Bingo! I won! A good excuse to buy some loot...

Last Saturday I spent the day with my Daddy and his partner who live about 45 minutes away. We went to their local bingo hall before going for lunch, and I have to say, having never been before I was a wee bit sceptical about spending a few hours playing bingo... not somewhere I imagined myself going but hey, that's just me!

I was impressed by the venue though - clearly a disused 30's cinema with most of the original features... and the fantastic obligatory sparkly gold backdrop! I could only take a couple of sneaky phone pics though because people were giving me strange looks...

Bingo was actually a lot harder than I thought (don't laugh!), because we had a zillion books to play from and the caller read the numbers so quickly that I kept getting left behind... I soon got used to it though and I ended up really enjoying it :)

Aaaand, I won!!! £50 for a full house!! I couldn't believe it. I was actually a bit scared to call it because the other players always groaned when someone won (it gets very tense!), and then I was worried that I'd got it wrong because woe betide you.... the regulars were quite mean I thought when a lady called house by mistake. I guess it's tiresome if that happens when you play regularly, but.....

.... I needn't have worried. Yes, I won :)

After lunch, Dad and I went to the local discount outlet mall and I had muchos fun spending most of my winnings! This was my loot:

Nude pink top, £15 reduced from £23, Pilot

(also purchased a pair of black leggings for £7 but you all know what they look like!)

I have had a bit of a spree lately buying long casual tops to wear with leggings - this one had to be mine as I loved the lace and the diamante sparkles :)

We were just leaving to go back to my Dad's when, tucked away down a lonely "alley" I found a little independent discount beauty shop. Typically it was literally 10 minutes until the shopping mall closed but I dashed in anyway.....

Oh my gosh, I wished I had found the shop at least an hour earlier :( I was running around as if I was on a manic trolley dash with no time to decide on anything. All of my purchases were instant decisions and I just threw them into my basket.

St. Moritz self tanning mousse, £5.95; Revlon ColorStay in no. 150 (Buff), £8.95

I have NEVER tried wearing fake tan before, although I have always secretly wanted to try it. I've heard that St. Moritz is supposed to be as good as St. Tropez, and at that price I thought it was a good time to bite the bullet and buy! (ANY ADVICE WELCOME PLEASE!!)

I've wanted to try a new foundation for ages, but wouldn't buy one whilst I had lots of my existing one left. But now my Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse has almost run out, I made a beeline for this! Thank goodness I picked the correct colour...

I'm not all that impressed by the Dream Matte Mousse any more tbh, even though I've been using it for a few years. My skin has been very dry over the winter months and no matter how much I moisturise beforehand, this foundation looks cakey/flaky in places. It doesn't look too bad from a distance, but up close... *shudder*

Unlike Revlon's new PhotoReady foundation, ColorStay does not have a pump applicator, and being a bit of a make-up novice I was initially unsure how to apply it without wasting vast amounts. Good old youTube saved the day and the general consensus seems to be to pour a bit onto a piece of clingfilm and apply using a wedge. I haven't had a chance to try it yet so if you have any tips on how you use this foundation I would really appreciate it!

Benefit Cream Eyeshadow in Moon Doggie, £3.95

There was a whole Benefit stand AND I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT!!! :( I adore Benefit! With two minutes until the shop closed I saw this leap out among all of the other shadows and I just had to have it... plus it was the last one left in this shade and I felt sorry for it ;)

By this time the assistants were hovering by the doors ready to close up, so I went to pay. Then what do I see by the till? An overflowing NYX stand and a small Bourjois counter!! I could have cried.

I made a last-second grab for these whilst an assistant scanned the other bits and pieces:

Bourjois 3D cosmic shine lipgloss in no. 34 Rose Mythic, £1.95;

NYX Goddess of The Night mega shine lipgloss in no.127 Pink Frost, £3.95

They both smell A M A Z I N G.......

Excuse the Bourjois label - for some bizarre reason they annoy me

and I have to pick them off!

I thought they were both £1.95 but closer inspection of the receipt tells me otherwise.

However, I'm still smiling at these bargains!

I'm planning on another visit to this little shop soon - I cannot wait!

I also bought some bits and bobs in Claire's Accessories as extra presents for my little sister Olivia, who was 14 this week. Happy Birthday (again) Liv xxxxx

All in all it was a fantastic day.

Bingo + winnings,

yummy lunch,

walking around in the warm sunshine wearing a vest top for the first time this year,

shopping,

quality time with my Daddy

= a very happy Jo!

xx