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Allthingspretty · 18/02/2013 16:41

Some questions for you all....

1 Have you bought a celeb perfume. If so what was it?

2 If you had to choose would it be shoes or bags?

3 product you always re purchase?

4 high street or high end?

Answers for me

  1. Sjp covet pefume and lovely body spray
  1. bags
  1. aveda dry remedy conditioner
  1. Hight strret clothes with some high end accessories
OP posts:
CambridgeBlue · 18/02/2013 22:40

1 Have you bought a celeb perfume. If so what was it?
No but I'm currently wearing Orla Kiely and that's lovely. Not sure one by someone who got kicked out of the Big Brother house in Week 1 or once shagged a footballer would be quite as nice...

2 If you had to choose would it be shoes or bags?
Tough one as I love both but got to be shoes I think. Would choose both over most other clothes though.

3 product you always re purchase?
Gap Favourite t-shirts, Converse

4 high street or high end?
High Street but becoming more High End - not very pricey designer stuff but seen some nice things in local boutiquey shops that I'm starting to prefer to the same old stuff on the High Street

My style - comfortable (can't bear anything too tight/too high/itchy/restrictive), appropriate (it matters to me to be in the right clothes for the right occasion even though I don't actually go anywhere exciting that often!) creative (I wear quite simple, casual styles but love to make them a bit more 'me' with some great shoes or a lovely piece of jewellery).

Paintyourbox · 19/02/2013 07:58
  1. Never bought a celeb perfume but have bought the Britney Spears one for my sister.
  1. Handbags every time as my feet are really narrow and it's hard for me to find nice shoes I don't slip out of.
  1. Product I always repurchase- H&M Vest tops and Elemis pro-collagen marine cream.
  1. High street with some high end eBay finds for me!

My style is- currently in crisis due to excess weight following DD!

MrsMeow · 19/02/2013 11:30

1 Have you bought a celeb perfume. If so what was it?

  • Haven't bought one but have had one bought for me - Lady Gaga, Fame. It's lovely & lasts all day!

2 If you had to choose would it be shoes or bags?

  • Shoes. Well, boots actually.

3 product you always re purchase?

  • MAC Studio Fix foundation. Nivea Soft moisturiser. Soap & Glory body wash.

4 high street or high end?

  • Mainly high street for clothes although I don't mind paying a bit more for boots and jewellery.

My style: dark, slightly goth, quirky. Typical Scorpio really!

GingernutButter · 19/02/2013 11:37

1 Have you bought a celeb perfume. If so what was it?
Nope. I've had plenty of samples but just never been taken enough to buy one.

2 If you had to choose would it be shoes or bags?
Shoes. I adore beautiful shoes.

3 product you always re purchase?
Ooh. Bare Minerals Flawless Definition mascara, Clinique All About Eyes roll-on, and Morissons body control tights (they don't have annoyingly long thigh panels!).

4 high street or high end?
High street. I have the odd bit of high end make up and I've bought more expensive things on ebay, but I don't have the budget otherwise!

Style in three words?
Erm. Classic and girly, teeny bit hippy. (Waaaay more than three words. Apologies).

rubytutu · 19/02/2013 12:03
  1. No. I only really like one or two perfumes and have worn them for years.
  1. Shoes. But only just. Love bags too.
  1. Decleor hydra floral moisturiser. primark slipper socks. Barbara daly primer.
  1. MAinly high street with high end bits via eBay or tk maxx.

style- stylish I hope, I like to accessorise with scarves, bags jewellery. Trying not to look to mumsy but is hard when always covered in baby and toddler gunk. My going out look is much more sophisticated, I hope!

impty · 19/02/2013 13:02
  1. No never.
  1. This is really hard to answer! At a push shoes but I reserve the right to change my mind.
  1. Astral moisturiser. Gets used for many things, at the moment it's keeping my hands from drying out.
  1. Mainly high end with some high street. I love an outlet and a sale. Rarely pay full price, but I do have lots of designer stuff.

This is hard too, as it can depend on my mood! I'll go for classic with a rock chic/ indie kid twist.

skaen · 19/02/2013 14:33
  1. No, never

2 Shoes.

  1. Leopard print ballet shoes; Zara breton style top; REN shower wash; Aveda hair care

4 High end high street. Can't afford designer but tend to get some good LK Bennett/Hobbs etc in sales

Style: classic, elegant, safe. so very boring

SparkyTGD · 19/02/2013 16:20

  1. No
  1. Shoes (boots)
  1. Nivea lip salve
  1. High street.

Style? casual rock chick Grin

atarexia · 19/02/2013 16:30
  1. Is Armani a celeb? If so Armani Mania, Acqua Di Giò, Acqua Di Gioia

2 Bags

3 Huile Clarins Orchidée Bleue

4 High end (I dont buy a lot so save and spend)

SashaSashays · 19/02/2013 16:32
  1. Only for other people
  1. Bags, love shoes but my feet are horrendous bunion so I find shoes hard to buy.
  1. Too many. Chanel Chance, Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish, Hourglass Veil Primer, Strobe Cream, advanced Night Repair, Simple Face Wipes........... Endless.
  1. A mix of both. Will buy some special high end bits and then mix with lots of high street.
JumpHerWho · 19/02/2013 17:23
  1. Nope
  2. Bags every time
  3. Nivea blue pot as a night cream, Kerastase Masquintense deep conditioner.
  4. Only seem to shop online nowadays, so a mix really of sale high end, online only shops and outlets, and high st websites for basics

'Cool blonde in denim and heels' would sum me up.

lizzypuffs · 19/02/2013 17:43

1 no
2 shoes every time
3 body shop vitamin e rich night cream (since forever! )
4 mainly high street

kerstina · 19/02/2013 18:38

No
Shoes -have lots on the go but only have one bag I use and that will last me years and years.
Always bought superbalanced foundation by clinique for 20 years but have switched to bourjois healthy mix and I think I will buy that again.
High street and ebay online.

armagh · 19/02/2013 18:47

  1. Don't laugh please... Ronan Keating Men's aftershave- it's a lovely fresh smell , cologne like. I would buy it again, so there !!! Don't like his woman's cologne.I hate spicy smells like JM Pomegranate Noir.
    JLo Glow- how could I ???

  2. bags or shoes? Both!!!

  3. Bourjois Kohl and Contour pencil
    Inglot (polish brand)pressed powder
    Garnier eye make up remover- lovely and gentle, no stinging.

High Street with some (few due to finances) high end.

Attractive , well dressed, age defying but a tad overweight. Hmm

2gorgeousboys · 19/02/2013 18:52
  1. No never
  2. Shoes, shoes and more shoes
  3. Cerrutti 1881 perfume
  4. High Street sadly. I try to buy top end high street but from Outlets etc - I like a bargain and hate to pay full price for anything.

My style - I try to be coordinated, smart and classic but end up more bedraggled, boring and tired.

Ilovemyteddy · 19/02/2013 19:03
  1. no
  2. bags. I have quite a few!
  3. No 7 protect and perfect serum
  4. high street My style: trying to find it after finally losing weight after years of being overweight and living in jeans and t-shirts.
Hopefully · 19/02/2013 19:21
  1. Sarah Jessica Parker - Lovely. I quite liked it, DH said it smelt like piss. My sense of smell is fairly bad at the best of times, so I have bowed to his superior wisdom here.
  1. Shoes, but I'm not a massive fan of either, I'm an accessories girl
  1. House of Colour tinted moisturiser, Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream
  1. High end with a bit of high street thrown in. And some bespoke stuff. I don't buy many clothes at all though (one item of clothing so far in 2013, plus a pair of legwarmers).

My style is quite dramatic - lots of layers, lots of texture, everything large scale. A friend once described it as 'apocalyptic'. I think it was a compliment.

ExRatty · 19/02/2013 19:37

I'm neither a shoes or bag person..I buy what I like, when I need it
I had a horrible high end bag habit ditto shoes ditto work wear

I wear Whistles, Top Shop and oddly Jaegar/Joseph a fair bit
I think cashmere is a waste of time

I wear the same few perfumes. I haven't looked for one for yrs and have never had a celeb perfume.

I buy Neutrogena blackhead death stuff over and over

INeedThatForkOff · 19/02/2013 22:51
  1. No no no!
  1. Shoes.
  1. Nothing really, I'm a brand whore.
  1. High street.

Ditto Paintyourbox: currently in crisis due to excess weight following DD! (well, DS). Currently selling most of my unwanted stuff on eBay in search of s New style.

mathanxiety · 20/02/2013 05:06

1 No

2 Shoes

3 Carmex Lip stuff, Aldi day and night cream, Eucerin spf 30 moisturiser, Neutrogena heavy duty hand cream, Burts Bees Lemon Cuticle Creme

4 High Street but even so not a lot

Levantine · 20/02/2013 08:19

1 No

2 Bags

3 Boots curl creme, soap and glory facial moisturiser with spf, elizabeth arden 8 hour tinted lip balm things, palmolive rose shower gel

4 High street

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