Showing posts with label Victoria's Secret. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Victoria's Secret. Show all posts

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

The Aurora Band Night Roller Review


The Victoria’s Secret show was last week and left me in awe of the Angels and all their perfection from top to toe. I know there’s not a snowballs chance in hell that I will ever look like one but even if there is a small percentage I will take it and that small percentage comes in the way of their bouncy flowing hair. I know I’m not alone in loving their hair and I’m probably not the only one who’s tried to create it. I’ve tried many times to get my hair to look like theirs but failed miserably, the only thing I can do well with hair is straighten it with my GHD other than that styling my hair can just be impossible sometimes and it’s not my hairs fault I’m just awful at styling so anything that can do half the job for me and make me looking somewhat decent is always going to intrigue me.

The Aurora Band Night Roller came across my lap a few weeks ago. I had seem some other bloggers mention it but didn’t read much into it until it was sent to myself. If you watch Dragons Den you might have seen the owners Alex and Lyndsey successfully getting Gavin Duffy on board and investing into the company.

The Aurora Band Night Roller is a Velcro tube like hair band that overnight creates voluminous curls and waves to your hair.


How it works:
First things first you need to read the instructions card in the box and I’d go onto their website and click into the demo video. The first time I tried the band I didn’t pay too much attention to the instructions and after putting my hair up in the roller I then looked at the video and realised I did it wrong, the second time though I paid attention and it worked out amazingly.

The second thing you must do is have freshly washed hair that has been dried and left slightly damp. After that all you need to do is follow the simple instructions (simple when you’ve read them, as you can imagine IKEA furniture and I do not get along).

Placing the roller over your hair, part it into two and then begin to wrap. You’ll need to take a piece of hair, comb it out and wrap. Taking the piece of leftover hair from the first wrap, bring it into the second piece, comb and wrap again and do this process on both sides.

When you get to the back just keep wrapping until there is no more hair and then you just sleep.
This is probably one of the quickest hair curling products I’ve ever used, it literally takes 5 minutes to do and the rest of the magic is done while you sleep.


I’ve only tried it on myself but I do think if you have someone to do the wrapping and unwrapping for you it will probably turn out slightly better. I think I would have had sleeker curls if I did have some one helping me.

What always put me off sleep in rollers was the thought of them being so uncomfortable to sleep in but the Aurora Band Night Roller was fine to sleep in. It was slightly awkward to get comfortable at first but the great thing about the band is that it can be moved around and the wrapped hair won’t come out, so I just moved around and didn’t wake up till the next morning.

When I took the band off I was expecting sleeker curls and maybe something similar to the girl on the packaging but I had so much volume in my hair and the curls and waves turned out much better than I was expecting and had more of a Farrah Fawcett from Charlie’s Angels look from them than a Victoria’s Secret Angel.

The roller gets a big thumbs up from me, the band is so much better than using curlers as no heat is neaded so there's no damage to the hair. I will definitely be using it again, it’s so easy and quick to use and gives great results, the curl in my hair lasted all day and I only used a small spritz of hair spray that morning.

The band can be bought online on their website and are stocked leading pharmacies such as McCabes Pharmacy, Sam McCaulys and Cara Pharmacy and retails for €12.99.

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo

Friday, 3 October 2014

Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works Haul


In the first of what I think will be about 4 or 5 posts in total of all my goodies from my recent trip to Florida I’m starting off with Victoria Secret and Bath & Body Works.
If you don’t know already both companies are owned by the same people so I decided to put them together for this post.

To start we have Victoria Secret’s, I’m such a big fan and became hooked with the brand since my first trip to the states back in 2009. I even went over to London a few weeks after they opened their store there in 2012.

Each time I go I always stock up on their underwear and their fragrances as they always have offers on them. This time was no different, only this time I think I went a little over board with the sprays. They have offers of 5 for $30 which just can’t be ignored. The outlets have a Victoria Secret’s shop which have the same offer but the fragrances are from a season or two ago and are packaged differently, I bought my first 5 bottles here. I was then in the Florida Mall and went a bit cray there too, they had some fragrances that I don’t have already and they also had one that was a new release not included in the offer which was $5. I was also in the Miami VS and bought the little spray that was $10. I always buy the bundles as I sometimes include them in presents at Christmas. It’s also a great offer as single bottles are $14 each so I really feel like I need to buy them.

I also picked up this mini perfume set of all the perfumes that they have on offer, It was half price and I thought it would be great for having on nights out or when i'm going for weekends away.

I didn’t realise how many I bought though till I was packing, 13 in total I must be mad and I still have about 5 bottles at home from my trip to NYC last year that I still have to use up. I honestly do have a problem, but sure least I’ll smell good. I think I’ll have to have one in my bag and at my desk just to help use them up.


Now each time I’ve been to the states I’ve managed to stay away from Bath & Body Works but this time I made it into one. Basically they sell amazing candles, soaps, bath and shower gels and basically everything else that you’d want to keep you looking and smelling great after a wash. Like VS they too had a store in the outlets. I bought some candles from Christmas last year and they also had new season candles as well. For some reason I bought 5 hand sanitizers but they were on offer and I had 3 in my hand so I obviously had to get two more so I could get the offer.


As it is “Fall” everything is pumpkin flavour, the Yanks go crazy for it. I haven’t tried all the candles I’ve only lit the Sea Salt and Maple Popcorn flavour and since I have my house smells like freshly cooked biscuits which makes you insanely hungry, people are coming into my house drooling and expecting cookies. I might give one or two of the candles away at Christmas as well but they all smell so amazing I think it will be hard to let any of them go, they all smell so sweet and wintery they really put you in the mood for an open fire, dark nights and cups of hot chocolate!


Whatever about needing Victoria Secrets in Dublin we most definitely need a Bath and Body Works! Yankee Candles have nothing on these guys and they’re cheaper J
 I wish there was a way of you guys smelling everything I bought so you can get an idea of why I love the 2 stores so much.

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo


Monday, 1 September 2014

August Beauty Favourites

Not many favourites this month, I’ve been trying to hold back on spending the last few weeks to save for my holidays so it’s a short enough favourites this month, take a read and enjoy J

Bourjois Nude-ist
I bought the Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet in Nude-ist in July and it hasn’t been off my lips since I’ve bought it. It’s a pinky brown that goes on like creamy silk and dries like to a matte. The colour is very similar to the one Kylie Jenner has been sporting so if you really want her colour I’d suggest this one. It doesn’t dry, and takes forever to come off which is a winner in my books!


Youtube
I love YouTube, I’m addicted to watching makeup tutorials. This month I’ve been watching way more than usual, I’m off to Florida next month and have been watching loads of USA/Sephora haul videos to get ideas of what to buy when I’m over there. I’ve also been looking for more channels to subscribe to, my latest has been Irish Blogger The Beautiful Truth and US vloggers Eleventh Gorgeous.

 The Beautiful Truth  Eleventh Gorgeous

Benefit They’re Real Mascara
My usual mascara’s where put aside this month to make way for the They’re Real mascara. It lives up to the hype, it boosts the volume in your lashes, it’s the blackest black and it doesn’t smudge or budge throughout the day. It’s pretty amazing but it’s an absolute bitch to get off, none of my usual cleansers take it off and even the new They’re Real Remover just about takes it all off, but other than all that it’s a good mascara.




Batiste Dry Shampoo for Blonde Hair
I’ve been holding off getting my hair highlighted so I can get them done a bit closer to my holidays. As a result my roots are in a bit of a shambles at the moment. The only thing getting me through these few weeks is the blonde dry shampoo as it has a blonde colour in the spray and it’s been covering my roots up just enough that I can get another week or two before I have to go to the hairdressers. It’s also helping me get an extra day out of it!



Victoria's Secret Night Fragrance Spray
I picked this up in the airport in July completely forgot about it until I found it in the middle of August. Since finding it, it has been in my bag so I can grab it and spray it on the go. I love the VS sprays; they smell just like the perfumes and are so much cheaper. The mist is musky and probably more suited for night time but I spray it anytime. 

Yonka Quintessence Aromatic Candle
Yonka Quintessence Aromatic Candle was in my July Chic Treat Box. I love the smell of it; it really makes me feel like I’m in a salon getting pampered. It would probably be all gone by now but my parents hated the smell and kept blowing it out but I love it, it really chills me out.

What have you been loving this month? Leave a comment below :)

Don't forget to check out Karmisa, they have amazing jewellery and have given me a 25% off your final bill. Just enter "karmisasarah" at checkout.

Thanks for reading.

Love Sarah xoxo

Monday, 4 August 2014

July Favourites

Looking back on July I seemed to have fit in a lot in such a short few weeks!

It started off with my birthday on the second and it was the start on a week of busy concerts. The night of my birthday I went to Kanye West and I was so pleased to say that I got ID'd and seeing as I had turned 26 that day and I was feeling like an oul one this made me extremely happy. Then on the Friday I went to see The Kings of Leon which was just the best concert I think I've been to, at least top ten, mainly because it had fireworks at the end which I don’t think I’ve ever seen at the end of concert.
On both occasions I wore what are my new favourite wellies. They are €20 from Dunnes Stores, I’m not sure if they still have them or not. They look like biker boots and only go have way up the calf which is far cooler to me than looking like you've just come back from milking a herd of cows.
Penneys/Primark also have a similar pair for €18.00.

Ice Cold Baby!
On these long hot summer days and being stuck in the office while it seems that everyone and their mother are out sunning themselves there was nothing more I want after work was a drink and a laugh and for a few days during the summer I got to get my lips around some cocktails and my favourite has to be a strawberry daiquiri. They are so refreshing and cooling and sometimes just a little too easy to drink (Remember kids always drink responsibly).


I’ve also discovered Iced Caramel Macchiatos and Butlers do the absolute best ones. I’m trying not to have them all the time but they are so addictive. If you haven’t tried them yet then you’re missing out.

Bourjois Volume 1 Seconde mascara

I’ve been loving this mascara in July. I’ve played around with a few this month but I’ve seemed to always come back to it. It’s so black and long wearing and instantly volumises your lashes. I’ve written a post already about it so check it out here.

Crown Brush UK Metal Madness palette

Another I’ve written a post about (click here). I picked this palette up at the Crown Brush UK stand at IMATS London. I instantly fell in love with it, the colour pay off and pigmentation is crazy and used with MAC Fix+ makes the colours pop even more. I’ve used the palette a good few times this month for day and night looks, it’s was easily one of the best buys from the many things I bought at IMATS.

Fix+ MAC

This has been my saviour this month, not only does it make my eye shadows from my new Metal Madness palette pop but it cools and sets my makeup. It’s been so hot this July that as soon as I’ve stepped out of the shower I’ve been in near collapse with the heat so I’ve reached for my bottle of Fix+ and sprayed it all over my face and it instantly cooled me down. It was great for setting my makeup too, it seemed pointless in doing a full face of makeup only to have it half melted down my face by the time I’ve reached the house door, so a couple spritz of this and I was flying.


Victoria Secret Bombshell

Every time I go to the States or to London I always find myself in a Victoria Secrets store and I’m a sucker for their fragrances. My absolute favourite is Bombshell, I always get it in the spray rather than the perfume as its way cheaper. I think I have about 2-3 bottles floating about my room. I hadn’t worn it in a good few weeks and when I came across it I fell in love all over again. To me it smells like a man’s after shave but in a good way, along the lines of Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce but more girly. I just love it.

I’m sure I have more favourites but these are the ones that have really been my obsession all month. I’m sure I’ll have a good few favourites next month as I’ve been trying not to spend much this month but until then have a great Saturday and thanks for reading. If you have any comments just pop them below.

Love Sarah xoxo