Shop! (Superdrug, Aussie, The Body Shop and Tesco stationery)

I thought I'd show you what I've bought within the last week. The stationery isn't pretty or exciting, but may be useful to someone!

Superdrug:

Superdrug Kids pear detangling spray 99p, Aussie Miracle Hair Insurance Leave-in Conditioner, Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor Deep Conditioner 2 for £4.99

The Body Shop:

Hair brush £4 (Originally £8), Satsuma body butter 50ml £2.50 (Originally £5)

There have been a few codes going around which entitle you to 50% off The Body Shop website. They also had free delivery so I couldn't pass it up! I already own a couple The Body Shop brushes and really like them.

Tesco:

Zebra print folder £1, blue folder 60p

I want some pretty ones, but these will do for now!

400 sheet Pukka pads £1.90 each

I was going to buy some Oxford pads, but you get a lot more paper with these and the quality is very similar.

50 subject dividers £2, 50 punch pockets £1

Clear pencil cases 39p each, highlighters 85p, sticky index markers £1

I do find it a little ridiculous that the index markers are more than the highlighters, seeing as they're just paper!

I still need to get pens and a memory stick. I use Papermate biros, which come in packs of 10. I usually get them from Asda (£1 a pack) but they've stopped selling them! I know that Rymans sell them though. 

Asda are selling 4GB memory sticks for £5, which is quite good, but I have my eye on a turtle shaped one from Comet haha. It's £12-15 though so I'll probably just get a cheap one.

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Shop!

I only bought my sister's birthday present and a few essentials but I thought I'd show you anyway. I personally find it quite useful when people show what essentials they've bought.

Boots:

17 blush in First Flush - £3.49

17 blush in China Pink - £3.49

Natural Collection WaterGuard mascara - 3 for £5

Natural Collection LashLength mascara - 3 for £5

Natural Collection LashCurl mascara - 3 for £5

Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection foundation in Ivory - £5.99

17 Nail Bar in a Bag - Free when you purchase 2 or more 17 products

My sister's make up 'collection' consists of a foundation (Collection 2000), a very well used blush, a scratchy blush brush, a dried up mascara and a few lip balms. It saddens me when I look at the state of it! That is why I've bought her a load of make up for her birthday.

Wilkinsons and Poundland:

Wikinsons - Dove deodorant stick - £1.94

Wilkinsons - Germolene - £1.24

Poundland - Eucryl teeth whitening powder - £1

Poundland - Airwick squidgy air freshener thing in Country Berries - £1

Poundland - Dog rope toy - £1

I'm looking forward to using the teeth whitening powder; I'll let you know how it goes!

The air freshener smells so good!

And of course, I had to get Jessie another toy :)

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Shop!

WHSmith:

2011 Diary £8.49.

I've been looking for a diary for weeks! I'm so fussy. Finally found this one and I love it :)

Boots:

Botanics Golden Glow Body Lotion £2.99 (Free as it was 3 for 2), Botanics Pore Perfecting Toner £2.99, Botanics Pore Perfecting Deep Clean Mousse £3.99, Palmers Cocoa Butter Stick £2.69.

I have quite a lot of skincare products but I thought I'd try the Botanics range out as I've read tons of amazing reviews. The Palmers stick was just something I wanted!

Superdrug:

Nail Varnish Remover £1.99, Accessorize Eyeshadow in Champagne £4, Accessorize Blush in Pretty Pink £5.50, GOSH Effect Powders in Gold Dust and Satin £1 each in sale, Collection 2000 Base Coat £2.49 (Free as it was 3 for 2).

The Accessorize eyeshadow and blush give an amazing glow. The eyeshadow is the perfect highlight.

Wilkinsons:

Cotton Pads 50p each, White shower thingy 84p, Pink shower thingy 45p, Palmers Lip Balm 97p.

The shower thingy's (Bath lilies, body mops or whatever) have 'suckers' on them which come in very handy!

Online I've ordered a Boots Extracts gift set containing 5 yummy 50ml body butters. This was half price, £5.

And from The Body Shop, I've ordered the large strawberry holdall which was £14 down from £35.

I need a coat, cardigans, shoes and camera, but they're for another day!

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Shop!

I didn't get a lot of want I intended to, like a coat, shoes and hat but I like what I did buy :)

I'm giving up on looking for a coat, I've looked everywhere!

Newlook:

32 inch skinny jeans £19.99

Republic:

Rings £4.99. How pretty are these?!

Boots:

250g chocolate slab £5, The Pink Cow Vanilla Biscuit shower gel £2 (Normally £2.99), Boots Extracts Vanilla body butter 200ml £7.75, Boots Extracts Cocoa Butter body butter 50ml £2.50.

I LOVE the scent of vanilla and have been wanting to get a vanilla body butter for ages. I got two mini Cocoa Butter's because it was 3 for 2 and got one free.

Superdrug:

Nivea Tinted Moisturiser £1.99 (Half price), Emery boards 99p, Barry M Vivid Purple, Raspberry and Clear £2.95 each (Clear was free as it is 3 for 2 in Superdrug)

Birthdays:

Mum's birthday card £1.59.

The chocolate slab, Boots Extracts Cocoa Butter, Nivea Tinted Moisturiser and Barry M's Vivid Purple are for my mum's birthday on Wednesday.

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Little shop!

I haven't been in town for ages! For the last couple of months I've had to buy school revision books and equipment but from now on, the money I earn can be spent on myself :)

I love this time of the year as all the Christmas stalls are out with pretty scarves (3 for £5, getting some next time), home made fudge and massive frying pans filled with noodles, chicken and all things yummy.

I'm in desperate need of a whole new wardrobe and I'm slowly getting there. Next week I'll buy a coat, week after, jeans, then hoodies, then tops, then underwear.

H&M T-shirts- 2 for £7.99

Primark grey pumps- £4

Primark thermal socks- £2.50 for 2 pairs. Love these, they're so thick and warm!

Primark balconette purple lace bra- £5

Primark plunge grey lace bra- £5

There are tons of pjs I want from Primark, including snoopy ones. The night wear is the best part of Primark :)

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Shop!

Accessorize has a sale on! Good thing- Cheaper prices (You can then buy more stuff :P), Bad thing- Women. That sounds sexist to my own sex haha but you understand right? Lets just stand there and not let people in! Oh and one woman decided to park her pram right infront of the sale items. Congratulations on having a baby! But move the hell outta my way please?

Aha anyway, I needed a new school bag so I got this hugeeeeee one! It also has a zip and compartments inside. This originally was £22 but was in the sale for £11!

Turquoise cuff bracelet £4.50 down from £9

Both of the other two were down to £5 from £10

Oh and I would like to thank Josh for waiting in this crowded little shop for what felt like a lifetime, cheers babes ;)

Boots: Nail varnish remover, £1.99 and Rimmel's Rose Libertine Nail Polish, £3.49 - I've wanted this colour for agesssss!

Superdrug: Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Facial Wash by Neutrogena, £2.99 (£2.69 with Josh's student discount :D) - Smells just like pink grapefruit, yummy!

Haha good old Wilkinsons! You ready for this?

Left column top to bottom:

Skin Therapy Facial Wipes, 2 for 97p

Simple Exfoliating Body Wash and Simple Soothing Shower Cream, both 97p

Wide toothed comb, 59p - Better for when your hair is wet to prevent damage!

Middle column top to bottom:

Wine Gums (for a friend,) £3.94

Notebook, 85p - This paper is recycled and is really good quality!

Rulers lol I'm always loosing mine, 9p

Right column top to bottom:

Ceramic plant pot, 29p

Plant Saucers, 39p each

^Getting a few more cacti's at the weekend. I've already got 6 but I love them!

'Fling Ring' for my doggie, £1.75 - She loves it and sadly has already chewed through it after half an hour! I better not leave her alone with it from now on.

So that's it my lovelies. I still need a few summer clothes and stationary but that's for another day. I'm thinking of going Asda to get them both at one time. I can then have a little look at their jewellery too ;)

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Collective shopping

I love reading haul posts; to find great bargains, to see what is currently in stores, to decide what to buy next and if there is anything that I've been 'umming and arring' about, they usually make my mind up on whether to buy it! Here is what I have purchased in the last two weeks:

BodyShop had 30% off for bank holiday weekend woooo!

I could have ordered soooo much (Their eyeshadows and make-up brushes are great. Their lipstain is also one of my favourite lip products) but unfortunately I'm a wee bit skint at the moment. I couldn't even spend £15 to get free delivery because I didn't have that much in my bank! Bad times.

First of all I went to their lipcare, saw their lipbalms and thought 'Omg, down to £1.40, I have to have them alllll!' *Add to basket, add to basket...* but I then remembered I didn't have enough money to buy dozens of lipbalms and lip butters :( The funny thing is, I rarely wear any lip products, including lipbalms but their still an addiction of mine and when I have the money, I shall be buying quite a few of them hehe

My order was dispatched Wednesday and came Thursday! So much for 'if you paid for standard delivery, your items should take 5 days to arrive'. Express delivery takes 2 days and mine came before that!

So here's what I bought:

Passion fruit facial cleansing gel £2.79 (normal price £3.99), Vitamin E facial cleansing bar £1.75 (normal price £2.50), Facial brush with lid £2.10 (normal price £3), Double ended blackhead remover £2.10 (normal price £3)

Next up is Newlook

I ordered Wednesday, expecting them to arrive Saturday like most of my orders have (3 days) but nope! and because of bank holiday Monday, I had to wait until Tuesday!

White pumps £6, White metallic lace dolly shoes £14 - I normally wouldn't pay this much for a pair of dolly shoes but their to wear for a special occasion.

Primark:

Light wash mini shorts £7 - I really like these!, Briefs £4 - I normally buy shorts or thongs but I thought I'd go for a change.

Shorts £5. These are for my dad as part of his fathers day present. He doesn't like getting presents because he'd rather I spend the money on myself but I still do anyway. He doesn't like expensive brands (he likes a good bargain ;) and if I did buy him something expensive, he wouldn't be happy and would want me to return it haha. I bought him a pair of these a few weeks ago in a different design and he loves them so I thought I'd get him another pair.

As for the other part of his present, I'm not sure.. he's trying to get fit so that means no chocolate.. but I might buy him Chinese; he won't say no to that :P

Tesco:

Just a few essentials :)

Cotton wool pads 55p each, Nivea facial cleansing wipes £1.49 (half price), Dove deodorant stick £1.99

Boots:

I have £7 something on my advantage card :D Man it took a while to get that much. A while ago my friend bought a £40 perfume and she put all the points on my card as she doesn't have one. That built my points up a fair bit! Plus they also have deals like: spend £5 on so and so and get 250 points.

I was going to buy a Barry M eyeliner, two Rimmel nail polishes and a few things from Natural Collection (I want to try Apple Blossom lipstick to see if nudes suit me) but one of my Boots are always low on stock with half the shelves are empty and my other Boots only has a few stands of make-up :(

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Shower, exfoliate, moisturise.. door bell!

I still wasn't dressed so my parcel was placed in the hands of my father, which he then hid and thought he would play the 'cold, warm, warmer' game with me O_O so when I finally found it, I ran upstairs to try my items on :)

I bought both of these in Republic's sale for £5 each

The photos are cropped a fair bit because I had a towel on my head and my room was a mess :) oh and I'm so pale!

Originally £19.99. To me, this dress is just meh. I'll wear it to the beach over a bikini so I would of never paid £20 for it. First photo is of the dress normally, making me look larger than normal and the second is with a belt which I think looks slightly better.

Anddd the top, which was originally £19.99. It has a chain along the collar and light weight material. I quite like this :)

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Small Shop

Thortons: Chocolate blocks (For a friend) 3 for £5, Boots: Natural Collection: Lash Length Mascara, Cool Translucent Loose Powder and Blush in Peach Melba 3 for £5, Natural Collection Body Scrubs £2.99 each, Natural Collection Body Sprays £1.99 each.

At the moment, if you spend over £5 on the Natural Collection body range in Boots, you get 250 points on your advantage card. I now have £8 on it woo!

I also got a £5 off No7/Millie & Ruby voucher :)

+ I bought a chew rope for my dog from the pound store aha. These keep my dog happy and entertained for ages. The last one lasted around 5 months and in actual fact, it's still in the garden.

Primark:

Sometimes I love it, sometimes I can not stand it. Today was a 'can not stand it' day. There were four different pairs of shoes I really liked and there were no 7's left for any! This was extremely annoying because I am in desperate need for some shoes as I am currently wearing one pair day in, day out. I have boots but it's too hot for them.

I also bought a really nice top for £5, the coat hanger saying it was a size 8. Got home and it was in actual fact a size 12. Now this was my fault as I should of checked but I'm still annoyed about it.

Next week I shall be buying some shoes for the wedding (Found some from Newlook, black rock chick like with studs. I think these will have a nice contrast against my pastel blue ruffle dress), loads of pairs of dolly shoes, pumps, summer clothes and Republic jeans :)

The shoes from Newlook. Look soooo much better in real life. I'll probably change my mind by next week aha.

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A not too big but not too small shop

Prices from time of purchase

From left to right:

• Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor Deep Conditioner - 2 for £5
• Aussie Miracle Hair Insurance Leave-in Conditioner - 2 for £5
• Aussie Dual Personality Heat Protection Leave-in Spray - £3

^ These smell so good!

• Batiste Coloured Dry Shampoo in Brunette - £2.99 - Still looks very light, like light coloured chocolate milkshake powder aha
• Superdrug's Coconut & Sweet Almond Shampoo - 99p - I buy this when I don't have a lot of money to spend on shampoo.
• Dove Go Fresh Antiperspirant Deodorant in Fresh Touch Cucumber & Green Tea scent - Half price at £1.44 (I also had a £1 off coupon so only payed 44p)

Reviews to come soon :)

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Small Shop Including Mother's Day Presents

I finished getting my mother's day presents!

Card Factory is so cheap! Their giant cards are 99p-£1.99.

• From here I bought the cutest card which comes in a gift box for £1.99
• A balloon for 49p
• And a hugee teddy for £6.99. See the teddies in the picture above wrapped up with big bows? Its one like that :) I must have looked hilarious carrying it around town as the bag was insanely big.
• I've also got her ferrero rocher's (Of course)
• And a skin care gift set from Simple.

Next up is Primark. Now as I don't have a camera and can not find a picture, I had to use this blouse picture from Republic. Its like the picture above but its navy blue and comes with a brown skinny belt. This was £8.

I also bought some light wash skinny jeans for £8.

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