Not Really Supposed To Be Shopping Mini-Spree

Yesterday I made a little trip down to a couple of nearby towns (Ware and Hertford if you're interested) to have a browse because I was going a little stir crazy sitting around at home.

I'm not realllllly supposed to buying anything at the moment due to lack of job (anyone out there feel like throwing one my way?! Seriously I don't think I can fill out any more applications without gouging my own eyes out), but decided only looking in the charity shops would be allowed, since you can never really spend too much in them, well unless you buy the whole shop.

First stop was Isabel Hospice my favourite charity shop in Ware, for some reason it always has the best pieces, like my Jaeger trouser from my last post. Anyway I found this perfect little signet ring, I realise none of my name has a 'D' in it but I couldn't just leave it there for a meagre £3. Also it was the only ring to fit my ridiculously small fingers and it's still too big to fit on my little finger so I have to settle for my ring finger, but it's all good.

Engraved Signet Ring-  Isabel Hospice £3

Recently opened in Ware is a Vintage Shop/Tea Room called Vintage Wares (clever) so I popped in there to see what I could spy, there were quite a few lovely things including a Topshop navy lace slip dress that I wanted to get my paws on but being £20 was slightly out of my budget, so I settled on a pastel mint cardigan I thought was perfect for spring.

Pastel Mint Green Cardy- Vintage Wares £6

Next I decided to drive over to the Matalan in Hertford. I get the impression from a lot of people that they really don't like Matalan because they think it's a bit rubbish and only for mumsy mums and old people, but I actually think it's pretty decent. I mean obviously there's the 'old person' parts to it but I usually always find something there I would wear and a lot of their jewellery is on par with Topshop or River Island styles and for a fraction of the price.

I've been searching for a statement necklace for a while now but the afore mention highstreet shops like Topshop's prices have put me off, with some of them reaching over £20-25 for basically a piece of costume jewellery! Anyway I found this beauty in Matalan for £10, it has everything I was looking for- gold and silver chains, pastel hues, spikes, sparkles and glitter. A killer piece I think you'll agree.

Statement Necklace- Matalan £10

Definitely going to wear it under a shirt collar and with my new cardigan! Also picked up these stackable animal rings for £3 down from £7. I do love a good animal ring.

Stackable Animal Rings- £3 (down from £7)

Just one more photo to show you my collar/necklace detail from my outfit yesterday. The rest of my outfit wasn't super interesting just leggings and a wooly jumper, but god damn I love this shirt, it is so unnecessarily loud haha.

Shirt- Charity Shop in Nottingham £4    Necklace- Isabel Hospice £2.50

Anyone else had any charity/vintage shop finds recently?

love&'ugs

bakes x

Jewellery Haul!

While my friends were visiting we did a little bit of shopping and I somehow managed to buy masses of jewellery! I think everything I got was in the sale and mostly half price and then I had a 15% student discount on top! Here's they are (but without the student discount prices cos I couldn't be bothered to work that part out haha):

Cross Bracelet- Dorothy Perkins- £2

Circle & Star Necklace- £2

Multiple Cross Necklace- Dorothy Perkins- £3

Feather Earcuff- Dorothy Perkins- £2 

Ring & Bracelet Chain- Dorothy Perkins- £3

Earrings- Accessorize- £3

Triangle Ring- Dorothy Perkins- £1.50

So there you have it! I was really impressed with Dorothy Perkins, but I guess they are owned by the same company as Topshop. For example I'm pretty sure I've seen that cross necklace in Topshop for around £12 and even at full price at DP it was £6! So if you see some jewellery you like in Topshop check out Dorothy Perkins and see if they have it cheaper!

Have any of you got any nice pieces recently?

love&'ugs

bakes x

Mini Little Haul ;)

Oh shopping why are you so tempting, even when I have NO MONEY WHATSOEVER! You still get me to buy something, even if is only a £1.99 lipliner that I'm not even sure how to use!

This morning after my lecture I came back home to my parcel from Urban Outfitters- Yay! I brought 3 things, a cute little rug for my bedroom (£8 in the sale):

Uber cool earrings! (£8):

And this B-E-A-utiful shirt made by Silence + Noise (£42):

I'll be doing an outfit post with this shirt VERY soon! Tomorrow in fact, I love it sooooo much!

In addition to these little bits, myself and the boyf went into town as he needed a new bag for work, so it would have been rude of me not to pick up a few bits and bobs for myself ;)

As I said before I brought a lipliner from Collection 2000 (£1.99):

It's called Marshmellow and seems like a lovely soft pink. I decided to get a lipliner as my lipstick has a tendency to fade and feather so hopefully this will help to reduce this! I got a light coloured one as I thought it would be more versatile than a really dark one, so hopefully I can use it with a few of my lippys.

I have been wanting to get a lip-stain for a little while now and decided to get Rimmel 1000 Kisses (£5.99):

It's colour is Perpetual Plum, a really nice purple-y pink colour and has a lip balm on it as well. (I might do a review on this at a later date, see how long it actually lasts on a day :P)

Little Swatch of the colours:

Oh and how could I forgot! Me and the boyf went to a local cheese shop and brought cheeeeeese! NomNomNom! Can't wait to get those bad boys on some crackers with a bit of chutney!

Have any of you been shopping recently? Even when you have less than adequate funds like me? Hehe!

love&'ugs

bakes x

Colour Pop Jeans!

Recently there has been an explosion of brightly coloured jeans covering the catwalks and streets and I have to be honest I wasn't all that keen to begin with, but as with most things with me, the more I see them more I like them (it was the same with denim shirts and crop-tops)! So I am now on a mission to find the perfect pair of coloured jeans.

The Christmas just gone I was kindly given a voucher for Next and as I haven't spent it yet, I thought what better place to start looking for that elusive pair of jeans than there! And I was pleasantly surprised at what I saw when I got there. With a special section just for coloured jeans it was easy to find some I liked and there were quite a few.

First are the more subtle coloured Zip Pocket Skinny Jeans, coming in Pink, Red and Jade at a very reasonable £24.

Next come the candy popping colours of the Coloured Skinny Jeans, still very reasonably priced at £26.

All of the jeans go from size 6-18, are available in the petite and tall ranges and come in regular, long and extra long length, now you can't really ask more than that!

Now at first I was drawn to the more, shall we say gentle colours of the first three pairs, especially the jade ones but that bright blue pair keep calling to me...

So now I'm torn! What do you guys think? Understated jade or attention-grabbing blue?

love&'ugs
bakes x

Shopping Haulage!

I went shopping at the weekend and thought I would share my purchases with you.  It was actually a pretty reasonable shop where I didn't spend too much but got some great buys!

A Topshop basic floppy dress which are £15 (reduced from £20), they are so comfy and versatile, oh and they come in quite a few colours too, I'm tempted to get another!

I also got a Motel dress from a local shop in Northampton called Bias which has loads of Motel clothing, Irregular Choice shoes and lots of lovely home and giftware, so I always spend a lot of time browsing all the pretty things when I'm there. I saw this Motel dress on the website a while a go but could really justify spending the £50 on a dress I wasn't sure would suit me, so when I saw it in Bias for a mere £20(!!) I couldn't help but try it on and luckily it looked pretty good, haha!

While I was in Topshop I checked out the dregs of their jewellery sale and got this ring for £1.50. And I couldn't resist these amazing kitsch Nail Wraps designed by Meadham Kirchhoff and made by Nail Rock, they were £7.00 but worth it I think, can't wait to wear them.

So quite a small but I think excellent haul, which I'm super happy with :D

What have been your most recent impressive but cheap buys?

love&'ugs
bakes x