Post Exams Haul

I have a serious issue. A serious issue regarding shopping sprees.

In my eyes, I'm someone who tries to refrain from impulse purchase which might happen while I'm grocery shopping - that doesn't mean that I don't ever slip up and "accidentally" end up buying three new nailpolishes. 

But because of that, I end up going completely overboard once I actually allow myself to spend some money during a day spent downtown - and as I recently finished my final exams for this semester, I totally did that the other day. And here's what went down.

This time, however, I didn't buy any clothing, which I'm pretty proud of. (I like to think that that's because I have some really strong will power and stayed away from those shops, not because I just couldn't find anything that I liked.)

But if you are interested in the clothes I recently picked up, you should definitely check out my Berlin haul!

But I did pick up some really exciting things - there's some beauty bits, some very much needed Lush products and even a few books, which I haven't had time for in months!

Let's dive into it, shall we?

Beauty wise, Breuninger is the place to be when you're here in Germany. They sell a wide range of high end make up brands, which is why I never spend less than half an hour in their store once I walk through that door.

The counter that I usually spent most of my time at is definitely the MAC one. The lipsticks always manage to lure me in, and within a short amount of time, my hand will be completely covered in swatches and my wishlist will have grown by at least two products.

I already had my eye on the Viva Glam II lipstick, a lighter brown toned nude shade with a Satin finish, back when I was in Berlin, but I didn't really have the time to think about whether the 20€ purchase would be worth it or not, so it ended up staying in Berlin. But when I picked up again while shopping in my own town, I just couldn't help but buy it.

You'll never believe me when I say this, but up to that day, I had never owned a Benefit product. I know, I know. But their counter had always overwhelmed me, there were to many things that were catching my eye at the same time and to be honest, they were all kinda out of my price range.

Somehow, I had left my common sense at home that day, because when I found myself swooning over their Erase Paste, I thought "You know what? Today's the day. Go. For. It" So I did.

Frankly, I did regret spending 27€ when I left that store, but that feeling was forgotten as soon as I used the product for the first time. If you want to know all about how great it is, you can read my review on it here.

Lush is that kind of store that I always pop into when I'm near it, even if I don't intend on buying anything, just to look at all their pretty products and inhale all the scents. Come on, you do that too.

However, I ran out of my trusty Cupcake mask and had heard great things about their Mask of Magnaminty, which claims to exfoliate your skin and fight against spots and blackheads, from various bloggers, so I picked that up for 7,95€.

I also realized that I had only one bath bomb left, so I bought and old favorite of mine - the Fizzbanger, which gives off the most amazing fresh, citrus scent once in the water and relaxes both my muscles and my mind. On top of that, I also got the Sex Bomb, which I have never tried before, It's more of a sweeter scent which has got a hint of floral in it, so I'm definitely excited to check those two out. Each of the two bath bombs were 4,95€.

I haven't been to an actual book store in months now. I mean, I ordered a book or two online, but ever since this semester started, I had absolutely no time to look for new books to read, let alone actually sit down with one.

But now that I'm so close to summer break, I did my annual shopping for summer readings to add to my evergrowing pile.

First off, I stumbled across "PS, I still love you" by Jenny Han, which was 10,49€. It's the sequel to "To all the boys I've loved before", which I talked about in the first installment of my Recent Reads. I really enjoyed her first book, it was such a light, sweet read which left me feeling strangely happy, so I'm really interested in how that story continues.

I also picked up "All the bright places" by Jennifer Niven for 9,99€ after I heard someone talk about it. It's about Theodore Finch, an outcast at his High School, and Violet Markey, who survived the car crash her sister died in. They meet on their school's bell tower when they both want to commit suicide by jumping, but after  they convince each other to not go through with it, the two of them get closer. I've only read the first hundred pages of this so far, but it's really sweet as well, and even though you might imagine it to be kind of dark, there is so much humor in this book as well.

And finally, there is "Love letters to the dead" by Ava Delliara, which was 8,99€. Now, I don't really know a lot about this book, not more than it says on the back anyways. It follows the story of Laurel, who is assigned to write a letter to a dead person for English class, but continues to do so afterwards. She writes about various subjects like school, friendships and her sister May, who passed away. It definitely sound interesting as I've never read a book that consists of letters and letters only - besides The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, which was pretty great. And you can't deny that the cover is rather pleasing for your inner hipster, can ya?

So there you have all the goodies that I picked up on my first free weekend in ages - I think it's safe to say that I shouldn't spend another one of those downtown any time soon.
If you're interested in any of the things I got, let me know in the comments down below - there's going to be reviews of most of these things coming your way rather soon!

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