Before I begin making a dent in my long
list of planned blog posts I wanted to write a little catch up to let you know
what I've been doing for the first 16 days of January! I always hate this time
of year, the Christmas tree comes down and all the festive cheer disappears
and, for me, January means one thing - deadlines and exams. Erugh, even the
sight of those words makes me shiver. The silence on my blog was pretty much
due to University work but, thankfully, I've made it through. My essays have
been handed in and my exam wasn't too terrible so I've been letting
my poor hand rest and embracing my new found freedom by going out way
too much for lunch and doing a
tiny little bit of retail therapy.
One of the most exciting things that's
happened to me in 2015 so far is that I've finally bought my first ever iPhone!
After saving a bit of my Birthday and Christmas money I'm now the very happy
owner of a shiny silver iPhone 5s and I can't believe how much easier my life
is with a phone that actually works properly! I'm not ashamed to say that I
haven't put it down since I skipped all the way to the Apple shop after my
exam. I popped into Cath Kidston and picked up this adorable Little Birds case
in the sale, along with a cute little floral make-up bag which I might use to
store my phone in so it doesn't' get scratched in my bag.
On the beauty front, I decided to cash in
my Birchbox points and take advantage of free shipping on Stila this month.
I've had my eye on this gorgeous In
the Light palette for months
now; the blue shade named Night sky is beautiful and I've finally had
the chance to try out the famous Kitten (which is as gorgeous as everybody
says it is!) I'm going to be writing a review about this soon once I've had a
chance to test the palette out properly and I'll be including plenty
of swatches but, so far, I'm completely smitten with it. I've also been
reunited (finally!) with my beloved bareMinerals foundation and I've definitely
been lost without it these past couple of weeks - it's my absolute favourite
and perfect when you want flawless foundation in a rush!
My last purchase of the month was this swing
coat from Topshop. I've had my eyes on this for the longest time and when I
found it in the sale yesterday I just couldn't resist. I have a very similar
coat that I bought years and years ago which I completely adored but it was so
worn out that I've finally thrown it away (we're talking holes and very matted
faux fur here!) Even though I really don’t need another coat I've always felt
lost without my navy, fur hooded jacket and I'm so happy with my replacement, especially
since it has a much nicer hood and it only cost £31 thanks to the sale and
student discount!
How's your January
been so far? Have you discovered any new beauty products?
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