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I'm sorry its been so long since my last post. I just haven't been feeling motivated enough to blog about anything and I have had a rough couple of weeks at work. I'm still feeling very stressed about everything going on there but I'm trying not to think about it right now. So anyway I was going to take some pictures of my recent purchases but the battery on my camera died so here are a few recent pictures from my instagram. You can follow my instagram by adding me, my username is catz1ct. 1. My first ever time at Nandos. 2. Wearing my Topshop sparkle boots. 3. Bristol Suspension Bridge. 4. Bristol Harbourside. 5. My car's turbo gage 6. Interesting texture on my new top.

Topshop Winter Wishlist 2011

This is my current Topshop winter wish list. I don't know why but for some reason it seems everything I have picked is either black or grey! I usually wear lots of dark colours during the winter. At the moment I'm living in my black Topshop Leigh skinny jeans and the Primark mens stripe tee I posted in my previous post.

I love everything I have posted here, I have asked for the black snake skin ankle boots for Christmas. I haven't seen them in real life so I don't know what they are like in the flesh but I'm hoping they will be a great ankle boot that I will get a lot of use out of.

In other news I recently sold my car and bought a new one last week. It all happened in the space of literally two days, someone came to buy my old one on the Saturday and then I found my new car on the Sunday and picked it up on Monday. I will try and write a separate post about it because cars are something I have a big interest in, I'm not sure if everyone will want to read about it but it's something I would like to do. I'm also trying to look for a new job at the moment which is proving to be slow, but I'm hoping I will find something better in the new year.

Anyway, If I don't find the time to post again between here and Christmas I hope everyone has a great Christmas & new year!

Recent Purchases

As I haven't blogged for quite a while I thought it was time I posted something so I thought I would show you what I have bought lately.

I have bought most of these over last and this month. I probably wont be buying much for myself right now as Christmas is fast approaching but I do have my eye on a special bag that I would like. It is also my birthday next Monday (28th) so I hope I get lots of presents and new things. If I do I'm sure they will probably end up on the blog at some point.

Last month I bought a Michael Kors rose gold watch which is something I have wanted for a long time. We had some vouchers left over from our wedding so I put them towards this as I think it is a really special present that I will use for years to come.

This is also something I bought last month and I love them so much. I first knew I wanted these when I saw them in the Topshop lookbook which was back in July! They had sold out about 3 times online before I was able to grab a pair in a size 5. I don't regret buying them, they are very comfortable and sparkle so much.

I was watching Barbara's youtube channel last Sunday and I really liked the stripe top she was wearing so on Monday I went down to Primark and had a look in the mens section and I found it for £6.00. I love it, I just wish they had a few more colours.

I also picked up a few lipsticks when I was hanging around in Boots while I was waiting for a lift earlier this month. They are Collection 2000: Sweet Tart, Collection 2000, Pretty Please and 17: Cashmere Blush. I wouldn't recommend the Cashmere Blush lipstick as I find its very sheer and you have to put loads on for it to show up.

Cornwall

These are some of my favourite photos from our holiday in Cornwall. They were all taken in Kynance Cove which is beautiful and I can't wait to visit there again next year.

September 2011 Purchases

After I came back from holiday I had a mini spending spree on Topshop.com so I thought I would show you what I bought. There are also a couple of other things which I bought while I was on holiday.

This is the most I have ever bought from Topshop in one transaction for a very long time. I had some money left over which I had saved for my holiday so I decided to use it to get a few things I have had my eye on for a while.

I absolutely love the studded Topshop slippers, they are very comfortable and they go with just about everything so I know I will get a lot of use out of them. I think everyone has seen/heard about the Topshop Allegers as lots of people have them. I originally wanted to get the Ambush silver glitter boots but they sold out everywhere and I haven't seen them restocked online for quite some time now so I decided to get these instead. The fake leather jacket is also lovely, it fits perfectly which is just what I wanted and I love the quilted detail on the shoulders and elbows, it reminds me of a Balenciaga jacket.

The last picture are just a couple of things I also had my eye on, the blush shade is Pop which is a lovely pinky/coral colour. It reminds me of their cream blusher in neon rose but perhaps a little more subtle?

I love everything Cath Kidston so when we were in St Ives I popped into their shop and picked up a bag, threads tin, some lip balms and a mirror (not pictured). I really love Cath Kidston home ware things, I love the chintzy prints and florals. I have quite a few of her things dotted around the house so I love any excuse to get more.

Boudoir Prive September 2011

Today I received my first Boudoir Prive beauty box. When I first opened the box my first impressions were that there was quite a few different things in there and I could immediately smell the scent of lemons.

I took up their offer of having your first box half price by using a discount code, I thought for £5 why not try it?

I really liked that they included the Zoya leaflet which had examples of the different colours in the same collection as the sample they included.

Heres the list of the products included:

Colbert MD Nourish Eye Cream - I have never used an eye cream before but I'm really looking forward to trying this one.
Zoya nail polish - It claims to be very long lasting and chip resistant so as I'm always looking for chip resistant nail varnish this seems really appealing to me.
Macadamia Healing Oil Treatment - I have been wanting to buy some Morrocan oil ever since a hair dresser used some on my hair a few months ago so I'm hoping this will be just as good.
Tropic Skincare Body Smooth Refreshing Polish -  This is where the smell of lemons was coming from, its really strong but also lovely and refreshing. I tried some of this earlier and it made the skin on my hands very soft.
Agent Provacateur L'Agent Eau De Parfum - I only had a quick sniff of this but I think I like it so I will probably use it.
Cargo Cosmetics Boogie Nights Eye Pencil - I was thinking the other day how I would like to try a blue eye pencil so it was a nice surprise to find this in the box.

I'm happy with the contents of the box but I would say that I prefer the Glossybox in the sense that they seem to provide bigger samples which I prefer but this is still a very good selection of products and I'm completely sure that I will use each and every one of them. I think I will be continuing my subscription for another month at full price and then perhaps after that I will make a decision on continuing.


If anyone would like a discount code for their first box half price, let me know and I will send it to you. I haven't posted it here because I'm not sure if its appropriate to give out.

Cornwall Holiday 2011

I am now back from our holiday in Cornwall and I am now officially married! The wedding day went really well, I was so happy that everyone came that we had invited. I saw lots of friends and family I haven't seen for quite a few years so it was great to catch up with them.

After the wedding day we went down to Cornwall to spend 6 days in a holiday cottage which was lovely. We visited lots of places and had a really good time. We stayed in a little place called Lamorna Cove which was beautiful and very peaceful.

One of my favourite places we visited was Kynance Cove on a windy but sunny day. We didn't spend very long here as we were on our way to Roskillys Farm but I would like to visit here again and stay longer next time.

For some reason I thought I needed to wear a trench coat on the day we visited the cove as I thought it was going to rain but I took my sandals off and went for a paddle anyway. After I came out of the sea I decided I didn't need my coat after all and took it off for the rest of the day. Please excuse the messy hair, it was so windy here it just blows everything away.

So now I only have tomorrow left before I have to return to work on Thursday and Friday which I'm really not looking forward to but I keep telling myself the weekend is not far away. I have also made a large Topshop order which I'm expecting any day now so when It arrives I will show you what I bought.