TOP TIPS TO PREVENT ANCE

 Hey guys, I don't have bad acne but I do however get it on my chin, forehead and sometimes on my cheeks. the things that helped me clear mine was...


1: Washing my face daily, I know that sound basic but some people miss out on this especially mornings and younger girls who don;t realise how much it helps, I use a facial scrub every night and morning. 


2: DRINK LOTS OF WATER!! Trust me on this one what you drink and eat will show in your hair,nails and skin. Want your hair to grow longer? drink water. Want your nails to grow? drink water. Want perfect skin? drink water.


3: Wash make brushes daily, Always wash your foudation brushes and beauty blenders everyday so your not spreading bacteria around your face the next day.


4: Change your pillow cases, Changing your pillow cases every second day to a week so your not sleeping in dust and bacteria.


5: Don't trust all spot treatments, Not all spot treatments work on everyone, ive had some that made my acne worse so don't trust the label.


6: DON'T STRESS, you will break out, trust me here peeps.


7: Don't pick: Picking your spots will cause them to basically get angry as hell an spread.


8: Wash your hands: I know its some basic shit but wash your hands as often as possible and also avoid touching your face a lot throughout the day as bacteria will go from your hands to face.

Lush Grease Lightening Review

 Hey, yesterday was my first ever time trying anything from Lush, crazy I know. 

I picked up the Grease Lightening spot treatment and the FACEMASK which I only got a sample of as I wasn't sure if I would like it. 

As my spots have been getting worse I used both last night. My forehead and chin is most prone to spots, it's always been like that.. Here is a before picture 

Before I applied the spot treatments  I removed my makeup with my normal routine which is the Nivea 2 in 1 Cleanser & Toner

 

Once applied all over the face and eyes I removed it with a babywipe. I then go to the bathroom and wash my hands and applied the Clean & Clear Advance Spot Control Treatment which I've only started using and am not sure how I feel about it 

After I cleanse I then applied the FACEMASK with clean fingers to my stop prone areas 

When washed off I applied the Grease Lightening to my chin and forehead and applied my daily moisturiser which is the Loreal skin perfection to areas I didn't use the Grease Lighting on as if you put a product below the spot treatment it will work as a barrier. The next working I then washed my face and I didn't see any different and I had got a new spot which wasn't there the night before, although it has only been one night, people told me you will see a difference in the morning but I never, my chin looked worse in my opinion! 

I am going to keep using the Grease Lightening for a few months and I will then do a update. 

                        Victoria xo

PLUS size shopping

Hey girls!

Shopping on the mainstreet is close to impossible when your big when I say plus size I don't mean what Vouge calls plus size I mean 18 + I am a size 20 UK I Mostly shop in primark as I love cheap clothes! I also love charity shops and definitely the chartity shops with the size on the coat hinger so then you don't go getting your hopes up on that beautiful size 8 dress you like! 

Online I shop on easybe  , boohoo plus  asos curve. All these stores go up to a 24 and easybe goes higher! I also like Evans and Doherty Perkins as they have classy outfits with big sizes but cheap prices!

That is just some of my favourite plus size shops! 

Victoria xo

My First Car

I just turned 17 their on the 1st of June so my dad got me car. I knew for months I was getting one but just didnt know when, we originally wanted someone diesel and old fashioned that's the way I like my cars but anything I liked was to hard on insurance, so when I seen this car I fell I love, I know it isn't old fashioned and it isn't something I would normally pick, but it is black kind off, the bits of red on the doorhandles, inside, and wing mirrors just add to it I think anyway. It is petrol and very very small, its a little "city car" I was lucky enough that it already had black windows tinted and meant I only have to do the front in the future. I love this little car and suprisly it is very easy to drive, I learnt to drive in a 2001 farm jeep with 2.8 liter engine to then go to a 1.0 liltre was a bit of a differance but its okay.

CITROEN C1 2012

Maintaining Blonde Hair

JHey guys, I know its been a long time I am sorry. Its been a few months since I've been blonde and I thought it would be a good idea to tell you's how I maintain it because being blonde is a full time job, it is very very hard work, and extremely drying on my hair.

Going blonde is the first I've died my hair and I've only had it died twice, I went blonde in one sitting without bleach (see last post) I then went back to go grey but ended up not liking it... as it was a little purple from the products used and wasn't the color I had in my mind.

After I washed it out with regular shampoo for 2 weeks it went this beautiful color...

How I maintain it this color is just by shampoo alone, I use the Touch Of Silver twice a week shampoo as I only wash my hair 2/3 times a week, on the bottle it says to leave on for 5mins but I normally would leave it on for 15 as I forget about it. it doesn't leave my hair purple at all it just takes all the yellow out. This is all I use on my hair as I am lucky enough to have good hair naturally. 

 Victoria xo

IM NOW A BLONDIE

Hey guys, just a very quick little post to say I finally went blonde!

I have wanted to dye my hair for 5/6 years but was never aloud now I finally had the money and time i decided to go for it, It only took one sitting as my hair is naturally blonde, I love the colour although I miss my natural hair but it's to late now 

Ps, I never realised how hard it is to change your makeup from darker to lighter hair 😮 getting rid of my dark brows was the hardest. Hopefully the makeup approves.

Hope yous like it!

Little Black dress

Hey guys, last night me and my best friend decided to go out, its been a while for me (it was well needed)
A girl we both knew was holding a fun-raiser for Women's Aid and Children's Heartbeat in our local pub, even though early that day we had bad snow and were snowed in (it was cancelled) then on again, then people starting pulling out it ended up just being me and my best friend. It was a brilliant night with great music and everyone having a good time.

I decided to keep my outfit extremely simple with this beautiful black dress from New Look sale for only £5 around 2 years ago, it is my serious go to dress. Now that I study Fashion and can take in and up garments i decided to take this dress in as it was to big around the bum and thighs now it is perfect.
I kept it simple by pairing these gorgeous nude heels with Primark for £1 last year (the most comfortable shoes in the world) and kept jewelry simple with a gold watch.

I done my hair in rollers to create this glamours vintage hair, i used 8 Large Primark Velcro rollers on the top and sides of my head for more volume and used around 10 medium & small Velcro rollers mixed getting any left hair. I had them in from 1pm to 8pm and it held all night with the help of hairspray.

For my makeup i decided to do a purple and pink smokey eye with dramatic winged eyeliner, bringing the eyes together with the Red Cherry Lashes in Wispy. I kept everything else simple with nude lips, skin coloured blush with a hint of dark peach.

  

Something Different

Hey guys, although I didn't do much yesterday other than go into town with my girls, I was in the mood to do something different with my makeup, I have never tired winged eyeliner or coloured eyeshadow other than naturals but yeatursday I felt so in the mood to change I decided to do this beautifu natural purple smokey eye using my large eyeshadow palette from eBay, I just kept working and building up my eyeshadow  until it was how I liked. 

For the first time ever appling eyeliner I used a pencil on the area I wanted it then went over it with Benefits They're Real push up liner and to be honest it worked for me.

I like to keep my lips simple so I applied my everyday nude lips and kept my face natural with little blush and contour. 

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When it comes to my hair (the disaster) I decided on Friday night it would be a good idea to cut my own hair (this is how it turned out)

Even though it doesn't look that bad curled when it's straight it's all different lengths and it looks terrible.

I finally decided to get my hair cut by a professional and although they thinned it so much I love it, I finally feel confident with it now. 

This is how it looks now (not the best picture)

                    Victoria xo

Cape Of Dreams

Hey guys, Yesterday I had to go to a town near me to get some velvet + lace for my fashion class.

While me and my mum was waiting for the fabric shop to open I seen a charity shop and decided to go and pass the 10mins I had to wait, when I walked in the door I seen this beautiful Cape hinging up right in front of me! 

I didn't even want to go and look at it because being plus - sized I automatically thought it wouldn't fit me but my mum made me (thank you) and it did I almost died, it was love at first sight!

For £20 I couldn't leave it...

Never ever think you won't fit into something without trying I do it a lot I don't mean to but it's a habit, I'm so glad I have amazing friends and family that forces me to try stuff on❤️❤️

                   Victoria ️xo

Day off College

Hey guys, it's been snowing here in Northen Ireland and my mum decided to let me have the day of college as I travel 2 hours there and 2 hours back everyday, I think she felt bad for me (yay). 

I live in the mountain so I was un able to go home the night before and ended up staying in the pub my mum owns (where I grew up) which I don't mind because it's home to me. 

Anyways we decided to go up the street to a cafe for a Ulster fry but it was closed so we headed to Carnlough (3 miles away) and although I never found Carnlough pretty before I did today! I looked beautiful in the snow! We went to a little cafe called the Harbour Lights, I honestly forgot how cute it was.

I also forgot to get pictures of inside the cafe (sorry) but these two I took of outside and inside 

                       Victoria ️xo

I GOT MY HAIR CUT SHORT!!

Hey guys.

After 5 years of growing out my last Bob I thought it was time to finally cut it short again💇. I've been playing with the idea for months now but I never wanted to book an appointment incase that put me of doing it. But today my hairdresser rang me and told me she had a slot free. 

I have never dyed my hair so it is in pretty good condition, I have extremely thick hair. 

Some hair history

I regret ever cutting my hair everytime I look at this picture, this was my hair before it was ever cut short. 

I don't know how old I was here but I guess 4/5?? 

After cutting it, this is how it looked 

I was cute ehh?? 

I couldn't find any pictures but I just went through it again I can't remember between these years but I know that I grew my hair long again then cut it again shown in the picture below.

 

(Roughly start of 2012)

I had my hair short like the picture above for a long long time, it took me 5 years to grow my hair to the length it was yesterday, which is the last picture of the several below, I hated my hair short after a while and tried everything to grow it, I promised myself I would NEVER cut it short again but long hair is so much effort sometimes. I adored my long hair and to be honest I always will. 

(March of 2013) 

(May 2013)

(August of 2013) 

(December 2013)

(July 2014, I wore my hair up a lot more between the picture above and this one so I didn't find any of my hair down until this one) 

(September 2014) 

 

(December 2014)

but today after 5 years I finally cut my hair short again, I didn't go to short but I went above my boobies , hopefully I will go shorter again soon!

(Took tonight)

I took all my inspiration from the one and only Zoella!

I originally fell in love with Nicole Guerriero's hair when she first got a Bob, but I was to scared to do the same.

I loved Tarmarz hair who is also the reason I cut mine, but Zoella was the reason I finally done it with her beautiful picture of her new hair. 

(Zoella, the picture I showed my hairdresser)

(How short I wanna go next, Tarmarz)

(Nicole Guerriero) 

Black Widow

Top- Father's     Trousers- Primark     Shoes- Primark     Coat- Christmas present       Necklace- Gift     Bag- Extra's     Watch- Sekonda (not visible) 

As every weekend I spent it at my boyfriends house but this time I decided to dress up and not going in my usual leggings and a hoodie. Even though we weren't doing anything other than staying in I wanted to look good. It was one of them days. All black is one of my favourite styles it is so easy and it looks so amazingly put together. All black is something anyone can pull off, I feel invincible in it, it makes me feel so fierce and like Beyoncé's Run the World video. 

I kept makeup simple by wearing my every day makeup but decided to go for a pinker lip other than always nude. 

I kept accessories really simple with my Aunt Tessie necklace, Sekonda Gold watch (not visible) and my promise ring from my boyfriend.

                    Victoria ️xo

What I Wore: College

Hey guys, i thought that this week I should show you what I wore to College one week.


I go to College Monday - Thursday, I leave my house at 6:30am and travel over 2 hours there and two hours back which i am home at around 9:00pm or later. so I dress for sleeping on the bus. I also don't wear makeup because of how early i leave my house, so sorry for my face guys.
as i leave my house so early in the winter it is still dark and we have energy saving light bulbs so its not great lighting that is why all my photos were taken in college (sorry).
Anyways on to What I Wore:




Monday-

Top- Father's
Shirt- Thrift / Charity shop
Coat- Christmas Present
Jeans- Primark
Backpack- Tk-Maxx
Shoes- New Look (3 years ago)

Tuesday-

Shirt- Thrift / Charity shop
Coat- Christmas Present
Jeans - Topshop
Boots- Debahams
Watch(hidden)- Sekonda

Wednesday-

Top- Thrift / Charity Shop
Jeans- Primark
Coat- Primark
Shoes- River Island
Watch- Dalas
Necklace (Hidden) - Grandmother's

Thursday- 

Top- Thrift / Charity Shop
Coat- Christmas Present
Jeans- New Look
Name Plate Necklace- Got on holidays over 7 year ago
Shoes- New Look
Watch(Hidden)- Casino

With every outfit i was also wearing my promise ring from my boyfriend :)

Victoria xo

Going back to my favorite day of 2014

In early December of 2014 my college class took a trip to Clothes Show Live in Birmingham. Growing up in a small village and the biggest city I've been to was always Belfast going to Birmingham was a big deal. Clothes Show live was held in the NEC.
We decided to fly over which if I ever go again i will NOT do simply because when flying there is so much security with makeup and to much stuff so no one could buy a lot because of that but i will definitely go by ferry next year.

It was honestly one of my favorite days ever, the atmosphere, the shopping, the fashion show, everyone dressed perfectly, it was great. I honestly was not expecting it to be anything like it turned out to be.

If you are thinking on going DO! I didn't take much money with me as I was not expecting everything to be so cheap, we went on the last day of the week so by the end of the day everything was 10x cheaper than earlier that day when we arrived and the rest of the week so that's also something to think about, you see and meet all kinds of people and it really shows you that everyone is different not two people are the same, yes yous may be alike, a lot maybe but NEVER the same.

If you are a Fashion Student or thinking of becoming a Fashion Student or working in the industry you really should go, there is amazing stalls which have Fashion work from university's in England, it really opens your eyes to what it will be like. you get to ask questions even stupid ones that you wouldn't ask someone you know because your there one day your never going to see that person again, I asked a lot of questions and found out a lot about going on to university and i also got amazing inspiration for my college work this year.

In middle of the shopping (stalls) they had a little stage which me and my friends found at the last minute, there was a small fashion show currently happening (well it was ending) then they announced that two of my favorite Youtubers are about to come on stage ...
Mazzi Maz and Andy Samuels,

I also got to met Amy Childs, Jamie Laing and Ricky Rayment.

I honestly had so much fun and even though I left my house at 7am traveled 2 hours to the boat I wasn't tired one bit (until the plane of course)

In conclusion i had the best day and I HIGHLY recommend EVERYONE to go! you wont regret it! 

Here is some more random pictures from the day 

Victoria xo