Christmas gifts 2014

Christmas is over :( but instead of shedding a tear for my favourite time of year, I'm being thankful for the quality time that I've spent with my family and the lovely gifts I received this year. I got quite a few small gifts so I wanted to quickly share a few of them with you.

Christmas Cookies!

Tis' the night before christmas and it could not be complete without... Christmas Cookies!

Enjoy and Merry Christmas ☺

Kids Craft: Felt stocking tree hangers

A fun thing to do with the kids at this time of year and really easy to make. This year we are not putting up the traditional stockings and my daughter was quite disappointed, so I suggested we make these ones as mini decorations for the christmas tree and she jumped at the idea. I love making all sorts of things from felt and I wanted to share this one with you.

3 Ways to store your jewellry

I have quite an abundance of jewellry and seem to be constantly on the lookout for new ways to store and display it all. I don't like tucking it away in jewellry boxes because if you can't see it then you are less likely to wear it, so I prefer to use displays and stands like the following. It keeps it all in view and in easy reach in order to accessorize any outfit. These are my top 3 at the moment.

Snowy sky blue nails

Whilst shopping with my daughter recently, I happened to spot this nail polish on sale and thought that it would be perfect for the holiday season as it looks so christmasy. At 50% of the normal price, I couldn't let it go.

In The Nude // palette review

In The Nude by W7 is a fair priced dupe to the notably more expensive Naked 3 palette by Urban Decay. Retailing at €7,99, it's an absolute steal as the quality is extremely good. W7 also brought out another UD dupe called 'In The Buff' which I haven't yet had the pleasure of trying for myself but have heard good things about.

Golden Rose lipstick

This lipstick is lovely and that's coming from someone who doesn't wear full-on bright lipsticks very often. I got this in a Beauty Box that I posted about here and I'm extremely happy with it. I'd never encountered this Turkish brand before I started getting the various beauty boxes but so far I'm quite impressed.

You can't do everything

Life is short and in this day & age, it is also extremely fast paced. We have more opportunities now to see and do more than the generations before us so naturally we want to do everything. When I think of the things that I want to do in a week; it's unrealistic to do it all unless I turn into super woman!

Christmas bits & bobs

I have found and used some great ideas this year when it comes to my christmas decorations. In the picture above I used some empty wine and rum bottles with LED lights to create a festive decoration for my windowsill.

Rimmel Keep Calm lip balm

Tinted lip balms are all the rage at the moment and when I came across this one from Rimmel, I jumped at the chance at giving it a try.
Moisturising your lips and giving them a gorgeous pop of colour at the same time... bonus! Especially in these harsh winter months when you have to take extra care.
I'd already heard of the baby lips balm from Maybelline but haven't managed to find it in the shops here yet admittedly, I may be looking in the wrong place but who knows. 

Beauty Box Nov '14 // Unboxing

I love the excitement of receiving packages in the mail, especially when I don't know what goodies are awaiting for me inside. Box subscriptions are really good from that perspective because they allow you to try out new things and also get you that little bit excited when you know it's on its way.

This is the 2nd box that I've now received from Beauty Box and here is what lay inside...

CARGO Suited to a Tea Palette

The moment I saw this palette online, I thought it looked lovely with its beautiful colour selection and cute & kooky packaging... how could I resist. I had never tried any make up from Cargo before but had read good reviews so I bought this at the first opportunity that I had which happened to be whilst it was on sale (bonus!).