Christmas Tag 1

I don't care how old I am it how old I get, as soon as we hit December 1st I break out all the decorations and pretty much have Christmas music on repeat 24/7. Christmas is most definitely my favourite time of year and I'm so excited that next week the countdown begins! Eek!! I'm also very excited to be able to share two Christmas themed tags with you guys!

1. What's your favourite holiday movie?

This is such a difficult first question! I absolutely love all the great Christmas films. Like everyone else on the planet I love Elf (seriously, who doesn't?) I also really like the Rudolph movie which I don't think many people know about...

I've watched this movie pretty much every Christmas since I was little but we only had it on video so a few years ago my mum went on this huge search on te internet to find it on DVD and she succeeded, yay! The polar express is also a favourite, to be honest if it's Christmas related I'll probably love it! Oo and the Christmas beauty and te beast is great!

2. What's your favourite Christmas colour?

When I think of Christmas and colours associated with it I automatically think of red and green so I'd say that. I love all te pretty multicoloured lights though.

3. Do you like to stay in your pjs (it actually said pjs so don't judge me) or dress up for Christmas?

I am definitely one for dressing up. Every year we do the same traditions for Christmas and go to my grandma's house for dinner so I dress up then and then get into my pyjamas quite early I guess and watch the cute Christmas specials and then stay the night at my gran's. So I guess I dress up but not over the top as we just stay in.

4. If you could buy one person a present this year, who would it be?

This is pretty tricky but I guess I'd buy a present for my family to share like chocolates? Or something better than chocolates but I can't think off the top of my head.

5. Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?

Christmas mornin obviously!! Who opens them on Christmas Eve? I tend to open my grandma's present on Christmas Eve as I can thank her because she comes round on Christmas Eve.

6. Have you ever built a gingerbread house?

I sure have! And a gingerbread train which we got a kit for and I was quite pleased with the result of it. I tend to leave the Christmas baking to my mum though.

7. What do you like to do on your Christmas break?

A lot of Christmassy things like watch Christmas movies, snuggle up by fire with hot chocolate and blankets, read and go out place with friends like ice skating (my favourite is the outdoor ones). I like to do a lot I guess but at the same time it's mainly relaxing.

8. Any Christmas wishes?

I haven't at the moment but I guess I will but it's not really a tradition I have or follow.

9. Favourite Christmas smell?

This is super easy for me! I absolutely love the smell of real Christmas trees but only my grandma has one but I love it. I also love the smell of Christmas treats and all the things you smell when you go out.

10. Favourite Christmas meal or treat?

For meals I love the traditional roast dinner (which is a bit strange as usually I don't like them that much but I guess anything else on Christmas Day would be weird). Obviously I have a huge sweet tooth so I love the Christmassy treats.

I hope you enjoyed my little Christmas tag and I look forward to sharing another one with you soon! Hopefully I will do some more Christmassy post on the lead up to Christmas!! I'm super excited!

Schedule

As much I as I love blogging, I find it very difficult to find time to wrote and publish posts. Homework and revision are the main reasons which stop me from blogging and then even when I don't have any homework I or I've finished it I don't tend to blog as I like to just be able to relax rather than use my brain to write a post. Anyway, I've finally decided that I want to create a schedule as currently I have posts all over the place. At the minute I'm not sure what days are easiest for me to upload but I'm thinking maybe Wednesdays and Fridays? I know these two days are close together and I will probably end up changing the plan but I think these are the days I have the most free time. I am likely to do Fridays  but Wednesday may become Tuesday instead. You guys probably aren't too interested in this but I thought I'd share it anyway.

Smile Bracelet

A couple of months ago I was scrolling through Zoe Sugg's Instagram (Probably procrastinating!!) and I found this picture of a lovely wire bracelet

I noticed that she mentioned a blog post on it so I was quickly searching through her many posts to find the one all about it. She got it from etsy from a seller called creativedesignbythao. I decided I really wanted one and I don't have a lot of nice jewellery so I thought this would be perfect. There a tons of super pretty words and designs to chose from and you are able to personalise it to have whatever word you want so it made it incredibly difficult to decide what I wanted! In the end I opted for "smile" as I wanted a word one but I couldn't think of anything else to have. As I was having this for a birthday present I had to choose quickly and looking back I probably would have had a different word. I ordered this the week before my birthday which is October 6th and with it being from America it didn't arrive here until the beginning of this month. I was so excited when I was a little parcel addressed to me on my kitchen table and I knew I wanted to do a blog post on it! The bracelet came in a lovely little blue box with a white bow and ribbon which I sadly lost *cry*

For colour options you get the choice of silver, gold or rosegold which is what I went for. To fasten the bracelet, there is a simple hook kind of thing

As much as I really love the bracelet, it has a lot of faults. As well has the very long delivery time there was a huge customs charge which I accept cannot be helped. What I am most disappointed in is how flimsy the bracelet is. It bends out of shape so easily and I get worried that it will snap. I can't really see it lasting very long so for how much it cost, I don't really think it's worth it. I do wear this bracelet everyday though and I find it so pretty and sweet. I will probably look for a stronger alternative on other websites such as Amazon.

Primark Autumn/Winter 2013

One of my favourite stores is Primark, mainly because of all the great bargins. I love how you can get the latest fashions for a lot cheaper than at Topshop for example. People generally assume that Primark isn't that great quality but I actually think is really good considering the price. Whilst looking for inspiration for a new blog post I came across the Primark Autumn/winter collection. I browsed through it and found some really nice pieces.

I wouldn't really wear all of these items but I still really like them. My favourite item is the blue jumper which is also available in pastel pink and cream.

What do you like best and do you like Primark like me or are you more of a high end brand kind of girl?

Jennifer Lawrence Pixie Cut

It seems that Jennifer Lawrence is the next celebrity to opt for the ambitious pixie cut.

Following in the footsteps of Emma Watson and Beyoncé, Jennifer has decided to chop off all her lovely locks. I'm more a fan of longer hair myself but the fact that it's Jennifer Lawrence, I think she looks amazing and she could pull off anything. It is a risky decision to make, it's very permanent.. I personally don't think I could ever do it to myself. I much prefer Jen's long hair and I'm sure many girls were envious of it. What's your favourite hair of Jennifer's?

I ❤️ Fall Tag

Not going to lie, it feels slightly weird calling this the I <3 fall tag seeing as here in England we just call it Autumn which does sound a but boring. Don't even know why it's called autumn? I get that fall is like falling leaves... I think?? (It is right?). For the original I <3 Fall Tag, a lot of the questions are to do with Halloween and Halloween traditions but in England Halloween isn't taken as seriously as it is in America and I don't really enjoy it that much. I searched through google and found a blogger who did this tag but she was from New Zeland and their Fall is at a different time and not during October so she made up her own questions which I really liked. Unfortunately I don't have her URL otherwise I would give her cred and link her.

1. Favourite fall lip product? 

For fall any lip balm is a complete necessity as your lips are bound to get dry. Lip glosses can be nice as well but I'd say lipsticks are a no-go as they dry up on your lips. I love lip butters as well because they can be layered on and absorbed to give you baby soft lips. My favourite lip balms currently are the Baby Lips which only came into the UK this summer.

2. Favourite fall nail polish?

I have a lot of trouble finding colours that suit me and I find that lighter colours are better on me but I love all the deep burgandys and reds of fall and just any dark shades but they don't suit me a lot. I do also love nudes and I think that they actually don't look terrible and weird on me so I'd say nudes.

3. Favourite fall drink?

HOT CHOCOLATE. Without a doubt, hands down. I don't drink any other hot drinks, I wish I liked tea because the idea of reading whilst all snuggled up and drinking tea seems so nice. Drinking tea also seems like such a British thing to do. Hot chocolate is great because it's drinkable chocolate that's warm! What's not to love?! I also love the different flavours like orange flavour.

4. Favourite fall candle?

I never use candles but I really want to, I think they look so pretty and cosy in bedrooms. I always liked the idea of the scented Yankee Candles but whilst in the shop a few weeks back they all smelt really sickly and weird. I found about 1 nice smelling one but it was a summer one. Does anyone know if they smell different when they're lit? I actually really like the sent of the cheap Glade candles, the festive line is the best!

5. Favorite fall scarf or accessory?

I don't wear scarves a lot but I really love snoods but I've never owned one because I get really annoyed at having thick things around my neck. For accessory  I think the best one is mittens because they look super cute and they keep you warm, yay!

6. Must have fall clothing item?

Jumpers. My wardrobe is currently packed with big oversized jumpers, I literally love fall time because of jumpers. I live for Primark jumpers (sorry).

7. Favourite fall activity?

To be honest, I don't really do "fall activities" but I love all the tumblr style photos of walks in huge forests filled with orange and yellow leaves and snuggling up with a book, a blanket and a hot drink. I love all those sorts of ideas but to me they seem to be more like what Americans do (is that true or am I just stereotyping?) England is so lazy when it comes to celebrations and seasons, we literally do nothing exciting.

8. Why do you love fall?

So many reasons! I love the cosiness of it, I love the snuggly jumpers, I love the colours I love the cold weather. Yes I actually love the coldness (on weekends) because it means I can sleep with layers and layers on top of me and feel so warm and cosy.

What's your favourite season and why? Do you love fall as well, what reasons?