Happy Saturday everyone! Go loco!

Jolly olly-day haul

I have been very naughty already this month and spent far too much, but I bought some lovely new bits for my holiday (well with my holiday in mind but I'm sure I'll be wearing them all before then!). Primark is so good this summer, which is good for me because it's so cheap and I buy too much...

Not that anyone is actually interested in what I bought when I went shopping, but here are my faves: just because you might like them and want to get them yourselves!

Little cotton playsuit - I'm loving yellow at the moment (but of course that doesn't mean I'll be venturing down the colour blocking road, Elle hates the colour blocking!)

I blogged this dress a while back here, so glad I found it in the store becaue I LOVE it! And I rarely wear dresses so that's something.

And another one - looks like I'm reintroducing dresses into my wardrobe. This one is a maxi with little straps from H&M. I loved and boyfriend nodded in approval. Sold. 

And without my holiday in mind I bought some new vinyls from The Sound Machine. If you're ever in Reading you must pay a visit, I never leave there without some new vinyl treats. 

Original Seed

Looking forward to the lovely kimono I purchased from Original Seed arriving this week! I am shooting some images for Little Wing this weekend and I thought it would be perfect for some of the shots. 

Always lots of lovely handmade kimonos and jewellery to buy - check her blog out here!

Can't beat the basics

A while back I blogged about my obsession with Bobbi Brown make up. Unfortunately, I gave my foundation away last week. It might be unrelated, but recently I've had a very unsual break-out of pimples and bad dry skin. I definitely don't drink enough water and I never get enough sleep (to the point I started bumping into things when I was walking around last week), but this has always been the case. The only new thing was the Bobbi Brown skin foundation and I did start to notice how shiny my skin looked after I put it on.

So, sadly I gave the rest of it to someone else. I'm even going off the bronzer too which now seems too strong and patchy. All that aside though, I really love Bobbi Brown blushers and the Beach perfume, I'll just steer clear of the skin products because they're obviously not for me. What a shame! I've started using a Revlon foundation instead and my skin is slowly getting better but I can't wait to get a bit of a natural tan so I can just wear a tinted moisturiser.

Anyway - the problem I still had to tackle was the on and off dry skin and flaky pacthes on my face. At the time I bought the Bobbi Brown make up I also blogged about the Nick Lowe skin products I bought, including a moisturiser. It was good, but it didn't make a really noticable difference to my skin. So having ditched the Bobbi Brown this week, I went out to buy a new moisturiser to try and clear up my skin and decided against looking at the nicer brands and bought some good old E45. I bought the moisturising body lotion and the classic thicker cream in a tube for my face.

I've only used them for a day or so but I already feel like it's the best product I've used for my skin. The body lotion absorbs really well into your skin but doesn't feel heavy or sticky and the same goes for the cream I used on my face. It also makes a great make up base. It doesn't have fancy packaging, just the classic medical looking logo and together they only cost me about a fiver. Just goes to show - sometimes the basics really are the best.

I hope I'm not having trouble with them three weeks down the line but even after a day or so I have real confidence in it!

We are stardust, we are golden

Just added today! The pheasant feather was given to me by a family friend from their garden, it's so beautiful. 

Peace symbol ankle band and Pheasant feather bag attachment at www.littlewing.bigcartel.com

Little Wing goes Woodstock

New at Little Wing - the Feather Peace Necklace and The Lennon Necklace! The Lennon necklace is inspired by my own peace necklace (and John of course) with a silver plated peace-hand bead an the Feather Peace necklace has a dangling ban the bomb symbol charm. Perfect for a summer of love! Check them out at Little Wing! 

Stacked

Once again I am championing good old M&S, which I think is a pretty untapped resource due to its association with grannies etc. But I found my perfect summer wedge there last week, because they were pretty expensive I went away and thought about it and returned today to make a purchase! Mum got a pair in blue too, she said they remind her of a couple of pairs she had back in the 70s. They are also the most comfortable platform wedges ever which to me justified the price (they were £49) as well as the fact they will go with everything. I still can't decided if they border on granny territory but what the hell, I'm very pleased with them.

I really shouldn't be looking at any more shoes but I think I might have to make just one more purchase now I've seen these on the River Island website....