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CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE: Part 1

Wednesday, 10 December 2014

The first of a few gift guides I have planned. Part One 


Models Own 

 This lovely Models Own Lux gift set contains 4x 10ml Nail Polish plus a roll of gold nail tape and a golden cuticle pusher which can be found at Superdrug for £7. I think the gold packaging looks great and really adds to the Lux look plus I love the polish colours!

BLEACH

If like me, you like to dabble is coloured hair, Bleach is the brand for you! This spin the bottle set (£12) is amazing as you get a little bottle of six different colours and they wash out after a few washes so you get a chance to try them all! When I dyed my highlights earlier this year, this would have been perfect although you wouldn't get a full long haired head dyed with these!
Next gift set includes a pencil case, stickers and three hair crayons and costs £10. The hair crayons come in the same shades as some of the dyes so you can have a mess around with temporary colours to see if you like them!
And also from Bleach is this snow globe (£5) that you can add your own photo too! These are super fun and have little holographic hearts floating around!

Jurlique

This stuff smells amazing, as do most of the products in this gift guide! If a product smells good then you are going to smell good when you use it right?! This Petit Rose Duo is one of their special christmas sets and costs £9.

Neal & Wolf

I featured Neal & Wolf in my last years gift guide and I'm featuring them again here with a different products as I love the brand! AURA is the brand new Hair & Body Fragrance and it is ideal for a gift. It smells lovely - very fresh and florally.

Batiste

I always love a new can of Batiste because they come in so useful and there's always a new design to add to my collection - they make for great stocking fillers! My newest one is the orange on on the end from the care and vitality range which is enriched with mandarin oil and is suppose to make hair healthier, stronger and smoother!

Watch Out For Part 2! 

*Alot of these products were sent to me for my gift guide although I chose each one and all thoughts on them are my own
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FASHION: Christmas Jumper From George At ASDA

Friday, 5 December 2014

I have been so excited to wear my new Christmas jumper which I picked up at the George At ASDA press day much earlier this year but I just didn't want to wear it too early haha so when I was invited to a Christmas lunch last week I knew it was the perfect occasion! I paired it with my new Barry M Majesty polish for some extra sparkles and my new boots from Clarks to keep my feet super warm. I wasnt sure about the boots* at first but the more I wear them the more I love them! My mum has just gone out and bought herself the same pair in the black friday sales!
So I was off to The Folly in Monument for my first christmassy meal of the year! I started with soup, then on to turkey and stuffing (Obvs) and a chocolate tart for dessert! There were candy canes, christmas crackers and a huge real christmas tree in the corner! We spend the whole afternoon eating our delicious meal, drinking prosecco and chatting about how we can work together in the new year!

Huge thanks to the Beattie girls for inviting my along and making such a lovely afternoon!

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FASHION: #NightsBeforeXmas With Boohoo

Thursday, 4 December 2014

Upload an instagram showing how you're spending your #NightsBeforeXmas - Remember to use the #NightsBeforeXmas, tag @boohooOfficial and your location for your chance to win £500 towards your ultimate Pre-christmas Night.

How Would You Spend It?



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LIFESTYLE: #CostaChristmas Launch & GIVEAWAY

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

A few weeks ago I went along to Costa for the launch of their new Christmas drinks. I had been excited about it all day - We got to try each of the new drinks plus all the new cakes and snacks which officially launched the next day - Friday 7th November.
The whole idea with the new drinks is for them to add a little magic to every day which each of them do - they are each so special and well thought out - not to mention the golden chocolate powder and golden stars that go on top of some of them and of course the cups are back! This time we have a santa, a snowman, a reindeer and an elf! How Cute!? They are also doing pretty ceramic mugs in the same 4 designs at  £7.95. Super Cute.

So on to the drinks!

First we tried the Hot Spiced Apple which I think was actually the most christmassy of them all! It looked so pretty with a star anise and a cinnamon stick floating on top and it smelt amazing!
Brownie Hot Chocolate was next. This one sounded super excited - its a normal Costa Hot Chocolate with an added shot of walnut brownie syrup topped with cream and brownie fudge pieces. I'm not really a nut lover so it's not my favorite of the range, although I did eat all the cream and brownie pieces off the top. Obvs. I couldn't resist the four plates of cakes next to me by now so I had to try a Christmas Cornflake Crunch with it which as you can imagine, was delicious and it was super cute topped with white Belgian chocolate and a sugar paste holly decoration. It looks just like a mini Christmas pudding!
The Orange Hot Chocolate this year was super special. The drink itself was a Costa Hot Chocolate with an added shot of orange syrup and it was super orangey but this time they wanted a change from whipped cream but something just as indulgent and decadent and I think they came up with the perfect topping! Gold chocolate powder and a pure Belgian chocolate lattice that melts on top. Its really good!
.Next was a sticky Toffee Latte which surprisingly was in my top 3! I'm not normally a huge coffee fan but two of my top 3 this time around were both lattes! This one was served with Sticky toffee sauce and topped with cream, does it get any better than that?! 
Drinking that, meanwhile we were all messing about with our Ice Your Own Gingerbread haha Mine turned out a little scary but its a great way to keep the kids entertained while you relax with a drink! They come in different shapes and with smarties and icing!
This one, I think is my favorite of them all - Gingerbread & Cream Latte topped with a tiny little gingerbread man, soooo cute and super tasty
 Ok, so whats next hmm there the Black Forest Hot Chocolate which I really enjoyed! It has a shot of Blackberry syrup inside and cherry sauce on top with whipped cream and a sprinkle of Belgian Dark Chocolate curls of course!
 Only two left and by this point we had all had enough haha first out was the White Hot Chocolate which was my favorite last year so I knew I was going to love it anyway especially with the cherry sauce and a little sparkle. Since I couldn't handle another hot chocolate that evening. I took Andrew to Costa and had to get myself a white hot chocolate (He went for a brownie one) and it was delicious. Definitely my favourite!
And finally we get to the last one - the Praline Cappuccino blended with Praline Syrup with the prettiest golden snowflake on top!
Costa kindly gave me a lovely christmas cup to giveaway with this post and I am going to include a  lovely Lush Magic wand as well! As usual just enter in the rafflecoptor below! It runs for two weeks and hopefully I can get the prize out for xmas although I cant promise anything! 
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Whats Your Favourite Costa Christmas Drink?

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PRESSDAYS: New Look, Crabtree & Evelyn, Next, F&F, Chalk PR, VERY & Motel

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

So Ive been to a few press days recently and as usual I like to keep you guys in the loop!

NEW LOOK

I started my day at 8am on Oxford street for the launch day of the new New Look store! They had invited a few people to shop the store before it opened with 50% off of everything and a free breakfast from the Starbucks which is on the second floor of the store! Great for a coffee break from shopping since the shop is now so big! I picked up two sparkly tops for the Christmas season (You might recognise them I've been wearing both loads) and a huge pair of chunky black boots which I had to lug around with my for the rest of the day! But it was worth it, I love them plus I got the whole lot from £80 down to £40!

CRABTREE & EVELYN

After that, I walked just a little bit down the road to the Crabtree and Evelyn store on Regents street for their Christmas launch. They had a giant Christmas cracker which was pulled outside the store, then they went around and gave everyone a little Christmas cracker and a scratchcard which picked us a gift each! It was all very festive and got my so excited for Christmas - They will be giving these kinds of scratchcards away in stores so keep an eye out! They are such an amazing place to get Christmas gifts - all beautifully sold in decorational, musical tins or pretty boxes. I will be including some in my gift guides to come to keep an eye out.

NEXT

Afterwards, we were off to Next to have a look at their SS15 collection, lots of lovely colours! My fave pieces were the green knitted jumper and the pastel purple leather jacket! We had a look around and then a break for breakfast, they were serving mini toasties and bowls of porridge as well and milkshakes in little milk bottles which were yummy! The girls then went off to get there nails and hair done while I sat on the sofa charging my phone!

F&F 

Next one I want to chat about was F&F! This was an amazing press day and makes me really excited for their SS15! There was a whole rail of pretty jewel tones which I fell in love with and quite a few pinks that I really loved!

Chalk PR

So last night was Chalk PR's Christmas event - There were lots of  stands all around the room doing hair, nails, skincare and all sorts! There were pretty cocktails which we all drunk out of little tea cups and lots of yummy canopés. I didn't take many photos at all but that's OK because I picked up a load of products that are going to feature though my gift guides so its all good!

VERY

 I love their bold prints for summer whether they are bright colours or monochrome! My super favourite piece had to be this mermaid skirt -How amazing is it?!


Motel Rocks

Lots of amazing floral and tropical prints as usual (especially on the swimwear) and some really cool textures, we were all loving the fluffy pieces! There were bell sleeves and bell bottoms as well as a few different print dungarees and obvs lots of co-ords! It wouldn't be Motel without them! This season Motel are bringing out a range of beachwear as well which I am super excited for!
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