Collective Haul Summer '17♡

I don't think I've posted a haul in such a long time but recently I've purchased a few things that I've been really excited about and wanted to share.

Urban Decay Dive Bar Eyeshadow (£15) I've been really into putting a pop of colour onto my lower lash line, with blue being my current colour of choice, I went to my local Urban Decay store and swatched so many colours and fell in love with this one, it's a gorgeous blue with a periwinkle purple shift, it's insanely beautiful, I either use it alone or layer it with the eyeliner that's up next.

Urban Decay Abyss Eyeliner (£15.50) This eyeliner looks stunning by itself or layered with the Dive Bar eyeshadow, it's a gorgeous blue with a silvery sheen, it blends beautifully and lasts really well too.

Topshop Chameleon Glow Changeling Eyeshadow (£9.50) I've managed to collect all of these and they are so pretty, this one has a peachy gold shift and looks great alone on the eyelid, these are perfect for a quick and easy eye look that looks like it was more effort than it is.

L-R changeling, abyss, dive bar, abyss & dive bar layered

Festival Face Pink Champagne Glitter (£4) I don't really know what there is to say about this, it's a really pretty chunky glitter..who doesn't like glitter?

Jeffree Star Crystal Ball Skin Frost (£25.50) I thought the colour of this was really pretty and different to what I own already, it's a little chunky but it is a nice shade, I'm not sure I'll buy any more of his highlights as they haven't been the best but this ones quite nice.

Urban Decay Jean-Michel Basquiat Gallery Blush Palette (£27) I bought this more on a whim in Debenhams but it was discounted at the time, the packaging is so cool and the shades are really pretty, the collection is probably limited edition but if you can get your hands on this you so should, I also have the red eyeliner and it's beautiful.

Lush Perspective Lipstick (£14.50) This lipstick is really pretty, it's a rosy nude colour and feels really nice on the lips, it makes such a difference to have a non-drying liquid lipstick.

L-R crystal ball, UD palette, perspective

Lime Crime Venus 2 Palette (£27.95) I have and love the first Venus palette but the second one has been out of stock for so long, it was on sale a couple of weeks ago so I decided to finally buy it, it is so pretty I'm really excited to experiment with it more.

Venus 2 

The Body Shop Skin Defence Multi-Protection Essence SPF50 (£16) Recently I've been really trying to be good with using SPF on my face and this one got so many good reviews I had to try it, it's also supposed to be good at protecting against pollution damage and apparently Southampton is the worst for pollution so hopefully this looks after my skin while I'm here.

Beauty Blender & Real Techniques Diamond Sponge (£16 /£12) I thought I'd put these together because really how much is there to say about makeup blenders? I needed a new beauty blender as one of mine was getting old and I was really intrigued by the diamond sponge, I used to think it was a gimmick but it's actually really useful and soft.

Crazy Color Rose Gold Dye I saw this in Sally's and thought I'd give it a go, I haven't seen much about it anywhere though I'm not sure how well it will work.
Mario Badescu Silver Powder (£12) I also bought this on a whim to see how it works, it's supposed to treat congested pores and oily skin which I feel like mine definitely is, it's a powder that you apply using damp cotton pads, it's a bit strange but I really hope it works okay.
Mario Badescu Drying Lotion (£16) I've been hearing so much about this lately, it's a spot treatment that contains salicylic acid and calamine, my old favourite spot treatment was the Origins one so I needed a cruelty-free alternative so I hope this works as well.
China Glaze Base & Top Coat(£7.19) I needed a new base and top coat so picked up the Strong Adhesion base coat and the No Chip top coat to see if they keep nail polish on properly for longer.

Dixi Amethyst Necklace I can't find this exact one on the website anymore but I bought this when they had a sale on and it's so pretty, I love being around crystals and the length of this necklace means it's really easy to wear as I usually find them too long for me.
Scorpio Pendant Necklace (£10) I've been looking for a zodiac necklace like this for a while and this one is really cute, I find that both of these necklaces layer really nicely as well.

Wilde Like Me by Louise Pentland (£9.99) I know "youtuber" books can be a bit hit and miss but this one by Louise sounds really good, I'm so excited to read it and see what it's like.

Thank you for reading♡

Summer Collective Haul ♡

I know I've only recently put a haul up but I have a few more things that I've bought recently, for a change I've actually got some clothes as well as I realised I don't actually wear half of what's in my wardrobe, I was supposed to be putting up my June favourites but a couple of these things actually features so I thought I'd wait until I'd posted this.

I bought these boots from depop, they're originally from New Look but I can't find these exact ones but these are fairly similar. I love the buckle detail but I did wear them on a night out the other day and my feet hated me, hopefully I can get used to them.

I needed a new pair of jeans and love the colour of these grey high waisted ones, they didn't photograph well on their own but you can see them at the top of the picture, I really struggle to find jeans to fit me properly but these are really comfy and soft.

I also needed new dungarees because they are perfect for Summer, again I love the colour of these, I'm not sure these are the exact same colour but they look close. I rely on dungarees so much in the warmer weather, they can make an outfit look more put together without being over the top.

The moment I saw this top I fell in love, I adore the colour and the lace detail, the bottom layers means it looks really cute with black leggings and they do this top in a few different colours too, the mint green one would look really cute with some denim shorts.

I love the colours in this H&M top, it's a really light weight material so perfect for Summer, they had this same print in a playsuit but I prefer the look of this top, I can't find it online but it wasn't in the sale so it should be in shops still.

Another H&M top that I can't find online, but again I really liked the patterns on this, it's a little thicker than the last one but still comfortable for Summer, I've definitely been following a theme with these clothes, but then I usually have too many Autumn clothes so these have definitely widened my clothing collection.

Makeup wise I bought another two liquid lipsticks, both through depop so I'm not sure how easy it is to get them in the UK, I have Anastasia Beverly Hills liquid lipstick in Crush which is a really pretty nude colour but is lighter than the others I have which I felt I was missing, I also got the Kat Von D everlasting liquid lipstick in Lolita, I've heard so much about this shade and am so happy to finally have it, I wasn't expecting the wand to be so long so I'm having to get used it it but it is stunning! 

bottom-top: ABH Crush KVD Lolita & a selection of Venus Palette shades

I saw a few looks on instagram using the Lime Crime Venus Grunge palette and I had to have it, the shades are gorgeous and all work really well together, I'm really tempted to try and post some makeup looks using this but I'm not sure if I have the guts yet.

I also got this W7 Lavender corrector to try and help cover up my dark under eyes, I'm starting to accept that they are probably here to stay but this does help to mask them at least.

Another W7 product is this nail polish in Glisten, it's a really pretty grey/blue colour with a slight silver glitter in it, definitely not a Summery shade but I've been eyeing it up a lot at work and thought it would be perfect for Autumn/Winter.

Another nail polish but this time from Urban Outfitters in the colour Paprika, this one was in the sale but I've been eyeing the colour up for a while, it's a deep orangey red colour, I would wear this all year round as well, it's not overly Wintery like some reds can be.

 You may have noticed from my Top 5 Lush Bath Bomb's post that I love Intergalactic so I picked two up to use before I move, and I grabbed a Lava Lamp one too as I wanted something a bit more Summery, I'd definitely recommend both of these if you're looking for a new bath bomb to try.

Lastly I have Tanya Burr's new book Tanya Bakes I preordered the signed copy a while ago and am so excited to bake some of the recipes in this book! I love the pictures so much, I now kinda want to put sparklers in everything I make. 

That's it for this haul, I hope it wasn't too long and rambly, I'm moving house this weekend but will hopefully have my June favourites up before then, in the mean time if anyone has any recommendations for any cruelty free makeup please let me know, as I'm really interested in finding more CF makeup to try, especially to replace basics such as mascara and foundation.

Thanks for reading ♡

Collective Haul-Spring 2016 ♡

I might have a little bit of a haul today, I've been meaning to post it for a while but keep getting distracted, I've also been buying some homeware bits but I think I'm going to put those into a separate post once I'm moved into the new flat and have things set up, so for now I have a mix of some beauty and random things that I've collected over the last month or so.

Unless you've been living under a rock the last month or so you'll probably have heard that boots now stocks NYX and I'm really interested in trying some more of their products, especially as they are cruelty free and affordable, I picked up the Dewy Finish Setting Spray (£7), I was running out of my old setting spray so thought I'd give this a try, I went for the dewy one as my skin tends to get quite dry and so far I've been liking this one quite a lot. 

I really wanted to try some liquid lipsticks from them but wasn't keen on the formulas or colours they had, so I chose two of the matte lipsticks instead, I want to try to make my collection cruelty free so was looking for shades that could replace a few of my favourite Mac lipsticks so choose the colours Euro Trash and Whipped Caviar (£6.50). 

top-Euro Trash, bottom-Whipped Caviar

Another cruelty free replacement for my makeup collection is the Rosie for Autograph Translucent Finishing Powder (£18) this powder is really nice, but the thing that interested me the most is the packaging, I always end up making a huge mess with loose powders but this one has a sort of net that dispenses the powder, and the lid has a stopper that stops the powder from spilling out when the product is closed-genius! 

The shop I work in sells W7 as one of our main brands and I really like their new Spring collection, this is one of the three pastel polishes they came out with called Dawn, it's a really pretty nude pink shade and the formula is actually really nice, I don't hear anything about W7 nail polish but for such a light shade this is really easy to apply and lasts longer than other brands I've used.

The Body Shop released their new Piñita Colada range for Summer and it is divine! I picked up two of the shower gels (£5) as they were on offer in my local store  at two for £7 and they smell amazing, a blend of pineapple and coconut that contains coconut flakes and oil, it's so refreshing, perfect for Summer.

The last beauty item I picked up was two packets of the Simple Micellar Wipes, they are on offer in Boots at two for £4, they are the best makeup wipes I've ever used and they don't irritate my skin at all, I know makeup wipes are frowned upon in the blogging world but these ones don't seem so bad to use on occasion.

So if you've read any of my favourite posts for the last few months you may know that I've been slightly (majorly) obsessed with watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and then Netflix took it down just as I got onto the last season so I bought it on amazon, it's only £39.99 for all seven seasons which is really reasonable for box sets so I bought them all so I can watch them over and over again..which I most definitely will be doing.

Coconut Lane have released a range of macbook cases in beautiful marble patterns, there are three patterns to choose from but I went for this simple grey marble effect, aka the Classy Case (£28) , they come in a range of sizes and are really good quality, you can also use the code ditsy20 to get 20% off.

While making a homeware order on Urban Outfitters I got one of the Urban Renewal Vintage Surplus  Bandana Scrunchies (£4) I love hair scrunchies at the moment and this one is so cute! I don't really know what else to say about a hair scrunchie but I love the look of a lot of Urban Outfitter ones.

Finally, and probably the thing I'm most excited about, I was waiting for M.J Arlidge's latest book, Little Boy Blue (£3.85) to come out in paperback for what feels like forever, it's the fifth book in the DI Helen Grace series and I am obsessed with all of them and this one was just as good! If you're looking for a new book series to read I'd really recommend this one!

That's all for this haul but hopefully I'll be able to show some of the things I've been buying for the flat really soon, I hope you liked this post, thankyou for reading ♡

Collective Haul-Clothing, Lush & More ♡

I've got another haul today, it's a bit of a random one really, I went on a trip to Holland and also to London recently so I have a few bits from those trips and a few other bits and pieces and I thought I'd put them into a post.

I've been wanting to try the Real Techniques Brush Cleansing Palette (£12.99) for so long now, I kept going into superdrug to try and find it but couldn't find it in any that I went into, so I decided to order it online instead, you get two sachets of their brush cleansing gel as well and I'm really excited to try this properly!
While I was in Amsterdam we went into a shop called Etos which I think is like their version of boots or superdrug, while in there I found their contour powder and it was exactly the shade I've been looking for! I've wanted a cool grey toned contour powder for ages and I love this one! It was only about €5 and I really hope you can get it in the UK somehow!

In the airport on the way back I decided to finally cave and buy the YSL Black Opium (£84) perfume, it's so expensive and it wasn't really much cheaper duty free but I went for it anyway, I got the 50ml EDP so it should hopefully last a while.
In London I went into boots because I wanted to try the new Maybelline Push Up Drama mascara (£7.99) and they had a 3 for 2 offer on so I also got my favourite Lash Sensational mascara (£7.99) and a Colour Tattoo in Pink Gold (£4.99) because I haven't actually tried these yet!

We were in London because my mum had arranged a makeover fashion shoot for my Christmas present, but I was so unorganised I didn't have any clothes to take with me so we went shopping before and I picked a few new bits up.

I've been really underwhelmed with a lot of clothes shops since about November time, but New Look is the one shop that I have quite liked, I've never really worn khaki/green before but loved these two tops from them! The top on the left is the Wrap Front Bell Sleeve Top (£17.99) and I thought it would look really pretty with some black leggings and ankle boots, it's a little dressier than I'd usually wear but it would be nice on a more casual night out. The Dip Hem T Shirt (£14.99) is a lot more casual but would look nice with some jeans and a jacket, and they are both light enough to wear in Summer, but also layer in colder weather.
I've been wanting a wooly striped jumper for ages and when I found this one for about £10 in the sale in H&M I fell for it straight away, it's so comfy and cosy, it's oversized but not too baggy and the sleeves are long enough that I can hide my hands in them (a bad habit but a comfy one) I don't think it's available anymore but if you see one you should try it on because it's so comfy!

Of course I couldn't go to London without a trip to Lush Oxford Street, they had a few exclusive products that I really wanted to try from the more recent collections, the product I was most excited to try was the Sunflower Bubble Bar, it was £4.95 but I think you can get a lot of baths out of this as it's so big! It smells very lemony thanks to the lemon oil and is unlike the other Lush scents I currently have.
One of my all time favourite Lush products is the Ultraviolet Bubble Bar (£4.95) it's the same sort of size as the Comforter so lasts ages, and contains violet, jasmine and rosewood, it smells like parma violet sweets, a little goes a long way so getting two was probably overkill but I always miss it when it's gone!
Another Bubble Bar from the Oxford Street exclusive range is Down the Rabbit Hole, it's another citrus scented product, though more orange than lemon it's a comforting scent and the colours in it are so pretty! This one is £3.95 and while it won't last as long as the others it should be good for a fair few baths.
While I was queuing I was distracted by the lip balms, while I love the lip scrubs I've never tried one of their lip balms so I thought I'd try the Honey Trap one (£6.75) it's minty honey scented lip balm, it contains honey and oatmeal among other moisturising ingredients, it's really thick and perfect for bed time.

I have a bad habit of breaking apple phone charger cables, but I've had one of the Skinny Dip Cord Cables (£16) for a while now and it's lasted really well so ordered a second one, they have a few different colours and if you have problems with your phone cable I really recommend these ones! While I was placing that order I also decided to get the Holographic Snakeskin case, I can't find the 5s one at the moment but I linked the same style in a different size, it reminds me of a mermaids tail and is so pretty!
I saw Lily Pebbles mention that she was on the cover of a magazine called Blogosphere and thought it sounded really interesting, it arrived really quickly too! I haven't actually read it yet but I will soon, it has lots of familiar faces in there so it's worth a look if it's something you're interested in.
I also bought Burnt Paper Sky by Gilly Macmillan after seeing someone mention it in a book review, I'm trying to avoid buying M.J Arlidge's new book on iBooks before getting the paperback so I'm distracting myself with other books, I'm excited to give this one a go.
Lastly I thought I'd mention these Holland & Barrett Vegan multivitamins, Gemma from HelloGemma said that these are the only supplements she takes and I thought I'd try them, I've been taking the Complete B Complex but wanted to try something different to see if they make any difference, I'm not vegan but I am vegetarian so I figured these would contain everything I need to supplement my diet, they were also buy one get one half price, Holland & Barrett's do usually have good deals on so it's always worth having a look.

That's it for my haul, it was a bit bigger than I was expecting so sorry if it was rambly! I'm probably not going to be buying so much over the next few months as I'm supposed to be saving to move out in the Summer, I am working on a home decorating wishlist though so hopefully that will be ready to be posted soon, if you have any recommendations on where to look that would be amazing! Preferably affordable, it's been quite daunting to see how expensive homewear can be!
Thankyou for reading♡