Showing posts with label January. Show all posts
Showing posts with label January. Show all posts

Tuesday, 5 January 2016

Motivational Desktop Wallpapers


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In January everyone's looking for a little extra motivation, whether it's getting out of bed in the morning when the sun hasn't even started to rise, if it's picking up your trainers and going for a run or putting down that gorgeous pair of heels that are on sale because you're trying to save. Which is why I decided to put together a little list of my favourite motivational desktop wallpapers because I was looking for a new one myself. Most of them ended up being from the newly discovered DesignLoveFest.com when I did a couple google searches. Their  'Dress your Tech' feature is just brilliant.
Enjoy!

Saturday, 10 January 2015

Sale Shopping 2014/15





Bye bye all my christmas money, anybody else waiting for pay day already?

I'm very pleased with all the bargains I picked up in the January sales so I thought I'd share them with you all! I went to the boots sale on boxing day and then went into Birmingham with my friends Katie and Eilis (Hi!) on the 27th where I picked up things from Urban Outfitters, Topshop and Ann Summers.
Firstly, in he Boots half price sale I picked up a Topman gift set and Toni and Guy volume gift set to go in my present box for any upcoming birthdays, then I brought a Mark Hill gift set, a Soap and Glory gift set and and Toni and Guy gift set for myself, all for just £5 each! Finally,  I bought a Soap and Glory gift set and another Toni and Guy gift set for you. Yep, you did read that right, I'm hoping to do a giveaway on my blog soon, so keep a look out for that!
Next, in Urban Outfitters I picked up a Game of Thrones themed mug for my friends birthday this week. Then a tangle teezer for the giveaway(!) and finally a super pretty, dainty leather wrist watch with little turtles embossed into it. It's perfect for my tiny wrists and is so simple that it will go with anything.
Finally in Topshop I picked up a gorgeous lace/crochet collared sleeveless top in the prettiest most wintery shade of green for only £8 and when I spotted the makeup gift sets were on sale I knew I wouldn't be leaving without picking one up. I have read so many great reviews of the Topshop makeup but have never actually tried anything, so when I saw they had a lipstick and blusher set on sale for £6 I picked two up right away, one for me and one for the giveaway!
I also picked up a gorgeous monochrome floral nightdress in Next and a really pretty nude and black lace bra in Ann Summers, but I thought it would be a bit weird to photo them. I was intending to buy a bra from Victoria's secret, but even the ones in the sale were still quite pricey, so I resisted. 
We also popped into River Island, Forever 21, Victoria's Secret, Lush, Superdrug, Sports Direct (For the benefit of those who know I so do not belong in that shop, I was looking for some running shoes for my new years resolution, find out more in this post) and went to Nandos for lunch. All in all I had a wonderful day.
Have you picked up any bargains in the January sales?

Wednesday, 5 February 2014

January Favourites

I cannot believe January is over already that's 1/12 of the year gone, time flies when you're having fun I guess! Sorry I didn't do a December favourites post but I wasn't sure what to put in it since I hadn't really brought anything new because I was waiting for Christmas :)

1.Mark Hill MiracOIlicious 2 Minute Hair Mask- I will be writing a separate review of this since I got a set for Christmas and it's so great, but this mask masks my hair feel so soft that it had to be included. It makes my hair shiny, smooth and just generally healthier looking! I use this mask once a week and it makes my hair feel amazing.
2.Carrie Underwood-I'm quite a fan of a bit of country music, (Lady Antebellum are one of my favourite bands!) so I  don't really know why it took me so long to get to Carrie Underwood to be honest. But now I have I've downloaded all of  her albums, I think my favourites are Blown Away, Before He Cheats, Jesus Take the Wheel, See You Again, Two Black Cadillacs and Good in goodbye.
3.Rimmel London Apocalips in Eclipse- As you will know if you are a regular reader, I literally adore these lip products (Sorry I blog about them all the time)! I know that they were mentioned in my last monthly favourites but I brought Eclipse after Christmas and it is the most gorgeous wintery berry purple/burgundy colour which I am in love with so I just had to include it.
4.Game of Thrones Clash of Kings-It took me like 2 months to read, but I must admit it was amazing. I have been addicted to the show since it started but only recently started on the books. I have decided to take a break before I read the third one though because they take so long. As a side note, would you guys like me to do book reviews since I do love to read, I'm just not sure If you guys would be interested?
5.Pretty Little Liars-Another thing I seem to have arrived late too! I'm currently only on season 2 of I think 5, but if the other seasons are as good as these, I'll be very happy :)
6.Bare Minerals Original Foundation in Fairly Light- I recently brought the Bare Minerals bright and beautiful gift set (post on that soon!) and I have to say I hated this foundation on the first use, but since then I have grown to really love it! Wearing what is essentially a powder as a foundation was just such a foreign concept to me that I really hated it. But after wearing it to school for a few days, I really like it, it offers long-lasting, medium coverage and feel so light on the skin, its like your not wearing anything at all. And usually I break out after wearing foundation but with this I didn't which is a huge bonus! Unfortunately, due to the price it will have to be one saved for special occasions.
7.Bareminerals Bright and Beautiful Eyeliner in Charcoal-I almost never wear pencil eyeliner, I'm more of a liquid/felt pen type girl, I love me a good cat eye flick. But since buying the bare minerals gift set and discovering this eyeliner, I have been wearing pencil liner most days. The only problem is that I love it so much, I don't want to use it because the more I use it the quicker it will run out and the quicker I might have to fork out £14 (Yes, fourteen pounds!) for a new one. That's how much I love it!
8.Real Techniques Core Collection-Do I really need to say anything about Real Techniques?

Don't forget to tell me all your favourites in the comments please!

P.S. I have noticed I use way too many exclamation marks in my favourites posts...

Saturday, 4 January 2014

Christmas Sales!

I have already managed to spend rather a lot of my Christmas money but I thought I'd share with you some of my bargains!
TONI&GUY Reverse Conical Wand
Toni and Guy Reverse Conical Wand £9.99 down from £27.88 at Superdrug



Real Techniques Core Collection £8.68 down from £20.99 at Asda Direct


Just so that you know these 3 aren't for me, they are presents for friends Shhhh! Boots have an annual half price sale on all gift sets starting on boxing day.

Ted Baker Devoted To You Gift Set £10 down from £20 at Boots

Umberto Giannini The Essential Kit £6 down from £12 at Boots
James Brown London Big Box of Tricks  £12.50 down from £25 at Boots


I went into town with my friend Eilis (Hi, if you ever read this!) and we visited Urban Outfitters where I brought this skirt for £14 down from £28. Eilis also brought a gorgeous new bag on sale too.


 So there we go all my deals so far!
Leave a comment if you've had any good deals so far...

Friday, 28 December 2012

January New Year Printable

I'm going to try and design a subway Art Printable for every month this year so here is January's, obviously themed around New Year...
Katie 
xoxo