Collective Haul: Newlook, Primark, HMV & More!

Hello everyone, I hope you are all well and are looking forward to Easter Sunday tomorrow. I know that I am (too eat lots of chocolate!!!) Okay, moving on with the haul, Mum and I went to Oxford on Friday just to spend a day together and we bought lots of lovely things and I am about to share them with you. Also, not all of these things were bought in Oxford but I have gotten all of the items very recently! 

Newlook

Here is the first item I got earlier this week (not Friday) and it is just some cute shorts with a rose floral pattern on and cute black frilly bits on the leg cut. These shorts are extremely comfy because they have a stretchy waist and also they go up high over your tummy (perfect for me, aha). 

I think I will probably tuck a black plain vest top or little sleeve top into them and definitely get wearing them as the weather begins to heat up. Cannot wait to wear them very soon! 








Secondly from Newlook, I have this plain white top and I also have a black one which is exactly the same but the hole effect on the sleeve didn't show up very well. 

I will probably wear both tops with pretty much anything as they're similar to some other tops I have apart from the hole effect on the sleeve. I will wear them with shorts, jeans, under jumpers, skirts, leggings etc. 









This is one of my favourite items during spring and summer. I love denim shorts, tops and especially these cute little jackets just to give you more protection in the summer if you want to wear something over your top but not a cardigan or jumper etc. 

I really love pairing these with jeans and shorts mostly and I usually pair them with plain tops most of the time but they could be paired with any colour, any pattern and any style because in my personal opinion, I think denim goes with anything. 





I bought these shorts/skort about a month ago but I never bought enough of anything else to show you guys. I absolutely adore these and I cannot wait to wear them in the summer. They are extremely comfy and almost silk like. 

My favourite thing about these shorts is the pink and cream coloured rose pattern and I would pair these with cream or white vest tops or even a black top because of the black base on the shorts. I did pair it with a really soft cream cami top when I tried it on in the store, but when I went back to buy them both, the top wasn't there anymore and it's not on their website either therefore I don't think I can get it now. 

But never mind, I will pair this with a plain white or black or even a light pink vest top and possibly a cream one if I can find one. I will most likely tuck the tops inside instead of have them over the top of the shorts. 

 The final item I bought from Newlook is my new white hightop flower pattern shoes. I needed some new white shoes because my old ones that mimicked classic converses, also from Newlook, they became very dirty and also got splits underneath them, therefore I needed some new white shoes. They didn't necessarily have to be white but I prefer to wear white shoes in the summer. 


 As you can see these shoes are so cute, the little design on the side of flowers is absolutely adorable and I am so happy I purchased these. 






Primark 

First item from Primark is this beautiful top! I saw this and I had to buy it because I just love the pattern and the colours. There is a bit of a flower pattern and then a raindrop shape with a pattern around that. 

I will probably pair this with mainly shorts and jeans as it's quite a long top therefore I don't think it would look that great with a skirt. 










Next it's this lovely pastel blue/mint green skirt and it's extremely soft and quite fitted because it's stretchy but I don't care because I absolutely love it. 

I most likely will just pair this with a white top or black top because I don't think you can put patterns with pastel, if you can then okay, but personally, I wouldn't as I wouldn't feel comfortable. 

I don't know if I will wear the belt with it, I might, I don't know but I think it's nice that they give you a cute little accessory which could come in handy for another item of clothing. 





Next I just got some new natural tan tights because I needed some more as I've ripped all of mine and they've got ladders in etc. 

Also, I got some plain white long socks because I have ankle white socks and all the do these days is fall down in my shoes and it really annoys me because I have to keep pulling them up etc. So I got some longer ones so they wont keep falling down (wise choice, let me tell you) 










Lastly from Primark just some more of my favourite eyebrow pencil in the brown shade from the PS Love makeup range.  









Superdrug

I went to Superdrug as I always love buying some new makeup, I am constantly buying new items to try and I usually love them. All of the items you are going to see are from Collection (had a bit of an obsession with Collection these days)

The first item is the new Cover & Go Foundation and Concealer Duo. I tried a small bit from the tester tubes they have in Superdrug to find your correct colour and it was pretty thick and it covers quite well from the small tester bit I used on my neck and face. I haven't seen or tried the concealer that is in the cap, I have no idea what colour or how well it covers as I am yet still to open the packaging and actually use it on myself. I can do a review of this item as it is fairly new if you all would like me to do that. 

Second item from Collection is the Primed & Ready primer. Okay, so, I've been needing a new primer and I didn't want to spend £7.99 on my usual Rimmel London one which is also why I bought that foundation as it was cheaper than my usual BB Cream from Maybelline. But I've heard good reviews about this primer and it feels really soft and nice on my hand so I decided to buy this one. Once again, I am yet to try this product out also but once I do, I will probably let you guys know through Instagram if I don't do a full blog post on this beauty item. 

Finally, I got two Work The Colour nail polishes in Lilac Days (purple) and Lady In Red (red). The reason for this is because there was an offer on in Collection which was if you spend £3.99 or more in Collection you could get a free nail varnish. Both items above were over £3.99 so my mum and I paid separately so we could get two nail varnishes instead of one. I think these colours are really lovely for spring and summer, but, I haven't tried any of their nail varnishes in this mini range, so I cannot tell you for definite what they are like. (But it's free nail varnish, how could you refuse free nail varnish?!) 

River Island

I don't normally buy items from River Island because, one: they are extremely expensive and I don't think they should truly be worth the price they are and two: usually, there is no items in there that I really am a big fan of. (this is the second clothing item I have ever bought from there) 

But, I saw this light acid wash top and I fell in love with it. It's so long, oversized and comfy. The fabric that has been used for this top is so soft and lovely to touch and I have no idea what the material is but it feels amazing. 

I also love that the buttons on this top have a part where they are hidden which you can see underneath the undone buttons which makes it looks less like a shirt because you cannot see the buttons. 

I will probably wear this mostly as a going out top, e.g. out to dinner with some black jeans as I think that this wouldn't look right with denim coloured because of how light the top itself is. 

Accessorize:

This was the only item I bought from Accessorize on Friday and it is just these beautiful moonstone oval shaped earrings and I have a massive obsession with moonstone jewellery gems because I find them extremely beautiful. I love the way they shine and they are just so beautiful. 

I think the outside part of the moonstone is quite vintage and I really like that about Accessorize jewellery because it gives these jewellery items a bit of a twist.   

These earrings will go well with my moonstone ring that I have and both are in sterling silver which means they wont rust, they will last for a long time and I can wear them daily if I want to or for a night out. All I need now is a moonstone necklace to go with both of the items. 


Lush

Now a trip to Oxford or Milton Keynes etc, wouldn't be complete without making a cheeky purchase in Lush. I adore Lush products because they make your skin feel lovely, they smell amazing and they're not too expensive. Also because I don't have a Lush close for me to go to every day or every other day to go and buy a bath item I want I always love going to a different place to go shopping as popular shopping places usually have a Lush. 


The item I have purchased is from their Easter range and I am going to use it tomorrow for Easter Sunday in my bath and I will post photo's of it on Instagram. The item I bought is the Golden Egg which is a gold glittery egg (yes, it gets glitter all over your fingers) but it smells lovely and feels nice and creamy so I am hoping for good things about this product. (Credit to whoever's photo of the golden eggs are. Due to the packaged being sealed as you can see above, I didn't want to take it out of the packaging to make a mess but also to keep it non dry and crumbly for tomorrows bath) 

HMV

The final item I have purchased, this was from last week, is American Authors new album, Oh What A Life. 

I adore this band and this album I think they are amazing, their music is brilliant and this album is one of the best I have bought this year. If you guys love alternative bands that are slightly rocky as much as I do then buy this album. It was released earlier this year in March and they are definitely my new favourite band! 

(PS EVERYONE BUY THIS ALBUM!!!!!) 







Okay everyone, that is all of my items from this recent haul and my next post will be up in a few days but I don't know what I am going to post first as this has been another long post. But thank you all so much for reading and I hope you have a lovely Easter weekend for what is left of it and I hope you all get lots of chocolate eggs and happiness tomorrow. I will be posting either some items from the haul post on my Instagram and definitely my Easter egg. 

Thank you all so much for reading and I'll talk to you soon. 

Loads of love and hugs 

Katie 

xoxoxo