Birthday Wish List

Hey guys!

I'm back!

I can't believe it's been over a month since my last post. It has to be the longest I've gone without blogging since I started this blog over eight years ago! I have tried to blog almost every day, but I've been so fatigued lately, I keep falling asleep on my laptop every time I've tried to write. Chronic illness is a bitch.

Would you believe it's also been three and a half months since I last posted a wish list?! I usually post one every week or two, but it hasn't felt right to be wishing for things during lockdown while people are dying, and many others are struggling financially from losing their jobs or being furloughed. However, tomorrow is my birthday, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to put together a birthday wish list, which is something I've done every year for as long as I can remember.

My birthday wish list isn't a list I go around thrusting in my family's faces, demanding that they buy me presents from it (although, my little sister did ask me to put one together to give her some ideas). It's just a list of things I like that I can suggest to people should they ask for ideas, or that I might treat myself to things from should I be given any money for my birthday or want to spoil myself to cushion the blow of turning another year older. It has to be done, right?

What's on this list, I hear you ask? Well, you can see for yourselves...

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1. This pink pineapple print swing dress from Collectif is adorable, and looks perfect for rocking in the summer sun. It even goes up to a size 26 on Simply Be!

2. I love toucans, and this tropical toucan cardigan from Collectif is too cute. I've actually wanted tattoos like the toucan motifs on either side of my collar bones for years. 

3. This Seaside Souvenirs backpack from Vendula London has been high on my wish list for months. The design is amazing, and it can be converted from a backpack to a cross body bag. It would be ideal for future holidays to Cornwall... y'know, if we ever get out of lockdown.

4. These monstera earrings from Erstwilder would be the perfect finishing touch to any tropical summer outfit.

5. My parents gave me some money towards this gorgeous Cath Kidston Sweet Strawberry tote bag for my birthday! I can't wait to get it... even if I have no idea when I'll next be able to leave the house to use it. I love the print so much.

6. This Raven Mad raven brooch from Erstwilder has been on my wishlist since Halloween, I'm dying to get my hands on it so I can wear it all year round. It's also on sale now, so maybe I'll have to treat myself...

7. How gorgeous is the Too Faced Born This Way The Natural Nudes eyeshadow palette?! Those metallics and shimmers are dreamy. I don't need any more make up, but this palette sure is tempting...

8. Lady Vintage's Lyra dresses are my favourites to wear- they're so comfy and flattering- and this new dark mint green heart print dress looks beautiful. I love how it looks like leopard print, but instead of spots, the print is made up of hearts.

9. Is there anything cuter than a fawn wearing a daisy crown, like Buttercup the fawn brooch from Erstwilder? She's been on my wish list since Easter.

10. I'd also love to add the adorable Dolly the Dainty brooch from the same Easter collection to my Erstwilder brooch collection. The retro design is super cute.

11. With it's applique strawberries, Cath Kidston's Sweet Strawberries Perfect Shopper would make the cutest shopping bag for shopping in style (and reducing the use of plastic bags) when life gets back to normal.

12. I've wanted to read Dracula by Bram Stoker for years, and the Puffin Clothbound Classics edition is so beautiful.

13. I really want one of Bon Maxie's wooden earring holders to display my earrings on, but I can't decide whether I want this earring holder on a stand, or a hanging version to save space on my dressing table. 

If you'd like to see more of the fashion, beauty, and homeware items on my wish list, check out my wish list boards on Pinterest. You can also find all previous Wednesday Wish Lists here.

Which pieces do you like best?