I cant think of a title

(..at least i'm honest!)

Via; Me. on our D of E practice. 

Hope you are all having a lovely long easter weekend. I spent yesterday with some of the family who came to ours and we sat outside all day and talked broken up only by a big Sunday meal. 

I'm back at school tomorrow. It was genuinely one of my first thoughts waking up. Oh well, it's a three day week and then my birthday is the may bank holiday (may 2nd!). 

  

I've got my eye on these Barry M nail varnishes. The one on the left is Peach Melba, that even sounds nice! The one on the right is called Blue Moon. The Peach Melba would prioritize I have to say. These are both the new ones out. 

Victoria xo 

p.s. still trying to think of a new blog name!

pump up the volume..

Oh such a horribly predictable title! 

Firstly, hope you're all having a lovely easter. Eat and have fun! 

I just wanted to share the two products I use on my hair to create volume. I don't use these everyday because on school days I just don't have the time, they're not particularly time consuming I'm just occasionally late. Breakfast takes priority. However, If i'm going out I use them. They're pretty simple to use. 

This is the L'oreal Paris Studio Silk and Gloss Volume Mousse. This is the most effective volume product I've found so far. I'm not going to pretend I've tried the majority because I haven't but this is the best of the ones I have. So, I get out the shower, whack my hair in a towel for a little while. Dry it slightly using my towel then squirt a fairly medium sized blob of mousse on my hand. It's foamy so the amount your squirt on always gets bigger, sometimes I find I use a little too much but thats my problem. Anyway, run it all through my hair, making sure that I've put some on my roots. 

VO5 Blow dry lotion.

Then I spritz on this product. I bought this because I needed some heat protection spray so the volume was just an added bonus. I just spritz all over my hair and then dry my hair with a hair dryer - I put my head upside down for extra volume and for my hair it makes it easier to reach it all. 

For actual volume I'd vote the first product better as that product is what gives the majority of the 'oomph' because I've previously used only that product with no heat protection and the difference is not that major. 

Victoria xo

p.s. Neither of these products were very expensive, £3 something each I think, maybe edging on £4. Sorry I can't remember the actual prices and I'm now in a bit of a rush to find them on the website, sorrrry bad blogger! x

Style Swap - 90210's Annie

I love 'American teen dramas' - despite the fact all the actors are usually mid twenties. I spend way too much time watching them. A particular favorite is 90210 - the clothes alone are a reason to watch it. In one of the season 3 episodes (being aired currently in the UK) the character Annie (Shenae Grimes) wears an outfit that I love so so much. One scene in which she was wearing it was used in the trailers for the show on E4 meaning it kept appearing on my TV screen - reigniting my love for the outfit every time.  So, I needed to share. 

Via; here - just a google search. 

I've tralled This is not the most flattering picture but its the only one I could find. It's gonna have to do. Focus on the clothes. I love Annie's style (and Shenae Grimes' - hello future post!). I've put together some 'style steals' below. Click to enlarge them. 

Links: Topshop, H&M

 The set above is a slightly more affordable version of the outfit. Below, I have done a slightly more expensive set. 

Links: Mango, Zara.

What do you think?

Victoria xo

step this way,

I got this dress months ago, way before spring was anything that a (very very far away) wish! 

I didn't, still don't, really understand why it was there so early but i'm not complaining! It's from H&M and I split the cost with my lovely mum even though it wasn't too much! (♥). 

It looks shorter on the hanger than it is when it's on. Why am I not wearing it to photograph it? Because I'm still in my pjs with my hair in a questionable top knot! Its my first and only (so far!) dress that zips up/down on the front - so much easier to do up when you dont have to stretch ridiculously just to do it up! 

I haven't had anywhere to wear it yet though, sad times! When I saw it in store they had it on a mannequin styled with a cropped black jumper on top, it looked so nice! I tried said jumper on when I tried the dress on, but the jumper didn't sit right on me, but there will be one somewhere that does! 

Any spring/summer dresses you've been waiting to wear? 

Love Victoria xo

default pink.

Lovely spring flowers! Some of the photos are the wrong way up because I forgot to flip them, they should really let you do that when your making the post? Anyways, it was such a sunny day so I thought I'd take some photos of the garden, again! Off school today, teacher day or something like that.

Since easter holidays are here thought I better snap up the opportunity to paint my nails asap. This is probably one of my default colours that I go to, but its lovely so i think thats okay, right? 

Off to my friends house tonight and then out for a little while, actually still so tired though so don't know how long I'll last! Friday plans? 

Love Victoria xo 

cupcake.

COURSEWORK'S DONE!

Well except from a few little tweaks which wont take long at all, but i'm not counting that. 

Feeling quite cold-ified and sleep deprived but that doesn't matter right now because its easter holidays. Filled with revision for the impending exams, but none the less a holiday (ish). 

I got to bed at two last night after working for something like 8 hours on coursework which seemed to be making very slow progress despite the amount of time spent on it. My mum bought this for me today, for working so hard! Isn't she and it adorable!  I'm going to bake some cakes during this holiday. and sleep. a lot of sleep. 

Going to try and post more, and come up with a new blog name (do not like mine!) as well these two weeks. 

What are you up to? 

Love Victoria xo 

inspiration #1

I've decided that once every month I will do a post consisting of anything and everything inspirational. There will be lots of photos, quotes, maybe the occasional story and song. Since this is only a monthly thing I think I'll be able to stick to it!

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Via; Here

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Via; Me and the garden?

Most Images via weheartit.com, I've linked to the page I 'hearted' it from which usually links to a tumblr or something. Anyway, hope alls well! 

Love Victoria xo