♥ My Playlist of the Month: December 2015 ♥

Although December is full of Christmas songs and you can see my ultimate Christmas playlist here. So here's my four favourite songs for December 2015.

1. Mumford & Sons Below My Feet

2. Coldplay Chirstmas Lights

3. Band Aid 30 Do they know it's Christmas

4. Glee's O Holy Night

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♥ My Month in Photos: December 2015 ♥

December has been a hectic month with finishing coursework and Christmas shopping so here's what I did:

1. Re wedding at school with Abbie.

2. Throwback to the cruise to before the stress of Year 11.

3. Quick selfie in a boring art lesson.

4. Tango Ice Blast are literally the only reason why I go to the cinema anymore.

5. Lush at Christmas is the best.

6. Disney Tsum Tsum's because I'm three at heart.

7. My favourite picture form Lesotho.

8. Festive Costa to celebrate the weekend.

9. Saying goodbye to my drama teacher.

10. Saying goodbye to the best English teacher ever.

11. Cute sunsets 

12. Meeting Gabriella (Velvetgh0st) in Meadowhall.

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❄ Blogmas Day 24: My Family Christmas Tree 2015 ❄

Merry Christmas Eve xxx

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❄ Blogmas Day 23: My Top 10 Lush Christmas Items ❄

1. Yog Nog Bath Bomb

2. Candy Mountain Bubble Bar

3. Snow Fairy Shower Gel

4. Dashing Santa Bath Bomb

5. Father Christmas Bath Bomb

6. Magic Wand Reusable Bubble Bar

7. Rainbow Fun

8. So White Bath Bomb

9. Rose Jam Shower Gel

10. The Magic of Christmas Reusable Bubble Bar

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❄ Blogmas Day 22: December Haul ❄

I thought it was time to share with you what I have been buying in December in between buying gifts for friends and family I do think its important to treat yourself.

Firstly I bought the Peeping Santa from Lush as I had completely used up my stash and really fancied a sweet smelling bath.

Next I bought this really cute scrapbook from Paperchase which I thought I could use for all my Lesotho memories. 

Then I bought this really cute Rose Gold necklace from Primark which was only £1.50 and I thought would look lovely which a black dress.

And finally I bought this reusable Starbucks travel cup which only cost a pound which personally thought was quite good to say it was Starbucks.

That's it for December Haul hope you are having a good run up to Christmas.

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❄ Blogmas Day 21: The Christmas Tag ❄

Seen as it's nearly Christmas I thought I would do the Christmas tag so here we go:

What is your favourite Christmas Movie/s?

There's so many to chose from but I would have to narrow it down to Home Alone, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation and of course Love Actually.

Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning? 

Definitely Christmas Morning always in the comfort of a Christmas onesie and eating loads of Christmas chocolates.

Do you have a favourite Christmas memory?

I can't really remember this but my family also remind me of this. When I was two I stole my brothers chocolate santa and ate it all behind the sofa, we laugh about it every Christmas.

Favourite Christmas Food?

Definitely Christmas dinner, its just special and I love the pigs in blankets seen as you can only find them around Christmas time.

Favourite Christmas Gift?

My favourite Christmas gift is always been the Baby Annabelle even though I don't have it anymore I always love the story as I must have gone upstairs and the baby was crying so my brother just took the batteries out. It always makes me laugh.

Favourite Christmas Scent?

Definitely the smell of the Christmas tree, I recently bought a candle form Next that smells exactly like one.

Do you have any Christmas Eve traditions?

We don't have exact traditions but its family night we watch Christmas films and eat lots of yummy food.

What tops your tree?

Always the same angel when we were little dad used to lift us up to the top and place the angel on. However as we've got older and a lot heavier we now have to stand on a chair and put it on.

As a kid what was the one present you asked for but never got?

I don't really remember wanting a present that I never got when I was little.

What's the best part of Christmas for you?

I love catching up with all the friends and family that you haven't seen for a while. 

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❄ Blogmas Day 20: My Favourite Winter Bath Cocktail ❄

We all love a bath in Winter time so I thought I would share my favourite bath cocktail for the winter. Firstly I love the So White bath bomb which is a lovely sweetly scented apple bath bomb. It's nice just as a bath bomb however I love to use this bubble bar Candy Mountain which is an also sweet scented bubble bar. Which makes lots of nice soft bubbles. As well as your bath is lovely and pink which is always nice.

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❄ Blogmas Day 19: Gift Guide for Planner Lovers ❄

Time for another gift guide and today is the turn of the planner lovers. It's a slightly smaller gift guide this week but nevertheless still exciting.

1. First up is my personal favourite and it;s the Erin Condren Planner we all know how much I love how my Erin Condren I know they are quite pricey but all totally worth it for a planner addict.

2. One of the most important things for me with my planner are my pens and I personally love the Staedtler pens as they come in so many different colours and don't bleed through the pages of my planner.

3. Next up I have a few decorative items so firstly is washi tape now you can get this everywhere however I like to get my washi tape from Paperchase.

4. And of course we all know I love stickers a little bit too much and I think a Etsy gift card would be perfect for any planner lover.

That's it for my Gift Guide for Planner Lovers and I'll see you tomorrow for another post.

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❄ Blogmas Day 18: Winter Makeup Bag ❄

After sharing my current favourite makeup look I thought I'd share what's in my current makeup bag.

I use my Ted Baker makeup bag to put all my daily makeup in. However firstly I always keep my daily moisturiser which is the Simple Kind to Skin hydrating light moisturiser.

Next up I keep my daily base which is currently the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer in the shade fair. Which I have been finding that I don't need anything else currently.

I have a few eye options in my makeup bag including my current favourite the Makeup Revolution Foil Finish shadow in Rose Gold. My ever loved Naked palette along with my Naked Basics palette. Then a good old bit of glitter from the Bobbi Brown Sparkle Eye Shadow in Cement and finally the Maybelline Color Tattoo in Creamy Beige.

And of course I can't do anything with my makeup bag without having at least 3 lip products. Well today I have 5 to mention. Firstly I can't resist a red lip and if I want a full on red lip I use the Natural Collection Moisture Shine in Cherry Red however if I want something a little less pigmented I have the Kiko Ultra Glossy Stylo in the shade 805. If I'm feeling even more daring I have the Revlon Colorstay moisture stain in the shade Parisian Passion. However on the complete opposite scale I also have Mac Brave and Cremecup if I'm going for a more dramatic eye and want a nude lip.

That's it for my current makeup bag, hope you enjoyed and I'll see you tomorrow for another post.

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❄ Blogmas Day 17: The Plump Planner Haul ❄

I know I did a review of The Plump Planner, but I loved the stickers that much that I'd to place another order and I'm here today to share all the stickers I bought.

Firstly I bought the Santa/Father Christmas set which I'm going to use of Christmas week. Which I may have already decorated for so I can't show you a picture of the set unfortunately but as soon as the package came I had to start decorating.

Next up I bought the Ice Dance set which I hope to use some time in January but I love the little hot chocolate stickers especially.

Then I had to purchase this Let it Snow set because those mittens are the cutest things I have ever seen.

I really want to do a film inspired month and I previously purchased the Boy wizard, Follow the Yellow Brick Road and Ice Princess sets so I thought this Tale as Old as Time set would be perfect to go along with them.

And finally if you know me you'll know I'm obsessed with everything New York and when I saw this gorgeous New York themed kit I had to have it.

That's it for this haul go check The Plump Planner (here) and I'll see you tomorrow for another post.

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❄ Blogmas Day 16: December Makeup Look ❄

I have recently developed a little routine for my December makeup and I thought I would share it with you guys.

Firstly I start with my normal concealer which is the Collection Lasting Perfection concealer in the shade Light. I put this on any spots and a little bit under my eyes as I've been getting up extra early to finish school work and it been doing my under eye bags no favours.

On to the eyes where it gets a little bit more complicated but nothing too hard because it's Christmas, I don't have hours to spend in front of a mirror. Firstly I put the Makeup Revolution Foil Finish Eyeshadow in the shade Rose Gold all over the lid. Then blend Toasted from the Naked palette into the crease using the Mac 217 dupe form eBay.

Afterwards I curl my eyelashes using my Seventeen eye lash curler and then put on my favourite mascara duo on which is the Avon Supershock mascara and the Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless. 

Of course at Christmas we all love a good red lip and my current favourite is the Natural Collection lipstick in the shade Cherry Red.

That's it for my December Makeup hope it gave you some inspiration for what to wear this Christmas season.

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❄ Blogmas Day 15: My Winter Skincare Routine ❄

I thought I'd share with you an updated Skincare Routine, of course I had to take the pictures in front of the Christmas tree. It hasn't changed much since the last one but a few tweaks I thought I would share.

1. I find taking my makeup of is a lot easier with the Ganier Micellar water especially with eye makeup. I have swapped to the version for Combination + sensitive skin and seems to be working well with my skin.

2. One of my tried and trued products in the Neutrogena Visiably Clear Pink Grapefruit Facial Wash, my face freaks out when I don't use this. I have a back up I'm that scared of running out of this. 

3. One thing I've added to my routine is the Neutrogena Visiably Clear Pink Grapefruit Daily Scrub, which is helping with my spots so much.

4. If you've read my previous skincare routines you'll know I used the Simple rich moisturiser however I found this was just too heavy for my skin so I decided to swap to the light one and my skin has really thanked me since.

That's it for my Winter Skincare routine it's very simple but it works for me and my skin is a lot happier now I use these products.

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❄ Blogmas Day 14: My Top 6 Christmas Films ❄

With Christmas fastly approaching and last week I shared all my favourite Christmas songs I thought I'd share my six favourite films to watch when I'm having a movie day.

1. A Christmas Carol - either the Disney version or of course The Muppet's version is great too.

2. Love Actually

3. Home Alone -  The original is the best.

4. Nativity - All three are some of my favourites.

5. Christmas Vacation - A whole family favourite for me.

6. Elf

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❄ Blogmas Day 13: Stocking Stuffers for Him ❄

As promised I'm back with a Stocking Stuffers for Him if you want to check out my Stocking Stuffers for Her (here). But today were doing a gift guide for Him. As you can probably see there's a lot novelty gifts in this gift guide than there was in the Stocking Stuffers for Her post but I feel like that's what a boy wants. So here we go.

1. I think when you can't think of what to buy a boy I also think Lynx I use it a lot with my brother this particular one costs £10 and contains two deodorants and a shower gel all in the Africa scent.

2. Another spray themed gift is this perfect Jack Wills set with three of the sprays in the scents Signature Body Spray, Cavalry Twill Body Spray and Start Bay Body Spray. This costs £15 which is slightly over the price limit but still totally worth it.

3. Onto the novelty type is these really cool drumstick pencils. They cost £5 and would be perfect for a teenage boy still at school because when boredom strikes in lesson you have a pair of drum sticks.

4. Another novelty present are these tiny walkie talkies are £13 which I know is a bit over the price range again however I think these would be perfect to give a friend.

5. One maybe for a colleague at work that you know gets a bit bored on a daily basis so this is a perfect little desk toy to keep them amused. Or for only £6 it could be perfect for a Secret Santa gift for someone you don't really know.

6. One for the tech guy in your life are these tech gloves for £6.50. I think these are perfect and I actually bought these for my brother as they keep your hands nice and toasty and you can still use your phone.

7. One for the tea junkie in your life is this pug in a mug tea infuser for £5 its a much fun way of brewing a cup of tea. Perfect for a family member who drinks a lot of tea.

8. Similar idea to the last gift idea except a bit better for someone who doesn't like loose leaf tea and prefers tea bags. As for £5 you get this really cute mug and 5 bags of English Breakfast Tea.

9. And finally for Nando's lover in your life there is this really cute sauce set with Lemon and Herb Peri Peri Sauce and Mango and Lime Peri Peri Sauce for only £10.

That's it for my Stocking Stuffer guides this year I hope you enjoyed them and they gave you some inspiration in what to buy some friends.

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❄ Blogmas Day 12: Gift Guide for Bath & Body Lovers ❄

Another Gift Guide for you and today I'm doing a Guide Gift for Bath Body Lovers there's a mixture of bath and body products and a little sneaky candle in there because you guys know I can't resist a good old candle.

First up is this really cute Lush set that contains The Comforter Bubble Bar, Snow Fairy Shower Gel, Star Dust Bath Bomb, Shoot For the Stars Bath Bomb, Candy Mountain Bubble Bar and Rock Star Soap. This costs £27.50 and a lovely gist for someone love likes a pamper.

Of course I couldn't do three gift guides without including at least one candle, this particular one is the Yankee Candle in the scent Christmas. This is the biggest size which costs £21.99 but smaller jars are equally of nice presents.

Of course a perfume is a lovely gift for someone for love at Christmas one of my favourites is Daisy Dream by Marc Jacobs but of course perfume is personal preference.

And another lovely smaller sized gift from Soap and Glory which contains minis of Flake Away Body Polish, The Righteous Butter Body Butter, Sugar Crush Body Buttercream, Smoothie Star Body Buttercream, Butter Yourself Body Butter and Orangeasm Body Butter. At £16 its the perfect gift for any Soap and Glory lover.

That's it for another one of my gift guide's hope it gave you some inspiration on what to buy someone. Come back next Saturday for my Gift Guide for Planner Lovers.

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❄ Blogmas Day 11: My Christmas Bucket List ❄

I thought this year it would be really nice to do a Christmas Bucket List this few full of things that I want to do this Christmas. So here we go:

1. Go Christmas shopping with my family and friends
2. Have a Christmas movie marathon in my pyjamas
3. Make Christmas Cookies
4. Go to a Christmas market
5. Wrap Christmas presents
6. Build a Snowman (if it snows)
7. Go sledging (again if it snows)
8. Sing lots of Christmas songs
9. Make a gingerbread house
10. Watch Home Alone
11. Send out Christmas cards
12. Take lots of pictures
13. Watch A Christmas Carol
14. Decorate the house with Christmas decorations
15. Have lots of White Hot Chocolates from Costa
16. Watch Elf
17. Give out lots of Christmas gifts
18. Relax

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❄ Blogmas Day 10: My Ultimate Christmas Playlist ❄

                                   

Christmas is fastly approaching and no Christmas is complete without playing music (very loudly) so here's my favourite Christmas songs and I hope my playlist inspires you to make a playlist of your own.

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❄ Blogmas Day 9: The Plump Planner Review ❄

Another Sticker Shop review, today its the turn of The Plump Planner which is a beautiful shop. I'll just run through what I bought first. And all these sets cost only £2.95, so I bought the Boy Wizard Set (Harry Potter themed), Follow the Yellow Brick Road (Wizard of Oz themed), Ice Princess (Frozen themed) Firework Themed Set, Ice Lolly Themed set and Happy New Year 2016. Then Karen put in these really cute Ice Lollies in which you can see in the bottom left corner. For all these stickers it cost me £11.70 with 75p shipping. It's definitely inspired me to order form UK shops for often as the shipping was so cheap and it got here in 4 days after it had been shipped.

As for the actual stickers they are a beautiful quality the cut lines are absolutely perfect on all the stickers and they a so cheap so I thought they wouldn't be as good quality as some of the stickers I have but they are equally good if not better. The sets are set like this so it's a really nice selection of stickers and for only £1.95 it's a complete bargain. Her designs are so cute and her sticker peel up up perfectly. I'd definitely recommend ger in a heartbeat. I'm actually thinking of already placing another order for a few more sets especially the Tale as Old as Time set and The Big Apple one. I really do think I'm obsessed.

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❄ Blogmas Day 8: November Haul ❄

Another month has passed and its time to do another monthly haul. I thought it would be really cute to take photos of the things I bought in front of my Christmas tree. Anyway here's what I bought in November.

I bought this lovely little sticker book from Paperchase that I thought would be perfect for my planner and the best part it only cost £4 as I really wanted one of t he countdowns of Etsy but they were so expensive and this one even includes a few more Christmas stickers.

I bought the Stila magnificent metal foil finish eye shadow in the shade Comex Platinum as I have loved the Makeup Revolution version and I would treat myself to one of the Stila ones but in this lovely silver shade.

I recently went to Bicester village and went into the Cath Kidston outlet and found this beautiful notebook with gold binding for only £4.

Also at Bicester village I found this lovely wintery phone case for £5 which I thought was a bargain especially for Jack Wills.

And finally something that I forgot to include in my October haul is the Wet and Wild Comfort Zone palette which I've been wanting for years. I was so excited when I saw it in a shopping centre in Cape Town for only £5. I've only ever seen it for ridiculous prices here.

That's it for this months haul hope you enjoyed it and come back tomorrow for another post.

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❄ Blogmas Day 7: Stocking Stuffers for Her ❄

I thought I'd do a smaller gift guide with some ideal Stocking Stuffers for Her there's 9 of them and they are all under £10 so would be as easily as nice for a smaller present for someone.

1.  Firstly is this really cute Soap and Glory set called Once Upon a Lime. With a mini body wash, body scrub, body butter and hand cream all in the lovely sugar crush set. This set is £10 and perfect for any girl who likes a bit of a pamper.

2. Another Soap and Glory set, I've been really impressed with there holiday range with year. This is the Three Time Butter set with travel sized versions of The Righteous Body Butter, Smoothie Star Body Buttercream and the Sugar Crush Body Cream. At £8 its a lovely little gift for any girl.

3. I think this Champneys Cracker Collection is a really cool idea because at £10 it could be a nice gift for someone. However you could split these up and put them as a little added extra in someones present. The crackers are a mixture of their Shower Gels, Shower Cream and Body Lotion.

4. I personally love the Jack Wills scent and unfortunately they no longer do the perfume but these body sprays are so strongly scented. This cost £10 and I think it's perfect for maybe a secret santa when you don't really know the person.

5. My favourite hand cream is the Zoella Wonder Hand only costing £5.50. Mainly because I love the packaging but the scent is lovely. But of course it smells amazing and really moisturising.

6. Another Zoella product is this gorgeous set of Fizz bars for £7 which are some really nice bath bomb type product. Personally I don't think you need to be a fan of Zoe to have these products as there just nice products.

7. For the skincare lover in your life for only £4.50 is the Simple Gift of Kindness Mini Set with minis of the Facial Wash, Toner and Moisturiser.

8. For the tea lover in your life is this gorgeous Twinings Tea Selection for £10 with a selection of teas like Mango and Strawberry, Cranberry and Raspberry, Green Tea and Apple Crunch.

9. And finally this amazing dusting set from Starbucks with a Chocolate, Vanilla, Nutmeg and Cinnamon for £10 great for someone who drinks a lot of coffee.


That's it for the Stocking Stuffers for Her stay tuned for the Stocking Stuffers for Him. For now why not read my recent Gift Guide for Beauty Lovers (here). 

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❄ Blogmas Day 6: Djoisch Design Review ❄

As you guys know I've completely obsessed with buying planner stickers and I always like to let you guys know how I got on with the shops. So today I'm going to review a European shop called Djoisch Deisgn. It see more in depth on what I bought check my haul out (here)

I found this shop from a really cute European YouTuber her channel is called Anne Plans and she absolutely raves about this shop which persuaded me to check out this shop. Unfortunately these stickers did come while I was it Lesotho so I'm not to sure on shipping times which normally I like to tell you guys. But oh well the cut lines on these stickers are absolutely perfect which is an essential for me as I always get scared when the cut lines aren't very good because I always think I'm going to rip the sticker. Her designs are really perfect I especially love the kit themes she currently has some beautiful Christmas designs. My only problem with the kit is I'd prefer a few more full boxes instead of some of the smaller boxes I like to put one full box on each day. Apart from that slight complaint I really love this shop, her designs and would definitely recommended her to any person looking for some reasonable priced stickers in Europe with cheap shipping.

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❄ Blogmas Day 5: Christmas Gift Guide for Beauty Lovers ❄

I have decided to do a small gift guide every Saturday on the run up to Christmas so I'm kicking it all off today with my first gift guide for all the beauty lovers out there. I've put together 5 options some drugstore and some high end that any makeup lover would adore at Christmas.

First up I've put a foundation on here and I know I don't always wear foundation but this is definitely the one I reach for when I need some extra coverage. This only costs £8.99 and comes in a really good colour range.

Next up is one I personally haven't tried but I know is a all around blogger and vlogger favourite the benefit box blushes are not only really cute but also really high quality. They are on the pricey side at £23.50 but maybe nice for a special treat for someone special.

Another one of the pricey side which you all know I adore is the Naked Palette I have had this palette since my birthday in May and I haven't touched another palette since I love the variety of looks I can come with just this one palette. As I said its on the pricey side at £38 but totally worth it.

An amazing mascara that I've recently tried out is the Mascara Lash Senstaional which definitely is the most lengthening and defining and volumising mascara ever. It just has everything going for it and at a perfect price of £7.99.

And of course every girls dream a mac lipstick I can't really suggest one particular colour as every person has a different style and preference when it comes to lipstick colours again mac is on the pricey side at £15.50 but worth the investment.

So that;s it for my first gift guide hope you liked it and are excited for the next one.

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❄ Blogmas Day 4: Planner Haul ❄

Recently I've been buying a few planner supplies and I thought I would separate them from my November haul then my planner readers could have a whole post to themselves.

I made a small order from Djoisch Design as I seen all the European planners talk about her and as much as I love all the American shops £6 for shipping a few pieces of paper really is too much so I really want to check out some European and English shops. So firstly I bought this really cute marble set that I that thought would be perfect for January after all the bright colours of Christmas.

Next up I also bought these really cute watercolour boxes for a spread in spring time with the pretty pastel colours.

I was talking to the wonderful shop owner called Joyce and talking about you guys and she decided to add a few little extras in the form of her new "To Do" checklists and some really cute fall clipart. Which unfortunately didn't reach me in time for this fall so I'm going save it for next year.

I also bought some sticker paper from eBay (here) to print some really cute printables which I couldn't really show you the paper so I thought I'd some show you what I've printed out recently. 

To go along with that I also bought a paper trimmer (here) to cut the sticker I print off as I'm really not very good at cutting straight lines.

That's it for this haul but come back tomorrow for another post.

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