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?

Oh Deer!

Khaki Jacket - New Look

Cropped Jumper - New Look

Filigree Stag Necklace - New Look

Leather-look Skater Skirt - Primark

Ballet Flats (just seen) - New Look

Now that my January exams are out the way (hurrah!) I'll hopefully have a bit more time to do some blog posts before my coursework deadlines start looming in February. So to start with I thought I'd share one of my new outfits. Although all of these items are old, apart from the deer necklace, I'd never thought to wear these together before. I had sudden inspiration to root through my wardrobe at 1am last night and came up with this new combination. I've had this skirt for over two years and I have only worn it once before so I'm glad I've finally found a way to wear it!

And also, how cute is this deer necklace? I got it in the Boxing Day sales for just £3.45! I've also had my eye on a similar style necklace on eBay (this time a winged horse rather than a deer!) but I'm currently on a mini-spending ban so I am trying to stop myself.

P.S. Sorry about the corny post title. I couldn't resist!

Head to Toe Primark

Jacket, Dress, Necklace and Boots - all Primark

Primark Mesh Sweetheart Dress available via ASOS - £8

So I may have had to destroy my room and take over 100 photos, but here is my first outfit post! Sorry for the not-so-great quality of the photos but my flat is a bit dark and dingy so this is the best I can do at the moment.

I've wanted to share this outfit for a while because this has become one of my favourite go-to outfits now that it is winter. Although I already owned 3 other leather-look biker jackets when I saw this one in store I just couldn't leave it behind. The fur collar is so snuggly and warm so I've been reaching for this jacket a lot lately to make wearing dresses in this weather bearable.

I also can't get over how cheap this dress was. Its still available via ASOS for just £8 delivered which is amazing considering the quality of it. It doesn't feel like the usual Primark dress as the material is nice and thick and although you can't see it here it does have very pretty back detailing which I adore.

You know you're definitely a student when you're dressed head to toe in Primark...

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!

Winter Accessories Wishlist

1. Primark Tartan Scarf - £4

2. H&M Elastic Belt with Metal Plate - £12.99

3. Fur Wedge Ankle Boots via eBay - £14.95

4. H&M Fake Fur Collar - no longer available online - may be available here

5. H&M Necklace - £14.99

Now that the weather is starting to get cooler I've been craving some winter accessories to update my wardrobe and these are my favourites.

I've wanted a tartan scarf for a while now and for just £4 this one from Primark won't cut out of my wages too much. I really wish ASOS carried a larger selection of Primark's range because I would have bought this one straight away!

I've also been loving H&M's new winter accessories and as I've got a voucher for their online store I can definitely see myself making a purchase or two when I get paid next. The necklace immediately caught my eye when I saw it on the website and I think it will look great with a dress I've got to wear over the festive season. I've also seen belts like #2 everywhere at the moment which I think would be great for updating plainer outfits. And although they are no longer available on the website, I've been lusting over their fake fur collars since I saw them on llymlrs so I've got a few of them on my watch list on eBay.

I also saw one of the girls on my course wearing boots like #3 to one of our seminars which looked really cute so I'm hoping I can buy these soon to wear with casual outfits.

What winter accessories have you been buying lately?