The Discount Post | Black Friday 2013 (UK)

happy black friday, guys!

i don't know about you, but i am super happy that the UK is embracing the US trait of Black Friday now, and i've already had plenty of e-mails drop into my inbox so i thought i'd chuck all the discount codes into one blogpost so everyone can see who is offering what discounts. i will try my best to keep this updated throughout the day, too. just click the store name to go to their website

HAPPY SHOPPING GIRLS AND BOYS!

P.S. IF YOU ARE A STUDENT, SOME PLACES ARE STILL ACCEPTING STUDENT DISCOUNT ON TOP OF THESE OFFERS!

URBAN OUTFITTERS

THE OFFER | 20% off everything and £1 delivery

THE CODE | PARTY

WHEN DOES IT END? | 6pm friday 29th november

DOROTHY PERKINS

THE OFFER | up to 30% off and free delivery over £50

THE CODE | applied at checkout

WHEN DOES IT END? | not specified

IN LOVE WITH FASHION

THE OFFER | 30% off everything

THE CODE | BLACKFB

WHEN DOES IT END? | midnight november 29th

CLAIRE'S ACCESSORIES

THE OFFER | 25% off everything and free delivery over £19.99

THE CODE | applied at checkout

WHEN DOES IT END? | not specified

TESCO CLOTHING (F&F)

THE OFFER | 25% off everything 

THE CODE | applied at checkout

WHEN DOES IT END? | midnight monday 2nd december

INTERNACIONALE

THE OFFER | 30% off everything and £1 standard delivery

THE CODE | applied at checkout

WHEN DOES IT END? | midnight sunday 1st december

SHE INSIDE

THE OFFER | up to 80% off

THE CODE | applied at checkout

WHEN DOES IT END? | 2nd december

SIGMA

THE OFFER | free shipping for black friday and 20% off on cyber monday

THE CODE | BF2013 for free shipping & CM2013 for 20% off

WHEN DOES IT END? | free shipping ends midnight thursday 29th november, 20% off valid all day monday 2nd december

VERY

THE OFFER | up to 50% off

THE CODE | applied at checkout

WHEN DOES IT END? | not specified

DEBENHAMS

THE OFFER | 10% off beauty, 60% off all furniture, up to 30% off all other departments

THE CODE | applied at checkout

WHEN DOES IT END? | this week only

JOHNNY LOVES ROSIE

THE OFFER | 50% off everything

THE CODE | BLACKFRIDAY

WHEN DOES IT END? | midnight friday 29th november

NYX COSMETICS

THE OFFER | free delivery on orders over £10

THE CODE | applied at checkout

WHEN DOES IT END? | 9a.m monday 2nd december

OH MY LOVE

THE OFFER | 40% off all LBD's (Little Black Dresses)

THE CODE | LBDFRIDAY

WHEN DOES IT END? | midnight friday 29th november

ROCK N ROSE

THE OFFER | 20% off everything

THE CODE | BLACKFRI

WHEN DOES IT END? | midnight sunday 1st december

CATH KIDSTON

THE OFFER | 15% off everything

THE CODE | ELF15

WHEN DOES IT END? | 8am monday 2nd december

GLAMOROUS

THE OFFER | 25% off everything

THE CODE | BLACKFRIDAY

WHEN DOES IT END? | midnight friday 29th november

BOOHOO.COM

THE OFFER | 15% off everything / 20% student discount

THE CODE | CHILLOUT for 15%, use your student code for 20%

WHEN DOES IT END? | midnight friday 29th november

MISSGUIDED

THE OFFER | 15% off everything

THE CODE | FUNDAYFRIDAY

WHEN DOES IT END? | not specified

NEW LOOK 

THE OFFER | 25% off knitwear

THE CODE | new prices shown applied at checkout

WHEN DOES IT END? | midnight friday 29th november

BENEFIT COSMETICS

THE OFFER | 15% off everything

THE CODE | CHEER

WHEN DOES IT END? | midnight monday 2nd december

ASOS MARKETPLACE

THE OFFER | up to 40% off partywear

THE CODE | applied at checkout

WHEN DOES IT END? | not specified

OMGFASHION

THE OFFER | 20% off everything

THE CODE | BLACKFRIDAY

WHEN DOES IT END? | not specified

LOOK FANTASTIC

THE OFFER | 20% off everything, but declines by 1% every hour, on the hour

THE CODE | TREAT20

WHEN DOES IT END? | midnight friday 29th november

BARRYM.COM

THE OFFER | 10% off all online orders

THE CODE | COSY10

WHEN DOES IT END? | midnight saturday 30th november

HOUSE OF FRASER

THE OFFER | up to 10% off beauty

THE CODE | applied at checkout

WHEN DOES IT END? | not specified

MISS SELFRIDGE

THE OFFER | up to 50% off everything

THE CODE | applied at checkout

WHEN DOES IT END? | not specified

REN SKINCARE

THE OFFER | 20% off everything

THE CODE | XMAS20

WHEN DOES IT END? | midnight friday 29th november

MOTEL ROCKS

THE OFFER | 30% off everything

THE CODE | CYBER30

WHEN DOES IT END? | not specified, but guessing monday 2nd december

The Video Post | Collective Haul

Top Five Tuesday | AW Blushers

L-R Accessorize Sensation | Liz Earlie Peony | E.L.F Baked Blush | Bourjois Rose de Jaspe | Sleek Rose Gold

blushers are up this week in the 'Top Five Tuesday' series, and i've picked out the shades that i've been finding myself reaching for recently. i really love warm pink tones for autumn and winter to enhance a natural flush, and all of these blushes do the job perfectly.

first is the Accessorize Merged Baked Blusher in Sensation, a gorgeous pink with a tad of a shimmer to it - it has some real deep pink flecks in it and gives a really natural flushed look. my favourite of the bunch is Liz Earle Blush in Peony and this has been on my cheeks almost every day for the last few weeks. as you can see it's a gorgeous matte deep, dusky rose shade and is extremely pigmented so just the tiniest stroke on the apple of your cheeks gives you a nice rosy cheek look. the E.L.F Baked Blush is more of a taupey, natural pink which is great for just a hint of colour and really compliments highlighted cheekbones. Bourjois Blush in Rose de Jaspe is up next and is just a tad deeper in colour than the Accessorize blush, but has less shimmer and is a little more matte and pigmented, so be careful not to overdo it. finally is the beauty blogger favourite - Sleek's Rose Gold Blush, the now infamous NARS dupe. a gorgeous deep pink with orangey hues and flecks to it for an almost bronzed yet blushed cheek.

The OOTD | Giving The Cold Shoulder

if you saw Wednesday's Wishlist post then you will have seen this beauty of a Missguided top on there - turns out i caved pretty quickly and ordered it that day!

i couldn't resist taking a few snaps whilst the weather has been kind this week and showing you how i've styled it so far!

Lips - MAC Lady Danger | Top - Missguided | Jeans - ASOS | Boots(*) - Simmi Shoes | Watch - Michael Kors | Rings - H&M

The Wednesday Wishlist

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this gold statement belt from ebay is the perfect winter accessory to team with any dress this season for some added detail, and this Boohoo tartan smock dress is a slightly more subtle take on the tartan trend - perfect if you can brave bare legs and ankle boots. the floral travel mug is exactly what i need to accompany my chilly walks to uni in the mornings, and the stacking rings will look fab whilst i'm warming my hands on the mug! the new L'Oreal Lumi Magique Pearl Powder is my new favourite highlight lust, and i think my iphone deserves nothing more than this grapevine phone cover for some new accessorising. MAC Cranberry eyeshadow is something i need to add to my collection, and would look gorgeous blended into a nude smokey eye to wear with this embroidered Missguided top!

The Video Post | October Favourites

Top 5 Tuesday | AW Nail Polish

L-R | Miss Sporty Khaki Force | Topshop Threadbare | W7 | Barry M Watermelon | Barry M Raspberry | 2True Cosmetics Shade 10

L-R | Miss Sporty Khaki Force | Topshop Threadbare | W7 | Barry M Watermelon | Barry M Raspberry | 2True Cosmetics Shade 10

L-R | Miss Sporty Khaki Force | Topshop Threadbare | W7 | Barry M Watermelon | Barry M Raspberry | 2True Cosmetics Shade 10

yes, you're right - there's actually six nail polishes here, but i couldn't just narrow it down to five so we'll all have to make do. AW shades are my absolute favourites for nails and i much prefer them over brighter colours in the summer, so today i'm sharing my top picks. i will say that since i took the photographs for this post, i've purchased fallen in love with Essie's Sole Mate which i would've included here, but if you'd like to see a seperate post on that then you can do so by clicking here where i've actually found a pretty good dupe. 

new Essie love aside, onto my top AW picks. first is this khaki shade from Miss Sporty, aptly called Khaki Force - this is the perfect match for that typical khaki shade you see most parka style coats in, and also sits well with the few camouflage pieces i've seen floating around this season. next is Topshop's Threadbare - the perfect nude shade in my opinion and one of the most used colours in my polish stash. next up is this W7 number which i can't seem to find the name of anywhere, but if you want a similar shade then Mushroom from the Barry M range is very, very similar - a gorgeous taupey, muddy brown. Barry M's Watermelon is a gorgeous deep, emerald colour and is a great contrast against burgundy - it also picks out the deep green in all the tartan this season! Barry M Raspberry is another good match for all the tartan - a fairly bright berry red. my final pick is Shade 10 from 2True Cosmetics, a real deep navy which looks almost black in some lights. 

something else i'm loving so far this season is the Rimmel Matte Finish Top Coat. i picked this up months ago, but have only really got into using it lately as i find it lifts some of the slightly darker shades which are popular this season. it also saves you buying a tonne of different coloured matte polishes - this means you can give any polish in your collection a matte finish.

The Review Post | Origins Super Spot Remover

i am very much aware that leaving it this long before making my first Origins purchase probably makes me a bad beauty blogger, but what with having a skincare stash the size of Everest and a student shopping budget i always stopped myself even looking at their bits so that i wouldn't end up wanting anything. but recently, one little thing in particular caught my eye.

my ultimate skincare woe is aggressive spots - they'll stick around for weeks, not go down no matter what i plaster on them or how much i cleanse, and then leave a pretty unattractive mark for another couple of weeks, so armed with a Debenhams beauty voucher which my best girls got me for my birthday, i bit the Origins bullet and picked this up. 

i read a tonne of reviews from a whole lot of bloggers and not one of them had a bad thing to say about this, so i had no hesitations in ordering it, and Origins Super Spot Remover is now my new best friend. this week - Thursday evening to be precise -  two of above mentioned aggressive spots decided to take residence on my face. usually these would take a couple of days to really ripen (disgusting, i know!), hang around for a week or so and then take just as long to disappear, but these days are now well gone! i've applied some of this to the spots once or twice a day since Thursday and they have already pretty much gone. this stopped the spots right in their tracks, took away any redness and flattened them right back down to where they belong so they're easily hidden with make-up. considering it's only Sunday now, i am super, super impressed, and it hasn't dried my skin out either. 

sure, this is a teeny, tiny 10ml bottle but the smallest amount will go such a long way - a tiny drop on the tip of your finger is enough to cover 4-5 spots so i can see this lasting me a long while, and i would definitely instantly repurchase when i do run out. 

the bad thing? because this has worked so well for me, i now want to try more bits from Origins so would really appreciate any recommendations on what you think i should try.

Origins Super Spot Remover | £14