OPI Kiss Me On My Tulips SWATCHES!

Hi to all my Vibrant viewers!

I'm so sorry for neglecting you guys! I've been so busy with back to school things and revision that I just have not had any time to do any swatches. However, I'm back again for this post so staaaay tuned!

Today I have OPI's Kiss Me On My Tulips with is a beautiful mid-toned pink. I think it leans ever-so-slightly on the purple side, but it's almost impossible to tell. I really enjoyed wearing on my fingers rather than toes and feel that it is a classy pink rather than an all out neon show off pink. I would say it is much more suited to the summer when all the flowers are in full bloom mode, but I think February would also be a good time to wear it as it the perfect I'm-so-in-love-with-you shade.

Since this is my first OPI, I have to say that I really like the brush! Also, the formulation was so easy to work with; the polish was touch dry in five minutes straight and it lasted an entire week! This colour did not really need two coats as it was completely opaque in the first coat, but I did put on two just out of habit. Overall, I have to say that my OPI collection is really going so grow with this year. If only it was less expensive and more readily available....


xxx Vee xxx


PS if you know where I can buy cheap OPIs that are genuine, please please please comment below and let me know.

Disclaimer: You know the drill, bought with my money and my own Vibrant opinions.

Swatches!! Essie Naughty Nautical

Hi to all my Vibrant readers!!!
As promised, today I'm showing you my nail polish haul (view that Vibrant post here) swatches, sooooo I thought "Why not start with the one I've worn and loved the most?"
Here we have Essie's Naughty Nautical, a green-y blue with silver glitter. I love it so much I have already worn it twice in the summer (and that's a huge thing for me)!

The glitter in this colour is very much invisible when indoors, but as soon as you step into the sun shine its like an OMG moment where you cannot stop looking at your nails. My favourite thing about this polish is that it is a very versatile colour. Even though it looks very pool party type, if you work in an office of go to school, this can actually look very classy (as long as you stay indoors, that is!!).
I can't say that I have a dupe for this colour. It is very unique.

Indoors                                                                                                              Outdoors (with sunlight)


 















I have yet to buy any other shades from this collection, but my eye is on Sunday Funday. Please let me know if its worth my £7.99. Don't forget to enter my poll for most excited about film, which is right at the bottom of my blog!

Boo to the ending summer holidays!!

xxx Vee xxx




Essie Naughty Nautical can be purchased at Boots stores (here)  (oooh and click here for a discount) or Essie website (here)




Disclaimer: This Vibrant bottle of nail polish was bought by my own money and Essie is not paying me for any of my Vibrant opinions (I wish....)

Mini London Haul!!!

Hey Vibrant people!

I was in London for four whole days last week. It was not supposed to be shopping experience, more of a sightseeing-and-visiting-friends-experience. However, I really couldn't help myself and just had to pop into some of the shops. I didn't really buy much but here is what I did buy:

The Superdrug in London was having a special Barry M offer, where any 2  £3.99 nail effects were for £6. So I bought another Gelly Hi-Shine in Key Lime,

 which is a lime-y green that is just perfect for spring and another Confetti Nail Effects in Liquorice,

 which is black and white confetti in a clear base. I notices that a lot of other brands seen to be doing something similar to this but in a "dots" or "sequin" sort of version. I definitely saw a L'Oreal one and a Maybelline one. 
When passing by Claire's, I saw this colour from outside (I know, the bottles are small so how in the world did I do that?),

 so I kind of walked backwards and into the shop  and purchased it. It does not have a name (or at least I couldn't find one so can please someone tell me, only if you live in the UK though because I know where the name is on the American one, where I can find the name because it is driving me CRAZY! Please...) but it is basically an extremely similar colour to Revlon Whimsical, which was limited edition (boo) so I was not able to get my hands on it, which is why I bought this instead. And at £3 it is an absolute bargain!

When we got bored of takeaways, me and my mum popped into Poundland for a quick snack and I spotted this. (Unfortunately, I was too excited to take a picture before opening it so I sort of placed them roughly where they had been and then took one...)

Now I have been behind a stamping kit for ages, but I really was not sure as Konad is not very readily available here in the UK and I didn't want to risk the fakes on Amazon. So when I saw this (for £1!) it was a lot like that moment in Ice Age 2 when Scrat (the squirrel) goes to heaven and spots the giant acorn and he sort of drops everything and ballerina-dances towards it. That was me! (don't know what I just said? Watch the clip here) I am going to post a little tutorial and how it was so keep an eye out and as I promised in my last post (here), I will be showing individual swatches of everything.

Stay Vibrant and don't forget to g+ and start following my blog for more Vibrant posts like this one,

xxx Vee xxx




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Nail Polish Haul!!

Heya Vibrant peeps!!
The sun's shining and so are my nails, now that I've bought so many nail polishes. Just to let you know that I did not buy them ALL at the same time. I did buy them all this month, but at different times AND one was an online offer that came ever so slightly late (1 whole week! :-[  ), which is why I got it this month, but technically, I bought it last month.
Anyways.
I am very excited to tell you that my first few nail polishes are from a brand that is the best possible brand known for nail polishes.....(drum roll)......OPI!!

I was so happy to get all of these! I have been wanting to try OPI since forever, but it is very expensive here in the UK, especially for a school girl like me! Not to mention that where I live, it is also very hard to get hold of. However, this (and last-ish) month, I managed to find a reaaaally good deal on groupon where I got these five (the first five going from left to right) for only £20 (around $40). Considering that the are usually £11.50-ish each ($23), I was thrilled when I found this deal. So (again, starting from left to right) the first one is Pink Shatter, which is a pink shatter (duh!), then Black Shatter, third is Tickle My France-y which is a nice pinky-brown nude colour that I think is perfect for school, work and weddings in winter. The fourth polish is French Quarter For Your Thoughts, which is just a nice grey colour and lastly, I bought the classic pink, which I have heard sooo much about, Kiss Me On My Tulips, which is the best pink I have ever owned. I love how it's bright but not too bright.
You may notice that there are actually 6 OPIs in the picture (if you do, your IQ is above.....10), as I did buy another one when I went to Cambridge, as I came across a John Lewis that they have there. Now this was actually after I received the other five as wanted to know if they were genuine. I also really liked the quality so I bought and paid full price for Significant Other Colour, which is actually a sheer polish! When you look at it you see a nice violet purple, with a gold-ish sheen, but it is a layering polish.

 *(swatches will be shown in future posts, follow me and +g me if you want to see them)*


When I went to Cambridge, I also found a Boots. Here I purchased my first ever Essie nail polishes.

 Usually, an Essie nail polish costs £7.99 (so $16), but they were having a buy one get the other half price, which is the only reason I got two. The first one it Naught Nautical, which is from their latest summer which has the same name. The second one is Play Date, possible the most popular purple nail polish I have ever heard of.

Then I also bought a Barry M during this time as I had heard of their lovely confetti effects so I really had to get my hand on one.

The one I opted for was Sour Apple (second one from left), which contains green and yellow confetti in it. (Does this collection remind anyone else of Nails Inc's feather effects?)
So fast forward to the Thursday that has just gone past when I went to my local Boots where I purchased my second bottle of the Rimmel London Stay Stronger base coat and, since I had now collected ample points from all this nail polish purchasing, I treated myself to the Revlon Quick Dry Top Coat (which was £2 off!). I have not tried the Top Coat yet and there is a review coming up on everything mentioned in this haul including the next (rewind back to my Cambridge visit), which is an Accessorize nail polish in Nevada, it's a darker-than-what-it-is-showing-up-on-camera brown, with a gold shimmer in it. This was on clearance at only £2 ($4) so I just couldn't help myself. Originally, I had stepped into Accessorize to get myself a really gorgeous orange glitter nail polish, but it turns out it was a crackle! (Does that ever happen to anyone else? Where you really like a polish and it turns out to be a crackle?) So, with shattered dreams, I bought this one instead.


Until next time,


xxx Vee xxx



Not so Vibrant disclaimer: All products were bought with my own money and all Vibrant opinions are my own!

Book Review! Divergent by Veronica Roth

Hey Vibrant peeps!!


Hope you all are well and good. It's been a while since I've posted a book review as I haven't read a book in a while due to my exams.
That is, until now! Today I am reviewing a book called Divergent . I'm now going to start doing my reviews in a slightly different way so that I don't give the story away, but do give you a general jest of what's happening. First I'll give you a small summery of the first quarter-ish of the book and then tell you my most favourite and least favourite things about it.


You need to know that the series is set in a world were the people divided into 5 different personalities (factions) and those that do not belong to any of them (factionless). The five different factions are:

• Amity- Calm and collected
• Erudite- Knowledgeable and smart
• Candor- Truthfully, without the ability to lie
• Abnegation- Absolutely and utterly selfless
• And Dauntless- Brave (and bold) 

Divergent:

Beatrice Prior is into Abnegation. The story starts off with her being nervous about her aptitude test. This test lets the precipitant know which of the 5 they are most suited to, however, ultimately it is the person's choice to make as she tells her mother, "The tests don't have to change our choices."
We are then introduced to her brother Caleb, whom she believes to be the perfect Abnegation citizen. Her thoughts go on about things that are not significant to put on here, until she gets to the actual test, where Tori, her tester introduces herself. From the beginning, we get hints that Beatrice in does not see herself as a part of Abnegation. It is rather obvious that she is going to choose something else. Her tests only determine this, as she turns out to be a Divergent meaning her test was inconclusive and that she is made to be more than one thing. This puts her in danger (not straight away like "she-finds-out-and-they-start-shooting-her way, but more of a gradually sort of way). She could be either Abnegation, Dauntless or Erudite. She is told not to tell anyone and she begins to dread the Choosing Ceremony( where they choose their faction "duh!") even more.

Now if I told you what she chooses, it kind of ruins the book, but basically all you have to do is look at the book cover and read till the bit where she describes the Choosing Ceremony hall to know her choice. All I'll tell you is that she changes her name to Tris (BTW this is a HUUUUGE give away!).

So I'm going to skip, instead, to my favourites:

Character?
Caleb- He composes himself really well making me wonder if he himself is actually not a Divergent. Also, he is a bit mysterious (and, come on! Who doesn't like that?)

Scene?
When Tris wakes up to find herself in Four's bedroom.

Dialogue?
When Tris is asked why she picked ______ and she replies, "I told you. It was the food." (I'll explain. Abnegation were selfless so they ate tasteless food because they did not believe in luxury.)


Now on to my least favourites:

Character?
Al- I know he was supposed to be sweet and charming, but who and I mean WHO???? Tries to kill someone they supposedly love and care for. I hate to say this, but in a sense, I'm glad he dies......

Scene(s)?
When Peter "touches" her and also, with Peter and the whole towel business. (That guy is one mean pervert!)

Dialogue(s)?
Anything Eric says!!! And the bit where Al tries to apologise to Tris.



This book kept me very busy indeed for the whole one day it took me to read. Not because it was short, but because it was too damned good!!!! I loved it a lot, which is why I didn't want to reveal too much so you guys read it! (Please read it!!) This is honestly what I would call a Vibrant book and by the time you read this post I will have already read the second book so make sure you stay tuned for a review for that.

Did anyone else have trouble with Al's character or is it just me who found him a bit irritating and whiny? Also, do comment if you know any more books like this and the Hunger Games as I would love to read them.


Xxx Vee xxx


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June 2013 Next Wishlist :-D

Heeeey, Vibrant residents of Earth!
Do you ever walk into a shop and feel like buying everything there? Is that shop called Next? If so, then you will be glad to know that I had the same feeling when I went there this Saturday and really (and I mean really) fell in love with some of their tops and bags.

Both these colours are so perfect for this season! I love the light and lacy feel they give, but the best part is that you can dress them up with metallic shorts or go casual with some laid back skinnies.

Any school girl here will know exactly what I mean when I say that this bag is in. It has enough pockets to hold all my daily school essentials without looking like an over-stuffed cushion.

 And lastly, here is my most favourite thing of all- a bright pink, mini satchel! Not only will it carry all my things, but it will also look great. What's that saying again? Two birds with one stone, hmmm...


I'd love to see what Vibrant things you guys have on your wishlist , add a link with your comment so I can see it (unless you are really good at describing..)

Have a great week,

xxx Vee xxx






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Rainbow

Hey Vibrant peeps!!! Its the middle of the week and I'm sure you're all, like me, awaiting for the much-deserved weekend. To save you from low spirits, I've got this rainbow pic to share with you.
Hope you all have a great rest-of-the-week   :-D

xxx Vee xxx



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