'Until The Very End'

Okay, so I must confess. I love ADORE Harry Potter. I know it might seem so childish but...I am obsessed.

So yesterday I watched the last part. I cried. Enough said.

My favorite movies were: The Chamber of Secret; The Order of the Phoenix and The Deathly Hallows (both parts) .

So the movie was meant to start at 10 pm and my friends and I came at 7. . . because we were so scared that there'll be a big line and they'll run out of tickets. But we were the first ones there ;)

I cried during the movie because of things that happened in the movie, but afterwards I just cried because it's over.

- Harry Potter Generation. 

Too Faced VS. Benefit Part II

This is the sequel to the post below. In this part I'll be reviewing the rest of the make up products from each brand and then saying which brand I prefer for each product.

 Palettes and Sets:

Benefit: 


Benefit don't offer a lot of palettes but do have several  sets.

As far as I know they have to more or less 'popular' palettes these are:

Big beautiful eyes (quad)

Smoking Eyes Palette

I've only had the 'smokin eyes' and I wasn't too impressed with it, the pigmentation wasn't that great and I honestly don't think the product suits the price. I did not like this. 

The Benefit sets however are really good. I think they offer a good amount of product and the price is very good as well. 

I love:

Findin Mr. Bright

and 

Confessions of a Concealaholic 

Too Faced: 

Too Faced have two very 'well known' palettes the Natural Eye and the Naked Eye. The pigmentation is very good and the selection of colors are very good. They also offer the 'Romantic Eye' the 'Smokey Eye' the 'Insurance Policy' and the 'Liquify Palette'. 

I also enjoy their sets. My favorite ones are: 

Pink Carpet Survival Kit 

Poolside Primping Set 

Overall, I do prefer Too Faced for Palettes and Sets etc. 

In my next post I'll feature Lip Products. 

Thank You, 

Vanilla Dreams 

Too Faced VS. Benefit Part I

Hello Bubbles:) 

When I first started getting into makeup and all that jazz I tended to confuse Too Faced and Benefit . . did you? 

So I decided to do this comparison post...

Starting off with the blushes - 

Benefit: 

Benefit offer a wider selection of cheek colours, they have numerous 'box powders' and their liquid cheek stains. 

This is the 'Throb' blush which is one of my favorites, 'Coralista' is also one of my absolute favorites! 

This is one of their famous cheek tints, this one is their newest release I got this recently and I have to say along with 'Posie Tint' this one is my favorite! The consistency is rather like 'jelly' which prevents streaking. 

Too Faced: 

Too Faced blushes and cheek products are less 'raved' about but still good. They offer creamy blushes, brightening, and bloomy ones. 

This is a creamy blush (also may be used on the lips) in 'Sweet Pea' I must admit the consistency isn't the creamiest and does dry out quite quick. Otherwise the pigmentation is good. 

This is one of the 'brightening' blushes, these are really really good! This shade is my favorite as well. I totally recommend this. 

Overall, I think that Benefit cheek products are better than too faced just because they offer a wider selection and I just feel like the quality is better. 

Thank You! In the next part expect: palettes and foundation etc. 

Until Later 

Vanilla Dreams 

...what a wonderful phrase!!

Friday Files

☮ Ice Tea - Mmm... my latest obsession. I love the Pret "Iced Tea and Peach" one it's so good! I love the Lipton one as well but it's way to sugary. I'll soon do a post on how to make the perfect Ice Tea! 

☮ Pretty Little Liars, I've started getting into the show and I love their make-up! I've got to admit though...it's super creepy...

☮ Raspberry lips, I love bright and fruity colors for the lips and some of my favorite ones are: 

- Nars - Dragon Girl

- Revlon - Raspberry

Summer Trend: The Maxi Dress

The Maxi Dress has been a tremendous trend this summer! 

It was seen in magazines:

On the runways:

And on celebrities: 

First of all, there are several types of maxi dresses..some of them being: 

The Bandeau 

The Long-Sleeved

The Casual

Ideas on how to style a Maxi Dress 

*Top Tip: wear pumps/heels with maxi dresses.

I will show you how to 'style up'  a Casual maxi.

Here are some tips on how to style a Casual: 

Add a nice cardigan/crochet cardigan with the dress to add a 'relaxed' feel to it. 

A small satchel or in fact any bag balances out the whole look.

For a very beachy vibe add a light shirt, however this is only appropriate for the beach.

For a bit of an edge to the look, add a leather jacket!

Thanks for reading! 

I promise next time the quality of the photos will be better! 

Vanilla Dreams

it's raining outside

As some of you (who read my post yesterday) know I had Sports Day today...well I'm not really sure wether I can call it ''Sports Day''.
You see, it was absolutely pouring and completely freezing! Therefore we stopped the running, jumping and throwing and instead stood there in the pouring rain for about an hour! Then some of us went back to school and some went with their parents. I went back to school. After which I headed home. . .

I have a tennis lesson later on in the evening so I'm waiting for that. . .I still have some time left so I'll finish watching 'How do you know' and then head off!

A tutorial coming soon, by the way.

Until later,

Vanilla Dreams