Tuesday 31 December 2013

Christmas Sale Purchases


I set out Christmas sale shopping this year with the goal to buy birthday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Christmas presents. I bought a few things, but not a lot caught my eye.

The two pairs of slipper boots were from Accessorize, and were £10 each down from £20. I bought them for my mum for Mother's Day and my sister for her birthday in August.

The tea mug set was from Boots, and cost £3.75 down from £7.50. I thought this would make a nice little gift for anyone I know. Nothing else appealed to me, though! I wanted the Aroma hand warmers, but they were out of stock straight away, both online and instore.

The Pacifica Hawaiian Ruby Guava sets were from Tesco Direct, and were just £5 down from £15 (£18 on Feel Unique). I worked out that the individual products are worth $28, which is about £17-18. However, this is directly converting. These products are more expensive to buy in the UK, and would cost £25+ (the roller ball perfume alone is £12 on Holland & Barrett). The scent is nice, but different to what I was expecting. It starts off very citrus-y, like grapefruit, and then the coconut comes through. My mum isn't a fan, which kind of killed my buzz about them, but I still like the scent. I'm just hoping the people I bought them for like it, too. My sister bought me my own for my birthday, and I tried out the products last night. The perfume is stronger than expected, which was a pleasant surprise, and doesn't smell alcohol-y. The body butter is more subtle and sinks in quickly. The lip balm feels nice on the lips, and gives them a pink-y, nude-y, can't quite describe-y tint. I'm now hoping the other scents go down in price, too. Tuscan Blood Orange, Indian Coconut Nectar, and Island Vanilla all sound amazing.


Have you bought anything in the sales?

9 comments:

  1. You did really well! I wish I had a plan like that lol! I love the looks of the Pacifica gift sets I've not heard of them before :)

    Jamie-Lee | Glitter Infatuation | Beauty & Lifestyle Blog!

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  2. The mug looks super cute! I've bought a dress and a top online from New Look but that's it!

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    xx

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  3. The owl slippers are so cute! Happy New Year! Xx

    http://makeupbycandlelight.blogspot.co.uk/

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  4. Aww, I love those slippers :)

    Have a fun night tonight!

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  5. Love the mug, you got some nice bits :) xx
    http://insaneaboutmakeup.blogspot.co.uk/

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  6. Such cute slippers, you cant beat a few new pairs at Christmas time :)
    http://wwwclairabelle.blogspot.co.uk/

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  7. Ooh bargains! Those slippers are fab! I've start up a new blog if you fancy a peek :) http://startanewstartafresh.blogspot.co.uk/ x

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  8. Love those slippers!! What a lovely blog you have here x

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  9. You're so organised, I'd never have thought of doing sale shopping that way, it's a brilliant way to shop. Fair play to you!

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