Its been a while since I last updated and this time I can't use work as an excuse because I’m totally FREE babyyy. Feels good to finally be done with 3 years of uni! They always say you’ll miss studying once you’re out of uni… but let me tell you, that feeling has definitely NOT kicked in yet and probably will not until some time. I’m just glad to finally be able to relax after months and months of having no life. My results come out first week of July so I'm hoping and praying that all will be good. I’ve been to Oxford Street everyday since my last exam which is why I decided to punish myself and lock myself at home all of yesterday and today (missing out on the ultimate fashion sale was NOT an easy decision to make) just to give the bank account a nice little rest before I plan my next splurging activity…or ties.

Here are just some of the things I’ve treated myself with recently…

My e.l.f. products arrived 2 days after placing my order. Shipping was unbelievably fast which was awesome considering it was 1) free and 2) known to take at least a week to deliver, so I was really pleased with that. I didn't get a lot, just two eye shadow brushes (I need to order more of these, they're amazing!), a smudge brush, a mineral booster, a mineral blush, an all over cover stick and a pair of dramatic falsies. This brand is most known for its too-good-to-be-true prices (in US almost everything is a dollar, and in the UK, a pound fifty) so its only normal to be skeptical about the quality of these products. But lucky for me, I wasn’t disappointed in any of the stuff I bought – they’re actually really, really good. Tip: Watch hours and hours of youtube video reviews so that you make sure you’re only spending money on items with good reviews ;) Here’s me testing out all my e.l.f. products for the first time, with the exception of foundation and concealer for which I used my Studio Fix Foundation in NC35 and MAC Studio Fix concealer. The all over stick I used under my eyes. The eye shadow brushes I used to peck, blend and highlight the purple and pinks (from the Sleek palette), the mineralize blush which comes on realllly nice (and you don’t even need a lot), the mineral booster to set my foundation and give that err.. ‘porcelain finish’ as they say and finally, my falsies which I’m loving SO much. My natural eyelashes are extremely short and stubborn, I’ve even had them permed once which still could not give them the camel eye lash effect that I wanted… so I have resorted to these. They’re lovely. 

  

These are some of the things I picked up on day 1 of shopping in Oxford St. A floral print top, cute dress, and two cardigans because London weather is very pms-y (its freezing today!). I also bought a pump for my studio fix foundation, a new compact and more falsies! I love!

Day 2 of Oxford Street wasn’t really a shopping trip for me. I actually went there to have my hair cut. It was a strange experience because it was at the Vidal Sassoon Academy where we were actually guinea pigs to the aspiring hair stylist students. Interesting stuff, so thank you sissy for recommending this place. And check this, my next hair cut is free, I can’t wait! I also met up with the boys later that afternoon for some halal dim sum, and nooo, I'm not referring to the over priced Ping Pong. The place is called Inn Noodle and its new halal menu was just introduced this June so we went there to sample the food over a lunch date. We were barely breathing by time we left - it was a lot of food! Check out my twitter for pics, I’m too lazy to stick em up here. :) 

On Day 3, I went back to Selfridges to check out MACs style warrior event which apart from the hot model in the animal print bikini and the wild afro, was just alright. They had a good range of bronzers to choose from which I had originally planned to buy but you don’t even need to do swatches to see all that glitterati mess going on. I love glitter but not in my bronzers or blushers. I just don’t fancy looking like a disco ball. So I was a bit disappointed there but oh well, wallet was happy at least :) I did manage to get a new primer though (finally!) from Laura Mercier so I’m really happy with that. I don’t have a pic of that because it would be ridiculous to take shot of everything I buy. Ooh, but I did snap some quick pics of these: Waffles from my waffle date with my sister, and some Girls Aloud falsies (I thought these were sold out!!!). I got them in Nadine (my favorite) and Nicola (his favorite – ROTFL).

I’m hungry. Think I shall be having Coco pop Rocks for lunch. I’ve gained a ton of weight since the holidays start. I can feel it. Me no likey. Anyway, that was a long posttt… till next time!