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Twist & Shout
www.twist-and-shout.net
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A foray into my failings in love, life, money and dignity. Neither beauty nor fashion but with mild attempts at both.
#100457 in All , #9130 in General Fashion

Retail Relaxation

As I said on Tuesday, I did do a fair bit of retail therapy to help me get over my final exam! Ive been looking for Easy A on DVD for a while, and then I just picked up two other bits that caught my ...

2 days ago

Rebirth

FREEDOM! Yesterday I finally finished my exams (!), which means I have finished my degree (!!!!!).  Although in a way Im feeling a bit low (all that adrenaline going away will do that), just goi...

4 days ago

Burts Bees: Overload

Burts Bees Grab Bag, £20.  I havent ever used Burts Bees products before, but Ive seen them on a few other blogs and I really wanted to try them out. I learnt about this excellent deal on Estées...

18 may 12

Minty Fresh

Nike Dunk High AC Trainers (lilac ones still available, £65 from Asos, here). Ive always said that I dont like pastel colours. My wardrobe is full of neutrals and the occasional bright. And yet this ...

13 may 12

Occasionally

Blazer: H&M. Top: Quiz Clothing (£14.99, here). My Weekly Wardrobe feature has been on an extended hiatus recently, mainly because my final exams mean that I either rush out of the door...

09 may 12

Bring On Summer

 Models Own Slate Grey and Models Own/WAH nail art pen I painted my nails a nice neutral colour, and then had the urge to go a bit mad with them. Just as Im trying to make my fashion sense more ...

06 may 12

Jenny Craig: Day 0

After commenting on the beautiful Gillians post on Jenny Craig, I was very kindly offered the chance to try it for myself for two weeks. The whole idea behind the programme is that you get a range of...

04 may 12

Rearrange

Sometimes when ones dissertation is due in three days (ngfjsgnsj), one has to spend an entire afternoon rearranging ones bedroom. It was Wills idea. Not. My. Fault. Oh, and I really like the new arra...

30 apr 12

Long Gone

Reasons why I have been absent lately: (i) I had the first of my final exams for university this week. It was a 30-hour open exam: two 2,000-word essays with a hideous time limit. I had 5 hours of sl...

26 apr 12

Repetition

shoes: New Look, £19.99 (here) I have some sort of problem that makes me buy these shoes in every colour of the rainbow. You can see the other three pairs in my heel collection (here). New Look do th...

18 apr 12

All About The Eyes

top: The Original i-Divine palette, £6.49 (here) bottom: Au Natural i-Divine palette, £6.49 (here)  I mentioned in my post about the Real Techniques brushes (here) that I wanted to use eyes...

16 apr 12

Under Lock and Key

Not really much to say about these bracelets. Im really liking finding more delicate jewellery at the moment. And the giraffe is really sweet! The Etsy shop I bought them from (here) has loads of the...

13 apr 12

Brush Strokes

Ive already posted something about my love for the Real Techniques Core Collection (here). And now Ive gone and bought the Starter Set for eyes and the Powder Brush! And I wonder why I have no money....

11 apr 12

Deal of the Day

  If theres anything I like more than falling in love with a new item of clothing, its falling in love with something new thats a complete bargain. Id actually been looking for a new jacket that...

08 apr 12

Weekly Wardrobe #8: Spring Splurge

Ive had a fairly large splurge recently on spring items, so I thought Id do a Weekly Wardrobe post dedicated to all the new things Ive bought!  [I havent done any outfit pictures in a while so m...

03 apr 12

Follow the Crowd

 Ive never really been a huge fan of pastels. Along comes S/S12 and suddenly Ive got loads of new clothes, shoes and nail polishes in the lightest shades! I blame all the blogs I subscribe to. E...

02 apr 12

On Display

Im continuing my organisation kick with these earring stands. I got them on Amazon (here) as my jewellery box was full to overflowing. I feel like if I display them like this I might get more wear ou...

31 mar 12

Cleansing

Is there anything more relaxing than cleaning your make-up brushes? Has anyone ever said a lamer sentence? Ive been having a bit of a rubbish time of it recently with dissertation work. I spent the e...

29 mar 12

On Video

So this is my first foray into making videos! I got a new camera last week - just a compact digital one to take pictures at the end of the year on nights out - and it videos. My big Canon doesnt, so ...

28 mar 12

Favourite Perfumes

Im not the biggest wearer of perfume. I do try to put it on most of the time but I never really remember on a day-to-day basis, so I just run around smelling of deodorant and my shampoo! I thoug...

25 mar 12 1 person likes this

University Guide #1: How To Leave Home

[I have been sitting at this desk for three weeks straight. But dont worry - thats only third year.] I have now been at university for about two and a half years. I came to York in October 2009 and I...

23 mar 12

Liz Earle skincare routine

I bought the Liz Earle starter set (basically the same set here, but with a different free gift) for £41 a few weeks back and have been trying it for a while now. With the set above I ...

22 mar 12

Last in the Series

Looking back at my recent blog posts makes me realise quite how much I have spent on accessories! This is hopefully my last post of that kind for a while. The above shoes were impulse buys from H&...

20 mar 12

Baked Goods

In the last four weeks something odd has happened. I have become a bit more of a blogging cliché than before. Now I make cakes!  Ive always made cupcakes for special occasions and theyve been ju...

18 mar 12

Beauty Buys

As usual when I stop spending on one thing I splurge on others! Having given up buying clothes for Lent, here are even more beauty products that Ive bought recently. The first thing that I got w...

17 mar 12

ASOS Splurge

You can measure how addicted you are to online shopping by how excited the above picture makes you. My score: worryingly addicted. I bought some accessories and shoes online from them, as Im not buyi...

16 mar 12

Weekly Wardrobe #7

Two of my friends turn 21 this week, which makes for a lot of fake eyelashes and hairspray in my life. The rest of the time Ive been wearing pyjamas and weeping over my dissertation. I made an educat...

13 mar 12

Straight Up: Nicky Clarke Hair Therapy Ceramic Straightener

[Sporadic posting recently is down to my dissertation rearing its ugly head - Ive got a few ideas for posts at the moment so hopefully I can avoid another week off from blogging!] l: Blow-dryed. r: S...

11 mar 12

Double Bagged: the eBay Debate

So I have mentioned giving up buying clothes for Lent just a few times. My boyfriend and I had an, ahem, discussion, about whether bags and jewellery fall into that category. You might not be that&nb...

03 mar 12

Shades of Pastel

l-r: Jade Stone, Peaches & Cream, Bloobloo Its currently the 2nd March, and I believe that Lent this year ends on the 7th April. For Lent this year I have given up buying clothes, and actually ha...

02 mar 12

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