Lust After: Lotsa Lamps

Some of my favourite bloggers (who have awesome taste) 

have been blogging about interesting lights

(including Gem, Georgina & Queen Marie )

and quite a few have also caught my eye, 

so I thought I'd collect together my favourite ones in one post

Cream Ella the Dog Lamp £40 Ben De Lisi @ Debenhams

Black Ella the Dog Lamp £40 Ben De Lisi @ Debenhams

Aren't these lamps adroable,

as far as I can tell  its they are French Bulldogs,

Really different and quirky too

Bunny Lamp £35 Next

I instantly thought of this lamp when I saw the Ben Di Lisi ones,

Oh Em Gee it's a bunny :)

a little more affordable too!

Moooi Rabbit Lamp £320 The French Bedroom Company

As far as I can tell this bunny lamp came first,

a little too similar no?

But obviously much more expensive

Lapin Lamp £46 Lapin & Me

And once I'd found 2 rabbit lamps I was on a roll

I loove this pink one,

and I like that they light from the inside

so the whole bunny glows

White Rabbit Children's Lamp £59 John Lewis

And bunny lamps are not just for the grown-up

this children's version is so sweet,

and the best bit is even though it's for children

grown-ups can buy it if they want to!

Cream Tea Time Ceramic Lamp £110 Laura Ashley

But if you're a proper grown-up

you might prefer something a little more sophisticated like this teacup lamp

Teacups Table Lamp £50 Next

Are you spotting a pattern here??

I find a lovely but pricey lamp,

then I see that next have used it for 'inspiration'!

(in all honestly I like Nexts versions and I would buy them purely on price)

Various Awesome Lamps from £54.99  from Goodness Gracious

The more I searches,

the more I found!

Incredible lights everywhere,

Varieties of luminous colors

and in loads of different shapes

*at this point my mind was blown*

I WANT A NEW LAMP

(but I don't actually need one because I have a lovely red one..

but it's not quite as nice as these)

New Arrival: Alice in Wonderland by Paul & Joe

Hi guys!

Other than taking pictures of myself for uni

(not just for fun *cough cough*!)

I have also been waiting for an asos order

and today it arrived!

It's the Alice in wonderland tin by Paul & Joe

I was really gutted I didn't get my hands on an urban decay palette

so thought I would plump for this to ease my pain!

It came in a gorgeous cardboard sleeve / box

it's quite textured and expensive feeling

and the little illustrations are so darling!

Here's the tin itself,

It came in two colourways,

blue packaging with a peach lipstick (which is what I went for)

and pink packaging with a pink lipstick

Open it up and inside is a blotting paper holder (with mirror)

perfect for in your handbag

Blotting paper refills

and the lipstick

The tin is pretty sturdy,

and everything feel really good quality

Here's the lipstick

I swatched it for you

and erm there was no point showing it to you!

it is so sheer there is next to no pigment at all

just a little shimmery, felt moisturising though

and here they are in my hand for size comparison!

Overall I love it!

Its worth it for the packaging alone in my book!

its well made and so so cute!

However I was considering getting both colourways

and I'm really glad I didn't

With the lipsticks lack of pigment, almost like a lip salve,

I assume the pink would be pretty much the same

so yeah, no need to get both!

have you considered buying it?

or do you have the urban decay palette?

(if you do I'm jealous!)

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New Arrival: Nail Varnish, Nudes and Nylons!

'ello tink

how are we all this fine Sunday??

Thought I would show you guys some recent purchases of mine!

Went on a little O.P.I kick!

found a really good store on ebay

EnchantedBeautySpot

I bought L to R:

Tickle my Francey

My Private Jet

Absolutely Alice

Mad as a Hatter

Rapidry Topcoat

I larf them all,

I especially am in love with mad as a hatter

my god its the glitteriest thing I have ever seen

however it was a NIGHTMARE to get off

Nail varnish remover didn't do a lot,

so I resorted to picking it off

and it took half the top layer of my nails with it!

So now they are all uneven and bumpy :(

thought I would show you how I store my polishes

I know its not the most organised of collections,

but I love my paul frank pouch and had to put it to use!

Talking of nail varnish,

when looking through my mothers nail polish box I found these

and she hardly ever wears nail varnish,

and I'm sure I haven't seen her wear these colours even though they are pretty old

So I have borrowed them :)

and I cant believe I forgot to take a picture

I own CHANEL PARTICULIERE

I love it,

I know I'm buying into all the hype

but its such a nice colour

I was on a waiting list for a few weeks from my local Chanel counter

and she phoned me and I went and got it!

I got a little white Chanel paper bag too,

I had a perma-smile for about 2 days!

anyway back to my new arrivals

I got this trompe l'oeil inspired dress from oasis

Its soo cute,

very comfy and easy to wear

I bought it in black with a white print as well!

I got this over sized jumper from New Look

I love its fairytale theme,

and of course nude colouring again!

It even has pearls sewn onto the frame!

I also bought it in grey,

Its over sized so I bought the size down,

Its also slightly cropped

last but not least

I bought these skirts from topshop

I bought the green one first and then went back for the black and grey/lilac

they are made from nylon and elastane

they are almost like thick tights material!

the come in one size,

and they are amazingly stretchy,

they are a really versatile design, you can wear them as a high waisted skirt, t-shirt tucked in

pull them down for a knee length pencil

or ruche it up for a mini!

phew that's it for now guys,

don't forget to scroll down and enter my 50 followers giveaway!

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No time to say hello, goodbye!

I have a ridiculous amount of uni work to do!
Above is a little bit of what I've been up to.

I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!

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