Spikes and Studs...

Hi guys,

Today's post is going to be the first of many outfit ideas. Each post will be based around a theme, this one, as you can see from the title, is Spikes and Studs. I love the edginess of this look, it was inspired by the wonderful Jasmine from WildYoungThing on Youtube. She is lovely and I love her style, make sure you go check her out if you haven't already!

Here's the look I put together...

 

Where to get everything...

Studded collar biker jacket- H&M £34.99

Black cat arizona vest- Topshop £22.00

High waisted treggings- Topshop £25.00

Black leather studded boots- Office *on sale* £45.00

Silver spike necklace- Newlook £4.99

Silver eye cuff- Newlook £3.99

Studded shopper bag- Boohoo £25.00

 

Thanks for taking a look

 

Vicky x

Revlon Nearly Naked review and comparison to Colorstay

Hi guys, today's post is a review of the new Revlon Nearly Naked foundation. I thought I would also compare it to the Revlon Colorstay foundation. I've been using the Nearly naked foundation for a few days now and I have to say I'm really liking it!

Colour
First the colour/shade, I'm very pale so I have the lightest shade in both which is Ivory. The Colorstay is a perfect match for me and very suitable for pale skin, I would say its the best foundation you can get for pale skin at the drugstore. The Nearly Naked foundation however appears to be a slightly darker colour, despite being in the same shade. However when applied to the skin it is still a perfect match, I'm not sure is it just looks different in the bottle or whether it just blends out nicely.

Consistency
The Colorstay is quite a thick consistency and gives and medium, but build able, coverage. The Nearly naked foundation is the complete opposite. It is a thin and quite liquidy consistency. Because of this it provides light to medium coverage depending on the amount you apply.

Staying power
From the name you can tell that the Colorstay has fantastic staying power, it wears really nicely and on my combination skin it doesn't get too shiny throughout the day. With the Nearly Naked foundation I wasn't expecting it to last well on my skin as most light foundations don't. However I was pleasantly surprised! It lasted beautifully on my skin and didn't get shiny throughout the day.

Overall I am really impressed with the Nearly Naked foundation and I love having both the Colorstay and the Nearly Naked foundation in my make up collection. The Colorstay is great when you want full coverage and, as it only has a low spf, it would be good for photos. The Nearly Naked is perfect for everyday, I think it will be great in summer as it has an spf of 20.

Thanks for reading,

Vicky x

Current deals and sales #2

This is my second 'current deals and sales' post and I want to do them on a more regular basis, starting with this one! Just to inform people who don't know, these posts will be a few of the current offers that are going on. Hope you enjoy!

Body Shop
The first deal is from the Body shop, they are offering 35% off all online purchases over £5, plus free delivery! To get this deal you need to use the code VALENTINE.

Dorothy Perkins
Dorothy Perkins are offering £5 off in-store when you spend over £30. You can get this deal from voucher websites and apps such as vouchercodes.co.uk.

ASOS
ASOS are having their final 70% of clearance, it's you last chance to grab a bargain from their big sale. There is still some great stuff left, I may have made a little order yesterday!

Thanks for reading,

Vicky x

Affordable fragrances for valentines day

Valentines day is coming up, so I thought I'd let you know about some of my favourite affordable perfumes. This may give you an idea of a gift for your special someone, or something to wear yourself on valentines day.

The first is definetly the cheapest, it's the Love Hearts strawberry eau de toilette. At just £5 for 30ml it's a great bargain. But dont let the price tag fool you, it smells great. Its very sweet, girly and a perfect valentine scent for a girly girl.

My next choice is the Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy. But I think any of the Britney Spears perfumes are great, Midnight fantasy is just my personal favourite. It is fruity and flirty, but still has a slight muskiness to it as it has vanilla as a base note. This perfume is about £20 for 30ml which I think is a great price.



Next is the Beyonce Heat perfume, this is another one of my personal favourites. Like the Midnight fantasy it is fruity with a hint of muskiness, however the smell is slightly less sharper than the midnight fantasy. This is also about £20 for 30ml.

My final choice is the most expensive, however i would still consider it to be affordable considering the price of most perfumes. It's Vera Wang Princess, not only does the heart shape bottle perfectly fit with the valentines theme but the smell does to. When I smell this perfume I think 'romance', its soft and sexy but still sweet and flirty at the same time. This is about £34 for 30ml.

Whether your spending valentines day alone or with someone special you can still get in the spirit and smell great! Hope you have a brilliant valentines day, however you spend it.

P.S. All the perfumes mentioned are available at boots who currently have 10% on their perfumes!

Thanks for reading,
Vicky x