What I got for Christmas | 2015

Hello Again,

Also Happy New Year!! (I'm writing this on New Years Day so I thought I'd just throw it in there). I hope you all had a Great Christmas too, I personally had a great time spending it with my family and eating my body weight (if not more) in food!! Now I have seen quite a lot of people doing 'What I got for Christmas' posts and I personally love them because I'm so nosey so I thought I'd do one myself!

Little Disclaimer: No I'm not bragging. Yes I know Christmas isn't about receiving gifts. We good? Good!

I was well and truly spoilt and I'm so grateful for everyones gifts. Sam got it good this year, he got me the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette that I have been after for sooo long and it's beautiful!! He also got me some Lush goodies and Adele's Album (Hello, it's me ..). I also got quite a lot of MAC vouchers from different people so I have placed a cheeky order so I'll show you what I got when it arrives. I also got some Pringle socks from my Grandma and Grandad and they have these cute little dogs on them. They go very nicely with my cosy pink pyjamas from my Mum.

Now my Dad got me a great present - a box of 36 Tunnocks Teacakes! I love teacakes and if you haven't tried one come and get one (but be quick because they're going quickly!) As a few people do when shopping for others I picked up a couple of things for myself, so I treated myself to a cheeky little scarf from New Look and this fluffy burgundy keyring.

I also collect Willow Tree ornaments and my mum tends to get me one every year so for this Christmas she got me this cute little woman holding a 2015 banner, it's actually a tree decoration but I have found her a home on my unit. She also got me this lovely set of 5 Yankee Candles all with amazing scents and a little purple glass holder.

So that's some of what I got for my Christmas, What did you get?

'Till next time ...

Lush Haul | Christmas

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As you may know I am quite a fan of Lush so after Christmas I knew I wanted to get some of their Christmas goodies and it was all 50% off - Amazing! I went to the Dundee store as we were staying in St. Andrews and it's so much bigger than Aberdeen's so I took my time and had a good look round and this is what I grabbed!

Snow Angel | Bath Melt

This smells so much like a batten burg cake, it's making me hungry! I love the glitter on this one too. I have really dry skin especially at this time of year so I'm hoping that it will leave me feeling silky soft!

'Rich in moisturising cocoa butter, with a delicate marzipan scent, this blend of rose, benzoin and cassie absolute treats winter skin to a softening, floral soak. Drop into your bath water to release a magical Christmas scene.'

Bar Humbug | Bubble Bar

This is one of the products that I just don't know if I really like it or not. I think the smell is a mix between fresh lemon and liquorice. But I love the look of this purple and white swirled bar sprinkled in silver glitter! 

'It's all humbug, I tell you. Humbug! Crumble this bar under running water for relaxing antidote of cleaning tarragon oil and fennel; it's a safe haven for Scrooges.'

Lord of Misrule | Bath Bomb

I think this is part of their Halloween releases but they still had a pile of them so I thought I'd grab one while I could! This is such an earthy scented bath bomb I'm interested to see what this looks like once launched into the bath!

'Revel in the bath with this wine-coloured, mystically scented bath.'

Magic Wand | Re-usable Bubble Bar

I have bought one of these before but I haven't actually used it before, April has been using it and she absolutely loves it so I had to pick up another one (Might get one use out of it for myself).

'Wave a magic wand over bath time with this candy sweet re-usable bubble bar wand. Swish around your bath for Snow Fairy-scented bubbles then pop it on the side to dry out for next time.'

Santa's Belly | Shower Jelly

I've been wanting to get this since I first saw it and I got their last one! This is full of fresh apple juice and fruity vegan wine to nourish and refresh the skin - can I also add that it's full of little glittery stars! Just saying!

Santa Baby | Lip Tint

I picked this up just because I was intrigued by it but I think I'll be giving it to my sister because I think it's more orange than red and I don't think I suit it but it does smell incredible - it's just like Kola Cubes, remember those?! I may just keep it to have a whiff every now and then!

Snow Fairy | Shower Gel

I had to get this again because I went through my tiny little bottle so quickly! If you don't like overly sweet scents then this is definitely not for you but fortunately I love them! 

'Add a little sparkle to your shower by cleansing with this candy-floss scented favourite'.

Brightside | Bubble Bar

This is the one normal product that I really wanted to try because of it's fresh scent!! It smells so orangey and lemony, I think this will be great for when I'm needing a little pick-me-up!

'This bright, triple orange-scented bubble bar is large enough for at least two baths. Crumble half a bar under a running tap to enjoy mountains of uplifting, zesty bubbles.'

The Magic of Christmas | Reusable Bubble Bar

Can we please just take a moment for this Beautiful product!! If you love the typical scent of Christmas - cinnamon and spice (and all things nice) then you will actually love this. I love everything about it - every single detail from the glitter, to the cinnamon stick all the way to the bell - just shouts Christmas! I'm going to keep this one for a dreary day when I've got the January Blues to bring back all my Christmas memories!

'Foam Alone? Stir up clove and almond Christmas magic with this toasty cinnamon stick. Swish around your bath to make enchanting bubbles, then pop to dry for the next time.'

So that's my (almost all) Christmas Lush Haul! Did you manage to get some Christmas Lush Products? What was your favourite?

'Till next time ...

2015 - A Round Up

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I wanted to do a post recapping over the past year as it's been a year of mainly ups! (I don't want to really say that encase I jinx it) but it has been a good year! 2015 is the year where all this started! BlogsVlogsEtc was just a thought and I'm so glad I started it as I do really enjoy it and I've met some great people and brands along the way.

Quite a few memorable people have come into my life and a couple have drifted away but a good few have stuck! People are always going to drift in and out of your life but the ones who stick around through the good, they bad and the down right ugly are true friends. I haven't really spoken much about my day job as it's not exciting at all! I work for a company and we deal with material that comes back from Oil Rigs for Repair or Return (see I told you it wasn't very exciting, I wear a high vis and steel toe cap boots every day). But I've met two people through work this year who mean quite a lot to me, one crazy nutter who I wouldn't really change, Emma and one Ginger hilarious dafty called Lauren. They're the ones who I snapchat on a constant basis (Emma and I have a running streak of 87 right now), I can speak to them about anything and everything and if one of us snorts or (let's be honest) farts infant of each other we don't give a damn!

I've also met (not personally but hopefully in 2016) a handful of great people from the Blogging community whom have been so kind and helpful but I'd like to say a massive thank you to Hannah from HannahHearts and Chloe from Lady Writes Blog - they have both been so kind and always share the best posts! I really hope I can meet you both in 2016!

2015 is the year April turned 3 also (where has my little girl gone?!) but she is the one who makes me thankful every single day (even the days where she doesn't sleep or spills juice over 30 times a day) obviously you teach your children a lot but you actually learn a lot from your children!! I hope I make her proud to call me her Mum!

Sam and I are stronger than ever this year and I am so grateful for having him in my life, I honestly think I'd be all over the place without him (picture Bridget Jones lying being eaten by dogs - that would be me). I hope that we can start saving and planning our wedding as that's a really exciting chapter of our lives that I just can't wait to dive into hand in hand.

I am completely grateful for everything that has happened this year. I don't know what 2016 holds but I hope it's a cracker!!

'Till next time ...

My Favourites of 2015!

Hello Again Everyone,

So 2016 is here - does anyone else think 2015 flew by? I have decided to do a whole yearly favourites! So this is going to be a mash up of my favourite Beauty Bits, things we've done that I've loved and so on and so forth, so let's do this!!

Beauty Bits

I'm going to start with my beauty bits as I do love my beauty!! My favourite foundation of 2015 is hands down MAC Face and Body Foundation!! I bloody love this foundation - I had quite dry skin but honestly I think this has changed it to normal with a hint of oil! (I know all the people reading this who have oily skin are probably saying 'why do you want oily skin?!' but if you had really dry skin like I used to - you'd understand).

The other beauty product I'm going to choose is my favourite mascara of the year! This is a no brainer - it's the Maybelline Lash Sensational! I know so many people have been loving this and I'm jumping straight on that bandwagon! I have used this every days for the past few months - The name is exactly what I get, I look like I'm wearing falsies every day! (fist punch to the sky).

Favourite Shop

I'm now going to tell you my favourite shop, now this was a toss up between Boots and Lush but I have fallen back in love with baths and pampering myself (because everyone deserves that) so it's Lush!! I have also fallen back in love with having baths so obviously these two go together like a sausage wrapped in bacon! (mmm pigs in blankets) My Favourite product from Lush has been their Intergalactic Bath Bomb - it does really take you to another galaxy!!

Twitter!

The twitter community is an amazing place! I have found everyone that I have come across and chatted with are so so nice and in this day and age I actually find it so refreshing. Everyone seems to encourage you and support you which I absolutely love. I really do admire Jemma from Dorkface blog for creating the #GirlGang - it's in full support of people empowering each other and just being nice which is great!! Also the #GirlGang chats have been great - if you can, you should join in on one.

Favourite thing's I've Done

This has been so hard trying to choose only a few things, but these are the best things that have happened! So I'm going to say April's 3rd Birthday has been one of the best highlights of 2015. We decided to throw her a Mermaid Pirate Party and I'm so happy because it turned out so well! April and her little friends had an absolute blast as did all the adults I think! I have joked and said she's never having another party again because as always, I really stressed myself out but she will be having more parties!!

What I'm most proud of

My blog! I am actually so proud of myself for deciding to do it and I'm so happy for keeping it going! I'm surprised that I manage to get my posts (the majority of the time) all uploaded in time and I feel like it's really helped my typing and imagination and it's also given me a hobby! I'm so grateful for everyone who has guest posted, so that's Monique from SheWhoLives and Sam my lovely fiance. Also to all the brands who have been so kind and reached out, Boutique of Molly, Prairie Charms and everyone else!!

My Favourite Person

This has to be two as I literally can't choose between them, Sam and April have definitely been my favourite people of the year! I literally wouldn't be able to go about my day without either of them! When I am feeling a bit glum all they have to do is speak away to me (and when it's April doing it, it does tend to be gibberish but I can understand her) we're the three musketeers!! But ... hopefully 2016 can possibly make us the 4 musketeers? (We both would love another baby - fingers and toes crossed!).

As it's dark pretty much all day I thought I'd add a couple of my favourite photos of the year.

The Amazing Trifle that my Grandma made for Christmas - it was beautiful!

One of the only photos of 'The Three Musketeers' taken this year

One of the Favourite baths I had this year

My Best Friend, my other half

What have your favourites of the past year been?!

'Till next time ...