Christmas Gift Guide: Stocking Fillers

Yay, it's time for my first Christmas Gift Guide of the year, starting off with Stocking Fillers. I actually find buying stocking fillers one of the best bits about present giving, it's so much fun to pick up little extras that accompany a main present or even make a gift bag full of lots of things instead of one big present. 

Soap & Glory always have amazing gift sets at Christmas, the Soaprise* one is definitely my favourite from the range, with six crackers each containing a miniature shower gel. I'm going to split these between my friends & family so they can all have their very own beauty themed cracker! 

I always think Essie Nail Polishes are quite a treat, with them being slightly more expensive than most other high street brands which makes them a good little gift without breaking the bank. I'm loving all the glittery ones atm!

Oliver Bonas do the best homeware in my opinion, I'm forever lusting after so many items on their website & often buy an item or two! The Copper Alphabet Letters make such a nice addition to our shelves, so if you know someone who is moving house or updating their decor one of these letters could be a great way to give a more personal gift. 

You can never go wrong with a Yankee Candle, either a festive fragrance or one thats more suitable for the whole year round there is a huge choice! My top picks would be Christmas Cookie, Candy Cane Lane, Vanilla Cupcake, Fireside Treats, Pain Au Raisin & Cotton Candy.

I don't know anyone who wouldn't be happy to receive a Lush bath product in their stocking on Christmas morning, I'd say they're my go-to gift if I'm unsure what to get someone or if I want to add an extra surprise for somebody! Golden Wonder is a good choice with it being gift shaped & having a fragrance which isn't too overpowering or offensive it's not going to disappoint anyone.

Look at how cute & adorable the lil Macaron egg timer is! I'm a big fan of the pretty sweet treats & when I was gifted this I thought it was such a perfect present, as well as actually being a useful one too. 

Books always seem to be something on my gift list, whether thats Christmas or Birthday, they're just not something I tend to by myself. I'd recommend #GirlBoss as a stocking filler for anyone you know who could do with a bit of a kick up the butt (me, lol), it's one to make you feel motivated & determined!

I've put together some more of my stocking filler picks down below if you're after more inspiration, all the images are clickable, happy shopping! (: (I absolutely need the Pug nail dryer in my life, hint hint Dom if you're reading!)

L x

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Oh Christmas Tree...

So today marks the first day of advent & also the first day of Blogmas! I'm gonna try my best to be involved with it the whole time, I've done a LOT of planning so I'll be really disapointed with myself if I end up failing. I'm really excited for all the content I've got planned, I've been pretty quiet on my blog this year so I'm looking forward to getting back into the swing of things!
Today I've been turning our home into a magical, festive grotto. Ever since we bought the house I've been counting down the days until I could get the tree down from the attic & quite literally deck the halls! I actually put the tree up two weeks ago because I just couldn't wait, it's made our house really cosy. I've now added bunting, tissue paper pom poms, festive scented candles & I've got some more decorations on order to finish it off completely. My cousin actually made the tissue pom poms for me, we had a crafty afternoon on Sunday making decorations which was really fun, I'll be sharing a tutorial soon. I'd also LOVE to get a real Christmas tree as well but I'm a little wary of the needles dropping with two pugs around who eat anything & everything they can find. Has anyone any experience of real trees with dogs?
I've started off with a simple post but tomorrow I'll be sharing my November favourites, then I'll be bombarding you all with Christmassy related content, think gift guides, recipes & festive beauty posts! Hope you all enjoy (:
Have you got your Christmas tree up yet!?
L x

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What I Got For Christmas 2014

A little later than planned but hey ho! Firstly, Happy New Year, heres to 2015 being the best year yet!
Theres not much I find more exciting than a whole bunch of 'What I Got For Christmas' posts once Christmas day itself is over. I don't really know why I love reading them so much, I guess it's because I am ridiculously nosey! This year I was spoilt beyond belief by Dom who surprised me with something I've wanted for a few years now. We decided to have quite a 'big' Christmas in terms of presents, simply because we've never really had the money to go wild until now & we've worked our butts off over the past six months saving up for a house that we decided we deserved a treat! On Christmas Day Dom text me asking if I would drive round to his as he wanted to give me a present early so I could have it for the whole day, I was kinda confused but went along to his house anyway!(definitely didn't drive round in my new Moomin onesie...) Dom surprised me with a Canon 700D, I was genuinely speechless when I unwrapped it because I've wanted a "fancy" camera for as long as I can remember really. Originally we had planned to go halves on a Camera in the New Year as he told me he couldn't get one from anywhere & I actually believed him, I just never expected him to go out & buy one for me. Also, he wanted me to be able to have it early morning so I could capture the whole of Christmas Day with it, most thoughtful thing ever! As well as the camera he went completely overboard & got me the Rose Gold Zoeva Makeup brushes that I'd been lusting over for months, along with the Naked 2 Palette, lots of My Neighbour Totoro merchandise (fave film ever) & we both managed to get each other matching 'I love my Pug Tilly' mugs! My Mum got me Nars Sheer Glow Foundation & all I'm gonna say is why did I wait so long to own it!? I got so many lovely little bits & bobs, I didn't photograph everything but all I can say is my family & friends certainly know me really well... think Pugs, Totoro, doughnuts & makeup!
I really don't mean for this post to come across as bragging, I just feel so happy & so so lucky to have been given the most amazing Christmas gifts & I hope you can share that happiness with me!  (slightly soppy but y'know what I mean!)
Let me know what you got for Christmas in the comments/leave me links to your posts!
L x 
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festive photos

I always love seeing how people decorate their tree & their homes at Christmas so I've shared some of my decoration photos! Most of these are from last year when we lived in our flat, but if we had our own place this year the decor would have been exactly the same, so it still counts! (: We had a red & white theme but also included cute little extras like Gingerbread Men & festive Fawns. I also included a photo of Tilly with her Doggy advent calendar, she's so cute when I show it to her she wags her tail & then lies down as if to say "hurry up Mummy, I want my treat now!". I just had to buy her the advent calendar when I saw it in Pets at Home, the pug puppy caught my eye & reminded me of Tilly dressed up in the same outfit last year! This year we are off to another Pugmas party, I think we are dressing her up as a Christmas tree... I'm tempted to vlog the event, in fact we've got a pretty exciting weekend ahead so it would be good to document it all! Let me know if you'd like to see a vlog of the Pug party & I'll see what I can put together. I'm off to order more things for Tilly's costume now haha (:
Don't forget to enter my Lush giveaway here! (: L x

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christmas wishlist | fashion edition

Topshop Borg Throw on Cardigan - £38.00

Mulberry Tree Continental Wallet - £295.00

Bah Hum Pug Tee - £18.00

Lurex Crop Top - £22.00 Flower Printed Shorts - £34.00 MINE Leather Buckled Ankle Boots - £80.00 Whistles Black Irvington Stingray Clutch - £85.00
I've been meaning to treat myself to some new wardrobe staples recently, however with Christmas round the corner I thought it would be fun to put together a wishlist of some items I really love. I always find things, forget about them, then kick myself a few weeks later when I go to buy them & see they've sold out, anyone else do that!? I had to include something Pug related, this festive pug t-shirt is adorable! & I also had to include something really extravagant, a Mulberry Purse. It would be a dream to own a Mulberry purse, I chose the sparkly gold version for this to keep with the festive theme but in reality I'd probably opt for a black or brown one. Whats on your Christmas wishlist this year? Oh & don't forget to enter my Lush giveaway here! (:
L x

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christmas gifts for her - stocking fillers

Copper leather passport holder - £20.00

Woodland Fox Makeup Bag - £7.90

Ted Baker Fragrant Fancies - £12.00

Nutella The 30 Best Recipes - £9.00

Soy Wax Scented Candle Moroccan Rose & Fig - £9.95

Costa Gift Gard - From £5.00

Pug Air Freshener - £2.00 LUSH Festive Friends - £14.50
Blogmas day 3 sees the first instalment of my gift guide series, I'll be posting a few more throughout the next couple of days so make sure you check back if you're in need of some ideas or inspiration! I've picked out things I think most girls would love to receive in their stockings, I know most bloggers will appreciate the Nutella recipe book & the LUSH goodies anyway! How pretty is the copper/rose gold coloured passport holder? I also thought it would be lovely to gift someone a gift card, in the form of coffee, cinema tickets or even a meal at Nando's. Our families have been asking us what we would like for Christmas this year, but there is genuinely nothing I really NEED & so my Mum has offered to get us a gift card for Nandos & my Nana is getting us a cinema voucher. It's a fab idea because now Dom & I have a date night to look forward to that won't be costing us much!
Let me know if you have any stocking filler ideas!
L x

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the christmas tag

Images from weheartit To kick of #blogmas I thought it would be appropriate to begin with the Christmas Tag!

1. What is your favourite thing about Christmas?

Christmas is my favourite time of the year, I love everything about it. The festive atmosphere created by the twinkling lights, mince pies, advent calendars, frosty mornings, busy crowds shopping for gifts, Christmas films, seeing people appreciate & love the presents you've bought them, I could go on & on, it is honestly the most wonderful time of the year...

2. What is your favourite makeup look for the festive season?

I've been wearing my Topshop Beguiled lipstick non stop recently, it's a perfect wine colour & fits in with the seasonal shades. I'll be wearing it a lot more over Christmas & New Year, along with smokey eye makeup!

3. Real or fake tree?

Real trees are my favourite, but we have fake ones as it's cheaper in the long run & tidier because they don't drop needles all over the floor! I think though when we get our own place we will have two trees, a fake one & a real one because the smell of a real tree is just so festive!

4. Giving or receiving presents?

100% giving presents! Picking out gifts I know people want/will love is something that really makes me happy. Also, wrapping them up all pretty with little bows is something I enjoy way too much! Of course I still love to receive presents too, but there is just something about giving that I will always prefer!

5. Do you open your presents in the morning or evening?

I'm almost 23 & still join in with the family tradition of the early morning excitement rush to get downstairs & see the beautiful display of presents my mum Father Christmas has left for us. Even though I am not a morning person I ALWAYS manage to get up on Christmas day, I think it's more special because I have younger brothers & sisters who still believe in all the magic of Christmas & to be honest, I don't really want to give up in believing just yet either... 

6. Handmade or bought Christmas cards?

Every year I say I will have a go at making my own Christmas & each year I have failed to do so! I really miss being creative but I never seem to have time anymore ): I've bought some cute little cards for friends & then I always buy special individual ones for my Mum, Dad Nana & Grandad, etc & Dom!

7. What is your favourite Christmas film?

Oh my god I have so many! Christmas films are the only kind of film I can watch multiple times without getting bored! A few of my favourites are Elf, Miracle on 34th Street, Home Alone, The Greatest Store in The World, Four Christmases, Jingle All The Way, The Santa Clause. I think Elf is my absolute favourite though, SANTA... I KNOW HIM!

8. What is your favourite Christmas food?

Mince pies, Turkey with Cranberry jelly, Sausage meat stuffing, Pigs in blankets and my Nana always has so much buffet food which is the best!

9. Favourite Christmas gift?

When I was about six I came downstairs on Christmas morning to a little note telling us (my Sister & I) to follow the red ribbon into the Kitchen. My Mum & Dad had bought us one of those electronic Jeeps for Christmas & because it was obviously way too big to wrap they had hidden it to surprise us! I'll never forget that moment when we opened the kitchen door & saw the Jeep with a big red bow on it!

10. What tops your tree?

Growing up it was always an angel & one year it was one that I had made at School. Now I have my own decorations we have a cream star that has heart cut outs, so pretty (:

L x

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christmas wishlist | beauty edition

Marc Jacobs Daisy Dream Gift Set - £54.00

Catseye Deer on Rose Makeup Bag - £11.00

Ciate Candy Cane House - £25.00

Zoella Soak Opera Shower Gel - £5.00

Philosophy Hope in a Jar Christmas Ornament Gift - £10.00

Beautyblender - £15.00

Zoella Fizz Bar - £5.00

Glam Glow Youth Mud Face Mask - £50.00

Soap & Glory The Next Big Thing Gift Set - £60.00

Zoeva Rose Gold Makeup Brushes - £56.95

Zoella Let's Glow Fragranced Candle - £5.00

The Body Shop Glazed Apple Tin of Treasures - £17.00

Can you tell I got slightly carried away whilst putting this wish list together? Now that Christmas preparation is well & truly in full swing I couldn't help but compile a post dedicated to all the beauty items I'd love to see under my Christmas Tree this year! Firstly, lets all just take a moment to appreciate how cute the Deer makeup bag is... I NEED it! I've kinda gone down the theme of bath & body care with a bit of skincare & a fragrance thrown in their too, makeup clearly never really crossed my mind when I was thinking up all the items that have been on my mind recently.. in fact I'm in a bit of a rut with my makeup at the moment & I think I just need to go back to my old favourites & get my skin happy again. The one gift set that crops up year after year is the huge Soap & Glory one that usually retails around the £60 price tag, however Boots tend to offer these as their Star Buys a few weeks before Christmas & drop the price to about £25! I'm hoping they stick to this tradition & do the same this year, I'm running worryingly low on S&G products now so it would be perfect timing! Whats on your Christmas list this year?
L x 
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lush christmas wishlist

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Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year... I'm one of those people that gets ridiculously excited seeing all the Christmas products hit the shops, even in August when the first few bits make an appearance I love it! One of my favourite Christmas releases has got to be the Lush Christmas range & I've been eagerly awaiting for their website to be updated with the products after seeing Zoe's post the other week! Without fail I always buy myself a couple of bottles of the Snow Fairy Shower gel, it's a super sweet scent but I'm addicted to it & can't wait to have it back in my life already! One of the new products for 2014 is the Butterbear Bath Bomb, how cute is this little teddy shaped bath treat! I'm drawn to it even more so because Cocoa butter is it's main ingredient & it has the same vanilla scent as the Butterball Bath Bomb, another fave of mine! I'm looking forward to soaking up the festive goodness & picking out a few treats to try, theres lots of new products this year & as always I'm attracted to the adorable animal ones. Last year my favourite Christmas product was the Christmas Penguin Bubble Bar, I didn't realise these were supposed to be crumbled under a running tap at first & ended up wasting a whole penguin by chucking it in the bath! After a google search to find out why there was a serious lack of bubbles from my "bubble bar" I learnt the proper way to use it & wasn't disappointed with the mountain of bubbles that appeared in my bath the next time I used one!  The Christmas range is available to buy in store from tomorrow & if I wasn't working all day I'd be heading straight over to my local one! No doubt there will be a Lush haul appearing over on here soon, or perhaps even over on my YouTube channel!? (Go subscribe if you're feeling kind & keep an eye out for a video coming soon...!)
Will you be picking up any of the Lush Christmas products?!
L x

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festive flat photos

I know Christmas has been & gone so it seems a little strange sharing festive themed photos, however I don't want to lose all this snaps in the blackhole that is iPhoto. My MacBook is swamped with a ridiculous amount of photos & I made a promise to myself to share as many of my favourites as possible. I'd planned for this post to go up before Christmas of course, but we travelled 200 miles to see family earlier than expected so I just never got the chance! This was the first Christmas that Dom & I got a tree & decorated it together, possibly the most exciting thing & I'm actually kinda sad its over now, I'm not looking forward to taking down all of the decorations, it makes our flat so cosy! I chose a red & white theme for the tree, I really like the Scandanavian style decorations that were in a lot of the shops!

L x

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lush the christmas penguin bubble bar

The Christmas Penguin - £2.95

I think this has to be the absolute cutest product Lush have ever released, it almost broke my heart to crumble him up & use in my bath! I'm considering buying one to keep on display on my bathroom shelf, it looks adorable & the scent lingers too so it can act as a mini air freshener! Little penguin smells of oranges & lemons, turns the bath water a lovely aqua blue shade & leaves my skin soft. I did use the whole penguin in my bath, I know some people only use half but I wanted an extra bubbly bath, I didn't achieve the mountain of bubbles I was expecting though, that was the only slight disappointment!  It's definitely my favourite Lush product now, I'm going to stock up on a couple to last me through the year, I'll be sad to see these little guys leave the shelves after Christmas! 

Have you had one of these little penguin bubble bars?

L x

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christmas wishlist | beauty

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I know everyone seems to be saying this but I honestly can't believe it's Christmas Day in a week, time has literally just disappeared! This post was meant to go up at the weekend but because I was travelling up North & had no spare time after celebrating my Nana's 70th Birthday it never happened! Here is my dream selection of beauty goodies that I'd love to receive, I know I'm receiving a few of these already (Dom can't keep secrets!) but I'll be able to pick up the other bits & pieces after Christmas for my Birthday! I recently got the Naked palette which I am in love with & I'm trying to justify the Naked 3 palette, do I really need another nude eyeshadow set? It is super pretty looking though... Let me know if you have it!

What is on your Christmas wishlist this year!?

L x

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christmas lush haul

Luxury Lush Pud | The Christmas Penguin | Snowman | Candy Mountain

A couple of weeks ago now I popped into Lush to have a look at their Christmas range & there was just no chance I was going to be leaving empty handed! I've never seen so many amazing bath bombs, I love Lush all year round but there festive bath treats are my absolute favourites, they always have some really cute ones & they all smell SO blumin' good! I wanted to buy one of each but restrained myself to these 4! I'm going to do individual posts on each of them so I will go into more detail soon. I love how Lush have managed to make a christmas pudding look adorable by creating a pastel version of the traditional festive pudding! I can't cope with how cute the little penguin is, it's gonna be a struggle to bring myself to crumble him up & watch him turn into lots of bubbles!  I bought Snowman because it's the festive version of the moisturising bath bomb Butterball, they're both vanilla scented & filled with lots of cocoa butter. Whenever I have a bath using a Butterball bomb my skin is always extra silky soft afterwards so I'm hoping little Snowman will do the same thing! I'm addicted to picking up Candy Mountain & sniffing it for ages haha, I sound crazy now but it has a proper sweet-shop scent very similar to snow fairy & the creamy candy bubble bar!

Have you picked up anything from the Lush Christmas range this year?

L x

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merry christmas ya filthy animal

Christmas Jumper - Love Sasha*

I love being able to wear silly jumpers now the festive season is upon us, I've got a few from Primark this year they're great to cosy up in & I'll definitely be wearing one of mine on Christmas Eve when I  watch my favourite Christmas movies! This jumper is from lovesasha.com, I'm a huge fan of Home Alone so when I was asked if I'd like this jumper I couldn't say no! Red & white are also my favourite Christmas colours, all my decorations are based around that colour scheme! The jumper is soft, snuggly & thick which is amazing considering the price. Sadly this jumper has gone out of stock but there are plenty of other festive themed jumpers still available. lovesasha are also donating 99p to The British Red Cross Phillipines Typoon Haiyan appeal for every jumper purchased, which is amazing & really makes the jumpers that little more special. 

lovesasha have kindly given my readers the opportunity to receive 10% off, using the code 'blogger10' at the checkout!

Have you got a Christmas jumper this year?

L x

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christmas wish list | fashion

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If I had a tonne of money to spend on myself at Christmas these items would all be making their way into my life. I wanted a denim jacket way back in summer but never got round to hunting one down, now it's absolutely frrrrreezing this Topshop one with the shearling is perfect to keep warm in if I'm just nipping out. How cute is this Marc Jacobs Boston Terrier watch, if only it was a pug! Liberty is one of my favourite places to go in London, it's so lovely to look around & they have such pretty prints, the Barbour jacket lined with a rose print is amazing, I need a more practical dog walking coat because all of mine are fluffy or furry & get filthy when I take Tilly through the fields on little adventures! I actually can't get over how adorable the Cath Kidston santa jumper & the Topshop gingerbread jumpers are, I really want them but they are such silly prices for a jumper I could only wear in December! I know this is a 'Fashion' wishlist so pj's aren't really in that category but I love being cosy & comfy during Christmastime, Bambi was one of my favourite films as a little girl & even though these aren't exactly gonna keep me warm they'll look mega cute with my Primark fluffy teddy bear dressing gown!

p.s sorry for doing two Christmas themed posts in a row, I did have an outfit post planned but the photos are really awful & not how I wanted them so I'm unsure if I will post them ):

What is on your Christmas wishlist this year?

L x

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christmas gifts for her - under £10/stocking fillers

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Here is a small selection of gifts that would be ideal if you're keeping to a budget this year or if you wanted to add the finishing touch to a present by including a stocking filler. I included some homeware gifts because at the moment I'm kind of obsessed with finding cute things for my flat, the teacup is my favourite & actually matches a cake stand I have! It's always lovely to receive some beauty treats too & any Lush gift set is perfect in my eyes. The fawn hot water bottle is adorable, I'd have bought this for myself if I didn't already have an equally adorable one! Hope this has given you some inspiration if you've been stuck for ideas, I might do a couple more of these posts if people enjoy them - they're one post I love to see! (:

L x

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ciate mini mani month - the end

Here are the last 3 nail polishes that I found hiding behind the little doors of the Ciate Mini Mani Month Advent Calendar!

December 22nd: 'Sundance' - The fourth bottle of caviar pearls, a teal blue & golden yellow with added  gold glitter, these are a true beachy nail art!
December 23rd: 'Mojito' - A very bright lime green, reminds me of the shiny Granny Smith apples!
December 24th: 'Enchanted Rose' - The final exclusive polish, a beautiful ruby red glitter, Ciate well & truly saved the best til last with this little festive shade!

To see what polishes I received during week 1 of advent click here (:

To see what polishes I received during week 2 of advent click here (:

To see what polishes I received during week 3 of advent click here (:

I can't believe Christmas is over, it was such a treat having a new nail polish every day during advent, I can't wait to see what beauty advent calendars will be available next year! My absolute favourite from all of the polishes is Enchanted Rose, I wore it on Christmas day on top of my second favourite 'Dangerous Affair' a burgundy red shade & it was like they were made for each other, haha!

L x

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soap & glory - the best of all™

Soap & Glory - The Best of All™ (£27)

When I heard Boots had an amazing offer on the Soap & Glory 'The Best of All™' set, reducing it from £60 to less than half price at £27 I knew I needed to get one. Dom is pretty clued up when it comes to this kinda stuff now, shows he is actually listening to me, haha ;) & off he went to purchase one for my Christmas present. He tried to keep it a surprise for me, but my constant questioning got the better of him & he ended up telling me, I had planned to buy it myself & he stopped me multiple times, so I kinda guessed anyway! 

The set contains 9 full size products:

The Righteous Butter™ Body Butter (300ml) 

Hand Food™ Hand Cream (125ml)

Sugar Crush™ Body Scrub (300ml)

Clean On Me™ Shower Gel (500ml)

Smoothie Star™ Body Milk (500ml)

Heel Genius™ Foot Mask (125ml)

Peaches & Clean™ Cleansing Milk (200ml)

Sexy Mother Pucker™ Lip Plumper in Punch Bowl (3ml)

Thick & Fast™ Super Volume Mascara (10ml)

Hand Food, Heel Genius, Clean on Me & The Righteous Butter are all products I've tried before & loved. I was most excited about the Smoothie Star Body Milk, the smell is seriously good! I'll probably end up writing full reviews for all of these products. 

I'm looking forward to trying out the mascara & lip plumper, I've no experiences of the Soap & Glory makeup range, so I appreciate these two being included! I also think Soap & Glory have the best names for the products, I love the play on words or the cutesy titles! And of course, the packaging is probably my favourite from high street brands, sugary pink seems to be the main colour scheme with a vintage pin up kinda style, perfect!

Did you end up getting one of these sets? Whats your favourite Soap & Glory product?

L x

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boxing day

Starbucks Gift Set (£5) | Daisy Perfume Set (£24.99) | Snow Fairy Shower Gel (£5.12)

Dom & I got up early(ish) on Boxing Day as I needed to go say goodbye to my Mum, Stepdad & little Sister, Leah, as they had to drive back home to Leicester. Rather than go back to bed we decided to head into town to have a little look at the sales & get some breakfast whilst we were out. Firstly we exchanged a few things that had been bought in the wrong sizes, then we headed to Boots as I knew all the gift sets would be half price! I wasn't really intending on buying anything because I got lots of beauty bits & pieces, but I like looking anyway! We spotted the Starbucks mugs which were reduced to £5 so grabbed one each as I had been after one for ages & these came with two little candy canes & some coffee! Then we looked at perfume deals as I have completely run out, I either wanted Manifesto by YSL or Daisy by Marc Jacobs, Manifesto was still pricey but I couldn't believe my luck when I found the Daisy set in The Perfume Shop for just £24.99! It was meant to be £50 so I quickly snapped this pretty little set up. At 11am we walked down to Lush to see a queue forming outside, lots of people excited & eager to pick up some Christmas bargains. When the doors opened it was absolutely manic, I've never experienced anything like it! Everyone was grabbing the gift boxes & going crazy, one girl had around 10 bottles of Snow Fairy in her arms! I was about to give up when I spotted a stash in the corner, so I hurried Dom over to get a few bottles. Its my favourite smell ever, it's so sweet & I knew I needed to stock up so with 50% off I couldn't resist! I'm going to give one to Abi & my sister though as I already have way too many shower products & Snow Fairy lasts such a long time anyway, my 100g bottle is still pretty full & I've had it for over a month! 

Did you pick up any bargains in the sales?

L x

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christmas day 2012

Christmas tree | Cutest Pug giftcard | Doms presents wrapped up

Christmas Eve cupcake decorating with my Sister | Mince pie baking | Christmas Day Bucks Fizz!

Vintage Reindeer Christmas jumper! | Mini Christmas Yankee candles | Christmas Day lace top

My gifts from my Mum, Nana & Grandad, My Sister Hannah, Dom, Doms family & Abi

I spent Christmas Eve baking mince pies & decorating cupcakes with my youngest sister, followed by painting my nails all festive with my final Ciate polish, a sparkly red glitter! Then I watched the Made in Chelsea Christmas special with my other sister Hannah, who I swear is Sophia's long lost twin! On Christmas morning we got woken up by our sister Leah at 6:30am, to go & see if Father Christmas had been. After opening all of our presents we feasted on a breakfast of chocolate & sweets, the only day of the year when it's acceptable! Around 9am my Dad & little brother FaceTimed us from Turkey, it was kinda surreal seeing sunshine on Christmas day! My Mum was in charge of cooking the dinner, we had a choice of prawn cocktail with smoked salmon or freshly baked bread rolls with pate for starters, I had a bit of both! The best bit was the Turkey roast dinner, complete with pigs in blankets & sausage meat stuffing, yum! I was way too full after all of that so I skipped pudding, but the rest of the family tucked into either Christmas Pudding or Sticky Toffee Pudding. In the afternoon Dom came to pick me up so we could spend Christmas evening together, swapping gifts & keeping our tradition of playing monopoly! 

Link me to your Christmas posts please, I love knowing how other people celebrate Christmas! (:

L x

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