Shopping makes me smile!

Hello! I hope that you are all well and the sun shone for you this weekend!

I thought that I'd let you have a peek at some of my recent purchases... btw I really hate the word "haul". Does anybody else find that the word "haul" to describe a shopping spree really makes them cringe?!

I don't splurge that often to be honest, but I think that these beauties are worth the wait!

I'm sorry if you're sick of hearing about this next product, yes I know it's everywhere but it's new to me and I'm excited :)

First, the Urban Decay Alice in Wonderland Book of Shadows that I purchased online from Debenhams. I must have timed it just right because it was out of stock when I checked my order status the following day.

I'm a sucker for anything Alice-like at the moment, so I love the teapots, cups and swallows on the packaging! The inner packaging is just as beautiful, with flowers, rabbits and deer ambling round the eyeshadows... yes you guessed it, I'm a sucker for pretty packaging full-stop! **hmmm, must have a Benefit fix soon methinks**

Alice in her Wonderland is revealed when you lift the lid... I think this is soo cute!

I love, love, LOVE this product!!! I'm more of a neutrals kind of girl, and being a bit of a magpie I am not adverse to a bit of glitter, so was really happy with the selection in this palette.

The stronger colours are really beautiful though so I can definitely see myself experimenting with these - it'd be criminal not to!

The colours are all duplicates of shadows released by Urban Decay in earlier palettes and/or the two previous Book of Shadows collections, but they have been suitably chosen and re-named for this launch. Luckily I don't own any other UD shadows, liners or UDPP (I usually use ELF's primer) so this was definitely a win-win purchase for me! I'm really impressed with the quality and pigmentation of these too... I can't believe I'd never tried a UD shadow before!

Next, a few little gems that caught my eye in Accessorize:

Ha, can't you just tell that I was still loving teapots and cups?!
An impulse buy, yes, but all is not lost.
I used to love cross stitching (I credit it for helping me to stop smoking) but haven't picked up a needle for.... ooh... five years I'd guess. I've been thinking about digging out some kits and patterns and giving it a whirl again - and I could make these stickers look lovely on some hand-stitched cards!

Another Alice-themed treasure. I think this is adorable!

I'm going to give it to my Mum as part of her Mother's Day present because I know she'll love it... oops, I hope you're not reading this Mum!

This was my first little treat - how cute! I like that it can be used as a bag charm as well as a keyring.

I almost came out with lots of teacup and watch pendants, but restrained myself and eventually chose this because it made me smile every time I looked at it. Definitely the best reason for a purchase!

However THIS is my absolute favourite Accessorize buy:

This made me laugh when I saw it because it's so me!! I love sweets and puddings...

and look, a teapot and cup! Hehe! This practically leapt into my basket all by itself!

And lastly, here is my beautiful Gizmo cat enjoying a snooze in the sunshine today... he never fails to make me smile!

Have a good week my lovelies! xx