Diamond in the rough

Since work has been keeping me so busy lately, I decided over the past few weekends when I was out and about to treat myself to a few new bits and bobs. Here is what I have been spending my hard earned pennies on…

Been really impressed with their accessories lately, especially shoes and bags. I am trying to master how to do a nice (but not overdone, if you get me) head scarf. And the one I found in primark has wire through the inside so you can shape it to fit your noggin snuggly – and tie off the bow at the end in whatever way you please. Totally foolproof!

Exploring the West End of Glasgow with my lovely friend Katrina, I found this 100% wool cardi for £15. I love the sturdy leather buttons, and even though it was in the guys section it is quite small and a perfect fit for me. The colour is so pretty, and its crazy to think over christmas I was eyeing up similar cardi’s in Topshop and UO for at least triple the price.

‘That’ Topshop dress.
You’ll have seen this gorgeous Peter Pan number rocked by the likes of Michelle and Milly. When I saw it in the sale rale, my size, I couldn’t resist. Plus the girl at the counter gave me student discount (even tho I’m not a student – not complaining though!) So I actually got it for £10.80. Again, had been eyeing this up for ages, so I feel rather triumphant at finally getting it at almost a third of the price. Can you tell I bloody love a bargain?!

I had a messy start to last week when I was working on a feature film for a couple of days. My talented friend Gary sculpted a whole cave out of polystyrene! He is really amazing. So we were covering that in artex to make it look more rock like, and also covering all the bare mdf walls that made up the rest of the set with artex too. It’s just a way of texturing so that when painted, the finish looks like stone or concrete, rather than wood. The secrets of cinema eh 😉 Safe to say my hands were a total mess by the end of it, so I decided to go get a little frenchie on my nails a few days after.

Simple but my goodness this is the best my nails have looked in a LONG time. It’s impossible for me to keep them pretty with my work etc, and they are starting to look a bit worn now so I’m going to go back next weds to get them done again. The offer was ‘Pink Wednesdays’ (made me think of Miss Minaj, almost!) so you get the treatment done twice for the price of one. Really wanted to get Minx nails done, but the girl was saying they cost £30 quid and rarely last a week :/ Unless you get your toenails done, for which they last a bit longer. Obv Katy Perry can afford a weekly Minx no bother at all, but have any of you experienced them before and had them only last 7 days?

Yes, of course I had to indulge in a bit of Mac Wonder Woman. I got the blue makeup bag, because I was in much need of a nice shiny new one (ok, shiny being the understatement here!) I also got the Amazon Princess Blush, and lipstick in Spitfire.

A serious and a silly picture of me wearing my new mac treats 🙂

I ended up getting a cheeky wee day off during the week, so me and David went to Linlithgow to view some more flats. We viewed 4, 2 of which were massive no no’s. We are seeing 2 more this saturday morning and I think after that, we will be making the final decision. I am getting much more excited about the thought of buying lots of new homely things for our next flat. I guess I just won’t feel 100% settled until I know exactly where we are going to be living. I can’t wait for the big move, and to sort through all my clothes, jewellery etc, and have a massive clear out. I feel like all my stuff is pretty crammed/unorganised in our current place, so hopefully where ever we end up I will have a bit more space to store my stuff (it drives David crazy, he’s all ‘you don’t need any more cardigans or any more shoes!) So, having a lovely big wardrobe where you can SEE all your clothes out in front of you, would be lovely. Nice boxes/drawers to store all my makeup and jewellery, so it isn’t crammed away and I end up forgetting about it. And last but not least, a bath. We only have a shower in our current place, and you have no idea how much I miss my baths! The biggest trip to lush will be on the cards, haha I can’t bloody wait. A Lush shower is just not the same as a Lush bath. So it’ll be Bathbombs ahoy!

Got a busy wee weekend planned, but I’ll be sure to post a bit sooner this time, and keep y’all posted on if we find ‘the one’ 🙂

Lots of love, Ayden x