Student Discount: Where would I be without it!

Hey guys, I've just got back from an afternoon of shopping in the for once, british sun! I brought quite a few items today after deciding to spend my £150  of winnings from the Grand National from a £1.50 bet!

I realised once I got home that in every single shop I brought something from, I used a nifty little card called a NUS card to get discount on all my items!

  

Now unfortunately not everyone is eligible for this card as it's more commonly known as a 'student discount card' but you are eligible for one if you are aged 16 or over and are in further or higher education and it really is a blessing, I don't know how I'm going to cope next year when I'm on my gap year



To check out more discounts available you can visit the website here:

http://www.nus.org.uk/en/nus-extra/discounts/

It does cost £12 however please don't let you stop the cost put you off, it's valid for a year and I have most certainly saved the cost of the card atleast 10 times over!
I saved a massive £7.20 on one dress in Dorothy Perkins alone last time I went shopping thanks to the 25% discount!

So to answer the question, I would be one very poor student without it!

Do you have a student discount already? whats the best bargain you've managed to get with it? 

XoXo

Barry M: Glitter Glitter Glitter!

Hey guys! 

So yesterday afternoon I went shopping to try and find some costumes for 2 themed parties I'm going to in a couple of weeks, 1: Western, and the other Alternative Superheros. 

Unfortunately I came home with a cowboy hat and some nail varnish.

well... I suppose atleast it's progress!

Surprise Surprise I've brought more of Barry M's wonderful nail varnish to use to my hearts content!

 

Barry M - Matt White

Barry M - Ruby Glitter 

Superdrug / Boots - £2.99 each

I really can't resist glitter nail varnish, even if it can be a right pain in the bum to remove sometimes. So when I saw this 'Ruby Glitter' polish sitting all alone on the stand I just had to get it!

 

Along with most glitter polishes what you see in the bottle is not what you get, I orginally thought it was black nail varnish with pink sequins in however its black and pink sequins with smaller flecks of black in it meaning you certainly need a base coat like the white I have used for this polish to really look nice!

This was my end result, and all in all I have to say I'm really happy with it.

 

 

What do you think?

Also if anyone has some outrageous costume ideas for me I am all ears! Just drop me a comment below. There will sure be a few posts about my costumes for the upcoming weeks!

xoxo

Holiday Haul!: New Look, Forever 21, Boohoo + More!

I noticed I haven't really done a proper haul for you guys yet so I'm doing one now!

I've brought alot recently for holiday, even though I'm not going until July I just love love love buying clothes for the summer so I do tend to go a bit overboard once they start coming out.

Here are a few items i've brought over the last couple of weeks:

ButterFly Midi Dress - £22
Boohoo.com

This is one of two dresses I ordered from boohoo.com a couple of weeks ago and I was a bit cautious whilst ordering since I have never ordered anything from Boohoo before and was not sure what their sizes were like. After searching through the internet for help and coming up with the view that it depends what item you buy I took a leap of faith and ordered this in a size 16 and I'm so glad I got it because it fits like a glove!

I had to order a strapless bra for this dress because the back of the black part is pretty much all on show except for a couple of straps but it really does sit wonderfully and the butterfly effect goes longer at the back which means im not constantly worrying if people are seeing a bit too much when I bend over!

Unfortunately the other dress I got did not fit, however it did fit at the waist, the only problem was the chest area. It seems boohoo are amongst places such as H&M and Primark that seem to think nobody has boobs past a C cup. I also didn't appreciate them declining by review of the dress simply because I was mentioning a couple of cons to it, trying to warn big boobed woman this was not the dress for them! Seems they only let good reivews through....

 Zig Zag Top - £9.99
New Look

I brought this top to go with shorts since most of my holiday will be spent in theme parks on rides as you do when you go to Florida. It feels really soft and I love the lacey backdrop on the back. I was also expecting this to be more, it was only £ 8.79 with my student discount!

Polka Dot Blue Dress - £8.99
New Look 

I ordered this dress online from New Look as it was an online exclusive, something new look seem to be doing a lot more now to my dissapointment. I much prefer being able to try stuff on in store. Now don't get me wrong it does look really nice on but again the chest area is a problem! It's far too tight on my E cups and pushes them down. It almost makes me look like I've got 4 boobs!
I do however still love this so I'm going to turn it into a skirt to wear with slouchy tops, again for theme parks primarily. 

White Aztec Print Dress - £21.99
Forever 21

I bagged this dress the last time I went to London and decided to spend a few hours down Oxford Street. If I go to Forever 21 I usually go to Birmingham considering how big their one is and the one of Oxford Street kind of let me down a little bit. I was expecting there to be a lot more here than in Birmingham.

I adore this dress, it is a tiny bit short for me but I can easily put some fabric shorts underneath to ensure my dignity is kept! This will be perfect for water parks. They had this available in both black and white but I decided I need to stop buying black clothing for a change!

Aztec Denim Skirt Button Up - £19.99
New Look

The main thing that dragged me to this skirt was the belt on it. It's really bright and vibrant and I'm an absolute sucker for aztec.
I haven't got too many tops at the moment that go with this because of how it sits, most of my shirts look weird tucked into it but if not you can't see the belt. I'm going to need to go get some simple black vests to wear with this.




American Cola t-shirt - £12.99
New Look

Again I brought this because I thought it would be perfect to go with shorts for theme parks. Also I keep noticing loads of things with the american flag on them and since I'm going to America I almost feel like I have to have them so thats how this one creeped into my basket.

No.1 of my wishlist is a pair of American Shorts! I haven't found any since last year in Topshop and now they're all sold out, if you know anywhere I can find some please let me know in the comments below!

Petite Black and White Aztec Stripe Midi Dress - £16.99
New Look

I wasn't too sure about this dress to begin with but I decided to try it on instore anyway, and i'm very glad I did! I thought it would show off every lump and bump but it actually hides it really well for a midi dress. There is a bit at the front but hold in pants hold that in rather nicely!


xoxo

New Duvet Cover: Vintage, Vintage, Vintage!

Hey everyone, I finally got a new duvet this weekend after a few weeks of searching without any luck!
I found my duvet in BHS in their home section by a company called 'Vintage Home' which indicated by the name, produce vintage style products such as bedding and pillows for the home.

Vintage Home 'Bon Voyage' Single Duvet Cover + 1 Pillowcase

BHS  - £35 £17.50

I adore the french feel to this duvet cover and it has some really nice detailed pieces on it. 

I originally thought it was £35 however I was pleasently suprised to find at the checkout it was half price! Certainly a bargain at £17.50 since the ones I were looking at online all cost more than £50 and in my opinion this one is better.

 

I love it! I just wish i'd of thought harder about the type of bed I got before I started buying loads of white furniture! Woops...

xoxo

Birdcage Lamp

I was borrowing around in Dunelm Mill at the weekend looking for a new duvet cover considering mine is starting to look worse for wear but alas, the duvet gods were not in my favor,  the lamp gods however were very much so!



Birdcage Lamp - £14.99
Dunelm Mill

I absoutely adore this lamp, its shaped like a birdcage and even has the little hook on the top of it so that you can hang the lamp in the air if you want! I decided not to as the white wire was a bit too shown off for my liking but here it is the perfect height for me next to my bed.




When turned on the light shines off the plastic jewels and it spread the design all over my room, it's really pretty! The only problem I would have is it can be a bit too bright since there isn't anything covering the bulb, I may need to invest in a dimmer bulb for it because it does hurt my eyes if I keep it on for too long at the moment.

If you like this and want one for yourself then they also do this birdcage for £12.99 which enables a lampshade to be put onto and also a very similar design for £8.99 in B&M or Wilkinsons with square jewels instead of circular ones and a cheaper metal work.

New Releases: Barry M Nails Art Pens

I think it's pretty obvious already from my previous posts that I am a big Barry M fan. I almost exclusively shop with Barry M for all my make up and nail varnish and so I was very excited to here about their new nail art pen releases.

Considering I only just recently went out to Superdrug and brought one of these in black from Models Own range I was also slightly annoyed when I found that these were a £1 cheaper (£4.99) than the one I had brought however I am defiantly going to be buying 1, maybe even 2 of these new nail art pens from Barry M. 

I hope these are a hit with Barry M customers so that they can explore a different range of colours, I'd love to see a red nail art pen from them! 

What do you think? Are you going to buy any?

They will be on sale from any Superdrug or Boots near you starting next week!

Also guys, if you're not aware yet Barry M are running a competition on their Facebook page until Monday called 'Flash Your Lashes' to celebrate the release of their new mascara 'Lash Vegas'

It's simple: All you have to do is say who you would flash your lashes at with a photo.

A whopping 10 winners will receive a goody bag filled with the latest spring Barry M products including: Gelly Nail Paint in Lychee, Green Berry, Dragon Fruit & Papaya; Textured Nail Effects Nail Paint in Ridley Road, Atlantic Road, Station Road & Kingsland Road PLUS our New Gel Waterproof Eyeliners in Black, Silver & Champagne.

And a further 5 will win the new mascara! 

Last time I looked their were about 30 entries. With 50% chance of winning, I like them odds!

Here is my entry of my friend, flashing her lashes at one of our countries loyal veterans! (Don't worry I asked her permission!)

Their isn't long left so make sure you get your entries in!

https://www.facebook.com/ILoveBarryM/app_192229990808929