Fall Shopping!

The other day I went "back to school" shopping with my twinnie for some new clothes for the fall. I didn't get too much but I did get some essentials that I've been needing for awhile, like bras and jeans! So here's what I got:

Marshalls:

Striped cardigan: $14.99

You can never have too many cardigans and I really love these types of cardigans, the ones that are very light and loose and flowy. =) The gray one I have was featured in my July favorites post.

Old Navy:

Jeans: $19.00

Sweater: $26.50

Old Navy was having a sale on jeans and I desperately required a new pair so I picked up these for only 19 bucks! Not bad. The sweater is a little more pricey than I'd normally pay for a shirt (-cheap-), but I really liked it and it was sooo comfy so I gave in. :D

Forever 21:

Dress Shirt: $19.80

This goes perfect with either leggings or jeans. I really like how simple it is, but it's also flattering to my body type, if I do say so myself, LOL. (curvy! lol). I'm not crazy about the belt, I think I'd like to find a new one to wear with it, cos this one is just a lil....well it reminds me of a seatbelt. LOL. So I reckon I'll just get rid of it.

Target:

Bras: $7.00 and $10.00 (approximately, my mum has the receipt so it's not exact)

Hoodie: $12.00 (again, approximately)

Last stop of the day was Target, cos we had to pick my mum up from work and wanted to do some shopping there cos my mum gets a really good discount. I picked up two bras which I love, they remind me of the Victoria's Secret one I already own but much cheaper in price but essentially the same in quality (AND there's a lil bow in the middle, how cute??). I also grabbed a hoodie since I've kind of grown out of them since my emo stage hahahah but I couldn't help but get this one cos it was so comfy and cute. I figure every girl needs at least one....for those lazy days!

e.l.f eyelid primer: $1

e.l.f concealer brush: $1

I then also grabbed the eyelid primer cos I know I won't be able to afford another Urban Decay one when it runs out and because I heard good things about this one. I got the concealer brush to use in applying eye primer but I dunno, might of been a dumb idea, using my finger is so much easier, hahaha. I haven't tried the eyelid primer yet, but when I do, I reckon I'll do a review post on it. =)

So what about you guys? What have you been picking during your "back to fall" shopping trips!?

Target Haul

Today while looking around online, I discovered the e.l.f Beauty Books and heard nothing but rave reviews about them and knew I HAD to have them, lol. For 5 bucks each, I knew I couldn't go wrong. I also needed some proper eye makeup brushes and I knew Target had some affordable ones. I heard mixed reviews about the Sonia Kashuk brushes so I didn't get them in the end cos they were 9.99 for a travel sized set which was kind of lame cos I wanted full sized ones, so I got some Studio Tools brushes, which were about 2-2.50 each. I'm quite happy with everything I got!

From left to right: eyeliner brush, crease brush, and medium shadow brush. I used them to do some looks tonight and I'm really happy with them. That might be because I've been using q-tips for ages, LOL, but yeah, good stuff:

e.l.f Beauty Book: Eye Brights Edition. I love these colors!! I did two looks with them tonight, but I'm going to do separate review posts for each of these books. =)

e.l.f Beauty Book: Smokey Eye Edition. I haven't swatched / used these yet, but I'm sure they're just as brilliant as the colors above. I really love the look of the silvers!!

In the coming days, I'll have review posts for each separate book with some looks, etc. I'm going to the Cape for a couple of days, but I may do the posts there, so we'll see.

What about you guys? Have you tried the e.l.f Beauty Books? DO YOU LOVE THEM LIKE I DO? Hahahaha.

July Favorites

Figured I'd do one of these since it's something I've seen bloggers do lots of sooo here are my July favorites!!

Skirt: I'm not a shorts kind of gal, so two of my favorites in the summer are dresses and skirts, especially for those hot days. This one I got from Target and I find to be incredibly comfy! I wore it to the Paramore concert cos I thought I might get too hot in jeans and while I was very comfy, it happened to be a windy day so it kept blowing up, haha! So I had a few Marilyn Monroe moments but ohh well. Haven't gotten a decent photo of me in it yet, but here's one I took on my webcam (and wow, all those stuffed animals in the back make me look 12, HAHAH)

Purse: I've been complaining for ages now that I need a new purse cos I love the black one I have, but it's tooo big and it's my carry on so it holds a shit load. So I recently got this at TJ Maxx for quite cheap. It was 22 bucks and it had been previously like 70 bucks or something? Who knows if that's really the case, but whatever, it made me feel better about buying it! It's a really bright green ish aqua ish (lol) color! It's not tiny but it is perfect for holding my wallet, camera, and a cardigan.

Cardigan: Another goody that I got from Target, at the same time as I got the skirt above. I love it sooo much, I swear I've been wearing it the majority of this month, LOL. It's really light and flowy (aka PERFECT for the summer) and goes with just about anything. I always like having something with me incase I get slightly cold, and this is perfect for that. (ignore the Runaways inspired makeup, lol)

Arizona Half & Half Lite: I've always loved Arizona Iced Teas, but I just recently tried this one, which is half iced tea and half lemonade. I'm prolly a bit behind and it's prolly been around for ages, BUT HEY, I've been over in London, so you can't blame me, tehe! But yeah, YUMMY, that's all I can say about that, lol. They're always really cheap (99 cents) and 125 calories for the whole bottle, which I can't complain with. Plus, check out that sexy guy on the label. Jk...

Victoria's Secret Body Mist in Pure Seduction: I've had this for agesss (as you can prolly tell, the bottle is pretty used up) but I didn't bring it back with me to London so I just recently rediscovered how much I loveee it when I got home for the summer. Smells sooo nice and since that's the only descriptive words I can think of, I'll just write what's on the bottle, LOL. "Casaba Melon, Plum, and Freesia." YUMMO.

Nivea Pearly Shine Lip Balm: This has been a favorite of mine since I got it a couple months ago. It's your average lip balm but with a "pearly shine." So while it moisturizes your lips, you also get a lil bit of color/tint and shine with it. I really love it. It's all I wear on my lips most of the time since lipsticks can be too drying and lip glosses are too sticky icky. It also smells really nice.

Proactiv Refining Mask: I've suffered with pimples (like most girls eh?) since I was a teenager and I still haven't found the magical cure, but I'm getting closer to clearer skin, but I suppose that's a post for another day. LOL. Lame. Not but really, I used the Proactiv range and it didn't do any miracles for me, so I eventually gave up on it, since why should I bother paying so much for something that doesn't work? Ya, I know, makes sense. But the one thing I do like from the range is the refining mask. I use it about once a week and I feel like it really helps clear up my pimples, even if they do come back a week later, LOL.

Biore Shine Control Moisturiser: I never really thought I needed to bother with moisturiser since I have such oily skin as it is, so why add to it? but then I read that if you don't add some of the moisture back in that you take out while cleaning your face, your skin creates even MORE oil and I was like, not cooool with that, LOL. So I decided to start using this and I've been using it for ages now and love it. While it doesn't keep the oil away ALL DAY (trust me, nothing will for this face), I do feel like it helps keep the oil at bay for a good chunk of the day. And again, YUMMY SMELL.

I've also been loving Lean Cuisine Meals and DUNKACINO'S!!! I think I spelled that right. But they've been around forever and they're half hot chocolate, half coffee, 100PERCENTDELICIOUS. Lol.

What about everyone else? What's your favorites for this month? (yes, I pose this question to all of my TWO followers, hahaha)