Another Shopping Trip | Haul

Yesterday I was able to go shopping for the first time in weeks. My chest infection hasn't fully cleared up yet but I can breathe a little better now (getting a chest infection when you already have asthma is horrible!) and since I'd saved up some money to treat myself, I decided it was time to go out and get some fresh air. It was a fun day, although rather tiring too, and I got lots of nice things ♥ The main things on my shopping list were autumn-coloured lipstick & nail polish, halloween decorations and lush products, and I'm also doing a candy/sweet swap with a lovely blogger from the US so I was on the search for yummy chocolate! 

I got two new lipsticks; the first is from the colour sensational creamy matte collection from Maybelline New York and is called 'Divine Wine' (975). It's a lovely deep reddish colour and I absolutely love it! The other lipstick I got is from Rimmel London's Lasting Finish lipstick collection and is called 'Starry Eyed' (128) It's a nice purply red/brown colour. I've been wanting to try more darker shades, especially since it's Autumn but I'll probably wear them all year round because they'll match my dark clothing style. I'm lovin' the creamy matte collection from Maybelline, and I'll definietly be looking for more :) 

I decided to look for nail polishes that went well with the lipsticks I chose, and to match I purchased one from Maybelline and one from Rimmel. I love nail polish but it's all a little new to me! I've always been fascinated by all the lovely colours & pretty designs I've seen people do, but I'm clumsy and have never been very good at colouring in the lines so applying nail polish neatly is a bit of a challenging task for me! I bought 'downton red' (352) from the Maybelline New York Colour Show collection, and 'black cherries' (345) from Rimmel's 60 Seconds Super Shine collection. I'm already in love with the black cherries shade. All the make-up I purchased was from Superdrug and I finally decided to get a BeautyCard to collect points whenever I buy things from the store. 

After enjoying some McDonald's nuggets & a cola for dinner, I went into the pound store to check out their halloween range. I LOVE all the products that Poundland stock at this time of year, and I purchased a few things: some halloween chocolate balls, a cute pumpkin decoration that reminded me of Jack Skellington as the Pumpkin King at the beginning of the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas and some 3D pumpkin decorations. I also picked up some little chocolate pumpkin lollies from home bargains & an awesome set of different halloween confetti/sequins from Wilkinsons, which I think are so cool and I'm going to use them to sprinkle inside any snailmail parcels I send. The set includes: pumpkins, mini ghosts, spiders, bats, skulls and cats. 

 I also bought a few bits & bobs :) a metal cookie cutter from Home Bargains in preparation for all of the christmas baking I plan on doing this year, some stickers from Home Bargains, Poundland and Clinton Cards (I literally cannot go out shopping without coming back with at least one pack of stickers!) and an adorable wooden panda ruler from Wilkinsons as well as some treats for my rabbits. I couldn't resist treating myself to some chocolates since I was buying lots of chocolate for the candy/sweet swap I'm doing.

 

 I hope you liked this photo heavy post :)

I'll be posting about my lush haul later today so check back if you wanna see what I bought.

♥

 What's your favourite autumnal shade of nail polish? 

Also, if anyone else has blogged about halloween decorations or halloween in general, please let me know :) Only 16 days now! 

Little Shopping Trip | Haul

So yesterday I went to my local shopping centre with my mum to have a look around and to pick up a few things I wanted. It was nice to get out of the house because I haven't been feeling very well for the last few weeks, and I also had a nasty chest infection >.< so I've been wrapped up indoors, spending most of my time watching movies & catching up on TV shows. Luckily, the weather was nice for most of the day and I came home feeling happy with what I'd bought. My main agenda for the shopping trip was to get a new lipstick that goes well with the purple dress I've bought for my birthday celebrations and as you can see in the photo above, I looked at ALOT of different shades! I went into Debenhams looking for MAC lipsticks, but they didn't have any :( I also looked in Boots & Superdrug, and eventually decided on a lovely plum shade by Maybelline. I promised myself that I'd explore using more lipstick colours this year and other than red, I've never worn any bold colours like this, but my friends liked it on me so I'm excited to start wearing it. It's called Plum Passion.

My shopping budget was not as much as I'd have liked because most of my money is going towards the birthday celebration I have planned for this Friday. Me and my best friend are having a joint birthday party, which is exciting! We've been friends for so long & have never thought of having one big celebration for the both of us but with her birthday being only a week before mine and the fact that this is the first year we've been able to spend our birthdays together since I left for uni 3 years ago, it seems like a great idea! 

Whilst I was out shopping, I also got to see one of my closest friends who was popping into town to meet his brother and decided to join us for dinner at El Greco's cafe. For anyone who lives in and around my hometown, this cafe has always been one of the best. I remember going there with my mum when I was little, and also as a teenager with my friends. I had chips & a bacon sandwich, it was delicious! It was lovely to have a catch up with my friend and chat about how excited we both are for this Friday!

After saying goodbye to my friend, me & my mum went to the market :) I love markets! I really enjoy looking around all the little stalls and finding things that I wouldn't in the shopping centre. I was looking for another birthday present for my best friend but I can't tell you all what I got yet because she reads my blog (Hi Jess!) From the market, I picked up this adorable mystical hare magnet, a dragonfruit scented yankee candle, some cheap purple nail vanish in preparation for Halloween & some map postcards showing some of the towns in the county of Lancashire (where I live)...  map postcards are very popular when swapping postcards with people from other countries :) I always have to get my rabbits a treat when I go to a market; they'll be very happy with these banana chips ♥

Lastly, I couldn't go shopping without having a nosey at all the Halloween stuff! The £1 stores seem to be as excited as I am about Halloween approaching! As soon as autumn begins, I'm constantly thinking about Halloween. It's my favourite holiday of the year, and you can get so many cute things. I got some pumpkin tinsel to put up somewhere in my bedroom to add to the autumn decorations that I already have up. I spotted this Candy Corn scented yankee candle in Clintons. It smells yummy, but not as yummy as the pumpkin gingerbread I got at Morrisons!

  

I had a great day shopping yesterday and spending time with my mum :)

 Hope you're all enjoying your day, wherever you are & whatever you're doing.

  ♥

Did anyone else go shopping this week? What did you buy?