a group, since Gabby didn't have a date.

"Nat lunch!" Aunt Stella calls.

"Coming!"

I rush downstairs and take a seat at the table.

"What time are we going to Amara's again, Nat?" Aunt Stella asks, sitting down at the table.

"Right after lunch. I just need to grab my makeup bag, shoes, and some stuff for my hair, then we can leave."

"Okay. Ricco's home today so we can take the car. That way, we don't have to walk in the heat."

"Alright."

I finish eating my lunch and then head upstairs to my room. I grab my purse, shoes, makeup bag, and a few other things before walking downstairs.

"I'm ready." I say, placing everything on the kitchen counter.

"Well, let's go then."

Aunt Stella and I walk out to the car. I get in and place everything on my lap.

We get to Amara's in no time.

I knock on Amara's door and wait for her to answer.

"Good, you're here!" Amara says, opening the door. Aunt Stella and I walk up to Amara's room where Gabby and her mom were waiting.

"Okay, so I say we do hair and makeup first. Then we'll put on our dresses and take pictures." Amara suggests.

"Yeah sure. Hair first?" I ask.

"Yup."

I sit at Amara's vanity, where she has three chairs set up. Aunt Stella and I practiced the hairstyle she was going to do the other day, so hopefully it comes out okay.

I scroll on my phone occasionally looking up, as Aunt Stella does my hair.

"All done." She says.

I turn to the side and look in the mirror. My hair was pulled into a bun with a crown braid. There are a few pieces Aunt Stella left out of the hair-do to frame my face. "It looks awesome, Aunt Stella." I reply, grabbing my makeup bag from Amara's desk.

I don't really like a ton of makeup. Usually I just wear mascara, lip gloss, and blush, sometimes eyeliner. But today I decide to do a little more. I start by putting on foundation. Then I apply my eyeshadow, eyeliner, and mascara. Next I do blush and highlighter. After that, I put on my lipstick. I start by lining my lip with lip liner. Then I put on the actual lipstick, which is a pinkish-nude color. I don't really know how to describe it. After I put on the lipstick, I add a clear lip gloss on top. All done!

"Are you guys done yet?" I ask.

Amara tends to do a full face, but it's much heavier than mine. Gabby does makeup sort of like mine. She's not a big makeup fan either.

"Almost." Amara says, putting on her mascara.

"I'm done." Gabby says putting away her lipstick.

Gabby and I wait for Amara to finish before we put on our dresses.

"Alright, I'm done."

"Now let's go put on our dresses! Gabby, you first." Amara says, passing Gabby her dress.