♥ ♥ The Zara Basic Shopper ♥ ♥

I have recently been so in love with Zara. Every time I go in there I want almost everything, it all seems so on trend and chic. I am especially very fond of their bags and when I saw this bag, the Zara basic shopper, I fell in love. The size is perfect for sixth form and the finish of the material is so smooth. It has shorter handles for carrying on the crook of your arm and a longer strap when you just want to sling it over your shoulder, which is perfect for me. After hearing it was only £19.99, I rushed out to get it. 

I am absolutely in love with this bag. It's nothing special really as it's just plain black but I really think the burgundy colour on the trim of the zip is a nice touch. The bag feels of such good quality I am surprised is was only £19.99! It's really comfortable to carry around and fits soooo much. My only problem with the bag is that it loses it's shape when carried with the longer strap, but I can live with that. I cannot wait to start using this bag for sixth form next week.

Also, I can't believe I haven't mentioned this yet but I got my results last week and I was very very happy with them indeed. I wasn't sure whether to share them on here or not as I don't want people to think I am bragging but I am very proud and I also like to hear how people did, so in case you wanted to know I got 1 A* and 10 A's and then a D in Welsh Language (but we'll forgot about that hah). I was so pleased and proud of myself and now I feel all motivated to go back to school next week, although I can't see that lasting for long!

What do you think about this bag?

'Til next time,

✿ Highstreet Bag Lust ✿

Topshop Leather Geo Panel Tote Bag £95

Topshop Patch Arrow Shopper £10

Topshop Sage Edge Paint Bowling Bag £36

Topshop Black Cutout Holdall Bag £42

Zara Basic Shopper £19.99

Zara Suede Combined Shopper £49.99

So, since I am starting sixth form in a few weeks along with many others I thought it would be a good idea to post some of the bags I have been lusting over as a "back to school bag".

This task is usually something that stresses me out every year but this year has been different, I've seen plenty of beautiful bags and I have soo many to choose from. I've especially had my eye on the 'Bowling' bag style and lots of basic shoppers, I think I may have to get one of each so I can alternate at school and a shopper bag provides plenty of room to carry around books etc!
 So here are some of the ones I've had my eye on or have stood out to me whilst browsing online, I thought this may help anyone going back to school like me in September and cannot find the perfect bag, maybe this could be inspiration? Or maybe you'll spot the bag you want amongst these, who knows. 
(Ok so the Zara Shopper and the Topshop Panel Tote bag are a big off budget for a school bag but they were both too nice not to include tehe.) 

What are your favourite high-street stores to find bags? 

'Til Next Time,
Carys xox

♢ What's in my bag? ♢

I thought this was a 'must-do' post as everyone who's part of the blogging/youtube world has done either post or video on this. I was going to make a video but I decided that a blog post is easier and quicker right now due to my computer still being fixed and I'm currently using a very old dell laptop which isn't the quickest.
The bag I've been using literally every day since I got it is probably one you've seen/heard about. It's the Grey Zara Messenger Bag with Edging. The grey and the rose gold compliment each other perfectly and how could I not fall in love with this bag for £19.99?! Such a bargain. Although, it is looking a bit worse for wear as I seem to lug around too much with me. Oops.
I love reading these posts or watching these kinds of video's because I am such a nosey person. I love seeing what people carry around with them and what are their beauty, handbag staples, you know someone loves something when they feel as if they need to have it every where they go!

Beauty

NARS Blush in Deep Throat 

Revlon Colour Burst Lipstick in Peach 75

Benefit Bad Gal Mini

Cargo Lipgloss in Tokyo

Sephora Lipgloss in Pink-o-lada

Collection Fix Me Up Spray 

Maybelline Lumi -Touch Concealer 

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder

Rimmel Professional Brow Pencil in Dark Brown 001

MUA Kiss Me Lip Balm

Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Lip Balm

Topshop Polish in Coral

Nivea Naturals Milk and Honey Lip Balm

L'Occitane Cocoa Flower Hand Cream

Arbonne FC5 Swiss Ultra-Hydrating Hand Cream

Travolo (Marc Jacobs Daisy inside)

Lush Solid Perfume in Karma

Miscellaneous

H&M Make-Up Pouch

Bobble and Hair Slides

Extra Chewing Gum

Keys (the over-sized Cartman is a must, I love South Park!)

Topshop Colour Block Purse 

Paracetamol/Ibuprofen

Marc Jacobs Umbrella

Wilko Fruity Berry Instant Hand Sanitizer

3rd Generation iPod

This was actually all photographed before we had all this lovely summer weather here in the UK so some other things I've been carrying around lately due to the weather is deodorant, an spf/sun-cream, LUSH Breath of Fresh Air toner water, 2 bottles of water and my camera.

I found a really lovely website based on the idea of the 'What's in my bag?' post/video called What's in my Handbag. I 100% recommend you check it out as it's a really wonderful website for sharing beauty tips and products, they also give out free samples each month and I recently received the Elemental Herbology Cell Plumping Facial Hydrater totally free. They're currently giving members the chance to receive a Bare Minerals foundation sample!

Hope this was interesting enough and I'm sorry for the delay in posting, I've been enjoying the lovely weather we've been having here in the UK! I hope every one else is loving it as much as I am.

What are your hand-bag beauty staples? What are you doing to enjoy this lovely summer sun?

'Til Next Time,

Carys xox

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♥ Love of the Day ~ eBay #3 ♥

Hello everyone.

If you're wondering what 'Love of the Day' is then wander over to the lovely Louise's blog and read this post or you can read mine here.

I haven't done a LOTD in a while and I kind-of missed it but today is Thursday and Thursday's LOTD is always about a great find on eBay and that is what I have to share with you today.
Ok so I can't take all the credit for this find, you may of already seen it in this post by Bethan at Quotations & Fluff, I believe (check out her blog, it's pretty darn nice). She recently did a 'what's in my bag' post featured this eBay bag and I jumped for joy when I saw it was under a tenner. Since then they have upped their pricing (from £5.99 to £7.99) so I'm gutted I didn't order it as soon as I saw it but I shall be soon. I want to get the grey one because I adore grey bags and I think it's too cute to pass up for just £12 with p&p. 

✩ Join in the fun at Sprinkle of Glitter and read Louise's recent eBay post here. ✩

What are your thoughts on the bag? Are you enjoying LOTD posts?

'Til Next Time,

Carys xox

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☮ Fashion Wishlist ☮

1. Topshop Mint Exaggerated Catseye Sunglasses £16 

2. Topshop Folded Suede Clutch £32

3. Topshop Sleeveless Zip Peplum Top £18

4. Topshop Loser Medium Belt £18

5. Monki Calista Blouse

6. Topshop Studded Suede Clutch £38

7. Topshop Mint Basic Nappy Tee £14

8. Topshop Stripe Crop Vest £8

9. Monki Crista Trousers

10. Topshop Flock Heart Knicker Shorts £36

11. Topshop In One Ear Studs £4

'Til Next Time,

Carys xox

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Bag/Purse Lust

 1. Cream Cut Out Zip Around Purse - Topshop - £15

2. Frosted Plastic Hold All - Topshop - £25

3. Neon Floral Shopper Bag - Topshop - £20

4. Leather Colour Block Purse - Topshop - £16

5.  Double Handle Chain Bag - Topshop - £38

6. Medium Suede Carry All Pouch - American Apparel - £40 

7. Oversized Doctors Frame Bag - ASOS - £38

Recently I have been lusting over so many bags! Probably because I've had the same river island brown satchel, that I literally take everywhere, for many months now. So I thought I'd share some of the ones I've had my eye on. As you can see there is a definite turquoise/summery theme to the bags I'm liking, haha. Any shops/websites that sell any nice bags? If you have a suggestion please leave it below! Hope you enjoy this quick post and I'd really appreciate any requests!

I hope you've all had a great weekend, til next time'