027: welcome to my new shelves

✿ lego cloud cuckoo palace: £17.99 lego store here 

✿  laduree savoury cookbook: £18.76 amazon here

I'M A DEDICATED WHITE FURNITURE FAN

as i have said previously (here!) my room required a reshuffle before i bought my imac and whilst watching one of lily's videos i noticed her ikea shelves and decided i could do with something similar. i went for these ikea hemnes shelves after much deliberation and i'm so over the moon with them. i love all ikea furniture and there isn't one piece in my bedroom that isn't from the hemnes collection -i'm a dedicated white furniture fan. after spending quite a while on the ikea website i created a new pinterest board for all my first home inspiration, which then led to my wedding inspiration board… oops?! 

✿ skurar bowl: £7 pink and green here or red and white here

✿ large sweet jar: £2.49 home bargains similar here 

✿ small sweet jar: £1 home bargains similar here
✿ hemnes shelving unit: £80 ikea here  

✿ förtjust tea light holder: £2.25 ikea here and here 

✿ förtjust candle holder: £2 ikea here and here

✿ records: 50p-£30 amazon, rise music   

✿ typewriter: £20 charity shop 

✿ cardboard octopus: alex's mum 

026: a baby bioderma haul

✿ bioderma micelle solution: £4.50-£9.99 here 

✿ bioderma sebium pore refiner: £14.80 here

everytime i buy a bioderma dupe i always think 'i should have bought bioderma'. so, whilst i was in london (for the cath kidston safari launch) i went to the garden pharmacy in covent garden and purchased a bottle. unfortunately i could't find a 500ml bottle which was what i was after because for people that don't live close to london tracking bioderma down is still pretty hard.

i also picked up the bioderma sebum pore refiner because one of the biggest flaws in my skin is the size of my pores. in true regina george style 'my pores are huge' and it's started to really knock any confidence i had when it came to my skin. i haven't had the chance to use it yet because my skin is appalling at the moment and i'm just trying to get it back to normal - any recommendations for combination/sensitive skin?

025: to lily, buy yourself something pretty, love lily x

I'M NOT USUALLY A TECHNOLOGY NERD BUT...

i remember in year 8 going to my friend mollies house and spending hours on photo booth on her imac filming videos and taking hundreds of photographs. finally i managed to get my mitts on my own imac, even if it did mean rearranging my room because its so small! i'm so in love with it and when i was setting it up alex said nothing but 'i want one'. it's fair to say now we just spend evenings both sat on a one man chair looking up lego mini figures on ebay and watching weird things on youtube - money well spent i think. i've had it for a week or so now and i have to say it's definitely been worth the money, besides the fact it doesn't come with a disk drive and i've had to buy an external one it's been incredible! i'm not usually a technology nerd but the speakers are infinitely better than the macbook pros. i've also noticed it goes much brighter (than a pro) which is good because my room can be so bright and it just nice to have a crisp screen.

 

 «currently in the record player: jake bugg shangri la»

lots of love, 
lily 

024: lush favourites, prince charming and neon love soap

I'VE FOUND A SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE WAY OF SMOTHERING YOURSELF IN JAFFA CAKES

i'm lucky enough to work for lush cosmetics and prior to leaving for university i would have been there almost three years! however, i'm back in my hometown working for lush and cath kidston, which is pretty darn cool i think.
anyway! when the valentines day collection was launched i fell completely in love with the neon love shop and shortly after the prince charming shower gel. i featured the neon love shop in a wish list and shortly after i bought my first chunk and i've been hoarding it ever since! it's so creamy and smells so lovely, i definitely recommend you have sniff! also, i've found a socially acceptable way of smothering yourself in jaffa cakes and it's prince charming shower gel.  somehow a mixture of pomegranate, marshmallow root and vanilla smells like the chocolate orange biscuits and i'm certainly not complaining!
unfortunately you cannot buy either online anymore however, you might be able to find it in your local lush store.

«currently in the record player: arctic monkeys am» 

lots of love, 

lily 

023: the recordings of an infinite wish list #2

WISH LIST NUMBER TWO

see wish list number one here 

new look houndstooth skirt £17.99: new look have released some absolute gems in their most recent collection and i would definitely consider this skirt as one of them!

marsha the mermaid queen lego mini figurines £2.49: yes, unfortunately i have spent the last half hour or so looking for clues on how to locate this little cutie as it is a lucky dip when it comes to the mini figurines.  if you see a girl lurking in the direction of the lego stand feeling each packet for a tail and trying to decode the barcodes - that will unfortunately be me.

pomander diptyque candle £40: this is me pretty much trying to cling on to christmas through a spicy and warm candle from the urban retreat boutique, until summer is in full swing.

scented gel pens (price ranges!): please can someone explain how these went from the bane of my life and making sure the set was complete to completely forgetting they exist?! whilst it's been 11 years since they were a craze in my hometown i can firmly remember spending a fortunate of gel pens and soap being my favourite.

the wes anderson collection £19-22: as i have said before in my little present guide alex is very much so a scorsese kind of guy and i'm more of a sofia coppola kind of girl we both agree on the wonder that is wes anderson. alex says i'm moonrise kingdom in a film, which i won't argue with as i love it so much! and i think that this book is a really sweet way to look into his films some more.

opi nail lacquer bubble bath £11.50: i fell in love with the name of this polish when i saw it on the urban retreat beautique, it's just adorable! as someone that works at lush i think it's a staple!

bb sunday shampoo £14.13 and bb super rich conditioner £16.47: these bumble and bumble products have graced their presence right at the top of my wish list ever since i came across the bb section on the urban retreat beautique. p.s can you guess which online store has quickly become my favourite site to look for new beauty products!? i also couldn't help notice whilst exploring the site that hourglass is soon becoming a stockist very soon so whilst we are at it i'd like to add this conclealer brush pretty please!

topshop lip bullet in there she goes £8: whilst the topshop website reviews are not particularly recommending of the product, i do really love the colour and am definitely going to be 'swatching' (am i beauty blogger now?!) it in store!

«currently in the record player: arctic monkeys am» 

lots of love, 

lily 

(this post was written in collaboration with the urban beautique retreat, but my wish list from them is still infinitely long!) 

022: my blue crosley

HOW I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS BLUE CROSLEY

so back in my most favourite christmas present post i introduced my first record player and how i fell in love with this blue crosley. it was out of stock on amazon for months and months until we got a notification saying it was dispatched and here it is! i thought i'd do a little post about it as lots of people have asked where it's from etc.

advantages: three different speeds • a decent sound for such little speakers • it's pastel (need i say more!)
disadvantages: you can't close the lid with a record in • you may just want to stay in forever and listen to your favourite albums

✿ amy winehouse frank vinyl:  £18.99 (bought online but i can't find it anywhere!)

✿ blue crosley turntable: £69.99 amazon here

«currently in the record player: amy winehouse frank»

lots of love, 
lily

021: what i will wear: valentines day

MY EYES TURNED TO LOVE HEARTS

i have to say i haven't ever been this excited for valentines day! but my vintage style me dress arrived this morning and i had to get planning for the special day. as soon as i opened this dress my eyes turned to love hearts and i thought *hubba hubba*, it's just perfect right?

so far we've planned a little adventure to bristol so i have had to make sure that it is practical for train hopping and those oh so pleasant clifton hills - hence the rucksack from dresslily which reminds me of the kanken rucksacks that i am far too broke to afford! picking a perfume was easy as dot has become an everyday favourite of mine and i've had to buy other fragrances so i don't use too much of it up!
i hope you all have a wonderful day whatever your plans!

✿ shoes: £17 new look here

✿ smock dress: £32 vintage style me here

✿ underwear: £18 ann summers here 

✿ purse: £6 cath kidston (couldn't find online but similar here)

✿  coin purse: £4 cath kidston (not longer online but similar here)

✿ underwear: £18 ann summers here 

✿ rucksack: £7.94 dresslily here*

«currently in the record player: amy winehouse frank»

lots of love, 
lily