Little Birds

It was nice and sunny today but I haven't been feeling well for the last week. Feeling low of energy and spirit, I wanted comfort. I decided to wear a loose grey tee and skater skirt and a cute bun to keep my hair out of my face while I lazed about the house. I bought this skirt when we had the massive heatwave this summer but this is the first time I've actually worn it, it still had the tags on! Terrible! I didn't realise it was a bit see through too until I went outside so I'm not sure whether to wear leggings underneath? To accessorize, I wore my leather jacket from Topshop which was a birthday present last year. It comes with a detachable furry collar, but I took it off for the summer. It rocks up an otherwise girly assemble for me. Bag of the day is this pastel blue satchel from River Island that I adore. I love the buckles though it gets a really heavy when all my daily crap is in it. The only negative is the strap are WAY too long so it hits the back of my leg if I use the shoulder strap. I've found this with a lot of their bags, I must be too short for River Island clearly. My purse is this dinky little bird print from the new collection at Cath Kitson and the pink scarf  and turquoise bird pendant was from Primari. I carried on the girly theme with this pretty lilac nail polish from Rimmel.

Seeing my man later hopefully he make me feel a bit better :)

Till next time! xx

Ollie & Coat

 Hey lovelies an  OOTD post today showing what I wore to town for a quick coffee and grocery run with my mum. I did originally plan to wear a dress but it was a bit chilly  and cloudy so I got out my midi skirt instead, it's lovely and snug. There's a few new purchases here, including my coat and raspberry Ollie & Nic bag I had for my birthday. It's a beautiful colour and the leather is so soft, it will last for years to come, definitely an investment bag. It has a pretty paisley print lining and comes with a matching dust bag to keep it in when I'm not using it. I thought a lovely bright colour would be great for A/W to combat the dull and dreary days. My coat is from Topshop. I first saw this on one of Rhiannon's hauls on fashionrocksmysocks.com and decided then that was my new coat for this Autumn.  I love the elbow patches and the quirky tartan hood, so cute! I thought it could be styled many different ways and went for a grungy style today with a over sized grey tee and beanie.( A secret- the beanie is from the men's section in primark, check it out they are cheaper than the girls). Since the weather changed it hasn't left my head at all. Lastly I got this pretty necklace from New look the other day to style over t shirts and under collars. It adds a little extra to an otherwise basic outfit. 

I'm off now to drink gallons of tea and play on the sims, til next time! 

Boots Birthday Haul Part 1

Hey lovelies hope you're all good. I've been away for a while after going away for my birthday in August and since I've been back it's been work non stop but now I'm back and will try to post more regularly but I'm finding it really hard and never seem to have enough time. We'll see how it goes I guess..

Throughout the year I save up my Boots advantage card and then spend all the points I've saved to treat myself for my birthday. It gives me a great incentive to take advantage of all their amazing offers so I can spoil myself, everybody loves a free treat right?
I got some new makeup ready for A/W , some spa treats for the cold winter nights and some awesome bargains on general skincare/hair care stuff.

As it moves into A/W I tend to change my eye-makeup into more earthy, rich tones like khaki, burgundies and browns so I like to get a new set of colours and these will generally see me through till next summer.  I bought this Bourjois Smoky Eyes in 09 Lady Vert de Gris for an everyday smoky eye for when I'm in work or running errands. I'ts lovely but not very strong so you have to apply loads to build up any colour which I thought was s shame because it's more expensive than the 17 or collection ranges and you don't have to use much product with them and they last a hell of a lot longer, pfft. The Natural collection have some really good eyeshadows, I choose Asteroid and Moonshine a rusty metallic brown and a dark slivery gray. I needed new liquid eyeliner and a waterproof mascara so I picked Rimmel Glameyes eyeliner which is the best eyeliner I've tried to date and Max Factor Waterproof mascara which has finally solved the problem of becoming blind  when I get watery tired eyes after work. This lipstick is Rimmel 128 starry eyed which a beautiful rich plummy red perfect for adding some glamour at night. 
I stocked up of some new nail varnishes too form Rimmel and Barry M and got various shades of grey ranging from a pale almost lilac shade to a stormy violet grey, I think I went a bit mad but nail varnish is such an easy a quick way to finish a look.

Moving on to body products, I stocked up my favourite Sanctuary face masks and salt scrub to use when I have a a day off (eventually). There were loads of half price offers on so I got some body lotion from garnier which claims to work in 7 days for only £3, Garnier body Tonic Scrub which is my favourite and it has a refreshing citrusy scent for £3 from £7.99 and Pantene 2min Deep Repair Masque and Deep Moisture Souffle 2 for £4, amazing! My boyfriend was not impressed when I showed him the contents of my carrier bags, "Why do you need all this stuff??" he moaned. " You don't have any room for it all" which is is true I don't, but when things you like are on offer they will always end up in my bag haha.

And then just to annoy him more with my girlyness, I bought a bright pink eyeshadow brush in Topshop. It's funny winding him up sometimes.

So that was my mammoth A/W makeup/body care haul, I think I'm sorted for a while or until I'm next in Boots.... until next time byeee!