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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