Buying, When I Should Be Saving!

Sorry for the lack of posting lately! I've been poorly, which means I've been lazy and done nothing except go to work and sleep!

I'm meant to be saving up my money, but I work in a shopping centre right next to Primark (bye bye money). Naturally, I've bought a few items over the last few weeks to cheer myself up for being sick.

Primark socks have been a BIG hit with me this month. I'm a total fan of cute, patterned socks. 

If you haven't been to check them out lately, GO!

These are just a few of the many that they're selling at the minute, and at £2.50 each, I just couldn't resist.
Other than these, I've also picked up a pair of 'Where's Wally' socks made of the same material, but I've opened them and worn them quite a few times already, so they're not quite as pretty any more. 

That's their downfall really. The pattern isn't exactly long lasting, and the colour fades after a few washes.
But for £2.50, I personally can't complain. Just look at how cute they are!

I also bought a cute little navy top from Primark recently. The picture doesn't do it justice, so I'll do an outfit post wearing this soon!
It's kind of see through, with little flower detailing all over the material, so I'll wear a black vest top underneath. (I'm not brave enough/comfortable enough to go without a vest top to cover up)!

The little collar is super sweet, and the material is really thin and floaty, I just think it's really pretty and will go lovely with a pair of disco pants. 

I bought a size 6, and it's more of a loose fitting around the waist, but tighter around the chest, but because it's kinda see through, you can still see your figure.
For £8 I thought this was a bargain, and I know I'll get a ton of wear out of it!

Branching away from my Primark cheapies, I also had a little browse on Topshop website.
They recently had a free delivery offer on, so I thought I'd be silly if I didn't at least have a look to see if I could find anything I liked.
So when I found this cute white crop top, I just HAD to have it! Once again the picture doesn't do this gorgeous top justice, so I'll do an outfit post when I get the chance to wear it (when the sun decide to come out).
I love the flower detailing going along the sleeves and bottom of the crop, it seems ideal for summer!
It's available in petite and tall as well as the normal range, and usually I'd go for the petite option, since I'm only a miniature person. Having read some of the reviews on the normal range crop, I worked out that the sizing was a bit baggy so you could downsize if you wanted it to be tighter. Since I ideally wanted it baggy, I knew a 6 in the normal range would be perfect.
It's a lovely thin floaty material, and although it looks possibly a little see through, I'm sure a white bra will sort that problem out! 
£20 for a good quality Topshop top was too good to pass up. And with the free delivery offer, I just couldn't refuse!

My final shop stop was Boots. Like probably most girls, I can't resist a cheeky browse, and often find myself spending almost £50 a go in there (oops!).
This time I promised myself I wouldn't, and only had a little peek in at the lipsticks.
Pretty much all my lipsticks are Rimmel Lasting Finish lipsticks. I just love that they're so pigmented and have such a nice range of colours. Paired with the Rimmel Lipstick Lock to help keep the colour in place, they can last hours!
My only real downfall with lipsticks, is that I don't wear them enough.
That's one of the reasons I always choose Rimmel lipsticks. They're cheap, so if I don't wear them all the time, then it hasn't been a total waste of money.
When I bought these Rimmel lipsticks, there was an offer of 3 for 2 on, so naturally I snapped up this deal quickly. I tend to stick to similar shades (dark/deep reddy purple), so I thought I'd try and branch out a little.
And I'm so pleased that I did, because surprisingly, my new favourite is the lighter pink, which I wasn't quite expecting to like as much!
The three colours I purchased above were (from left to right) 016 'Heart Breaker', 006 'Pink Blush', and 128 'Starry-Eyed'.
Yes, Starry-Eyed is the similar dark reddy colour that I usually go for, but shhh I can't help loving that colour so much!

I am yet to delve into MAC lipsticks, but does anyone have any suggestions? It's pay day in a few days and I'm thinking of treating myself!

xox

Easter LUSH Products

Until Christmas time last year, I'm ashamed to admit that I was a LUSH virgin. I actually hated the smell of the store, and every time I walked past I would want to throw up from the overpowering mix of smells. I just didn't like it.

That has all changed since November time though, seeing everyone posting photos of their limited Christmas time only bath bombs made me intrigued.
So I ventured out to my local store and spent probably too much money on pretty bath products. And I loved each and every one.

Since I only started shopping at LUSH a few months ago, this is my first Easter experiencing all the new seasonal products. I wasn't sure which ones to get so I picked a handful of the Easter products that smelled yum, and a few usual range ones that I hadn't got around to purchasing yet.

Look at how pretty they are! And they smell so good! 
One of my favourite things about LUSH is how good they are for your skin (and obviously the fact that they don't test on animals or buy ingredients that have been tested on animals, is a BIG plus)!

As you can see from above, the first Easter bath bomb that I used was the Fluffy Egg bath bomb.
It smells exactly like Snow Fairy which one of the most popular scents from LUSH, which is usually only available from the Christmas range, so I new I HAD to try it out as it's my favourite scent. It smells like bubblegum, and is just so sweet and candylicious! 
I love the smell so much that I've got tons of Snow Fairy shower gel stocked up from Christmas, as well as a bubblegum lip scrub which has a similar smell, and The Magic Wand bubble bar (also from the Christmas selection).
While the bath was running, I popped the bath bomb in, and let it do it's magic. The room smelled incredible.
It left the water a pretty pink colour and I just wanted to lay in their all day because it smelled SO nice!

The Ceridwen's Cauldron bath melt was a present for someone else, but they told me that it was so nice and refreshing on their skin. 
I'm so tempted to buy it for myself now, just to give myself a nice soothing release, and put a bit more moisture and silkiness to my skin.

Next I think I'm going to try the Secret Garden bath bomb since it smells so nice.
I'm slightly worried about trying the Golden Egg bath bomb, since it's so glittery.
Does anyone know if it'll make me all glittery? I don't really fancy going to work looking like a sparkly princess...Or do I?

xox

In the top picture; Top left - 'Golden Egg' bath bomb - £3.50, 'Fluffy Egg' bath bomb - £2.95, 'Dragons Egg' bath bomb - £3.25.
Bottom left - 'Bunny' bubble bar - £3.25, 'Secret Garden' bath bomb - £2.95, 'Rose' bubble bar - £2.95, 'Ceridwen's Cauldron' bath melt - £4.25.

Toni & Guy - Nourish Reconstruction Mask REVIEW

Hey Guys!

I'm forever getting bored with my hair, which in turn means that I'm forever destroying it.
I've never quite gone too OTT with the bleach, but I not too long ago I did have the ombré effect in my hair, and I've recently decided I wanted it back.

In all honesty, I should just buy wigs because my hair is in such terrible condition from bleaching my ends and dying it so many different colours over the last 6 years. (Yikes!)
I rarely straighten my hair, other than if I my fringe has dried totally crazy. And I never really curl my hair unless it's a special occasion. Wow, my hair seems always the same and really boring, I really should start to experiment with hairstyles more.
Usually, I just tie my hair up in a bun on a night, and when I take it out the next morning its pretty wavy, so it's not like I apply a lot of heat to it.
But the bleach has made my hair waaaay dry and a bit limp looking.

When I decided it was time for the return of the ombré, whilst buying the bleach, I thought I'd be sensible and try out one of the many damaged/dry/replenishing hair products that are available. 
As I'm sure it is for most, Boots is my go to store when it comes to looking for new products, since it has a lot to choose from.
I've been using a few hair products from VO5 recently, but nothing that's completely wowed me. If I'm honest, I haven't given them a fair trial as I'm so flaky when it comes to trying new products (and lazy when it comes to taking care of my hair/skin etc.), so I will try them out properly over the next few weeks.
Because of this, I decided I'd venture over to the Toni & Guy products for a change and bought the 'Toni & Guy Nourish Reconstruction Mask'. I think it was about £10 which is a fairly reasonable price for the fact that it does exactly what it's meant to, and you can get a good few uses out of it before it runs out (depending on the hair length). However, usually I wouldn't spontaneously buy a product that I haven't read reviews on, if it costs more than a few pounds. To me, spending £10 on something I haven't read up on, means that if I don't like it and won't use it, then it's a waste. If that happens with more than one product, imagine all the money you've wasted over time.

This hair mask however, is AMAZING!
You have to leave it on your hair for 3-5 minutes, so I shampoo and condition my hair as normal, then put the hair mask on and wait for it to develop, while shaving my legs or something.
After one use I could already feel and see the difference. I had bleached my ends, and was in a full on panic mode because they were so dried and frazzled that my hair just looked and felt like I had grabbed a handful of hay, and glued it to my head.

I was honestly shocked at how much of an improvement the mask had made after literally one use. My hair still felt and looked a little dry, but 100 time better than before I had used it!
I've been using it every two or three washes, so as to not overuse it, but to keep the damage to a minimum, and I have to admit, my hair no longer feels repulsive. It looks and feels so much healthier than it has in such a long time. It's still damaged, but that is to be expected if you use dyes or apply a lot of heat.
It doesn't make my hair greasy at all, which is something I was worried about. It leaves it soft and bouncy, and it smells great!

To anyone who has dry or damaged hair, that just needs some life putting back into it, I would definitely recommend this product! It may seem a bit pricey for a hair mask, but it does the trick so fast that it's completely worth the money in my eyes.

Does anyone have any other products that work wonders on dry and damaged hair?

xox