Its been a while...

I didn't realise it has been two whole months to the day since I last blogged. Its fair to say that having three jobs has totally drowned any sort of life I ever had beforehand. Basically all I do when I'm not at work is sleep, which isn't nearly enough of the time. On Saturday I handed my one week notice in at Primark as I really can't handle the hours they are giving me. Considering my contract runs out on the 24th of December and I only work on menswear tills eight hours a week for £5.93 an hour, I think it was probably the best job to drop. Digital pays me £6.08 an hour for between 15 and 25 hours a week, and I get on with everyone better there. Its like a massive family, and I love it.

I recently dip dyed my hair all by myself. I ordered two bottles of Crazy Color semi-permanent hair dye in Peacock Blue and Aubergine (£3.99 each or 2 for £7.49). I went for Peacock Blue to begin with, and put about an inch on my tips then left it to set for an hour. It has to be said it lasts a lot longer than Directions semi-permanent hair dye does; a whole week to be exact. However, my mum insisted I'd made a state of it, even though I was quite proud of the job I'd done, and insisted I let her do it for me again. Well, she's gone about four inches up my tips and one side is really patchy, and I really don't like it at all! Definitely doing it myself from now on. Next time I think I will do Peacock Blue tips with Aubergine above it. One of my friend's at work has asked me to dip dye her hair for her too because she likes mine so much.

Workaholic

I recently went for an interview for the new Primark store opening in the Metro Centre. On Monday I found out that I got the job and start working two 4 hour shifts on Saturday's and Sunday's from 15th October. Then yesterday I went for an interview at a club in Newcastle called Digital. They asked me to work last night as a trial shift, so I did. I already know quite a few people who work at Digital as one of my friends currently works there and two recently left. If I do both of these jobs, and keep volunteering at Oxfam, my life will look something like this:

Monday: Oxfam 0900 - 1300, Digital 2300 - 0400

Tuesday: Free Day!

Wednesday: Oxfam 0900 - 1300

Thursday: Digital 2300 - 0400

Friday: Digital 2300 - 0400

Saturday: Primark 1600 - 2000, Digital 2300 - 0400

Sunday: Primark 0900 - 1300

I am going to be dead on my feet after those weekends, but I enjoy working, so wish me luck!

Autumn Shopping

Over the past couple of weeks I've became a little bit obsessed with accessories on ASOS. I recently bought an ASOS Floppy Hat with Flower Cut Out Detail for £6. I really only bought it because it was in the summer sale, reduced from £25, and I've wanted a big floppy hat for a while now. I'm sure it will come in handy next summer.

Today I saw the double of a grey coat I bought from Topshop two years ago in Oasis. The only difference was that it had a faux fur collar, but it was beautiful. So I got to thinking, faux fur collars are on sale in most places, and I could just buy one to jazz up my old coat a bit. I couldn't find any in any of the regular high street stores I popped into, so my first stop when I got home was obviously ASOS! I have ended up buying an ASOS Faux Fur Pointed Collar in Chocolate for £12, reduced from £15, and a pair of ASOS Faux Fur Short Cuffs in Chocolate to match for £9.50, reduced from £12. I would also like an ASOS Turban Knot Headband in Tobacco, but I'm going to see if there's any cheaper similar ones in Primark first.

Within the time its taken me to write this blog, I have ordered another two items from ASOS. This includes an ASOS Boudoir Ruched Front Chiffon Petticoat Slip in Cream for £11, reduced from £20, and an ASOS Pleated Open Back Jumpsuit in Firebrick for £25, reduced from £60. I have a serious shopping issue!

ASOS Floppy Hat with Flower Cut Out Detail

Oasis Peggy 60s Faux Fur Collar Coat for £100

ASOS Faux Fur Pointed Collar

ASOS Faux Fur Short Cuffs

ASOS Turban Knot Headband

ASOS Boudoir Ruched Front Chiffon Petticoat Slip

ASOS Pleated Open Back Jumpsuit

Elegance

I wore the ASOS Shift Dress with Knot Waist in Tobacco for the first time on Friday night when I went out in Newcastle for a friend's party, and it's fair to say that it is now my favourite dress I own. I wore it with a long black blazer, black opaque tights and black peeptoe ankle boot wedges from Primark, and the Brushed Gold-Tone Pendant Watch with Gold Flower Charm that I also bought from ASOS. The whole outfit itself looked beautiful. So beautiful in fact, that my mother encouraged me to order another dress in a different colour. I settled on rose, mainly because it was the only one the had left in my size, but I'm so glad it was! The dress itself, although a little hard to iron, is really easy to wash. It does state that it needs to be hand washed due to the fabric, but it dries really quickly. I was a little worried as I spilt some drink on it on Friday night, but even though the drink was dark, it came right out. It's perfect for nights out as well as smart occasions and job interviews, a complete multifunctional dress.

Now, onto the shoes. To the left are a pair of shoes I bought a little while back from Primark. I have a very similar pair of wedges from Miss Selfridge in brown that I love so much, but they started to get a bit scruffy after only a couple of wears in nightclubs, so I decided to keep them for nicer occasions. I noticed that one of my friends from university would always wear the same wedge ankle boots whenever we went to nightclubs. They were very nice boots and looked quite expensive, but she didn't seem to mind if they got ruined. I eventually asked her about them, and she said she'd bought them from Primark for £15 and they were the most comfortable shoes she owned. I didn't believe her at all, because it seems that almost all shoes damage my feet in some way, my Dr Martens, pumps, Keds, Vans, and especially heels of any kind. However, I found this pair of beauties in Primark in Manchester for £20, and as soon as I tried them on, I felt that familiar fluffy feeling in my stomach, which usually means I've fallen in love with something and must have it. I pretty much where these shoes with everything, everywhere I go now. They're so comfortable and easy to walk in, I can even run in them! I just hope they don't fall apart any time soon otherwise I will be heartbroken!

Salt & Pepper

Yesterday I got back from Leeds Festival. It was possibly the best one  I've been to in the past three years. I saw an incredible amount of amazing bands, and here's the list:

1. Taking Back Sunday
2. Frank Turner
3. Panic! At The Disco
4. Nirvana '92 Live at Reading (Film)
5. Ed Sheeran
6. Muse
7. Does It Offend You, Yeah?
8. New Found Glory
9. Bring Me The Horizon (against my will)
10. Rise Against
11. Tim Minchin
12. The Offspring
13. Thirty Seconds To Mars (yet again, against my will)
14. Noah and The Whale
15. White Lies
16. My Chemical Romance
17. Seasick Steve
18. Two Door Cinema Club
19. Madness
20. Jimmy Eat World
21. The Strokes
22. Pulp

It was such an amazing weekend!

I did however have to take a break from my face care regime. I noticed as soon as I stopped using the Clean & Clear products my skin broke out and became worse than it was before I started using them. So although they are good products, and tend to do the trick, you can't stop using them. 

I also decided it would be a fantastic idea to dye my hair violet again before I went to Leeds Festival, just like I did before Beach Break Live. And yet again, it has managed to fade an unbelievable amount over the space of five days. All in all, my judgement of Directions temporary hair dye is that it is very poor quality, and isn't even worth using. Nevertheless, it looked very nice to begin with!

Clean & Clear Results

So it's been a whole week since I started my facial regime. And here are the photographic results!

Before

After

 As you can see my skin looks brighter. Not by much, but you can definitely see a change. I can certainly feel a difference. My skin feels softer and cleaner, so all in all I would recommend Clean & Clear Morning Energy Energising Face Wash and Clean & Clear Morning Energy Brightening Daily Face Scrub.

Shopping Addict

Whenever I'm feeling out of sorts or generally having a bad time I, like everyone else, act different. Usually I tend to just try to keep myself busy to distract myself, such as painting, cooking, exercising, etc., but when that doesn't work I turn to small pick-me-ups. These might be drinking with my friends, eating lots of ice cream and chocolate or shopping. Apparently this time it is shopping. Most of my friends don't really have time to go on a night out any more as they have full-time jobs, and I've been advised to try and stay as healthy as possible by my doctor, so binging on junk food isn't really in my best interests. I had a bit of a splurge on ASOS. I love ASOS, the whole company is spectacular, and they always manage to sell me something. This time it was an Angel Wing Body Harness for £4.50 reduced from £15, a Brushed Gold-Tone Pendant Watch with Gold Flower Charm for £5 reduced from £30, a Shift Dress with Knot Waist in Tobacco for £15 reduced from £35, and a Sleeveless Boyfriend Shirt in Brown for £8 reduced from £25. There was also a 10% off offer available at checkout, so in total I saved £75.75!