New Beginnings...

Hello fellow bloggers!

I bet you're all wondering who is this creature?

I know I've been a bad little blogger recently but I've just been so busy with University and slightly lost my muse. Is that the word I'm looking for? *hands over face* 

However, like many other students at the moment, even though I'm up to my eyes in coursework, I have just really wanted to get back to my blog! I used to love sharing what I like and what I wish for and what not so want to keep sharing my love for fashion. 

So since the last time I blogged, a lot has changed. (one of them being I don't know how to write anything thats not in third person or casually anymore!) As I'm currently studying Fashion Buying at University, I have learnt a lot more about the fashion industry which has made me love it more. I'm wanting to make my blog more professional and organised rather than just any old blog post slipped in. I want to write a lot more on fashion rather than beauty, however I am still obsessed with make-up and skincare so there will still be some posts up! I may also put up a few health and fitness posts up as I have recently lost 2 stone and learned the importance of a healthy diet so would love to help other people!

I want to change the layout of my blog and may change to wordpress or change the name of my blog, however I'm gonna have to learn how to do that all first and if it does happen I will be sure to let you all know!

EDIT: I have HAD to delete some of my previous posts because I couldn't stop cringing at some of my awful fashion mistakes. Sorry!

Love, Nicola 

What's in my handbag?

Whilst flicking through Instagram the other day and spotting that River Island were giving students 20% off I immediately went on the website to see what I could find. I thought it would be rude not to seeing as though River Island never usually give out student discount! I spotted this handbag and fell in love. It's so structured and chic and I adore the colours! It looks very blue on the website but its the perfect mint colour, not all green and not all blue!

It's not as big as my other bags as I usually like to take everything I own need with me when I go out but it nicely fits everything in! It's so nice when you just start using a new bag because its so clean and and de-cluttered. So here's what I'm carrying in my new handbag.

I like to keep a range of beauty products with me so I can freshen up wherever I am. I do usually have 10,000 lipsticks floating around my bag but because this is a new bag I've put them back in their home. Nivea is one of my favourite brands as you can see, its so affordable and does the job it needs to do! I have two moisturisers because my hands are always dry. I don't think I could live without VS's Pure Seduction spray now because it's so nice and fruity. Perfect for the summer!

Of course I also have my purse, my boyfriend bought me this River Island one a couple of years ago and I still love it! I then have chewing gum, rennies, hand sanitizer and a tangle. If you have anxiety these tangles are a lifesaver to keep your hands busy when your feeling very anxious! I also have my headphones to keep me motivated at college and my charger because everyone knows iPhone batteries last about an hour. And finally I have my little notebook and a pen as I've been writing so many lists lately and you never know when you might need a pen and paper!

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Wishlist Wednesday! - Workout Wear

Due to it still being quite early in the new year and I'm sure one of everybody's new years resolutions was to get fitter or to eat healthier I've decided to make this wishlist Wednesday on workout wear! At the start of January I lasted a week as long as I could with the whole healthy eating lark but it's so difficult! so if your still going then well done!

Last summer I was obsessed with fitness and going to the gym but when I started college again it all got too expensive and I didn't have the time to go. I think when your exercising it's a little bit easier to eat healthier because you want to fuel yourself with energetic foods. Although if your like me then you think that exercising is an excuse to eat what you want and stay in the same shape. ooops. 

Anyway at the start of the year the online shops like Boohoo and Missguided brought out their active wear probably to help everyone keep up with their new years resolutions but I just ignored it at first because I couldn't be bothered to exercise. However now that I'm a little bit more motivated I had a look at it all and I really like it! I'm sure we all want to be as stylish as these models when we work out, I just wish we could buy the skinny bodies aswell!

01: 'Sweat' Sweatshirt, Boohoo, £14 - what better sweatshirt to be wearing when your sweaty with this 'sweat'shirt. My favourite part of exercising is running and so I need lots of hoodies for it. This is quite light aswell so it doesn't weigh too much and bringing you down when your trying to run. 
02: Grey Hoodie, Missguided, £14 - this also looks very light which is perfect for running. A hood is also good because let's face it, if you live in England like me then your always gonna have to face the rain issue. 
03: Snakeskin Crop top, Boohoo, £6 - this was reduced from £12 I think which is always a bonus. I love the blue snakeskin sides it's very different. I don't think I'll be able to brave this on its own in public because it's cropped...maybe just for home workouts! 
04: 'Run Bitch' top, Missguided, £10 - this top just makes me laugh but I think it's very motivating and might make me run a bit further than usual! 
05: Grey Sports Leggings, Boohoo, £16 - I do really like all the in your face sports leggings which they do but Im way too scared to be able to pull them off so I like these grey ones it's different to the usual black. 
06: Black Mesh Paneled Leggings, Boohoo, £12 - even though these leggings are black they've got the mesh panels which show a bit of your leg. Very daring! Hahaha I think again these are different to the usual plain black so I like them but whether they will look good on me I don't know. 
07: Nike Trainers, Sports Direct, £36.99 - even though these are on a completely different website to the other things it's always essential to have a good trainer when working out to protect your feet. That's ben talking and not me! My current trainers are bright pink, of course! But I think my next pair need to be a little toned down!
08: Grey Sleeveless Hoodie, Missguided, £20 - This sleeveless hoodie looks so comfy, but will be great for runs in the summer when its too hot to be wearing long sleeves but too cold to be wearing just a top! The things we have to put up with in Britain... 
09: Grey long sleeved workout top, Missguided, £20 - I'm pretty sure this top is the type of material that's dry fit or something? which is something we all need.

I hope this wishlist motivates me to workout more for the summer! I have linked all the links for you and I do apologise for the pink and the women's body on the Missguided photo's, I just couldn't get rid of them!

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The Liebster Award!

Hello all!

I was very surprised to see this linked on one of my posts and if you didn't know then The Liebster Award is a way to discover smaller blogs who have less than 200 followers. I was nominated by Lucy Hoggard from A Dimpled Brunette who has a very lovely beauty blog so thanks for the nomination Lucy!

The Rules

1. You must thank and link the person who nominated you

2. You must answer their questions

3. You must nominate 11 others for the award

4. You must create 11 questions

5. You must tell the nominees via social media (via they're blog)

Lucy's Question's

1. What made you want to start blogging?

I started reading blogs a couple of years ago and looked forward to seeing their next posts. It all looked fun but I had no idea how to make one or how to make backgrounds or posts for that matter. My favourite posts would be fashion wishlists or make up reviews so I decided that if I could work out how to make and use a blog then I'd be able to make wishlists and reviews of my own and show everyone what I like instead of me always looking what other people liked!

2. Name your favourite bloggers

My favourite has to be Becky from MilkBubbleTea, she takes the most amazing pictures and writes really well. I always look forward to seeing her posts!

I also love Victoria from InTheFrow, her style is just lovely and she's even got a PHD?!

3. Your favourite film

This is a tricky one because I'm such a movie nerd! I love girly feel good films like Clueless, Sex and the City and Confessions of a Shopaholic!

4. Your top 3 make up products

Loreal True Match foundation because I absolutely cannot live without it!
Benefit Hoola Bronzer - my face would be flat without!

Mac Pure Zen Lipstick because it's beautiful day or night!

5. Describe your perfect day

Waking up fully rested without the need to set an alarm, eating my weight in pizza and chocolates, going to the cinema to watch a feel good film, going shopping to buy everything I can see, and to be drove around by someone else all day.

6. If you had the chance would you watch a trailer for your 2015?

Not really, I would be worrying all the time to either try and make the prediction happen or trying to stop it happening. 

7. What would you tell your 10 year old self?

To not worry so much about what other people think and to always be yourself.

8. If you had to be an animal, what animal would you be and why?

A cat, they have no worries apart from being fed all the time and sleeping all day.

9. tea or coffee?

Definitely tea with no sugar but lots of milk

10. Favourite quote

Life's too short to be anything but happy!

11. Share a fact about yourself

Why is this question always so hard?! Okay I could live off of chocolate I love it that much!

My Questions:

1. What inspired you to blog?
2. If you could be anyone in the world who would you be and why?
3. Sweet or Savoury?
4. Who are your favourite bloggers?
5. If you could only have one beauty product for the rest of your life what would it be?
6. A night out or a night in?
7. Favourite music genre?
8. A funny fact about yourself?
9. Do you have any regrets?
10. Would you rather skydive or bungee jump?
11. If you could have a superpower, what would you have and why?

I Nominate:

Adventures of a Nice Girl

Lauren's Beauty

All About That Student Life

Teacakes and Tortoises

Lucy Victoria

Emma By Design

Lattes N Lips

Lilac Puddle

April's Snow

Chicinitie

Sweetheart of the South

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London Fashion Week 2015 | My favourites!

Hello lovelies!

You probably will be aware that last weekend was the start of London's Fashion Week 2015 so I thought I'd take a snoop around all the websites to see what went off and here are some of my favourite pieces!

Hunter Original

To start off with, this outfit is from Hunter Original and to be honest I didn't think I'd find much off them as everyone knows them just for their wellies but I quite like this as its so simple but the yellow and browns make it stand out and make it feel very autumnal. The collection is also full of high neck tops and coats so we know what to look out for this autumn! I love that they've tried to make the wellies a fashionable shoe and I would actually wear them! This outfit is obviously perfect for if it rains, which it tends to do in autumn and winter...

Jonathan Saunders

I really liked the collection from Jonathan Saunders because all of the outfits were things which can actually be worn on a day to day basis without being too puffy or too out there. The whole collection is very retro and vintage but has modern touches like the shoes to make the outfit relevant to today. The dress in the top photo reminds me of Pocahontas or something but is very autumnal and I love the white panel down the middle to brighten up the dress. The love the shape of the dress in the bottom photo it just flows really nicely and looks very elegant. What I love most about the collection however is the shoes just look how nice they are! I NEED THEM!!

Julien Macdonald

Julien Macdonald has stuck to dark colours including blue, green, red and of course everyone's favourite, black. The collection of evening wear is stunning and I particularly love these two little numbers. The top outfit of the jumpsuit is so fierce but covers everything just right. I love the dress in the bottom photo as Iv always really liked these short dresses but actually long kinda thing and the detailing is just so pretty!

Orla Kiely

 Orla Kiely's collection is again very vintagey and it reminds me of the how women dressed during the war times, maybe its because the models are all wearing grey tights and black shoes with everything. This outfit stood out for me in the collection because the coat is so bright and out there I would love to be able to pull it off! 

Topshop Unique

The entire Topshop Unique collection stood out to me, it was full of nudes and fur and is probably one of the most affordable designers of the week. I love the leafy floral dress as its got a high neck and the pattern kind of shows that its not summer any more. However the coat is my favourite and we all know how much I love coats! It looks so soft and so warm and even though its a faded burgundy it still looks like it can be worn over anything!

Vivienne Westwood Red Label

Vivienne Westwood's entire collection is very crazy creative as it always is and I would love to see people being able to pull off what she makes. This is the only one of the outfits which looks as though you could wear it for going out or something. I really love the shape of this dress and the bluey colour material which she has used and think it has been accessorised perfectly!

So that's my favourite pieces from London Fashion Week! I hadn't heard of many of the designers but they're all so talented and you can find more from them here.

What were your favourite pieces?

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My week in photos! | (11.01.15 - 18.01.15)

I'm sure I'm not the only one suffering with the January blues and over the last week or two I've lost all motivation to do absolutely anything and all I've wanted to do is get in bed with a box of chocolates and netflix! So to get me motivated to blog more often I thought I'd start off with a week in photos!

01: Yes I'm aware that Christmas is well and truly over but I still have some of Lush's lovely Christmas bath bombs left and thought I'd take a soak with this Golden Wonder and look how amazing it is! I never expected it to turn blue of all colours but it also had cute little stars inside which you might be able to see on one of the pictures!

02: Holy moly look at this Spaghetti Bolognaise that Ben made me! He always puts lots in so there's lots of different flavours and it was amazing!

03: Wahhh I had to get my car repaired which cost me an arm and a leg and had to catch a bus! I'm not a public transport snob, it doesn't really bother me but its depressing having to get it when you have a car waiting for you.

04: I've really been  obsessed with smoothies lately - my favourite is mango and passion fruits... but I thought I'd try this one for a change and if your thinking of trying it I'm warning you it's the worse smoothie I've ever tasted...

05: Hahaha she might kill me for putting this on here but I find it hilarious! My sister Sarah stealing my iPad and taking selfies with our cat - he doesn't look impressed.

06: Another kitty selfie but my cat literally has an obsession with feet and I thought he looked proper cute in this pic!

07: I have been loving Love Spell spray by Victoria's Secret this week and it used to be my worse one! They all look so pretty aswell!

I hope you all have had a good week! Lets beat these January blues together!

♥

Wishlist Wednesday! | River Island

Whilst browsing through the on-line sales I came across the new season collection in River Island and because we're stuck in our warm cosy jumpers while its raining outside I thought that I'd have a nosey at what we could expect next season and well, I fell in love...

Even though I'm a winter gal, I fell in love with all the pretty pastel colours and this light grey/baby blue that I keep seeing is so lovely. So after stalking the collection for quite some time I realised that my recently viewed items came to this. Without realising I've put together a very pretty and classy little outfit that would look lovely this spring!

01: Rose gold watch/ £35 - I'm still not one for watches but I do think this one is elegant yet vintage so I thought it went quite nicely with the outfit.
02: White bucket bag/ £40 - I get very scared with white bags because if your not careful they can get dirty very easily. However it's rare that I find nice bags in River Island that don't have the label on (I'm not a big fan of the metal label) and it has gold hardware which I'm loving at the moment so I love it! I would just have to be careful around the fake tan...
03: Navy striped shirt/ £28 - I don't know what it is that draws me to this shirt but I like it very much. It reminds me of the sailor theme but love that it's stripes are vertical which is very flattering and just looks like it will hang really nicely on. 
04: Mid wash jeggings/ £42 - I love this colour Jean but the colour also scares me because it can look very unflattering on my legs. However I'm going to try and be brave this year and wear a jean of this shade as I do love the look of them, just not on myself...
05: White round sunglasses/ £13 - Out of all the sunglasses these are the ones that popped out to me. I thought they were a baby blue colour but their description says they are white which is a little confusing, but anyway if they are what they look like in the picture then they look so cute and would be lovely for the summer!
06: Grey peep toe platform/ £55 - If I was brave enough to wear heels in the daytime then these would go with many things in the spring and summer due to the lovely colour. If you would want to risk taking the suade down town then these would also make a good pair of night heels as the platform will make them nice and comfy! 

I hope this has beaten a bit of the January blues by getting you a bit more excited for spring! Which piece is your favourite? 

♥


 

Outfit of the Night! | New Years Eve

I wasn't planning on buying anything new for New Years Eve but when I went shopping the day before I saw a few bargins so put them together! Like most people *I'm hoping* I've eaten so much over Christmas that I didn't want a dress that was going to show just how much I've eaten so was going totally against bodycon until I saw this little beauty in H&M which fitted really nicely and didn't show any lumps and bumps. woohoo

Dress - H&M, £7

Necklace - H&M, £3

Bag - Whistles, £80

Shoes - Bank, £20

Rings - H&M, £2

Coat - Topshop, £85

As you might have been able to tell I wanted a black and gold theme and personally think this outfit went together really nice. 

I thought I'd show the rings in their own photo because of the lettering and even though you can't see the first letter it spells out love. I tried to put them all on one hand but a few of the rings were too big so put them on separate hands like this. 

Even though this outfit was for New Year I thought it might give you a little inspiration if you have somewhere nice to go or even for a night out in town!

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My Week in Photos! | 28.12.14 - 04.01.15

Welcome to my first post of the year!

And what a better way to kick off with a week in photos!

01: My dressing table/ workspace became very cluttered so I decided to give my entire room a good clean out! Whilst writing one of my other posts this is what my desk looked like and I thought it was very cute, and because of the clear out I'm thinking about doing a make up collection or storage post!

02: Me and my boyfriend Ben are off to Center Parks woooo! I'm not saying which one but we booked it months and months ago in the summer so to be finally only one month away feels so good!

03: Oooooo a sefie on New Years Eve - an outfit of the night will be up soon!

04: Me and Ben look like we had one too many...

05: YUMMMYYYY We went to Bella Italia because I fancied pasta and it was lovely! Not as lovely as Zizzi's though, shhhhh

06: Feeling very comfy on the way to see the new Annie at the cinema - I love it!

07: Wooopsie I tried to start to eat healthy on New Years Day and so far I have managed to fail every single day...hahaha

If like me your back to college and/or work tomorrow and need to get back into the routine then good luck, I know I'm gonna need it!

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The last post of 2014!

Hello lovelies and welcome to the last post of 2014!

Even though I'm sure we all say it every year, I just can't believe how fast this year has gone!

For me this year has been really good, and even though I'm a happy person anyway I feel like this year I have been my happiest which I hope will continue throughout 2015!

So here is what I've learnt throughout the year:

How to not care about what other people think of me and to just do what's going to make me happy.

To be more honest whether its telling someone what they've done to upset you rather then the usual 'no I'm fine' or telling someone that they haven't blended their make up in properly to stop them going the rest of the day with a line on their face.

How to leave the house without wearing make up and still feel confident - ever since I started putting foundation on I've never been able to just go to school or college without it on because it covers so many imperfection's but we've got to learn that looks don't define us as a person and if someone judges you by the way your natural self looks rather than your personality then they're not worth having in your life!

Learning that if people really want to be in your life then they'll make effort with you. It's a two way street, people can't expect you to make all the effort and you can't expect others to make all the effort. 

That life is too short to be doing things which make you unhappy!

My new years resolutions:

To stop worrying about the future and to just live for now

To stop worrying about things which I can't control - yes I'm a huge worrier!

To eat healthier - yes this will be on a lot of peoples resolutions but my diet is shocking and feel that if I eat healthier then I will feel better in myself.

To go to University!

and finally, to stay happy!

I hope you all have a great night and I will see you in 2015!

Happy New Year!

♥

My love for fake tan VS my hate for fake tan...

Hello all!

It's the day before New Years Eve and I'm sure that a lot of you will be going out to parties or seeing family or loved ones and are probably preparing yourself for the night. You know painting nails, shaving legs and possibly fake tanning! 

I am a big lover of fake tan especially in the summer as my skin still stays as white as snow but tonight while applying it in preparation for tomorrow I was thinking about all the faff we girls (and boys) have to go through just for a bit of colour. So here are my loves and hates!

The fake tan I am using at the moment is St Tropez mouse in dark (I thought I'd treat myself when it was on offer!) but otherwise I usually use St.Moriz mouse in dark which is like a fake St.Tropez!

Lets start off with the hates:

1. My biggest hate is applying it, it just seems to take forever!
2. Trying to make sure its even, I'm sure we spend about half an hour alone just inspecting our body!
3. Bending over in the strangest positions just to try and reach your back or difficult places, we could pull muscles!
4. The sticky feeling of it before you wash it off, ewww
5. When it rubs off on clean white bed covers which you have just put on and are going to have to change again, arggghhhh
6. How it looks on your hands, my fingers personally look like a bag of wotsits.
7. Scrubbing at your body until all your pores are bleeding but it won't come off!
8. If your like me then, not being able to put it on your face because you fear it will cause more spots - but then look like you've been in the sun with a towel over your face when you don't have make up on because you don't match!
9. Accidentally splashing water on your fresh tan then looking like a leopard
10. You might look nice and brown in real life but in pictures you can look like some sort of oompa loompa

Now with the loves:

1. I've been pale all my life and being out in the sun with factor 50 still makes me burn, so it's just so nice to be brown, woooo
2. You can experiment more with make up - I find a lot more shades suit me when I'm tanned rather than when I'm pale
3. the smell! some people hate it but I love it
4. It's so much safer than the sunbed or being out in the sun and you get a much better colour
5. It makes you feel 10x skinnier. why? I don't know but it just does.
6. If your like me and prepare your body for weeks so that it doesn't go streaky then your skin should be nice and silky and soft from all the moisturiser

Well I suppose there's more hates rather than loves but I doubt I'll be able to stop using it! All that's left to prepare now is my nails!

What are your loves and/or hates of fake tan?

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OOTD!

Even when I get busy and don't post for a while it doesn't mean that I forget about my blog and while looking through my pictures I found these which were meant for an outfit of the day post! Unfortunately I can't remember which day it was when I took these photo's I think me and Ben might have been going for a Harvester again but I also wore this dress on Christmas day and think that right now is the perfect season to wear it!

Foundation: Loreal True Match - W4

Concealer: Maybelline Fit Me! - 10

Brows: Illamasqua Eye Brow Cake - Thunder

Eyes: Bourjois Liner Feature - Noir, Maybelline Master Smokey shadow pencil - smokey black, Avon Super Enchant mascara

Cheeks: Benefit Hoola, Sleek Pixie Pink blush

Lips: Loreal Colour Riche - 461

 Dress: Select 

Shoes: New Look - must have discontinued but I've linked similar!

Bag: Whistles Rivington Chain Clutch 

Fur Coat: H&M (last year)

Tights: Primark

I am in love with the Whistles bag and its perfect for when you don't want to carry your whole life with you!

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My week in photos! | (21.12.14 - 28.12.14)

Wooops! I lost the track of days I completely forgot it was Sunday already!
I hope you all had an amazing Christmas!

01: My kitty TJ looking all cute..

02: Me, my mum and nannan all went for a carvery on Monday to prepare us for Christmas Day and it was so good!

03: Kitty selfie of my Aunties cat! Yes I am a crazy cat lady...

04: Wooooo Christmas nails! I work with food so aren't usually allowed nails at all but because I booked the week off for Christmas (woooo) I thought I'd give my nails a treat!

05: Me and Ben went for a nice meal at Zizzi's and we like it so much! I'm a huge pasta lover and the pasta which they do is out of this world!

06: Usually I'm a big Starbucks fan but I really wanted to try the Costa Hot Chocolate with brownie or something while it was still Christmas and that's what I did!

07: While waiting for Ben to wrap my Christmas pressies I had the best set up with my hot chocolate, millies cookies (2 white choc and 2 double choc), and watching the Victoria's Secret fashion show, hehe

08: On Christmas Eve I was cooking and baking like a mad woman! Me and my dad made a fruit trifle, I made a milk and white chocolate cheesecake and I also made this spiced butternut squash soup which was amazing! We had it as a starter on Christmas Day.

09: My dad's Christmas dinners are amazing!!

10: How much more festive can you get with the Christmas tree, rose wine, lindt chocolate and comfy pjs!

11: I took this lovely bath with the Father Christmas bath bomb from lush and was so good that it turned the bath green and not red! I wasn't expecting that!

12: It managed to snow so much where we live that we had to walk from our house to the hospital to see my nannan! (don't worry she's okay!) we did catch the bus for some of the way but it took us a good hour and a half to two hours we were so tired! My legs are also killing me today I knew I should have done some stretches before we set off! 

13: ooooo a quick selfie before going to Amber's for her mums birthday!

How has your Christmas Week been?

Has it snowed near you?

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The Christmas Tag!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Seeing as though today is the big day I thought that I would upload my Christmas tag because when else is the perfect day!

I spotted these on makeupsavvy which I will link so lets get cracking (haha)...

1. What is your favourite Christmas Movie/s?

I think this will be obvious for many people but I love 'The Holiday' so much! It's just one of them feel good films but it would make me so much happier if they made a second one so we could all see how things turned out... 

2. Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?

Christmas morning! Even if it's 00:30 we're not allowed to open them until about 9 when everyone's up and ready!

3. Do you have a favourite Christmas memory?

I wouldn't say a favourite I just love how happy and jolly everyone is every year and how much effort everyone puts in so you have a good day, it makes me so grateful! 

4. Favourite festive food?

Without a shadow of a doubt its pigs in blankets! We all love them in my house so we've got to make loads and still end up fighting for the last one.

5. Favourite Christmas gift?

I literally have no idea! My parents always get us the best presents each year and make sure it's something we really want so they're all my favourite!

6. Favourite Christmas scent?

At Christmas I either like something really sweet or something with a bit of spice to make the room feel really festive.

7. Do you have any Christmas Eve traditions?

I usually end up baking something for Christmas Day. This year I made a spiced butternut squash soup for our starter and then a fruit trifle and a white and milk chocolate cheesecake mmmmm
8. What tops your tree?

When we were little it always used to be an angel but for the last 10 years or something like that we've used a star.9. As a kid what was the one (crazy, wild, extravagant) gift you always asked for but never received? 
Another question I don't actually know! However I think I just asked for normal girl things and don't think I was wild enough to ask for something like a pet elephant!
10. What's the best part about Christmas for you?
I just love the time of year where everything's festive and they bring out a festive edition to everything from hot chocolates to bath bombs! It makes me so jolly and love that people are doing more for others! Also I love that I can eat anything and everything I want because its Christmas!

I hope you all are having or have had an amazing Christmas!

♥

My week in photos! | (14.12.14 - 21.12.14)

Another Sunday and another week in photos!

It's been another busy week preparing for Christmas and getting the last little bits sorted!

01: Yayy I finally tried Belvoir Raspberry lemonade! Its a bit sweet but tastes nice with lots of ice. Me, Ben and my sister Sarah all enjoyed a game of Monopoly and I won! wooooo!

02: Me and the girls from college decided to have a Macmillan Coffee morning for one our units on our course. We all made buns and I made these cute cupcakes and a lemon drizzle cake and all the money we made went to a good cause!

03: I got a new car! My dad got a new car so we all had a little swap, I got my dad's previous car so I've upgraded to a lovely Seat! I would just like to mention that I pay for everything myself and its not easy!

04: Hehe I used a Babybel as a red nose to act like Rudolf... I was definitely in the Christmas spirit that day...

05: Oh yes its a McDonald's breakfast... Bacon and cheese bagel is the one!

06: ooooo my kitty enjoying a little pamper!

07: How cute that my friend just randomly popped up with these cute gingerbread biscuits! They were lovely!

08: OH WOW this bath was amazing!

09: Me and Ben got Chinese but we didn't get any actual dish's, just chicken and egg fried rice, curry sauce and spring rolls mmmmm

10: It's the time of year to eat loads of chocolate and that is what I'll do...

11: The perfect Christmas film to wrap presents to!

12: Yayyy all the Christmas presents are finally wrapped and it took me days! not hours, days!

13: Another cheeky Starbucks with Ben, we have our usual's now... he has caramel macchiato and I have caramel hot chocolate with cream. both large because you know why not?!

I hope your all fully prepared for Christmas as this is the last week in photos before the big day!

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Christmas Gift Guide!

Okay, so I'm aware that its only 9 days till Christmas and if your more organised then me then you will have got all your Christmas shopping done but people like my mum keep asking me what I want for the big day and for the first year I actually don't know!

Making this post has taken me days as I really don't mind what I get and I will honestly be happy with anything!

However I have made this Christmas Gift guide if your still stuck on what to buy for your girly friends or family or for myself!

P.S I have also been a good little blogger and linked all the items that I could to make Christmas Shopping that bit easier!

01. Zoeva Rose Gold Eye make up brushes/£55 - Every Girl needs a good eye brush set and these are super pretty!

02. Topshop long sleeved top/£16 - This looks like it hangs really nice and will be perfect for the winter! I also love the colour!

03. ASOS large face watch £20 - I love how big the face is of this watch but I'm one of those that doesn't need an expensive one as I rarely wear watches...

04. Victoria Secret Sprays - There's no English link for these but they always smell so good and the smell lasts for ages!

05. Dressing Gown/£30 - I am in desperate need of a new dressing gown like many people at Christmas Time! I love the colour and prefer dark dressing gowns but this is quite over priced and are just as good at Primark!

06. Lindt Truffles/£4.50 - We always need chocolate at Christmas and Lindt Truffles are my favourite! I've never tried these but they sound so nice!

07. NARS Virtual Domination Palette/£45 -This was mentioned in a previous post but I love the colours and it would be a staple in every girls make up collection...

08. Lush Merry Christmas Gift Set/£19.95 - Everyone loves a good bath in the winter and this one has 5 bath bombs! I love the Christmas range but Lush is always wayy too packed for me to find what I want!

09. Lush Rudolf Gift Set/£19.50 - I looked at this yesterday and now I can't seem to find the link however they might still do it in store!

10. Marc Jacobs Earrings/£40 - I love Marc Jacobs earrings these ones which were also featured in a previous wish list are so lovely but they're all sold out *cries* however I've linked another Marc Jacobs pair which are super cute!

11. Yankee Candle Christmas Cookie/£19.99 - Again I've already mentioned this but it smells incredible! I've already had and used a small sample size and don't know why I still haven't got the full size yet!

12. New Look Boots/£22 - These boots are reduced (wooooo) they look so warm and comfy and could go with any outfit

13. New Look T-shirt/£12.99 - I don't know why but something kept drawing me back to this simple T-shirt. It would be lovely for casual everyday wear.

14. The North Face Jacket/£190 - I know these aren't the most flattering but they look like they're going to keep you so warm which we need in the winter! It will also last years and years so probably is worth the investment!

15. New Look Hair Clips/£3.99 - I saw my friend wearing a hair clip and it just looked so classy! My favourite out of this set is the red one!

16. New Look PJ bottoms/£11.99 - WOW if you love tartan print like me then you'll love these! They look so comfy and perfect for bed...

17. Small UGG Boots/£130 - You either love em or hate em but I've personally never owned a pair of real UGGs and when I saw these mini ones I thought they were SO cute. They'll keep your feet nice and warm aswell!

I hope this gives some of you who are still looking for gifts some ideas!

Have you done all your Christmas Shopping yet?

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