Last months pretty purchases!

So working as a waitress means you get tips and where i work they let you keep them all. This means sometimes i can come home with quite a bit in my pocket and decided to treat myself to some new clothesies! I know some think people think that tips shouldn't be given out and might not like what ive spent it on but at least its better than something like alcohol right?
Pressing on.. here last months purchases.

 

From left to right
Coat - Newlook
Black and white checkered skirt- Topshop
Black shorts - Miss Selfridge
Pink checkered skirt - Topshop
Pink skort - River Island
White lace top - H&M

Black vest top - H&M
Yellow vest top - H&M
White floral top - Topshop

 This coat was in the sale at New Look and i have fallen in love with it. It's super lightweight and nice to just throw over if theres a slight overcast. I think i only paid £15 for it in the end? which is perfect as i only have a part time job and find coats or jackets to be so expensive which i just can't afford.

 Ok so here are the skirts and shorts from Topshop, River Island and Miss Selfridge. The two on the right were in the sale the black and white being £10 and the pink checkered being £15. I havn't worn the black and white one and i am STILL debating if i want to keep it as it is more of a winter item. The other skirt is gorgeous on and is fitted so it pulls my thigs in as mine petrude quite a bit :( It is a bit short however but thats ok because i rarely wear skirts without tights as i'm not that confident. The shorts have this gorgeous lace around the leg which is what made me fall in love with them. These were a little more pricey and cost £32 i think? Finally my pink skort that reminds me of a tulip is from river island and i recently wore this to a Chase and Status concert which i wore with a black oversized jumper and black boots. It is such a gorgeous colour but is slightly seethrough (woops).

 

Not a very good picture but this is the outfit i wore. Not exactly your ideal 'OOTD' but im sure you get the jist. This skirts was about £30 again i think but i can't really remember sorry :(

Finally my tops and vests! The white lacey top that is definately my fav is gorgeousss and from H&M. It was in the sale for £10. It is see through so a vest top or bandeau has to be worn under it but it's just gorgeous and i have a thing for white tops, vests and jumpers as i think they just look adorable. I bought the black vest on the same day in the sale for just £7! it has a small 'V' cut out near the neck with some lacing on which can be annoying because you can see your bra but i just wear a black bandeau underneath. It is also slightly cropped. The yellow vest is also from H&M but i really can't remeber the price. The back is gorgeous because you have an extra strap that dangles down which makes something that's simple look really pretty. Finally my white top with flowers at the bottom is from Topshop and i think was £15 but it was a present from my boyfriend. I love it as it is slightly cropped and can dress up a simple 'jeans day' outfit.

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Home decoration haul

 So over the last few months i've been collecting some nicky nacky bits that just make my room have so much character and look adorable. This is one of my favs because it's something my best friend bought me and it is an own that holds a candle and has a chain so you can have it hanging! YES it may be dangerous because it could fall or if placed in your room badly it could cause a fire so i just dont light. Instead i use a battery powered candle tealight to just sit inside so it still looks super cute (kind of cheating i know).

This is quite a typical sign you see but i still think it is adorable.I have a shelf in my room that i use to put pictures and presents from my boyfriend on and this fits in perfectly with it. On the same shelf i have the love dangly sign thing in my bottom image :)

 

Obviously i am a yankee candle freeak and had to feature it in this haul. This specific one is called 'Summer Scoop' and oh my god i recommend it! Seriously it smells devine and you will thank me later. They can be quite pricey i think this one cost around £20-£24 but they last so long as i have another one slightly smaller than this and i've had it since last christmas. I think the colour is really cute aswell and gives my room a bit more of a girly feel.

So aswell as the products i have spoken about above here are some other i have purchased. These vary from different shops such as The Range, John Lewis and a small vintage shop in hunstanton that i adore. My nan showed me the little jewlerry holder when in hunstanton and i bought it straight away. Hanging off of it is a little sign that says 'Home is where the cat is' and for anyone who knows me, knows this fits me to a T. There is also a little wicker heart that hangs from wardrobe usually and that is from John Lewis as well as the wicker lights in the background that are feautred in each of the images.

 

Leave some comments telling me where else i can buy some of these adorbale products from please!

Thanks all
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Washing my hair routine

 

  Ok so from left to right is the products I use to get my hair looking sleek and straight for at least 3 days until it needs washing again. So obviously I wash my hair first then towel dry it. If I don't towel dry it and leave it to dry naturally it looks like the image on the bottom left however it does have some product in it. Anyway I use the 'Umberto Giannini Salon Straight Blow Dry Cream' after reading the Boots review on this product and seeing its 4star rating. It says to 'help give even the most brittle locks smooth and sleek control'. Now for me this is really important! Even though my hair doesn't look to bad in the image below beleive me it has a lot of product on in the image and without it, its a mess. I put a pound coin size in my hands and run it through my towel dried damp hair. I then brush it through with a comb and blow dry as usual. 

 I LOVE this product and would highly recommend it. 

Secondly I use the Paul Mitchell 'Hot Off The Press' as a heat protectant spray. It says to 'protect fragile strands from damaged caused by heat styling'. The consistency of this product is a little different to a regular heat spray as it isn't a water based type but more of a hairspray kind of substance. It's hard to explain but I love this product as I recently had all my hair cut and now ensure my hair is protected as much as possible! I section off pieces of hair and spray this in mainly on the ends and then straighten. 

In the third images you can see I use GHD's to straighten my hair which I've had for years and are so so reliable. I love them because they never snag on my hair and still work perfectly after 3 years. 

Finally once straight I use a serum to calm my hair down and keep it looking shiny and sleek. My hair bounces back quite quickly because of its frizz so this product helps me tame it. I put a pea size in my hands and work it on the ends of my hair but NEVER the roots or else it gets greasy. I like this product but sometimes if I put even the slightest bit more on it becomes greasy quite quickly.

  The image on the left was taken last summer which is my natural hair with a bit of conditioner and sea salt spray and other stuff so it looks relatively decent! The image on the right was just the other day. As you can see my hair is much shorter :( but In such good condition and hopefully won't take too long to grow back! 

 

I put it up to show you what it looks like tied back. I have very thick hair and by doing all of this you can see my hair looks much neater and thinner in the ponytail. I'm not a fan of having my hair looking all neat because of my egg shaped head! :( and I love wearing it messy. 

Oh and my ootd!

Top- Topshop

Jeans- Topshop 

Necklace- H&M

Please leave me comments telling me what products are also good and will tame my wavy locks! 

Thanks all

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