Victoria's Secret no longer a secret

As you may have heard, earlier this summer the flagship store for Victoria's Secret finally opene its doors on London's famous Bond Street. On the 29th August, one of the most anticipated launches finally took off. Originally planned to open prior to the Olympics, the enormous 40,386 sqaure foot heaven opened a month after the much smaller Westfield branch, having been delayed by over a year. But it has been every bit worth the wait. For those Victoria virgins of you, this lingerie brand puts La Senza to shame! Every bit exclusive, glamourous and luxerious as it looks.

The store consists of an impressive four floors to feast your eyes on. This is one shop that won't be a quick 'pop in pop out' stop. The glamour of the brand is visible in the exquisite choice of interior design with gorgeous sofas in rainbow array of colours with a touch of vintage charm. Polished, shiny floors, pink and white chandeliers, a mirrored-effect, grand staircase, Victoria's Secret will make you feel every inch the celebrity.

Large, glossy posters of the famous 'Angels' adorn the walls throughout the store all of which are signed personally by each model including Miranda Kerr, Heidi Klum and Karlie Kloss. Phew! That's one heck of a gorgeous, legs-to-die-for line up.

However it can be somewhat intimidating to those who are less body confident than these 6ft tall, size 6 models. Tiny figures and bodies are photographed everywhere which I personally feel could put girls off from buying the lingerie as it can leave you feeling a tad conscious of your own figure and certainly I feel that plus size girls may even be put off from entering the store in the first place as there seems to be such an emphasis on this marketing these model figures, which aren't representative of real girls everywhere. For me this element takes over more than the actual lingerie itself which is a real shame because the products are simply beautiful. But surely the point is to push the product, not the models and their physical attractiveness?

I find it really sad that they don't feature any curvy models or even your 'average girl' model. Despite the elegant and stunning setting of the store visually (which don't get me wrong, looks fantastic), I can't help but feel that this brand is typically very American in pushing the outer, physical appearence instead of providing our society with what we need more of - realism.

The 4th floor is a dedicated VIP section. No standing around for any tagging along men!  -

 Oh hi Miranda - this would make me so depressed whilst shopping!

 

Revlon Lips

Have any of you tried some of Revlon's new beauty products? Well I decided to try out their new 'Colorburst Lip Butter' and the 'Just bitten kissable balm stain' (that was a mouth full wasn't it!).

I bought one of each and decided that I wanted to buy a similar colour, to see if there was any difference between the two products, as it can be really confusing with so many different types now; lipsticks, lip glosses, lip balms, lip stains! So this is my verdict.

I bought the Colorburst Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti for £7.99. I chose this one because I've seen coral coloured lips everywhere at the moment so really wanted to start wearing a current, on-trend lipstick.
It went on really smoothy, with no trouble at all and the colour itself when on is really eye-popping. I had two different people comment on how nice it looked which is definitely a bonus. I also really loved the packaging of this product. It looks a little bit more sophisticated and luxe than some other brands, so I felt like I wanted to just carry it around in my hand on display! The lipstick itself stayed on really well. I only needed to top up after I had eaten lunch - about 5 hours after initially applying it. It's available in 14 different shades so I will definitely be investing in some other colours.





The Colorburst Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti on the left and Just Bitten Kissale Balm Stain in Rendevous Rendevous on the right  

 

 



The following day I tried the Kissable balm which was also £7.99, in the colour of Rendevous Rendevous. This takes a little more applicatons to initially put the colour on, otherwise you can't see the colour so well. The colour itself is not as vibrant and eye-popping as the lip butter, however is still the coral shade I'm loving right now. This therefore is ideal if you want your lips to look a little bit more natural and subtle. What I really LOVED about this one is that even after my lunch and drinking continuously all day, the lip balm still stayed on! By the time I got home I had been wearing it for eight and a half hours and it still looked as though I had just applied it 5 minutes ago. Majorly.Impressed. I urge you to go buy this product. A smaller range of 8 colours available but it's so worth it. By far the best 'stay-on' lip product I've ever bought.

 

Here's me wearing both products. I've not applied any techniques to the photos so you can see the real colour. I am wearing the lip butter in the top 2 photos and the balm in the bottom 2. Not sure if you can tell, but the lip butter is a brighter pop of colour, with the balm being more subtle. LOVE IT.

 

 

 

All in the nails



I am so in LOVE with these Disney nail art designs right now :D I am such a huge fan of Disney, I'd find it hard to choose which character and design to go for, there are so many to choose from! Nail art has seen a huge boom in popularity lately, gracing the hands of anyone who's anyone. Seen on all our favourite fash-spirations including Ri-Ri, Katy Perry and of course not forgetting Lady Gaga. I'm going to be channeling my inner nail technician and have a go this weekend after buying some nail art pens. I'm not too confident as I know it takes a steady hand, but I'm sure with practice I'll be painting them out perrfectly in no time (she says not so confidently!) I'll let you know how I get on and post a pic!