You Can Say What You Want, 'Cause Its What We Like

Lately, this has been my life. And by 'this' I mean revision. 

As it's nearly May it's now exam season, so for the next 3 weeks I'm going to be in total exam mode. The stationery in the photo was a present from my Mam at the weekend. I love using Post-its for revision, so having a pack of 5 different colours got me very excited. The Sharpies were half price in Ryman, and again, I loved all the colours they came in. So far I've used them to make a timeline of the Cold War, its...well...colourful to say the least!

Another thing I wanted to share with you was this...

I've been looking for a mask for my hair for a while now, with it being curly it sometimes looks really dry and I wanted something that would give it a bit of moisture. This caught my eye in Sainsburys the other day and I thought I'd give it a go. One of the things that attracted me to it was the 'Hawaiian coconut & orchid extracts' and after using it I can tell you it smells amazing! 

Usually after washing my hair I put some mousse through it (at the minute I'm using Herbal Essences MaxHold Mousse) and dry it using a diffuser. However after using this I decided against using the diffuser and just left it to dry naturally. Usually if I do this my hair goes quite frizzy, but I was surprised at how nourished and shiny it looked. I reckon I'll be using this a couple of times a week from now on, it was well worth the £4.39 I paid for it. 

Anyway, for now I'm going to watch A Single Man and try to convince myself that it counts as revision because it's set during the Cuban Missile Crisis... x

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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost

Clockwise from top: 

1. Studded pumps - £10 from George @ ASDA

2. Jumper - £3.50 from George @ ASDA

3. Bag - £4 from Primark

4. Shirt - £6 from from George @ ASDA

Today I thought I'd share some of my recent purchases (or recent bargains maybe...?) 

I wanted some black pumps to wear on a night out that weren't just plain. I love wearing heels but I can't wear them without my feet hurting and I don't do very well with pain. Anyway, I saw these in ASDA when I was looking for a top to wear last Saturday night. I love the studs on them, and for £10 I thought they were really worth it. They also do them in nude with gold studs, which were really nice too but I personally preferred them in the black. I wore them to go out last Saturday night and I didn't get blisters, which I sometimes do when I buy new flats. All in all I'm really glad I found them. 

I found the grey jumper on the sale rack during the same shopping trip. I don't know how much it had been but it was reduced to £3.50. The front of it is hole knit, which means I have to wear a vest with it. When I get round to it I'll also try wearing it with a shirt too. My sister reckoned I looked like 'such a student' when I wore it with my jeans, leather jacked and new pumps. I think she meant it as a compliment - I hope she did anyway!

I got the bag from Primark a couple of weeks ago. I'd come home for the weekend and I'd left my small black bag in York. Seeing as my sister wouldn't let me borrow one of hers, I nipped to Primark knowing that I'd be able to find something pretty cheap that I could take with me on a night out with my boyfriend. I have a small love of studs at the minute so it was my favourite in the shop. It has a small zip pocket inside and it was big enough to fit my Cath Kidston purse (which I blogged about here), my passport, keys and lipstick. 

Finally, I got this shirt (after much deliberation) to wear to go out last week. It was also in the sale in ASDA so I got it for £6 instead of £12. There was a button missing but it came with a spare so that was easily fixed. I loved how it looked and I figured it was a little bit of investment as it would fit the SS13 monochrome trend. I also liked that it had long sleeves, as its not exactly warm at 2am in Sunderland! I wore it with a black skirt, black leather jacket and my new pumps and I was really pleased with how it looked. 

Have you found any bargains in the mid-season sales? ♥

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Bloglovin'

You can now follow my blog via Bloglovin'. I've found its so useful to keep up with all my favourite blogs, as it keeps them all in one place. There's also an iPhone app which means its even easier to check blogs you follow on the go (and also is another reason why I'm always on my phone!) If you haven't already I'd give it a go :)

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Happy Easter!

...Even if it is a day late! I hope everyone had a lovely time. I've been a bit poorly over the weekend so I haven't felt like blogging until today - I didn't even eat any chocolate until after 8 o'clock last night! Anyway, I got a few eggs this year, more than I was expecting actually. I love the one shaped like the chicken from my Aunt - it's nest is even made of chocolate! There's one egg missing from the photo but there really wasn't much left of it to take a picture of...

In a break from tradition however, instead of getting an Easter egg from my Mam and Dad I got two Sherlock Holmes books. They were 2 for £3 in Sainsbury's so they were pretty much the same price as an egg would have been. Plus they have introductions by Steven Moffat and Benedict Cumberbatch, which I'm looking forward to reading!

How many eggs did you get? Or if you didn't, did you get anything else instead?

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