Caroline Burke | Burkatron

topshop sunglasses + glitter socks

I've had these for a while but forgot to include them in my last round up duh! when I'm trying to resist the urge to buy EVERYTHING in topshop I'll buy little bits to satisfy my shopping urges.. this time it was in the form of glitter socks (total mush have right?) and sunglasses!

soap and glory scrubs and hand cream

if there's one thing I don't need it's more hand cream but boots 3 for 2 turns me into a crazy person. I figured I could use it as a foot cream instead as my burts bees one ran out last month.. any excuse! the flake away body scrub is an old favourite of mine for fake tanning skin prep but the new addition for me is their breakfast scrub.. HOLY LORD this stuff should not be legal!! I've already considered eating it numerous times as it smells like pancakes and maple syrup.. it's also brilliant at buffing my skin so I'm finding all kinds of excuses to jump in the shower this week.

pop 3 lomography camera

I hold ellie fully responsible for my purchase of this camera! it's pretty awesome though as it has 9 lenses.. 9 people! because of this you get an cool repeating image on each snap when the film is developed .. take a peek at ellies full post here to see what I'm rambling on about (ellies blog is pretty damn amaze so it's well worth a stalker-ish browse) I also love that this camera is gold.. PIMPIN'

lip crayons

more results from my boots rampage.. this time lip crayons! I love lipstick but I find it a bit high maintenance (due to my annoying lip chewing habit I never seem to be able to keep it on for long!) I always seem to have chapped lips at the minute so most mornings I skip the lipstick and opt for something a bit more easy peasy in the form of these little rascals. I tend to apply them then rub them off slightly so they just stain my lips before applying lip balm or gloss.

from left to right these are rimmel colour rush balm in boom chic a boom and rumour has it, revlon colourburst lacquer balm in provocateur femme fatale and maxfactor lipfinity lip tint in 06.

the maxfactor tint isn't really a crayon it applies more like a felt pen but the stain is intence and longer lasting.. perfect for nights out. I've found no real difference between the rimmel and revlon crayons and the rimmel ones are only £6 (I think superdrug has a buy one get one half price offer at the minute) I'd love to try the matte ones but I know old habit die hard and I'll always come back to the glossier ones as they're easier for me to wear.. 

have you tried any of these? 

back soon!

caroline x

I've collected a few things in the last week so I though it was time for a new things post.. I actually bought a few new nails polishes but I forgot to take a snap of them so I'll share them next time

first up is this cute wooden tile trinket box from urban outfitters, I have loads of rings so this is the perfect place to store them all (I also ordered some new acrylic storage from muji this week as my make up collection needs a huge spring clean..  my drawers are a hot mess of lip gloss and old eye liners!!)

I also found this mint green iPhone/card holder purse in primark, I love pastels and I ALWAYS love shiny things so this was done deal!

oh my, I can't stop buying midi skirts! this topshop quilted skirt has been in and out of my shopping cart more then once so I finally caved.. I. am. weak. 

the floral one is from primark and more of a vintage style with buttons down the front; I think it was only about £10 so a total bargain.. holla!

this nail foil kit* arrived from nail rock and I've been pretty excited to try them out as my last dabble was with their velvet nails. the kit comes with a purple polish and a jar of rose gold foil (it's kind of like gold leaf) which you apply onto your base colour. I'm going to try them out tonight so I'll pop them on instagram or on here so you can see what they end result looks like! (you can still pick these up in topshop)

I've been buying a few tee's and this nirvana one from the urban outfitters sale is my current favourite. band tees are my go-to daytime wear with skinnies so I'm going to try and pick up a few more from beyond retro and cow vintage before summer. 

I've also been buying rather a lot of random things in poundland.. I think my new found obsession with extreme couponing is starting to show. I've compiled a mini stock pile of toothbrushes, air fresheners and multi packs of frazzles. you can never have enough bacon flavoured snacks though right?

oh emm geee it feels like ages since I've done a post with all my favourite little things in! 

I've picked up some more things this week so I'll put up another post soon.. but here's a few bits + bobs that have tickled my fancy of late, scroll down to find out more:

aero cut out boots: topshop 

relaxed leather look pencil skirt: topshop

grey tulle midi dress: topshop

lavender cambridge satchel: asos

assorted rings: topshop

zoe karssen sweat top: asos

writing wish lists always leads to trouble..

I made the fatal mistake of posting a january sales wish list and voila I'm now the happy (& slightly guilty owner of the above collection) I managed to nab a few sale steals including the cambridge satchel which is still on sale (consider yourselves warned) a karssen sweater and a tulle layer dress which I had my eye on a while back. (possibly not the most appropriate winter attire but I figured I could layer it up with some slouchy knitwear in the spring!) 

have you bought any nice things in the sales this year?

caroline x