listennnnnn.

Yesterday was a little bit rubbish to be honest. Nothing really happened to make it rubbish, which makes me feel a little bit guilty because of lack of perspective, but some days just aren't great. I didn't sleep well, school was blah and the weather was blah, which I'm sure you all noticed. So, I went to Tesco with the mother and bought myself Look and Vogue to cheer myself up. Yes, I did only buy Vogue because I wanted to read the VB interview.   

Lighting is horrible, but it's dark outside and they're shiny. ha. 

Jokes aside though, I really did enjoy her interview. So many people don't like her because she never smiles or comes across moody or whatever. And to be honest, I used to think that, simply because everyone else did. Then when I started to be a little bit more interested in things other than Polly Pocket and Blue and started reading magazines and seeing interviews or snippets on television that VB was in, my own opinion began to form. The interview is quite straight talking, she's doesn't deny that she doesn't draw and that instead she hangs things on her and see's what works. She speaks quite down to earth, in my opinion anyway. 

Also, we share the same name and my birthday is the same as David Beckhams (2nd May ;] ) , so how could I not buy it, right? 

Also, I'm about to start reading Happy Ever After by Nora Roberts. It's the fourth and final instalment in a set called the Bride Quartet.  It follows four childhood friends who have formed a wedding planning service, through each of the books you see one more of them find love. I'm not going to lie, they are fairly predictable in the baseline of the story but each is different in its own way. And to be fair, they have all been so beautifully romantic and whimsical that is hasn't mattered and I can't see it being a problem with the fourth. I love them,  I've read them, my mum has read them and so has my grandma and her friend! 

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Also, Glee was back on in the UK last night. I am a little aprehensive about this season because I'm worried it's going to be all about getting the celebrities in and using new current songs. Don't get me wrong, a bit of that sounds good but I want to make sure they include some older songs because last season was so good and helped me discover some new music. But I enjoyed last nights, so hopefully I will the rest of the season too. Below is Charice who played Sunshine singing 'Listen' from Dreamgirls, my favourite song from the episode.
Did you see it? 

Hope you are all well?
Love Victoria xo 

Weekly Playlist.

found on weheartit from here

So I've kind of lacked in my 'listening to this week' posts over the Christmas/NY/going back to school period. Buttttttt, I don't like the title, so I'm changing it. simples ;). Anddddd, I think I'm going to just list and link the songs instead of putting youtube videos for them on here, because this means I can list more songs without having to fiddle around with the videos and all that plusss I need to do some homework. I'll probs change it back to the old way next week, knowing me. I got half way through two pieces last night but stopped because I couldn't do them. Good attitude ey, so back to them I go. 

Anyway, look how I ramble. 

Playlist

Fight For This Love - Cheryl Cole

Candle in the Wind - the Rebecca Ferguson version  

(seriously can't stop listening to it!) 

High School Never Ends - Bowling for soup 

(just discovered this band this weekend! exciting stufffffff) 

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol 

Coming Home - Pixie Lott ft. Jason Derulo 

(I got her cd for Christmas, and have had this on replay!) 

Invincible - Tinie Tempah ft Kelly Rowland  

So there it is! I put Fight For This Love in because I kept hearing it last week, it was really weird. haha. 

I think it's a kind of (modern) eclectic list this week, but I just put down the main ones that I've been listening to a lot this week. 

Hope you're all well

Love Victoria xo 

Blake Lively for Chanel

Via here.

Blake Lively has been announced as the new face of Chanel Mademoisell handbags.

Blake was seen in a lot of Chanel last year and has also become good friends with Karl Lagerfield so I think we were all expecting something like this soon. 

I love Blake Lively, (seriously don't get me started on her hair ♥) so I'm very happy she has been chosen for it. 

She said 'A dream come true is an understatement'.

 I can believe that! 

Her campaign is due out around March. 

Read a more detailed (and better written) article here.

Opinions, opinions, opinions? 

Love Victoria xo 

American Style?

I was snooping around some clothes store websites. The usual ones for me; new look, river island, topshop, occasionally asos and some others.

To be honest, not many things had caught my eye so this look around was rather swift, until I reached asos. There was a little feature showing/advertising a new 'look' called 'All - American girl". The clothes the model was wearing were really nice, short-ish floral long sleeve and check skirt. I like the stereotypical (?) American style we've seen working it's way into stores all over the country, most commonly through the varsity jackets (love!), but now it seems to be a little less obvious but I love it all the same, possibly more. Anyway, I decided to take a look. I'm glad I did.

Here are some (a lot) of my favourite pieces/styles from the look.

View the whole range here.

asos. 

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The top three and the fifth are particular favourites but I do have a slightly strange love for tops like the one in the penultimate image. You know the whole different colour collar and sleeves thing, I think the love stemmed from watching so much one tree hill.

Overall though, I love the contrast between some of the looks. Being that some are incredibly girlie (not a look I usually go for) and some just aren't. The colours in some are a lot darker and the actual style is different but it still represents the overall style of all-American girl, if you follow? I would completely understand, given the last bit of that sentence.

What are your thoughts and opinions on this style?

Love Victoria xo

all photos from: asos.com

bag love.

Finally, I have something fashion related to share with you! I got this bag for Christmas from my Grandparents (a lot of love and thanks for this!) and I love it so much! 

I knew I was getting it, but I was still so excited when I opened it. I saw it when I was shopping with my dad one day, but we didn't have time to have present negotiations so we left it. But I loved it so much, I kept talking about it and describing it to my mum. It sounds like I was hinting, but I'd already asked for it for Christmas as soon as we got home. I seemed to just need my mother to understand how beautiful this bag was and apparently this meant I would describe it to her several times a week (I'm glad she can put up with me)! Ha, bad case of bag love.

I think it was around £30 which is the most a bag has ever cost me that I've considered buying. Even though I didn't actually buy it, but you know what I mean. It was from Next, but I think it was one of their stores that stocks the last season stuff and we bought it in November. 

I've had a look on their website and found a page which shows all the tan bags. There's a few satchel type ones, some a lot more expensive than this one though! 

It's kind of like my substitute for the Mullberry Alexa bag, seen below. 

Mullberry Oversized Alexa bag.
Image via Here.

Normally, I buy either small bags for when I'm just out and only need the bare essentials or big-ish bags that will do for school. But this one, this is different. This will definitely not be used for school. My school bags have a tendency of getting a little bit ruined, by no fault of their own usually. This one is too precious for me to use it for school! When my over protectiveness wares off, I'll start whacking it out a bit more. 

Are you a bag person?

Love Victoria xo 

Yesterday was so last year ;).

(totally saw the title as a facebook group! ha )

From here. 

I hope you all had a good start to 2011, however you chose to spend it. I've always been more of a Christmas person than a NYE one. I like Christmas because, for me, it's more family orientated. But everyone's different, and I'm only fifteen so maybe when I'm older NYE might become more appealing. 

I've been thinking about what I can write that hasn't already been covered by a lot of people today, and to be completely honest with you, I can't think of anything. Today is a day, that more than any other in the year, people are thinking about what they're going to do next, what they want to achieve and what they are aiming for. I kind of like that idea, that a bit of hope is renewed in the people that lost it this last year. I like that. Because today, you know you can start something. You can start something at any point in the year but today people seem to be a little more inspired to get that ball rolling. And so, this is what people have been writing about. I love reading about what people are aiming for this year. I mean, the reason we have these blogs is to share our thoughts and passions on various things. So currently, I don't think it's a bad thing that a lot of the posts seem to carry similar themes, because sharing your dreams and aspirations is a good thing. It helps you realise what they are, maybe even which ones you prioritise and it keeps the rest of us interested. :) 

However, because I've already covered some of my basic goals here (pretty standard ones to be honest) I thought I'd do a little bit about the year ahead, minus the goal talk. 

2011 could, potentially, be quite a big year for me because: 

- I turn 16

- I get my mock GCSE results back (either a reassurance or shock kick start for the end of the school year) 

- Finish my GCSE's 

- Get my GCSE results

- Prom 

- Finish the compulsory part of school 

- I will be starting sixth form this year 

Looking at them now, they are quite heavily school related. I mean if I mess up my GCSE's then my results wont be good and It would damage my chances of getting in to sixth form. but no pressure. 

It's going to be a busy year, I have exams spread throughout the year. January 14th is my first two (french) and I supposedly (date not finalised) get my mock results back. *nerves nerves nerves* 

So those are the things I'm expecting this year. They are mostly near the may-sept months though so I wonder if anything exciting will happen before then. I looking forward to some surprises this year, good surprises preferably. 

Love and Lots of New Year Wishes!

Victoria xo 

two thousand and ten plus one

How was 2010 for you?

To state the obvious, tomorrow is the last day of 2010. 

Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011. 

I know it's a cliché thing to say, but I don't know where this year has gone. I seemed to blink and then bam,  2010 is gone. 

This year has been quite a disappointment for me to be honest. I had such high expectations for this year simply because it was 2010, you know. It went into double figures. Surely, that meant this year was going to be momentous, right? 

This year, I drifted apart from quite a few people for various reasons and even though it seemed to get better recently, it's still not the same as it used to be. It's a sad moment when you realise something wont get back to normal. I know that's melodramatic but it's true. Moving on though, because we have a new year. New year, new expectations.

I'm not going to so new year resolutions this year, because they never stick, ever. So this year I think goals might be a better idea. 

I find it a little strange doing goals at this time of year, because I'm so used to working on school year time. So for me, the new year started in September. Anyway. 

Some of my goals: 

                                    1. Get good grades in my exams this year (a very very main goal!)

                                    2. Get a job 

                                    3. Take more photos

                                    4. Exercise/Gym more
                                    5. Eat more healthily 

                                    6. Become more confident in being my own person 

                                             ( I a bit feel silly writing that one down..) 

So they are my main goals. Despite the fact I cant get a job or join my gym until I'm 16 which is a while away, I still think they are achievable. 

Are you doing any resolutions or goals? If so, what are they? If not, is there a reason? :)

I love hearing from different people about goals/resolutions, I love the contrast between people. 

Whether this year has been a good one for you or not, I hope you have an amazing start to 2011. 

Look forward. It's 2011 now (almost.). Even if you had high expectations that didn't get met for this year, it doesn't mean this year wont be amazing. If you had a good this year, then 2011 could be just as good. Think positive. 

Love Victoria xo 

photos: here.