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?
Aaw, the bunny make up bag is so cute! xxx
ReplyDeleteI love those Foam Burst shower gels!
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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
ReplyDeleteNormally if you shop around on ebay for the b&bw hand gels I usually get 2 for £4.60 :) Great little haul xx
ReplyDeleteI 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
ReplyDeleteI'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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Primark has some lovely, low priced, underwear at the moment.
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I love primark underwear, the bunny purse is also so cute!
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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
ReplyDeletePrimark underwear is actually really good - especially for the price !
ReplyDeleteLovely cute purchases xx
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Ahh, that makeup bag looks adorable.
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