life is wonderful

This is a post about the happy and good and nice things in life. I think it's easy to forget about these things and take them for granted so this is a reminder that the world is mostly a good place. I'm hoping to do several of these posts and they may include pictures, quotes, videos, songs or anything else. I just want anyone who reads this to feel a little better about everything when they've finished. 

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I dare you not to find this funny. Horrible bosses is such a funny film. 

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The northern lights fascinate me, so so beautiful and natural.

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You'll look silly if you dance, and silly if you don't. So you may as well dance.

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When people smile/smile back when you pass them

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Because people make/create pictures like this and it's wonderful.

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Bright sunny mornings

Something nice that happened to me this week:

I went to a concert and we had a really rude bus driver which meant we didn't know where to get off but then there was a lovely man in the corner of the bus who told us the way and then when it came to the stop he  told us we were here and where to go next. For every rude bus driver there is a friendly man in the corner.

Something nice that I did this week:

My friends mum had to pick us up from said concert quite late due to train issues and my other friend and I bought her some flowers to say thank you. (We also offered petrol money but she said no)

I hope you have a wonderful week
Victoria xx

Bourjois Paris Health Mix Serum Foundation

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Bourjois Healthy Mix Serum - £10.99 - Boots

Firstly, I feel the need to tell you that I am definitely no beauty or make-up expert. I don't understand half the words used to describe make up. So if you're expecting the scientific and experienced kind of review then this might not be the place for you. However, if you're happy with a jargon free, simple review then I think we're going to get along. 

The Basics/Facts:

Price: £10.99

Amount: 30ml

Available from: Boots, Superdrug ect.

Shade Range: Six shades 

What the Brand Says:

Give your skin a boost of radiance with Bourjois’ Healthy Mix Serum Gel foundation with a vitamin-rich fruit therapy formula for an even complexion and an instant anti-fatigue result!

Its fresh and instant blending gel texture blends and glides onto the skin for an even, natural finish with no mask effect. Imperfections are erased, signs of fatigue are smoothed and the skin’s radiance is boosted for up to 16 hours*.

Its instant anti-fatigue vitamin-rich fruit therapy formula is made from a fruity blend of litchi, goji berries and pomegranates. Available in 6 radiance-boosting shades.

My Opinion:

I've been using this foundation every day for about two weeks.  This is the first foundation that I have bought where I actually have a shade that matches my skin colour perfectly as I'm quite pale. I chose the shade 51 Light Vanilla. Personally, 

I never believe the claims of longevity given on foundations and I think I am right to do so with this foundation. I've found this foundation lasts me for a 4 hour shift at work (around fry-ups and grease) but not a day at school which is 6 1/2 hours. I haven't been using a primer or a powder to set it though so this may make a difference. 

 I don't really have enough experience or knowledge about foundations and the coverage they provide to comment reliably. However I've had a read around the internet and people seem to be saying light-medium coverage. From my experience of this foundations and others I would agree with this and the coverage is buildable. This foundation won't cover skin imperfection though (or at least, it doesn't mine) so I use the Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer, £4.19, (bit of a blogger holy grail apparently, I'd recommend,) over this foundation and this does the trick for me.

My skin is quite prone to spots but this foundation hasn't broken me out (touch wood) and this foundation is the only thing I can think of that I have changed in regards to skin products. However, I apply this foundation with a sponge as apposed to my fingers like I used to with my old foundation so this should also be better for my skin. I find applying this foundation with a sponge very easy (I was actually a little apprehensive about it beforehand). 

One thing I do find it that occasionally (and I do mean occasionally, it's not very often) the foundation doesn't sit well on my skin or it's not rubbed in properly but I presume this is just one of those things that happens sometimes and may be to do with my lack of skill in application. I have some dry patches on my skin and I occasionally notice that this foundation is highlighting those but that is usually but he end of the day when the wind/school/time has had at it. This foundation is really smooth to apply though, presumably down to the 'serum' side of things.

I would and most likely will buy this product again. I absolutely adore this product, it's my favourite foundation I've ever had. I would recommend this to my friends.

Have you tried this product? If so what do you think?

Victoria x

p.s. Any comments about the structure/content/language used in this review are welcome as it's my first 'proper' one and so feedback is always helpful!

                                                                                                               {@Victoria_Wrote}

29th February: The day that doesn't exist.

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Wednesday 29th February 2012.

I find it amazing, probably a little too much, that we are just given this extra day every four years. I find it quite surreal but there it is. I think in an ideal world that everyone should just be given this day to go and do something amazing and fun that they've never done before. 

Of course there is the tradition that women can propose on the leap day. So, maybe you or someone you know proposed to their guy. If it was accepted, well, everything is fine and dandy. However, if the proposal wasn't greeted as well as you hoped and they declined.. don't worry - you don't have to leave empty handed. 

Supposedly, a 1288 law by Queen Margaret of Scotland (then age five and living in Norway), required that fines be levied if a marriage proposal was refused by the man; compensation ranged from a kiss to £1 to a silk gown, in order to soften the blow. In some places the tradition was tightened to restricting female proposals to the modern leap year day, February 29, or to the medieval (bissextile) leap year day, February 24.

 In Denmark, the tradition is that women may propose on the bissextile leap year day, February 29, and that refusal must be compensated with 12 pairs of gloves

In Finland, the tradition is that if a man refuses a woman's proposal on leap year day, he should buy her the fabrics for a skirt

 - Wikipedia

To be perfectly honest, I think i'd feel a little better about any potential rejection if I thought there were possibilities of new dresses (or even twelve pairs of gloves).

I hope you've had a lovely leap day. See you same place, same time, in 4 years. I wonder what will have changed by then. (I'll be 20 that year!)

Victoria xx

Nails (16)

Left Hand.

Right Hand

These are the nails I'm wearing right now and are my first proper attempt with fake nails, as in actually wearing them. I did these on valentines day but didn't want anything to lovey-dovey valentines related because thats just not my kinda thing. I don't actually love the heart on the thumb but I really didn't see any point in redoing it. I cut and filed the nails down to size but I think they might still be a little too long for me, especially as I'm not used to long nails as they always have to be quite short for netball. Maybe it will just take a while to get used to. 

My blogging is so sporadic. I've written three posts in two days after not posting for quite a while. I'll be honest with you this is because I'm on half term from school so I have time. I had very little time to blog in the last few weeks of school leading up to this week because there were exams and coursework deadlines and I was functioning badly on very little sleep. I'm all caught up now though, I had my first lie in in something like six weeks on monday. It felt momentous turning off my 7am alarm for once because of no school or work. Sleep <3

Do you like the nails?

When the moneys gone and all my friends have vanished

  

Primark - £9

I went into Primark with three aims: 

- Get a bag for school

- Get a bag that fits lots in to take to places that require lots of things

- Get a cardigan.

This bag was the accomplishment on the first aim. I take very little care of my current school bag because I don't like it and it's just really old and shabby now. Enter Primark. This bag is the perfect size for school because you can fit my A4 books in. I'm crossing my fingers that it's strong enough to support the weight of my hefty textbooks though.

This bag is also a replacement for this one that I got for Christmas two years ago, it lasted me a long time but has slowly fallen to pieces and the fastening is entirely held together by superglue.

What do you think?
Victoria x

More flamingo please

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Primark - £3 

Okay, so I don't usually wear sunglasses because I can never find any that suit me, must have a funny face or something! However, no word of a lie these are the ONLY pair of sunglasses that have ever suited me (in my opinion any way!) and so obviously they have to have a glittery palm tree and flamingo on them. 

If I'm honest I don't think there are enough clothes or accessories out there with flamingos on, Lagerfield step it up! Even if I wanted to remove the glittery duo, which I don't, they are screwed into the lens. 

If, for a moment, we look past the palm tree and flamingo to the actual glasses, I think they're really cute. The glasses themselves are actually quite small which is what I suit, anything bigger looks odd on my face. I really like the cute little dots on the pale blue background. 

I will be whacking these beauties out this summer, not necessarily in my hometown though, we'll see how brave I am or how many 'lols' I feel like having. 

Would/could you wear these?

Victoria x

Scrapbook 01

01. My first proper purchase (that wasn't food or make up) with my wages! I love them. 02. Fake nails, post about my first time using them soon. 03. Nails early in the week but messy because my nib on the black nail pen doesn't work and had to use the brush. 04. My dad and I cleared out our fridge and found this green thai curry paste from '09. Yep. 05. I bought a mini coke can because it was 40p and really cute. I'm the person advertisers dream of. 06&07. Mum bought me a one direction calender & the May image (birthday month fyi). 08. Finally found a liquid foundation that I like. 09. Smints rasberry/lemon flavour - amazing. 10. New brogues which cause blisters making me walk like I've wet myself.  11. My skin sucks right now so I'm trying these, they make my skin feel so soft! 12. Finally taken all my revision down from my walls. 13. Chicken tikka masala - I'm not a massive fan but it was a fun night filling the curry house with our 19 person party. 

This is a new 'feature' i'm going to start doing. I can tell you now that they will most likely be few and far between as I don't carry my camera around that often as most of my week is spent at school then work. Exciting, right? But, basically when I do  make these posts they are just going to be little 'scrapbooks' for me. 

Hope you're well. Do you think the mini coke can is cute too?!

Victoria xx