haulage :)!

HOWDY!

so i have had a rather exciting time this week! firstly, me and the girls went up for a 3 day trip to london and on the sunday went to t4 (which was really good) and then i was back in london on the wednesday for a university open day :) i will be doing a seperate blog post about the trip with photo's etc, so i am now going to show you a few of things i picked up whilst in london:

River Island Maxi £24.99

now i know this may not be to everyone's taste, but i really like it and i think it will look amazing on holiday with a slight tan and paired with the sandals i also bought (see below)

Topshop £45

LOVE this dress. they also had it in white but i thought the pattern made it abit more unique. i wore this to t4 so you will see pictures of what it looks like one but a word of warning, it gives you an incredibly strange tan line :P!


Office £35

i thought these were so cute, really "boho chic" i haven't really seen anyone wearing these but they will be a definite must have for my holiday

Topshop Makeup £6 Flush

i was going to purchase neon rose but then decided against it as i thought this would be more wearable. love the cream to powder finish, will definitely be checking more of these out! :)

around £2

perfect for your handbag, lovely scent and really moisturising

Body Shop £9, Boots £6

i really needed a new night cream and my day cream was also running low. i have previously purchased the body shop moisturiser and loved how lightweight it felt...only problem is i really hate the scent ( it smells of nurofen YUCK!)

the night cream is nice however, it is rather sticky. i don't think i will be repurchasing this as i like my night cream to be slightly thicker but it is an okay product for the price.

Boots £3.49 buy one get one free

i have seen people rave about the hydralock lotion so thought i would check it out, as my skin has been feeling majorly dry recently. really like the 'fresh' scent and it definitely leaves my skin feeling soft and moisturised. have yet to try out the body repair but will let you know my initial thoughts on that aswell! :)

so that's it for my little haul, hope you guys enjoyed :) i was initially going to spend all my money on the mac 'in the groove' collection but actually didn't even visit a mac store as my friends aren't really interested in makeup and tbh, there wasn't anything i desperately needed (i'm in london again in august so am going to have to buy even more to compensate this mac neglection :L)

Take care,

Char ♥

(mini) haul :)

oh how i love boots 3 for 2! :D

products: revlon quad in 03 neutral khakis, revlon peach petal lipgloss & l'oreal telescopic waterproof mascara (for holiday)

favourite product by far has to be the revlon lipgloss, i can totally understand what all the hype is about. it looks amazing over a pinky nude lip but is also a nice sweep of colour when worn alone. will definitely be checking out more of this range - coral reef is next on my list!

Swatches from the revlon quad:

sorry in advance for the terrible swatches but you get the picture :) they are nice for a light wash of colour however, i was abit disappointed with the pigmentation- i expected the colours to be alot stronger. these eyeshadows are meant to last 12 hours, i haven't actually worn them out yet but i will definitely let you guys know if this is true as that may be the selling point for me with these eyeshadows :)

earrings - primarks £2!

slightly random but thought i would add these in anyways... these caught my eye because of their gorgeous turquoise colour. i will definitely take these away with me as they will brighten up any outfit and are so cheap that i can always buy a back up if these break!

a rather short but sweet haul, me thinks :) i have been accumulating some new clothes over the past couple of weeks so will definitely be showing you guys them in my next couple of posts :)
hope you all are enjoying a nice, lazy sunday!

Take care,
Char ♥

bargain of the week...

all i can say is girls...get yourself to your nearest river island ASAP!

i have been eyeing up this dress for the past couple of weeks but for £39.99 i thought it was abit steep for a dress that i might only wear once or twice.

HOWEVER, i was checking out the river island website (trying to put of revising!) and saw that this dress had been reduced to £15! i was so shocked but i didn't really want to spend the £3-4 postage and packaging so i waited until i could check out the river island in my town...

Guess what? i got the last one (& it was in my size :O ) it's fate i tell yaaaa:

now it may not be to everyone's taste but i really do love it! :) it has some puffiness on the shoulders and a gold chain detail at the top of the front of the dress. it reminds me of one of those vintage tea-dresses and i would probably pair them with some black ankle heel boots!

this wasn't the only item of clothing on offer, they have reduced many of their summer stock by £10 or £15 so i would definitely recommend checking river island out at the moment! some of their stuff is abit "hit and miss" but i honestly think that they have some of the best summer clothes on the high street at the moment :)

Take care,

Char ♥

a new summery purchase :)

Testing out the maxi...

hey girls :)! sorry for the lack of makeup and untidy hair but i just really wanted to show you all, this lovely new maxi dress i recently bought :)

it cost £26.99 and is from republic, a shop i wouldn't normally go into but when i saw this dress in the window, i knew i had to have it!

i will most probably only wear it when i'm on holiday or going to the beach but at that price, i don't feel as if i have to wear it everyday!

anyways hope you liked this short (and rather uninteresting post!)... and apologies for the awful photo again!

Take care,

Char ♥