Saturday, 11 May 2013

London Haul


So my little trip to London for The Vintage Cosmetic Company Press Day resulted in me breaking my spending ban. What can I say? I did it, and i'd do it again and it was totally worth it!

I don't want to talk too much about what I bought because I will be doing individual posts on most of the items but I wanted to show you what I got as a collective haul so you could see what I broke my ban for!


Forever 21
I picked up three necklaces, a moustasche, silver bunting and two hearts joined together and a set of six pairs of earrings for just over £10. I've been browsing the jewellery section on their website for ages so I knew I wanted to pick up a few pieces. They didn't have the birdcage necklace I wanted but i'm sure i'll be making an online order soon!

Superdrug
I picked up several make-up items here as there was a 3 for 2 on across all make-up ranges. I got another Revlon Nearly Naked foundation but this time I picked it up in Vanilla, the next shade up from Ivory as I think this will suit me better. Also from Revlon I picked up a ColorStay lipstick in shade 095 Finale, it's quite a bright red shade, which i've been wanting to try for a while. Next in the offer I got an MUA Power Pout in the shade Crazy in Love, Sleek's Rose Gold blush, which is supposed to be a good dupe for NARS Orgasm (which I was planning on buying but suddenly felt guilty) and two Maybelline polka dot nail varnishes in Chalk Dust and Speckled Pink.

MAC
So happy that I managed to get the Baking Beauties Face Powder in Pink Buttercream. It was sold out online and in Beales in Bournemouth. I can't wait to try it although the design on it is so pretty I almost don't want to spoil it!

Topshop
I made this sneaky purchase before I met Jaye, i'm really loving coral shades at the moment so i'm looking forward to wearing the nail varnish. I was also going to buy the Topshop blush stick but after looking at the shades I thought they were a bit too bright for me, so settled on a cream blush in Morning Dew instead.

Zest
A shop I had never heard about until Jaye told me about it and somewhere you can buy Bioderma. I haven't tried it before and was planning on getting a large bottle of it but it was completely sold out. In the end, I had to ask the shop assistant to delve into the window display to get the last little bottle - success! Once i've used this one, i'll probably buy a larger bottle online.

River Island
I bought these cute bird earrings and it wasn't until I got them home that I realised they were really similar to the ones I got from Forever 21! I'm still going to wear both pairs though!

Boots
I got some new brush heads for my No7 Cleansing Brush as i've had it a few months now and haven't popped into Boots to get new ones. Luckily I had enough Boots points on my card to pay for these!

So thats my London haul, make sure you look out for individual posts I will be doing on these over the next few weeks!

What do you think to my haul? Have you got any of these items?

*first image from we heart it - edited by me

16 comments:

  1. That MAC powder looks so pretty :)

    http://andthislittlepiggybeauty.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. I'll be doing a post on it soon! I don't want to use it though as its so pretty!

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  2. You picked up some great stuff! x

    www.hannahheartss.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Thanks! I feel a bit bad for breaking my ban but I do love what I've bought!

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  3. I love the jewellery from Forever 21- so cute!! I think you were totally justified in breaking your spending ban for these lovely things :) xx

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    1. I hadn't even been there before but I'll definitely be going back next time I'm in London.

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  4. my goodness me, you have been busy! wow, super jealous mind you. that mac face powder looks gorgeous! and i love the topshop and sleek blushes too- what shades did you get? the revlon nearly nakes foundation is brilliant too :)
    anywayyy, i hope you're well? you have an absolutely lovely blog and i'm super happy to be your newest follower :) looking forward to your next post and speak soon!
    laura xx

    http://www.lisforladybird.com/

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    1. Hi, thanks for the follow! The Topshop blush is Morning Dew and the Sleek blush is Rose Gold as I couldn't afford NARS Orgasm blush!

      I'm well thank you. Hope you are too!

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  5. Lovely bits just love that moustache necklace :)
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    1. It's so cute isn't it! I'm completely mad on moustaches right now!

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  6. Looks like you had a great time and haul.
    Love the Baking Beauties I wanted that powder but was sold out so quick boo!

    Sophie
    pocockins.blogspot.co.uk
    Sophie
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    1. I did thank-you! I felt so lucky to find one! It's a good job I don't live in London all the time though as I would have no money at all!

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  7. Such a great haul! Love the earings from River Island :)
    Saadiya x

    www.thatgirlsaadiya.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks! I love them, can't wait to wear them!

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  8. It didn't look like that much when we were buying it! xx

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    1. I know! When I got home I just kept opening bags and thought oh yeah that's where all my money went! xxx

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