Topshop Sale Haul

This time of year is great for hidden sale gems! Most highstreet retailers are getting rid of their last season stock to make way for their spring collections! But this is where you can take full advantage and get some key pieces to take you through to the rest of the year without breaking the bank account!
    This week I popped in Topshop to return some pieces, to then come away with spending £80 on top of what I was already exchanging! My biggest bargain of the day had to be my purchase of jewellery! Im quite a big fan of Topshops costume jewellery but some of their pieces can cost as much as an actual top, so its always a case of weighing up the pros and cons of how much you will actually wear it! Some of the pieces of jewellery were already heavily reduced in the sale, but another promotion was added on top of five pieces of jewellery for £7!

Heres what I got......

A beautiful necklace which originally retailed at £25, then was reduced down to 1/2 price, then £8.50 and finally to £5 before being placed in the offer. I actually purchased two of these necklaces, one for me and one for my friend as she had spotted it before christmas and fell in love. What I really like about the piece is that the stones shine a grey/ blue colour depending on light and what you actually wear it with. I also like that its on a ribbon necklace which doesn't make it a heavy necklace to wear.

This next necklace was originally £14, reduced down to half price and then further down to £3. I love wearing rose gold jewellery and the woven thread at the front of the necklace is exactly that colour. The stones once again sparkle different colours in the light so will look perfect in the summer against a maxi dress.

I always seem to be drawn towards a black necklace, I think its because I do wear a lot of black and sometimes just the sparkle of a necklace can change the appearance of a top to make it seem the necklace is a part of it. This necklace was originally sold at £22.50, so was a really bargain to be part of this offer!

This next necklace is slightly different to all the bolder pieces I got, but sometimes a smaller necklace is all that is required. I like the fact this necklace has two layers so it gives a little more definition to the piece with the diamantes just adding enough sparkle.

I have never had a lace necklace before, so this one is my very first! It has really small black diamantes  on each of the petals to give it a real shine when worn. Originally £16.50 then reduced down to £3 I think this will look perfect with some of my cami tops in the warmer months!

Here are a few other pieces I got!

Hope you enjoyed my pieces! Did you get any from this amazing Topshop sale?

Head over to topshop.com for more sale pieces!

Vicki xoxo

Next January Sale Haul....

Once Christmas day is over with the next biggest excitement is the January sales. I love how retailers compete with one another for who will have the best reductions on the best products, all giving extra discount to try and entice you to buy the products you probably don't need but will always think you do purely due to the price! Working at Next allows me to have a sneak peak of whats going on sale before it actually goes live on boxing day!
     Come boxing day my bags are filled to the brim with goodies! This year we moved to a new home so I got more home buys than clothes! Heres what I got......

This hurricane ombre vase was only £3 reduced down from £8.  I love how dark the bottom of the vase is, to how it goes clear at the top. 

 In keeping with my red theme in my living room I picked up these love heart tea light holders for £1 each, originally being £4 each! These will look really cute with little candles in at night time to light up around my fire place.

These two mini vases cost £3 each reduced down from £6 each! I will place these in my bookcase to add some feminine touches to what is my husbands book filled domain at the moment.

As you can see I do love a faux flower, and this bunch was a real bargain! Its original price of £18 was in store for the last current season, and I just couldn't decided where I would actually place it, however when I saw it reduced down to only £7 I made sure to find a place!

Not only do I love floral things around the house, but I also love smells everywhere, so this bronze bowl will hold some lovely pot pourri, and at £3 how could I resist?

This year I want to do a new colour scheme in my room, I have had pinks and greens for so long now, Im just getting bored of it. So to start off the new look of my room, I have chosen this cushion which will take centre place on my bed, once I have decided on what new bedding to get.

I got two pictures from the sale, this first one was reduced down to £12 from £35. I especially love the colours and the texture here, and this will fit perfectly into my already green kitchen.

This picture will go nicely in my new bedroom. Ive looked at grey and lilac for so long so this picture will fit nicely in with the theme. The picture originally was £25 and I got it in the sale for £9!

 Did you get any bargains in the Next sale?

Let me know in the comments!

Vicki xoxo

A Mac Purchase....

                                                             Happy New Year!!!!!

A new year can only mean one thing, a new brand to try! Well for me Mac is a new brand, as I have always steered clear of their counters due to their ever growing queues at till points! But on a rather early thursday morning there was no one shopping on the department so I headed over to see what the fuss was all about! Many of my friends use Mac makeup and I have read reviews after reviews of the brand with bloggers expressing their love for it, so it was time I got a piece of the action as they say! I decided to opt for a new lipstick and lip liner. Having used the same Maxfactor "Angel Pink" for what feels like years I wanted a new bold lip, something completely different and completely not me. After browsing the rows after rows of lipsticks I was approached by a very helpful Mac artist who picked out several different colours to try on!

Heres what I chose......

The lipstick is Dark Side Amplified, and the liner is called Nightmoth, and I absolutely love the look they create when wearing them!

Its true what they say, a bold lip is a game changer!

Whats your favourite Mac lipstick and liner?

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Vicki xoxo