Carboots & BB Creams

Naked palette + Ciate nail varnish + Topshop top (not pictured) = £15

Topshop necklace + Topshop ring = ~£5

L'oreal resurfacing primer £2

Nivea men's face wash £1

Striped scarf 50p

The Help by Kathyrn Stockett 20p

I couldn't believe my luck when the first stall I visited at Battersea car boot sale had a brand new Urban Decay Naked Palette sitting casually on the table. Some very stylish ladies were holding the table too, my sister picked up a Love dress, H&M shorts and a silky shirt from them too. The problem was that I then ran out of money, so cue running to Tesco's to get some more cash to spend :)

Needless to say I'm visiting again next week in hope of some more incredible bargains!

And a little thank you to Sascha at beautygeekuk.com, I won her giveaway for a Garnier Oil Free BB Cream, and she was kind enough to throw in a few extras :) Initially I disliked it, as it was so liquidy, but now I am in LOVE with it, others I've tried pale in comparison (no7, original Garnier, Maybelline, L'oreal). It's my go to skin base at the moment: not orange (for me!), high coverage, SPF, matte like finish. Currently on offer at Boots for £7.49, I might stock up!

I wore it yesterday with some powder and I was even told by a stranger I could be on a HD channel :D

Sale picks: Topshop, River Island, ASOS & Miss Selfridge

Topshop
horse print shorts £30 £15, selfstripe neon skater skirt £20 £10, pink dip dye runner shorts £12 £7, game metallic rose gold pointed courts £48 £20,  porcelain floral dip hem dress £38 £15
Total: £148   £67

River Island
blue hawaiian print bralet £28 £12, palm tree print runner shorts £20 £5, multi-colour feather garland £12 £4, white wedge studded sandals £35 £15
Total: £95   £36

ASOS
airtex jersey parker £75 £32, black chelsea flatform boots £40 £24, slouch crop top £18 £9, cage back neon trim vest £25 £7.50, buckle mid heel ankle boots £40 £28, strapless skater dress £20 £12
Total: £218   £103.50

Miss Selfridge
black one shoulder maxi dress £42 £20, cream drape cowl vest dress £37 £12, nude tie ballet shoes £18 £10, black zebra pumps £32 £7, leather red low clog £36 £10
Total: £165    £59

Topshop: Save 55%
River Island: Save 62%
ASOS: Save 53%
Miss Selfridge: Save 64%

Total savings: 81 + 59 + 114.50 + 106 = £360.50

This is a very random post but seeing as I'm spending a lot of time and not money internet shopping I thought I'd share my sale finds :) Miss Selfridge is so far my favourite, plus you'll get a student discount in store!

More Amsterdam posts to come :D

Amsterdam: View from a bridge

topshop tunic £22, asos brown leather "flutter" sandals £9, old denim jacket & belt, charity shop brown leather satchel £4, miss selfridge silver collar £3.25

Some outfit photos from the first day of Amsterdam - I think I'm in love. The general vibe is very casual, chilled and the people trendy. I was surprised by the canal network - I'd thought that there was one "famous" bridge but turns out there are hundreds, ha. On Day 1 we started off learning the way of the trams, finding our hotel (slightly outside the city) followed by a light evening wander, where we found the beautiful Vondelpark. Turns out the Dutch eat early, but we luckily managed to find a pizza/pasta place. Expect more...

Shop the eBay shop. I'm feeling VERY out of pocket.

Oh and I think these sandals are a very good alternative to the Topshop "Jesus" sandals - and half the price.

Tartan city

charity shop tartan scarf £1, h&m via charity shop satchel £2.50, ebay leather jacket £2, internacionale leggings £10, topman necklace £3, primark tee £2, topshop boots £7


Just a quick outfit post from when I visited Bristol
ITS MY 18th BIRTHDAY ON SATURDAY! 
Pizza Express have already sent me vouchers for free Prosecco in celebration!
I'm having a 50s theme party on Friday to celebrate my passing to "womanhood". Heres what I'll be spending my birthday money on :)

1 topshop black sandals £18 |  2 topshop lush mirror heels now on sale but none in my size! £30 |  3 topshop rose gold pointed game courts £48 |  4 jane norman flatforms £11|  5 ghds max £119 :s |  6 l'oreal perfect slim liner £8 |  7 l'oreal telescopic false lash mascara £11 |  8 asos aztec dress £8.50 |  9 boohoo black collared dress £15 |  10 asos pink clutch £18 |  11 revlon lip butter in cupcake/strawberry shortcake £8  |  12 topshop black skinny jeans |  13 topshop limited midi dress - potential prom dress, but not very prom-my £150  |  14 asos hippie charm yellow necklace £1.50 | 15 fish eye lens

Don't even get me started on Zara. That has a wishlist of its own.

Bids end on Thursday!

You sly shaggy dog

TOPSHOP SHAGGY FUR COAT: FOR SALE HERE

ebay metallic glitter dress £2, topman cross necklace £10 £3, elf nail varnish in metal madness, barry m lip red lip crayon

Unfortunately I'm selling this beautiful beautiful beautiful fur coat, as I literally do not have the space to keep it :( 

It's brand new with tags, and the most amazing, cosy statement coat you'll ever find. The silver dress && matte red lipstick are the perfect partner, however, it's getting the plain old pleather jacket tommorow for Phoebe's 18th (shout out to Phoebe there!). 

Think you can give this coat a nice friendly home? Check out the ebay listing

Onto nails, I lobe this nail varnish -  a charcoal grey with multi-coloured glitter, and it's currently only ONE POUND. How amazing? 

Yes, I wore it without a top coat, and yes, it did chip but... Free shipping last weekend and so...  Their £1.50 eyelid primer is the fantastic. Srsly changed my life. I was a bit annoyed they changed their formula && colour for the lipstick "Classy" - I had been expecting a light pink but it is dark pink?!?! See this blog

I bid all of thee good night, with my apologies for the absence, I lost my camera remote, ordered a new one Sunday (£1.93) and BOOM on my doorstep this morning. Very impressed Amazon, very impressed. 300 followers yayyyyy!

GIVE THIS COAT A HOME NOW

Devil takes care of his own

zara bucket bag, h&m kids metallic bucket bag, h&m kids black fur coat, topshop green heavy weight leggings, missuided.co.uk quilted boots, topshop lips in inhibition

revlon black cherry lipstick, peacocks motorcycle jacket, dorothy perkins black bag, zara ankle boots, vero moda @ asos cape chiffon dress 

•  Wondering whether I can fit into age 14years in H&M? I love that black furry coat, reminds me of the Topshop version which sold out pretty quickly
• Currently craving dark red and purple lipstick. So Gucci AW10 but the secret goth in me opposes
• I still don't have a pair of Isabel Marant/Acne lookalikes? And I'm still a blogger?

There's rust around the things l love

charity shop tweed coat £7.50, leather h&m trousers £15, ebay leather rucksack £10, topman necklace £1, topshop boots £7, rimmel lipstick in rose sorbet 110

First coat of the season! Sorry for the awkward second photo. I guess I need to inject some amusement somewhere :) I've actually been living in these trousers, putting them away for summer earlier this year was awful. I've heard dreadful stories about them ripping but luckily h&m are cleverly remaking similar versions this season.
I'm a bit superkeen this year and already planned NYE - I've got tickets for me and the boyfriend to see Kasabian, Chase & Status with Zane Lowe at the O2 Arena. Should be pretty good if you ask me. Post title is from "Embrace" by Chase & Status feat White Lies. Can't reccommend it enough - click here.
Currently very happy as Blackberry just sent me a brand new replacement phone. Really not a fan - it lasted just over a month. Seriously wish I could afford an iPhone.

Like my tweed coat? Then you'll like the winter stock in my shop!

Sitting pretty on the flowers

topshop playsuit RRP £45 charity shop £7, cath kidston bag giveaway win from style crusader, asos snake necklace £3, asos owl soverign ring £2, free nail polish misguided

So this was my Harry Potter at Leceister Square outfit. Naturally I kept in theme with the owl ring and snake necklace - asos sale jewellery is the best, I've also got a snake ring on the way. KOS IS SO SOON! Am so excited, but freaking out about my lack of bikini's... Seriously, I may just use a wetsuit or be naked, not decided yet.

I ♥ this playsuit. WHAT a find. A bit of a disjointed post, non?

Don't be afraid of the grizzly bear

reading festival army shirt £1, topshop jersey top £6, vintage ralph lauren belt, car boot necklace 50p, vintage levi's £10 rokit, charity shop brogues £7, grizzly bear canvas tote £3.50 by isobel kho, free from cosmo misguided nail polish, asos rings £6

So I've pretty much been hauling my life around in this bag atm. It was a bargain from Isobel Kho's, check out her shop and etsy, she's got some lovely pug and deer print canvas totes too. What have I done this week? Well, seeing as nearly all of my friends and boyfriend ditched me for more exotic, exciting countries, I've been doing some retail therapy. Ebay, ASOS, charity shop shopping, all of it. Found some pretty great bargains too. Anyway, I'm watching the Killing right now (good but accidently read an important detail from the fifteenth, final episode ugh), so I'll see you guys later. HARRY POTTER TONIGHT!



Selling Topshop, vintage and dip dye shorts!

Jump into the fog



£3 primark necklace, £2 topshop carboot sale jeans, £4 ebay coat, £10 vintage silk shirt, belt from lydia lee, £8 h&m wedges

 

+About mint nail varnish: so last year Chanel obviously, but I can't help but be drawn to pale pastel colours (Collection 2000, Mint Mojo). Removed it already, am sporting space galaxy nails - next post.

++ Isabel took these photos with the newly fixed Nikon! WOO. For £0.00, they replaced my tube... Whatever that means! We were joking about on the balcony, and I was doing pretend "model" poses, hair in front of face etc, and they're not too bad...??

+++ Recently came to my attention that I'm an indie tumblr girl! Someone took a photo off my blog from Reading and posted it... Its got over 200 notes && reblogs, so obviously am honoured but I'm quite offended they didn't tell me or credit anyone involved, Isabel took the photo. Pretty sure bigger blogs have this more often but... grr.

WHO LIKES MY YELLOW BELT? I do. Won (actually won something) from Lydia in a giveaway! Was waiting for the perfect moment to showcase it - many thanks!