A Little Bit of Love.

Just over a week until Valentine's Day! I actually really like it, I agree with those that say it's commercial but I still think it's fun and I kind of enjoy going out and people watching all the couples who genuinely are out for the sake of it rather than because they actually like each other.

Moon and I don't really do much for Valentine's Day other than get each other cards and pop out for a nice meal so I find it a little odd that there are so many Valentine's-themed gifts floating around at the moment. That being said, I'm a sucker for love hearts, commercialised love day or not. So here are my favourite picks of Val Day treats from Etsy, it's been a while since I've done one of these really but what better excuse than when I can make it adhere to a theme?

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[Whipped Bakeshop]
How cute is this anatomically correct heart sugar cookie?
Decorative icing is something I wish I was good at, I'm also a huge fan of their pug Valentine's cookies.


[Ladybird Likes]
I've had my eye on a set of Ladybird Likes collar clips for a little while and these heart ones are too cute.
I also love their moon ones but they're not quite lovey dovey enough.


[Shop Miss Ella]
I love big statement acrylic necklaces but have been too covered up in scarves and coats to show any of my collection off.
I love this Peter Pan collar necklace, the stitching detail kills me!


[Back Bay Pottery]
Such adorable little bowls, I could definitely find room in my little flat for these and I love that they're not too obvious too!


[Doux Craft]
I'm hoping that my nails will be long enough by next week to do some cute nail art as it's been quite a while since I last painted my nails. I'm not very trusting of nail stickers, mainly because my nails are kind of small, but these was are almost irresistible I love the colour combination.


[Twin Crafts Knit]
I'm a sucker for silly plushes and this kitty would make a great addition to my slightly embarrassingly large collection.


[MF Jewels]
I've seen a few versions of similar sweaters on the high street and I don't think this something I would actually pick to wear on a Valentine's date, but I do think the heart patch details are cute and easy to get away with every day.


I do love a good pun and I'm finding all these love-based puns a bit much.
[My Zoetrope]
I'm actually secretly a little more excited for Pancake Day, but Valentine's Day is one of my favourites too, even if it's not a holiday at all and my Valentine isn't so secret - speaking of which, I've still not managed to pick up my card for him, oops!

What I Wore: Primary Colours

It's come to my attention that I've got hardly any time this week, with Reading come up in literally two days and due to starting my new job properly when I come back, I think everything's going to get a bit of organisation overhaul. I've got a lot to share with you from the last few days, what with it having been my birthday I've got presents and days out, as well as carbooting finds so watch this space, you haven't quite lost me yet.

I actually took a little hiatus from blogging and the Internet towards the end of last week as I wanted to pay a bit more attention to Moon and just 'be' rather than sit at my computer, a terrible habit I'd managed to get myself into. I think I've kicked my addiction for now so can dip in and out when I please again. So, this is what I wore out to my birthday date with Moon on Thursday. We went to an amazing restaurant in Oxford called Atomic Pizza, and I had the best onion rings of my life, but more on that later, it's such a cool place, I hope we have a chance to go again soon.

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Shrug: Primark
Necklace: Vintage
Dress: Topshop
Brooch: Gift, Cath Kidston
Tights: Primark
Shoes: Converse

This dress makes me feel pretty special, although I'm less than pleased with the material, I think it still has something about it. I was all hearts and even had them on my face. I'm always most happy with my outfit when it's bright and I was even happier to be covered in primary colours.


This was one of my birthday presents from Moon, I love it, isn't it adorable? It went so well with one of the other gifts he got me too. ♥


You can blame Moon and not so great lighting for this one, but I thought I'd mention that I've tried two new nail products this week. One being H&M nail varnish, which is probably some of the best I've ever used; it goes on smoothly, looks great after just two coats and has such a great colour range. For £2.99 I can't believe I didn't pay attention sooner. I also picked up some nail wraps in the ASOS sale, I liked the pattern but I'm not sure they really do it for me, in that I'll use them up but won't be buying them again, I'd rather do it myself.

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I picked up this notebook in John Lewis at the weekend, I thought I might need a notebook for work eventually and I've had my eye on this one for a while. I also thought it would be useful to jot down ideas - of which I seem to have many at the moment - and schedule myself a bit better. There are few things better than a fresh notebook.

Ooo Wah Oh.

I first heard about MUA's Love Heart collection back in the beginning of February, I thought they seemed like a cute idea but never spotted any to pick up. Yesterday, while in Crawley I managed to find about three out of the five available colours in Superdrug. They were similar to colours I already had, which is why I went for U & I, a pastel yellow, which I thought would be good now that Spring is starting to show it's face.

However, and I'm not sure if reviewing things on a blog means you always have to be nice, but I was pretty disappointed. I mean for a £2 price tag, it's not as though it broke the bank, but having used a few MUA polishes, I was expecting it to be alright. Sadly not, the application was pretty watery, and unlike any other polish I've used, it was incredibly streaky and even now, after five coats, I'm still not happy.

I think it has actually been saved a bit by the bargain purchase of BeautyUK's Matte Top Coat, which I am happy with.

BeautyUK Matte Top Coat, £1.99, Superdrug
For the price and size, I think this is pretty great, and it goes on really well, with no gloops.
Although 'U & I' does come in undeniably cute packaging, and actually does dry really quickly between coats, it just doesn't have the right finish and I'm left feeling a bit let down. I'm not sure if it's colour, but I have seen a range of mixed reviews for most of the collection. I do believe that you get what you pay for with beauty products, and I know £2 means I shouldn't expect it to be amazing, but MUA do generally live up to a high standard - I love their bright individual eye shadow palettes - and with this being a collaboration, maybe I was just expecting it to be much more.




Have you tried any of the other colours in the MUA Love Heart's range? What did you think?

Kind of just fell into this review a bit, but I'm genuinely a little bit annoyed.

While I'm here, I found this photo that I took on my Blackberry of the newly revamped upstairs to Snooper's Paradise, which I mentioned in my last post, isn't it beautiful? Sorry the phone-photo doesn't do it justice, but I was a bit nervous about full-on papping it.

There's only three days left on my eBay listings if you're interested, you might be able to get a bargain.