£1 and Under Bargain Beauty Haul!

Mellor & Russell Miracle Moisture Hair Mask - £1 from Poundland

Mellor & Russell Nourishing Hair Oil - £1 from Poundland

Argan Oil Conditioner - £1 from Poundland
Argan Oil Hair Treatment - £1 from Savers

Kleenex Shine Absorbing Sheets - 29p from Home Bargains

Hygenic-Gel Instant Hand Sanitiser - 39p from Home Bargains

Over the weekend I visited the boyfriend in Bristol/Chippenham so I got the chance to visit some bargain shops to pick up a few beauty bits and bobs, all of which cost less than a pound each! From Home Bargains I bought some Kleenex Shine Absorbing Sheets and 3 bottles of hand sanitiser for only £1 (because who doesn't need several bottles of hand sainitiser kicking around the bottom of their bag?!). I'd not used oil blotting sheets before, despite having very oily skin, but when I spotted these Kleenex ones for only 29p each I thought I'd give them a go, and so far I've been pleasantly surprised! They remove any excess oil really well and although I don't wear foundation very often, I've read from reviews online that these don't remove your makeup so these might be worth a go if you also constantly battle with oil.

I also bought a few things for my hair. I'm growing my hair out but unfortunately the bottom half of my hair is very dry and dead from when I used to straighten and blow-dry it to within an inch of its life so I thought I'd try to revive it with some Argan oil products. I've only used the Mellor & Russell hair oil and the Argan oil conditioner so far but I've already seen a difference in the look and condition of my hair so I'm hoping this could be the cure!

Have you tried any Argain oil products before? Whats your favourite shop for beauty bargains?

Leicester Clothing & Beauty Haul [picture heavy post!]

Being on a student budget means I don't really have the money like I used to have to do haul posts very much anymore but when I visited my flatmate's house in Leicester this weekend we ended up doing a fair bit of spontaneous shopping so I thought I'd share my purchases. I wasn't really meant to do any shopping at all as I'm supposed to be saving but luckily this lot ended up costing me less than £20 so I don't feel too guilty!

Clothing & Accessories

New Look Cat Earring - 50p

New Look Knit Scarf - £1

F&F at Tesco Crochet Shoulder Jumper - £8

Primark Daisy Tiered Necklace - £1.50

Accessorize Bow Ring - £5 (£4.50 with student discount)

I found some incredible bargains in New Look - a cat earring for 50p and a scarf for just £1! The cat earring was missing his friend so they let me have him for 50p and the scarf was £1 down from £9.99 in the sale. I thought they'd got the price wrong when I first found it!

There was also a sale on at Tesco so I bought this pretty jumper which was £8 down from £16. Not that I really need *another* jumper but it goes so well with the daisy necklace I'd bought from Primark the previous day so obviously I just *had* to buy it... The bow ring from Accessorize was also another naughty purchase. Accessorize do the prettiest rings and this one is no exception - it is so cute and dainty. My flatmate even bought the same one for herself as well. We are terrible influences on each other for shopping.

Beauty

Primark Nail Art Pen Trio - £2

Barry M Nail Paint in Grey - £2.99

Pound Shop Perfume - £1

Beauty-wise I also found a few bargains. From Primark's new P.S. Love beauty range I found this set of nail art pens for £2. I've wanted to try some nail art pens for a while and I thought for just £2 for three you can't really go wrong. Of course, being a a nail polish addict I couldn't just stop there so I also spent my Boots points on this Barry M nail polish which I had spotted one of my flatmate's friends wearing over the weekend.

I also bought this perfume from a pound shop (I can't remember which one exactly sorry). I thought it'd be a good daily fragrance but I have to admit that now I'm home I'm not really sure about the scent! I think the bottle looks similar to Jean Paul Gaultier Classique so either way it'll look pretty on my shelf, even if it never ends up moving from there!

What have you been buying recently? Have you tried perfume from a pound shop?

Boxing Day Sales Shopping Haul

Jewellery

Primark Art Deco Fan Earrings - £2.50 (not in the sale)

 New Look Disc Earrings - £1

New Look Gem Drop Earrings - £3.25

New Look Filigree Stag Necklace - £3.45
New Look Gold Collar Necklace - £3

Clothing

Primark Long-Sleeved Black Flower Skater Dress - £2

Primark Rose Skater Dress - £2
Marks & Spencer Silver Heel Ankle Boots - £29.50 (not in the sale)
La Senza Underwear Offer - 5 for £5

Beauty

Snow Fairy Shower Gel - £5.47

Santa's Lip Scrub - £2.75

Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Eau De Toilette 30ml Gift Set - £15.09 from Boots

After much persuasion, my sister agreed to drive me to the mall at 8:30am on Boxing Day so we could take advantage of the sales. While I heard that people were queuing for some shops in our local mall from 2am (!!) we managed to get everything we wanted at the time we went in without it being too manic so I can definitely see us making this a yearly tradition.

I am especially happy about the Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire gift set I found in Boots. I'd seen it online when I was browsing Boots's sale on Christmas Day and was broken hearted when I saw that it had already sold out. La Petite Robe Noire was one of my most wanted scents on my perfume wishlist so I hoped if I went into Boots early enough I might be able to grab one and luckily for me there was still a few left when I went in. It was only £15 which is a pretty amazing offer considering Boots normally sell just the 30ml Eau De Toilette bottle on its own for £35!

I was also really pleased with the two Primark dresses I bought. Primark didn't really have a proper 'sale' like other shops but they had some reductions and these dresses were only £2 each! I just wish I'd bought more of them now!

And of course I had to buy the obligatory bottle of Snow Fairy. I bought the largest bottle in the hope that I can make it last a bit longer until they go on sale again next Christmas time. I also picked up their new festive lip scrub as a little present for my flatmate who hasn't tried a lip scrub before. Its cola flavoured so if I wasn't still getting through my popcorn scrubs from last year I would have been very tempted to buy myself one as well.

Did you brave the Boxing Day sales? What were your favourite purchases?

Online Dress Shopping Haul - All Under £12!

From L - R:

Topshop Mesh Insert Skater Dress via eBay - £9 - may be available here

H&M Cat Jersey Dress - £8.64 with discount codes

Topshop Heart Mesh Flippy Dress via eBay - £11.15 - may be available here

Primark Mesh Sweetheart Dress via ASOS - £8

Becoming a university student and moving away from home a few months ago has meant I've had to curb my clothes shopping (a little!) so I've been trying to find ways to spend less money, yet still get my shopping fix. These four beauties are the result of my new online shopping habbits.

Both Topshop dresses I managed to get off eBay a lot cheaper than the price they usually sell for as the black mesh dress wasn't photographed very well by the seller and the heart one ended at 11pm which luckily meant that not many people were bidding at that time. I think both were originally sold at Topshop for £45 each!

The H&M and Primark dresses I found out about through 10 Ways on Facebook. They regularly post discount codes and freebie offers on their page so if you haven't liked them yet you need to! I found out about the Primark dress being in the sale via their page and I also used the H&M discounts they posted a while ago to get the H&M cat dress down from £12.99 to just £8.64 - postage included!

If you know anymore student discount pages or hints and tips please let me know!