Thursday 22

Wearing a black knit from Nasty Gal; grey skirt from Asos; sunglasses and necklace from Forever 21
Took the later half of Thursday off work to spend some time with my boyfriend and as you will see below, spending time together means eating, a lot of eating. Anyway, although it was raining throughout the day the atmosphere was surprisingly muggy and humid, so I didn't see much use in warm or waterproof outer layers. Instead, I threw on a huge, but thin, slouchy black knit which kept me at optimum temperature and occupied little room in my bag should it get too stuffy walking around London. Something my boyfriend took full advantage of as he stuffed his jacket in the same place... 



With love~

Viv

Oversized Denim

Levi's denim jacket from eBay; Patent shoes from Dorothy Perkins; Bag from Michael Kors

A quick iPhone ootd of myself taking full advantage of casual Fridays. Oversized signifies comfort, and comfort is absolutely essential when weaving in and out masses of people in central London on a Friday evening.

With love~

Viv

Seche Vite 'Dry Fast Top Coat' :: Beauty Review


I'm one of of those girls who, however cautiously I approach the whole nail painting process, will absolutely without fail manage to smudge my nails pretty much instantly after I paint them. As much as I loved freshly painted nails I also hated having to sit like a zombie in my room for at least 3 hours to minimise post-nailpainting-accidental-damage, and even after the 3 hours I would STILL discover one heartbreaking chip to put all my patience to waste OTL (I sound so melodramatic but I'm being serious haha), and this is where my nail saviour comes in...

Seche Vite 'dry fast top coat' is everything it claims to be, it very rapidly penetrates and solidifies all layers of nail polish to secure your work in place, in honestly, just a matter of minutes. Love isn't emotion enough to describe how I feel about this. What's more, it leaves a wonderfully glossy finish and visibly improves durability. I've used this on top of 4 layers of nail varnish and within 10 minutes, just to be on the safe side, I'm free to use my hands as I wish.


At the moment I give this product 5/5, its a very recent purchase of mine and for now I find no faults. But I have heard and have seen that it becomes viscous and tacky after only a few uses and is in need of disposal before less than half a bottle is used up. This would be a very disappointing revelation but hey, nothing's perfect, this is my top coat of preference and truly does its job.

Overall Rating 5/5 ✭✭✭✭✭

Purchase this product from Beauty Bay here. Have you used Seche Vite before? Let me know your thoughts in the comments =)

With love~

Viv

Anniversaire Rouge



Red dress from Topshop, cardigan from Nasty Gal, clogs from Zara

As much as a little black dress is and will always be a wardrobe fundamental, I firmly consider possession of a little RED dress a piece just as essential. Playing with the timeless juxtaposition of a red and black palette for my birthday today and incorporating my double buckled belt into pretty much every outfit I can until I get fed up of  ,you get fed up of seeing it! Threw on this super slouchy cardigan from Nasty Gal because, as ever, nothing excessively extravagant for August 5 festivities, just a film and dinner with my boy~ Regardless, I have been tremendously blessed this week what with 2 surprise celebrations thrown in my honour, both of which I was thoroughly surprised (thank you all! although I'm pretty sure I've fulfilled my cake quota for at least 6 months), I've literally had a grin cemented on my face since Friday. I am soso thankful for all my family and friends who serve as a constant reminder of God's amazing abundance in my life. Here's to another year of adventures~




With love~

Viv


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