Primark Haul

Today I have a Primark Haul and this is quite a small Primark Haul as there's only like 7 things and most of it isn't clothes but I still wanted to show you guys what I got because I love everything that I got. I will have another Primark Haul soon (I might do it as the next post) because I got some more clothes when I recently went.

Taupe Fold Corner Soft Handbag- Obviously I didn't need another handbag but I did really like this bag so I got it. It's really nice because the colour will go with everything in the autumn but the only problem is the way to do it up is a tie and it's quite unsafe so I don't use this when I go to London.

This was £9 from Primark

Brown Chelsea Boots- I've wanted a pair of Chelsea boots for ages now and I'm so glad I found these at a reasonable price. I knew I wanted to look for the boots before going in there as I had seen them on YouTube videos and I'm so glad my local Primark had them. I also love Primark shoes because they fit well and I find it hard to find shoes that fit.

These were £7 from Primark

Long Sleeve White & Navy Stretch Tee- I have this top but it's the opposite colours so where there is white its navy on the one I already have and the same with the navy on this one and because I really like that top I decided to get another. This is a good thing to have in your wardrobe as it can be dressed up or down.

This was £4 

Super Soft Grey Faux Hoodie- You may actually remember this from Zoella's Primark Haul because it is the same one but I did get it before her (I'm pre-writing this and I got this stuff in September). This is sooooo soft but it was confusing when I first got it as it's not actually a hoodie as there's no hood.

This was £8

Atmosphere Active Multi Colour Sports Bra- I hate working out and PE but I do know that you have to work out because the teachers always go on about it so I thought I would get a sports bra to help motivate me (I already have workout leggings) and if I workout regularly I will buy more.

This was £4

Oopia 20 Pack Of Rose Gold Bangles- I used to love bangles and I love rose gold so I thought I would pick up a cheap pack to see if I actually wear them. So far they are still in the packaging and I might've forgotten about them for a couple of weeks.... but I will wear them soon I hope.

These were £2

P.S. Love Nail Polish Fast Dry Spray- I've had this before so I thought I would get another. This isn't the best fast drying spray but it's not the worst so I will use it again and it is only 90p so you shouldn't really expect much.

This was 90p

Team Good Water Bottle- For school I always used to have a plastic water bottle but to save waste I thought I would get a reusable one. This isn't my favourite design but it's the only one they had so I thought I would get this for the time being then when I see a nicer design I will get that.

This was £3

That was everything that I got from Primark and I have been loving Primark loads recently and I have been making a lot of purchases from there, but luckily it's cheap so it's not too bad. 

Christmas Gift Guide | Men

Hopefully you read my Christmas Gift Guide for women which I posted the other day and I thought it was only fair I did a gift guide for men because I find it super hard to buy presents for my Dad and I know a lot of people say the same thing so I'm here to help.

Favourite Aftershave/Scent- This is quite a generic gift but aftershave isn't really something you would get yourself so it's nice to get it for the man you're buying for. For this gift guide I chose the Boss Bottled Gift Set 100ml which you can get from Fragrance Direct.

New Watch- A classic watch is a nice gift because he'll always use it and if the man you're buying for is fashion conscious, they'll appreciate it because this Daniel Wellington Classic Bristol 40 Silver Watch is a nice accessory to any outfit.

Tickets- If you want a gift that you could do together, why not get some tickets to a favourite event (his, sadly not yours but you could do something you both like as a couple). The best place to get tickets would be Ticketmaster as there's a range and you know it's safe. 

Nice Coat- Living in the UK coats always come in handy this time of year and why not get them a nice coat that they can dress up for work and also dress down when being casual and that's why I think this Ted Baker Coat would be perfect for that. 

Luggage Set- If your man is someone who's always going away whether it's for work or he just loves to travel, get him a nice luggage set because a cheap one will break especially after the airports luggage handlers throw them about and a nice set is this set from Biba at House Of Frazer 

Wash Bag- Another thing that's also for travelling is a nice wash bag and if I was a guy I would totally use this because it's looks nice and because it's Ted Baker you know it's going to be good quailty.  

Beauty Set- Guys don't really like treating themselves when it comes to beauty bits so why not get them a gift set of all different stuff and it's also good for travelling as they're a good size. For this gift guide I've chose this Men U Selection Box from Mankind

Chocolate- Most people love chocolate so a classic gift you can always get and never go wrong is good old chocolate. You could get some luxurious, expensive chocolate but what about the good old cheap chocolate like Heroes. 

Beer- As I'm only 14 I probably shouldn't be talking about alcohol on here but if you are of an age where you can buy alcohol, I think it would be a good gift as most men love a good Fosters and this pack you get 20 cans.

Gift Card- If you're not too sure what to get someone, you can never go wrong with a gift card as they can choose what they want and you could also get them a cinema or restaurant gift card as hopefully you'll be invited to join them. A good place to buy gift cards is the Gift Card Centre. 

So I hope you enjoyed these Christmas gift guides that I have posted the last couple of days. If you have any other Christmas posts you want me to do, let me know as I would love to do them for you.

Christmas Gift Guide | Women

Today I have my Christmas gift guide which I'm super excited about and I was supposed to do one last year however it took me so long I didn't get to finish it which was sad and if I did finish it, it would've been too near Christmas so that's why I'm writing this in advance so I do finish it and I also will be doing a gift guide for men. 

Bath/Shower Gift Set- I know this is quite a basic Christmas present but everyone can always use shower gel and body lotion and I do like receiving sets with all matching scents in because you can layer up the products. This Cath Kidston Rose Wash Bag Gift Set is a really nice set as you get products and a wash bag. 

Perfume Gift Set- Like with the bath and shower gift set this is quite a generic present but also a really nice one because perfume is always a good present and it's nice to have a matching shower gel and body lotion which is usually what it comes with. The gift set I chose for this Gift Guide is the Little Mix Gold Magic 100ml EDP Gift Set.

Handbag- You probably know how much I love handbags and I know a lot of other women do so if you're woman is a handbag gal a nice designer handbag won't go a miss. Ted Baker is a nice brand because it's not too expensive but it's good quailty and classic and I really like this TedBaker Maude Harlequin Print Leather Cross Body Bag from them.

Nice Jacket/Winter Coats- Living in the UK means coats are an essential so why not treat your woman to a nice coat or jacket which they will get a lot of wear out of. A nice classic winter coat is this Whistle Jules Parka from Asos and even though it's quite expensive you'll get a lot of wear out of it.

High End Makeup/Lipstick- Any makeup lover would love to receive some high end makeup, especially if they mainly buy drugstore and don't treat them self but you think they should. A perfect gift would be the Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Lipstick Wardrobe as you get 12 gorgeous lipsticks or you could buy this and give out a lipstick each to a friend so you don't need to buy 12 presents.

Nice Watch- I don't really care about watches as I check the time on my phone but some people love watches and a really nice watch is the Michael Kors MK3507 Ladies Bracelet Watch and it looks really nice and will look great with any outfits.

Gift Cards/Shopping Vouchers- I know a lot of women are like me and love shopping so a gift card will be a really nice present. Choose one of their favourite shops and give them a gift card or you could go for a shopping voucher from High Street Vouchers  as you can get one voucher for loads of shops and it's good for a shopping spree.

Experience Days- If you don't want to get a materialistic present you could go for an experience day from Virgin because there's so many you could choose from and it's great bonding time. If I was to get an experience day I would choose a spa day because I love relaxing and I hate anything active.

Home Accessories- You might think this isn't a good present as it's only good for adults but a lot of teenagers also love decorating their rooms and I'm sure they would love to recieve some new decor. Also with this photo frame from Next  you could fill photos of special memories and then it's more personal.

Magazine Subscription- I love chilling with a magazine and it would be a nice treat every month/week to receive a magazine and a magazine subscription from Magazine Direct would be the gift that keeps on giving.

That's my gift guide for women. As I said at the begining of this post my next post will be my gift guide for men and I don't know about you guys but I find it really hard to buy presents for men and especially my dad so I usually get him chocolate.

Wilko Stationery Haul (and a few other things)

Recently I went to Wilko because I wanted to get some stuff (I didn't really know what I was going to get) and I also knew I wanted to get a binder for school to keep at home (which I got). There's quite a bit of stationery in this haul but there's a couple of beauty bits and most importantly, food!

Wilko A4 Clear Zipper Bag- Lots of people use these as homework folders but I already have a homework folder but I still picked one up and at the moment I'm using these for spare inserts for my planner because as I have a lot of planners, it means I have a lot of inserts to go along with the planner.

This was 50p from Wilko

Wilko Extra Strong A4 Punched Pockets- If you're getting a binder, you need to get some punched pockets so I got some and in the binder I'm going to use these for tests because tests are hard to hole punch and they're usually quite thick.  

These were 75p from Wilko

Wilko Subject Dividers- Like with the punch pockets you need to get some dividers with a binder so I got a simple, cheap pack of colourful dividers because dividers are dividers and they all do the same job and I'm going to use these to separate each subject.

These were 30p from Wilko

Wilko Tribes Lever Arch- And this is the binder that I keep talking about! I love this tribes print and I love all of the colours of it. This binder is Lever Arch and because I won't need the stuff what's in it for school, I'm keeping it at home and I like to keep revision notes in here and any tests.

This was £2 from Wilko

2x Wilko Tribes Exercise Books- I love the Wilko exercise books and whenever Wilko release a new collection and I like it, I like to buy a couple of designs of the exercise books. I don't have a use for these yet but I always use notebooks so I know they will come in handy. 

These were £1 each from Wilko

Sharpie Fine Permanent Black Markers 2x- The black Sharpie is always my most-used and the one I use up first so whilst a 2 pack of black Sharpie's were on offer I decided to get some for when mine run out.

These were £1.50 from Wilko (was £2)

Cadbury's Heroes Bag 93g- I love Heroes and when I saw the bag I needed to get a pack because I've had a bag before and it's better to have for yourself than have a tub to yourself. My favourite hero is the Wispa or Dairy Milk and I hate eclairs; whats your favourite?

These were £1 from Wilko

Wilko Baby Soft & Gentle 80 Baby Wipes Fragrance Free- Baby wipes are a good thing to have (even if you don't have a baby) because you never know when you are going to need to a wipe. Just to let you know the lift up-lift-thing came off but I've found it now and stuck it back on.

These were 95p from Wilko

Wilko Massage Sponge- If you've read a lot of my Wilko's hauls you would've known that I always got a bath sponge but now I always get a massage sponge because I like them and I love the massage bit and I always play with it as well.

This was 40p from Wilko

Wilko Fruits Strawberry & Pomegranate and Coconut & Vanilla Fragrance Explosion Body Scrubs- These 95p body scrubs are my favourites so that's why I picked up 2 and these two are my favourite scents that Wilko do. These body scrubs are really moisturising and the scent is really strong which obviously is a good thing. 

These were 95p each from Wilko

That's everything that I got and I hope you enjoyed this haul. My next two posts are going to be my Christmas gift guides for women and men so look out for them so you can get some gift ideas for your loved ones. 

Paperchase Haul

Recently when I was in London I went to the Paperchase on Tottenham Court Road because I knew they had a good sale section and last time I went I couldn't find it but this time I did and I bought a lot (including a planner). Everything in this haul is actually from the sale section so you'll probably won't be able to get these things anymore sadly.

Neon Pink A5 Organiser- So I had seen this planner on YouTube and loved it but I knew I wouldn't be able to get it because it's a design from earlier this year so when I saw it I had to have it. It did have very dirty packaging but that came off and there's only one mark on the planner. It also didn't come with any of the pages but that didn't bother me.

This was £6.50 from Paperchase (originally £22 but on the ticket it says £11 but it was £6.50- bargain)

Butterfly Stamps Medium Box- I actually already have one of these boxes but I love it and love the pattern (as you can tell) so I got another box. I don't have a use for this just yet but I use my other one for nail polishes. 

This was £1.75 from Paperchase (was £3.50)

Butterfly Stamps Small Gift Bag- I wouldn't spend £3 on a gift bag but as they're on sale I picked up 2 and I'm actually not going to be using these for presents, I'm actually keeping small things on my desk in this small bag like postcards and pens.

This was £1.10 from Paperchase (was £2.20)

Butterfly Stamps Large Gift Bag- As I said I'm not using this for gifts but I will be using it for stuff by my desk so inside I have magazines, my school planner and any other random tall things I might have.

This was £1.85 from Paperchase (was £3.75)

Paperchase Stickers- Vision- I love the Paperchase stickers so I always pick up a pack and in the sale section they didn't have many that I like but I found these layered pack which I like as you get 3 sheets and you get a range of different stickers.

This was £2 from Paperchase (was £3)

American Crafts Bow Tie Paperclips- I had seen these but couldn't get them because you can only get them in flagship Paperchases and when I was looking round the shop I saw them and luckily they were half price so I had to pick up a pack.

These were £1.50 from Paperchase (was £3)

Postcards- The sale section didn't have much of a good choice for postcards but these were the only two I liked. I love the Tray Chic one because I love my food and I think it's funny and the other one I just think looks really pretty.

These were 15p each from Paperchase (was 70p each)

Patisserie Washi Tape- Like with the postcards there wasn't many washi tape that I liked but I found this patisserie pattern one and I don't have many dark washi tapes so this is good for a change.

This was 75p from Paperchase (was £3)

So that's everything I bought in the Paperchase on Tottenham Court Road and I love that Paperchase because it's so big and you can find things that you can't in other stores like there's more cards and postcards.

Trying £1 Mascara | Review

Recently when I was in Tesco I found some £1 mascara down the brand outlet aisle so I thought as they were cheap I would pick both up and do a review because as it's only £1 you don't really expect much and good quailty from it.

These are the two mascaras that I picked up in Tesco and they are both by the brand Technic, which I have used before but never their mascaras so I'm hoping that they're good but if they're not I won't be too bothered.

Technic Get Lashed Volumising Mascara-

-Very messy as it gets round the eyes and even on your face

-Quite volumising

-Probably wouldn't repurchase because of the messy-ness issue but I will use it up

Technic Monster Lash Mascara- 

-This mascara is not messy unlike the Get Lashed mascara

-Not very moisturising which means that this is more natural than the Get Lashed mascara

-I probably wouldn't repurchase it as I have mascaras that I prefer but I do like it.

Okay that is what I thought of the £1 mascaras from Tesco. These are good if you are on a budget but I probably wouldn't go for them as I have other mascaras that I like better. Sadly Tesco didn't have any more cheap makeup but I do really want to try Poundland makeup.

Zoella Beauty Tutti Fruity Review

Recently in Superdrug I picked up a bundle of Zoella Beauty products from the Tutti Fruity Range. I decided to pick this up because it was half price so it was £16 and one of the products is worth £15 so I thought it was a good deal. You get the vanity case, body lotion, shower gel, lip balm and cosmetic/coin purse.

Zoella Beauty Candy Cream Softening Body Lotion-

-Very strong scent of the tutti fruity scent and the product absorbs into your skin quickly.

-Very cute packaging and the actual body lotion has pink beads which you can see in the second photo

-I would recommend this product 

On its own it's £5 from Superdrug and Feel Unique

Zoella Beauty Foam Sweet Foam Cleansing Shower Gel-

-It's a really nice scent (the tutti fruity scent works really well as a shower gel) and you can smell it even after coming out of the shower.

-Does leave the skin smooth and soft but after using this I will also use the body lotion (obviously not that in the shower)

-Does foam up a lot which I love

-I would recommend this product

On its own it's £3.50 from Superdrug and Feel Unique

Zoella Beauty Kissy Missy Lip Balm-

-Everyone talks about how pigmented it is but it's not and you really need to use a lot to get colour

-Not very moisturising and doesn't taste very nice

-Good for school, if you get along with it, because of how sheer the colour is

-I wouldn't recommend this product

On its own it's £3 from Superdrug and Feel Unique

Zoella Beauty Cosmetic/Coin Purse

-Perfect size for your handbag and fits in all of your essentials (I had this in a different design and it fits in most of my bags apart from the super tiny ones)

-Such a cute pattern and is translucent which is great

-Would also be good as a smaller pencil case if you didn't have much stationery.

-I would recommend this product

On its own it's £6 from Superdrug and Feel Unique

Zoella Beauty Frosted Vanity Case

-Perfect for your everyday makeup if you're going away 

-Love the handle so you can transport places

-Can kinda see through it which I do actually like

-I would recommend this product

On its own it's £15 from Superdrug and Feel Unique

So that's my review on the Zoella Beauty Tutti Fruity range. I do have the body mist as well which I love and I have used up a pot of the scrub. I think this collection is my favourite so it's a shame it's being discontinued. 

Collective Haul | H&M, Lush, Paperchase + MORE!

This is becoming quite common now... Today I have ANOTHER Collective Haul and I think the reason why I'm doing more than ever is that I'm making my Collective Hauls shorter after that really long one ages ago. Let me know what you prefer- shorter or longer?

Postcards- I mentioned in a recent blog post that I really like the Paperchase postcards so when I was there last I picked up a couple of new designs and my favourite out of the 3 has to be the Sushi rolling one.

These were 70p each from Paperchase

Makeup Stickers- When I'm in Paperchase I usually check out the stickers and this time these makeup stickers caught my eye. When I got home I wanted to use them straight away so that's why there's not a full pack.

These were £1.50 from Paperchase

Pink Fresh & Clean Body Lotion- While Pink had buy 1 get 1 free on all of their body care I decided to take advantage and buy another body lotion as full price it is £15 and I do think it's a ridiculous price so I'll only buy them when they're on offer. 

This was £15 from Victoria's Secret Pink (buy 1 get 1 free)

Pink Fresh & Clean 2 in 1 Wash & Scrub- Like I said I only buy the Pink body care when it's on offer and that's why I bought the wash and scrub as I always buy cheap shower gels so this was very expensive for me but it is really nice.

This was £15 from Victoria's Secret Pink (buy 1 get 1 free)

Victoria's Secret Love Spell Fragrance Mist- I already had a mini of this and I really loved the smell so I thought why not get the large one because the smell is really nice and it's the mini that I have that I use the most.

This was £14 from Victoria's Secret (2 for £18)

Victoria's Secret Vanilla Lace Fragrance Mist- I don't think I had actually smelt this scent before but it's really nice and I didn't know I would love the scent of vanilla so much. I think I now have most of the Victoria's Secret body mists scent that I love.

This was £14 from Victoria's Secret (2 for £18)

Jumper- I know I said this before about how much love the H&M jumpers and I got another one. IISuperwomanII (Lilly Singh) wore this in a video a couple of days after I bought it and I was like yassss!

This was £5.99 from H&M

Bath Bombs- I haven't had a Lush bath bomb in forever so I bought my two favourites which are Intergalactic and The Experimenter but I do think they're too expensive now- Lush really needs to stop upping their prices.

These were £4.25 each from Lush

That's my Collective Haul for today. Expect another one soon unless I decide to make them longer but at the moment I'm not too sure what I'm doing so any feedback would be appreciated. 

Plan With Me

Today I'm going to be doing another Plan With Me and I really enjoyed making it that I thought I would make another and this time it's in a different planner but the same inserts which are from Filofax and are week on 2 pages as I find it hard to use any other style. My planner is from Paperchase by the way.

This is the 'blank' pages and they do have some page flags (from Paperchase) saying what day certain blog posts are going live so I know to promote them on my social media. There's also a paperclip which is actually from the week before.

I start by using some thin glitter tape at the top and I do this every week just so that top section is a little bit more fun. This tape is either from Wilko or Paperchase because I know I have thin silver tape from both places.

Then at the bottom I used some thicker washi tape from Wilko's and it does go over Wednesday and Sunday a bit but I don't mind as I still have a lot of room left to write plans for the day and if I needed to I could use a post-it.

I always decorate with some stickers and for this spread I used some makeup stickers from Paperchase and I just stick them in random places on the pages. 

I will then use some emoji stickers to mark down anything I know is happening and something that has an emoji. For example I used a book emoji on Sunday for planning next week (I had already used the notebook emoji on something else).

The top section on the left page I use for notes throughout the week and I just write over the 'This Week' putting 'Notes' and I do that with a BIC felt tip which I love.

I will then write down the stuff that I know will be happening and stuff I want to do that day. I use the Papermate InkJoys and the theme for this spread is red and every week it is a different colour and I base these on the BIC felt tip pen colours. 

Then I use some sticky dots from Wilko and these mark of dates and I just put them in the corner of each day. A couple of examples are that the light blue means important and the orange and yellow mean school (I hadn't used any when making this as I hadn't started school as this spread is from August).

I will then choose a postcard from my stash (all are from Paperchase) and I will use that as a blog post to do list throughout the week. Most people probably would have an inspirational quote but I like the jokey postcards as they give me a laugh when I see them and open my planner. 

I will then hole punch it into my planner which can be quite hard but since making this I have bought a single hole punch hopping that will be better.

As I said I use the back of the postcard as a blog to do list and as you can see I can't really write on that so I jazz it up a little and I'm going to show you how I do it.

Firstly I get an A5 size piece of card and trim it to the size of the postcard and stick it down using Pritt stick.

To jazz it up I use some glitter tape (from Wilko) around the edges and I got some more washi tape (from Paperchase) and wrote to do on top of it and it's really simple but looks a lot nicer.

That is the final spread and it's not entirely finished as I hadn't wrote in my plans for all of the week but this is how it looks on a Sunday after planning. I also papercliped in a post it note list of things to organise and this was from the week before but I hadn't organised everything so I just moved it.