I don't know if you've ever tried photographing your own ear...

...but I'm here to tell you that it's not easy.  However, in the name of blogging, and my new earrings, I persevered. 

We got an Avon catalogue through our door a while ago and I had a flick through it.  None of the makeup really caught my eye, though some of it was nice enough.  But I did spy this set of 3 pairs of earrings, each pair a different fruit.  Perfect for this season's 'fruity-floral' overload, with fruit-print everywhere you look.  And also just the right side of kitsch, in lovely bright colours.  So, they were delivered today, and I stuck them right on to check them out.

Here, you have one each of the cherries, the apple and the strawberry:



The pics aren't really the best quality - trying to negotiate enough light and not casting a shadow from my phone while I got in close enough was tricky! - but I think you can get the gist.  I'm really pleased with them, especially the apple ones, I love the bright green!  I think I'll probably wear a different one in each ear - shame I don't have three ears, really - and tomorrow I'll start with the cherries and the apple.  By coincidence, I've been wearing my wee strawberry necklace today anyway, a lovely gift from my lovely chum and fellow Spanish/Portuguese-adventurer HM!  So, in fairness to all the other fruits, the strawberry earrings will be kept for another day.

Today is also the first day to get your hands on July's UK Glamour magazine for your Bene-tastic goodies.  Unfortunately, the sizes of the bottles you get are pretty tiny - in my optimistic head, I'd convinced myself they'd be giving away full-size bottles - but still worth buying for £2, I think.  My awesome mum went out and bought me 3 copies today so I could have one of each!  I still haven't tried the Posie Tint, but it looks like it'll be much the same as Benetint but in paler pink-peach.  I think whenever Glamour have a big giveaway like this they tend to sell out really fast, so if you're thinking of getting one I'd get it ASAP to make sure you get the freebie you want!

I've just noticed that I've had these earrings in for about an hour now, and so far no itches or other signs of allergy from my uber sensitive, highly fussy wee ears.  Hurray!

Hear Me Roar

There was a secret sale on at the wee clothes boutique round the corner from us, and my mum and granny were some of the people who got told about it.  I don't know if you needed a secret code or something but for the next 3 days certain people can go in and get 25% off.  So my mum and my granny went round and I went round to meet them about an hour later so we could all go for lunch.

There was a cool necklace that I'd seen a few times and really liked but it was about £30 so I never bought it.  I kept thinking 'As soon as I get a job...'

Anyway, my mum left her phone in the shop so after I met her I went in to pick it up for her, and my mum followed me in and bought the necklace for me!  Here's a pic of it: leopard-tastic!  It's uber bling, and I totally love it!

Going out to Uddingston tonight to visit MM, so I should get my stuff together.  I wanted to buy Glamour magazine today cause you get free Benefit products with it: you can choose between the classic Benetint, High Beam - which I love - and Posie Tint, which I've never tried.  I'm thinking about buying the mag 3 times to get them all, which will work out at a saving of just under £64!!  I even thought about buying extras and selling them on eBay - if I sold one of each for £10 instead of RRP £24, then I'd have enough to buy my new Jean Paul Gaultier perfume!  Genius!  That's assuming people buy them, of course.  If they didn't then I'll be stuck with an overflowing makeup bag of Benefit goodies!

It turns out the magazine isn't out today, must be tomorrow.  I saw a thing on Twitter about some kind of delay in the deliveries, so I guess that's why.  So, now you all have plenty of time to decide which one you want and go on the hunt tomorrow!

Discounts

This month's Glamour magazine has 20% off Nails Inc, bringing the nail polishes down to £9.20.  I love this metallic red "Aspen."

There's also 20% off at Whistles (I think it's Whistles) and a new competition where they're giving away £500 every month! 

I must admit, I've found the last few months of Glamour a tad disappointing, but this month's edition is jam packed and I'm back to loving it.

Go forth, readers, and spend money I don't have.  If anyone buys the nail polish, can I borrow it?