Haul: Primark!

Yes, this is yet another Primark haul. But as I explained to my boyfriend whilst dragging him round today... you have to go there so often because their stock turnaround is so quick! If I didn't grab the stuff I liked straight away then it would just go. Seize the day! Ahem..

The boyf and I are going on holiday at the end of August so thought I would start early on getting cute bikinis :-) There wasn't much variation in the ones on offer in Primark. They were all really bright and I don't think they would suit my pale complexion, so I went for this baby blue offering with the hopes that the ruffles will enhance my boobs a bit! 

Top - £5
Bottoms - £3

 The belt on this dress has made it really small at the top so it looks a bit odd but I promise it is nice in reality. It has a dipped hem and I love the tropical pattern on it. 

£17

I ADORE this dress! You can't really tell but it has a huge bow on the neckline which is a cute addition to the dress. I love the print and they also do a couple of tops with the same print on it.

£10

 I bought this blazer for work as I felt now I'm full time I should probably spruce my work outfits up a little. Just plain, black and simple the way a blazer should be. I've never had one before and I'm not entirely certain I like it that much but needs must. 

£13

 This is actually from the men's section but I just had to have it. I love moustaches! 

£2

 Another skater-ish style dress to add to my ever increasing collection of dresses. I love the way it has a different patterned panels going down the sides of the dress. They're similar colours so they blend in well but are a nice addition. I'm hoping they will make me look that little bit more fabulous when I wear it. 

£13

 This is actually a man's jumper but I love Mr Potato Head! It was reduced to a fiver and the only one left in my size - fate? I think so.

£5

 Probably the most boring purchase I made! A simple, black purse. I hated the way my old one opened and the cards in certain slots slipped right into the depths of the folds - it was generally awful. 

£5

 A random purchase of a pair of socks. I'm not entirely sure what made me want to purchase these but I'm guessing it was the moustaches :) 

£1.50

The second of my hauls for you! I have yet another one to come as I have been a *little* naughty with my spending recently. I hope you enjoy looking at what I've been buying, I certainly enjoy seeing what other people have bought :-) 

Mini Haul: H&M

It has been a while since I've had a proper look around H&M. I bought a skirt a couple of weeks ago but never really had a good look round. A couple of years ago I used to buy ALL my stuff from H&M; having gotten bored of Primarni, I went on the hunt for a reasonably priced store to buy both basics and pretty must-haves. I didn't end up buying much today as I wasn't overly impressed but I did pick up three things I fell in love with.

£7.99

 Fell in love with this basic vest top. The picture does it no justice whatsoever! It is bright, cheerful and summery all in one. A neon yellowy/green kind of colour that is EVERYWHERE at the moment. The back is sheer and the front is a thin jersey material. Cannot wait to get this on with a nice pair of denim shorts! 

£6.99

Again, a terrible picture! I'm not the greatest photographer in the world. This is actually a pale mint green as opposed to the white that it looks. Hard to believe considering how many items of clothing I own but I actually do not own a plain t-shirt! How this is possible I do not know.

£7.99

Zebra print vest top! I love this print. I've seen zebra print clothes (all over Primark at the moment may I add!) but never zebras ON zebra print. This is very 'me' ~ whatever that means. 

So that was a very small but, in my humble opinion, perfectly formed haul for you :-) I have another three to come so stick around! 

Have you bought anything nice lately? Leave your links below and I'll be sure to check them out :-)!

Hi, my name is Jodie and I'm addicted to buying iPhone cases.

Since getting my iPhone last July, I have developed a serious addiction to buying iPhone cases. Admittedly, I have never spent more than a few pounds on one, but still. I am 21, it is a bit ridiculous right? 

Nevertheless, a new one arrived in the post this morning. Just in time to cheer me up from my essay depression.  

This is a 3D melting ice-cream hard iPhone cover:

I LOVE IT.

It comes in two pieces as seen below, making it a hell of a lot easier to put onto your phone than some other cases I've had. I haven't a clue what the weird patch in the middle is for though. 

The green part has a shine to it, whilst the bright pink part is more of a matte finish. Both complement each other really well. I adore the simplicity of it and the finishing touches of the small drips down the front of the phone.

It also came with these weird looking things (not the pen, I don't know why that's there):

Apparently the top thing is to sit your phone on landscape in order to watch videos. Which, I guess is cool to own but I highly doubt I will ever use it. 

The other two things are something to do with iPod docks and compatibility? If anybody could actually tell me what they are properly that'd be amazing! Otherwise I'll probably just throw them away.

I bought this case from eBay for £2.99 but I have found them cheaper LINK

They are from Hong Kong but they honestly don't take that long to arrive considering. I think mine arrived in under two weeks, which is pretty good! I've never had any troubles buying from abroad so hopefully none of you will.

There are loads more colours and there are even some three colour ones knocking about on eBay. Just search "3d melting ice cream" and they'll come up. 

I do quite like the orange and blue one but I think I should probably stop buying iPhone cases for a while now!

I probably shouldn't encourage you to fuel my addictions, but if any of you know of any amazing phone cases do let me know! iPhone or Blackberry :) 

Review: Sleek Oh So Special Palette

A couple of days ago I decided it was about time to treat myself to a new Sleek palette. I had a couple in mind that I wanted, however, the biggest Superdrug (and only one that stocks Sleek) in my city barely had any in stock. And those they did have in stock were mostly all damaged :-/ In the end I went with this palette - one of the only ones in perfect condition. 

Luckily for me this was actually one that I quite fancied getting :) 

I absolutely love the design on the box it came in, wish they did this actually ON the palette itself! 

This palette is filled with quite neutral colours although I think the variety of pinks and browns are better than what has become the norm of neutral palettes. I much prefer to have the option of colour - even if it is still a soft, pastel colour as opposed to something brighter.

Here are some swatches, all taken with my iPhone 4 in natural lighting.

From bottom to top:

• Bow - a matte, cream colour that can be used as a highlight shade.
• Organza - a shimmery, light/medium pink
• Ribbon - a matte, barbie pink colour. This comes out quite sheer upon first application but can be built up into a nice colour with as little as two swipes from the pan. 
• Gift Basket - a shimmery, light/medium brown colour
• Glitz - a shimmery, metallic blue almost grey colour
• Celebrate - a dark, shimmery brown. This is one of my favourite colours in the palette. 

From this row I think I would use Bow on the inner corner to brighten up the eye area then Organza as the lid shade and one of the browns on the outer corner and blended into the crease. Me being me, I would probably go for Celebrate and blend it out quite a lot in order to tone it down within the crease. Going back over the outer corner with a little bit more would add a slight smoke to the eye. 

This picture above is my quite poor attempt to show how gorgeous the blue is. I wouldn't go as far as calling this a duo-chrome type shade but in different lights you definitely pick up slightly different colours/shades of blue/grey. 

From bottom to top:

• Pamper - A matte, light pink. I feel this is a shade that will need building up should you wish to use it on the lid or anywhere else. I personally would use this as an inner corner highlight. 
• Gateau - Another light pink but this time a shimmer. Nothing to say except that it's gorgeous.
• The Mail - A light, matte brown. This would be a perfect lid shade for achieving a "natural" day time look.
• Boxed - A medium, matte brown.  
• Wrapped Up - A dark, matte brown. 
• Noir - A uniform shade within any palette - the classic matte black shade. 

 The bottom row contains the majority of matte shades that are all ideal accompaniments to any make up look. Unlike the top row, I don't think I could create an eye look purely from the bottom row. Especially as I don't feel I could wear a purely matte look. I would perhaps pair Gateau and either the medium or dark brown together but it looks 

This is my second poor attempt at capturing the different shades of Gateau. Much like the blue, it appears to be different colours in different lighting, giving multiple dimensions to a make up look.

At the moment I don't feel I could pick any fault with this palette until I have given it a bit of a longer trial run and shall probably do a "review: take two" to update on how it fairs. I find sleek to be a very consistent cosmetics brand, particularly with it's line of palettes, something which is a huge selling point to me. I'm very interested in purchasing the curacao palette next to test out the gorgeous looking red eyeshadow - if anybody has a review of this to leave a link to in the comments I would be very interested to see! 

As you probably ALL know by now, Sleek is available online at Link and in various retail stores at a price of £6.49. 

Disclaimer: I have purchased this palette using my own money and am in no way affiliated with Sleek.

Sneak Peek

To be continued...

Superdrug Haul

Working close to the city centre certainly has it's advantages; plenty of lunch options, the ability to go on emergency shopping trips and easy access to transport to name but a few. However, the down side to this is that if I am ever having a bad day, a 'pick-me-up' trip to the shops on the way home often occurs. 


This happened today. My day in the office was so super, super stressful that I just HAD to pop into the shopping centre on the way home. There was no other option! But, on the plus side, I definitely do not regret it for a change. I made some really wise, non-impulse (well, sort of) purchases that I'm actually mega pleased with! And as I keep repeating to myself "at least I haven't wasted the money on alcohol" (as I was highly considering going out on the town tonight!).

This picture does no justice whatsoever to the actual size of the bag. 
Firstly, the essentials. 

Superdrug own brand 6-in-1 Mouthwash - £1.99
Sure for Men Quantum Anti-perspirant - £0.86

My boyfriend has very recently been converted to the world of roll on deodorant. After staining 90% of his t-shirts/shirts/polo shirts under the arm by using too much spray-on deodorant, I managed to convince him to try out a roll on and it seems - *touch wood* - to not have such an adverse effect on his clothes. At least until he runs out and ends up using spray ones again! Silly boy. I'm going to try and convince him to a mini review of it to put up on here, not the sort of thing you see every day on a primarily female blog but why not? 

L'Oréal Elvive Colour Protect Shampoo & Conditioner (400ml) - £1.79 each (Currently on offer!)
Superdrug Expertise Salt Spray - £2.49
Schwarzkopf Live Salon Style (Intense Red 5-29) - £4.29

I've actually only just recently dyed  my hair, I used a mahogany colour from the same brand as I wanted a brown/red colour, but with more than a hint of red. Needless to say, it didn't work as well as I wanted it to. So I bought this "intense red" in the hopes that it will make my hair just that smidgen (yes, that is a technical term) bit more red. I feel I may be sending the boyfriend out to Superdrug again in the morning for a dark brown though! 

The shampoo and conditioner were purchased alongside the dye in an attempt to protect my hair and give it that healthy kick it needs after dying. 

A few impulse purchases:

Clean & Clear Morning Energy Daily Facial Wash (Oil-free) - £2.49
Superdrug Mud Therapy Raspberry Exfoliating Mask - £2.59
Dove Summer Glow (Normal to Dark) - £3.00

Now, in a few weeks I may be back on here complaining about having a 'Geordie Shore' orange glow about me, but hopefully not! I've been using the other Dove Summer Glow recently but I bought the one for fair skin which I clearly was mistaken about and actually do not have, and so it hasn't really made any difference to my tan (or lack thereof) whatsoever. 


The face wash I have purchased due to my usual Body Shop Seaweed one running out. It's about £8 or £9 for a bottle, which although it works really well on my skin, I do feel is a little expensive for me. I'm hoping that this cleanser will work well and not irritate my skin in any way as I'm desperate for an inexpensive holy grail face wash. The face mask should also help sort my face out a little too - and the boyfriends, not that he knows this yet.


My last purchase was from a make up brand I have never really seen much of before. They are called Make Up Academy and have a wide range of products available for only a few pounds. I believe when they first came out everything was a pound. They've just released a new professional line of products that although more expensive are still actually really affordable. First impressions have been really good and I hope to get a more detailed overview of the products on here within the next few days. Or as soon as my photography skills improve a little, whichever comes first.

MUA Professional Primer (27ml) - £4.00
MUA Professional Matte Foundation (30ml) - £4.00 

MUA Professional  Extreme Curl Mascara (7ml) - £2.00
MUA Professional Dusk til Dawn Palette - £4.00

I completely fell in love with the mascara as soon as I saw it. Obviously, the point of this packaging was to attract the magpie part inside every beauty obsessed girl.

And last but not least, I finally got hold of a Beautycard! 318 points already! 

I've also just realised I completely forgot to purchase what I intended to get from Superdrug in the first place! D'oh!

Any recommendations for the inevitable trip back to pick up the new Sleek palette?