Primark and Monki Haul # 2

Here is the second part of my Primark and Monki haul which contains clothing from the past week or so. They will all probably still be in stock, hopefully. I love the new stock in Primark, so if you can get to a Primark - go! Also Monki are having a good sale online.

1. Primark Batman Raglan Top (£6): I have loved batman films and the cartoon since I was a child, very girly I know so when I saw this top I loved it immediately. Firstly, I like the batman design, secondly it is a raglan top which I love and thirdly, it doesn't look like a Primark top. LOVE IT and it was only £6, bargain.

2. Monki Bright Pink Top (£3, sale): I bought this from Monki online as the nearest store to me is in London. I have a few of these plain tops from Monki and they are super soft, they fit nicely and they are great quality. I don't usually wear brights, so this is a bit out of my comfort zone but I really like it.

3. Primark White Summer Dress (£5): Here is one of my sisters Primark buys. There were a few of these dresses in different colours - green, purple, red, pink - they look great and they are super cheap. The white is the most wearable, in my opinion and it will look great on holiday. It is lightweight, soft and it has a waist tie. Crochet like design on the top half of the dress so you may want to wear a cami under it. I think I am going to get the purple or pink one...

Only one more post in this mini haul series to go and the next one contains home wear and bits and pieces from other stores x

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Primark and Monki Haul #1

We went to Primark in Manchester at the weekend and myself and my sister bought quite a few things - the new stock in Primark is gorgeous, I could have bought a lot more clothes, bags and home wear but I restrained myself and only bought some tops, sweaters, pjs' and home wear bits... There are also a couple of items from Monki in this mini haul series. This is the first part, there will be a couple more just so the posts are not really long - excuse the weird poses, I am not too comfortable in front of the camera. 

1. Primark Light French Sweater (£8): I saw this in the Bury Primark a few weeks ago and I really wanted it but I finally bought it at the weekend and I LOVE it. I will buy any top if it has stripes on like this, I can't help myself and the stripes combined with a cute French design - I had to buy it. The knit is really light and super soft so I can still wear it during summer and into autumn - and layered during winter. Jeans from Dorothy Perkins - petite skinny and shoes from La Redoute.

2. Monki Sale Knit Top (£5, sale): I saw Estee from Essie Button wearing this in her first Copenhagen vlog and I loved it (I love most things from Monki) but when I saw that it was reduced from £35 to £5 in the sale I bought it immediately! I love the design, colour and over sized fit - I bought an XS and it is still pretty big so you need to read the measurements carefully with Monki clothing. Boots from La Redoute and prescription glasses from Firmoo.

3. Primark Breton Striped Top (£6): As I said before, I can't resist stripes and I really like this top. The material feels smooth and soft, love the stripes and this top also has some silver jewel embellishments on the shoulders which I like - although they will probably all come off after one wash. Jeans from Dorothy Perkins and wedges from Dorothy Perkins.

Hope you like this haul, happy shopping and stay tuned for the second and third parts of this mini series x

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Review: Primark Polkadot Nails Wraps

I bought these nails wraps from Primark back in February for £1, I said I would review them soon but I forgot...They have been in my nail polish box for ages and I remembered them a couple of days ago so I thought I would review them (better late than never!). 

I tried them a few days ago (standing up in the kitchen - as you do) and I was really surprised at how easy and quick they are to apply. You just peel the 'nail polish' stickers off the paper and place them on your nails, smooth them down and file off the excess! How easy is that! And obviously they are stickers so there is no need to wait for them to dry - which is the part I hate most about painting my nails. Some of the stickers were too big for my nails so I had to cut a couple to make them fit but overall, they were fanastic - now for the disappointing part.

I applied these on Thursday and I added a small amount of my Seche Vite topcoat to the tips (it doesn't say to do this in the instructions) as even after a couple of hours the stickers did start to peel away from the tips of my nails slightly. After going about my day, typing, typing, typing, cleaning etc, I noticed that some of the stickers were 'chipping' or peeling away and flaking off - this is only after about 5/6 hours! After one day they had really worn away from the tips (as you may be able to see from the photograph above) on five nails. 

Overall, a great idea but in practise it isn't! They did apply super quickly and easily and there is no waiting. They also looked great in my opinion, like something from Cath Kidston! And they were only £1. But the longevity was very poor, they only lasted one day and they started peeling and catching on things before then. I think they would be great if you had a party to go to or an evening meal but anything that is longer than one day and they will look awful!

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