Recent Buys!

1. Asos Red Petite Skater Dress (UK size 6): I love the Asos petite skater dresses, they fit so well and if you are really petite like me (5ft) then you know how hard it is to find dresses etc that are not tent-like! Most dresses are far too long for me but these petite asos dresses, especially the skater dresses, are above my knee which is rare. This was in the sale for £15. I have a polka dot one and a couple of plain ones already. 

2. Topshop Plain Vests: I bought a couple of plain vests in the Topshop sale a month or so ago as they were only £3 each. I bought them for my sister as they come down too low at the front for me. 

3. Topshop Black Beanie: Again this was a sale item, I think is was £2 or £3 a month or so ago. I like beanies on other people but I can't seem to find the right one for me but this one is nice. 

4. Topshop Black Scarf: Again a sale item, I think it was £3 which I think is a great price for a scarf - especially a Topshop one. The colour is a mix of black and brown which I don't really like (not as described on the website).

5. Topshop Polka dot Charcoal Jeans: I bought these in the Topshop sale about a month ago (can you see a pattern here!). I think they were either £15 or £20, a bargain either way. I wasn't sure whether to get them as I don't have anything like this but I am glad I did. I think they look good but the material is really thin, they don't feel like jeans. 

6. La Redoute Brown Ballet Pumps: I bought these a few weeks ago and I have worn them quite a few times, most recently to the Trafford Centre last weekend. I love them, I think they look really chic, simple and they go with almost everything. I think they were about £6!

7. Topshop Apple Necklace: Another sale buy, it was only £1.50 from the Topshop online sale. I bought this to put with a friends present - it looks so cute. 

8. Burts Bees Radiance Toner: There would have to be some beauty items in this haul! I bought this from an eBay auction and I love the Radiance day cream but this isn't great so far. I have only used it a couple of times and it isn't amazing, I will have to use it more and my eczema is still going a little bit crazy especially around my eyes so I can't test this properly yet. 

9. The Body Shop Moisturising Foundation (shade 02): I have featured this in a couple of posts already. I have wanted to try it for ages and I finally did when I had a code. It is a great but it is no where near as moisturising/dewy as I thought it would be. 

10. Dainty Doll Lipstick (Shade: Storm in a tea cup) and Barry M Nail Polish (Shade: Lychee): I have wanted to try both products for a while and I bought them from Amazon.co.uk. They were both pretty cheap and the nail polish shade is great but the formula for me is quite streaky (definitely a two coater). The lipstick shade is really nice, it is a browny pink. 

11. Dome Z Palette: I bought this a week or so ago and I have already filled it with my dome and normal eyeshadows. It comes with metal circles to attach the eyeshadows to the palette - its great so far but a little pricey and it feels a bit cheap because it is made from cardboard. 

12. Gap Contrast Sleeve Top: I bought this top from the Trafford Centre Gap store and it was only £5.99 in the sale. It is cute and super comfy and soft! I bought it in an S.

13. Gap Navy & White Stripe Jumper: Another Gap sale item, this gorgeous chic french style jumper was £14.99 in the sale. I bought it in an XS and it fits well (slightly baggy but it fits well). My sister bought the same one but the stripes on hers are a gorgeous bright coral colour!

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Face and outfit of the day: ft. *Firmoo Glasses

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Here is my makeup for the day, featuring my Firmoo glasses that I received today (full review coming soon). This FOTD (face of the day) also features some of the new makeup products I received over the past two weeks. 

1. Maybelline Watershine Lip Gloss (shade Frozen Watermelon): My mum bought this for me a couple of weeks ago and I really like it. It is a gorgeous pinky peach shade which looks very pretty on the lips. It applies well, it makes the lips look glossy and fuller. Although the smell/taste is not nice at all, in my opinion. 

2. The Body Shop Moisture Foundation (shade 02): I bought this a few days ago and I have only tried it twice but I do like it so far. It matches me well, it applies well with my Cosmo sponge and it is quite dewy looking on the skin. Full review after I have tried it more.

3. Laura Geller Inkwell Waterproof Liner (Black): I received this in my March Birch Box a couple of days ago. I love the brush in the lid and this liner is just so quick and easy to apply which is why I am reaching for this product again. 

4. Collection 200 Lipstick (shade tea rose): I bought this from Morrisons about a week ago. It applies well and it is just a pretty, fresh everyday shade. It is easy to wear and works with everything!

5. Kiehls Ultra Facial Cream: This is a sample that I had in my Selfridges beauty advent calendar. I have been using it for about a week and I really like it - it doesn't irritate my skin, even though my eczema has flared up for the past two weeks. Moisturising but light and it smoothes the skin quickly and easily. 

6. Cosmopolitan Beauty Sponge: I have gone though about five or six of these foundation sponges and I just love them. As my eczema has been a pain for the past two weeks I have only been able to use this damp sponge to apply my foundation - love it. 

Here is the results of my makeup and here are my new glasses from Firmoo. I received my glasses yesterday and I LOVE them! They fit so well and they are prescription! Cannot recommend these glasses enough and the delivery was very quick - full review coming soon. 

And finally my outfit of the day (OOTD) featuring my Firmoo glasses and my new Topshop sale jeans. I bought the jeans from the online Topshop sale last week and they arrived a couple of days ago - very happy with them and they were only £25 which is cheap for Topshop jeans. My top is from newlook and my ballet pumps are from La Redoute - in the sale. 

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Week in photographs #12

New Lacoste perfume rollerball - free!

Healthy eating // Topshop sale buys // should I cut my hair?

Marks and Spencer Cheap Bargains!

Sunset // Country roads

FOTD // Space NK buys // Cute Topshop necklace

My week has consisted of university work (yes, again), a shopping trip to Bury, Marks and Spencer food goodies, freebies and the possibility of cutting all of my hair off (well, into a bob)! Firstly, uni work, it is almost constant and I have a lot of deadlines soon so I have been typing non stop! Also I received a card in the post about graduation which made me really nervous! 

This week myself, sister and my dad went on a little shopping trip to Bury (The Rock) and you can see the Primark goodies we bought here. We also bought some Marks and Spencer vegetarian goodies and some deserts which were only 80p each! When we went to Bury we went into Topshop and I saw this adorable glasses and moustache necklace. 

I received a sale order from Topshop this week, just some knickers/panties and a bar of the Dr Bronners Magic Soap. I also received an order from Space NK which contained my birthday present from my sister (my birthday is in August but I am too organised!) I picked the diptyque Do Son fragrance which is the 100ml EDT which should have been £68 but it was reduced to £25 in the sale. I was surprised to find a large roller ball of the new Lacoste fragrance in the post, but it was from a Facebook thing I entered and I received the large roller ball fragrance - I love freebies! I made a cheeky Ojon, Clinique and SpaceNK order is week so there will be a collective haul in the next week!

Lastly, my hair dilemma! I was going to get a full fringe and a lot of people said that I should but I am still unsure as my graduation is in a few months and I don't want to hate my hair during graduation. But I have been thinking about getting it cut shorter again, my hair is currently down to my waist (and then some). I got my hair cut in August last year and since then it has grown about 4 inches, I know this because my roots were that long! 

What do you think? Shorter bob hair or a full fringe?

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Week in photographs #11

Face of the day: Liner and pink lips

Competitions in PJ's  //  Topshop sale buys  //  Topshop PJ's 

Creamy pumpkin candle //  Knitting again  //  Favourite products of the week

Another week has flown by really quickly and it is time for my weekly round up! Firstly, experimenting with my eyeliners which resulted in my face of the day photographs. I used my bourjois 10 hour sleep effect foundation, Stila waterproof liquid liner and Shu Uemura lipstick in the shade BG 941.

I have also been making some cheeky online purchases from Topshop and L'Ocitane! I bought some Topshop undercrackers (knickers/panties) in a cute pumpkin print and some Topshop reindeer cupcake cases which are just adorable! Both of which were in the sale, the knickers were £1 and the cupcake cases were 50p each! I also bought some Topshop pyjamas in the sale and they came to £9 (free delivery and student discount). Yes, these pj's are maternity but I just bought the size 'S small' and they fit well - I am a UK size 8 to 10 and no I am not pregnant. Also I have bought two makeup items from L'Occitane which will have their own blog post on monday or tuesday. 

I have been burning my Bath and Body Works (whitebarn) candle in the scent 'creamy pumpkin' this week and this candle doesn't smell anything like pumpkin...it just smells like creamy vanilla to me, anyway it is a really nice scent. I have also been knitting again this week and my sister, mum and auntie have as well. We are making snoods and mug 'jackets' to sell at a fare/stall in April. 

Lastly, my favourite products this week have been my Korres Shower Gel in the scent 'Guava' which I adore and my Nivea lip butter in the flavour Vanilla and macadamia. I haven't stopped using both of these products! I think I will make this 'favourite products of the week' a regular item on my weekly round up posts - what do you think?

I hope everyone had a great week! x

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A week in photographs #8

Sale Topshop jacket // Had to go back // Day out  

Dotcomgiftshop order // the worst face mask ever? // Shu uemura eyelash curler

Latte // Rochdale town hall // Pinterest

Another week, another weekly round up of photographs - I can't believe how fast the weeks seem to be passing! Anyway, my week has consisted of sale finds, face masks, university work (again, its never ending!), lattes and pinterest (I know, what an exciting life I lead!). So I have finally finished two of my university essays this week, just three more to go and my dissertation then I will have finished. To get me through the mountain of essays and journal articles I have been loading up on the Nestle latte machiato instant coffee which I adore! 

Aside from the uni work I have been testing out some of the beauty products that have been lying around my room - firstly the I love...Strawberries Face Mask. I received this face mask in a beauty box and I tried it at the end of last week (last Sunday I think) and it made my skin come out in a horrible red blotchy rash of some sort! I will have to make a blog post or review about that mask as it is just horrible, if you have sensitive skin I would stay clear of the I Love...Strawberries face mask. On a more positive note I have also been testing out my new Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler - I haven't stopped using it since I bought it and I LOVE IT! Also, no surprises here, but I have been loving Pinterest again this week (the cute dog photograph above is from Pinterest). 

Lastly, I bought a gorgeous jacket from Topshop and it arrived a couple of days ago. It is fake leather/fur and it is just amazing. I bought it in a UK size 6 which is the size of my Topshop parka but this jacket is too small for me so I have had to send it back. 

I hope everyone had a great week! x

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