Social Networking 101: Blogging Inspiration #1

This is a list of my Blog Idols or Blog Crushes... Blogs that make me cringe with jealousy that they are so professional, interesting and pretty to look at and make me want to do better! There's nothing like a bit of healthy competition, so without much ado I'm going to let you in on my little secrets...

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I adore...

Victoria's Vintage 

   So I might be a teensy bit biased seeing as the blogger is my bestie Victoria Measures, but this blog is really great to while my spare minutes away browsing. She posts hundreds of pretty photos each month, writes about people that inspire her and gives updates on her day-to-day life including fashion hauls, competition wins and DIY craft products. She's One To Watch if you ask me, so head over there and take a look!

Fleur de Force

Fleur has a great blog but the real 'win' of her work in my opinion are her YouTube channels. She posts frequent fashion hauls, make-up and nail tutorials and beauty reviews really frequently at her Main Channel and I often watch them early in the mornings during breakfast or something. Fleur has such a nice conversational style that her videos are really easy to watch! Plus, if like me you are uber-nosy then Fleur has a great Vlog About Her Personal Life too! Here's just one example...

Elle and Blair

These two sisters were the girls that got me into blogging and vlogging! Elle, the older sister, started making videos of herself in her bedroom years ago with an average camera and minimal editing. She got her sister involved and now they both have a couple of channels each, as well as their website where not only do they post features on beauty products, fashion brands and competitions they're loving, but readers can also talk to each other on their forums and shop tons of girly essentials in their online store Glitzy Glam. Elle posts great haul videos like this;

And Blair is the BEST at make-up tutorials;

I wish I was a Fowler girl!

What Olivia Did

This is one of the most beautiful 'real life' girls I've ever seen (meaning she's not a famous super-model, actress or musician) AND she has the most amazing clothes collection I've ever seen. I would kill for just five minutes in her wardrobe, no joke! If I'm ever lacking in a bit of fashion inspiration, I know I can head over to her page and 'borrow' one of her looks with my own clothes and look classy, sexy and chic all at once. She's my ultimate, go-to, blogging, fashion idol. Be prepared for the lushness.

AndreasChoice

This is another video blogger who I like checking out on one of those days where I'm exhausted and just want to spend the day in bed under the duvet getting ideas to make me look hot! Of course, Andrea's videos are perfect for this as she's extremely gorgeous in a very natural way :) Furthermore, she's absolutely hilarious and never fails to make me smile. She has really clever ideas about home remedies for lots of different problems that girls might have... Dark underarms? Acne scars? Various uses for salt? AndreasChoice has you covered! As if that's not enough, she's really nice too and Tweets, comments and emails back as often as possible.

Temporary Secretary

Sarah is a jewelry designer and blogger which I love above all others (apart from those in this list which naturally I love equally!) Her jewelry is so cool and unusual in lots of cute little styles. My favourite piece in her collection is this little bird cage necklace, but sadly it sold out before I had times to get my hands on it! The pieces are very reasonably priced and so many people would compliment your bling if you were wearing Temporary Secretary. A busy bee, Sarah's blog is awesome too to the extent where she actually won Look magazines prestigious blog competition. As with Andrea, Sarah is really sweet and she is always happy to answer comments and Tweets if my experience is anything to go by. Seriously one worth following.

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So, those are my top favourite bloggers and vloggers so far! I literally find new favourites every day, so if you think I'm seriously missing out on one which you think I would love as much as the ones listed above then let me know... It's quite a challenge though! I seriously believe in sharing the love and congratulating girls (or guys) on their blogs when they're doing a great job, because even with my few viewers I know how much work goes into a blog. So, well done ladies!

I advise all readers to click on the above links and rate, comment, like, follow and subscribe to them... I promise, your fashion sense, beauty regime and lifestyle will thank you for it :)

Love

gabriellasofia

x

HauteHaul Pre-Vacation Purchases Part 1 Primark, Topshop, River Island, Miss Selfridge...

*The Primark blouse and Topshop skirt 'in action' pre-Sherry Counsellors gig*

Long time no see Youtube! It feels like just yesterday I finished up with my university exams and came off my excruciating blog break, and yet I'm already getting ready to go on another break from my channel... Forgive me! This time I'm only going for 5 weeks, and this is solely because I'm not sure how much filming/editing I'll be able to do as I trek across the USA in the back of a mini-van. However, if I do have time/internet access I promise I'll update my blog and channel as frequently as possible!

So this is Part 1 on my Pre-Vacation Purchases haul in which I focus mainly on the items of clothing I've bought in preparation for my trip. I will be posting a Part 2 which will include all of the essential toiletries I've bought very soon. Then who knows, its likely I'll go on another bit of a spree at some point over the next week or so in which case I'll post a Part 3 :)

For those of you who have been backpacking before, you may be thinking, 'WHAT? She's planning on taking wedges with her??? What use is that flowery mini-skirt going to be in Yosemite??? She's surely not going to wear a midi-skirt to take a helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon???' And I salute you for your rationality. However, I am in fact going to do my VERY BEST to try and take these new bits of clothing away with me. Otherwise, what would I wear on my 4th of July in Vegas??? How could I wow the straight-talking fashion-forward New Yorkers? Would I even fit in with Los Angeles's 'beautiful people' without the assistance of my sexy little Primark blouse? I think not. So stop bugging me! :p

Keep an eye out for my Pre-Vacation Purchases Part 2 and let me know if you have been backpacking before? Do you have any capsule wardrobe tips for a glamour girl? What would you take to the other side of the globe if you only had a backpack? And more importantly, HOW would you cut down on your makeup collection in order to avoid carrying a big huge pink train case packed to bursting with MAC lipsticks across the national parks of North America?

In order to be aware when I post new things, you really must follow, subscribe and like my pages! Here are all of the links...

Please follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/hautefuture

Click 'Follow' on my blog which has tons of reviews, beauty-fashion-lifestyle features and more:
http://hautefuture.blogspot.com/

Subscribe to my Youtube channel where I post hauls, tutorials, outfits of the day and WAY more:
http://www.youtube.com/user/HauteFuture?feature=watch

Also check out my facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/HauteFuture/149057205180776

Sherry Counsellors Blog Post in which I wear the fury pink skirt:
http://hautefuture.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/culture-shock-what-ive-been-listening.html

Blog post in which I style up the light pink midi-skirt:
http://hautefuture.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/outfit-of-day-26th-may-summer-gig.html

Victoria's Vintage blog:
http://victorias-vintage.blogspot.co.uk/

Finally, here is the link for the Joe Gilligan Trust:
http://www.joegilligantrust.com/

Please rate, like, follow, comment and subscribe and I promise there will be loads of beauty, fashion, lifestyle, culture and gossip material going up on here each week :)

Thanks for watching, guys and I'll see you soon!

Love and snuggles
gabriellasofia x

ps. I apologize profusely for my lack of concentration (hence 'ummmm' noise) and constant sniffing throughout. I've been kind of poorly with a cold for the past few days, plus I haven't recorded a video in what feels like AGES so I'm a bit off my game. And I know my hair looks terrible, but as I say, I'm poorly, so let me off, yeah?

HauteFuture Beauty Tutorial Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette Gold Eye

I've been playing with this palette for months now and finally I'm ready to share one of my favorite looks with you! This bronze and gold look is a fab night-time look for transitioning from autumn/winter to spring/summer as it isn't too dark, has a nice amount of shimmer and stays put even when it rains or becomes warmer in the evenings.

Here's what I used:

Channel Vitalumiere Foundation: £33 at http://www.boots.com/
Maybelline Superstay 24hr Concealer: £6.19 at http://www.boots.com/
Benefit Brow Zings in Medium: £22.50 at http://www.boots.com/
L'Oreal True Match Powder: £8.19 at http://www.boots.com/
Urban Decay Primer Potion: £14.50 at http://www.urbandecay.co.uk/
Urban Decay 15th Anniversary Palette (used Vanilla, Cash and Deeper): UNAVAILABLE as this was a limited release unfortunately. However, Urban Decay does many similar colours so just have a hunt through!
Sally Hansen Sexy Curls Precision Eyelash Curlers: $7.99 at www.walgreens.com
Benefit They're Real! Mascara: £18.50 at http://www.boots.com/
Benefit Coralista Blush: £23.50 at http://www.boots.com/
MAC Mega Metal Shadow in Peek-at-You: UNAVAILABLE it seems like this has been discontinued... However, there are tons of colours which actually work better... try Crystal Avalanche which is £11.50 at www.maccosmetics.co.uk
Benefit Posie Tint Lip Tint: £24.50 at http://www.boots.com/
Topshop Lips in Rumour Has It: UNAVAILABLE :( This was a Limited Edition shade but they have one similar for £8.00 called Nevada at http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=12556&catalogId=33057
EcoTools Brush Collection: £15.31 at http://www.boots.com/

Please check out my other sites and let me know what you think in the comments box below:

Please follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/hautefuture

Click 'Follow' on my blog which has tons of reviews, beauty-fashion-lifestyle features and more:
http://hautefuture.blogspot.com/

Subscribe to my Youtube channel where I post hauls, tutorials, outfits of the day and WAY more:
http://www.youtube.com/user/HauteFuture?feature=watch

Also check out my facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/HauteFuture/149057205180776

Finally, here is the link for the Joe Gilligan Trust:
http://www.joegilligantrust.com/

Please rate, like, follow, comment and subscribe and I promise there will be loads of beauty, fashion, lifestyle, culture and gossip material going up on here each week :)

Thanks for watching, guys and I'll see you soon!

Love
gabriellasofia x

GabriellaSofia Rants... Haters on the Internet

This is just the first of a new series. Some other videos I have planned for the series include one about how much I hate racists, bad service in restaurants, nosy people (particularly at the bank or in the doctor's waiting room), the unspoken rules of social networking, companies who call to as you to do a 'survey', people who make no attempt with their appearance, 'charitable' people who are horrible in real life, the media's attention to morons (eg. Kerry Katona, Denise Welch etc) and way more!

Here, check out my other sites...

Please follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/hautefuture

Follow me on Bloglovin at:
http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3212873/hautefuture

Click 'Follow' on my blog which has tons of reviews, beauty-fashion-lifestyle features and more:
http://hautefuture.blogspot.com/
Also, there are more instructions for EVEN MORE entries on the linked post, so make sure you check it out :)

Subscribe to my Youtube channel where I post hauls, tutorials, outfits of the day and WAY more:
http://www.youtube.com/user/HauteFuture?feature=watch

Also check out my facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/HauteFuture/149057205180776

What annoys you? Have any bloggers or vloggers out there experienced any nasty hater comments? How do you handle things when you're angry?

Let me know in the comments below and until next time, take care :)
Love
gabriellasofia
x

Other Places You Can Check Me Out...

Hi there :)

So I thought I'd get my PR on and advertise the different sites you can access me on at the moment...

GabriellaSofia'sHauteFuture Tumblr

First up is my Tumblr account which I'm sure I'll rapidly become addicted to. There are far too many pretty pictures on there for humanity and on top of those which I can reblog, I can also add some of my own, giving you guys a bit of 'extra' when I don't have time to write about something but just want to upload a picture or two. Pretty pictures only though! Each day I blog on Tumblr, anything I reblog will generally surround a central 'theme' for that day. Yesterday was 'Freedom' so I mostly chose pictures of pretty girls running in fields. Today I've been really annoyed because my Twitter and email account have been massively playing up (more on that later...) so my theme has been 'I'm in a Strop'. Both of these feels are portrayed by the photographs I've reblogged, and generally you should be able to work out what mood I'm in each day via my Tumblr so make sure you head over there!

HauteFuture's YouTube Channel

I'm sure many of you already know I have a YouTube account, but it's really important to me that you subscribe to my channel because then it means that I will be able to reach more of you each time I post a video. In order to subscribe all you have to do is have an account (set up in a matter of minutes) and hit 'Subscribe' above the top left corner of the video box. It's really easy and you'll have my tutorials, hauls and rants at your fingertips within seconds of me posting them online. Plus, I'm always willing to do requests so if you're going on a night out and want to create a new look then just pop the request in the comments box and I'll do my very best for you :)

HauteFuture's Bloglovin'

For those of you without a Blogger account but with an interest in reading my blog as and when I post, then I've finally opened a Bloglovin' account. It takes about two minutes to sign up to this service and you can follow virtually any blog in the world with it. It will give you a kind of 'Blog Post Newsfeed' at all times when you're signed in so you can always catch up with the latest stuff which me and other bloggers write about. It's a great resource and I recommend it to anyone!

HauteFuture on Facebook

Similarly, there is a Facebook page for HauteFuture which can be found here. Simply click 'Like' and then you can read all of my random daily musings which I figured my readers would be interested in but which wouldn't be able to inspire and entire blog post. Furthermore, I upload a ton of pics which weren't pretty enough for my Tumblr (eg. tutorial pictures where I begin with no make-up...) but which I think would be interesting for you guys to see. Just another way to get a bit more of me when I'm not blogging!

HauteFuture on Twitter

I can be followed on Twitter and the best thing about that is that I RT tons of awesome stuff from other bloggers. I will often RT about internships in media, marketing, advertising, beauty, fashion, PR etc. You can often find RT's about blogs I love to pieces and people who I know are selling or giving away fab fashion and beauty bits. I will occasionally post a Tweet of my own on the go, like meeting readers over Twitter and arranging to go to various events regarding blogging, fashion and beauty! A great resource, if I say so myself!

The HauteFuture Button!

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Finally, I have a sexy new 'button' which I would kindly ask all bloggers to put in their side-bar for them. All you have to do is go to 'Design', Add HTML and paste the code in. Simples :) This means that when your readers have read all of your fantastic content, they might click on my button and start reading some of my stuff too. This is what my button looks like:

Anyway, thank you again for all of the support I'm getting at the moment, especially where my Twitter account is concerned. For those of you who don't know, for about a week my # Tweets have been vanishing into cyberspace rather than going to the actual hashtag-chat. Similarly, when I RT people, it doesn't tell them that I've done it, even if they follow me. However, all of these things still show up on my profile, so please head over and check if I've posted anything important recently as it's pretty hard for me considering Twitter is my main tool for self-PR :( I'm working on getting this fixed as we speak, but it may take a little while, please just follow and be patient with me, I'm doing my best :)

Do any bloggers out there have a pretty button for me to upload to my sidebar? How do you use all of your social networking sites? I generally use mine in similar ways but with a slight tweak on each one in order to give a bit of variation, as you can see :) Are there any other sites I really must be a part of?

Love you all
gabriellasofia x

HauteFuture's First Giveaway Including Barry M, Juicy Couture and Models Own Goodies!

So this is my 'Thank-You-Followers-and-Subscribers-for-Being-Amazing' giveaway! Watch the video, then get entering :) The giveaway ends on the 14^th February 2012 which I figured was nice because then someone gets to win something on Valentine’s Day. I will be drawing the winners from a hat on the 14^th and to prove that it’s all been fair I will record and post a video of the draw! This giveaway is open world-wide so everyone should enter, and please tell your friends. Swatches of the products to come soon and more sample-sized surprises to be included... 

How to Enter...

1) All those entering MUST be a follower with GFC (Google Friend Connect) - You can do this by clicking 'Follow' in the top left hand corner of the screen, or by clicking 'Join This Site' down the right hand side of my page next to all of the mini pictures of my followers. Once you've done this, you must comment and state something like 'I'm following as _____' and say your GFC name. You must also give your email address so I can get in touch with you if you win. This will give you 1 ENTRY.

2) Follow @HauteFuture on Twitter. This will give you 1 ENTRY!

3) Click 'Like' on the HauteFuture Facebook Page. This will give you 1 ENTRY!

4) Subscribe to my YouTube channel. This will give you 3 ENTRIES.  

5) RT this: 
'Head to http://hautefuture.blogspot.com/2012/01/hautefutures-first-giveaway-including.html to #win #giveaway prizes from @BarryMCosmetics and @modelsown Thanks @HauteFuture x' 
This will give you 3 ENTRIES.

6) Tell your friends... If a friend of yours begins to follow with GFC because you've told them to, make sure they mention it in their comment down below and they will get 1 ENTRY and you will get an extra 5 ENTRIES! If you're a blogger, you may want to write a post about this giveaway, if not you may want to mention it in a Facebook status or show your friends my page or something like that :) 

Everyone wishing to be entered must state their various applications in their comment... For example, 'Hi, I follow with GFC as MaryBean. I also RT'd as MaryBean3, and I follow with that name too. I subscribed on Youtube with the name MayBe and I 'Liked' as Mary Berlap on Facebook. My email is marybean@gmail.com. Hope I win, thanks! x' This person would have won herself 9 ENTRIES into the giveaway. If her friend Jenny began following and said in the comments 'Hi I follow as Jenbo2012 and I was referred over by MaryBean. Email me if I win at jenbo2012@yahoo.com x' Then Mary would now have 14 ENTRIES and her friend Jenbo2012 would have 1 too! Simples :)

Once again, thank you so much guys for supporting me in my blogging and vlogging. It means an awful lot, and I hope that very soon I will be able to organize another giveaway when I get 300 followers! Good luck <3

Love

gabriellasofia

x

Outfit of the Night 14th January 2012 Charity Gig - Topshop, H&M, New Look, Lumiere...

Wow, the third OOTD/N video I've posted in like, three days... Impressive huh? Haha, I'm just so obsessed with my clothes at the moment, I can't help it! Keep an eye out for my haul video coming soon, a tutorial for the eye look I've created here and also my giveaway prize post!

What would you wear to a gig? I've never worn pink eyeshadow before... what do you think? Also, do you think I'm an idiot for wearing band T-shirt to a gig where that band weren't playing? Some people get really tetchy about that!

In order to be aware when I post new things, you really must follow, subscribe and like my pages! Here are all of the links...

 Please follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/hautefuture

Click 'Follow' on my blog which has tons of reviews, beauty-fashion-lifestyle features and more:
http://hautefuture.blogspot.com/

Subscribe to my Youtube channel where I post hauls, tutorials, outfits of the day and WAY more:
http://www.youtube.com/user/HauteFuture?feature=watch

Also check out my facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/HauteFuture/149057205180776

Finally, here is the link for the Joe Gilligan Trust:
http://www.joegilligantrust.com/

Please rate, like, follow, comment and subscribe and I promise there will be loads of beauty, fashion, lifestyle, culture and gossip material going up on here each week :)

Thanks for watching, guys and I'll see you soon!

Love
gabriellasofia x

HauteFuture Outfit of the Day 13th November 2011

Hi there!

So this is my first Outfit of the Day posts and I hope you like it! I was just headed out to work so my outfit isn't super-sexy or anything... Each and every item is at least two seasons old, so considering I don't even remember how much each of the items are and that they are no longer available in stores, I'm not going to go through everything I've got on in this description, but if you watch the video you can find out where the pieces are from :)

I hope you liked this outfit! I ended up getting into a row with two horrible women while I was wearing it, and another lady insisted that they'd started the row because, 'They're just jealous as you look much nicer than they do' so I'm thinking it was probably ok! Haha. Who knows?

Please excuse me for that massive ramble I did at the end. It really does make a difference when people subscribe to my channel, or follow me on Twitter or my Blogger account, or like my facebook page... Anyways, if you liked the look, please do check out these other pages...

Please follow me on Twitter at:

www.twitter.com/hautefuture

Keep track of my channel where I post a bunch of tutorials, hauls, tag videos and more at:

http://youtube.com/Hautefuture

Also check out my facebook page at:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/HauteFuture/149057205180776

Please rate, like, follow, comment and subscribe and I promise there will be loads of beauty, fashion, lifestyle, culture and gossip material going up on here each week :)

Thanks for watching, guys and I'll see you soon!

Love

gabriellasofia x