What I Got For Christmas

It's New Years Eve! I hope you have all had a wonderful festive season! I thought I would share a couple of items that I got for Christmas (and some I bought with Christmas money!) with you! Usual disclaimer... I'm not showing off, I just think you will be interested in these items!

Naked Palette from Urban Decay

Naked Palette by Urban Deay

Naked Palette by Urban Deay

Diptyque Baies Candle

Diptyque Baies and Roses Candles (FYI I reviewed the Roses Candle here)

Issey Miyake L'Eau D'Issey Perfune

Hourglass Ambient Highlighter Palette

Hourglass Ambient Highlighter Palette

Neon Christmas Wish Gold Candle

Neon Christmas Wish Gold Candle

I definitely got spoilt this year, Adam got me the Naked Palette, which I was so excited about as I've wanted it for ages! He also got me the perfume and Diptyque Roses Candle :) he's the best boyfriend! I still have a little bit of money left over from Christmas, is there anything you think I need to pick up in the sales? If so let me know below! Also I have watched a few youtube tutorials about different looks to create with the Naked Palette and Hourglass Ambient Palette, but if there are any you know of which are really good, please leave me some links in the comments!!
I hope you had a fantastic Christmas, and I wish you all the best for the New Year!
Lots of love

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Top 5 Tuesday: Christmas Films

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

Sorry, I had to get that out my system. Right, on with the post...
Seeing as it's nearly Christmas, and I haven't done a Top 5 Tuesday for a while, I thought a festive one was due! So without further ado my Top 5 Christmas Films!!!
1) A Christmas Princess
This is a brilliant terrible film, if you know what I mean! The plot is typical, the acting is fairly rubbish, but it is such a feel good film I love it to bits, and watch it several times over Christmas, and occasionally throughout the rest of the year!!

2) Annie Claus is Coming To Town
This is a typical made for TV Christmas film, and it's absolutely amazing! It's about Santa's daughter Annie, who takes her first ever trip away from the North Pole to visit California to have an adventure and find love. This is such a happy feel good film, I love it!
3) Love Actually
Just because, who doesn't adore Love Actually!!!!!

4) The Holiday
So many people haven't seen this film but it is incredible! I mean, look at the cast, Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black and Kate Winslet! It's a really wonderful Christmas film, and I can't recommend that you watch it enough!

5) Home Alone (1-3)
I absolutely love the Home Alone films (although I'm not a huge fan of 4!), and seeing as they are a series, I'm going to put them all into my Top 5!!

Let me know what you think of my film choices in the comments below, and if you think I need to watch any other Christmas films over the holidays!
Lots of love

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High End Gift guide for girls

It's that time of year again where everyone is realising that Christmas is just around the corner and there is shopping yet to be completed! If you are stuck for ideas for gifts, or if you just feel like treating yourself, look right this way!
You will notice that most of the items in my gift guide are high end, this is because I prefer to get one or two nice items that I have been coveting for quite a long time, as opposed to lots of little things! But I understand that not everybody feels the same!

So, my gift guide for you consists of....

1) Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze and Glow

2) Ooh La La Leather Cosmetic Bag from Cult Beauty

3) Jimmy Choo Esme 85mm Glitter Heel Pump from Selfridges

4) Victoria's Secret Sleepover Knit Pajamas

5) Olympus Pen E-PL7 Camera from Amazon - I have recently bought this camera in the Cyber Monday sales, it's amazing!! There will be a review post going up about it soon!

6) French Sole Classic Ballet in Nude

7) Aspinal Brook Street Purse Wallet in Deer Saffiano

8) Diptyque Roses Candle - this is probably my favourite candle ever!

9) The Perfect Nude Kiss gift set from Charlotte Tilbury

10) Christian Louboutin Pigalle 100 Patent Calf in Nude from Selfridges

11) Issey Miyake L'Eau D'Issey from The Perfume Shop

If you want to see more of what is on my Christmas Wishlist this year, check out my pinterest board below!

Let me know in the comments section below what you think, and leave me links to your gift guides! Merry Christmas! Lots of love

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What I Got For Christmas

Before starting, I wish to say I do not wish to show off, however I have been seeing a lot of these posts recently, and I have really enjoyed reading them, as I think it is lovely how excited people get at Christmas! (I also love being a bit nosy into other people's lives!)
I have to say I have been very spoilt this year! My boyfriend in particular has got me lots of lovely things, and I felt very lucky when I woke up on Christmas morning and there was a big pile of presents under the tree!

The gifts I have been fortunate enough to receive are: sheepskin slippers, an earring book and earrings, lots of festive socks, a scarf, a crocket shawl, an Italian cooking set, some magnetic photo frames, a beautiful Portmeirion tea set, a year at Downton Abbey, a makeup bag, a drink infuser, a cast iron casserole dish, a gorgeous set of 12 wine glasses, matching Le Creuset Ramekins, Butter Dish and Utensil pot, a book of poems to learn by heart and many other bits! I truly have been spoilt!

Do let me know what you have receive this Christmas, or leave me some links to your Christmas blog posts! I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas time, and I wish you all best for the New Year!

The Christmas Tag

Seeing as how I haven't been blogging much recently, I decided that it is time for a little shake up! And what better way to start than by feeling festive with the Christmas Tag! I have seen this crop up on quite a lot of blogs this month, and decided it looked like fun! Enjoy....
1. What is your favourite Christmas film?
My favourite Christmas film has to be A Christmas Princess, it is one of those so-bad-it's-good films, which makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

2. Have you ever had a white Christmas?
According to my parents, we had a very light dusting of snow on Christmas day when I was about 4! However unfortunately I was too young to remember it properly!!! 3. Where do you usually spend your Holiday?
I always have Christmas dinner at my parents house, however I will be waking up with my Boyfriend in our flat, and spend the morning with his family, so I get to see his neice and nephews! I always think the more the merrier when it comes to family at Christmas! 4. What is your favourite Christmas song?
Ooooh this one is tough! However this year I am rather loving the Nashville Christmas Album (I'm slightly obsessed with Nashville in general actually...) and one of my favourite songs is Santa Baby performed by Clare Bowen, who plays Scarlett!
 
5. Do you get to open any presents on Christmas Eve?
I don't normally get to open any pressies on Christmas Eve, however this year I decided to make special Christmas Eve boxes for Adam's niece and nephews, with things like new PJs, magazines, a film, the night before Christmas book etc. I then also decided that Adam and I needed Christmas PJs so got us some matching ones. Does it count if I bought myself the Christmas Eve pressie?
6. Can you name all of Santa's Reindeer?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph! (I may have got through those by going through the Night Before Christmas Book in my head!)
7. What holiday traditions are you looking forward to most this year?
This year is a bit different than normal, because it is the first Christmas I won't be spending with my sister! So I'm not exactly sure about traditions! Maybe we'll make some new ones!
8. Is your Christmas Tree real or fake?
Both! The one in my flat is fake, but the one at my mom's is real!

9. What is your all time favourite holiday food/ sweet treat?
Mince Pies!! I have been eating them since early November.... I think this explains why the diet has recently failed!
10. Be honest: do you like giving gifts or receiving gifts best?
Both! I love seeing people open the presents I've bought them, especially when it is a complete surprise, but at the same time, my boyfriend has wrapped up about 15 presents for me under the tree! And I can't wait to open them!!!
11. What is the best Christmas gift you have ever received?
When I was little, I think that the best Christmas present I received was a cot that my uncle had made for my dolls, which I have still got in my mom's attic, ready for when I have children!
12. What would be your dream place to visit for the holiday season?
I'm a complete home bird, and I have to say I wouldn't want to go away again over Christmas! I love being surrounded by my family too much!
13. Are you a pro-present wrapper or do you fail miserably?
I would say I'm ok, as long as the presents aren't weird shapes! In which case I use a stupid amount of cellotape! I am very good at doing things with ribbon though! My bows are awesome!
14. Most memorable holiday moment?
My most memorable holiday moment has to be from about 10 years ago, when my nan and uncle came up for Christmas - we were shooting party poppers over the hanging light fitting in the ceiling above the dining table, but hadn't thought about the candles which were underneath... needless to say the party poppers dangled into the candles and caught on fire! It was quickly put out, but has been a favourite memory since!
15. What made you realize the truth about Santa?
I have no idea what you are on about, he's real!!! (I actually think I saw him on holiday in Key West a couple of weeks ago!)

16. Do you make any New Years Resolutions? Do you stick to them?
The only one I ever stuck to was to have a sober January, which I managed! But that was more because I was sick of the sight and smell of alcohol after a particularly heavy December... However I do like to think of a couple of things I might like to do over the next year, for example 4 years ago it was to take photography more seriously!
17. What makes the holidays special for you?
Family! I love seeing all my family, dropping presents off around the country for the Children, helping my mom decorate the tree, watching films with Adam's niece and nephew, helping my dad in the kitchen on Christmas day... I love it all!
I hope you all enjoyed this post, I have certainly enjoyed writing it! Merry Christmas everybody! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!