New Phone & Accessories

Melt iPhone 5 Case

As an early Christmas present, I treated myself to a new phone and some cute accessories to go with it. I had an iPhone 4 for two years and was pretty desperate to get a new one as the charger & headphone sockets had gotten water damaged so it no longer made any noise beyond answering phone calls. I finally upgraded to an iPhone 5 a few weeks ago & I can't recommend it enough. Theres not loads of new features which I know some people were disappointed about but I really like the larger screen, thinner frame & HD front-facing camera.

A lot of people used to ask me about the baby pink melting case I had on my iPhone 4. I bought it off eBay because that's my favourite place to look for cheap cute cases. When I got my new phone I didn't know which case to go for. As the phone is a recent addition to Apple's lineup, there aren't many interesting cases out there yet. So I decided to go for the Melt case again but this time in hot pink & blue. I think these cases are great as they look so cool, really protect your phone & give you a good grip on the handset. They also come with screen protectors & rubber bits to protect your headphone & charger sockets. You can even mix & match the colours if you buy more than one case.





Hear-muffs Adjustable Headphones*
I had a 32GB iPhone 4 and this time I went for the 64GB iPhone 5 so that I could fit my entire iTunes library on it. I have a LOT of music & I've definitely missed being able to listen to it on my phone. Thats where these awesome Hear-muffs come in. Every Winter when my head feels colder than a block of ice even with a hat on, I end up cursing myself for not owning a pair of ear muffs. Now I finally have this gorgeous bright pink pair that keep my ears feeling toasty & also play music! They work with any portable music player that has a 3.5mm headphone socket. These are slightly different to the traditional ear muff design as they fit around the back of your head rather than on top. They look quite small but the backband is adjustable so it will fit most headsizes. I found them to be really comfortable and they didn't slip down either. I also like that you can fold them up so they'll fit nicely in your handbag. I'm getting into the Christmas spirit with a bit of Bublé. They also fit Chloe's head perfectly so she can listen to her Now That's What I Call Disney CD. I think that these earmuff headphones make a fab Christmas present for anyone! Hear-muffs are available in a variety of colours from John Lewis for just £9.95.

Whats In The Box

Say hello to my new MacBook Pro! Its not actually my birthday until August 16th but my mum decided to buy me my present a month early. I pretty much have the best mum ever! I got my last MBP for my 19th birthday so its impressive that my old one is still going strong. But my 3 year AppleCare had run out last September so if anything were to happen to it I would be shelling out a lot of money on a really old model. Just gotta find someone to buy it now. I can't let it go just yet as I haven't installed Adobe CS5 on the new one so I can't actually edit photos or do any kind of design work. I only had CS3 on the old one so thats another nice new upgrade I'll get to explore. You can see from my desktops that I love ridiculous vampire romances haha. I also got this beautiful new case from Liberty. The floral pattern is offset so it gets really trippy if you look at it for too long. A nice upgrade on my plain old purple one I got from the Apple Store.

I'm really enjoying the massive amounts of RAM, HD space and OS X Lion. I turned off the backwards scrolling and autocorrect so its a lot easier to use. I love the tap to click feature and the revamped Mail application. I only upgraded because I got Lion for free from buying a new Mac but I would say its worth the effort. Everything just seems loads faster, sleeker and fun. If you're thinking of buying a new computer, deffo save up for a Mac. They might be expensive but I couldn't even consider going back to using a PC now. Long live the new Maccy King!

Object Of Desire: Christmas Edition

Christmas came early for me this year because I decided to get myself a little treat. Back in July I lost my Nokia N97 when I was getting off the bus and because I still had insurance with Dial-A-Phone, which is basically a scam, I couldn't get a replacement. So I had to revert back to using my really old Nokia 6280 which is pretty much broken. Finally my Orange upgrade date came around and I decided to upgrade to an iPhone 4. I got it last week and I haven't stopped playing with it since! I love it so much. I was always hesistant about getting an iPhone because I couldn't type anything on my sisters iPod Touch and was considering upgrading to a Blackberry Torch or Nokia N8. But I'm so glad I went for this, you get used to the touch screen very quickly and I love buying apps haha. Other than Twitter & Facebook my faves are Hipstamatic, MyFitnessPal and Chu Chu Rocket which is an epic game I used to play with my sister when we had a Sega Dreamcast. Tell me some of your fave apps please, I love playing about with new ones :) Plus check out the gorgeous case I got off eBay! I wanted a Japanese deco style case or one of the cute cases from Strapya World but this'll do for now.

Anyways here is my Christmas Wishlist for this year. I realise its very unlikely that I'll get any of these as they're quite expensive but thats why its a wishlist ;)

Filofax Raspberry Metropol Personal Organiser
I know I've just got an iPhone which is a good organisational tool but nothing can beat writing things down on paper. Crossing out things on a to-do list is so much more satisfying than ticking it off on an app. Plus the Raspberry Metropol is a gorgeous creation.

Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Eau de Parfum
This smells absolutely divine! I keep finding myself wandering into Debenhams and showering myself in the stuff. I used to use Marc Jacobs Lola and still have some Chloe perfume left but I want something new and nothing smells better than this little beauty.

Miu Miu Vitello Lux Satchel
Ahh the much coveted bow satchel bag. Although I do have a couple of designer bags already I can't stop myself from wanting this one. Its massive so you can fit tons of stuff in there, the bows are adorable and it looks like a really classic bag. I love the grey colour too. I know shes a goon but I saw Vanessa Hudgens with this bag and it looked stunning on her arm. I can't afford the real thing though so I'm thinking about getting one off eBay instead.

H&M Leather Shorts
These are the perfect leather shorts!! I much prefer the hotpant style to the high waisted long leather shorts available in the likes of Topshop & River Island at the moment. Unfortunately the H&M in Leeds only have them in a size 16. I even tried those on in the hope that they would fit because we all know H&M have really dodgy sizing but they were just too loose. I WANT these though, if anyone sees them in a size 10 or 12 please buy them for me & I will pay you generously for them!

Agent Provocateur Love Lingerie Set
I have asked for the Love demi bra & panties for my anniversary and my birthday but Andy has still not bought them for me! So I'm asking for them again for Christmas. I don't own anything from Agent Provocateur but I am desperate to. Their lingerie is the best in the world, even the packaging they use is gorgeous. Its such a shame all their bras are so expensive. I kinda just want this so I can strut around pretending I'm Lady Gaga in the Bad Romance video. If its good enough for Gaga, its good enough for me.

Bones Season 1-5 DVD Box Set
I saw a couple of episodes of this when I went to New York in 2008 and it was definitely my kinda show. Normally I would just download it all but I only get 15GB a month on my crappy 3 dongle & BTOpenzone kicks me off for a day if I download just one MP3. So box sets are the way forward.

Hopefully I'll get at least one of these things for Christmas or I will be a sad panda. And I hope you all get everything you want as well!