Primark Haul & a few other goodies ♡

So I went to Primark today and bought quite a few things, it's not a huge haul but I find that when shopping in there it always feel like you buy much less than you think. Anyway I shan't dilly dally, on with the show!

1. Hello Kitty Cosy Super Socks (£4)

This are adorable slipper type things to wear around the house, a bit much but they're so fluffy and cute and I know I'm gonna wear them a lot when it starts getting cold. Plus they're better quality than the usual primark cosy socks (which I love anyway), plus they're a bit more like slipper pumps than socks. Really love this though, I have an obsession with hello kitty but I can't buy many hello kitty things without being told by my parents that I look like a  5 year old - life is quite hard, but anyway this allows me to unleash my hello kitty-ness!

2. Indigo pinafore (£12)
I love love love love love this, it looks quite good quality for primark and I have wanted a pinafore for so long. I bought a floral one a while ago which I love but a plain one will go with more things, if you see this in the store there are two buttons on the strap to adjust it and I adjusted it to the tighter setting but don't get confused if you see this in the store!

3. Cream High Neck Lace Crop Top (£3)
This was reduced from £6, I don't wear crop tops because I hate my tummy (guess why..) but this is a lace top which I love and I can wear it with high waisted shorts or with a top underneath which will be nice.

4. Eclipz Argan Oil (£4)
I have had several friends telling me that I should be using this because my hair is so weird, I'm not Moroccan just so you know. I'm mixed race so my hair is a mix between afro because my Mum is Jamaican and like English type hair from my Dad's side, it's all frizzy at the front but it's long, also it doesn't feel soft and silky like English/Asian hair does but apparently this is great to repair your hair (ooh a rhyme, Dr Seuss would be se-seuss-ed, sorry if you don't understand I'm not too funny) and there's a relatively big tub in this box, there was also a small tube for £2.50 if you want to trial it but this tub is much better value.

5. Cotton Wool Makeup Removers (£1)

These came in a two pack so my mum has the other half, not much to say but it's a necessity and at the moment I had been using flannels to wash it off so I have stained flannels which I'm not happy about, plus cotton wool is less harsh on the skin. For a pound you can't go wrong.

6. Eye liner (£1 each)

I'm aware it says £1.50 but I got charged a pound each, I have never really used primark makeup but I use Constance Carroll which is a cheap brand and this is that bit cheaper so I might try it out and review it on here. I wear eyeliner practically everyday so it's a must have for me.

7. Bendy Rollers (£1.50 each)

I've never used these before but my mum has and she says they're better for your hair than curlers because they don't pull at it and attach to it in the same way, she also said it will help me with volumizing my hair so I'm willing to give it a go. 

8. Peanut m&m's (£2) from Tesco

I've just been craving these to be honest, if you don't like them then why???? They are so nice I could cry.

 

9. The Naked Brothers Band Movie (£1) from Poundland 

Cannot believe I found this, I LOVED the naked brothers band when I was younger and I love the similarities to The Beatles, not music wise exactly but the rooftop concert and stuff. I just cannot believe this I'm so glad I bought this.

10. Spy Kids 4 (£1) from Poundland

I got this because I wanted to finish my collection, plus this movie shows the kids from the other movies grown up which made my emotional when I watched in the cinema.

11. Bendy Bando (£1.50) another primark goodie, sorry I forgot to put this sooner!

I love this, I want to start putting my hair up but it's a bit boring without any decoration. Plus I love floral designs.

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What I bought today

I went shopping with my mum just to stock up on essentials, this is all affordable stuff because I'm poor so beauty on a budget??

1. Johnson's Face Care Refreshing Cleansing Lotion from Savers (£2.49)

I think this will be a good product for my skin, I have sensitive skin and this is a product for baby's so I doubt it will give me a rash, not a bad price. There were cheaper ones but this is a brand I feel I won't have a problem with.

 

2. Doughnut Bun from Savers (£1)

I wanted to start doing my hair up in a bun to keep it out of my face, but to get a doughnut bun in other places it can be £4.99 (cough cough Claire's!) why would I pay nearly £4 extra for something as simple as this, it's ridiculous. I haven't tried it out yet but when I do I'll do before and after pictures maybe.

3. Constance Caroll Liquid Eyeliner (£1.99)

I got this from a cheap outlet near my house, this brand is cheap but works and I used another of their liquid liners and it comes out pretty well, just needed more to be honest. I don't think it's waterproof though which sucks but ah well.

4. Constance Caroll Mega Volume Mascara (£1.99)

I bought this from the same cheap store, I don't think this will be as good as the miss sporty one but I don't know maybe I'll be surprised.

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USA haul!

So I bought quite a bit while I was in the USA (New York and Washington D.C), so I decided just to post what I bought because I like watching and reading blog posts on other people's hauls to get an idea of their sense of style and so I know what to look for when I go out, I do this especially with primark hauls. Anyway, on with the show.

1. Lucky Charms (don't remember the price sorry, I think it was $3 - $4?)
I loooooove American food, I haven't actually tried these before and I don't usually like marshmallows but these marshmallows are supposedly not as soft as normal ones so I might like it. Zoe (Zoella) seems to love them and I love her and so I hope I love these, she won't be reading this but I LOVE YOU ZOE K BYE

2. Black Converses ($25)
WHAT A FIND. I said I wanted to buy converses in the USA because I thought they'd be cheaper there, I went to T.J Maxx (US version of T.K Maxx) and omg $25 that's like under £20! They only had this size so they're a bit big because in US sizes I think I'm like a 7-7.5, I've already worn these so much already.

3. Cookies and Cream Pop Tarts
I love pop tarts. That is all.

4. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups ($1.99?)
Three words - nom nom nom. I don't usually like peanut butter but Reese's peanut butter is sweeter and has chocolate too, we stayed in the centre of New York so there were like no supermarkets so these ones were expensive. I didn't get to a supermarket until I was staying with family where I bought more though, so if you're going to Manhattan be prepared to be bombarded with high prices.

5. Nirvana Shirt ($9.99 from J.C Penneys)
This shirt was reduced from $12 which still would have been about £8 which is reasonable for a band shirt, but when it was reduced further I knew I had to get it because it would've been silly not to. I really like Nirvana and they're one of my favourite bands.
DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A HIPSTER WEARING BAND SHIRTS TO LOOK COOL WHEN I'VE NOT HEARD ANY OF THE BAND SONGS.
I bought it in a medium size because it was a men's shirt, so hopefully it'll be baggy so I can tuck it into shorts or a skirt.

6. SWEETS ($54)
Spent a lot of money on sweets, hopefully it should last a while. I LOVE THE SWEETS IN THE USA! English sweets are so boring, except Cadbury's. Cadbury's is amazeballs but Hershey's smells like cheese and tastes like plastic, sorry Americans.

7. Banana Split Oreos
I bought these for my friends because one of them wanted different types of oreos, and I wanted to bring all my friends something to try but none of my other friends specified what they wanted so I brought these. Awaiting their responses..

 8. Martin Luther King/Trayvon Martin ($5)
This is like an unofficial shirt which I bought at the march at Washington D.C, I really like it and the messages of MLK. 3 words - let freedom ring.

9. Denim blouse from Macy's brand Guess ($47.40)

Don't get me wrong, I would never pay this much even though it was 40% off, my Aunt saw I liked it and bought it for me while I was looking at something else. That being said, it's nice quality and can be worn with a lot of things, not double denim though sorry no. I think this goes with dresses, more tight fitting shirts, shorts, could go with anything really, but it's not really a good buy if you're on a budget.

10.  Skinny jeans from Forever 21 ($7.90)

These are skinny but they look baggy on this picture, very cheap but nice quality jeans I think. As winter is appropriate I need to start wearing jeans again so woo winter wear. Can't wait to buy winter jumpers again, yes!

11. Hair Slides ($1.80)

Pretty decent price for a pretty decent product, I thought these are cute and might look nice if I start wearing my hair in a bun to add some accessories.

12. Freebies from hotels! (FREE)

So I picked up some body lotion and moisturiser from my hotels, I haven't used them yet but I want giving up the opportunity of free skin care!

Thanks for reading, I will stop posting about my holiday now!

What to eat in the USA

PFood was one of the main parts of my trip to the USA, so here are the things that I enjoyed.

Reese's peanut butter cups are so nice, they sell them in the UK but I think they're more expensive and there are more variations in the USA, I don't usually like peanut butter but in Reese's it's sweet and chocolatey :)

A Wendy's baconator, omg why they don't have Wendy's in the UK anymore I'll never know. It's like a proper burger but fast food, omg x10000000 better than McDonald's.

I went to IHOP twice, the first time I got a toasted sandwich type thing and I made my family go back so I could get pancakes, so I got chocolate chip pancakes. One of the workers in the IHOP I went to the second time gave us 2 mugs to bring back to the UK, how nice right?

Chinese food is Chinatown, I had sweet and sour chicken with egg noodles. Best. Chinese. Food. Ever. Seriously, it was a huge portion so I couldn't finish it but it was amazing yum yum

Pop tarts! This is a cookies and cream one which was nice, I also had a chocolate fudge one which wasn't as good. We brought back strawberry pop tarts and hot fudge sundae ones too, yummy!

Candy corn, I had heard about this as a Halloween treat and couldn't pass up an opportunity to try it, yum :)

Finally, some cheesecake from Lindy's. it's world famous however personally I found it too soft, it wasn't like mousse which I hate but it was softer than I would've preferred. They did a lunch time offer there though where you get a meal with chips then with a piece of cheesecake for dessert.

The food in America was pretty great, there was other stuff too but no more photos :)

USA!

I got back from the USA today, I had such a great time. I went to NYC and Washing D.C, here are some pictures that I took while I was there:

My favourite band is the Beatles, strawberry fields was a must do for me.

This photo is the crowd I had to get through for the march, for the 50th anniversary of the MLK march on Washington. 

This is just a selection, I'm going to do another post on what I bought in the USA and perhaps the restaurants I liked and the food that I liked. Thanks for seeing my photos, if you haven't been to the USA you should definitely go, it was my first time and it was amazing really.