Recent Sale Buys: Beauty & Random

Here are my beauty and random sale buys from the past week or so - there are so many amazing sales right now! There are great makeup sale buys on John Lewis, Body Shop, FeelUnique and there are also amazing clothing sales on Zara, H&M and Urban Outfitters (ps. new items added to the H&M and Urban outfitters sale). 

John Lewis: I made a small order on John Lewis online, they had a really good online beauty sale - especially on Rituals makeup. I bought the Rituals Sunrise shower foam which I have wanted to try for ages but it is a bit expensive, so when it was on sale for £2 I had to get it. I also bought the Rituals Performance waterproof mascara which was only £5 - I have tried it a few times and it is ok but it only gives length, no volume and no curl at all - and it clumps almost immediately.  

Topshop: I bought three pairs of knickers/underwear from Topshop, I don't feel weird about showing them as they are just as they would be if you saw them on their website or in store. They were £2 each so I had to get them! You can get student discount even on sale items online, register with NUS Extra or Unidays - I am with Unidays and it is free = fantastic!

The Body Shop: From the body shop I bought a 250ml bottle of their papaya shower gel/body wash which is one of the few scents I haven't tried. It smells so gorgeous! I also bought two chocolate scented gift sets, they were only around £3 each. The chocomania products smell like brownies! I did have a 30% off code (which works on sale items). You can always find body shop codes online. 30% off code: ENDING. 

Amazon: I also bought one item from Amazon, it was not in the sale but it is a re-purchase. I bought my trusty Cosmopolitan beauty blender dupe (£4.95) and it is amazing - I highly recommend it, especially if you have dry skin as it makes my foundation apply in a way so that it doesn't look caky or cling to drier areas. 

Stay tuned for some more sale buys posts! Oh sorry for not posting or replying to comments recently, my internet has been down and it has only just started to work again. Happy shopping x

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Week in photographs # 26

My week has consisted of: apps, comfort food, slacking on exercising, lots of sale shopping, getting a First for my degree and being ill. 

Well, it has been on interesting week - I will start with the main thing which is... I got a First for my Psychology (Bsc, Hons) degree! I am really happy! I got my result on Tuesday this week and I was so nervous leading up to the day. If you don't know, there are different grades for degrees such as 2:3, 2:2, 2:1 and a First - a First is the highest you can get. I received a couple of balloons and a bottle of champagne and a card from my parents. My friends/neighbours also got me a card and a bottle of Rose wine. I also received a cute money box saying 'shoe fund' from my auntie with some money. I am a very happy heather! 

Also this week I have been ill - I have had a horrible cold (which I still have) and a viral throat infection - typical that I had it when it was results day! So I have been slacking on my Jillian Michaels 30 day shred but I have been ill (that's my excuse). I have been comfort eating too (naughty, naughty, I know). The main thing I have been loving, apart from cheesy pasta, is the new Ben and Jerrys Core Peanut Butter Me Up Ice Cream - LOVE IT! It is half vanilla, half peanut butter ice cream with raspberry jam and peanut butter caps *heaven*. 

Sale shopping has taken up a lot of my week too - almost everywhere is having a start of summer/mid season sale on. I have bought some bits from H&M, The Body Shop, Topshop and House of Fraser as you can see from the photographs above. The blue H&M nail polish is called 'Blue My Mind' and I think it is a dupe for Nails Inc 'Baker Street'. There will be some sale haul posts coming soon from Zara, The Body Shop, House of Fraser and maybe Etsy. Oh and I also won a Glamour Magazine competition this week - I won the Sleek Oh So Special Eyeshadow Palette, love it. Get on the House of Fraser, Debenhams or Harrods websites for amazing makeup/beauty sales!

My favourite things this week: The photograph app from A Beautiful Mess (I highly recommend the app and their website/blog). I also love the Dumb Ways To Die app too. My favourite song of the week has to be 'Diana Young' from Vampire Weekend - I cannot stop listening to it! My favourite tv shows this week have been: The White Queen (bbc), Da Vinci's Demons, Benidorm (available on youtube) and The Simpsons! Favourite book this week - Miranda Hart, is it just me? - highly recommend it!

I hope everyone had a great week and don't forget to enter my international giveaway - it ends soon! x

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