Lust list 20/02/2013

I'm on a self imposed no buy (again!) until the start of May now. This doesn't stop me from looking and lusting though!

First up, I really love the shade of Barry M's new Lychee jelly polish. It's a gorgeous hi-shine light nude colour which to me looks similar to OPI's Don't Pretzel My Buttons - if I wasn't on a no buy and I had my German mini set up at uni with me I'd get it and do a comparison shot but unfortunately it's a no go! It doesn't seem like anyone else has done this yet so I'd be interested in seeing the comparison pics if you do have them both. Here is is in the bottle;

Secondly, whilst these are a little bit 'last year' now having been released in November 2012, OPI's Cirque Du Soleil collection didn't immediately wow me but when I saw It's a Trap-Eze I knew I wanted it. This is a gorgeous milky white multi coloured glitter that just screams circus to me and is a unique addition to any collection. Want. Now. It doesn't look much in the bottle but obviously I can't be stealing swatch pictures from any lovely blogger people so you'll have to do your own googling for that.

I already have Sally Hansen's Hidden Treasure but that doesn't stop me from lusting after even more flakies... Especially one as gorgeous as HITS Lambada! There are four in the HITS flakies range (Lambada, Jazz, ChaChaCha and Waltz in English) but Lambada is the most multi-tonal of them all. Looking at swatches ChaChaCha seems the most similar to Hidden Treasure but the beautiful range of colours - from red, to the green, to turquoise blue - in Lambada is what attracted me the most. Now, as a Brazilian polish you might imagine it'd be hard to get hold of but it's easily available from Sally's Magpies, a UK based webstore selling all kinds of polishes from across the globe.

Sally also has the gorgeous HITS No Olimpo collection in stock, which is a range of extreme holos based around Greek mythology. There are a handful of these I would love in my collection but in the interest of concise writing I shall not bore you with them all! Right at the very top of my lust list for these guys is HITS Hera, a gorgeous teal green holo. However I wouldn't say no to Hefesto, Hestia, Hermes or Dionisio... Wink wink, nudge nudge ;)

Finally, if a bottle of piCture pOlish Peacock landed on my door step, I would be one happy girl. This has a gorgeous dark base and green glitters running through it that make up a shimmery green look. I don't know why I'm always drawn to greens but most of the colours I lust after seem to be green or turquoisey blue! Without a shadow of a doubt this is my favourite polish in the whole piCture pOlish range and one I would love to have in my collection.

Sigh. Roll on May! 

Clothing haul

What can you do when you're dragged to Tesco with your parents? Well, lighten up the experience by buying lots of clothes of course! Now, Tesco may not be the most chic of brands or the stomping ground of many fashionistas, but I always have and always will that you do NOT need to pay through the nose to get some great clothes. Hell, I occasionally find Primark expensive! The likes of Topshop and Jack Wills are so far out of my price range that I get sweats from just breathing their air...

First off, I picked up a pair of shorts. Tesco has a large variety of shorts in at the moments, in a variety of colours and patterns. Initially I went for a green denim pair with mint green heart detail (see here) but as nearly all my shorts are either blue denim or green I decided to spice it up a bit with this pink bow detail pair...

I think these will look really cute with a simple tee, big sunnies and some nice wedges! Bring back the summer sun! Find them here.

Another pair of shorts that caught my eye and I nearly bought was this blue and white print pair; however the material (not denim) was just a little too on the low quality plasticky side for me. However, if you're looking for a cheap and smart pair of patterned shorts they more than fit the bill at a penny saving £6.

Find them here

Second buy was this jumper, which at £10 (reduced from £14) it's going to be a staple of my autumn and winter wardrobe! A bit of an odd buy maybe, but I'm terrible for just wearing hoodies every day to uni and next year I want to branch out a bit more rather than just reaching for the same tired hoody day after day. Plus a lot of my winter wardrobe is drab and grey so adding some colour is exactly what I'm looking for. As it has 3/4 length sleeves as well, I imagine I'll be able to get some use out of it over our dreary English summer.

A little bit old granny, a little bit awesome. It's a balance thing.

 I am totally in love with my third buy, a simple black and white bird pattern printed dress. It's beautiful! A little longer than I'd normally plum for as it falls below my knee but it hugs every curve and clings in all the right places. I can't wait to get a nice pair of wedged sandals to wear with it. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to be on the website but on Sunday I'm going to wear it to a county fair so I'll do an outfit of the day with it. And the best bit? It was only £10! Lovely jubbly. I can't wait to show you it! 

Whilst I was perusing the shelves, I of course took a long look at their shoe selection. I was unfortunately massively underwhelmed as the majority of shoes on sale were cheap looking sandals with little to no soul that I knew would a) kill my feet from rubbing and b) killing my legs from lack of support. I'm desperately trying to find a nice pair of wedges/heeled sandals for casual wear over the summer but Tescos does not sell my solution! I did stumble across a nice pair for £15, but eventually decided they weren't worth it as they were quite rough on my feet and I would be hobbling from two minutes in walking in them. Here they are:

Aren't they gorgeous? So summery and light :)

I don't normally spend so much time in the clothing section of Tescos, but all through June they have a special discount which I used. In store, if you grab one of their leaflets you get £5 off any clothing purchases over £25 and online you can get £10 off any £40 purchase. Fantastic for stocking up for holidays or just because you're in love with a few garments!

Do you enjoy rummaging through the rails in Tesco or are you exclusively upper market? Is savvy shopping worth it or do we sacrifice style with savings? And please - where can I find a comfy, stylish pair of sandal wedges that won't break my bank?!