Friday 1 August 2014

July Favourites


Hi guys, these are a few things that I was really loving in July this year, including: clothing, cosmetics, TV shows and food. I've also experimented with the design to make it look a bit more aesthetically  pleasing, hope you enjoy!


First up is clothing, and I was absolutely delighted to find this. I'd wanted something smart and girly for ages, and the pink colouring as well as the black collar provided this. I usually really do not suit pink at all, so I was pleasantly surprised to find that I actually really loved what this looked like on! I bought it for £8.99 from New Look, total bargain for something non-Primark!


Speaking of Primark, that's exactly where I got this from! I'd been looking for ages for a really nice playsuit for summer, but couldn't quite find one that I liked enough to purchase. However, looking around Primark, I stumbled across this one! I love the colouring and patterns, and at just £7.99 I just couldn't say no!


This was another Primark purchase this month! I was a bit strapped for cash so this month it's been another one of limited spending and looking for bargains. But anyway, I was looking for a dress in Primark and came across this one. I absolutely love the blue colour, and teamed up with a flower belt I have, the two went together so well so I just had to get it, especially once again for another brilliant price, this time just £10.00.


Well this is decidedly less girly than the other stuff! Anyway, I'd wanted something along the line of this for a while, but usually I have a look on Truffleshuffle.com for this type of thing. I decided that I didn't really like any of their 'drink' shirts. However, after being dragged (okay it wasn't that bad!) around Matalan, this Pepsi-Cola vest caught my eye and as it was only £8.00 I decided to pick it up for the summer!


Now for a quick piece of jewellery that I picked up this month! My necklace that I had been wearing pretty much everyday for the past few years was getting tatty so I wanted a new necklace, and another green one at that. I was in a charity shop and this one caught my eye, I liked how dramatic it was with all the different large green gems inside it, and I just adored it after trying it on, so now this has become one of my main necklaces, haha! The best part is that I only had £1.50 on me and the woman let me have it for just that, what a bargain!!


This has been my old faithful for almost three years, after originally testing out lots of different ones, getting help from one of the make-up ladies in store and finding the perfect make and colour for my skin tone. I'm including this because it usually lasts me a good few months but the time came where I needed to re-stock! The exact make is the No7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream, but more specifically the Normal/Oily SPF 15 one in the 'Fair' shade. It usually costs me about £11.99 but it is so worth it for me as it lasts so long, is the exact right colour and doesn't feel too heavy or anything, it does a really good job. Oh, and I usually buy it from Boots.


Here's another cosmetic that I've been loving this month! These are Estée Lauder lipsticks - the red one is #26 Nectarine and the more purple/brown one is #48 Hot Kiss. They are both absolutely wonderful - very pigmented leading to a very fantastic colour, plus it stays for hours. The Hot Kiss one in particular is probably my favourite ever lipstick shade that I've ever discovered, as you can see it's quite worn out! The packaging also looks amazing! Go check out their website, or failing that, Debenhams stock their products too! 


Okay this boxset isn't exactly new as the show has just finished it's fifth season, but oh my gosh, during the summer holidays I've enjoyed watching back over the Glee season 1 boxset SO much! Season One was just pure gold with the comedy and drama and the story lines were just so on point. 'Bad Reputation' is most probably my favourite episode. Season One aired between 2009-2010 where the show found great success in the ratings and in the charts too.


This wouldn't be me unless it was rounded off with SOME form of food, haha! Firstly, this month my parents drove past a Cadbury Shop and brought us back a bag of 'Mis-Shapes' and they are absolutely gorgeous - a mixture of milk chocolate shapes and then also ones filled with caramel. I love both, so now I don't have to decided which one I'd prefer when I get a bag full of both of them! OH and secondly I was reminded of my love for Dip-Dabs this month when deciding to get one at my brother's futsal tournament. SO sugary but SO delicious!



So yeah that's it for this month guys! I hope you enjoyed this post and knowing me it had to be long and include food! Which of the items featured was your favourite? Most importantly, what were YOUR July favourites? Comment a link to your favourites' posts and I'll be more than happy to check them out!

Jade xx

12 comments:

  1. Great favourites post! The second Primark dress is so pretty :)

    Jenny
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    1. Thank you so much, lovely! Aw I adore it, such a nice colour and so girly with the sleeves, looks fab teamed up with a certain belt I have also!

      Thanks for commenting :D

      Jade x
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    1. Aw IKR it's so nice! Thank you for commenting ♥

      Jade x

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  3. Those Primark pieces are so pretty! The No7 BB cream looks great also, I heard Ruth from A Model Recommends talking about it in a video and I must remember to pick it up at some point - I love a good BB cream :)

    Meg at Meg Says

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    1. Aw I know right - Primark do such nice stuff for such cheap prices! Yes I'd highly recommend it, it does wonders for me and apparently Ruth too! Thank you for commenting :D

      Jade x
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  4. Loove the primark playsuit! I have been looking for one this summer as well and haven't found any I like so will have to hit up Primark! Great faves :) x

    Jasmin Charlotte

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    1. Aw thank you lovely, I absolutely adore it! Yeah I had the exact same issue so Primark is definitely a good shout! Thank you so much :D

      Jade x
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  5. Primark actually has some really nice things - need to go and have a look and see what new stuff there is!! :)

    Layla xx

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    1. I know right?? People just write them off because their stuff is dead cheap but some of the designs in there are so lovely! Yesss go for it! Thank you for commenting lovely <3

      Jade x
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  6. Great picks! The Estee Lauder lipstick in Hot Kiss is gorgeous--great for the fall. Sia, Ed Sheeran and Lily Allen are on constant rotation at my house too!

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    1. Aw thank you so much! I totally agree, great fall colour, absolutely iN LOVE with that lipstick! Ooh glad to see we've been loving some of the same music, too! Thanks for commenting <3

      Jade x
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