A very naughty collective haul: From January to now :)

So I haven't done a haul post in absolutely ages, but we all know that I love to go shopping every so often, so I have lots of lovely new bits since starting 2013 and I'm gonna shove them all in one massive haul post. Some of the items I've already worn so I will try my hardest to remember the prices! This does look like alot of stuff, but in three and a bit months it's not too much! :)

I eventually managed to get my hands on that Topshop coat that everyone wanted! It was around £120 when it first came out, but when I saw it reduced to £55 in my local Topshop I couldn't say no. I had needed a new coat for months, and had my student card and some Topshop vouchers so ended up getting myself a total bargain! I also recently treated myself to (yet again) that Topshop pinafore playsuit. I think it was £40 before student discount, but I know it will be a staple in my wardrobe and get lots of wear so it's okay ;)

I bought myself a pair of American Apparel disco pants in the 30% off night, making them around £50. They are a teeny bit too small at the moment, so they are the 'I will fit into them' item that will make me want to do some dieting! I also got my hands on this Topshop dress which I had wanted for ages, but at the full price of £65 I would never have a good enough reason to buy it! When I managed to find it in my size, for £20 I was overjoyed, and even more-so when it turned out to be £15 at the till, with student discount on top! I also bought my first ever beanie hat from Ragged Priest for £15 :)

Me, my sister and my mum visited the massive new Primark in Milton Keynes the other week, and these are the bits I picked up: The grey shirt for a casual day at uni with a statement necklace - £9, the gorgeous embellished neck tops - £12, hamsa hand necklace - £2, and the gorgeous rose gold embellished hair band (like those in H&M) - £2.

I treated myself to these gorgeous pillow cases from Priamrk the other week for only £1.50 each, and then my mum picked me up the floral duvet cover set for my uni bedroom. I can't wait to get it on, it's literally the perfect thing for my room :)

I absolutely love maxi and midi skirts at the moment. I found this black maxi slit skirt in Primark for only £8 and this Topshop glittery midi skirt for £10 in the sale :)

I have found so much bargain jewellery these past few months! These cross earrings and cross ring were both £1.50 in the Topshop sale, and the silver earrings and big gold necklace were only £1.50 in the Miss Selfridge sale! Such bargains!

I found another £1.50 bargain in Topshop with this rope and diamond necklace which I think will look lovely under shirt collars. This shirt was £12.99 from H&M, and I love the slight detailing. I will layer it under a nice thick jumper for uni, and the weirdest thing is, the sleeves are jersey while the rest is normal shirt material, but it is so comfy!

I was heartbroken when I managed to break my black wedges from New Look which I wore every night out, so I was happy when I found some in Select (random, I know) for about £15, and then their student discount was either 15% or 20% so they ended up being really cheap! I also ended up getting Beyonce's perfume 'Midnight heat' because it was on offer of around 70% off in Savers!

Lots of lovely clothing items have been picked up these past few months! I found this oversized sequin hamsa hand vest in the River Island sale for £8, and the galaxy print maxi dress was £12 in the sale. In the centre, the black floral tea dress was £13 (I think) and the blue shirt was £12 (I think again), both from Primark! Lastly was the black and gold velvet glittery skater dress from Topshop that I had lusted over all Christmas, and I managed to find it in the sale for £25, with student discount on top so I had to grab it :) it's been nice and warm for some recent nights out!

Lastly, I bought myself a cute gorgeous little homewear bits for my uni room! Firstly was this glass jar from Wilkinsons for a bargain £5! I've currently got my Lush bath bombs in it, and I think I will purchase another to store all my nail varnishes in! I popped into Hobby Craft to get some arts and crafts bits and found the wedding section which was full of gorgeous and cheap white pieces, which is the colour I like in my bedroom which was perfect! I found this heart tin for only £2.99 which I'm going to use for my make up brushes, and these photo holder for £1.49 each which I'm going to have on my window sills :)

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How I spent Valentines #4 with Joe :)

Firstly, apologies for the lack of blog posts! I swear each of my posts nowadays starts with this sentence, and it's because I really don't have the time to blog as much as I would love to :(. I had so much uni work this term including two projects and an essay, so I was very thankful to hand it all in on 15th February. Even though I didn't get to see Joe for actual Valentines day, he came and visited this weekend which was nice! :) We went for a day of shopping and he did some photography around Norwich as it has lots of nice little quirky buildings and people! You can have a little nosey at his work here if you like :)

I got these little bits on actual Valentines day. The rose was a gift from my lovely housemate Amy and I bought the pillows from the Primark sale for only £1.50! :)

 

 Black polo neck midi dress* - Karma Clothing

Statement embellished and studded necklace - Miss Selfridge

I absolutely love this dress that I was kindly sent to me from Karma Clothing. I have a burgundy polo dress without sleeves that I love so I thought I would get myself the black long sleeved version. It was very cheap at only £8.99 so I wasn't sure how good the quality would be, but I was very pleased to find out that it was a nice, thick figure-hugging material which is very flattering. It can be dressed up with a nice necklace and heels, or be dressed down with a denim jacket and Vans. I just checked the website and have seen that it is currently on sale for £7.95 so go get yourself one too! :)

The necklace I'm wearing is my new favourite too. I never usually wear big necklaces but I thought this one could go with both button up shirts and polo necks. I grabbed this from the Miss Selfridge sale for a bargain £1.50! There was loads of things on sale for that same price so go check out your local store as soon as possible :)

Some little instagram piccies from the weekend :) I bought Joe the little gingerbread couple and he made me this yummy chocolate heart cake!

I was also sent these cute little chocolates from Chocolates for Chocoholics* to try out with Joe over our Valentines weekend. They were all really yummy but my favourites were definitely the Butterscotch Cupcake and the Lemon Slice. You can get them in these little boxes for only £3.75 here and they would be a perfect little gift for Mother's Day or any upcoming birthdays :)

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Hope you all had a lovely Valentines day however you spent it!

Love Dani

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Collective haul for my sister :)

After a lovely long summer, I'm now back at uni, 2 and a half hours away from home. I do love being at uni, but I hate more than anything being away from my best friends, family, boyfriend and doggies! Anyways, I heard my sister was having a bit of a down day, so I told her I was gonna write her a letter, but really I planned to send her a little parcel of goodies, sort of a 'hug in a parcel' :)

I actually had loads of fun shopping for her, as I love shopping anyways, and to know it's gonna make someone else happy is all the more fun! So here's what I ended up buying, I'm not gonna put the prices incase she stumbles across this, but I will say where they're from!

What she would've found when she opened her parcel! :)

Topshop - I know she loves gold jewellery so I got her this lovely double ring pack, one being a plain gold band and the other a cut-out gold cross ring. I also purchased a pair of the white frilled socks, as everyone needs a pair of these!

Miss Selfridge - I bought two of these sets of charm bracelets, one for myself and one for her. We've both always been obsessed with hamsa hands, as our mum used to wear one on a chain when we were growing up, and she recently lost it which is really sad :( but me and my sister planned to get a matching hamsa hand tattoo at some point, so for now we can just have matching hamsa hand charm bracelets!

River Island -  I have been given a few Pez's before for my birthday or Christmas, and I love them cos they remind me of my childhood, so I got her a cute little Hello Kitty one. The cherry flavoured air freshener was literally the nicest thing I've ever smelt! If you have a car, go buy it now! And how much of a bargain are those gold cross earrings at only £1.50?!

Superdrug - I'm literally in love with the MUA range at Superdrug. I can't go into Superdrug without picking up one thing or another, and I decided to try out the nail varnishes myself one time, and found that the shades and colours were really nice! I love this dark pink shade, and the offer at the time was buy anything and get a free lipgloss too, so I got both of these for £1!

Thorntons - What better way to make yourself feel better than with chocolate?! I know we both love a bit of white chocolate so last, but certainly not least, I bought her these little goodies from Thorntons :) how cute is the little white chocolate bear?!

So I wrote her a little letter, sealed it with a lipstick kiss and sent the whole package on it's way! I didn't want to post this post until I knew she'd got the package. I got a lovely phonecall from her a few days after she recieved it, and she was very happy and grateful for it all, which is all I wanted :)

When she came to visit me at uni, and we're dressed as Sandy and Frenchie from Grease :)

Us with our lovely doggies :)

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Love Dani

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