what I brought in Birmingham

As of September Birmingham will be my new home, a pretty scary thought, so in order to get myself even more excited and settled I recently had a mini break there with a friend. This made me so excited to move there and I feel more settled that I at least know my way around the town centre a bit more. I also found the Bullring, it would have been rude not to get my bearings around the shopping there too. After recently having a clear out of things I tried to only buy things I actually wanted but I'm not so sure how much that worked.

First, the only item of clothing I picked up is this adorable cami dress from New Look, it's such a simple pastel pink dress with a pretty design so you can dress it up or down, and with 20% off this only cost £13!

I also brought this cute light blue/mint wash bag for Primark which is the perfect size to take only the bare necessities to a festival that I'm off to in august (I'm sure I'll take more than the essentials but I'll aim to fit it all in this bag!). The rest of my purchases are more beauty product based and I didn't really intend on buying any (apart from the face wipes because I forgot to pack any!) I just thought it would be nice to treat myself after using the cheaper budget alternatives. I've used the Palmers moisturises before and liked them so I was intrigued at the idea of this being a gradual tan as well. I've been using the Garnier Summer Body to try and build up a tan but I'm not really getting on with it so I wanted to try an alternative. Then on to the body shop treats. I thought it was time to get back into face masks as they do help to clear my skin and try and reduce the spots I get. I picked up the Blue Corn 3 in 1 Deep Cleansing Mask as it said it would cleanse, ex-foliate and purify my skin. That's exactly what I feel needs to happen, just in the summer I tend not to wear as much foundation so I find it important to try and keep my skin as clear as possible. The next were treats, but I got the pink grapefruit set for £12 when it should have actually cost £19.50. I originally wanted to try a body sorbet but it made more sense to treat myself and get the shower gel and spray instead and I'll know I'll use them.

Also if anyone has any tips for surviving a festival please comment below, I need help!

what I brought in London

In my recent trip to London, we had to visit Oxford Street, it would have been rude not to! But shopping wasn't the main priority of the trip and so that's why I only picked a few basic items up. Sorry for poor picture it was hard to work with the rubbish sunlight. I had a lovely weekend doing the tourist things, and we even went up the shard which I never realised how much taller than the London eye it was. I also saw Wicked which was amazing and I would definitely recommend it! I love seeing shows and wish I could see West End Shows all the time but sadly that's not a realistic option. Also I've got so used to using my Oyster card, I definitely love London but don't think I could live there in all the business!

So the main thing I picked up was a cami top from Miss Selfridge which is a lovely bright pink summery colour, I already own a lilac one of these and love and when I saw the lace detail on this I thought it was a perfect top to wear skinny jeans and that's an outfit done. I love these style of cami tops because they're more dressy than a vest top and just look nicer and smarter but still casual.

Then I brought these adorable cute daisy earrings from river island which are just perfect for summer, especially when I wear my hair up and you'll be able to see them.

Finally I made a quick visit to boots, and this wasn't planed to pick up any make up items I just needed some concealer after all my packing I forgot mine and needed some on the go! I made use of the maybelline offer and picked up the better skin concealer which is lovely creamy texture and had lasting coverage. So far this looks like a good buy and it didn't seem cakey at all but we'll have to see how that goes. Then as the buy one get one half price offer I saw it as an opportunity to pick up the maybelline colour tattoo in on and on bronze. This is something that I've wanted for ages and was always like there's no point getting another eyeshadow but for half the price I thought it was worth it and we'll see if it was or not. I love my pink gold colour tattoo so I'm excited to try this out a full review will follow soon.