Noodles and Primark

This weekend my boyfriend and I decided to go out for a little shopping trip at what I would describe as an outdoor shopping centre; Westwood cross near Broadstairs. Our journey there takes us through lots of picturesque country roads and quaint little villages, we travel this route quite often and pass a pretty Chinese restaurant which I always say we should stop at but never do. This time I made sure we stopped and were glad we did! The restaurant’s called Chopstix and they offer a special lunch deal of 2 courses for £4.95. 

Here are my choices ‘spare ribs capital style’ and a ‘chicken chow mien’ – look at the little pig (I think?) that they carved out of a swede next to the ribs! So sweet!

There was so much chow mien I couldn’t finish it, so stomachs full we left and headed for one of my favourite destinations – PRIMARK! I told myself I had to be good as the Westwood cross Primark is always quiet and laid out so clearly and tidily it makes finding beautiful things too easy! I limited myself to wintery items only here are a few pictures of the items I purchased. I apologise now for the quality but I took these pictures in a hurry cause I was too eager to wear one of the jumpers and wanted to get them all photographed together! Haha.

The first jumper is this burgundy/black speckled jumper. It has a bobbly feel to it and a pleather trim around the collar. The sleeves are full length and the style is quite baggy. (I wore this one to work today and it kept me snug all day! – paired with some disco pants and a gold chain). This jumper was either £12 or £14 which i thought was on the expensive side for primark when i didnt feel too thick but it seems like they're putting most of their prices up recently and its still cheaper than jumpers from most other retailers.

burgundy/black speckle jumper £12-14

The second jumper is a pastel blue with pink and purple flecks running through it. It’s a waffle knit crop jumper with full length sleeves. I wasn’t 100% on this one when I picked it up as it’s not a colour I usually veer towards but after trying it on I was pleasantly surprised. Also pictured is a thin long gold chain, this was £3, I was really excited about this as I have a larger chain from primark which always causes comments of ‘Mr T’ so I’m hoping this one is a tad more understated haha.

pastel blue waffle effect jumper £12, gold chain £3

Now you can’t go into primark in winter without picking up a Christmas jumper! They had a whole range this year with some really crazy designs such as snow men with carrot noses which stick out and Rudolph with his shiny red nose. I thought these were a little too out there for me despite making me giggle so I opted for something a little less in your face but still very much in the holiday spirit.  This navy sweater has the iconic coca cola Santa from the TV adverts which always get me so excited for Christmas so when I saw this I just had to get it!

coca cola holidays are coming sweater £10

I picked up a couple of accessories whilst I was there too, firstly are these cute little fox fingerless fox mittens with little pompom ears. The face flips over the fingers so you can still cover up your hands completely if the weather gets too cold. I grabbed two pairs of the super cosy tights, unfortunately I didn’t notice I’d got the footless ones but they’ll still do the job I guess! These tights have a fleecy lining and are about the same thickness as leggings these for me are a must during winter as I’m not a massive fan of jeans!

super cosy footless tights £3, fox mittens £2

Finally I picked up one of my favourite buys of the whole trip, this may be a very hit or miss item but for me it’s a definite hit! – GIRAFFE ONESIE haha (‘: this is so so soft and I know I’ll be living in this for the duration of the cold weather. Primark have so many cute animal onesies in store right now, I also took a liking to a fluffy elephant which I may have to get my hands on as well!

Giraffe onesie £11

I hope some of you may have enjoyed this more 'lifestyle' type blog, I don't want to just stick to one subject as i feel writing about whatever takes my fancy is a lot more real - and as i enjoy reading other peoples hauls/days out blogs i thought i'd try one myself!

hope you're all well!

lots of love

lauren

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