Spring MK Haul

Whenever I go to Milton Keynes shopping, I always seem to spend too much money. I went a couple of weeks ago and the same happened then so I thought I would share what I bought!

Starting with shoes, I bought these two pairs. The black ones are from New Look and are so comfy, I have been wearing them loads since I got them. They were only £19.99 too. I do love the white ones (which are from Bank) but I am saving them until the weather is better as I don't want to ruin them by wearing them in the rain! They were only around £12 as Bank was closing down so I couldn't resist buying them.

I went into Deichmann for the first time and found these trainers for £19.99 as I have been going to the gym a lot recently and wanted some new trainers to match the rest of my gym clothes. They are really comfortable and definitely worth the money.

I also picked up this little teal satchel from Deichmann for £12.99. I have been looking at the Topshop versions for a long time but they are a lot more expensive so when I saw this one I had to get it!

Mint green is one of my favourite colours and I love Aztec print too so how could I not buy this dress which has both! It is from H&M and was only £12.99. I love the cut out details around the waist and at the top, it makes it that little bit different and I can't wait to wear it in the summer with the satchel.

I have to get bubble tea whenever I see it so this time I got watermelon with mixed popping boba. It is so nice and I would definitely recommend it. We also got mango and passionfruit coolers from Costa because who doesn't love them!

I picked up a few things from The Body Shop. I got the tea tree face mask for £10 as I have heard such good things about it and so far it has not been disappointing. I also joined their reward card scheme so I got a free shower gel from that which smells amazing!

It is really hard for me to find concealers that are the right colour for me as I am so pale, but this one from The Body Shop is absolutely perfect. I usually prefer liquid ones but as this is such a perfect match I am more than happy to use it.  It was £8.50 and I got the shade '01'.

Hotel Chocolat do the nicest chocolate and I especially love their caramel buttons so I picked up a little pot of them for £1.95.

Finally, I obviously had to stop off at Lush so I bought the 'floating flower' and 'fluffy egg' bath bombs and the 'unicorn horn' bubble bar and I am excited to try them all!

I also bought some presents for various people's birthdays but obviously I won't be posting those! Hope you enjoyed reading :)

Festive Lush Haul

Lush is one of my favourite places to shop, especially at this time of year when the Christmas range is out! I went there last week and picked up a few things.

First is the 'candy mountain' bubble bar. It is so cute and smells lovely - quite sweet and like vanilla.  You crumble some of it under running water and it makes loads of bubbles as well as turning your bath a pale pink shimmery colour.

I also picked up another bubble bar, the 'holly golightly' one. You use this in the same way as candy mountain although this one does get you covered in glitter just by touching it! It smells quite spicy which makes it really warming and festive plus it makes the bath water an amazing turquoise colour with silver sparkles throughout.

Another thing I got is the 'dashing Santa' bath bomb which gets its name from the fact that it fizzes around your bath, turning the water red as it goes. I love the smell of it, it is like oranges and other citrus fruits but I mainly bought it because it was shaped like Santa and what could be more Christmassy than that!

Finally was the 'golden wonder' bath bomb. This one starts off turning the water a yellowy colour but it is bright blue inside so it ends up leaving the water that colour instead which is so pretty. It also leaves cute little stars in the water too! It has a lovely citrus-y scent, similar to 'dashing Santa'.

That's all I got on my most recent trip to Lush but I'm sure I will be getting more things very soon!

Skincare Routine

My skincare routine is quite simple but it seems to work pretty well for me! All the products I use are really affordable too :)

I start off by using Garnier's micellar cleansing water to remove my makeup. I always used to use makeup wipes for this step until I found out that they're apparently really drying for your skin. I also found that this cleansing water removes everything so much better and easier!

Then I cleanse my face using the Simple kind to skin cleansing lotion. This isn't really necessary after using the cleansing water but I still prefer to do it.

The toner I use is Lush's tea tree water.  I got this for my birthday a couple of months ago and have been using it daily ever since. Tea tree is antibacterial, antiseptic and antimicrobial so is perfect for both preventing and treating spots. It feels really refreshing and since it is in a spray bottle it is so quick and easy to use.

I follow this with the Simple kind to skin hydrating light moisturiser.  I love Simple products because they don't contain any harsh chemicals or perfumes that are bad for your skin.

I also apply tea tree oil to anywhere it looks like I may need it, because as I said before it is an antiseptic and perfect for preventing/treating spots which we all get!

That is the routine I use morning and night but there are a couple of other products that I occasionally use too. The first is a Neutrogena visibly clear pink grapefruit daily scrub. Using this is supposed to help eliminate blemishes and it also smells amazing!  I also use Soap & Glory's peaches and clean deep purifying cleanser.  I don't use this as often as normal cleanser because it is a deeper cleanse. It smells really good too, as do all Soap & Glory products.

I was recently sent some 'dream dots'* to try and they are so good. They are basically little clear gel-like stickers which you stick on a spot before you go to bed.  Overnight, the centre of the dot should turn white to show you that it has worked and when you removed it your spot should look smaller and much less red!

Finally, ever other week or so I use a Montagne Jeunesse face mask.  They have so many different types from peel offs to clay masks to self heating ones.  They also come in such a wide range of scents, there is one for everybody.  I personally love the chocolate scented ones the most, but as you can see I have quite a collection of others too!

That is everything that I usually use and I would recommend all of it :)

Lush Birthday Haul

If you read my birthday wishlist post a few weeks ago, you will know that I was hoping for some Lush products. Well, I got some so I thought I'd share them :) I also got a couple of these love heart baskets which are perfect for storing it all in!

Lush is one of my favourite shops, I literally can't go in without buying something but I haven't tried any of the things I received for my birthday so I'm excited to!

The first thing is these shower jellies.  One of them came in 'the sweetest thing' gift set and the bigger one came separately on its own. They both smell absolutely gorgeous!  I got some shower jelly when it first came out forever ago, but it wasn't in a pot like it is now so I accidentally dropped it down the shower, oops :( I will be a lot more careful with these ones though! The 'sweetie pie' one smells quite sweet of blackcurrant and cherries whereas the 'whoosh' one smells more citrus-y.

I also got the 'out of this world' gift set and one of the things in that was the 'space girl' bath bomb.   It is a pretty lilac colour with red and blue, and apparently has popping candy inside so I'm excited to try it!

Also in these sets were two soaps - the 'Godmother' soap and 'Rock star' soap.  I recently bought the Godmother soap and loved it so much, it smells of the Christmas snow fairy scent which is amazing so I'm really glad I have another one now!  Both these soaps smell really sweet and gorgeous :)

Next up is probably the cutest thing I've ever had from Lush.  It is the bunny bubble bar which was part of the Easter range and it is adorable!  I love the bubble bars from Lush, especially the comforter, but I think this one beats it purely on the cuteness factor :)

Another thing which was in 'the sweetest thing' gift set is this 'Shimmy Shimmy' massage bar. You massage it into your skin and it leaves it moisturised and slightly shimmery.  In the description it says you can use it to 'pep up pale skin' which is definitely what I need haha!

I also received the tea tree water which so many people have recommended to me.  I have used it regularly since I got it and can already feel a difference in my skin.  It makes it feel really fresh and since it's a spray it is super easy to use too :)

Finally is this little tester of the 'angels on bare skin' cleanser which looks a bit weird but it smells of lavender which is lovely and is supposed to be really good! :)

And that's it :)  I am so so grateful for everything I received so a big thank you to everyone who got me something! Hope you enjoyed reading x

Milton Keynes haul

Hi! As I said in my last post, I've been doing a lot of shopping recently.
Last weekend I went to Milton Keynes and bought a few things that I thought I'd show you :)

The first place we went to was Topshop and I got these Leigh jeans.  They are super soft and comfy and I know I will be wearing them a lot over the spring time.

Next we went to Lush and it is literally impossible for me to go in there and not buy anything.  I would buy everything if I could but I limited myself to three things.

The first thing I got from Lush was the bubblegum lip scrub since I had run out.  It is such an amazing product, it makes your lips super soft and it smells and tastes really good too!

I also picked up the comforter bubble bar and godmother soap, both of which smelt too amazing to resist!

Next stop was Hollister for some body mists because they smell a-m-a-z-i-n-g.  There isn't a Hollister near me so I have to stock up whenever I visit Milton Keynes.  This time I got salana beach which is my all time favourite, crescent bay and the 'seasonal edition' one :)

After this we stopped off at H&M.  I was tempted by a lot of clothes but in the end just picked up this lip pen in the colour Honeysuckle and I'm so glad I did.  Its a gorgeous colour, really pigmented and it leaves your lips feeling moisturised too :)

Finally, we popped into Hotel Chocolat in the hope of picking up some caramel buttons because they are so amazing.  Unfortunately they only had the mini ones in this 'tiddly pot' but they taste just as good and are really cute haha.

That's all I bought in Milton Keynes, hope you enjoyed reading!  Prices and links to everything I bought are below if you want to check them out yourself :)

Topshop jeans £38
Lush lip scrub £5.50
Lush bubble bar £4.50
Lush soap £3.10 per 100g
Hollister body mist £12 each / 3 for £24
H&M lip pen £2.99
Hotel Chocolat caramel buttons £2