London trip

On Thursday me and my brother took a trip to London to do some shopping. It snowed the whole time but we had a really nice day! Although I wasn't really looking for anything I picked up a couple of tops from primark (one is in my DIY blog post) a moisturiser from boots which was free with a voucher from the boots card machine and some mac foundation.

We then met dad for a meal at Strada, I had a starter of some different meats, mozzarella and bread and then a sausage risotto for main which was one of the only things that didn't have tomato in! It was delicious and after we walked over to the theatre and had a drink and dessert at Pret before the show. We saw One Man Two Guvnors with Rufus Hound which was brilliant, I would really recommend it!

This was my first day out in London for months and although I was knackered at the end of it I'm really happy I was able to do all that walking and we had such a lovely day!

March Charity/Boots Shopping

Today we decided to do some shopping as there were a few bits from boots I wanted to get. We ventured into Bedford as I'm hoping to do my driving test there soon and wanted to get to know the roads there a little bit better. Bedford is also great for charity shops as there are lots close together but unfortunately it is good Friday so most of them were closed, however I did manage to pick up a couple of bargains.

This blazer is more of a pastel colour but I saw it and thought it would be great for spring! It fits really nicely and looks far more expensive than it was. It cost me £6.99 which I personally think is a little bit steep for a charity shop but if it was in a regular chain then it would seem like a bargain! From the same shop I also got this 'hug a mug' which I think would make a great gift! It was £1.99 and has never been used (it still has the label on it!) The final thing I bought was this crochet DVD for £1, I have been wanting to start a new project and heard good things about how simple crochet is so when I saw this I decided to pick it up and go for it!

Recently whenever I go into boots I find myself stocking up on lots of things despite always clearing out my toiletries and trying to get rid of them! Before I left I saw this post on Savvy Annie about the free tub of soap and glory 'butter yourself' and as I love a good freebie (especially ones that involve soap and glory!) I decided to get it. You had to spend over £10 on their products not including facial skincare or cosmetics which is a shame as I love their cleanser so I decided to follow Annie and get the 3 for 2 on travel miniatures  which will be good to add to a gift! I also had 2 vouchers, one to get the new 17 mascara for £2 and another that gave you one of their eyeshadows for only £1! The 17 products were on 3 for 2 as well so I picked up this lip stain. When I got to the til the lip stain went through last and was the cheapest of the products before the vouchers were used to I got those 3 products for £3! I also bought some hair dye which was 2 for £9 and some of the botanics face scrub which was on off for £2.69. A good shop!

Boots 75% off, Wilkinsons sale

Today whilst shopping I noticed that the boots sale had increased to 75%! Judging by twitter it was the first day of this big discount so I got there just in time. There wasn't much left but I managed to find a few bargains. This gorgeous vintage mirror was just £5 reduced from £20, I had my eye on it for awhile but didn't want to spend £10 on a mirror so when it was reduced again I couldn't help myself! The tea caddy was less than £2 and comes with twinning tea bags so will make a lovely present. The make up bag was around £3.50 which is already a good price for such a nice bag. It comes with a hand cream, mirror, nail file and lip balm which would also make a lovely present (if I don't keep it for myself!)

Wilkinsons also did well for sale items, they had a whole isle for them! I decided to stock up on a few bits for Christmas next year while it was reduced. All the items in the picture were either 25p or 50p and they include a gift bag, plain cards, Santa sign, ribbon and cupcake set. I also got the lovely big soap for 50p which I may add to the make up bag to make a nice present.