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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Relax and Read: Company

Hey ya, Vibrant people!!!!
Hope you all are having a great week! Mine has been way too hectic and stressed out so I decided to take some time out with the latest issue of Company.

These are always filled with lots of fashion and makeup advice. They even do a page that is dedicated purely to nails!!!!  On top of that, they give out lots of freebies, such as a makeup bag and some Garnier Moisture Match samples!!! They have their own shop, too (www.shopcompany.co.uk)!!! It sells all sorts of clothes, shoes, etc.

The July issue is still on sale for £2.50 (yes, the Nina Dobrew one) and you can  get is at Morrisons, Asda, Tesco or at any well-stocked newsagents. I'm not sure if the magazine is available in the states.....



Have you read this months issue? If so, what did you think and do you think it beats the other hundreds of fashion magazines out there?



xxx Vee xxx


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Review!!! Rimmel London Salon Pro

Hey ya, Vibrant people!!!
 Hope you all are well and happy :)


Today I'm reviewing the new Rimmel Salon Pro nail polish range. I have the colour 227 New Romantic.

This is a very light pink that I thought was just perfect for classic (romantic) French manicure!

I really loved the colour and it was great for this design. I think a pink and white polka-dot is another called for design with this beautiful pink. It was not very streaky and dried in around 2/3 minutes, which is good for a polish that does not claim to be fast drying. The gel-like.consistency meant that it remained glossy throughout the week. The only thing I did not like was that it chipped quite easily even though the bottle says that it lasts up to 10 days. After only 3 days, I wanted to take it off because it began to look really messy, but I was caught up with my exams so did not get the time.
Overall, I think it was quite worth the price and the quality was average. I would buy more had the collection had more interesting/unique shades.



Have you tried the Salon Pro range yet? If so what shade?


Xxx Vee xxx




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Rimmel London Kate Salon Pro Nail Polishes can be bought from Boots, Superdrug, Asda, Tesco or Morrisons
USA residents can find them online or at their local Rimmel stockists





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Spring/Summer Nails

Hey all you Vibrant people and HAPPY Friday!!! I hope you all had a brilliant half-term, unfortunately, I had to spend it revising :'-[ (Boo). Luckily, I did manage to take some time out to do my nails in this gorgeous shade, Rimmel London 60 Seconds in Green With Envy.

 I stuck some little stars on my thumb, on my left hand and my ring finder has green with envy layered over black polish (you can use any). I know the flash makes the black look very obvious, but I pinkie-swear to you that on my nails it looks just like an actual nail polish shade.
 (The stars come in the Pink Tease Nail Sequin set, however you can find them in any drugstore, nail art/art supply store or even a pound/dollar store. They are usually very cheap and I know Clair's does them as well.)

On my right hand, on the thumb, I stuck on some  more of the sequins from the Pink Tease set and used my Cien Nail Polish in Sugar Rose (read my review on it here) . On my ring finger, I just made some simple stripes from a nail art pen/brush set that I bought from Argos (I'll link it below).



And that's it. Let me know what you think of this design and have a great weekend.  :-D

xxx Vee xxx



Nail Art Pens from Argos

NEW! Cien Nail Polish: Review

     
Hey guys,
 the weather is England at the moment is so lovely! It's sunny all the time and makes me feel like painting my nails a bright neon or coral shade. So when I heard that Lidl, a cheap food store in England that is often looked down one, has released a new makeup range for only £1.99 a product, I practically ran to buy three of their, on trend, S/S nail polishes.

The first one that I have here is Neon Coral.

 For some strange reason this came up as a hot, bubblegum pink on camera, but in reality it is actually a bright orange with red-ish, coral undertones. I really like this on my toes with some blue polka dot on it. However, this stained my nails through a thick layer of basecoat so BEWARE.














Next I bought Berry Cocktail.



This is a beautiful holiday red, that has purple and pink undertones. It dries very glossy and looks very gel-like. But don't be confused, the formula is anything but gel. This shade looks great with a tan and is a bit more of a night-time, cocktail (duh!) party shade. It's also an exact dupe for Ciate's Dangerous Affair.













Lastly, possibly my favourite of them all, is Sugar Rose

True to its name, Sugar Rose reminds me of white sugar and light pink rose petals as it is rose pink with small shimmer. Its got a very candy like colour, but is not quite pastel. It's my favourite of them all and I'm more than glad I got it. Out of the three, this is the only colour that requires 2 coats.















Here I tested out this colour for 3 days:

2 coats of Sugar Rose, with only a basecoat underneath.

No chipping, what-so-ever, no loss in finish either.

 Slight chipping around the side of my pointing finger (is that what it's called?), but not enough that I would get worried about being seen in public. No other differences really.











Cien has really outdone themselves with these polishes. They are very long-lasting (3/4 days) and that is without a top coat. I liked their medium- to thin sized brush and their formula is perfect, not too runny of too gloopy. It was extremely quick drying (60 to 90 seconds), even though the bottle did not say any such thing. The only down side was that Neon Coral stained my nail and that their colour range is limited to about 7-ish shades (one being clear) and the colours are not that unique. Though, for £1.99, I'm hardly going to complain.

 As much as I hate to admit it, this nail polish is much better than many other drugstore brands like Beauty UK, which is around the same price range. I'm also tempted to say that it beats Barry M in quality, but not in colour range.

 Have you tried any of these polishes? What do you think of them?


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xxx Vee xxx


 Cien nail polish- £1.99 available in Lidl stores

*UPDATE!!! I still love the colour of these polishes but after the first use, I didn't use them again until about a week. When I applied them (without shaking and with shaking), the formula was completely ruined and it had around a billion (so I exaggerated) air bubbles in it. I don't know what happened as I did close the bottles properly, I guess the quality just isn't as good. So disappointed! I really though I had found the perfect polishes  :`-(