a december to do list

1. Put my ASDA Christmas duvet cover on my bed.

2. Pick up the Christmas radio times magazine, which is what I do every year and circle all the best things coming up this Christmas on TV.

3. Have a festive Lush bath every weekend.

4. Decorate my bedroom! Put up my small white tree, add my new baubles and string up some fairy lights.

5. Visit the Christmas market with friends, just to have the ever so popular pint of beer or just a cup of warm mulled wine.

6. Pop on a Christmas movie while tucking into a tub of heroes, with some candles on and drinking a spiced mulled wine.

7. Wrap up the last of my presents and add them into cute gift bags.

8. Pick up a new dress for Christmas day.

9. Paint my finger nails and toes with sparkly red nail polish.

10. Go on winter walks and grab a delicious hot chocolate.

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gift guide: stocking fillers for her

I had never featured a gift guide post on my blog before, until now. Now that there are only three more Mondays until Christmas I have decided to put together some gift guides to help if you are struggling to find something to buy for that special someone in your life. Putting small gifts into a big or small stocking has always been my favourite thing to do when prepping for Christmas. Now me and Sean have started doing stockings this year I have been more than excited. Here I have pulled together some perfect stocking fillers or if you are doing a Secret Santa for somebody, this would be the right place for you!

The Body Shop and Lush are great places for cute pampering gifts. Body Shop do some amazing gift sets which I love to buy my friends or family every year. I decided to pick up one of their Jingle Gel Rock sets which contains 60ml bottles of shower gels which can be a real treat for some people. Lush's Christmas range is just devine, one thing I would recommend getting somebody is the Snow Fairy Body Conditioner which smells of candy floss and leaves your skin feeling super soft after a shower.

One of my favourite things to receive in a stocking is beauty related gifts. For a little festive treat the Tanya Burr Cosmetics Lip Glosses are perfect, especially the shades 'Berry Picking' and 'Champagne Toast'. Or if you are looking for a little body mist then Zoella's Sweet Inspirations is the perfect scent and the bottle is pretty.

For stationary lovers, this Kate Spade Sticky Note Set is perfect for someone to keep themselves organised. Also if you need some fantastic pencils, Tiger have these Kate Spade dupes for just £1!

I have put together a list below of more gift ideas too:

  

  

  

  

  

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lush haul (10)

Whilst I was in Brighton the other day I decided to go into the one shop that excites me, Lush. I saw all the Christmas goodies and I just found myself screaming inside with joy. I did stop myself from picking up a bottle of the Snow Fairy shower gel as I already have 3 bottles from last years trip. But here are my Lush Christmas picks this year...

So White Bath Bomb - "Crisp apple-scented waters, as pure as the driven snow, fizz and foam, while bergamot oil and rose absolute restore peace and calm." Now doesn't that just sound AMAZING. I really cannot wait to use this as a pick me up on a cold Novembers day.

Peeping Santa Bubble Bar - I love the bubble bars from Lush and I just had to pick up this one up again because It gives you so many bubbles and it smells SO good.

Christmas Penguin Bubble Bar - This is a super cute bubble bar but oh so fragile! One of the staff in Lush said that this paried with Shoot For The Stars will make your bath look incredible. Sadly it wasn't in the Brighton store so I may have to go out and pick it up to try them both together.

Never Mind The Ballistics - Oh my this just smells incredible. The lime and sweet wild orange oils are fresh and peachy on the nose, really shakes up your mood. Could you imagine the colours that would come out in your bath? I think this could be Instagram worthy.

Snow Fairy Body Conditioner - I couldn't just walk away from the skin treats. I have already used some of this this morning and it is so simple to use. Slather this over your skin whilst you are in the shower, rinse and then pat dry yourself and allow the oils to sink in. Your skin will smell of candy/sweets that lingers for hours.

Sleepy Body Lotion - Another skin saviour I couldn't leave behind is this twilight scented, lavender cream which contains skin softening oats and coco butter. No lie, if you use this before you go to sleep, it really helps you drift off. There's something truly magical about this stuff...may have to pick up a bigger pot!

What is your favourite from this years range?

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another trip to brighton

So for my 23rd birthday, Sean decided to book us a trip away to Brighton again like I did for his birthday this year. I was so happy to be back at my favourite place.

We stayed at The Kings Hotel which was located near the sea front. Our first morning in the hotel we were looking forward to the breakfast. They had various things on the menu but I went for the traditional breakfast as it looked great. I had this on both days also.
For our first night we decided to go to Jamie's Italian which is our favourite restaurant back home. I had my beloved bramble cocktail, if you go to Jamie's for the first time you have to have it. The food was of course amazing as always.

We spent our Saturday wondering the lanes even if the weather was horrible which is was that day. We visited some new shops that we never went to the last time we was there. George Street is my favourite as it has a lot of pop up shops. There we went to Snoopers Paradise and got our photobooth picture taken again. One new shop that I saw was called Pussy where it had a lot of cute homeware items, a lot of Moomin things.

For food and drinks we visited Choccy Woccy Doodah for a delicious hot chocolate. Before we tried to get a table but it does get very busy so I suggest if you were to go, try and go just before Lunch time starts! We got a table and wow the drinks were incredible. I had a salted caramel hot chocolate with caramel chocoalte buttons on the side while Sean had a white chocolate hot chocolate with biscuits on the side.
We visited The Breakfast Club for Lunch and that is also another place that gets busy so was lucky enough to get a table. Me and Sean tried their juices which contained either beetroot, carrot or apples. They were healthy and so good.
On our last day we went to Angel Food Bakery where they do the best cupcakes and cakes in general. I picked up a box of six cupcakes to take home for my family. 

If you would like to see my post from when I first went to Brighton you can view it here.

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birthday wishlist (3)

I can't believe we are in November already, where has this year gone? I have decided to make a birthday wishlist. Obviously I'm not asking or expecting to receive all of these (I can dream though, right?) I am in love with the mermaid blanket, now winter is upon us I need the comfort to keep my toes toasty and warm. Someone needs to take my card away from me or else I will end up ordering one of everything...

 

  

  

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a few new things for autumn

With all the shops stocking amazing decor for Halloween and Autumn I find it hard to resist spending a little more. At this time of the year I love to buy most of my clothes and homeware as I just adore everything about it!

I couldn't resist picking up a few things to decorate my home with. I got these cute battery operated pumpkin fairy lights from Homesense which have been hanging from my bed. They were just £2 and they are so bright for battery operated. They also had ghosts ones which I will go back and get at some point.

Candles are a big thing for me when the early nights draw in and I just want something glowing in my bedroom, so I have picked up a few candles this month. First one being a Partylite one, I had never heard of this company before but a friend of mine introduced me to them and now I have about 3 jars of their 3 wick candles (which are amazing!) my Autumn inspired one is called "Maple Walnut". This smells incredible, I haven't light it that much as I don't want to waste it away too quickly. While I was in Homesense I did picked up two candles. I found this Essenza candle that smells like almonds and vanilla, it is really lovely and has been on my bedside table. I did also pick up these tea lights that smell of pumpkin, I haven't took any out yet but they do smell so nice.

Who doesn't love finding a cute pumpkin mug? Well, I found one, in Sainsburys! I have been having hot chocolate topped with marshmallows and it looks ever so cute. They should still have it in stock if you want to grab one yourself.
As I love to bake for Halloween, I decided to pick up these cute cupcake decorations from Homesense. For £2 I couldn't resist. Now I just need to find the time to bake some delicious cupcakes and use them!

For bedding I found the perfect Autumnal duvet set from ASDA. I sadly cannot find the one that I have on their website, but they do have so many nice ones for great prices. I can't wait to get myself a festive one for Christmas.

Have you picked up anything new recently?

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10 things to do this halloween

1. Carve some pumpkins with Sean, we did this last year and they both went terribly wrong! Now I think we could be ready to do them properly.

2. Bake some spooky treats. I am loving looking at Pinterest for some inspiration, I have some ideas in mind.

3. Have a long Halloween Lush bath using the sparkly pumpkin bubble bars. I have been waiting for the perfect opportunity to use one and I think Halloween will be the perfect day to do so, as it is full of uplifting oils and has a hint of sparkles.

4. Take my youngest cousin treat or treating. Last year it was her first time and she really loved it, so I have decided to take her again.

5. Grab myself this adorable velvet cat bag from ASOS.

6. Paint my nails in dark, vampy shades.

7. Create some smokey eye looks using my Urban Decay Naked palette.

8. Curl up on the sofa with a new book, Frozen Charlotte sounds like a great book for Halloween.

9. Have a Harry Potter movie marathon with some treats like Mr Kiplings Frenchie Fancies.

10. Visit Homesense for more home touches for this time of year. They are amazing during A/W time.

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lush haul (9)

Last weekend I finally popped into Lush to pick up a few pieces from their new Halloween Collection. They had a lot of the Christmas Collection also, but I was drawn to the cute pumpkins and pretty leaves. My bedroom and bathroom has already been filled with incredible scents, so so happy with my purchases.

Sparkly Pumpkin Bubble Bar - A purchase I had to make again as I picked up a few of these last year is the sparkly pumpkin. I adore the scent of this little cutie - citrus and cinnamon. The fragrance lingers onto your skin and creates so many bubbles which I love coming from a bubble bar!

Rose Jam Shower Gel - Although this is from the Christmas range, I couldn't just not pick up a small bottle of Rose Jam as it is my all time favourite. Vanilla infusion combined with cleansing Sicilian lemon oil and fresh berry juice, it is one to lather up in the shower because it is gorgeous.

Ruby Red Slippers Bubble Bar - How lovely is this bubble bar? Another one for Christmas this year and I am in love. I have to say, this smells IN-CRED-IBLE. The spicy, floral fragrance will just relax you while you click your heels together in the bath.

Autumn Leaf Bath Bomb - This scent is ideal for Autumn with Japanese maple, soothing sandalwood oil and uplifting bergamot and neroil, It's the perfect morning bath treat. I saw a demo of this one in store and it creates lovely reds and orange clouds as it fizzes away.

Shoot For The Stars Bath Bomb - One bath bomb that they have improved and changed is Shoot For The Stars. I saw one of the girls in the store do a demo of this and I was hooked instantly. It looks incredible to watch especially while you're in the bath, watching the water turn into a starry night sky.

Monsters Ball Bath Bomb - I thought this one would be a fun bath treat to have judging by the colours. I can't really describe the scent but It is really uplifting so I could imagine using this on the cooler days.

Have you picked up anything from the two new ranges?

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a weekend in barcelona

On the 1st of October, Me and Sean's family packed up and headed to the airport for an early morning flight to sunny Barcelona. We were going to Barcelona because we were going to a concert to see The Red Hot Chili Peppers and to sight see of course.

We got there at around 10am their time and pretty much went straight to our hotel. We stayed at Hotel Barcelona Caredral which was just next to the famous catedral. Our hotel room was beautiful, lots of room, air-con and a huge king-sized bed. It was lush!

We started the day with a tapas at a small restaurant. Started off with a san miguel beer which is essential when you visit Spain. Then we ordered three different plates of small amounts of food. First we had a salted cod in a battered ball which was delicious, second we had squid which I have never had before so I was excited to try it and I surprisingly liked it. Lastly we had small steaks which were really nice also that we ended up having 4 more again.

Shopping wise, all the shops were just outside of the hotel. One shop that I enjoyed was called Happy Pills where you can get sweets/candy from. The concept was pretty cool, you buy any sized bottle, a label to put around the bottle and then just add all the sweets you like. Considering I'm not a sweet lover person I really loved it.

I did find my favourite fashion shops like Bershka, Pull & Bear and Stradivarius. Also I came across a Nyx shop, was very exciting.

One of the only things we had planned for the trip was a night at Palau Sant Jordi to see Red Hot Chili Peppers. I had never been to Palau Sant Jordi before, it is massive.

As we realised the doors weren't going to open until 7pm, we saw that the olympic stadium was just across from us. The boys decided to pay to go onto the pitch and have a kick about whilst me and Sean's sister Amy sat in the VIP with drinks.

We had some drinks at the hotel bar before the show, the mojito I had was the best I had ever had. The concert was great, I was a little too sober but Red Hot Chili's put on a great show.

I have to say the walk from the metro station to the venue was a beautiful scenic walk. We had to go past the Museo Nacional Barcelona (a museum), wow that was bloomin' gorgeous! I wish we'd of had the time to go into there.

The following morning we sort of slept in and missed breakfast, we soon checked out and left our bags in the hotel so we could explore Barcelona a bit more. Me and Amy headed to a little cafe next door to the hotel called Chocolat-Box Cathedral which I had my eye on since the first day we got there. I went for a coffee and a croissant that had caramel sauce on top. Was very delicious!

We headed out onto the high street and visited the shops. I did get a Christmas decor with a little bit of Barcelona on it for my tree this year and a few gifts for family members. Once the boys finished at the Camp (football stadium) we all met up at The Hard Rock Cafe for 'lunch' but was just a massive one.

All in all, a wicked trip to Barcelona! It's such a beautiful city, especially the warm weather! I think me and Sean will be venturing there again next year to see more of BCN.

Have you ever been?

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