Christmas and New Year

My Little Christmas Elf 

Hey Ladies. 

I hope everyone had a lovely christmas.. I did! As I'm sure you all know it was my daughters first christmas this year (she's 6 months). She had so many presents it was a little crazy, and then her other nanny came over with more bags full! She Amelia had a very fun, tiring first christmas. 

Christmas PJ's

I thought I'd go festive with my nails so painted them with Barry M's red glitter polish.

I've been really lazy though and still have it on, which is fine because it hasn't chipped at all but I did get a few new shades I want to try out.

I hope you all have the perfect new years eve and an amazing new year.

It's Almost Christmas!!

THREE DAYS TO GO!!!

I'm a little alot excited. I can't believe how quickly this year has gone, to think this time last year I was three months pregnant and very sick. I've been waiting since before last christmas for this christmas, the very first with my little girl! I can hardly believe its almost here...

 

A few of her presents. I would have loved to take a picture of all the presents I have got her but I ran out of the princess wrapping paper (I had four rolls of it) you can see a few present in other paper, but hadn't wrapped them all when I took this. I'll take pictures once they're all done and post a christmas post after the big day with some pictures. It felt so lovely to buy her lots of things and wrap them all up ready for her.

She has two of these hanging on the tree now, both different of course. I think they're both so cute.

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I can't wait!!

Are you all ready for christmas?

Amelia

These pictures were taken about two weeks ago.

You can probably see how the picture quality is alot better than normal. Thats because my auntie took these, and put them all together.

#002

A Day With Santa + Mini Haul

walking into the theater

Its Amelias first christmas (to me christmas offically starts on the 1st)!

So on tuesday we took her to see santa. They take a picture of all the kids as your going in and then they star in a christmas film! Amelia was in it about five times, I was worried she was going to be really moany and ruin it abit for all the other kids (who were all aleast 3 and older) but she loved it and was really good. Then we went through to see santa..

Again I was worried she'd play up as she doesn't really like being held by people she doesn't know but she was really good, she even got a present from santa which I've kept for her for christmas day, though I already know its a book. I love the picture but how cute is the snow globe!? It has alot more glitter than you can see in the photo.

We did abit of shopping too, I did buy a few things in primark but I've put the dress for the wash without taking a photo so I'll do that stuff in a different post. I picked up loads in Boots and Superdrug, mostly baby bits which I wont bore you with.

Barry M limited edition purple nail paint. I did wear this but forgot to take photos, opps. I'm going to do another posted with mini reviews so I'll show how it looks then. I did really like it but it did only last a few days, it chipped alot. 

REPURCHASE - GOSH primer, I just love this. They do a few other types of this, I've tried out one of the others but I like this one way more. This is my fourth one, I've tried out so many others from different brands but this tops them all, I always pick this over my MAC primer.

Barry M lipstick in baby pink. I tried this on just before going out and had to put another lippy on over the top. Its gorgeous to look at but was just too light for me.

REPURCHASE - Umberto Giannini curl friends, if you've read any of my hair posts you'll know I have naturally curly hair which can sometimes become quite frizzy. This is a hair mask so you use it instead of or after your conditioner, I think it says to leave on for 5mins but I normally leave it for about 20.

Benefit boiing, I do already have this but don't feel like I can put it as a repurchase as this one isn't actually for me. I've bought it as a christmas present for someone. 

Barry M nail paint in strawberry. I can't wait to try this out, I love anything pink and think baby pinks look so lovely on nails. 

#001

30 Day Beauty Challenge - Day 5

Day 01 — You with makeup on

Day 02 — Favourite bag that you own

Day 03 — Your hairstyle

Day 04 — Favourite foundation

Day 05 — An outfit that is totally you

Day 06 — Favourite Makeup brand

Day 07 — Favourite item of clothing

Day 08 — A photo of you getting fashion wrong

Day 09 — Favourite pair of shoes

Day 10 — Current fashion/style you like

Day 11 — Bag you want to have

Day 12 — Favourite colour of clothing

Day 13 — Photo of your fashion/style icon

Day 14 — Photo of a hairstyle/haircut you'd like to have

Day 15 — Your favourite piece of jewellery

Day 16 — A celebrity whose fashion you don't like

Day 17 — Fashion Pieces on your to-buy list

Day 18 — Favourite beauty expert

Day 19 — Favourite look from a beauty expert

Day 20 — Favourite mascara

Day 21 — Favourite lipstick

Day 22 — Beauty tips for a big night out

Day 23 — Best bargain makeup item

Day 24 — Favourite new beauty product

Day 25 — Beauty regime

Day 26 — An Item from your wish list

Day 27 — Favourite skincare product

Day 28 — Top beauty item you can't live without

Day 29 — Photo of a makeup look you would love to try out

Day 30 — Favourite nail polish

An outfit that is totally you;

30 Day Beauty Challenge - Day 4

Day 01 — You with makeup on

Day 02 — Favourite bag that you own

Day 03 — Your hairstyle

Day 04 — Favourite foundation

Day 05 — An outfit that is totally you

Day 06 — Favourite Makeup brand

Day 07 — Favourite item of clothing

Day 08 — A photo of you getting fashion wrong

Day 09 — Favourite pair of shoes

Day 10 — Current fashion/style you like

Day 11 — Bag you want to have

Day 12 — Favourite colour of clothing

Day 13 — Photo of your fashion/style icon

Day 14 — Photo of a hairstyle/haircut you'd like to have

Day 15 — Your favourite piece of jewellery

Day 16 — A celebrity whose fashion you don't like

Day 17 — Fashion Pieces on your to-buy list

Day 18 — Favourite beauty expert

Day 19 — Favourite look from a beauty expert

Day 20 — Favourite mascara

Day 21 — Favourite lipstick

Day 22 — Beauty tips for a big night out

Day 23 — Best bargain makeup item

Day 24 — Favourite new beauty product

Day 25 — Beauty regime

Day 26 — An Item from your wish list

Day 27 — Favourite skincare product

Day 28 — Top beauty item you can't live without

Day 29 — Photo of a makeup look you would love to try out

Day 30 — Favourite nail polish

Favorite foundation;

If I was asked this question a few weeks ago I wouldn't have an answer to it as I never wore foundation. I bought my first foundation when I was 15 (I wanted to try it for my 16th birthday party). It was a cheap Miss Sporty one which I hated and never wore. Then I bought a Rimmel London one when I was 17 or 18 which I thought was nice but only wore about twice. I bought a MAC foundation too when I was 18, I think? Again I hated it and gave it to my mum (who loved it). I just figured foundation wasn't for me and didn't bother with it. When I got pregnant my skin started playing up which really upset me as I'd always had really clear skin, but anyway, that made me yet again look at makeup such as foundations. Foundation isn't actually made to cover up blemishes, btw! So while I was making a MAC purchase a few weeks ago I decided I would once more try out a foundation (even though my skin has now cleared up). I'm not too sure how I'd live without this now! I find that things such as foundations can be addictive, so I don't wear this everyday. But this is by far my favorite.. Love it!

Whats your favorite?

30 Day Beauty Challenge - Day 3

Day 01 — You with makeup on

Day 02 — Favourite bag that you own

Day 03 — Your hairstyle

Day 04 — Favourite foundation

Day 05 — An outfit that is totally you

Day 06 — Favourite Makeup brand

Day 07 — Favourite item of clothing

Day 08 — A photo of you getting fashion wrong

Day 09 — Favourite pair of shoes

Day 10 — Current fashion/style you like

Day 11 — Bag you want to have

Day 12 — Favourite colour of clothing

Day 13 — Photo of your fashion/style icon

Day 14 — Photo of a hairstyle/haircut you'd like to have

Day 15 — Your favourite piece of jewellery

Day 16 — A celebrity whose fashion you don't like

Day 17 — Fashion Pieces on your to-buy list

Day 18 — Favourite beauty expert

Day 19 — Favourite look from a beauty expert

Day 20 — Favourite mascara

Day 21 — Favourite lipstick

Day 22 — Beauty tips for a big night out

Day 23 — Best bargain makeup item

Day 24 — Favourite new beauty product

Day 25 — Beauty regime

Day 26 — An Item from your wish list

Day 27 — Favourite skincare product

Day 28 — Top beauty item you can't live without

Day 29 — Photo of a makeup look you would love to try out

Day 30 — Favourite nail polish

Your hairstyle;

Taken when I was about 15 ''/

This first photo is my natural hair so my hair is normally like that as its just easier.

I added the second picture because I do like to have straight hair too sometimes, though thats a very old picture. When I was younger I hated having curly hair, so would use my GHD's about three times everyday. I'm sure we all know how bad that is for your hair, I didn't care. So although I now do my hair in different styles (I get bored really quickly) I do have it curly alot as its in good condition again!

30 Day Beauty Challenge - Day 2

Day 01 — You with makeup on

Day 02 — Favourite bag that you own

Day 03 — Your hairstyle

Day 04 — Favourite foundation

Day 05 — An outfit that is totally you

Day 06 — Favourite Makeup brand

Day 07 — Favourite item of clothing

Day 08 — A photo of you getting fashion wrong

Day 09 — Favourite pair of shoes

Day 10 — Current fashion/style you like

Day 11 — Bag you want to have

Day 12 — Favourite colour of clothing

Day 13 — Photo of your fashion/style icon

Day 14 — Photo of a hairstyle/haircut you'd like to have

Day 15 — Your favourite piece of jewellery

Day 16 — A celebrity whose fashion you don't like

Day 17 — Fashion Pieces on your to-buy list

Day 18 — Favourite beauty expert

Day 19 — Favourite look from a beauty expert

Day 20 — Favourite mascara

Day 21 — Favourite lipstick

Day 22 — Beauty tips for a big night out

Day 23 — Best bargain makeup item

Day 24 — Favourite new beauty product

Day 25 — Beauty regime

Day 26 — An Item from your wish list

Day 27 — Favourite skincare product

Day 28 — Top beauty item you can't live without

Day 29 — Photo of a makeup look you would love to try out

Day 30 — Favourite nail polish

Favorite bag that you own;

First let me just say sorry for these awful photos, I'm sure you all know how dark its getting lately.

Okay so this was a really hard one! I have loads of bags, meaning I have bags I've thrown away without using. I decided to go with this one because I just love everything about it. I love the pastel colour, the cute cut-out detail, the fact it has a long shoulder strap and a shorter strap, the leopard print detail inside.. just everything!

This is a Marc B bag bought from Topshop, I think it was £40.

30 Day Beauty Challenge - Day 1

I saw this on Holli's blog (check her out) and thought I'd give it a go.

It looks fun and I never seem to have the time to finish the blog challenges so for me this is a challenge in itself! If anyone else is doing/does this let me know so I can check it out.

Day 01 — You with makeup on

Day 02 — Favourite bag that you own

Day 03 — Your hairstyle

Day 04 — Favourite foundation

Day 05 — An outfit that is totally you

Day 06 — Favourite Makeup brand

Day 07 — Favourite item of clothing

Day 08 — A photo of you getting fashion wrong

Day 09 — Favourite pair of shoes

Day 10 — Current fashion/style you like

Day 11 — Bag you want to have

Day 12 — Favourite colour of clothing

Day 13 — Photo of your fashion/style icon

Day 14 — Photo of a hairstyle/haircut you'd like to have

Day 15 — Your favourite piece of jewellery

Day 16 — A celebrity whose fashion you don't like

Day 17 — Fashion Pieces on your to-buy list

Day 18 — Favourite beauty expert

Day 19 — Favourite look from a beauty expert

Day 20 — Favourite mascara

Day 21 — Favourite lipstick

Day 22 — Beauty tips for a big night out

Day 23 — Best bargain makeup item

Day 24 — Favourite new beauty product

Day 25 — Beauty regime

Day 26 — An Item from your wish list

Day 27 — Favourite skincare product

Day 28 — Top beauty item you can't live without

Day 29 — Photo of a makeup look you would love to try out

Day 30 — Favourite nail polish

Me with makeup on;

#004 Wishlist

My MissGuided shoe wishlist!

I love MissGuided, from the shoes to the dresses. They have gone up in price since becoming more popular but you can still grab a pair of lush heels for half the price of somewhere like topshop but still the same great quality.

They've got the cutest shoes in at the moment, heres what I'm lusting after..

01- £35.99, 02- £40.99, 03- 37.99, 04- 35.99, 05- 35.99, 06- 35.99, 07- 40.99

See the last ones are like Jeffery Campbells Litas? They have a few other colours and styles including glitter ones!

Vist Missguided

Party Lips

Forget nail tranfers, how cool are lip tranfers!?

You can pick out of these four temporary lip tattos from Boots 17 collection, £7.99 each.

There not really for everyday use but they're great for a party or when you want to make a statement. I'm loving the pink poka dotted ones!

Do you think you'll be rocking them?

NOTD

Chocolate money, yummy!

I love this nail polish. I've had it a year now and used it quite alot, with at least two coats everytime but yet I still had about a quater left.. I don't know how they do it!

 This is Barry M's Neon Pink - £2.99

I always get loads of compliments when I wear this, though people tend to think I've got fake nails on!

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Week in Pictures

001. The countdown to christmas has (almost) finally began, and I'm so excited. I've been doing loads of christmas shopping trying to get everything sorted so I'm stress free to enjoy the count down. I love christmas shopping once everywhere is decked out in their christmas decorations! I'd also had a look throught the Versace collection for H&M, which hit stores two weeks ago and sold out in a day. I didn't like it too much though but had to share the giant bag with you guys.

002. We always find ourselves piggin' out slightly once the holidays come around which all the tins of chocolates and candy canes. I've been trying to keep a healthy balance too as I really don't want to over eat this year, although that will probably go out the window once the christmas sweets are out.

003. Winter is offically here and this year I am not braving the cold just to look fashionable! Me and Amelia have been wrapping up warm, I really want it to snow for christmas this year. Although I hate the ice it leaves behind I think snow on christmas is just perfect.

Update.

I know I haven't been blogging too much lately. It upsets me slightly because I love to blog but life is just so busy at the moment and with a five month old I never really get time out to just do whatever. This is the reason I missed Amelias 5 month update (shes 6 months in 2 weeks). So I thought I'd include her in this update.

 

Amelias 22 weeks now (as of yesterday). Shes trying really hard to crawl but hasn't had too much luck so far other than moving an cm maybe! She is standing though, which she finds very fun even when she does fall over. And shes sitting up but becoming more demanding every day as she is very social and loves attention.

I'm so looking forward to her first christmas in 30 days!

I've been christmas shopping trying to get it all done so I can just relax until the big day.

Are you all sorted?

Vivienne Westwood

So my lovely postman knocked on my front door two weeks ago and handed me a lovely package with the most amazing boots I had bought from Vivienne Westwood! I'd wanted these boots for a while but they are quite hard to find as these are the older stock. I really wanted these ones because I think they're much cuter than the newer ones. I've only wore these once so far and as much as I love them they aren't as comfy as I'd like, but maybe I just need to break them in first. I don't tend to really like wellies but I'm loving the cute bows on these. I'm so sick of ruining my shoes in the snow and getting frozen feet so I'm all ready for the snow/rain this year!