25 items our shopping expert is buying this weekend – from New Look to bareMinerals

How cute are those trainers! (Picture: Metro/Getty)

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Even though this week felt like it moved at an almost impressive glacial pace, we’ve finally made it to the weekend – and not just any weekend, but the first of two bank holiday weekends. Honestly, we deserve this. So naturally, there was only one way to kick things off: a fresh edition of Trend Trove.

This week’s edit is packed – like, busier-than-your-local-beer-garden packed – and I’m quietly hoping my ongoing shopping habit helps carry you through the final hours of the working week. Or at the very least gives you something to scroll through instea...