Christmas Gifts [Beauty]

'Essie' Winter Collection Nail Polish

As promised, here are the beauty items that I received for Christmas! The Essie Nail Polish was on my Christmas Wishlist and I can't wait to start trying the colours (and blogging about them of course!). The Body Shop Shower Gel and LUSH Bath Bar are two of my absolute favourite beauty products so I was super excited to receive some for Christmas. What beauty items did you recieve?

'The Body Shop' Pink Grapefruit Shower Gel

'Lush You've Been Mangoed Luxury Bath Melt

Christmas Gifts [Clothes]

Dorothy Perkins Brown Owl Beanie Hat

Just wanted to share a few of my favourite fashion related gifts which I received for Christmas! I got some really fun, gorgeous pieces so wanted to share pictures of each of them before I start wearing and reviewing them! Tomorrow, I'll blog about the beauty bits and pieces I recieved!

What did you get for Christmas? Let me know in the comments below!

H&M Lace Dress in Beige 

(Although it looks more light pink than beige to me!)

Animal Tima Hand Knitted Mittens in White Swan

November Additions

This month was "No Spend November" so unfortunately for me I didn't buy ANYTHING to blog about! My student fees are due in December as well as my car insurance and I have to buy Christmas presents for the family so decided that it was probably a good idea not to spend anything in November.

It was really difficult at the beginning when I decided to implement this rule on myself, but as the week's have gone on I have just avoided going into shops, stopped going out with friends and become a bit of a hermit at home!

I am very proud that I managed to go the WHOLE month without buying a single thing (even if it does mean for a particularly dull blog post!) and I might try and do this every year to save up for better Christmas presents. But with Christmas coming up, I'm sure that December's additions will be a whole lot more exciting!

October Additions

Winter is fast approaching and I'm still in love with so many of my summer tops that I figured some nice cardigans might be good additions to my wardrobe this month - it means I can still wear my fave pieces without freezing on my way to uni lectures! My purchases this month are vastly different in store, quality and in price but they're all great!

During the spring and summer, I wore a New Look Black Cardigan but (as with a lot of the stuff I buy from the shop) its started to fall apart. So time for a few new cardies. I started with this Matalan Boyfriend Cardigan which I brought in both grey and black. They are stretching at the elbows and wrists pretty fast which is annoying because I like sleeves to stay skin tight but I love the buttons as they make the cardigan look unique (and perhaps not as cheap as it actually was!).

A new Jack Wills store opened in my nearby town - Chichester - so I splurged on this Kendale Classic Hoodie in Navy on the store's opening day! Its super comfy and looks great... but it was quite expensive. Jack Wills are one of the staple brands in my closet - I own hoodies, sweatpants, tops, dresses, socks, bags and more.... obsessed is a pretty accurate word! I'm so happy that there is finally a store which is within easy reach and in my go-to shopping town.

Today I went into Brighton and visited a few stores including Republic and Urban Outfitters but nothing really caught my eye. My student fees and car insurance are due in the next 2 months so I guess not spending is not necessarily a bad thing.

August / September Additions

With the British Summer nearing its end, I started purchasing a few items for Fall last month. Unfortunately, I ended up spending a little more than I wish but I love all the pieces I brought and can't wait to share them with you!

I've wanted to add a leather jacket to my wardrobe for quite some time as I think it works with so many outfits but more often than not, they are rather too expensive for my student budget. However, when this ASOS PU Bomber went on sale, I knew I had to get it! The zips, pockets and quilted feature on the shoulders really make it look unique and I adore the colour.

I've been on the lookout for a brown double handle satchel tote for a while now but haven't managed to find anything that is both in my price range and to my taste. I ended up compromising with this Accessorize Ladylike Turnlock Tote. I love the colour and although I wish it had the double handle its a firm favourite - and great for uni as I can fit my books in it!

Jumpers are definitely a fall staple and I have picked a couple up this summer that I'm wearing already. These purchases were heavily inspire

d by Ashley Tisdale who has been wearing jumpers, loose knits and long sleeve tees all summer long (although I'm not sure how she managed it in the LA heat!).

Firstly is the Dorothy Perkins Charcoal/Mustard Stripe Jumper. I love the button features on the shoulders and the elasticated lower half of the sleeve, which allows me to play around with sleeve length depending on what I'm wearing it with! I wish it wasn't quite as short, as it rides up at the waist very easily but I love it and am in fact wearing it as I write this blog!

Secondly is the Dorothy Perkins Chunky Knit Striped Jumper. Its not available to purchase online at the moment but fits absolutely perfectly. I love the different height hem at the front and back of the jumper and the angle of the stripes. Its snapped above off-the-shoulder but the neck on my jumper isn't wide enough to do that!

I love my Fall Purchases and hopefully will find some more cute stuff for the Winter!