Birthday presents!

So it was my birthday yesterday, I thought it'd be nice to share with you what I got!

Bear Grylls is my (not so secret) potentially cringe-worthy crush, and my boyfriend seems to be encouraging this with dvds. Healthy? Who knows!
He also took me out to my favourite restaurant; he was trying to keep it a surprise, but half way there I figured it out, and he didn't know exactly where it was anyway so had to tell me. Smooth ;)

We also spent the day together yesterday. This mainly consisted of light shopping (I'd never normally subject the boy to the torture of shopping with me), Wagamamas, the lakeside, fajitas and a film. 

My friends got me some sanctuary goodies, a non-winning lottery ticket, 2 gorgeous Barry M nail varnishes and a gold 'apple' necklace.

The Chinese lanterns caused a slight drama. We lit one of them on Saturday, but it didn't last long and ended up starting a small fire in one of the neighbours garden, though it went out without any damage being caused, phew! I'll leave you to decide whether its hilariously funny or seriously concerning. 

A stupidly generous friend of mine treated me to some Jeffrey Campbell climber boots (I've wanted them for ages) and 2 tickets to see Lee Evans!

And then I treated myself. It'd be wrong not to, right?

CKin2u perfume. This takes me back to being 18 and working in Threshers, but its a lovely summery fragrance and I can't afford my favourite Gucci Flora anymore. I had 2600 points on my boots advantage card (cringe) so this was actually a freebie I suppose!

My all time favourite shampoo and conditioner - Redken All Soft. Its not cheap, but it lasts forever and is definitely worth it. I told myself ages ago that I couldn't afford it anymore, but why should I live with compromise all the time, when cheaper shampoos are a false economy anyway? They're half the price, but last half as long, and bring about half the results. Not really a competition really. Redken, I won't leave you ever again. (Unless I ever stumble across something seriously miraculous).

Diorshow blackout mascara. My other inevitably dried out recently, and no other mascara quite cuts it.

Thomas Sabo bracelet and charm. A new store has been recently opened in Milton Keynes and I was there yesterday. We popped into Specsavers and I knew we were next door. I snuck off and left the boy for literally minutes, and as he walked in to get me, I was stood at the till with a massive cheeky grin on my face, and then proceeded to point at it, er - all day...

So this wasn't exactly a birthday present, but it arrived on my doorstep yesterday, so it sure felt like one. A beautiful silky spearmint one at that. 

 Gossard recently asked me to take part in their 'gossard girl' blog, and I'm over the moon. Gossard has been my favourite lingerie brand for a couple of years now, and I own well over 50 of their sets. This is an absolutely divine addition to my collection; its so unlike any of the others I currently have - Why don't they run out of ideas?

Hope you've enjoyed having a nosey!

S xx