Friday 30 December 2011

Christmas Presents


Kindle & Hairbows
Every year when I go shopping for everyone else's presents I can't resist buying myself a few items as well. This year I bought myself a Kindle & a couple of hairbows from Georgie's shop Beauxoxo. I love how small the kindle is and I can't wait to start filling it up with books. So far I've only downloaded the A Song Of Ice & Fire series, really enjoying those so far. I used to ruin all my books by dog-earing the corners to save my place so I love that it remembers exactly where you were in the story for you. Brilliant invention. The hairbows are so gorgeous & sparkly, I'm really tempted to buy some of the other colours too.


Thorntons Chocolate Hamper
My mum likes to fatten me up so she got me this HUGE hamper of chocolate from Thorntons. Shamefully I've already managed to polish off a few of the packs in here. Can't resist anything with a caramel centre, nom.




Estée Lauder Makeup Artist Professional Colour Collection
She also got me this beautiful makeup kit from Estee Lauder. It's worth over £300 but you can buy it for £50 when you buy one of their perfumes. My sister wanted the perfume so win win. The bag is really gorgeous, it comes with two smaller bags containing a mirror and some brushes. The palettes have some decent colours in so I should get a lot of use out of this kit. The lippies are especially lovely.


Space.NK Goodies
My sister bought me some things from Space.NK. She got me the By Terry Touche Veloutee concealer (which is basically Touche Eclat x 1000), the By Terry Blush Terrybly in Rose which is a super pretty pale pink colour, the Laura Mercier Secret Brightening Powder & a little Ren body set.


Candles
These were all gifts from various inlaws. One of them asked me what I wanted so I chose a Cherry Yankee Candle. I've been burning it every day and theres hardly a dent in it. As with most Yankee Candles, it smells divine. The other day his partner decided to dump loads of recycled gifts on me in the form of a mug, a diary, a body scrub & a calendar of hunks which my boyfriend promptly chucked in the bin. The scrub looks okay I guess lol. My mother in law got me a little mirror with my name on it & this lily & magnolia candle set.



Lingerie
I asked Andy to get me some lingerie because hes always moaning about my M&S underwear. He got me these from La Senza. He paid like £60 for these sets and now they're down to a tenner in the sale, fail :( They are lovely though so he did well this year.


Angry Bird!
He also got me an Angry Bird! He knows I love Angry Birds and he probably thinks I am a bit of one so its a very appropriate gift haha.

I love seeing what other people got for Christmas so feel free to link me to your post :)

22 comments:

  1. I love all of your gifts!! And those little glittery bows !! I want them all!

    http://munchmecat.blogspot.com/

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  2. oh my! i want those bowsss! x

    http://mollynothollywood.blogspot.com/

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  3. Those bows are so adorable! I've been wondering whether or not to get a kindle too. Looks like you got some lovely gifts xo

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  4. I love looking at other peoples gifts! I neeeeed a kindle! xoxo

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  5. All the gift are really nice. I really want to get Kindle. xx

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  6. Gorgeous presents! That Estee Lauder set looks amazing!

    http://www.rafflesbizarre.blogspot.com

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  7. im so jealous of that angry bird i spend copious amounts of money trying to win one in those grabbing machines at the seaside and alton towers, and i still come away empty handed! massive :(

    http://pretty-in-pink-blog.com

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  8. Love the A Song of Ice and Fire series, I'm a Jon Snow groupie. I'm lame and bought merch from the HBO store because I love the series too.
    I really need to invest in some nice new undies, mine are all so dull. You always feel luch nicer with a new, matching set on x

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  9. Gorgeous presents, especially love all the estee lauder make up!

    xoxo.

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  10. So many pretty new make up! Those glittery bows are pretty damn awesome too! Happy new year! xxx

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  11. You got some really great presents, love the Thorntons hamper!
    I got a Kindle for Christmas, please let me know if you find any good free reads!
    My boyfriend also has one of the angry bird things, it drives me insane!
    You have a great blog xxx

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  12. Wow what lovely gifts - you've been a lucky lady.

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  13. It seems like so many people got Kindles this year - I've been wondering if I should get one!

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  14. Oh my gosh, I want an angry bird! Amazing. Sounds like you had a really good Christmas, and those bras are really nice! Bits going into the sale after Christmas (or on Christmas it seems like these days) is always gutting. The only reason I dislike Christmas, I think!

    mieux-mieux.blogspot.com

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  15. oh my, you got some really lovely things! :)
    I've been enjoying a kindle i recieved this christmas too.
    My post is here if you wanna take a peek:
    http://silhouette-skies.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-present-haul.html

    xx

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  16. I love the Angry Bird squishy/cuddly toy - it's so cute! I love them :)
    And I really want the make up kit and hairbows - love.

    I love how everyone do these posts with lovely backgrounds of their duvets (if it is your duvet, I want it!) or ornate wallpaper etc. and mine's of my carpet..fail! :L haha

    Have a great 2012!
    ~Hannah xx
    welcometomyfloordrobe.blogspot.com

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  17. You got some lovely presents, loving the look of the Estee Lauder set, and I've wanted Touche Veloutee for an age!

    xx

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  18. You got some lovely gifts! Love the make up kit it looks gorgeous :)

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  20. Hey lovely it's Georgie, thank you so, so much for posting my bows on your blog. I'm so pleased to see they made it as a Christmas gift. Enjoy them sweety <3.

    xoxo

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