January Favourites 2017

Here are the products I have been loving this month.

I have used so many different fragrances this month, but I have used Vivienne Westwood's Let It Rock three or four times. It's a lovely, warming, spicy scent.

I have been using this Sanctuary Spa moisture rich foot butter. It is quite thick and has a lovely scent. I have yet to find a Sanctuary Spa product that I don't like.

I have been wearing my bunny print scarf a lot this month. I got it from Oasis a while ago and I love the colour and the print.

I have rediscovered this non-retractable lipstick from Avon in the colour Reddy To Go. It is really easy to apply and lasts on my lips.

I won't pretend that I don't still love my EOS lip balms most of all but I have had this Burt's Bees Vanilla Bean lip balm by my bed and I'm pretty pleased with it.

I bought this Ansoka Green Grass candle from Ikea a while ago. I have been burning it this month and it smells amazing.

I have been loving Dead Sea Spa Magik's Salt Brushing. It has a lovely fresh, citrusy scent. It is a great exfoliator and it contains coconut oil to help hydrate the skin. I would definitely buy this again.

I have been wearing my silver one carat aquamarine pendant a lot this month. I love the colour. It just has a hint of blue. I love the simplicity of the design. I also have the ring to match.

October Want List!

There are plenty of items on my want list at the minute.

I really want to get my hands on Becca's Champagne Pop highlighter. It has great reviews and from what I have seen it is really good.

I'm also keen to get my very own bottle of Jimmy Choo Illicit Flower. I tried it out recently and fell in love with it straight away. I love all of the fragrances Jimmy Choo have released so far.

I don't intend to stop going on about Bath And Body Works's Caramel Pumpkin Swirl candle. I tried it out two years ago and I always wished I had bought it. I'm glad they release it every year!

I have also wanted to try Charlotte Tilbury's K.I.S.S.I.N.G. lipstick for a long time. There are so many nice shades.

I love these chunky heels from Christian Louboutin. The shape of the shoe is gorgeous and they look very autumnal. I want these!

I spotted this scarf from Oasis on their website! I think the checks and it looks lovely and cosy.

Clothing Picks

I feel like the shops are all a bit hit and miss at the minute, but here are a few of my favourite items that I have seen lately..

This blue flutter sleeve dress is available at New Look for just £22.99 which I think is well worth it. I have a few dresses in this colour which I really should dig out for the summer.

 I love this brown handbag which is from boohoo.com. It looks a lot more expensive than the £20.00 price tag.

 I also love these shoes from boohoo.com which are £35.00.

I spotted this floral design dress in Oasis for £75.00.

I have some trousers similar to these ones and I wore them a few times at the beginning of this month. They are really comfy and a stranger told me that they were really nice. These ones are from boohoo.com and they are only £12.00!

This is another cute summery dress which is available from Topshop for £42.00.

My Desired Items!

There are lots of things on the want list at the minute!

I really want the new Vera Wang Hippie Princess eau de toilette. It is very uplifting and it has a summery feel.

I could do with a new handbag. I really like this New Look design and it is reasonably priced at £34.99. It is a great size and I love the colour.

I really love the shape of these round toe platform heels from New Look. They come in lots of different colours, but these lilac ones would be amazing for the spring/summer months. They are well worth £19.99.

I have had my eye on this gorgeous tanzanite and diamond ring for ages. I adore the design. I love the way the stones cross the ring diagonally. The design is amazing. This ring is from H Samuel.

I love this dress from Oasis. It's so bright and colourful and it can be dressed up or down. It costs £35.00. It has great reviews on the website from people who have bought it too.

February dress haul!

I love this dress I saw in Debenhams a few weeks ago. I really want it. It is by Quiz and can be found on their website www.quizclothing.co.uk for £59.99. I love the detail around the neck and the curly hem. I'm loving navy blue at the minute as well.

I saw this lovely sweetheart neck skater dress on boohoo.com. It was only £20.00, but they didn't have my size in navy so I didn't order it.

Instead I bought this navy chiffon dress, which was in the sale at boohoo.com for just £10.00.

I also bought this blue, chiffon, printed dress. I love the print and the short sleeves are really cute.

This black dress is another one I couldn't resist. I like the sequin pattern on the top and the dress has a flattering shape.

I also bought a black sequin dress with a cowl back. I love this. Now I just need an occasion to wear it!

I also recently bought this lovely skirt from Oasis. I love the colours and the print. Oasis always have great prints.

Recent purchases

I have bought a few things recently. I bought the red skirt I mentioned in my post earlier this month from Oasis where it was further reduced to just £8.00 and I bought the jelly sandals from New Look today in black for just £7.00.

The skirt is gorgeous. I wore it a few days ago with a cute white top. It feels good quality and is heavy enough not to fly up in the wind.

I wore the sandals today and they didn't rub at all. They're really good.

I also got a new dress about a week ago. I have found lots of foreign clothing websites, which advertise on facebook recently and I found this dress on one of them. I think it was about £30.00, but I found the same dress on ebay from an international seller for around £15.00.

The dress was also available in a pastel purple colour and a pastel green colour and I was tempted to buy the other two as well as I was really unsure which colour I wanted. I love them all.

My top 10 picks!

Trying to cut my spending is hard work. I have spotted so many things that I really want recently.

There are so many bright and beautiful clothes out for summer. Here are some pictures of what I'm lusting after at the moment.

The white spotty blazer is from boohoo.com

The 'raspberry red' chinos are from H&M where they are just £8.00 reduced from £14.99 so very tempting.

The turquoise structured skater dress is £35.00 from ASOS.com. I am not usually a fan of sleeves. I prefer sleeveless dresses as I'm always too hot, but this dress looks lovely.

The 'ochre' skirt is from ASOS.com for just £14.00.

The gorgeous red skirt is from Oasis where it is just £18.00 reduced from £25.00.

I really want to try The Body Shop's passion fruit shower gel. I love the smell of passion fruit and I doubt it can be anything, but amazing. This is currently on thebodyshop.co.uk for £3.00 reduced from £4.00 for the 250ml  bottle.

The colour block barrel bag is gorgeous and is also reduced from Oasis from £38.00 to £28.00.

I'm also really keen to try MAC's 224 tapered blending brush, which is £23.00 at Debenhams.

I have heard good things about Escada's Magnetism perfume, which I think it is about time I tried. It is currently available on allbeauty.com for £32.50 for the 75ml eau de parfum.

I also found these flat jelly sandals on my snoop around the internet. I thought the turquoise ones were nice, but you can also buy them in black, white, beige, clear sparkly and bright pink. They are from New Look for £7.49 reduced from £9.99.

Oasis picks!

I'm loving Oasis at the minute.

I saw a lovely peach jacket the other day. There is a similar one on their website, but it is not exactly the same as the one I saw instore.
This costs £50.00 online.

They have loads of lovely dresses as well. Here are 12 I've picked out from their website.

I'm loving the prints. I went mad for them last spring/ summer and Oasis have plenty to choose from.

My January Sales Picks!

I'm very tempted by a few items in the sales at the minute.

I wasn't too impressed when I looked online last week, but I have found some pretty good deals on fragrance gift sets on the Boots website and I have also found some sales bargains on the Oasis website.

If you spend over £100.00 on www.boots.com you can get £10.00 off with voucher code VC23DEC. The code is valid until 11th January so it would be handy if there's a perfume that you want for yourself or as a gift in the next few months.

There are some good sets for under £20.00 if you are on a budget.

I have the original Ghost, which I love and these gift sets are a great price. I really want Ghost Deep Night and Ghost Moonlight. There are a number of fragrances in the Ghost range, but these two are top of my list.

Davidoff Cool Water Woman is a lovely refreshing scent that I have been meaning to add to my collection for a while.

Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Noir is another lovely fragrance that I still haven't purchased, but I have wanted it since before it came out. I was all set to buy it one day in the summer when Boots had their points event on where you got loads of points for purchases over £30.00, but Boots don't stock the 100ml bottle and that is what I wanted so I was disappointed that day, but I will definitely own this fragrance one day.

I mentioned in a recent post that I only have two celebrity fragrances, but that has since gone up to three after I found a 100ml Britney Spears Hidden Fantasy gift set for £12.99 on the last day of 2013.
I'm not a huge fan of celebrity fragrances, but I have added a lot to my want list since watching so many perfume collection videos on youtube!

Kate Moss's Kate has had some great reviews and it is one I'd like to try.


If your budget can stretch a bit further there are some great deals for between £20.00 and £30.00.

I couldn't find Vera Wang's Be Jeweled anywhere when it first came out. It is a lovely scent and has a really pretty bottle.

Yellow Diamonds is one I have had my eye on for a while. I have Bright Crystal, which is the pink coloured version that comes with the same bottle design.
The testers for this fragrance are always 50ml or 90ml. In Europe last year I saw a 30ml bottle of Versace Yellow Diamonds out of the box and it is a really small bottle - a lot smaller than it looks in the picture so don't get caught out.

Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy is a must have fragrance. I love this scent and £23.00 isn't bad for the 30ml gift set.

Nina Ricci Nina is a lovely scent and would make a great gift.

I think Boots are offering Marc Jacobs Honey gift set for a great price. It works out cheaper to buy 2 of these gift sets than it does to buy the 100ml bottle from Boots, which is quite crazy!

Vera Wang Princess is what my blog is partly named after. It is another one with a pretty bottle and I love the box design too.

If you have even more Christmas money left over then the following gift sets are between £30.00 and £40.00.

Marc Jacobs Daisy gift set would make a great gift. I love this fragrance. I got mine in a gift set about a year ago, but I must confess I bought it for myself.

Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh is a fragrance I have wanted for ages. It is also available in a huge 125ml bottle.

Marc Jacobs Dot is another great deal here. It is a lovely, fruity scent. It reminds me of watermelon. I love the bottle for this as well.

Paco Rabanne Lady Million is one of the most popular fragrances that I still don't own, but it is one I expect to be purchasing in the next few months.

Chloe Eau de Parfum is a lovely, elegant scent. My other half bought me a gift set of this scent a few years ago and he paid nearly double the price that Boots are charging.

Elie Saab is one that I have wanted for ages as well and this is one of the best prices I have seen for it.

I wish fragrance gift sets were so readily available all year round.

On the Oasis website there are loads of lovely clothes and accesories in the sale. Here are a few of my picks.

About two years ago I became obsessed with white or cream tops and I bought loads. I still have a soft spot for neutral coloured tops as they are so easy to wear. They go with anything else that you want to wear and they can be dressed up or down.
I love the 'natural' coloured one, top left and the light pink cap sleeve top is really pretty.
I also love prints so and the white printed top is lovely.
I first spotted the daisy print dress about 3 months ago. I love the style of it, but I keep changing my mind about whether I like the print.
I love the denim skater skirt as well. It is a great price.
The jacquard trousers are another bargain. I have become quite obsessed with buying trousers recently. I love the colour of these ones.

There are plenty of other bargains to be had on www.oasis-stores.com.

What I have my eye on at the moment

I am trying to avoid spending a fortune at the minute, but there are some things that I've had my eye on for a while and I suspect that one or two items will be making an appearance in my wardrobe very soon.

There's this dress from Coast that I've been eyeing up on asos.com for a good few weeks.

 

 

This Dorothy Perkins top is awfully cute. I have become a big fan of Dorothy Perkins recently. They have some lovely tops in at the minute.

 

This Karen Millen skirt is probably going to be mine ten minutes after I've finished this post.

 

I have also spotted some really cute patent daisy shoes by Rocket Dog. They are so pretty. I love the daisies on them, but I probably won't end up buying them because Rocket Dog shoes are notoriously uncomfortable. I have read reviews saying the same. I have a lovely pair of Rocket Dog shoes I bought a few years back and they pinch even when I'm just trying them on so I'd have no chance wearing them for any period of time. Maybe I should go a size up? It's such a shame not to own these beauties!

Another cute find was this bunny print scarf from Oasis. I love light, summery scarves and I love cute little prints and this combines the two and the neutral colour will look good with any outfit.

 

I usually love Irregular Choice for their heels, but these cute cherry pumps have caught my eye recently. They are called Look At Me. They're available in black or gold and I really can't decide between the two, giving me the perfect excuse to save my cash... hopefully. Which ones would you go for?