Primark and more

I’ve never been very good at shopping at Primark.  I’m forever asking people where they got their lovely top/skirt/cardigan and getting the reply, ‘oh it’s just from Primark’, whereas all I’d ever found in Primark was a jumbled mess and never my size.  However what I discovered recently was that it’s all about the location.  A small Primark is never going to work with the bargains and confined spaces soon resulting in a descent into anarchy.  However supersize the Primark, and everything becomes suddenly organized and appealing, with space to breathe.  So as I happened upon one of these wonder Primarks the other day, I found two things for my summer holidays:


The first is this lovely sundress, which is elasticated on the waist in order to be fitted then flares out, so very flattering.  It comes in a few colours and I chose this lovely peach:

The second was a skirt I’d seen in loads of magazines recently.  It has a pretty beach scene design and would look great worn high-waisted with a belt:

In other news, it was birthday at the weekend (happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, etc.)  and I got some splendiferous things :)


Firstly, this Birthday Girl gift set from Philosophy:

I’d never tried anything from Philosophy before but had heard loads of good things about them.  In the set came: Amazing Grace (shampoo, bath and shower gel), Purity Made Simple (cleanser), Time on Your Hands (hand cream), Soul Owner (foot cream) and Vanilla Birthday Cake lip gloss.  I’ve tried a few of the products and they’re really nice, especially the lip gloss, and the set comes in a sweet cosmetics bag.

Secondly I got a gift set from L’Occitane, in the scent Cherry Blossom and it came with: bath and shower gel, body lotion, soap and hand cream.

I absolutely love the smell of these products and the scent lasts for ages especially the hand cream.


I also got this weekend bag from Marks and Spencer, which will be perfect for holidays:

 

It’s big enough to fit all your make up and toiletries in and even has a mirror inside.

And that’s it, my latest additions round up :)