Collective Haul July 2014

Hey everyone, its Karina!

As mentioned in my previous post I have been doing a lot of shopping recently. So today I'm going to talk to you about the things I have bought. These were all purchased on lots of different shopping trips, not just one! All of these items vary from fashion to beauty to home, all from different shops like, New Look, Savers, Primark and more.

Firstly my favorite shop, Primark.
As I'm going to uni, I'm looking for homely bits and bobs to put in my room. I saw this cushion and instantly fell in love because it has the Eiffel Tower on it, and in case you didn't know I have an obsession with the Eiffel Tower and own many things with it on! Its very soft and comfy, I love the colours it's very girly, and the pattern is on both sides of the cushion which I like.

£4 - Primark

Another item of clothing I got is a top, but its like a beach kind of top because the back it cut open, it has a slit all the way down the middle at the back, this is good because you can just throw it over your bikini. Or if you wanted it just during the day you can wear a vest top or bandeau. I have been pairing it with a blue bandeau that matches very well (also from Primark, that I bought ages ago!). 

£6 - PrimarkSize - UK8

£6 - Primark - Size UK8

I own quite a few Primark vest tops, in lots of different patterns and colours. I saw this one and really liked it, because it's simple and will go with everything.

£4 - Primark - Size UK10

As I went to a festival the other week I was looking for a flower crown/headband. I liked this one as it is plain and simply and I can wear it other places as well as festivals, and it was very cheap.

£2 - Primark

Now the finally thing from Primark is my favorite. I saw it on a model and loved it, so I bought it! It is a playsuit in an Aztec pattern in black, white, grey and pink. It is has sequins around the neck line which adds a bit of sparkle and dresses it up. I also like that it is halter neck, as its different. I love it.

£10 - Primark - Size UK8

Then in H&M I saw these amazing floral shorts. I tired them on and loved them (Although had to get a size bigger as H&M clothes come up small on me). I ended up wearing them to the festival the other week. I really love them, they are so summery and add a pop of colour to your outfit. I also went to another H&M in my town with my mum and ended up getting a few things, mainly dresses, but I'm not allowed them yet as mum is getting them for me for my birthday! (August 6th).

£12.99 - H&M- Size UK12

£1.89 - Savers

I've also been buying a few beauty things. I wanted to repurchase the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer from Superdrug but they were out of stock in my shade! But I did end up buying a few hair products from Savers (a cheaper version of Superdrug). I got the Batiste Dry Shampoo, in Tropical. VO5 Ultimate Hold Hairspray. VO5 Heat Protect Styling Spray. I haven't had a chance to use any of these enough to get a good idea on how they work yet, but when I do I'll let you know what they are like, but I think they are all meant to be great products.

£2.49 -Savers

£1.99 - Savers

And finally New Look. Like I said early I was looking for a flower crown/headband, I actually ended up getting 2, but they worked out to be cheap as I had student discount and a gift card! The first one is a pink floral crown which will go well with the H&M shorts. Its comfortable to wear and doesn't slip off, the back is elastic and the flower part is actually wired, so you can bend it into shape. And secondly I got a beaded elastic headband which is like a carnival type style. I love the colours and they go with my brown hair quite well. I'm unsure on this though as I don't think ill wear it much.

£3.99 - New Look

£2 - New Look

And finally I got a Kimono. I've wanted one for ages but never found one I liked. I really like this because its black so it will go with a lot of things and I love the flower detail and the colours.

£12.99 - New Look - Size UK8

I did also purchase a few bras from Marks & Spencer and Debenhams, but you don't really need to know anything about them, haha!

Well that's it for my haul today, thanks for reading I hope you enjoyed it. I was going to photograph myself wearing the items but decided not too, but for next time let me know if you would like me to do so. Also let me know what your favorite thing is that I've bought. And let me know if you bought anything recently?

LOVE
KARINA

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Easter Meet Up & Things I bought in Superdrug

Hello everyone It's Zoe!

The Easter Meet Up

Yesterday I went to an Easter meet up with the Norwich Phandom in Norwich! (Backing story to the Norwich Phandom: when YouTubers Danisnotonfire and AmazingPhil came to Norwich last July, we formed a little friendship group with most of the people sat outside waiting where Dan and Phil were filming. Since then we've all become such good friends!) Unfortunately we were missing a lot of people yesterday but we still had fun. We took a few polaroids on my polaroid camera (I will probably do a post about it in the future!) and they are so cute.

In the morning I actually said to everyone "How weird would it be if we saw Jim and Tanya today as we are in the city?" Well unknown to me... This actually happened. 

WE MET JIM CHAPMAN! 

Once we had all had single photos with him, we asked whether we could get a group photo and so because most of us were too awkward to ask someone walking past to take the photo, he went and asked a man for us! What a gentleman! It was just so odd to see Jim after actually saying how weird it would be if we saw him! 

Things I bought in Superdrug
So before all of this madness happened, we went into A LOT of shops. I kind of had to keep my hands in my pockets for most of the shops we went into because my bank card was burning a hole in my purse and I wanted to buy EVERYTHING I saw! I did however buy a few things in Superdrug. (Whoops.)

The first thing I bought was the Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer. It's quite pricey for a concealer but I have had this one before so it's well worth the money! The one I had before was the 'True Ivory' one but this time I got 'Ivory' because I felt like the 'True Ivory' was a bit too light for my skin tone. I tried this one I bought yesterday and it's just right! I've had other concealers before but I didn't like the applicator for it, but I love this one as I prefer a wand to a brush pot. 

The next thing I bought was 'Penguin Chic' Nail Polish from Tanya Burr's Lips & Nails collection. I'm a big fan of Tanya so when I heard Tanya was bringing out lip gloss and nail polish collection, I was quite excited! I'm not a massive lip gloss person so I was more excited about the nail polishes than the lip glosses.
When they were first released, I looked at the collection and I loved the look of the 'Penguin Chic' nail polish and really wanted some! I waited till they were in stores rather than buy online because if I have the choice to, I would rather go to a store and get it there and then because I'm a rather impatient person! I went to the superdrug in Chapelfield Mall and they had every colour bar the one I wanted! 

That was a bit frustrating to say the least! Luckily there is another one in Norwich that wasn't that far away so I went to the one on St Stephen's Street. This time I managed to find the one I wanted! As far as nail polishes go, the colour is gorgeous! This colour is very different to the other nail polishes I own which is another reason why I wanted to get it. I'm quite lazy when it comes to doing my nails (as you can probably see by the state of them) so I prefer it when nail polishes are quick drying ones. This one isn't but I didn't really care because I like the colour too much to care whether it dried quickly! 

The last thing I bought was the MUA 'Undress Me Too' Eyeshadow Palette. I had seen this palette before and I had heard that the colours are really pigmented and that it's a good little palette to have. (Not to mention it's only £4!) I was standing with my friend Emily whilst in Superdrug and she was saying that it's quite similar to the 'Urban Decay Naked' Palettes. Now those palettes cost nearly £40 a piece so I was more than curious as to what Emily has said. So I went ahead and bought it!

I haven't tried out any of the 'Urban Decay Naked' palettes so I wouldn't be able to tell you whether there was a difference or not, but it WAS quite pigmented! I REALLY love this palette. I don't normally wear eyeshadow as I am in desperate need of some new brushes and it's quite a chore to put it on every single day, but I really enjoyed putting this on and it looks really pretty. I'm not too keen on really sparkly eyeshadows and instead go for more matte eyeshadows. But with this set, I really like it despite the majority of the palette being sparkly! On the back of the palette, it has a handy guide to tell you what each colour is called and it has a mini master class for you to try out. I didn't use that this time as I wanted to experiment. I am not an expert at applying eyeshadow. I'll just warn you now. 

I did this look (pictured above) using the colour 'Lavish' all over the lid using the provided eyeshadow applicator. I then took the colour 'Obsessed' on the outer corner going through the crease and blending it slightly with a fluffy brush. I then took an eyeliner brush and lined my eyes with the colour 'Corrupt' which is a really nice jet black shadow. I made a slight wing, took it under my eye and then there we have it! I love this look because when I looked at it properly after I had done it, It really made my eyes look even more gold which is great because I love the colour of my eyes!

So there we go that's a post about the crazy day I had yesterday and a mini haul! I hope you have a great Easter today and make sure you eat lots of chocolate! 

Until the next time,

Zoe

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