16th Birthday

Hello everyone! Today I've got a pretty exciting post for you, well for me it is exciting. Yesterday it was my 16th birthday! eeep, it sounds so strange saying that i'm 16, the years have literally flew by! I had a really good birthday as a whole, I woke up bursting with excitement by about 7am like always. I didn't do anything special, my mum kept pestering me because she wanted to take me to a restaurant for a big slap up meal but that just isn't my thing. So, we went to McDonalds haha! Then my best friend slept over. I thought i'd share with you most of the things I received for my birthday, like people always say in these posts, I'm no way bragging. I am so so thankful for and love every single present I received. 

Cupcake baking book, The Fault in our stars - John Green, Wreck This Journal, 16 mug with hot chocolates and marshmallows, Maltesers. 

I've been really into baking and making different things lately so I loved receiving the baking book and getting inspiration as to what flavours compliment each other. I've heard so much about "The Fault in our Stars" so I had to get it, I'm already on chapter 2 and I'm loving it! I gave my best friend a wreck this journal for her birthday in January so I was so happy to receive one. Who doesn't like some hot chocolate and maltesers?! Exactly!

Soap and Glory Hand Food and Sugar Crush Body Wash, St  Ives Facial Scrub, Nip + Fab winter cherry collection.

I absolutely love all things Soap and Glory so I was very happy to receive these. Also i've been looking at the St Ives facial scrubs for ages but never got round to buying one so I asked Mum if she'd purchase it for my birthday which she did. I've heard so many good things about Nip + Fab so i can't wait to try these out for myself.

L'oreal eyeshadow - platinum beige, Maybelline colour tattoo - Eternal Gold, Maybelline Baby Skin, L'oreal True Match foundation.

I didn't ask for many make up items as I didn't feel the need too. I love the colour tattoos and the more neutral colours so i picked up this gold one, I've heard so many mixed reviews on the Baby Skin so I had to try it out for myself. Also I am a complete foundation junky and had heard so many great things about this foundation that I had to pick it up. 

Talking Buzz Light year, New Look gift card, Calender block.

This might seem like a strange gift but for me it isn't, I am obsessed with Buzz Light Year and always have been. So receiving this was amazing because it talks and everything! My brother got me a New Look gift card and these super cute calendar blocks.

That's most of the things I got for my 16th birthday, I also got a few clothing items but i'm terrible at making them look nice in photographs haha woops! 

When's your birthday? 

Valentine's day gift guide: For her

Soon enough the day's going to approach when the singletons feel lonely and the loved up ones become even more loved up. Yes, it's nearly Valentine's Day. The 14th of February is fast approaching and sometimes it's difficult to find that perfect gift for that special someone. Today i'm going to share with you a few gift ideas for that one girl in your life.

Fragrance Gift Sets

There are so many different gift sets on the market nowadays. They're the perfect gift for someone. I'd absolutely love to open one of these from a loved one. You can find some really lovely sets cheaper on websites such as www.fragrancedirect.co.uk. 

Jewellery

Simple yet effective. There are so many different pieces of jewellery available, nearly all of it is perfect for an occasion such as Valentine's Day. Pieces that stand out from the rest would be anything related to "love". Things such as infinity rings or necklaces, or if they have a Pandora bracelet then you can buy them a charm to do with love at the Pandora Website.

Make up

By this, I don't just mean any old random piece of make up. If they are the sort of girl that is obsessed with make up, keep a mental note of the things they are lusting over but just can't bring their selves to buy it. It would mean so much to them that you've remembered little things like this. 

(usually this will be an expensive product, don't freak out that people spend that much money on one thing!)

Candles

If they love to relax then a candle is a perfect thing to add to any situation. There are so many candles on the market but ones I will recommend would be Yankee Candles as they look so lovely on the side of any girls vanity.

Simple, thoughtful things

The average things that people think don't mean anything, which clearly do! Such as: a box of chocolates, breakfast in bed, a nice bottle of bubbly and cooking a romantic dinner for the two of you. You don't have to spend a load of money to have a good day with the one you love.

These are just a few things which I think are appropriate for Valentine's Day. What are you getting your loved one this year?

Beauty things I got for Christmas!

In my previous Merry Christmas post, I mentioned that I would be doing a "What I got for Christmas post", but I have decided to split my presents into two posts: beauty and miscellaneous things. I know Christmas isn't just about presents but I love seeing what people got for Christmas so I thought I'd share that with you! I hope you all had a wonderful day if you celebrate Christmas, I did! :) Anyway, onto the presents!

Sleek Contour Kit - Light, Sleek Blush - Rose Gold, Collection Concealer - Light, Collection Illuminating Touch  Concealer - Natural.

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder - Translucent, MUA Undress Me Too Palette, NYC Eye Brow Pencil - Blonde, Revlon Eye Shadow Contour Brush. 

Osco 3 draw and pen pot which I will store my make up in.

Tresemme Big hair set, Body works body butters, L'oreal Skin Perfection set, Tresemme Heat Protectant, Tresemme Texture Styling, Simple Oil Balancing Scrub, Simple Face Mask, Lush Rock Star Soap.

What did you get for Christmas?

Christmas Tag!

It seems like I haven't written a blog post in foreverrrr! Sorry about that, I'm still here! After reading through a few blogs I saw that the Christmas Tag was becoming quite popular so I decided to take a few questions I liked and answer them for you :) 

Do you prefer a real or synthetic Christmas tree?

For as long as I remember, I've always had a synthetic tree because I find it'll be a lot cheaper and less messy!

Favourite colour scheme when decorating the tree?

We don't really have a "theme" on the family Christmas tree,it's all a bit of everything! I'd probably say if I had my own tree it would be red white, and silver!

Do you get dressed up on Christmas day?

Kind of, myself and my brother usually receive an outfit for Christmas so we usually wear that.

Favourite Christmas movie?

ELF by far! 

Favourite Christmas song?

Mariah Carey - All I want for Christmas is you, or any Michael Buble's songs!

When do you open Christmas presents?

We open all of the presents in the morning once we've had breakfast. Then my auntie and uncle come round later to deliver their presents!

There you have it - my Christmas tag! I tag all of those reading this to do this tag and leave a link as a comment! :)

Gift idea for her!

Eeeeep! The weathers gotten so much colder recently, the fluffy socks have came out and the onesies been put on. There's only one thing good about this.. Christmas is fast approaching! 

As I'm only 15 and earning money is something that I can't particularly do, buying presents is always a difficult task because you always want them to be nice and not show how cheap they were. So that's what this post is about, an affordable gift you can give out at Christmas or even for a birthday!

This year, I had 3 friends to buy for and this was perfect which is why I chose this idea. 

I was in Sainsbury's and I noticed that they'd half priced some mugs to 75p, bargain?! But you don't have to get them from Sainsbury's, so many places do cheap cute mugs but this is just where I got mine from. The next thing I got was a little sachet of hot chocolate, this is nearly always on 3 for 2, or 4 for so many pounds, so I picked up 4 and had one for myself. I got cadburys because most people like it - I got 2 normal ones and 2 caramel ones! These were 4 for £1. I didn't think that this was enough so I thought of buying them a pair of socks each. I got mine from new look as they are 3 pairs for £4, but you can get them from anywhere cheap, maybe primark do some cheaper! Instead of socks you could have a pair of gloves, like the animal mitten type ones from Primark, I think they're only £2-£3! 

So in total, for 3 gifts I paid £7.25. That's just under £2.50 per gift! 

Another thing you can buy someone that's cheap is the Simple mini trio which was £3 from Superdrug. 

Do you have any cheap gift ideas for her?