by Bex
This afternoon I have a cheeky wee cocktail recipe to share, just in time for the weekend, so come back at 12:30pm to see what I invented last Friday! :)
Last week I was getting my car serviced as we had a service plan included when we bought our Qashqai. This meant I had to get up extra early to take it out where our local Nissan centre is at Linwood by 8am. At Linwood there are a lot of car showrooms, a cinema, an Asda, Matalan, Pets at Home, some kind of furniture shop, McDonalds, KFC and a TK Maxx. Your standard industrial estate really. Luckily this meant, despite the rain, I could spend the couple of hours with at least something to entertain me.
After an Asda breakfast, I decided to browse the clothes - always a mistake if I'm trying not to shop as I'll inevitably see something I love can can't resist - I'm useless at self control when it comes to clothes! I was rather impressed by the current selection and ended up investing in a couple of items, at those prices it was impossible to resist!
The quality is actually really good, I got this very nice striped B&W T-shirt for just £4 but it's so soft and the cotton is not thin like some cheap T-shirts.
I also spotted these super comfy star print jogging bottoms for those relaxing weekends/evenings when I am lounging around and blogging like I've been able to enjoy again this last week. They were just £10.
They had some gorgeous bikinis which Nik will be quite distressed about as I'd managed to resist buying any new ones for our recent trip but decided a classic black would be a good investment when I have to pack light as so many of mine are different bright colours and can't always be worn under my colourful clothes. However, I don't tend to do boring black - especially on holiday so the sequins jazz it up a bit to keep it more me :)
I don't tend to be a fan of mix n match bikinis either as I always think I end up looking like I just got mixed up but these tropical sunset print bottoms were too gorgeous and since they were only £4 and go with the black due to the silhouettes, I thought they'd work well together. Anyway, my parents are moving to Malaysia - I'm always going to need bikinis ;)
There is one other thing but I'm saving that for a sort of Splurge Vs Save but it's not a challenge this time I'm afraid.
Here are a few other things I liked but not enough to buy...
I really liked the psychedelic skull embroidered onto this white sweatshirt but the material this time was very thin, the kind which feels like towelling inside rather than soft and I particularly didn't like the sleeves. They were the same fabric but inside out to give a different texture but I wasn't keen on it at all even though it was only £12. I would have preferred it be made out of nicer fabric and a bit more expensive, I could imagine styling it all sorts of ways with a red maxi skirt or pink skinny jeans for example.
This afternoon I have a cheeky wee cocktail recipe to share, just in time for the weekend, so come back at 12:30pm to see what I invented last Friday! :)
Last week I was getting my car serviced as we had a service plan included when we bought our Qashqai. This meant I had to get up extra early to take it out where our local Nissan centre is at Linwood by 8am. At Linwood there are a lot of car showrooms, a cinema, an Asda, Matalan, Pets at Home, some kind of furniture shop, McDonalds, KFC and a TK Maxx. Your standard industrial estate really. Luckily this meant, despite the rain, I could spend the couple of hours with at least something to entertain me.
After an Asda breakfast, I decided to browse the clothes - always a mistake if I'm trying not to shop as I'll inevitably see something I love can can't resist - I'm useless at self control when it comes to clothes! I was rather impressed by the current selection and ended up investing in a couple of items, at those prices it was impossible to resist!
The quality is actually really good, I got this very nice striped B&W T-shirt for just £4 but it's so soft and the cotton is not thin like some cheap T-shirts.
They had some gorgeous bikinis which Nik will be quite distressed about as I'd managed to resist buying any new ones for our recent trip but decided a classic black would be a good investment when I have to pack light as so many of mine are different bright colours and can't always be worn under my colourful clothes. However, I don't tend to do boring black - especially on holiday so the sequins jazz it up a bit to keep it more me :)
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| Black sequin bikini |
I don't tend to be a fan of mix n match bikinis either as I always think I end up looking like I just got mixed up but these tropical sunset print bottoms were too gorgeous and since they were only £4 and go with the black due to the silhouettes, I thought they'd work well together. Anyway, my parents are moving to Malaysia - I'm always going to need bikinis ;)
Here are a few other things I liked but not enough to buy...
Embellished flats - £12
Pretty but the 7 was too small and 8 too big!
Pretty but the 7 was too small and 8 too big!
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| Tiger print blouse |
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| Aztec print bag - £10 |
I really liked the psychedelic skull embroidered onto this white sweatshirt but the material this time was very thin, the kind which feels like towelling inside rather than soft and I particularly didn't like the sleeves. They were the same fabric but inside out to give a different texture but I wasn't keen on it at all even though it was only £12. I would have preferred it be made out of nicer fabric and a bit more expensive, I could imagine styling it all sorts of ways with a red maxi skirt or pink skinny jeans for example.
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| Skull Sweatshirt - £12 |
I do love supermarket finds, my blue dress from F&F at Tesco has been a great buy which I wear often, it's great on holiday out for dinner or dressed up for a wedding. Do you shop for clothes in supermarkets? Ever had any great finds?
3 comments:
I've bought a few things at supermarkets. I find they are good for PJs and socks, and a few other staples like vests. I also have a great wee everyday dress from Tesco which I wear a lot. There are definitely stages where there is nothing I like, but I think that goes for all shops! I shop in Tesco, so I love that I can use my vouchers and double the value for clothes, it's clothes shopping without the guilt!
Oh this is very timely as I'm doing the food shop at Asda tonight! I do like George clothes, have got some real finds from there before. My best one was a light spring/autumn coat that I wore to death! Lasted for ages.
I'll be looking out for those flats, they're v. pretty!
Now those pumps are CUTE. I am in Asda almost daily. Why have I not spotted them?!
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