Wednesday wish list

I've been loving the colour pink lately, along with Ted Baker items and satchels!

1. Pink Owl Bag - http://quirkycelia.co.uk/quirkycelia/prod_2165916-Pink-Owl-Bag-twoo-twit.html

2. Marc Jacobs Katie Bunny iPhone Case - http://www.selfridges.com/en/Home-Tech/Katie-Bunny-iPhone-4-case_149-3000609-M612301381117/?previewAttribute=Ultra+pink

3. Ted Baker Russie Dress - http://www.tedbaker.com/women%27s/shop_by/new_arrivals/list.aspx?int_cmpid=hp_womens#-&styCode=103983&colRef=57-NUDE%20PINK&path=/women's/shop%20by/new%20arrivals/

4. Estee Lauder Libra Compact - http://www.harrods.com/product/zodiac-powder-compact-libra/estee-lauder/000000000002943548?cat1=bc-estee-lauder&cat2=bc-makeup

5. Dia De Los Muertos Makeup Bag - http://quirkycelia.co.uk/quirkycelia/prod_2153730-Dia-De-Los-Muertos-Bag.html

6. Ted Baker Tasoula Purse - http://www.tedbaker.com/women%27s/shop_by/new_arrivals/list.aspx?int_cmpid=hp_womens#-&styCode=100642&colRef=57-NUDE%20PINK&path=/women's/shop%20by/new%20arrivals/

7. Ted Baker Laptop Case - http://www.johnlewis.com/231656362/Product.aspx

8. Vivienne Westwood Melissa Ballet Flats - http://www.selfridges.com/en/Shoes/Ultragirl-rubber-pumps_641-10004-3681253979/?previewAttribute=Pale+pink

9. Ted Baker Gold Clutch - http://www.johnlewis.com/231753248/Product.aspx

Bargain Shopping Haul

I'm probably not alone when I say I love sales, discounts and bargains when shopping. One store I like to go to every now and then is the boots clearance store. As the name says it's basically a big boots store with discounted items. This store can be very hit and miss, sometimes I'll go in and find lots of things I like other times there'll be nothing worth looking at. If I know I need a new item from boots, like soap and glory products, I always try to come here first. A while ago I made a visit here and I managed to get all of this for just £30.

 I picked up a few soap and glory products which had great discounts. Slim Wear £1  and Scrub your nose in it £3. I've repurchased Scrub your nose in it in the past after loving the product so I picked up another back up for when I run out. I've never used Slim Wear so hopefully I will love this too!


























I then got this body exfoliator Sugar Crush, I've never used this until now and I love the lime smell it's really nice fresh and fruity. I think this is the old packaging too so it might look different in stores now. This was £2.

The other 2 soap and glory products were Mighty Mouth and Return to Slender. I've used Mighty Mouth before and think it's great for putting in your handbag to keep lips hydrated. Return to slender is a new one for me so hoping it's as good as the rest.

The christmas cards were 50p so I picked those up (everything was bought before Christmas) and the 17 eyeshadow and blush were 75p each. Never used this brand before so for this price I thought I'd try it out. I love blue eyeshadow and the blush was a nice neutral shade.

The harajuku perfume was £3 so I picked it up, it's only a 10ml bottle but I really loved the smell. It's the G summer scent so I'll probably be using this in the summer. The small size also means it's great for when I travel.

The Lancome palette was the biggest spend at £15, which was about half price. I think the original price was £30/£35. I'll probably do a separate post on this, but the colours were a matte black and some greys/silvers. 

For anyone wondering where the boots store is, it's the one in Beckton so if you're ever in the area or live in London you can take a trip out if interested. 

Ted Baker goodies

Yesterday I braved the snow to go to Wimbledon because my sister was having an audition there. Whilst she was in there I went browsing around the shops in the town centre. I popped into Ely's, one of the department stores, they had one of the best sales going on, lots of really good prices. I managed to pick up a few things, but as I've promised myself to cut down on shopping/spending/buying I tried not to get carried away. There were so many beautiful things in this store. I only picked up two things from Ted Baker. I never used to like this brand but lately I've loved everything from them.  can't get enough of the bows! I'm not supposed to buy any more shoes this year because I have SO many but these were on sale! (You know how it is lol)

The first thing was a pair of ballet flats. They kind of remind me of the Vivienne Westwood Melissa Flats (which are also on my wish list!) I chose black because they are the ones that would go with almost everything and I'd get the most use out of them. And as you may know already, I love anything glittery! 

These were originally £55 reduced to £28

 The other thing I bought from Ted Baker was something I'd been looking at for a while, one of their washbags/makeup bags. I'd been looking at the pink and black one for a while but as these had all sold out I went with the purple and blue which are two colours I love anyway. Again with a glittery bow! This was £29 reduced to £14.50.

Juicy Couture's new perfume! Couture La La

Juicy Couture recently debuted a new perfume called "Couture Lala" It's been out in the UK for a couple of weeks now but I was lucky enough to buy this back in early December where it premiered at Macy's. 

I love and own all of Juicy's fragrance's except one, that being Juicy Couture. I'm not sure what it is about the first perfume but it never really caught my attention, I know it's very popular in the makeup/perfume world but it just never did anything for me no matter how many times I smelled it or how much I wanted to love it I just didn't. So after spotting this on the Macy's website, and doing a little research I knew I had to smell this. Here's the promotional description:

A little punk rock, a lot of free spirit. She’s classic Juicy, unexpected, daring and always couture. Like the color pink, she is perfection. She is Couture La La. Couture La La blends bright sparkling mandarin with bold white florals for a fragrance experience that captures the essence of femininity and daring allure of the unexpected.

As with all Juicy Couture perfumes, they know how to make a bottle look amazingly pretty and this one doesn't fail to either. I love the backwards bow, and the pink bottle. It has been described as a tribute to the original Juicy Couture perfume but a more punk-rock up to date version of it. 

I've had this for nearly 2 months now so have had time to get to grips with it and while I like it, I was expecting something better from Juicy. It's a very 'nice' scent but I feel like it could have that bit more wowness to it, if that even makes sense. My favourite fragrance of theirs would definitely be Viva La Juicy and I know this is a big favourite of a lot of people, when you smell it it just has that wow factor. This for me is just ok. Of course I don't hate it by any means, it's a very nice day scent I think or even night, but it doesn't last very long on the skin, at least on me. Once on it just seems to fade. 

This is now available from most stores that carry Juicy Couture products.

Have you tried the new fragrance yet? What do you think? Is it a hit or a miss?

So, what did I get for christmas?

I know Christmas has been and gone for a while now, but better late than never right? I'll make it quick because I'll probably talk about a lot of these things in their separate posts. All these photos were taken on my iphone so sorry for the picture quality.

Lots of Ted Baker stuff:

 A few of the DVDS I got: I love James Bond, Family Guy and Comic Books lol

 Books and Nail Polish!

 From my bf I got an Imagineering book which I've been looking at for a while now and I also got a fragrance sampler from Sephora, I ended up choosing the Dot by Marc Jacobs for my free full size perfume :)

I got this top which I really like because it kind of matches the design of some of the Ted Baker stuff

 Some Benefit Makeup items, I'm glad I got the I'm glam therefore I am set over any others, just because I feel like the Benefit gift sets repeat themselves all the time, it seems only the packaging changes and I don't own anything in this one

Some more bath and hair stuff:

I got this beautiful Dior keyring with a lip gloss duo inside, how pretty!

And Finally, my favourite gift that I received. A red bag with skulls on, I'd seen this in a local store and fell in love with it!