recent treats...

hey! so i've been really good lately and not even touched my bank card in ages! then i slipped and well...this happened. (over the past month or so but still, i'm meant to be saving for a car!) i wanna kick myself every time i buy something but it's just so hard to save every penny and i just couldn't resist picking these things up over the last month or two!

i adore this top from primark. i think i paid £6 for it in the sale and got it in a few sizes up so it was slightly oversized on me. i love the floral detail and the collar. so cute and i think i'll get a lot of wear out of this right through spring and summer.

this chunky gold necklace is from boohoo. i paid £8 which i think is pretty good! i've been wearing this with pretty much everything - it's so simple but adds a bit extra to a plain outfit.

i also spotted this cute cath kidston style notebook in home bargains today! they had this pink spotty one and a few different floral ones practically identical to cath kidston and for less than half the price! i love making lists. to do lists, shopping lists, 'to read' book lists...it goes on and on. i've already filled a few pages of this notebook and i only bought it this afternoon! i may have to go back and buy the other designs.

on wednesday i ventured into York which was absolutely lovely despite the horrific weather and the worry of whether or not we would be able to get the train back with the flooding and things. i had a good old look around the cath kidston shop while i was there and picked up this lanyard for my keys to help me try find them a bit easier in my bag as i always think i've lost them! i love the cute little bird design and i think i only paid a few £s for this which is a bargain considering how long i'll probably use this for.

today i also picked up the famous aussie three minute treatment. i got the 'take the heat' one as i straighten my hair most days and i hate the feeling of the ends of my hair going dry and horrid, a nightmare when i'm trying to grow my hair! hopefully this will keep those dry ends at bay and i won't have to trim them off. a while back i also bought these two lipsticks from mac. 'captive' and 'girl about town.' i love both of these shades, i think they both suit my pale skin tone and give me a nice pop of colour when i need it. i love plum shades and deep pinky purple colours at the moment. i think they're a good colour to use during these wintery months, especially on paler skin, and i would recommend both these shades to anyone looking for something similar!

i picked this barry m nail polish up the other week for my friends birthday and loved it so much i had to buy myself one too! it's one of the sequin nail effects polishes and i chose the baby pink one with different coloured glitter in it. it's so nice!

finally i just had to buy this movie on dvd. i saw 'About Time' when it first came out at the cinema and went in to the showing thinking it would probably be either totally awful or kinda okay. how wrong i was! i honestly think this is up there with all my favourite films ever! such a cute film with lots of twists and turns in it. it's a bit weepy at points but also made me smile a lot too. i watched it the other night with my mum and she loved it too. also i just love Rachel Mcadams and want to have her face a teeny little bit.

and that's it! i really need to be good and not spend any more of my wages because i have a week off work in march and i'm wanting to have my car bought by then so i can spend my holiday driving round new places and doing different things! have you treated yourself to anything nice lately? xo

what's in my bag?

hey! i love looking at tag posts - especially a what's in my bag. i'm super nosy and love seeing what other people lug around with them on a day to day basis and i thought it would be fun to share my own! 

this is my bag. i bought it in october whilst in new york from Mango and have used it every day since i bought it! it's just the right size for me, not too big and not too small and i love the shape and structure of it. inside it has a zip pocket for my phone and things and has a lovely purple lining.

the first thing i carry round in my bag is a hand cream. i always always always make sure to have and use hand cream regularly. working with food and drinks means i am constantly washing my hands which leaves them dry and horrid! carrying a good hand cream around in my bag means i always remember to use it so my hands don't end up looking like some kind of trolls. my current favourite is this intensive hand cream from super drug. i also really love the palmers hand cream which smells incredible.

my iPod always travels around with me. the only problem i have is making sure i remember to charge it - it's the worst when i'm out and about and realise my iPod is flat! i need to get one of those portable chargers. or maybe just not be so forgetful all the time!

obviously i have my purse which i always keep in my bag. this one is from mango. i bought it when i got my bag in new york. i LOVE this purse. it's the perfect size and fits all my cards and stuff in and i love the simple design of it.

i always make sure to carry a hand sanitiser around with me. i used to use the soap and glory hand gel but recently i've been using this mango scented one by the body shop. it smells so fresh and clean and doesn't dry my skin out.

my keys. i need a new keyring - mine are so old and battered! my little pink deer was a present from my mum when i was like 15!? and my cath kidston one was a gift from a friend a few years back.

this is just a little charity pot from Lush. i picked it up at the tills not long ago when buying a bath bomb and i may have to buy the full size pot when i run out of this one! it smells super nice and has been doing wonders for my skin whenever i use it.

 

my travel card. this obviously has to go everywhere with me - i keep my travel card in this cute cath kidston holder. it's red with cream spots but is completely battered after using it for so long! i may have to buy another one in a different print. :)

my kobo glo. currently reading Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn. 

finally i carry my diary with me. i use this mainly to note down my work shifts and any plans or appointments i have. this was a chistmas gift from a friend - i'm not too sure where it's from but i really like it!

fujifilm instax mini 8

so a few days ago, i decided (completely out of the blue!) that i wanted to buy myself a new camera. i searched for a while online at a few different ones and came across this, the fujifilm instax mini 8. this has fast become super popular amongst people around my age and now i have my own and have played around with it a bit i can see why! it's a really light weight, easy to use instant film camera which you can get in a loaaaad of different colours. i was torn between buying myself the yellow or pink one, but as you can see by the above picture i went for the pink one which is super cute! i can't wait to take this out and about with me on trips to different places and snap away at everything. i got mine from a website called 'discounted digital' for £73.99, that was for the camera, batteries and 40 instax mini film. the likes of argos were selling the camera with the same amount of film for way more so i think i got myself a bit of a bargain considering how expensive camera film is these days! i ordered it on sunday night and it arrived on tuesday which was really impressive too!

 whilst looking the instax mini's up on the internet i also came across a lot of cute ways people have decorated their polaroid pictures on pintrest and weheartit. lots of people stick cute tape around them, or place them on colourful card/hang them from little pegs etc. i was feeling crafty so went straight to good old ebay, ordered some cute cath kidston style mini mount board card to stick my photos too and lots of colourful washi tape, ribbon and beads to decorate them with and brighten them up a little. i'm excited for all my craft stuff to get delivered through the letterbox - there will be nothing better than having nice days out with this camera and coming home to stick all my pictures I've collected in my scrap book. 

cosy night in after a long day at work - bed, breaking bad, cup of tea and a face mask. perfecto! i'm off work tomorrow and am planning on spending the entire day right in this same spot, i can't explain how excited i am at the thought of doing sweet F all...blisssss. :) what is everyone else up to tonight/tomorrow? follow my instagram, beth1992 :)

xo