Clothes and Makeup Haul: Half-term Shopping

After a good few hours shopping on Tuesday during half term, clothing wise, I only returned with two items and only one was from my wishlist I created and posted about (found here) which happened to be the high waisted 'Joni' jeans from Topshop. After trying on three different pairs and sizes I finally chose a navy pair (although appears black on photos) which are so comfy I love wearing them! Although £32.40 is quite out of my usual range, I feel for the quality and also the amount of wear I'll get out of them compensates for the high price. I intended to buy some shoes from Topshop (also found on my wishlist) but they were out of my size ):

I really love the sky blue jumper I picked up from zara, they had about 5 different colours available at least.. the grey one stood out to me at first  but didn't have my size and I have WAY too many grey things any way. Instead I felt the blue was such a lovely shade, not only suitable for spring but could be easily matched with other pieces of clothing to add some colour. The inside is extremely soft and the material isn't too heavy for the upcoming seasons which is a bonus! I'm unsure if the photographs pick up on this but the sleeves and neckline are intended to appear faded and add a worm affect to it which I just love. £19.99  is not a too bad price either.

| 1. Real Techniques - expert face brush £9.99 | 2. Maybelline - the rocket volume waterproof mascara £5.99 (introductory price) | 3. Rimmel - Glam eyes professional liquid liner £5.29 | 4. Barry M Gelly Hi Shine Nail Paint - Blueberry £3.99  |

I bought quite a lot of makeup in one go (well for me at least) and in total this and a famous boots meal deal cost me nearly £30 which money wise I regret but love every item I bought. The rimmel liquid liner was a repurchase so that proves I really like this eyeliner, especially as it's very easy to apply and allows you to apply a thin line or even a thick wing depending on your mood for the day or the look you're after. I am a huge fan of maybelline volume extreme mascara and The Rocket was just a new a one to try as it had a very cheap introductory price at only £5.99, I have to buy the waterproof one as I have sensitive eyes which can be a pain when I want to get it off at night but it does a great job at staying on and remaining intensely black during the day. So far I am liking this mascara even though I  usually prefer a lot thicker and bigger brushes, it applies nicely and gives a lot of length yet lacks a little volume, it also worries me that it may not be as good as a mascara when it starts to dry out a little but i'll have to wait and see. The expert face brush was a purchase i've been longing after for months and month, it is definitely one of my new favourite brushes perfect for applying foundation, powder and also great for contouring/bronzer. I would recommend this brush to anyone! Although not usually hugely impressed with Barry M's usual line of nail polishes, the new gelly hi shine has really grabbed my attention! I don't want to go on about it too much as I have already posted a review on it (found here), but I not only love the colour which coincidentally matches the jumper but it has such great staying power and remains really bright.

I don't think one thing I purchased was a waste of money even though I did spend quite a lot that day which my bank account must hate me for. I bought so many nice things and the clothing items especially will get a lot of use out of and the makeup items i'm really impressed with.

I probably should hide my card away from my self now though before anymore damage is made..

OOTD: She Was A Skater Girl

| Top - Topshop (found here) | Skirt - T k maxx  | Tights - H&M | 

| Shoes - black converse (not pictured but found here) |

I bought this gorgeous skirt from t k maxx for only £9.99 which I thought was a bargain! I couldn't wait to wear it so paired it with just a casual/everday top and my converse seeing as I was only going to a friends house, although you could get away with this outfit for a meal as well as sixthform/college. The material is slightly stretchy which is weird but in way I kind of like of it.  The top is originally quite baggy but I decided to tuck it in as it would of covered pretty much all of the skirt and I find that tucked in it compliments the skirt as it hugs my waist. I also wore a grey hoodie but I was snug in the warm so didn't feel it was necessary yet a simple black blazer would of tied the look together with some nice black ankle boots or studded flats.

I apologise that the photographs were quite rushed  meaning that not all the outfit is visible I'm afraid and that I didn't get the best angles, plus these were the best of a bad bunch. Really I was testing around with my friends canon camera which I'm so jealous of, but we were pushed for time so I had to snap these really quickly. One thing I love is that my friends wall is visible were she painted some character (can't think of what it is - sorry!!) onto the corner of her room which is such a great idea! Below is a better photograph so you can have a better look

Talented or what!!

Oh and I got a bit carried away with my own camera so I decided to just include this lovely (or not) photograph of me just for fun as it made me laugh. Come on, we're all guilty of the duck pose when we think no ones looking!

Wishlist - Deprived of Retail Therapy

Jumper - H&M | Dress - Topshop | Jeans - Topshop | Blazer- Newlook | Shoes - Topshop

It's been a good few months since I've been proper clothes shopping (shocking I know!) and since me and a friend have planned to go to our local shopping centres this week, I thought I would prepare myself and have a good browse on a few of my favourite shops websites. So here are some of the pieces which stood out to me ready to search for during the week - obviously it's unlikely that I'm going to be able to find them all let alone be able to afford them but I can still dream. I had a good chuckle to myself when I realised that pretty much none of these pieces of clothing could be matched together apart the shoes which go with every item on this wishlist as well as basically anything! Although, I suppose the jeans and jumper could match also which is a bonus.





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