February Favourites

Hurrow! Here are some random things I have been enjoying this Feb ༼ ◔ ͜ʖ ◔ ༽

Ceramic Coffee Cup - Sagaform

Yes it looks like the styrofoam cup you get takeaway coffee in... but its not. No no no, its far more superior, its ceramic *clink. I guess these might be good for people with cars that like to make a tea or coffee and take it with them... I don't have a car and can't see myself walking up to the coffee shop all "fill my ceramic coffee mug over your inferior polystyrene cups plz love" but I will just look at it and maybe drink my hot lemons out of it at home instead. It was £12 (inc p&p!)

Illustrated cat from Yeti & Friends

I got this lovely stuffed cat as a present from Odie's owner who hand made and illustrated it ฅʕ•̫͡•ʔฅ. The cat currently resides on my desk (which is a top ranking and highly sought after spot, well-done cat) (=^･^=) Here is Fleur's Etsy if you are interested in keeping an eye out for her creations ᵔᴥᵔ

Bodyshop Instablur Primer

This is the first time I've used a primer so I might be blown away a bit too easy but…primer I am yours now.
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My skin is prone to getting oily fast and I thought I'd have to just put up with it. When I'm out it tends to be in the back of my mind ("am I shiny yet?") rather than listening to the fascinating things my friend has to say. ᑦ(⁎ᐡᆺᐡ)ᐣ

This grey furry cloudy stuff has given me some hope though. After doing some trains and tubes late in the day recently I went to powder my face as I thought  "well… after all that its probably got shiny now" and found it wasn't (*historical moment/miracle). I cant be sure I 100% stay shine free for the entire day, but it definitely holds it off and that glimmer of hope (and less glimmer on my face) is enough for me! ✌.ʕʘ‿ʘʔ.✌

It's £14 from Body Shop and quite a small tube, but you can get it for about  £7-£8 including postage on eBay

Key Caps

I bought these on eBay to make getting into the house a bit more…er….cute ʅʕ•ᴥ•ʔʃ

Be careful with the little silver bead chains that come with them though as they break easily = losing access to your flat = not cute. Get them here

Rilakkumma Purse

because…Rilakkuma

Post Japan I am buying lots of bits from China (…) to keep my reawakened stationary child happy. You can find quite a few Sanrio characters on the cheap via eBay. Only downside is you have to wait a bit but don't be put off by the feedback (unless its really really bad) Generally sellers from China are desperate to please and do send the goods (and its really cheap inc postage). I prefer to have it sitting on my desk (watching over me). It's mainly to make up for the fact I.can't.have.a Rilakkuma phone cover because I have a Google Nexus phone (and no one makes cases for android users!) ʕง•ᴥ•ʔง

Cat Phone Case

because…its the only thing that seems to fit a Google Nexus handset

Which takes me onto my new phone case. I'm not crazy about it but its about as close as I can get to finding something for my difficult to dress handset. It's simple, it does the job, bit annoying they have their brand name on it at the bottom (but that can be covered with a sticker). (=｀ェ´=)

Make-up bag - H&M

I bought two of these as they are just £3.99 and I think you could probably get away with using one as your on flight/travel case too (I don't know why I'm always faffing with clear plastic bags). They are also a lot easier to use at home as you can find your things quick! It's kind of like a favourites inception this one as a few of my make-up favourites are inside (=^･ｪ･^=)

Vanilla Biscuits Shower Gel

I've had this stuff a few times before and ended up forgetting about it until... I spotted it again in Waitrose recently (true story). It smells SO GOOD. It doesn't just smell of vanilla, but of actual BISCUITSNESS. I would really like a body moisturiser version. You can get them at Boots and Waitrose (might have imagined seeing it in Superdrug once too) ༼･ิɷ･ิ༽

Alpacasso Cube Squishy

I bought a few little bits from the Tofu Cute site which I discovered the other week. Its based in the UK so postage is cheap and quick for lots of little Japanese bits. This one can be used to perform the very important task of wiping your phone/ipad screen. Here be the Tofu Cute site

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Pompompurin Cafe Tokyo

I could not get enough ʕ￫ᴥ￩　ʔ of the theme cafe's in Japan (why do these not exist anywhere else??)

I'd never heard of Sanrio character Purin until I came across the cafe in the Cute Cube (Harajuku). I'm glad I dragged my friends into the big old queue to bask in his yellowness ᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅ

Pom Pom is a golden retriever who has a little hamster buddy called Muffin, he likes hiding shoes and eating pudding. The cafe seems like a permanent feature so it should be about for some time (a lot of cafe's can be temporary pop up joints).

We went on a Wednesday afternoon and had to do a little hour or so queue. No problem ʅʕ•ᴥ•ʔʃ

Getting. Close. Pompom palpitations ʕ≧ᴥ≦ʔ

Ok. I want that, that, that, that, that, that, what is that for? Want it ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ

ʕ◉ᴥ◉ʔ chop chop diners

We are in! That's what I'm talkin' about ʕง•ᴥ•ʔง

The cafe was about 99.9.1% ovaries ฅʕ•̫͡•ʔฅ

I can't remember what this was, but it looked and tasted amazing, I think it had bananas in it, I don't like bananas in cake, but...pompompurin!

I also got this caramel latte

"Pompom, you've got a bit on your mouth, yeah just there...no worries buddy"

The hot chocolate was the "best ever" apparently (this is pompompurins butt) It came really late, but we didn't care! It's not possible to feel anger in these places! ◟ʕ´∀`ʔ◞

I bought a few things in the cafe shop, tote bag, jumper and t-shirt.

T-shirt says: In a special place, you enjoy a delicious menu with good friends. DAMN RIGHT

Christmas Day Code - Etsy

I've just added a 20% off code to be used on Etsy over the next two days 'XMASRN'

Thanks to everyone who kept me busy this year, may your holidays be filled with joy, laughter, puppies and bby Jesus x

Ctrl Alt Believe

I bought this tee from For Human Peoples for my little brothers birthday present (he works for a technology company) and I got the Pikachu card on Etsy, Pika!

I made it with my bum

I don't really carry pencils around with me anymore but when I saw this pencil case on the Ohhh Deer website by Gemma Correll I thought I could find a purpose for it. At the moment I'm using it as a sunglasses case.

Moomin Shop - London

"I'll take you to the Moomin Shop" (50 Cent...Candy Shop) 

I was looking up places to buy Moomin bits in Japan and found there is a Moomin shop in London. I went up to Covent Garden to bask in all its Moominess. A few of the bits I picked up are at the bottom. They have some plastic cutlery which is cheaper to buy but still satisfying to look at...

 

Classy Christmas decorations Covent Garden, classy.

2 x Moomin coasters, Snufkin magnet, 2 x plastic Moomin plates, Moomin plastic cup, Moomin pens

Passed the cake test

Twinkle Tights

The other evening I remembered seeing some jewel embellished tights once and did an eBay search and found these.  I got some in black too, not sure when I will wear them in the outside world but I like looking at them and stroking them every now and then. That will do.

Cat Mugs

I had a friends wedding this Summer and I only just got around to getting them a wedding present (so bad!) They really like cats so...that gave me an excuse to buy a pair of these for them.

You can buy these from TickledTealBoutique on Etsy. They came pretty quick and there was no customs charges. YES.

The Rupert The Bear style scarf in the background I picked up on eBay

Mini Macbook Birthday Card

I picked up this card on Etsy for a friends birthday, was really quick postage from the States, its handmade in the style of a Macbook laptop - check out her Etsy 

Moomin Napkins

I came across Dreamzzzzz on Etsy when I was looking for table mats as I've recently wood stained my desk and kitchen bar. She makes custom tablecloths, napkins etc and had this Moomin print fabric I have never seen before. I asked her to do me a set of napkins and she kindly obliged. Moomin errythang.