My July Primark Haul (With voucher I won on Sophy’s ‘Dizzy Miss Lizzy’ YouTube channel)

Shout out to the beautiful Sophy from Dizzy Miss Lizzy’s blog and YouTube. She opened a competition to her subscribers a little while ago and I was so chuffed to have won. The prize was a £20 Primark voucher.

Her blog and YouTube channel are awesome. I’ve been following her videos and posts for a while now. I find her ideas for these are really good, and interesting to view. She is always so friendly and genuine in her videos/blogposts plus her editing and style is fab too.

Her YouTube is https://www.youtube.com/user/sophyvj
Her blog is: http://www.dizzymisselizabeth.co.uk/

I was really excited to do this blogpost for a couple of reasons. Firstly it was the first competition I had won on YouTube plus I had been in and out of Primark a couple of times and come out with nothing. However last weekend I went in and there were so many gorgeous items in stock.

I thought the sale that day was excellent. The young man that served me said it was one of the busiest weekends for the shop. I felt like I came out with some real gems and at sale prices too. I went on a Sunday as I find it less busy and arrived just as it was opening. I headed straight to the back where it was less busy and had a good look in the sale bit. I had a good wander round the shop then went to the changing rooms before it got busy. Afterwards I picked up my accessories :-)

I won’t go into too much depth about individual items but let me know your fav items from the photographs. Have you been shopping in Primark lately? Do you like what I bought? :-) xxxx

 

Yellow speckle cosy jumper (SALE) £5.00
Lime green cardigan (SALE) £5.90
Orange knitted top (SALE) £5.00
Monochrome grid top (SALE) £5.00
Monochrome panel skirt (SALE) £5.00
White knit jumper £10
Supportive sport socks (SALE) £1.00
5pk of blue tennis socks £2.50
Grey Knit Slippers £3.00
2pk detail belts £3.00
2pk embroidered belts £2.00
Pineapple scrunchie £1.50
50pk elastic bobbles £1.00
5pk neon swirl bobbles £1.50
Body Puffs £1.00 X 2

(I went over the £20)



Philosophy The Classics Gift Set

I received this gorgeous bath set last Christmas. Originally priced at £22 at Boots and Debenhams it went down to £11 in the sale. Today I had a check to see if it was still available to buy and couldn’t find it in stock anywhere. I wanted to share my thoughts on the products as each product is a classic of the Philosophy brand and can be purchased separately. So shall we begin? :-)

Included were vanilla birthday cake, melon daiquiri and raspberry sorbet all in a 180ml bottle. My fav of the bunch was vanilla birthday cake. It’s sweet, really appealing and authentically scented. The other two were lovely, fruitier but equally authentic and luxuriously scented.

I found the 180ml bottles a really great size. Great for travelling but a lot bigger than those tinny travel sized products you find it chemists etc. Perfect to try out but it had taken me ages to use all three bottles so worked out better value. I loved the packaging and design on the front. The box it came in was lovely also.

The quality of the product was excellent. I mostly used it as a shower gel but also as a shampoo and bubble bath. The liquid was glossy and glittery and as a body wash it lathered up quite well. As a shampoo it was above average and was suited maybe to more greasy/limp hair. I found it added volume but wasn’t very nourishing. I loved it as a bubble bath. It made the bath water gorgeous smelling and created an iridescent shine to the bubbles and water. Click here to visit Philosophy online.

Have you tried anything from Philosophy? What is your go to product to use in the bath/shower? Xx

Activity ideas for a laid back holiday & what I’ll be doing on my countryside cottage holl.

We go away next Friday to a countryside cottage for two weeks. It’s a very calming, tranquil place to spend time. They have beautiful farm animals including horses and a few pubs and cafes nearby to grab a bite.

I spend quite a bit of time before we go deciding what activities to take simply because it’s quiet where we stay and I want to keep myself occupied.

This year I’ve collected some books which I can’t wait to get stuck into. Two of the three books are new authors to me so I’m hoping for good things. In addition I have a selection of films to watch as they have a TV and DVD player. Mostly films I haven’t already seen therefore they will be a surprise to me when I watch them.

I wanted to branch out in the magazines I am taking this year. Company magazine is no more and felt like a bit of a change anyway. I opted for Hello and Hello fashion magazine so I will see how that goes. I have a few new CDs too to play on my Walkman.

Lastly I was going to dabble with my creative skills and do a bit of sketching. Included in my packing list are watercolour pencils, graphic pens and pencils as well as a really cute sketchbook. In addition I might do some baking as they have cooking facilities.

To recap here’s a few ideas you might like to try for yourself…

-   Read a new book by an author you’ve never come across before.
-   Have a DVD session and catch up on latest films
-   Step out of your comfort zone with other reading material such as a different magazine.
-   Treat yourself to a new CD and listen to it on holiday
-   Take a sketch book and pencils. Draw what you see!
-   If you have cooking facilities where you are staying try a bit of baking. Even a ready mix will
    do :-)

Did you like this post? What are your holiday plans? xx

Leeds Weekend Shopping Haul

This is part two of my Leeds weekend post. Go to the previous post here. So I thought I would show you the things I bought, let’s get started….

My favourite clothing item I picked up would have to be the linen shirt from Marks & Spencer’s. In my opinion it’s such a lovely casual versatile piece. Since being back home I have been wearing it undone like a little jacket with dresses. I can see myself wearing this loads!

A close second would have to be a coral jumper my Auntie spotted in the sale for £3.00. Again I have been wearing this none stop. Mainly like a jumper dress with leggings on my days at home. I bought it really oversized for this reason.

I purchased some loungewear in Primark including a nightdress with ‘Tres Chic’ on the front. I cheated a little with this item as I have been wearing it out as a T-shirt dress. I thought I could get away with this quite easily due to the style of it. In addition I purchased two pairs of lounge trousers. I prefer the black ones to the peach coloured ones as they can be worn out.

Lastly I we went into Wilko and I spotted a really sweet notebook for £1.00 and I just love it. What a little bargain! I got some Hotel Chocolate and a cute folder as souvenirs but didn’t photograph these.

Have you picked up any similar items? What was your fav thing that I bought? X

Marks & Spencer’s
Blue stripe linen shirt £28.00 (Buy here)

H&M
Coral oversized jumper SALE £3.00

Primark
Black chic t-shirt dress £5.00
Black joggers with logo £8.00
Peach joggers with logo £8.00

Wilko
Selfie exercise book £1.00 (Buy here)

Shopping Weekend In Leeds // Lifestyle Post

At the beginning of the month I visited my Auntie who lives near Leeds over the bank holiday weekend. On the first day we chilled out at home and ordered Chinese. On the Saturday we headed in Leeds centre to have a wander, do a bit of shopping, stop for coffee and have lunch in a restaurant in the Leeds Trinity centre.

Our trip is an annual one and I look forward to looking round the shops in Leeds. Since the new shopping Trinity was open we tend to go in there mostly. They have some awesome shops and quite newly an enormous Primark has been opened. It was probably the biggest one I’ve been in and there was so much stock to look at. I was impressed with their homeware and loungewear in particular this time.

We stopped at Caffe Nero’s for a drink and I had a delicious hot chocolate. We had lunch at a stylish Italian restaurant and the meal was lovely. I had the duck salad, my Aunt had homemade Ravioli and for dessert we shared a posh ice cream dessert. We both had a smoothie with our meal. Later I popped into a smoothie bar for a banana smoothie.

On Sunday and Monday we spent time with family. My Grandparents took my Aunt and I to an amazing carvery pub and I very much enjoyed it. I had a great weekend, it was lovely to see family and have a change of scenery. I will be doing a Leeds haul post with what I bought while I was away too! :-)

Have you been to Leeds centre shopping? Did you enjoy it? :-) x

Superdrug Haircare, Skincare and Body etc. Haul

Hey, I feel like I haven’t done a haul blogpost for a while so thought I would show you a few toiletries I have been buying. My lips have been a bit chapped so I purchased my holy grail Blistex lip cream. It does an amazing job at softening and moisturising my lips.

I wanted to try a few new products which is something I haven’t really considered for a while. I’ve been eager to check the Aussie volume shampoo for a while now. I’ve been using it as one of my current shampoos. It’s pretty good but doesn’t quite live up to Miracle Shine by Aussie.

On another thought I’ve been testing out the collection concealer which is big in the beauty community. I absolutely love the effect however the lightest shade is just a touch too dark for my skin tone.  I think I will get some use out of it in the summer though.

What are your favourite products at the mo? Have you been shopping too? Xx

Purchases...
Blistex Relief Cream £1.29 (BUY HERE)
Carmex Ultra Moisturising Lip Balm in Pomegranate SPF 15 £2.16 (BUY HERE)
St Ives Gentle Apricot Scrub 150ml £2.14 (BUY HERE)
Aussie Shower Gel Shower Smoothie 250ml £2.99 (BUY HERE)
Aussie Shampoo Aussome Volume 300ml £4.69 (BUY HERE)
Superdrug Body Puff X 2 In Pink and Blue £1.99 each (BUY HERE)
Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer in fair £4.19 (BUY HERE)
Essie nail polish ‘Jump In My Jumpsuit’ given as gift (BUY HERE)
Essie three way glaze. Given as gift. (BUY HERE)

Whittards Fruit Tea // My Thoughts

I have been slowing getting through my tea Hamper I received at Christmas. I had the last tea sachet today and was quite sad as it made a lovely treat. I also got given a hot chocolate hamper and because I gave fruit tea to my close family we’ve had a lot to get through.

So I thought today would be an appropriate time to share my views on Whittards Fruit Tea. This particular hamper is still available on the official website for £12.00. Click here for the link. They also have a massive range of other fab gifts so make sure to take a look!

Anyways let’s get on with my review…..I thought the tin of samples was a lovely idea and was lovely to open on Christmas day. Included were four different flavours two fruit flavours, a peppermint and then a ginger one. My Favs had to be the two fruit ones raspberry and peach and then pomegranate and orange.

The taste of each one was very authentic and I loved the idea of trying four different flavours. I really enjoyed drinking the tea and it put me in a good mood. My all-time fav tea brand is Pukka but I would say this brand is a close second. I’ve really got into drinking special tea over the last year. I also think it’s become a bit trendier. I highly recommend giving herbal and fruit teas a try!

Do you like drinking tea? What kind do you have? :-) xx