I haven't blogged in over a month but I do have good reason, well kind of. Uni is taking over my life once again - dissertation and another big essay hand in before Christmas. Half way through the essay (due on Wednesday) and only done my research for the dissertation .. so one might say I'm a little behind! But I will get there in the end... Anywaaaays that's enough uni chat, let's talk about something a bit more exciting - BLACK FRIDAY 2016!
Black Friday is traditionally an American thing that happens on the Friday following Thanksgiving, but over the last few years it's been taking over the UK as well! Everywhere seems to be getting involved and you can save yourself quite a few pennies! I managed to get quite a few Christmas presents and a some bits & bobs for myself so I thought I'd share those.
I'll start with these GORGEOUS make up brushes by Spectrum from their Marbelous Collection. I am literally in love, they are just so stunning! I got these at 30% from
Beauty Bay. I think they are currently sold out there but you might still be able to get them from the Spectrum official site. I'll do a proper review of these soon, though my first impression is pretty good. They are super fluffy, haven't shed and pick up the product well. I also think you can't go wrong with £28 for five brushes. Plus they look great on any dressing table!
Next up, the Copper Luxe Limited Edition GHD set which comes with the Air Hairdryer and copper straighteners. I purchased this from ASOS as they had 20% off for BF and I had a £15 ALIST voucher so instead of £195, I got these for £141 which is great considering the straighteners alone were around £130. And I desperately needed a new hairdryer since my current one singed off a chunk of my hair - not good. Similarly to the brushes above, the set was just stunning to look at so a must have in my eyes! Nice little gift for yourself, or perfect as a Christmas present for your mum or girlfriend. Initial impressions are good as well, the hairdryer dries my hair so quickly which is fab! Definitely a salon quality hairdryer, which of course you would be hoping since the price. Currently, I definitely think it's worth the price tag!
This set has sold out on ASOS and most other places but you can still get your hands on it from
Feel Unique.
My last little BF beauty purchase is something that I have literally fell in love with... it's the Charlotte Tilbury 'Dolce Vita' eyeshadow palette. I got this at 15% off from Harvey Nichols and also had £10 voucher so £22 for this was a pretty good price. I have used this a couple of times since I bought it and I just think it's amazing. The colour pay off is insane, the shadows are so buttery soft and that copper colour is to die for! Oh and they blend like a dream. It's perfect for all the Christmas parties coming up. I'll put up a wee make-up look using it over the next few weeks.
Now I don't know about everyone else but I live in jeans. They are literally my go to item. I usually buy all my jeans from Topshop since they have a petite range, however this season they just haven't had any pairs that were really catching my eye and I really wanted some jeans that didn't have an rips in the knees. Now I know the rips look great, but I have really, really been feeling the cold and having holes in my knees just did not help! I really wanted to try out
Paige Denim after hearing all about the brand from my fave blogger
Lydia but unfortunately couldn't justify the £200 price tag just before Christmas - maybe a wee birthday treat to myself next year! So after seeing
Leanne Lim Walker raving about Levi's on YouTube I thought I would give them a go as they had 30% off everything during BF weekend.
I got the
Mile High Super Skinny Jeans in the wash 'Shut the Front Door'. The wash is a lovely colour, slightly different to how it appears online. I got a size 24 waist, normally I'm a 25 in Topshop Petite jeans and this fitted perfectly. They make your bum look fab! The only downside is I got a 30 leg which is supposed to be the shorter length and they are still too long for me. I don't particularly like the look of rolling skinny jeans up so I'm going to take them to a seamstress to get them shortened. I know Levi's have an alteration type service in store so I think I'll give that a try first.
This next purchase is one that I need a little bit of advice on. Now I seen this jumpsuit months ago and just couldn't get it out my head, I loved the colour and fit so when Ted Baker were offering 25% off for BF I took it as a sign that I had to have it! Unfortunately, now that I have got it home and tried it on in front of my own mirror, I don't know how I feel about it.. what do you guys think? I LOVE the top half, I'm just not sure if culottes are my thing. I have thought about getting it altered to make the trousers slim, but then the jumpsuit was pretty expensive so what if it didn't work out...
So please let me know what you think of the jumpsuit! Is it worth it or should I return?
What bargains did you get at BF?
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