Showing posts with label Westfield. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Westfield. Show all posts

Monday, 3 June 2013

HAUL: Westfield Derby



L-R: Maxi Skirt - Primark £10, Pinafore Dress - Quiz £12.99, Aztec Dress - Primark £5, Bird Print Dress - H&M £10, Pink Peplum Top - Dorothy Perkins £8.50 (with student discount), Black vest top - Topshop £9 (with student discount), Black T-Shirt - Primark £5, Shoes - Quiz £9.99

On Wednesday, me and my mother took a little trip to the Westfield Derby shopping centre for a bit of retail therapy. I was very kindly gifted a gift card to spend there as a little thank you from them for this post. We had a really lovely day and I managed to get quite a few things. For me, I'm a beauty addict and whenever I go out to buy clothes, I always end up coming back with beauty products. So this time, I decided to go into Boots last after I'd bought a lot of clothes as they're what I needed the most.

First of all we went to Nando's as by the time we got there, it was midday and we were both extremely hungry. It was my mum's first time in the restaurant and luckily for me, she enjoyed it. After that, we walked around the centre and ended up finding items in Dorothy Perkins, Quiz, H&M and Topshop. Originally, I had planned on spending the majority of my money in New Look as it's my favourite store but on that day, I just didn't have any luck. I paid for the Nando's on my gift card and my mum gave me the money for it back so I could also have a cheeky trip in Primark (which isn't in the centre) - how clever of us! We also ventured into Debenhams so I could have a sniff of the Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Eau Fraiche Skinscent. Big mistake. It's beautiful and now, I need it but it's pretty pricey - boohoo.

Of course, I took a trip into Boots after I'd spent the majority of the money on clothing. Seeing as it's 3 for 2 on skin care products, I decided to repurchase the Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix pads and the La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo as they're two of my favourite skin care items at the moment. I then decided to get the Garnier 5 second Perfect Blur as I'm in need of a new primer and this one promises miracles, so why not? I was also in need of new eyeliners and my favourite Collection 2000 Extreme 24 Hr Felt Tip Liner Pens were on offer for 2 for £5 so I decided to get two as I run out of them quite quickly. I then saw the Trevor Sorbie Brilliant Brunette Hair Mask in the clearance section for £2 so I picked one of those up.

I apologise that the pictures aren't the great - I'm really not the best at photographing clothes and they were taken when I was back home so I had to make the most of different rooms and space. I will however, more than likely be featuring most of the clothing in outfit of the days coming very soon so you'll be able to see them a little bit better. I'd just quickly like to say a massive thank you to Westfield for the gift card - it was incredibly kind of them and I had a great day in the wonderful shopping centre. The Westfield gift card is a great idea - you can spend it at most of the stores inside the centre which means you have a lot of variety and choice. Have you ever been to a Westfield centre before?
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The gift card was gifted to me free of charge so a lot of the items mentioned were essentially PR samples. However, I wasn't asked to blog about my visit and all items were chosen by me.
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Wednesday, 8 May 2013

WISHLIST: Westfield

Westfield Wishlist


I was recently gifted a Westfield gift card* and since receiving it, it's been burning a hole in my pocket. The closest Westfield to me is Derby however, being based in Lincoln, it's still pretty far and I'd need money to get there. So I either need to wait a little while and go to the one in London or wait until I go back home after my exams and take a visit. So to tame my needs, I've compiled a wishlist with a few items from some of the stores from Westfield Derby. I've included a crop top on my wishlist as it's something that I'd like to try out. I'm by no means comfortable enough to show my stomach but I do think crop tops look really pretty paired with a high waisted skirt so barely no - if any - skin is showing. I've also included a lightweight jumper as I think they're perfect for throwing over an outfit when it gets a little bit cooler in the summer. I tweeted the other day how excited I am for the return of pinafore dresses so of course, I'm desperately in need of one and this one from New Look is just perfection. A Jemma wishlist wouldn't be complete without a few cat items and I fell in love with this top a few weeks ago and as soon as I saw these shoes, I knew I needed them - aren't they just the most adorable things in the world?! I've also been after some disco pants for a while and New Look do their own version for a fraction of the American Apparel price so although the weather is getting warmer, I'll be getting myself a pair. The tea dress, cross dress and pale skirt were items I saw and loved. I've been wearing a lot of skirts recently because of the warm weather and I'd like to expand my collection. And of course, dresses are key items in any girls wardrobe. And finally, I've been saying that I've needed the Models Own Neon Yellow nail polish for a really long time now so when I visit Westfield, I WILL pick it up, without a doubt. Have you ever been to a Westfield? What items are you currently lusting for?
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*I was given the giftcard as a gift from a PR company but I was not asked to write this post or compensated for it.
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Tuesday, 9 April 2013

Westfield SS13‏ Interactive Videos

Doesn't technology and social media fascinate you? It certainly does me. In A Level Media Studies (4 years ago I must add - time flies) we were once looking at interactive adverts and I can remember my teacher telling me about how this is going to be the way forward soon. I was pretty excited about this idea as they were fun, useless and well, fascinating! After that, I didn't see any. But the video above is an interactive video and it's incredible. To celebrate the trends of SS13, Westfield have collaborated with photographer and filmmaker Rankin to produce a series of interactive music videos. The videos feature top models such as Frida Munting and Portia Freeman and each video is fully interactive so you can find out where to get each outfit by simply clicking on it. The video I've embedded above is the Floral one as I love florals and print. I'm also completely lusting after the pink Ted Baker trousers. You can check out more of these videos here.
Which video is your favourite? What do you think about these videos?
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