Shopping Haul

Hey everyone! I hope you are all great :) I've had a quiet week so far, my boyfriend has stayed with me in Southampton all this week, which has been great, but I'm so glad to just be chilling on my own tonight! It's also annoying having to cook two meals every night instead of one - uni students will know what I'm talking about!  I've also been really good and knuckled down with a lot of my uni work. With an extension on a deadline, it's relaxed the tension slightly, but I've been doing some decent library sesh's this week and can't wait to go out tomorrow, let my hair down and get very drunk! I needed quite a few beauty bits and a birthday present for my friend, so I decided I'd treat myself to some retail therapy this afternoon after sorting some notes out :)

With my friend's present taken care of, I hit Primarni. I'm always keen on finding gems in there, but recently I'd been disappointed with a lot of their products recently. However, their new spring/summer pieces are in, and I could have bought so much more than I did! Here's what I got:

I like to wear a lot of basics, and I wanted a white tee, but most of them in Primark are shocking, with horrible see through fabric and weird fittings. Although I saw these, and they're really nice, soft fabric with cute turn up sleeves. I got my white t-shirt, that isn't too see through (I wear tops under most things anyway) in a size 14 so it's slightly oversized, and a grey one in a size 20 to wear as a night tee. At £3.50 each I couldn't resist.

Cheeky fitting room snapshot! (excuse my top hem showing underneath!)

So.. a midi dress for £7. I'll take it! This t-shirt style midi will be perfect dressed down for the day, or up for a night out. Just perfect, what a bargain! I bought it in a size 6 though (2 sizes smaller then I am!) but it seemed to fit well, and I wanted to make sure it was more fitted, and wouldn't and loose shape if I had got it in a bigger size.

I loooooove this blouse! SO much! Okay, yes, it does look like a china plate pattern.. but there's just nothing not to love about this top. It's a perfect length with an asymmetric hem at the back, and has a really lovely vintage koi fish pattern. Love love love. This one was £12.

I've already got a black blazer, but it's quite formal and I'd only wear it for smart occasions. The fabric and texture (and pockets) make this one a lot more casual, and it'll be a really good jacket for when it's starting to get a bit warmer. It also had a tiny pull on it, so I complained and got a pound off, so it came to £14. :)

Ohhh I fell in love with this bag as soon as I'd laid eyes on it. With satchels being all the range, I thought this one looked so much more expensive than the £9 I paid for it, the studs just add an extra little something, and the size and pockets make it perfect for uni. So excited to use this!

Rings £3... bargain. Can never have too many rings :)

H&M:

I came across these lying about, the only pair, in my size (you know when it's fate!). Took them to the till, and on sale for £15 I snapped them up! My dearly beloved office boots are so worn out I'm having to take them to be fixed and re-heeled, and these ones are the perfect substitute. They seem comfy enough, and I really like the studs.

Beauty bits:

Here are all the beauty bits I needed! 

I like to have a big pot of intensive conditioner for my hair but they're usually so expensive. I picked this tresemme one up from boots on offer, they're usually about £5 + but this one was under £4!

My normal clean and clear moisturizer can be up to £4 in some places, so I've been looking for a cheaper alternative. This pretty 'Beauty Parlor' box caught my eye, a mattyfying moisturizer, and it was only £1.50! So I can't go wrong really. Also from savers (my favorite place to get bargains!) I got a base, strengthener and top coat for £1.99, a set of fake eyelashes for £1.99, imperial lather bath cream for £1, and then my usual foundation and concealer in superdrug, and my toothpaste in poundland!

I am scared to look at my bank balance now, but I know I won't need to go on a shopping spree again for a while! It makes me feel so good just to go out and buy things though!! I feel like I've definitely rewarded myself after that! Phhheeew. Now to relax for the rest of the evening..