Bits 'n' Bobs...

So yesterday I went into my home town centre to pick up a few things - I had a lovely mooch around the shops too and bought a few things.

I bought a neutral/taupe faux leather bag for work from H&M along with, a pair of beaded turquoise earrings, small black sequined cosmetic bag and a a black diamante cuff.

I also picked up a gorgeous stripey pom pom hat for my 1yr cousin with matching gloves and a scarf.

I wanted to have a look in Claire's as sometimes they do some really nice ethnicy earrings for cheap. I ended up buying a gorgeous pair of teal and gold threaded teardrop earrings along with a black diamante ring and a three sets of hoops for days when I want to be a 'Plain Jane'.

I popped into Superdrug as I had been wanting to purchase the Sunset palette but could not find it anywhere in London. I took advantage of the 3 for 2 offer on all makeup products and bought the Sleek Sunset Palette, Barry M Lip Paint in 152 (a lovely pinkish berry colour) Me Me Me Nail Polish in Ambitious. I also picked up 3 Accessorize nail polishes - navy ink, purple, and mermaid green they all are of a metallic finish. They look so pretty but will be doing a review shortly to find out how good the colour payoff is!

Oh yeah I dug up some HobbyCraft Vouchers earlier in the month which my mum gave to me a year ago :S OMG...It's amazing. I could have spent all evening in there but it was cold and I wasn't feeling too well and wanted to get home! I bought lots of materials and embellishments for my handmade cards. I can't wait to get back into making them again :)

Just to let you know I have added to this post as I went sales shopping a few days after and picked up a few items. From Zara I picked up a lovely pair of black ballet pumps and a cream cardigan. I bought a wooden print block and beautiful silver and turquoise marbled necklace from East.

I am pleased with the purchases I now own but think I need to cut back on the spending!

Did any of you pick up any goodies from the sales?

Peace and Love,

Jewellery/Accessories Haul

Unfortunately this week I have been struck down with a pretty bad cold and cough. I usually get really ill like once a year and this is it. I feel so so now but earlier in the week I felt terrible :( Since school breaks up for Xmas holidays next week I really tried not to take any days off but I ended up taking 2 days off. I was stuck in my room 'resting', I say that because I found it really hard to rest, I was trying to find jobs to do to make use of the time I was home.

Today I wanted to get out of my room/house, I think staying in has been pretty dull so I decided to venture into central for the day. I originally planned to go for 9am but I ended up getting there for 12..I managed to get back for 4pm though so wasn't too bad! I went for a mooch along Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street..

I did have a small list of things I wanted but ended up finding some pretty pieces of jewellery.

Aldo has some really lovely jewellery - I would say it is of a mixed price range because some pieces are quite cheap and others quite extortionate! There was a 2 for 1 offer where I purchased a pair of bronze diamante costume earrings along with a paisley fabric covered bangle. From their current range, I bought a pair of Bollywood/Bellydance style earrings, a style I have been after for a while and I randomly picked up a nail polish at the till point. It's a metallic taupe brown colour - perfect for a neutral look.

I originally went into Dorothy Perkins to purchase a hat..which I am still undecided on. It's really cute but deciding whether I really need it or not! I popped upstairs to find out that all jewellery had 25% off (yay!) and found an unsual pair of ethnic earrings from their 'Ribbon and Asher' range. I stumbled across their reduced section and found lots of goodies. A marbled cream and gold ring, a pair of fabric covered hoop earrings and a silver tribal style ring. I was happy with my purchases as I bagged some pretty good bargains!

I am not really one to continuously shop every other week or weekend. Although I do love my jewellery, in particular earrings and rings, I wouldn't consider shopping as something I love. Yes it probably sounds odd for a girl to admit that but it's true. I can probably last on a good day about 2 hours before I start to get bored and frustrated with other shoppers! Usually once a month or every two months I do 'treat' myself to something. It depends what I'm after...

Anyways I also popped into Selfridges to pick up my second MAC brush - 239, which is an eyeshadow brush. I do have a set of Body Shop brushes which I bought when I used to work there and they are still pretty much in good condition but I wanted to experiment more with my eyeshadows and therefore thought I should invest in some new brushes. So far I have the MAC 217 (crease/outer v) and MAC 239 (eyeshadow). I do have one or two brushes left on my MAC list and they are 224 (tapered blending brush) and the 219 (pencil brush). So far MAC brushes have defineltly lived upto their name. Thumbs up :)

Oh yes, I also popped into John Lewis just to pick up some buttons to sew onto my gloves. For some reason ( I own three pairs of capped gloves) one button off each of them has just come loose. So I decided to just choose a set of the same buttons and sew them all on. They look really cute now.

I did have a good day out and as I have been so busy lately I haven't had time to just relax. The only thing I forgot was how it's such a mission to just walk down Oxford Street (people aka tourists walk SO slow!)

Peace out for now :)