Victoria Secret Fashion Show: January 2014

Friday, January 31, 2014

Scent for Less: Viva La Juicy Dupes

Whenever I go into Sephora or Ulta, the thing that I always do is go to the fragrance section and try on Viva La Juicy. The scent quickly became a cult favorite a several years ago and is still loved today. It's perfect for both daytime and school as well as the night. I absolutely love the smell, but I can't quite justify the price for a 1.7 oz bottle. That's when I started looking for dupes for the popular scent. I was surprised to see that many companies have scents that have similar notes as Viva La Juicy.
Here are some that I found:

Bath and Body Works in "Forever Sunshine"

While researching, on the products that I came across ended up being one of my favorite scents from Bath and Body Works, "Forever Sunshine." At first, I had never associated Forever Sunshine with Viva La Juicy. After finding out that they were similar though, I immediately started to see the similarities. No wonder I like "Forever Sunshine" so much!

"Forever Sunshine":

Top Notes: juicy tangerine, golden apricot, sparkling mandarin, exotic berries
Mid Notes: gardenia petals, freesia, pink peonies
Base Notes: vanilla bean gelato, creamy sandalwood, nuzzly musks, a touch of sweet praline

Viva La Juicy:

Top Note: Wild Berries and, Mandarin orange
Mid Note: Honeysuckle, gardenia and Jasmine Base
Base Note: Amber, caramel, vanilla, sandalwood and praline

Victoria's Secret fragrance in "Noir Tease"

As you can see below, many off the notes in this fragrance are very similar to the ones in Viva La Juicy. This is $25 for 8.4 oz, versus $70 for 1.7 oz of Viva La Juicy. I say that's a steal!

Victoria's Secret fragrance in "Noir Tease":

Top Notes: Mandarin, lychee, frozen pear, red delicious apple
Mid Notes: Sweet pea, jasmine, gardenia, freesia, magnolia
Base Notes: Benzoin laos, vanilla, musk, praline, amber, sandalwood

Viva La Juicy:

Top Note: Wild Berries and, Mandarin orange
Mid Note: Honeysuckle, gardenia and Jasmine Base
Base Note: Amber, caramel, vanilla, sandalwood and praline

Another great Victoria's Secret fragrance that has similar notes is "Pure Seduction."

I hope that this post was helpful!

Please comment below on what your favorite scent is!

Thank you for reading! <3

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Kate Moss - How To Be Well-dressed

Kate Moss is a real style icon, there's no doubt about it! Looking good is also essential for her career. Earlier this week Moss has written a column for a leading Irish newspaper, the Irish Independent. In the column she lists her top tips for being well-dressed, and Kate definitely knows a thing or two about how to present herself, I mean I've never seen her look bad!

Although the column is a definite must-read, I've outlined the five most significant tips from her column.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

56th GRAMMY Awards 2014 | Best Dressed

Ariana Grande in Dolce & Gabbana

Paris Hilton in Haus of Milani

Taylor Swift in Gucci

Chrissy Teigen in Johanna Johnson

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Taylor Swift Grammys 2014 Makeup Look!

Taylor Swift fans know that for this year's Grammys, Taylor Swift sported an eye look a different than what we've seen in the past! And can we just a take a minute for her dress? It was gorgeous! Back in regards to her makeup, her makeup was fresh and smokey at the same time while adding pops of subtle color! The center of her look was, in my opinion, definitely her eyes! She wore a smokey navy-grey eye look with cobalt blue eyeliner! Then she kept the rest of her makeup very natural looking. This look really brought out the blue in her eyes so this look is perfect for those wanting their blue eyes to pop!

My take on her eye look also includes colors that are in the famous Urban Decay Naked and Naked 2 palettes, making it easier for more people to recreate. Read on to see my take on her look!

Face:

Medium Coverage Foundation: To get Taylor Swift's flawless face, apply a medium coverage foundation. Go for a medium coverage rather than full coverage since her face did not look like it was caked on with makeup.
Light Pink Blush: Apply a light pink blush to the apples of your cheeks for a nice light flush. The light pink will balance out the dramatic eye look.
Light Luminizer: To get her glow, apply an luminizer to the top of your cheek bones.

Eyes:

White Base: Start of the eye look with a white base or primer. This will help the eyeshadows pop more!
Champagne-Silver Eyeshadow: Apply all over the lids to the crease.
Dark Navy-Grey Eyeshadow: Taking a fluffy blending brush, apply the eyeshadow to your crease. Apply a little at a time and slowly build it up and blend out so that there are no harsh lines. Taking a pencil brush, apply more of the color on your bottom lash line.
Matte Nude Eyeshadow: Apply on your brow bone as a highlight and blend it into the crease color to further help with harsh lines.

White Eyeliner: Apply the white eyeliner to two places: your tear duct area and the waterline. Applying it in the tear duct area will help make the white eyeshadow later pop more. Taylor Swift had white eyeliner on her waterline to give the illusion of bigger eyes.
White Shimmery/Glitter Eyeshadow: Apply just to the tear duct area, bringing it into the inner bottom lash line a little to really make your eyes pop.
Cobalt Blue Liquid Eyeliner: This is definitely the highlight of her look! Apply a blue liquid eyeliner to the upper lash line, making a thin wing at the end. The blue eyeliner and eyeshadow made her blue eyes pop!
Black Mascara: Apply black mascara to the upper and bottom lashes to finish off the eye look!

Lips:

To finish off the look, apply a nude-pink lipstick, such as L'Oreal's Color Riche Lipstick in "Mauved 140". A nice nude pink lipstick balances off the more dramatic eyes!

I hope you found this post helpful!
What did you think of the Grammys? What about the Red Carpet Looks?
Please comment down below and follow!

Thank you for reading!