Sales Haul: Part One...

Pretending to be thrifty means I'm a massive sucker for any kind of sale... as you can tell by the not-really-so-thrifty purchases I'm about to share. I've done a bit too much Christmas/ January sale shopping (which do I call it???), but this is the only stuff that's arrived so far/ that I've physically bought.

Firstly, The Bodyshop. This is the only sale purchase where I actually braved the store, and only because I went to the one in York Designer Outlet and it was 7pm at night and we were practically the only people around. I don't know how many places have the outlet Bodyshop stores, but they do a "buy at least 4 products and get 40% off" deal (and others too), and they sell a mix of sale/ old season products, and current stock.

I only got four things because I was trying to be good, but I was really impressed that it only came to £15 considering the price of body butters on their own!

I got the almond body butter (it smells amazing, I actually wish I'd bought four or five in case I never find it again!), and the vanilla body butter. I know they are overpriced for body moisturisers, but there's nothing quite like them. I find the pot so much more convenient than a bottle, and the thick thick thick texture means a little goes a long way! I always find the fruity ones really disappointing because they're much thinner, is that just me?

My two other purchases were repeats, of current stock. For some reason I always buy my tea tree oil from The Bodyshop, and it's become such a staple and really helped even out my red face lately. And the ginger shampoo is the only thing that sorts out dandruffy hair in this household. If you suffer from the dreaded flakes then you really must try it!

Then, the preppy teenager in me decided to take a peek at Jack Wills' sale (actually, not sure there's a sale I didn't look at!).

Great background to take the picture of the dress on, I know, my photography skills are really shining through. But anyway, firstly, this jumper. £10 off and still costing £49 isn't really a sale, but I wanted it. This teal-y colour is something I don't really own much (any?) of in my wardrobe, as is the classic cable knit style jumper. I convinced mysefl that it was a need/ a Christmas splurge/ that lambswool meant it was quality, and before I knew it it was in my basket. Having now arrived, it's thinner than I originally had hoped, but maybe that's better as I can wear it the whole year round?!

I'm a sucker for floral dresses, though I'm not really sure how else to justify this £34 (for a dress! oops) purchase, other than 1) HALF PRICE, 2) oversized smock style=mince pie and blue cheese belly is perfectly hidden.

More sale buys coming up soon (mustn't admit I keep texting Ted asking if the post's been yet...).

Have you bought anything good in the sales? And do you tend to use it as an opportunity (like me) to buy more expensive/ better quality things at a more acceptable price, or to search for absolute bargains?

Jess