List: What I'm ...ing at the moment!

List: What I'm ...ing at the moment!

Thursday, 21 May 2015

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I enjoyed doing a post like this last month so I thought I'd do another one this month! I'm planning a whole bunch of review and haul posts for the next fortnight so keep checking back and comment below if you're enjoying anything in particular! 

What I’m watching at the moment:

I’m still making my way slowly through Pretty Little Liars but I’m also really enjoying movies, which is quite unusual for me. I’ve just watched In Bruges and I’ve rewatched Pitch Perfect in preparation for the release of Pitch Perfect 2 and then I went to see Pitch Perfect 2 at the cinema on Monday night!! 

What I’m listening to at the moment:

My favourite songs at the moment are Glitter in the Air by Pink and the amazing cover of Snow Patrol’s Chasing Cars made by Sleeping at Last. If you haven’t listened to Sleeping at Last before, I really recommend his music- it’s really beautiful and heartfelt and there lyrics are absolutely breathtaking at times. 

What I’m wearing at the moment:

I’m loving the 70s styles at the moment and as always I’m getting plenty of use out of my cropped tops, but I’ve also been taking advantage of the clear skies and wearing dresses and playsuits during the day. I’m really loving a gorgeous little dress I got from Hollister, in particular. 

What I’m using at the moment: 

I’m still loving my Lancôme foundation but I’m really enjoying my YSL lipstick. It makes my lips feel incredible and the colour is really pigmented which is exactly what I was looking for. It was definitely worth the extra money as it doesn’t dry my lips out like the MAC lipsticks do, so I can wear it much more frequently as well. 

What I’m reading at the moment: 

I’ve been getting back into reading recently and I’ve finished a few books this month so far. I finished another novel by Gayle Forman, “I Was Here”, but my read of the month so far is a little novella I read by a French-Canadian author called “The Peculiar life of a lonely Postman.” It was very interesting and I think I’d recommend it to other people as it was definitely something different. I’ve never really read anything like it before and I didn’t expect the ending at all.

What I'm loving at the moment:

I went to Paris last week with my cousin and it was an amazing day, so I’d definitely saying I’m loving Paris at the moment!! I recommend everyone to go at least once in their lives!

What I'm hating at the moment: 

I’m a bit bummed about being back at home at the moment after a year of travelling and French fun, especially since where I live is quite quiet and there’s not a lot to do outside of work. I’m moving back to the city in July though so I have that to look forward to! 

Haul: Thursday Treats

Haul: Thursday Treats

Thursday, 7 May 2015

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I’ve been working as an English teacher in France for the last year and have just moved back to the UK. The shifts in France were tedious, planning for lessons took up most of my time and even my weekends were full of work and preparation. To get me through this, I told myself I was allowed to spend a portion of my wage on treats, one of which was allowed to be something I normally wouldn’t be able to afford. I’ve started working back at debenhams since moving back here and I’ve grown really attached to Thursday treat day, as I called it, so I’m going to continue that here and blog about it every fortnight! 

This time, I’ve mostly bought things from the May wishlist I posted last week but there are a few other little goodies that I treated myself to that I haven’t mentioned yet. 

I posted a tweet a few days ago asking people for LUSH recommendations. Over the years I’ve received a few LUSH gift boxes from family members, with preselected products, but I’ve never actually gone into LUSH and chosen any myself. A few lovely fellow bloggers recommended the Comforter Bubble Bar and I only had to smell it to fall in love with it. It smells like my childhood, but the closest thing I can think of that the smell reminds me of are those blackcurrant fizzy sweets.  The bar lasts for around 4 or 5 baths, depending on how many bubbles you want, so it’s pretty good value for money as well. I love the smell and quite frankly anything that turns my bath water baby pink is fine by me. 

I nipped into Topshop at the weekend and I ended up buying the skirt that I’d included on my May Wishlist,  but I also found an absolutely gorgeous pair of floral shorts in the last chance to buy section. I did actually buy the matching top but thought it was a little bit too much pairing them together, so I’ve returned that, but the shorts are so lovely. I wore them out on a night out over the bank holiday weekend and they got some lovely comments from my friends. They’re also perfect for summer and my travels, so I’m really happy with this purchase.

I also mentioned in my May Wishlist that I’m not a heel-wearing kind of girl, normally. I decided against the ones I loved from Public Desire, just because I wasn’t sure what size I am there, and I needed them for the weekend so it would have been a bit of a rush. I went into River Island with a guy pal, looking for shirts for him, and came out with these beautiful little heels. The height is perfect for me because I am quite tall anyway, but they do add that little bit extra and elongate my pegs. They were a tad expensive but I know I’ll get plenty of wear out of them so I’ve justified it to myself. 

What have you treated yourself to lately?

Wishlist: May Edition

Wishlist: May Edition

Saturday, 2 May 2015

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I’m trying to be really good and not spend any of my wage until after the 18th May, when I get back from my trip to France, so my wishlist for the next month is quite a small one compared to my usual. Unfortunately this means no YSL splurges this month, but I think I’ve got some lovely bits lined up regardless.

The first thing I’ve chosen is this gorgeous 70s style skirt from topshop. Normally, I am dead against denim skirts but this one has to be the exception. I think it’s really cute, and I particularly love the buttons down the front of the skirt. It gives it a bit of edge and makes the whole thing that bit more interesting. It’s £25, which isn’t too bad at all and I definitely think I’ll get a lot of wear out of it. 

Secondly I’ve been lusting after the NARS Orgasm blush for months. Every time I’ve gone to buy it, my mum’s persuaded me against it but I definitely think I’m going to splurge this time as I just keep going back to it over and over again. I love the colour and I don’t have anything like it in my makeup collection so it would be a good investment, I think!

I’ve been looking around for a nice pair of heels for a while now. I’m quite tall so I tend to just go out wearing flats, but I’ve decided that I want to wear heels from now on. I didn’t want anything too high so I think that these are perfect for a nice night out! They’re from Public Desire- I follow their instagram and fall in love with every pair of shoes they post about but I’ve never actually bought from them before. I’m really looking forward to making my first purchase from them, especially when their prices are so reasonable- this pair of beauties will only set you back £24.99! 

Missguided is another place I’ve never actually bought from. Generally speaking, I’m a Topshop and Zara kind of girl and I tend not to stray away from these shops when I’m clothes shopping. I had a looksie on their website for the first time this evening and I absolutely loved this little playsuit. The skort pattern is super cute and I love the high neck. I’m looking forward to wearing this on a night around the town. It costs a super reasonable £20. 

My last choice is a bit of a geeky one. I love John Green and I love his books. The Fault in Our Stars isn’t my favourite of his (I actually enjoyed Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns more) but this phone case is just so lovely I couldn’t resist adding it to this wishlist!! I found it on eBay for less than £10 and I definitely think I’ll be getting this in a few weeks time!! 

What are you wishing for this May???