My Favourite Stores {Birthday Money Haul}

Hi there!

I am sitting on the couch with the sliding door wide open, we had a scorcher of a weekend and this cool air is most welcome. I went shopping last weekend with my birthday money. I had a blast in Canal Walk. 

The thing you need to remember when visiting Canal Walk is, go with a plan of action. That mall is way to big to just take a stroll and with that it is Christmas time as well. Don't know what I am talking bout, visit the Canal Walk website*.

Armed with a list of my favorite shops and what I want from each, I set out Saturday afternoon. 

If you are new to my blog, let me quickly brief you on my favourite shops.

♥The Body Shop - I die for their shower gel.

♥Lush! - Against animal testing and all natural.

♥Cotton On - Absolutely my style guru.

♥Typo - Any stationary addicts dream!

♥Woolworths - A classic. They never grow old.

♥Exclusive Books - Bookworm at heart.

♥The Tea Merchant (Tygervalley) - You have to try their tea.

I did visit some shops at other destinations and have included a few extras I picked up.

The Body Shop. I splashed on some shower gel and a scrub. The Fiji Green Tea and the Satsuma smells like summer. I have come to love summer. I am looking forward to that warm summer night shower!

Lush! I love their products. It is handmade with no harmful chemicals, all natural which makes using it just so much cooler. I was super happy when they opened in South Africa. I wanted shampoo and then the sales lady told me about this little round bar of shampoo. I am very skeptical, but I am all for trying something new. So off I set with my bar of shampoo. It is the Montalbano*.  I bought the cute little tin to keep it safe. I bought perfume as well. Hugo Boss does not need any introduction. We all know it smells divine! 

Cotton On. If you don't know by this time how much I love this shop, you must be new to my party. I love them. Plain and simple. Their clothes is cotton and comfortable and this just makes me happy. I invested in a black tank top (I have two of these already and they are so comfy). I decided to try out their sandals as I only have the flip flops. Tan is so in this summer. I am down with the fashion. hahaha!  They have this great 5 for R300 on their panties as well. Picked up a few stylish ones here you know. ;P I also got the blue cammy from Truworths with lovely detail on the back.

  

 

Typo. This really is a stationary addicted child's dream shop. There is nothing in there you really need. There is only stuff you really need to have. I wish I had a budget each month for this shop alone. I did not think twice about where I was going to buy my diary for next year. Cute, glitter and compact. I found "the one" and I saw this really cool mug which turns to a different color when you pour hot water in it, had to need it. I mean with a catchy "Show us your kitties"-why not?

Woolworths. I was super overwhelmed when I was in Woolworths, Canal Walk. It is a mall on its own. Here I needed a few items. I was looking for new towels and slippers. I had some money left from the vouchers so I bought some t-shirt bra's as well. I do not buy my bra's anywhere else. Always an investment!

 Exclusive Books. Need I say more. You know when you see someone reading and you are like "point-one of us-one of us". I love reading. With my vivid, wild imagination it is a feast. I have been looking for Four by Veronica Roth in paper back and found it at last. Don't get me wrong, I love a hard back, it is just expensive. I enjoyed Gone Girl immensely so I am going to read Dark Place by Gillian Flynn and then I am busy with The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. Whooo bring on the weekend so I can read!

I also stopped at Cum Books and bought the Gospel Skouspel CD of 2015 and a big calendar for my door. I have a thing for calendars and diaries!

 

The Tea Merchant. I started to love tea last year. Not the normal tea, flavoured tea. What better place to stock up on some summer flavour teas. They also have this really cool feature now where you can refill your tin for R120 instead of paying R145 for a new one. It is a bargain as 50g is R60 and the tin hold 100g. They also have the coolest gadgets and tea pots. I will add it to my Christmas list.

Last, but not least I popped into Truworths, and did some online shopping at Zando to add some printed t-shirts and more sandals to my wardrobe. I am very privileged at my job to wear whatever I want to. I can even do the shorts thing. It is so comfy! No suites. Heaven! The white elephant top has detail on the back (picture above).

It was an absolute feast not thinking twice about buying something I want, and not necessarily need. You have to spoil yourself and this was cost free to me.

It is Christmas time and my heart is singing. I am doing a 24days of Christmas Photo challenge, which will be posted on Christmas day. I am also looking forward going to the beach and spending some time with my family.

Have you spent some money these last few weeks and how is the Christmas shopping going?Tell me in the comments below.

Speak to you soon!

xoxo

I ♥ Woolworths! {and Truworths and PnP Clothing}

Hey guys!

I am super excited for fall/winter. I am a winter child. I grew up in the Western Cape in South Africa and there it rains in winter. All.the.time! It does not rain in winter where I live now, but it gets really chilly and this calls for knitwear and denim!

I absolutely love the new trend of everything being knitted and chunky and it just looks comfy and feels toasty. You can pair it with everything and that makes these items versatile and wearable.

Woolworths has a large variety of beautiful colours and styles this season. I also stopped by at Truworths and the Pick and Pay clothing store.

I really enjoyed doing this outfit shoot for you and on this particular day it was a bright sunny day with a few cloudy moments in between.

Photo credit: Carlo van Rensburg - Thanks friend!

Blue V-Neck - Woolworths // Denim in the first few pictures - Straight Leg from Woolworths

Mint Green "Crochet Pattern" - Woolworths // Grey printed T-shirt with the Eiffel Tower - Pick n Pay Clothing // Denim - Truworths // Cream&White fluffy knit - Woolworths //

Rose Coloured Knit - Truworths // Aviator Sun Glasses - Cotton On // Rose Gold Watch - Fossil //

These outfits go great with a pair of boots or sneakers. Add a scarf or jacket or both for the really chilly days.

Let me know what your favorite items for winter (or summer, depends on where you are) are. Leave a comment below!

Speak to you soon...or sooner!

xoxo

Last HAUL for 2014 {I love spending moolah!}

Hey peeps!

So, before this year ends I would like to share with you my last shopping haul. I visited a few places including my favourite Woodlands Boulevard. They have a wide variety of shops to suite everybody's pocket. I always have a ball! Places visited also includes Kolonnade, Moorivier Mall and Canal Crossing in Potchefstroom.

So, lets have a look on what I spend my money on!  

  Yankee Candle in Woodlands Boulevard. 

 This skinny hot chocolate is from Irene Diary Farm's Deli

 These items is from TYPO in Cradle Stone Mall in Krugersdorp. 

 Some T's from Cotton On Woodlands Boulevard

 Just look at these cute bags!! It's for a good cause. Every time you buy from any shop in the Cotton On family you can buy one or a few of these bags and the proceeds goes to their 

Cotton On foundation. Such a good cause! To read more click H E R E 

 This Shirt and Maxi Skirt is from Factory (part of Cotton On) in Woodlands Boulevard

   The Camera book I bought at PNP Woodlands Boulevard and the John Green Novel from Die Boek Oase (The Book Oasis which was a stall at Aardklop this year)

 PNP Clothing. I love Pick 'n Pay's Clothing line. It is quite good quality and very comfy and this is my first Disney character clothing I own as an adult!

 This cute summer dress is from Woolworths in Moorivier Mall. Got it on sale!

 The shirt is from Cotton On and the shoes from Bata in Kolonnade, Pretoria

 The t and crop denim is from Foshini in Moorivier Mall and the shoes Bata in Kolonnade.

 This is a combination of Kolonnade and Woodlands Boulevard. Purse from YDE and Cutex from Sorbe. Both Kolonnade. The jewelery all from Lovisa in Woodlands Boulevard. I love their jewelery!

So, as you know I got a new camera and I was looking for a new bag. I love Lowepro. They are very good quality and the padding is great for keeping your camera safe. This bag has a lot of pockets and fits perfectly on my bag (after some adjustments). I bought this bag from Sounds Great in Woodlands Boulevard.

 Then, can I rave a bit over the new shop I stumbled upon. The Tea Merchant. They specialise in tea! Duh! But man the smells and the tastes and the cute products they have. I can not wait to try out my tea. Check them out on Twitter H E R E

 And just look at that tea infuser! I'm dying! So cute!

 The Body Shop has their end of year sale and of course I had to spoil myself. So I opted for some shimmer lotion, lip butter and hand cream. All in their Christmas flavor Glazed Apple. It smells divine!

 I recently visite Sorbe in Woodlands Boulevard  and I wanted to try out their products. SO I spoiled myself with this cute little bag filled with lovely products! I am excited to try these out.

 A new shop, My hartjie my Liefie, opened in the new Center Canal Crossing in Potchefstroom. This little top is a magic top. It hides any unwanted thingy you don't like and fits like a glove! 

 These earings are my new favorite. It's got two studs and it looks really pretty in your ear. 

 This short and top is SO comfy! And it is locally made by the designer, Regtig Awesome (Really Awesome) from Prieska here in SA. I am so proud!

What have you been spending your money on lately?

Speak to you soon...or sooner!

xoxo