Hello everyone! I hope that you're all well. I'm so sorry for my lack of blogging.

Anyway, I just wanted to show off a nail varnish that I bought a little while ago.
Carnival from Urban Outfitters- £6 (currently part of a 3 for £15 offer!)
I love the colours in this nail varnish and the way it sparkles is just so pretty! I also have Cosmo and Tarot from Urban Outfitters. I can't find Tarot on the website but it's basically the same as Gypsy Night from Topshop. I apologise on behalf of my horrendous nails. I play the violin so long, lovely nails are a luxury I can not enjoy.

 

 


I'm so chuffed because I got my first university offer! It was from my insurance uni (the one I want to go to if I can't get the grades for the others) but even so, it's a massive relief to know that I'm going to university next year! I've been having lots of tests and horribleness at college at the moment so I've been fairly busy. I'm also waiting for my free sample of Fit Me Foundation from Maybelline so I can possibly do a little review on that.
I hope that you're all having a good week! Thanks for reading.x

I went shopping

Hello all! I hope you're all well. I did some shopping today and thought I'd share some of my purchases! 

 

This is lovely purse that I wanted from a previous post. It cost me £12 from Accessorize. I love how it looks and how it's set out. The colour is gorgeous however the photos don't do it justice as I took them in the evening and the lighting in my room is awful. 

If you like what you see, you can purchase this purse from here

I've been meaning to buy this lip butter for ages now and only got around to it today. It's a lovely smelling, lovely tasting, dragon fruit lip butter from The Body Shop. It cost me £4 but I didn't mind because 100% of the profits go to charity! 75% will go to the charity you choose out of the ones The Body Shop are supporting and the other 15% will go to The Body Shop Foundation which is their own charity.

Here you can find out some more information about the campaign and here is where you can buy this lovely lip butter. I have to say, I'm not sure how you choose your charity online however you definitely can in store

 

I wasn't going to buy a jumper but I saw this in H&M and couldn't resist! It's so soft and I've wanted a grey jumper for a while. This jumper cost me £12.99 which I think is a steal compared to the prices of some jumpers at the moment. Most of the ones I see are £20+. You may have to wear something underneath it as it's a little see through, but in this weather I don't find layering up to be a problem.

I can't actually find a link to the jumper on the H&M site so you're going to have to root around the shop I'm afraid!

On another note I am absolutely drowning in revision. I've got a biology test next Monday, a physics text next Friday and I still have tonnes of EPQ research and writing to do. Sigh. I hope your week is going better than mine. Thanks for reading.x

Shoes

Hello all.
I've been meaning to get some shoes for a while now being as I only have about two pairs that I actually wear. While browsing the internet I came across these which I really liked.

1. Artist Block Heel Lace-Ups (in burgundy) from Topshop- £78
2. ASOS ACCOLADE Suede Platform Ankle Boots from ASOS- £65
3. Dark Green Slipper Shoes from New Look- £15.99 (Currently £10.99 on sale!) 
4. Navy Suede Block Heel Ankle Boots from River Island- £65
5. Dr Martens 1461 Shoe (Purple in Crushed Velvet) from Dr Martens- £90
6. Office Dynamite Brown Leather from Office- £85
7. Artist Block Heel Lace-Ups (in black) from Topshop- £78

They're all so pretty! I can't afford any of them but ah well, I can wish. 

Enjoy the rest of your day! x

Nothing To Envy- Barbara Demick

I was sitting on my bed browsing the internet when I looked up and felt almost ashamed of not having written anything about this book earlier.
I picked this book up on a whim about a year or so ago at Waterstones as there was an offer on and I needed one more book to make it apply. I couldn't find another book I specifically wanted so I just read the back of this and decided to give it a go. It's probably the best impulse buy I've ever made.
This book was such an eye opener into Kim Il-sung's and Kim Jong-il's reign. The book follows the lives of ordinary people and recounts their experiences at the time. The most shocking part of the book for me was about the North Korean famine that occurred from 1994 to 1998. It was truly horrific hearing about what these people had to go through.
This book is amazing. I found it so informative and gripping. Sometimes it was hard to remember that the events that happened, actually happened to real people. I'd definitely recommend giving it a read.
You can find more information here

Accessories

Hello all!

So I've been looking for a few accessories recently and thought I'd share some that I really want. 

1. Kristen. Green Gemstone Necklace from Regal Rose- £16
2. Cecilia Scarf from Monki- £18
3. Pixie Tibetan Feather Earrings from Regal Rose- £6
4. I Love Crafty Feline Fatale Kitty Earrings from Motel Rocks- £8
5. Green Bird-shape Diamond Pendent Earrings from Romwe- £11.99
6. Amy Stag Wallet from Accessorize- £12 
7. Totty Mittens from Monki- £5
8. Grey Pyrite Stone Pendent Long Necklace from River Island- £18

I love the colours of all of these items. I'm hoping to buy a few next month and then strongly hint at the ones I don't have for Christmas. 

Things arrived!

Mimmi singlet in whipped mint from Monki- £4
Colours- whipped mint, mellow me yellow, candy tongue 
The top is lovely however for me, I find it's a little low under the arms and my bra strap shows. It's a lovely colour though so if you like it and you are concious of this you could easily wear a bandeau underneath or something.

 Almira bag maps from Monki- £6
I really like this bag. The map pattern on it is beautiful. I'm really glad I bought it. It's really spacious too so  it would quite comfortably accommodate my books and folders. I am a bit weary of using it at college though because it's so nice and I don't want it to get ruined!


Coconut body butter from The Body Shop- £13.00 (I purchased it for £8.45 on sale)
This body butter smells amazing however I haven't had a chance to use it. I have lots of Soap and Glory body butter that I got earlier this year and I was going to wait until it was finished but I think I'll give it a sneaky try and perhaps post a review.

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

Hello all.
Yesterday I went to see Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs live.
It was at Rock City and it's the first time I've actually been there so I was surprised by the size of the venue (I thought it was quite small). Me and my boyfriend were the first ones in so we got a good view!
The support was a lovely guy called Roosevelt who was really good. I hadn't heard much of his stuff but I was really impressed and will definitely listen to him more. This is his song called Sea. It might not be everyone's cup of tea but I really like it. In my opinion however, he's better live than in studio.
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs was great. It was a really upbeat gig. There were two dancers that came on stage for some songs who were fab. There was a lot of confetti being shot around which really got us all going and towards the end they threw a blow up dinosaur into the crowd!
Overall it was a great gig and I had a wonderful time although my knees are worse for wear!