Beauty Haul from NYC

As promised, here is what I bought in New York! I've decided only to show you the beauty stuff and accessories (only one thing but oh well) because photographing clothes isn't exactly my forte. The clothes I did buy were some collard shirts, black leather shorts and a maroon beanie from Forever 21; a Hard Rock Cafe tee and a New York Giants jersey. Nothing that special. The rest of what I bought is, however.

Sephora was the shop that I was most excited about visiting - they have so many brands that aren't available in the UK or, if they are, they are much cheaper! Most of my mula was spent there ashamedly, yet I am very happy with everything I purchased. Reviews will be linked up below when I have written them.

Anastasia Brow Pencil, Sephora Fragrance Sampler, Marc Jacobs Daisy Rollerball, L'oreal Colour Balm, EOS Lip Balm, NARS Powder Foundation, Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray, Hoola Benefit, Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush, Covergirl Eyeshadow Trio, Sephora Kabuki (in black pouch), Smashbox Photofinish Primer, OCC Lip Tar, Tweezerman Eyelash Curlers, Esteé Lauder Double Wear Foundation

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Heathrow, terminal 5 to be specific, is the best for duty free shopping. I never normally buy anything from duty free as I like to save my money for the holiday. But it was my birthday and my mum decided to treat me and buy me some new sunglasses. I fell in love with these Versace ones - the number reference on the side is "MOD 4229" if you are wondering (if you search it on google you will find several links to different stores). They are a similar style to Raybans yet I didn't want to add another pair of them to my collection so I decided to go for a new brand. The frames are much bigger than my classic Rayban wayfarers which I like.

What do you think?

So that was everything I bought minus the clothes, tourist stuff and the presents I bought for people's birthdays! All of the make-up was bought in Sephora with the exception of the Esteé Lauder Double Wear which I bought in Macy's and the L'Oreal lipstick, Covergirl eyeshadow trio and EOS lip balm which was all bought in Wallgreens. The shades purchased in Heathrow.

I'm exceptionally jealous of those who have regular access to Sephora's. I do think, however, that I would be broke if I lived near one, so it's not all bad!

Suzanna x

New York City Adventures

Sorry for the lack of posts recently! I just got back from a weeks trip to New York City and haven't had access to any wifi whatsoever which, to be honest, is a good thing as I paid 100% attention on my location and wasn't distracted by the likes of Twitter and, of course, my blog.

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I've never been to NYC before so was excited to experience "the city that never sleeps" - and they're right, it's absolutely manic. The roads are packed, the atmosphere buzzes, everyone is super friendly and there are so many people - even when the weather is shit! Thankfully it didn't rain once, yet my sunglasses (a cheeky duty free purchase) didn't make an appearance unfortunately. Despite the weather, our time was amazing and I can't wait to re-visit next year. Going on my birthday also made it that more memorable, too!

With the likes of 5th Avenue, Macy's, Bloomingdales and the hundreds of stores lining the streets of Manhattan, I was in heaven and, reviewing over everything I bought, I released I have spent a lot. Not mentioning any figures yet I took $800 spending money and have come back with zilch. That gives you a rough idea of the wallet damage I have done over 7 days. No regrets, though! I thought I'd do two separate New York-esque posts; the first being this one, a chat about my trip accompanied by some pictures and the second being a major haul of the makeup, clothes and random bits I bought which will be up tomorrow.

Let's start with some pictures...

 Central Park, Museum of Natural History

 9/11 Memorial

John Lennon Strawberry Fields, Central Park

 View from Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty

Subway, NYPD Police

 Hard Rock Cafe, American Flag

 Times Square, Infamous Yellow Cab

Being a tourist you want to see everything and, in my opinion, a week is the perfect amount of time you  need to see all the attractions. I saw pretty much everything: Central Park, the 9/11 memorial, Statue of Liberty on Ellis Island, Times Square, 5th Avenue and the Empire State Building. The highlight of the trip was definitely going up the ESB and shopping in 5th Avenue. Our hotel was conveniently a two minute walk from Times Square which encouraged late night shopping trips around the area - there were two Sephora's a hundred meters away from each other (heaven!) which was where near enough half of my money went too! The selection of restaurants to dine at was crazy. We ended up eating at the Hard Rock Cafe twice. That good.

I could ramble on and on about the trip, but I could be here for hours. If you ever have the chance to go to New York, I one hundred and ten percent recommend it. It's definitely a full on vacation - lots of walking and late nights, yet if it's something you really want to do, then do it! The shopping is unreal and everything is much cheaper than it is in England so it's win win!

My post on everything I bought from make-up to clothes to accessorise to food (when I say food, I mean chocolate. Just chocolate) will be up tomorrow! Can't wait to show you.

Suzanna x

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