A day as a tourist

Heya...

 

Last weekend I had a great day with a super amazing friend who suggested that we go to a vintage car boot sale in the South Bank centre. It was a perfect, beautiful sunny day and everyone was decked with vintage clothes, bags and shoes.

 

 

Piled high and packed full of random vintage stuff, there was a huge selection of trinkets, shoes, clothes, bags and loads more.

 

 



 

This bag is so cute I just wanted to take it home with me and put some knee high socks, pretending to be a little school girl again!

 

 

A retro gumball machine caught my eye, I love the battered look about it, the story behind where it came from and who used it.

 

After thoroughly looking around we grabbed a rather yummy pulled pork sandwich and walked along the South bank. Entertainers lined the street, captivating children and adults, as they did their tricks.

Surrounded by astounded children, a man created bubbly creations with some rope and a bucket full of soapy water. Not gonna lie, I did quite like it too.

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

A completely random blog post but it really was a lovely day!

love,

Isla

xxx

ecoTools eyeshadow brushes

Heya...

I'm thinking it's time for a beauty post now as I have up, until now just gone on about a slightly random collection of things, so make a cuppa and get ready for my first post about beauty!

 

On Friday I went to Westfeild after school for a little shop around, mainly in Boots however I did get some cute socks from Topshop. The big reason I did pop into Boots was to get some eyeshadow brushes. You may be surprised to know that I only used to own one makeup brush (for foundation) and that was it! But since I got a lovely Stila palette recently I have been dying to use it, however I have had no brushes to apply the gorgeous shimmery and matt shades.

 

 

I chose a very cute set from Ecotools and love them very much. They are cute, travel size and exactly what I was looking for. 

There are 6 in total: a large eye brush, an angled crease brush, a tiny eye shading brush, a highlighting brush and the ever useful smudge brush as well!

 

I recommend them as they apply the shadow well, are super soft and are not too expensive either!

 

 

Love,

Isla

xxx

 

 



A very sunny Saturday

Heya...

I have LOVED the sunshine this weekend! Don't know about anyone else but I spent most of it outside, making the most of the beautiful weather. I feel like spring has officially arrived and now I can't wait for summer!

I was out on Saturday for breakfast with a lovely friend from school, I had a crepe with maple syrup and banana (personal favourite)  with a tropical smoothie which was all very nice.

 

 

I love the flower stalls on the high street, they always smell so nice when you walk past, especially in spring and summer!

 

 

 

Hope you all enjoyed the sun as much as I did,

love,

Ilsa

xxx

 

 



Vintage Thrifting

Heya...

I love finding old vintage things, which have been loved before and have got that certain thing about them, a little scratch or dent. I had a great vintage thrift shopping weekend and I thought I would share one or two things with you, as well as a  past thrifted item found in NYC!

 

I met with a new friend Lexie -lexielikes.com- and we started our thrifting weekend with the numerous local charity shops! I didn't find any clothes I liked but I did spot a rather 60s looking necklace from Oxfam for £2!

 

Spurred on my charity shopping on Saturday we went to a car boot sale on Sunday! I love the random assortment of odds and ends dotted around, endless possibilities of vintage finds hidden among the stalls. I found two fantastic things, the first being a vintage 50s camera. I thought it would look cute on my mantel piece but the much loved, dented thing still works! I have already ordered some film and can't wait to start experimenting with it!

 

 

The second thing I spotted was an extremely cute tin. I've always loved vintage tins, and this one is the perfect size for lip products!

 

 

I think I was extremely lucky with these finds as they were not expensive at all (camera-£3) (tin £1) and they were pretty much exactly what I was looking for!

 

Two Easters ago, I was fortunate to go to NYC! I loved it there soo much but one of the best days was going to a flea market! This granny clutch is adorable and it was mine as soon as I saw it!

 

 

Hope you liked seeing all my favourite thrift finds!

 

Love, Isla

xxx