Sunday 4 August 2013

Unintentional Haul


An impulse buy here, and an impulse buy there, and suddenly I have enough to warrant a haul post! Small purchases are deceiving because they're cheap on their own, but they quickly add up to a small fortune without you realising it. I'm cutting down on these cheap thrills now. 4 days into August and I haven't spent a penny ;)

I met up with a friend on Wednesday who needed her Primark fix, and this wore off on me. Just a little. I bought a few pairs of underwear, with the pink and black lace pair being £2, and the other two being £1.70 each. I then picked up the bunny makeup bag for just £1 down from £3. I'd very nearly bought this before after seeing it on numerous blogs, so when I saw it on sale, I couldn't resist!

We then ended up in Superdrug, and the Imperial Leather Foamburst Body Washes caught my eye. The packaging is really nice, and I love foam shower gels, and they were on offer for £2 each, so I picked up a couple. If you've ever used a foam shower gel, you know how big and messy one little pump can get, so I couldn't smell them in store. My guessing paid off, though, and I love these two scents. They smell just like their names. Sweet Vanilla & Cherry Blossom is subtle-y sweet with a hint of floral, and Uplifting Lime & Grapefruit smells like lime and grapefruit! It's slightly more grown up than other lime shower gels I've smelt, though. Even though you can't really smell them in store, one bottle/can of Blackberry & Wild Fig had already been tested, so I decided to also have a whiff. I made a mess and ended up having to put the foam into my coat pocket haha, but it smelt amazing, so I think I'm going to have to go back for it. 

I've also ended up buying a couple bottles of the Bath & Body Works hand gels from eBay. The scents I bought were Fresh Picked Apples, and Vanilla Berry Sorbet, both of which were £2.84, including P&P (from here and here). I actually resent paying what I did, but one's for a birthday, and both are unique scents. I just can't help but think that they're only $1-$1.50 in America!

Next up we have The Body Shop's All In One Face Base in 02. Usually £14, but I paid £8.40 because of the 40% off code. I normally use concealer and translucent powder, but wanted something with a little more coverage. Nothing on the highstreet really caught my eye, so I went to The Body Shop's website where this had many positive reviews. I would never pay £14 for it, but then I'd never pay full price for anything at The Body Shop! They always have a code out.

Lastly, I bought Bourjois' Shine Edition Lipstick in 1,2,3 Soleil from ASOS for £4.95 (normally £7.99). I'd been eyeing this up, so when ASOS had an offer on Bourjois cosmetics, and I had a 10% off student discount code, I went for it. I've wanted a lightweight, coral lipstick for a while, and very nearly bought L'Oreal's Rouge Caresse Lipstick in Dating Coral, but liked the look of this better.



This time, I really am going to try and cut back the spending! Have you tried any of the products above?

11 comments:

  1. Aaw, the bunny make up bag is so cute! xxx

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  2. I love those Foam Burst shower gels!

    Sarah
    morethanadored.blogspot.com

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  3. I adore the bunny makeup bag & ive wanted to try the bath & Body hand gels for agesss, will have to take a look at ebay! x

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  4. Normally if you shop around on ebay for the b&bw hand gels I usually get 2 for £4.60 :) Great little haul xx

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  5. I need to go to Primark I love what you got! I'm also pretty jel of the Bath&Body Works hand gels- why don't we have them here? xx

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  6. I've never tried a bath and body works hand gel before, but i've heard they're lovely. I've just added them to my wishlist now!

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  7. I love primark underwear, the bunny purse is also so cute!

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    xx

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  8. Hahaha, love how Primark rubbed off on you. That always happens to me, I'll go into a shop with my friend, she is always looking for something, she'll come out with nothing & I'll have spent a fortune! xx

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  9. Primark underwear is actually really good - especially for the price !
    Lovely cute purchases xx

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