Miss Vogue Magazine

So the day finally arrived: the launch of Miss Vogue, the UK sister to Teen Vogue. When I heard the news I must confess to squealing with delight as I adore Teen Vogue. My favourite magazines have always been the ones from my teens and ones that really focused on fashion. I loved getting lost in a sea of inspirational beauty and hair features so out there that perhaps for most unwearable, but publications that weren't afraid to take a creative risk were the ones I so admired.

My two favourite magazines were ELLE Girl (both US and UK) and Teen Vogue. I grew up with both and for Teen Vogue and the US version of ELLE Girl I would go into town just to get them from Borders (aww Borders, how I miss you so!) as I was so obsessed with the arrival of the newest issues! 

The 116 page Miss Vogue magazine is in my eye not too dis-similar to Teen Vogue in that the overall design is colourful, graphic, fresh and young but it's a little more minimalist than it's US sister Teen Vogue. But it's not too young; it's definitely marketed very much towards the sophisticated teen. Content-wise it's again quite similar to Teen Vogue but very much concentrated on the whole London scene, you know that cool-hipster Henry Holland group, and in fact both Henry and Pixie Geldof are interviewed for this issue. Alexandra Shulman, Vogue editor told Women's Wear Daily: 'I admire Teen Vogue and it certainly was an inspiration but I felt Miss Vogue needed a different feeling for the UK; It’s got a more British sensibility, I think, than Teen Vogue.'

Miss Vogue also features a mini interview with Jake Bugg, a fascinating account of Saturday nights for teens in different cultures and has a under 21 style icons features with the likes of Tavi Gevinson, Cara Delevinge and Tali Lennox. Speaking of Miss Delevinge, she is the chosen cover star for the first issue and I'm not surprised as it again reinforces the cool London fashion scene. In fact Alexandra Shulman states in her editor's letter that she is, "Miss Vogue made physical" thanks to her "maverick sense of style and fun". Unlike Teen Vogyue what's refreshing to see is the mix of high street and designer items worn by the cover star, and in particular there's a River Island stripe dress Cara looks gorgeous in. What's kind of nice is to parallel this with Kate Moss, the mother of all British models, who appears on the main Vogue issue for June 2013. 

Fashion and beauty features wise there is of course that total contrast between high and low throughout, as is also common with Teen Vogue and I think a sunglasses feature says it all with items featured being a £5 pair of sunnies from Forever 21 to a pair of Marc Jacobs sunglasses for £219. You then get a Miu Miu bag for £890 beside a Tiffany necklace for a staggering £9675 and two pages from this is an advert for H&M advertising a top for a mere £3.99 but this is a mini version of Vogue we're talking about! Beauty cost wise again MAC, Chanel and Dior all make an appearance but then again there's some quirky budgets getting a bit of love like a £5 eco-tools sponge brush, and £7 Eye Rock liners, against the more out there Paperself lashes. And again, much like it's older sister Teen Vogue it's extremely advert heavy but as soon as I opened the magazine it was really nice to see Topshop as the first as I do believe it sums up that London-fashion scene so perfectly, and there's also adverts for Miss Selfridge, Accessorize, Forever 21 juxtaposed with DKNY, Coach and Michael by Michael Kors. But in her editor's letter, Shulman does states that the magazine is 'targeted at younger readers specifically, its remit is the same: to inspire even if you're a bit short on cash.'

Overall I absolutely loved reading this issue and haven't put it down since I got it yesterday. Whether or not Miss Vogue will be gracing newsstands every month has yet to be seen but seriously I can only hope. Truth be told I'm longing for a cool teen magazine to come back to the UK it's just been too long, but then ELLE Girl didn't last long at all and shares many similarities with Miss Vogue so in that sense, is there an audience for it now? Do girls really just want magazines with One Direction plastered from page to page? Not a One Direction hater at all guys by the way, it's just, I find it interesting understanding the main aesthetic appeal for teens in 2013? I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed desperately this is not the last we see of Miss Vogue. 

Has anyone else picked up a copy, what do you think?

xoxo

Company Magazine Blog Awards 2013

Hey lovelies! I hope you're all having a lovely weekend? For those in the UK I hope you're taking full advantage of the long weekend if you can?! 

Tonight I just wanted to blog super quickly to really say a humongous thank you to every single one of you for the support with the  Company Magazine Style Blog Awards. I really am ridiculously blessed to have such wonderful readers who nominated me and who have always supported my craftiness! I keep saying it but I truly am shocked, it hasn't sunk in yet in the slightest. For 5 years now you've become my little bloggy chums and with everything I do you share the journey with me and for that I am eternally thankful.  

I think the voting ends tonight so although if you have a second to vote for my blog it would mean the world to me. Click here to vote for Dreams That Glitter xoxo under the best craft blog, section 3, and to anyone that does thank you, thank you, thank you!

xoxo

NOTD: Models Own 'Pinky Brown' Beetlejuice Collection Nail Polish

 
So you all know I'm a massive Models Own fan because I just blogged about their scented pastel shades here so when I was contacted by a lovely lady called Elly to review some different Models Own shades I jumped at the chance! Now this is a completely different shade to those pastels shades I blogged about, but I think deep down I definitely suit darker polishes better with my ultra fair skin.

I wasn't sure what shades I would be sent but I was delighted to see one of the shades is this beauty called 'Pinky Brown' which some of you may know from Models Own's very popular  Beetlejuice Collection. It really is what it claims to be: a pinky brown so I guess there was no point in thinking up a creative name for it ;). But the duochrome shimmery mix of deep metallic pinks, browns and reds is dream-worthy. To my eye it is incredibly similar, but far less orange than MAC's nail polish called 'Bad Fairy' from the Venomous Villains collection a few years ago, so if you loved that shade and didn't get hold of it you certainly need this in your stash! The application was brill as usual with Models Own and even better it's lasting a really long time since I applied it two days ago now so that's very impressive as of course darker nail polishes chip far more easily than paler shades.

What do you think of this lovely shade, do you wear darker polishes in summer? I do think this would look amazing in the sunshine when the light hits it. Models Own polishes are a mere £5 and can be found in Boots or online here.

xoxo

Favourites: April 2013

April is normally one of my favourite months as that's when I feel it's truly Spring-like but let's face it, (because weather talk is a bit zzz) Mother Nature is taking her time this year! Anyway, I have felt like it's spring in terms of my dress and fashion so let's dive on into what I've been loving, though overall personally this month is one I want to forget!!

1. Hetty and Dave Panda Shoes

In case you don't know I am totally obsessed with pandas, I kind of feel like if I had the err, fortune of being an animal for the day, it would be a panda! I just love them so much and so when my lovely crafty chum Zoe the creator behind the amazing Love From Hetty and Dave came up with these darling shoes I just had to own them! But be warned Zoe's animal shoes are ridiculously addictive and you'll end up with quite the collection. Watch this space for a blog post all about her amazingness :).

2. ghd Style Straight & Smooth Spray

So you may have already seen me use this product in my ghd hair care routine post here where I was sent the Style and Protect gift set to review, but I just wanted to show it a little more love here! I tend to be a lot more au-naturale with my hair lately and in turn to be honest it has grown pretty considerably however I always get frustrated that if I ever straighten my hair it automatically turns to rubbish! This serum spray really locks in that freshly straightened glossy look and it's something I'll be using for a very long time!

3. MAC Heatherette 'Alpha Girl' Beauty Powder

Umm so this is embarrassing because the MAC Heatherette collection was released in what 2008, but umm, I still have a teeny bit of 'Alpha Girl' left! I use it so sparingly because it's the prettiest coral pink you could ever meet and I really wish they would make something similar. The packaging is also ultra fab and one I won't be back-to- MAC-ing!

4. LUSH Snow Fairy Lip Tint

I adore the iconic candy sweet Snow Fairy fragrance from LUSH so a lip tint in the same scent complete with a rosy pink finish is perfection. This is surprisingly a really good product and great when you want a hint of pink but nothing too full on. LUSH actually do quite a lot of lip tints but some unfortunately dry my lips out but let's just hope they make this again come Christmas time! You can shop the lip tints here.

5. Pixi Endless Silky Eye Pen

I've been in love with the Pixi make up line for the longest time as their packaging is simply exquisite and beyond whimsical which is just how I like it! I much confess to not owning much strangely as nowhere near me stocks the range and I never really buy make up online. I did at last find a Boots that had the range and I snapped up a silky eye pen as sadly the whole counter was disgustingly dirty and there was hardly any products use-able. The eye pen I picked up is called Cafe Gold and it's a golden brown. It's very soft so it's no good for precision or the waterline but it makes a lush everyday smudgy eyeliner look that takes two seconds to achieve. Check out the whole range here.

6. Sleek iDivine 'Sunset' Eyeshadow Palette

I have had this eyeshadow palette for such a long time now but lately I've re-organised all of my make up (post on that maybe?) and I've moved all my palettes right next to me so I'm showing a lot of previously unused palettes a ton of love! This is really such a lovely blend of shades that of course is reminiscent of the a sunset but for everyday wear the last row is so stunning and I'm using the last 3 shades to the right in particular all.the.time! I did a ye olde post on this palette here, if you'd like to check it out but if not, you can buy one here.

7. Primark Moomin PJS

This is such a weird favourite but I adore these Moomin PJS I found in Primark! They're so completely adorable and Primark must do more Moomin stuff! I grew up with a huge Moomin obsession as I traveled to Sweden and Finland a lot and it was a show my brother and I just came to love very much. They are the cutest right? And so comfy!

8. LUSH 'Cupcake' Face Mask

Lately my skin has been horrible: spotty, oily and just yuck! But it was like an irriated under the skin kind of breakout so my friend got me a pot of LUSH's 'Cupcake' and after using it every single day for a few weeks all my spots had disappeared completely. This stuff really is magic but don't expect overnight success. Additionally, it smells delicious good enough to eat so if you have acne or troublesome breakouts definitely try this. Read more here.

9. Pastel Nail Polish

It's Spring so I am of course loving pastel nails! My favourite thing to do with my nails in Spring is to wear a million different shades all at once and the above photo is the Models Own Scented Nail Polishes I blogged about here.

10. 'Panic Cord'- Gabrielle Aplin

So the gorgeous Gabrielle Aplin has been around for a little while but her first two singles weren't entirely my cup of tea however I simply love her latest single 'Panic Cord'. The video is so dreamy, a little twee and all kind of adorables, and just so me! I think Gabrielle has an exciting career ahead of her.

So that's my favourites all done for April. What have you loved? Let me know below lovelies!

xoxo