So, January is normally any bargain mad girls favourite month - all those sales, often with up to 90% off. How could anyone resist?

However, this year I didnt want anything per se but decided to go for a wander in to town to see what was on offer and if anything took my fancy.

How wildly dissapointed was I when I came away with only some fake tan and over-priced Marks & Spencers lamb koftes. There was nothing that caught my eye, anything that did wasn't reduced or had a measley 10% off.

Fast forward a week later and I visited a local shopping center, Lakeside. With over 300 stores I thought I would be in luck!

This time, however, nothing at all caught my eye and I walked away with a packet of polos - a successful shopping trip? I think not.

I think, in future, I will stick to my guilty pleasure (Ebay) and pick up once loved goodies in the comfort of my own home instead!

Did you get anything in the sales? Did I miss the best stores? Tell, tell!!

You can tell these are dated from the advertising, from the 1980's infact!



I recently purchased some heated rollers and couldn't get them to stay in my hair for love, nor money. I thinkthinkthink they were by Babyliss and came with these thin metal 'pins' to hold them in that really did less than nothing!

So when I saw these I thought they might work a bit better.



The idea is that you heat them up, then wrap a piece of hair around the protruding end and then simply fold the other side back over itself so that it holds your hair in place.

Now let me tell you, these bad boys work wonders! Loose, wavy curls in 5 minutes and heavier curls if left in for only a little while longer!

These are quite hard to get hold of, I had to find mine on ebay but last time I looked there were quite a few available. Honestly, I don't know what I did without these! I have no idea why they don't sell them anymore either, so much easier than normal rollers.

I bought mine for £9.91 including postage - the best money I have spent this year!

Do you have these, what do you think? Or, will you be getting some now?

I have been driving work, my neighbour, my parents and my boyfriends parents mad with my recent influx of ebay parcels! But where else can you find so many bargains and one off items?

My first case in point: A gorgeous silver, charm bracelet with extracts of vintage book pages encased in several of the charms - I love books, so this was a perfect purchase! It was a bargain at only £2.70 including p&p too!

You can find the seller, with lots more cute jewellery, here: http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/peskychloeus



Secondly, I am SO in love with these shoes right now! I have worn them at every opportunity since I bought them! They're from Miss Selfridge and were only £13.40 including p&p - brand new!



Thirdly, I've been on the look out for a cable knit jumper to pair with a white, long sleeved shirt - and I found perfection in this berry coloured affair! It was originally only from Primark, but I got it this morning (god bless the postie knocking at 8am, saving me a journey to the depot!) and it's gorgeous, really thick and warm. It cost £8.90 including p&p.



Some other gorgeous goodies i've received include the following:





White, vintage leather gloves

Large, "sultans" ring - an imitation of the one worn by the wife of Suleiman the Magnificent Hurrem Sultan!

Black cascading necklace