Week in photographs #18

My week has been a little bit more exciting than just uni work and shopping (I'm kidding, there is nothing more exciting than shopping). This week has consisted of: winning competitions, receiving prizes, yummy yummy junk food, lots and lots of coffee, uni work, reading, fall out boy obsession and booking tickets and spending money...

Firstly, uni, I have been working my bum off with my uni work as my dissertation is due in about 4 days time! Nervous and excited at the same time, I don't want uni to end but I will be glad when my dissertation is finally submitted. Graduation soon now! Because of the massive uni work load I have been loading up on the lattes, Krispy kreme doughnuts and Reese's peanut butter cups - so healthy I know but comfort food was needed!

Also this week I have been a bit naughty and I made a slightly large order from H&M - in which I have bought three jackets (and socks, and a top) - everything was in the sale and it was just too tempting but I think I have gone a bit overboard with buying three jackets at once! Haul coming in the next couple of weeks. I have been watching a lot of Primark hauls too, I really want to go now, love the look of their spring/summer clothes and accessories.

Also I have been obsessed with two songs from Fall Out Boys album 'save rock and roll' - I love the song 'the phoenix' and 'young volcanoes' - I have been listening to them non stop! Now onto the exciting news, we booked tickets to go and see the musical Wicked yesterday - excited but it is playing in the Manchester Palace Theatre in October (long wait) but most of the tickets were already sold out! We also signed up to do the Race For Life - a sponsored run/jog/walk to raise money for cancer charities - I will not be running (I don't do running) so I will probably be walking and jogging in my pink top and sweatbands! But the run is two days before my graduation - I hope I will be able to get to the stage!

Oh and my blog is nearly at its 1 year anniversary or birthday whatever you want to call it! On the 9th May my blog will be 1 year old! Very exciting and I will be holding a giveaway for that so stay tuned (possible hint to the some of the prizes in the photographs above)!

I hope you all had a great week x

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Week in photographs #14

My week has consisted of: my dissertation, my sisters virtual fake baby, snow, new boots, benefit fake up concealer and sorting out my makeup!

 

So, I entered to take part in the Debenhams VIP Panel (on their Facebook page, UK) to try out the new Benefit Fake Up Concealer and I was chosen! I asked for the shade 'light' because I am super pale and I have been testing out this concealer for the past few days and I really like it. I was going to buy this when it came out but I don't have to now (very happy bunny). I will post a full review of the Benefit concealer soon. And on a side note, I love the packaging of the actual concealer and the way they wrapped it - adorable!

 

Ok, it has snowed again in England if you haven't heard (everyone has heard!). I live in north Manchester and I didn't get that much snow and it has all gone now but where I go to university is higher up, near the pennines and it is much worse there - nothing to the extent of the rest of the country though. I hate snow and because of the cold, snowy, windy weather I have eating some cheeky comfort food - I had popcorn (from my Graze box), English muffin pizzas and another krispy Kreme chocolate pecan doughnut yesterday (only 49p at the Tesco checkout for some reason)!

 

And to add to the misery of the English weather, my sister brought home a virtual (fake) baby from college. It cries (very loudly), it screams, it needs feeding/changing/burping/rocking...it was funny at first but that wore off very quickly - it is safe to say I am not having children! Myself and my sister named it Lena - I just love that name!

 

This week I made a cheeky order on Newlook and I bought two pairs of ankle boots - the same style but in two different colours - I really didn't need both...I did need both! I love them although the black pair fit smaller/tighter than the tan pair but anyway, I love them with tight and dresses (or maybe a nice pair of fitted trousers, if I can ever find some that I like!). I also bought some things from Topshop, La redoute, the body shop and amazon over the past couple of weeks which I still need to put in a haul post.

 

Lastly, I have been sorting out my makeup this week. I received another pair of acrylic wide drawers from Muji. I don't even want to think about how much money I have spent on Muji acrylic storage as I have 7 drawers at around £10/11 each (oops) but I adore the drawers. I am in the process of going through my makeup collection and I will create a post on my muji storage too!

Hope you had a great week, sorry for the late week in photographs post again, I have been really busy with uni work.

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Week in photographs #12

Coffee....Sorting out my skincare....Maid Marion Wig!

FOTD....Sunset....Krispy Kreme Chocolate Pecan Doughnut

New (free) makeup items....Spacenk samples....New phone

Aunties Birthday Meal....Indian Food....OOTE with my sister

My week has consisted of: Coffee, University assignment deadlines, New makeup bits, Sale shopping, eBay shopping, Indian food and Krispy Kreme doughnuts! Firstly, uni deadlines, I have meetings on Mondays with my dissertation adviser and I had a 4000 word essay deadline on Wednesday which was not stressful at all...(it was)!

Anyway, university aside, I have been doing some cheeky shopping this week but I think it is completely justified because they were all sale items (mostly...). I bought a 'new' phone from eBay, it is the Blackberry 9360 and I love it! I also made an order from Spacenk (haul post coming soon) and I received three samples, two of which were from the very expensive (but apparently amazing) brand Eve Lom. I also received some Loreal makeup this week from my mum - there was a fare at my primary school and she got me a couple of makeup sets! 

This week I have been obsessed with Krispy Kreme doughnuts, I have gone through three this week! I haven't tried them before this week but now I love them. I never eat sweet things really and I hardly eat chocolate/sweets but these are gorgeous. I had two of the chocolate pecan ones which are amazing but they are a bit expensive. Speaking of gorgeous food, I went to an Indian restaurant last night with the family (my parents, sister and aunties). I do love Indian food, there is so much of it in Britain. We went to Karims restaurant in Bowlee. Also as you can see from my outfit of the evening, I bought the stripy jumper I wanted from the New look sale (it is featured in my wish list, link here). 

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