Haul.

Obviously a major part of visiting your friends in another city is to go shopping! Especially when you've just been paid.....oh yeah. We were breaking our backs getting final pieces stitched together and after it was all shown to an industry panel we decided to take a little time to ourselves to go out and spend some hard earned money. Pretty sure we spent 6 hours trawling around every store we could find, but it was so worth it!!! Now one store that i need to commend for their current selection is H&M (two posts in a row!) there was sooooo much that i wanted, it was hard to just put it down to a few items otherwise i would have been busting my bank account. Regrettably, not all the money in there is for clothes, sigh. Here's what i bought -

Now you can probably tell i have a large soft spot, or maybe just a complete infatuated love for cats! I used to buy everything i saw that had a cat on it, however i have since trained myself to stand back and mull it over first. That being said i did buy two things that pay homage to our furry friends. The t shirt is far too cute to handle and i felt like i needed something a little more fun in my wardrobe and the bag came in a choice of black or leopard print. I went for the latter due to my collection of black items, i have far too many and i'm pretty sure my mother would disapprove at the thought of another black bag in our house. The blouse you can't see so well but it is sort of a snake print, i just thought it would be something sophisticated for work.

Moving on, we also took some time to look in some beauty stores where i purchased some new nail varnishes and also received a free No.7 gift set, yay! As well as some hair clips and some lipcote, which keeps your lipstick on fantastically. I spent so much money on everything i almost lost count but i'm pretty pleased with my new items, not so much getting them home however. My suitcase was already very heavy, oops.

Primark Swimwear 2014.

If you like to watch your pennies, just like I do - damn savings! - Then I can imagine you are the type of person who loves a good deal and a cheap find. Well, everyone loves a bargain right? On logging on to my emails today I noticed one from Look magazine announcing Primark's new swimwear range. Now, I have always been a bit on the fence with Primark, they have some well-designed products and they have some that just fall apart. Then there is the extremely tacky stuff that frankly makes me question their hiring process…

That being said they have definitely made their mark on the industry and you can't deny that with time they are creating more and more appealing products. Their new swimwear range certainly shows that they've been doing their research on what the customer wants and that they still value diversity of customer as well. Their range is vast enough that there is 'a little something for everyone'. I’ve noticed there isn't a particularly concise theme running through this collection, but that is expected of Primark and it does give you more of a choice in what you want to buy. They've pretty much tried their hand at every single pattern and fabric possible as well and I can definitely see some key pieces coming forward that will go down well with those going on summer holidays this year. After all, you don't want to take an expensive swimsuit to Malaga, you want about 10 bikinis you can feel comfortable trashing as you know you'll be wearing them everyday! Not to mention, you want to know they look good and more so that you look good and this is where Primark hits the nail on the head and what it is loved for. Cheap, fashionable, and throwaway clothing. Above are my favourite pieces from the collection.

It ranges from £7-£10 for a bikini or swimsuit, to see the whole collection see Look's article - here. All pictures are from their website.