The Christmas countdown is well underway and my decorations are finally up! Every year I try to add pieces to my collection, and here are some of my 2014 newbies… On the tree My gorgeous glitter Mickey Mouse head and this cute Bambi are both from my 30th birthday trip to Disneyland Paris in May. … Continue reading My Christmas Decorations – New for 2014
It’s a happy day when you finally have 5 empty Lush pots to exchange for a free fresh face mask! Having collected mine over many months I went in to select a lovely new face mask as my freebie reward and had Brazened Honey highly recommended to me by the girl in store so I … Continue reading Lush Face Mask: Brazened Honey
I love seeing Christmas gift guides created by my favourite bloggers, and I thought I’d put a different spin on it with some DIY gift inspiration. Homemade gifts can be a thrifty yet very personal and thoughtful option, and I think they are such cute little extras for family and friends. Here are some of … Continue reading Homemade Christmas Gift Ideas
Christmas party outfits are not just about the dresses – they also require the correct choice of underwear. So that’s why I’m dedicating this post to Ultimo and their newly launched Party Solutions range, which I went down to see in their new concession in Manchester’s House of Fraser. The Party Solutions range is a … Continue reading Ultimo’s Party Solutions Lingerie
If you follow me on Instagram and Twitter you may have seen my updates from the Manchester Arndale After Dark event last Thursday (#MAAfterDark). Honestly this was such a fun event and such a great way to start the Christmas party season, and I've been really excited to post some of the images on here! … Continue reading Manchester After Dark
I love Christmas and pretty much everything about it, but I still felt that a top ten list of my favourite things about Christmas would be an absolutely essential cheesy blog post! Photographs taken by Andrew Wood Photography 1. Christmas songs and how they make me feel. Each Christmas song brings back loads of Christmas memories … Continue reading Ten Things I Love About Christmas
You may have read my previous post about BREAKOUT Manchester – the real life escape game where we played the John Monroe room and successfully escaped. Well following that post I was contacted by the team to come back and try out their newly opened new room – Sabotage. The image below explains the Breakout concept … Continue reading BREAKOUT Manchester: the Sabotage Room
Christmas DIYs are my favourite kind because I really feel that homemade touches add something to the magic of Christmas, whether it's decorations, gifts or tasty treats. I've been wanting to make my own truffles for a while, and as you can see, if you wrap them up festively they make a gorgeous little homemade gift for … Continue reading DIY Christmas Chocolate Truffles
I recently enjoyed a fantastic Christmas-themed photo shoot at Manchester-based studio Andrew Wood Photography, and here are some of the festive results. As you can see I’m not one to scrimp on Christmas and I went for full-on cozy Christmas knits! Once I’d booked in for my shoot and discussed my festive theme in advance, … Continue reading My Fabulous Festive Photo Shoot and a Christmas Giveaway
Oh my gosh the party season is actually here and it’s finally acceptable to spend hours looking at sparkly clothes for all the Christmas festivities! I have to admit I’ve already been browsing dresses for a while, but now I have an extra excuse as I’ve been partnered with Quiz for Manchester Arndale’s After Dark … Continue reading Shopping Sparkles and Glitz with Quiz and Manchester Arndale
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