Friday 28 March 2014

Boots Haul

Hey Everyone! So I went into Boots today just for a nosey but lets face it a nosey always ends up costing us 20 or 30 euro! so I decided to do a quick post on what I purchased :) hope you enjoy :)

Rimmel London Scandal Eyes Waterproof Gel Eyeliner

As some of you may know from my previous blog posts I am terrible at doing eyeliner, but I tried the Maybelline Gel Liner before and it was so much easier to apply and to clean up if I made mistakes, which I always do. I seen this in boots and decided to try it because it was cheaper than the Maybelline Gel Liner. fingers crossed this Liner is as good as the Maybelline. Once I have tried it I will do a Review for you all :) The Rimmel London Gel Liner cost 8.99 Euro.
The Eyeliner comes in a 2.4g tub and also comes with a application brush.

Soap & Glory Dr Spot Break Out Clearing Gel

When I seen this I had to buy it to try it out, I ALWAYS break out in spots, I drink loads of water and wash my face everyday so I decided to give it a try and hope it works! It was also on special which was an added bonus, it cost me 6.65 euro but the original prices is 9.99 euro, which is slightly expensive for such a small tube, but if it works it will be worth it.
The Tube size is 15ml

Rimmel London 1 Love Lasting Finish
239 Your Majesty

Another thing I love to buy is nail varnish! This nail varnish caught my eye because it is sparkly and sliver, and Boots have a 3 for 2 deal at the moment on Rimmel products. Im going to try this varnish out later so I will post a picture up on my Twitter account. This nail varnish cost 4.49 Euro but I got it free on the 3 for 2 deal.

Rimmel London 60 Seconds
320 Rapid Ruby

I have a few red nail varnish's but most of them dried out and this red just looks fab although it is slightly deeper than it looks in the picture. I am also going to try this out later with the silver and I will post a picture on my Twitter. This Nail Varnish came in at 4.99 Euro.

Soap & Glory Sit Tight Intense XS
Special Super - Strength Body Firming Serum

I had no intention of buying this product, but it was on sale for 5.39 Euro and was originally 20 odd Euro (cant remember the actual price) so I said I would get it and try it out on my problem areas, as it says it is for tightening the skin, which would be nice, but will it work is the question, so when I try it out for the 4 weeks I will surely do a review because I myself and interested to see if it works. If any of you have tried it please do let know what you think of this product :)

That is it for my Boots Haul, I will try have another post for you tomorrow hopefully :)
Thank you all for reading I hope you enjoyed :)

Love

VelvetVogue x





My Favourite Things!



Hey everyone its been a little while since my last post but again college work has taken over my life :(, but I have managed to get one post done. So here it is My Favourite Things, I decided to do this to tell you all a bit about myself, hope you all enjoy :)

1. Fashion Design

 *not my own photograph*

Ever since I was a youngster Iv always loved making clothes (for my barbies), so as I got older I began thinking about what I wanted to do in college, I had many options such as Video Game Development and Art but nothing caught me more than Fashion Design. I then followed through with my choice and I haven't looked back once!, I studied for two years in a PLC course and then went on to the National College Of Art and Design where I am currently studying for my degree in Fashion!

This image is of the first dress I ever made in my PLC course which was inspired by broken glass.










2. Lipsticks


Lipsticks, where do I begin! Lipsticks are my favourite part of doing my make-up, in my opinion I think lipstick just put a nice finish to your make-up and I always have to wear it or I just feel bare! 
The picture above is only my recent and most used lipsticks, as far as I know I have about another 20-30 (if not more) in my bigger make-up box, I no, I have a problem :) I have so many lipsticks because I cant stand Lipgloss, its just too sticky for me, I prefer a matte, or a slight shine.

3. Peppermint Tea

I am honestly addicted to peppermint tea! I drink at least 2-3 cups a day. I used to be a coffee drinker but I had to quit drinking it :( and now I have turned to herbal teas, but peppermint is my favourite, and as far as I know its good for you, I hope!
4. Cocktails 

Now I wouldn't be Irish if I didn't involve some Alcohol in my favourite things, but I am not an alcoholic I swear :L, every now and then when I go to TGI Fridays or I have a Girls Night I like to have cocktails, only 1 or 2. I love to experiment making my own but I am no TGI fridays, I think I will just leave it to the professionals!

5. Sweets

*Not my Own Image*

I have a serious sweet tooth!! I'm trying to be healthier but its hard when company's keep coming up with new chocolate bars, crisps and jellies that I just HAVE to try, its killing me!! :( But I'm trying this new thing 'Only in moderation'.....Ha like that will happen!

6. TV Shows


TV Shows are my life! I have so many shows that I just love, Teen Wolf, The Vampire Diaries and Pretty Little Liars have to be my top 3! 
Although I live in Ireland so many of my favourite shows don't air the same times as America, so here in Ireland we are usually a good few episodes behind!, but the most amazing invention called the Internet allows me to watch all my shows in American time so I am up to date with all of them :D *Happy Dance*

7. Books





I'm a huge book lover, I could open a library with the amount of books I own, I'm currently reading Vampire Diaries by L.J Smith (book 11) I LOVE these books, the story line is really good and when you start reading them you cant stop! 
My favourite book of all time is The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, it is a coming of age novel about two rival groups and is just an all round brilliant story and I would encourage everyone who loves reading to read it!

8. Call Of Duty



I am a HUGE Call Of Duty fan! I love all the games but at the moment I'm stuck into Ghosts. 
I love playing online although I haven't had the chance to play it in a while :(

9. Music


Ah my lovely old battered iPod, Music I couldn't live without! I have to travel on a train every day for college so I always have my iPod with me! At the moment I have a playlist set up for when I'm traveling to college which include, Will.i.am - feelin' Myself , Pharrell Williams - Happy, some Miley Cyrus, Guns n Roses and Bon Jovi! 
10. My Doggy


Last but not least my beautiful dog Missy!, I love her so much, she has to be the funniest dog ever! If only you could see the things she does, I suppose she is just as crazy as her owner. Definitely a girls best friend :D Quite filthy looking in this picture, well it was taken just as I told her she was going for a bath, she did not like that!

Thats it on me for now :) I hope you all enjoyed and I will try do another post as soon as possible, if you have any suggestions for posts please leave a comment and il be sure to see what I can do :)

Love

VelvetVogue x

Saturday 22 March 2014

Help! Help! Help!

Hey guy so I was wondering if you will all give my very close friend a help with a completion she has entered. My fellow blogger and Youtuber Emma Kavangh aka Atticusfinch has entered a competion to be the new face for the fucia make-up company and would really apprciate if you all would vote for her I will leave the link below to the Facebook page where you can like her photo, did I also mention she is a serious look-a-like of Cara Delevingne!!

This is the Photo she has entered with and would really appreciate if you would all like it and help her become the Face of Fuschia!

and here is the link:

  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=747963845238378&set=a.297574326944001.79072.254322811269153&type=1&theater


Check out her Youtube Channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpC81p_42dVKgP_7-pm4xw

Check out her twitter account here:

https://twitter.com/atticusfinch22

Thank you all for reading and your likes on the photo will really help :D

VelvetVogue x

Friday 21 March 2014

The Bomber Jacket

Hey Guys :) so I recently read in a magazine that bomber jackets are making a come back for spring, which I am quite excited about because I love Bomber jackets. So I jumped online and started window shopping to try find a really nice one, and I found 5.. I decided then to do a really quick blog post to show you all the ones I found and where I found them :) (click the picture for a link to the website)
I hope you like my findings :)

1. Naomi Digital Kaleidoscope Bomber Jacket
    
http://www.boohoo.com/autumn-winter-tv-ad/naomi-digital-kaleidoscope-bomber-jacket/invt/azz32842

Boohoo.com  30.00
















2. Isa Rococo Print Bomber Jacket

http://www.boohoo.com/all-coats/isla-rococo-print-bomber-jacket/invt/azz35358

Boohoo.com  €45.00
















3. Ramira Contrast Quilted Bomber Jacket

http://www.missguided.eu/ramira-contrast-quilted-bomber-jacket

Missguided  €25.99
















4. Ami Silk Feel Bomber Jacket In Blossom Print

http://www.missguided.eu/ami-silk-blossom-bomber-jacket

Missguided  €37.69















  
5. Black Abstract Print Bomber Jacket

http://eu.riverisland.com/women/coats--jackets/jackets/Black-abstract-print-bomber-jacket-651803

River Island  €80.00
















As you can imagine I cant make up my mind which one I would like to buy, Id love to see which one you guys like best, so drop a comment and let me know :)
Thanks for reading 

VelvetVogue x

What's In My Make-Up Bag!

Hey Everyone, sorry its been a while since I done a post, but I hope this is one you will all enjoy :)

I was watching some Youtube channels and I seen a Tag 'whats in my make up bag' and thought this would be a fun post to do, so here it is :)
This is my everyday make-up bag, if I was to do my big make-up bag we would be here all night, so I will keep that until I have my youtube Channel up and running :)



Garnier 5 Sec Perfect Blur Smoothing Perfecting Primer.

This is the best primer iv ever had, It does exactly what is says!
If I am having one of those days when I don't want to wear make-up I just put this on my face and it makes my skin look so soft.
And the rest of the time when I am wearing make up I apply this after Iv put on my day cream as it makes it work that bit better.








MAC Studio Fix Fluid (NC15)

I decided to try out the MAC foundation about a month and a half ago, and I have to say I love this foundation, It feels really light on my skin and has great coverage.

                                                                                    













MAC Studio Finish Concealer

This is my Savior!! I have suffered from break-outs since as long as I can remember, and no foundation or concealer could actually give me the coverage I needed, but this concealer really does the job for me it covers everything and makes my skin look so clear!












Real Techniques Buffer Brush

I just love this brush, it makes applying my make up so quick and easy! which is handy for me having to be up early for college. Iv hand loads of foundation brushes but the real techniques brushes have to be the best Iv tried so far.













Isa Dora Classic Brown Eye Shadow Quartet

When it comes to eye make up I mostly like to keep it simple so I mainly just use creams and browns, so I picked this up a while back and as you can see from the picture I only really use two of the colours, I like to do a brown smokey eye with this pallet because the colours blend nicely together.


Kardashian Beauty En-Joystick Lip Lacquer

I recently bought this lipstick so I haven't done a review on it yet, but it is a great lipstick. When I heard about the Kardashian make-up line I had high hopes and it didn't disappoint, this lipstick is amazing. I love the moisture in this lipstick, I found with a lot of lipsticks they dry out my lips but this one doesn't and the colour is really nice which a slight shine.


MAC Lipstick Angel

Lately iv been wearing a lot of pink lipsticks so I decided to add the MAC Angel colour to my collection, I just love this colour and the moisture in the lipstick!


Dior Diorific collection 045 Royale

This is another of my favourite lipsticks, The thing I love most about this lipstick is the pigment in the colour, when I apply this lipstick I find I rarely have to touch it up as the colour seems to stay on my lips and again it has a nice amount of moisture.

  

Fuschia Volume Prim & Proper Lipstick 

I got this for my 21st when I got my make up done, I just love this colour on me, its not to dark and not to bright  and has a good amount of moisture.
The only downside I have with this lipstick is i keep needing to touch it up, So what iv started doing is using the same shade lipliner I cover my lips and then put the lipstick on so I will still have colour when the lipstick starts to come off.

You can Check out the Fuschia Make up here: http://www.fuschia.ie/ 


MAC Retro Matte RiRi Woo

I usually don't wear Red lipstick but I tried it on in the MAC store and I really liked it with my dark hair. The shade is Really nice and the pigment is unreal, it takes me ages and half a dozen make-up wipes to get it off, but I suppose it better than complaining that it doesn't stay on!
The one big downer to me about the lipstick is the lack of moisture! Its sooo dry!!, the first time I wore it, it started peeling off my lips and my lips dried out really bad!

TIP: If you had the same problem as me with the peeling and dryness try my little tip, Before applying the lipstick I apply a small amount of Vaseline on my lips, this locks in the moisture and prevents your lips drying out :)


Essence Lipliner 'In The Nude'  &  Fuschia Lipliner 'Berry Pretty'

These are the two liners Iv been using the past few days, I use the nude liner for almost all of my lipsticks now I just think it give the lips a better finish. 
I was messing around the other day with my liners and lipsticks and I tried lining my lips with the 'Berry Pretty' and covered my lips in a light colour, it looked quite funky if I do say so myself, Hmmm... who Knows I might start a new trend....Doubt it!


Rimmel Scandal Eyes Thick & Thin Eyeliner

This is a new buy, and for anyone who read my 'Mini Haul' post will know how much I suck at eyeliner! but I am slowly learning, I don't look like iv tried doing my eyeliner on the back of an off road dirt bike, so I must be doing something right!


Essence Maximum Definition Volume Mascara

If you have read my 'War Of The Mascaras' post you will know this was the winner and is my favourite mascara at the moment. The brush on this mascara is just brilliant on my lashes it really separates them and gives them great volume.


L'oreal Paris Collection Privee By Julianne

Last but not least is my most used lipstick, I love this shade nude/pink, Its not my skin colour nude but I really liked it so I just bought it and I use it almost everyday, well until I got the Kardashian Lipstick.

Well that's about all that fits in my make-up bag, I hope you all enjoyed :)
Leave a comment below and let me know what you think, should I add more colours to my lipstick collection? (I think so)
Thanks for reading :)

VelvetVogue x