Christmas is as much about the build up as the 12 official days, don't you think? So before the big day starts I thought I'd share my snapshots of the build up, which basically involves several meals/nights out/work parties in Manchester. First up some festive cupcakes brought into work, which I'm sure I'll be taking inspiration … Continue reading The Christmas Build Up in Manchester
My presents are bought and almost all wrapped, the flat is fully decorated, the Christmas big shop is done and I’ve already snuggled up with Love Actually, White Christmas and Home Alone. There’s now just 2 days to go and as I’m pretty excited now there’s nothing for it but to do a festive post … Continue reading Christmas Ornaments
Wrapping presents is so enjoyable! It's one of my favourite things to do, and when they're Christmas presents and there's a festive film playing and a cup of tea on hand, it's almost perfection. I often have a theme going on and this year I've gone for a traditional look with plain brown paper, red … Continue reading Festive Friday: Present Wrapping!
I’m taking a break from all the Christmas festivities and crafts to post a nice little beauty review. I’ve tried (and loved) a Balance Me cleanser before. I love the Balance Me promise – skincare that is 100% natural origin and created in the UK – so as long as the products work for me … Continue reading Tried and Tested: Balance Me Cleanse and Smooth Face Balm
I love having a nosey at everyone else's Christmas trees. Everyone has such different tastes so it's fun to see the personal touches they add. I like mine to be filled with all different kinds of unique ornaments, and try to pick up new ones each year. I love that I have a mix of old and … Continue reading Festive Friday: O Christmas Tree
Today's festive DIY is a cute peppermint candy cane body scrub. It's very easy to do, and could be used as a unique gift idea or for yourself for festive feelings! Not only does it look cute and Christmassy, it's also peppermint-scented! What you'll need: An empty jar or cute containerWhite sugar - enough to fill the jarCarrier … Continue reading Homemade Christmas: Candy Cane Body Scrub
This weekend I’ll be putting up my Christmas decorations and tree - such an exciting time of year! One of my favourite things ever is opening my Christmas boxes and remembering all the different decorations I have. My tree is always filled with random unique ornaments rather than being colour co-ordinated and I love picking … Continue reading Festive Friday: Decoration Inspiration
Nothing says Christmas like the smell of gingerbread. Here’s a nice little crafty project to create non-edible decorations that look and smell of gingerbread. These ornaments are made of cinnamon dough, so they’re hard, non-edible and will hopefully last - and they’ll make a cute addition to my Christmas tree this year! What you’ll need: … Continue reading Homemade Christmas: Gingerbread Decorations
If you’re going to a Christmas party this year the time has come to pick out your festive party dress, and this weekend will be full of online deals so it’s a great weekend to buy one. A couple of years ago I worked for a company whose Christmas “do” was a dressed down affair, … Continue reading Festive Friday: Perfect Party Dresses
I really love Lush. I love them for their cruelty-free ethics and some fab products such as the fresh face masks, the pigmented make-up, the cleansers etc. But I've never really been keen on all the novelty products - the heavily perfumed novelty bath bombs and the themed gift-wrapped boxes for example. Actually, anything that seems more about "style" than "substance" (in … Continue reading Tried and Tested: Lush FUN
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