Christmas Presents

Michael Kors 5055 Watch
My main present this year came in the form of this rather blingtastic gold Michael Kors watch. I've wanted one of these for ages & I'm so happy I finally got one. I originally wanted the rose gold one but I decided the gold was more me & I think it goes with more things. I love it so much & couldn't have asked for a better present!

Gear4 Halo2 Alarm Clock
To go with my new iPhone 5 my mum got me this awesome alarm clock. It works as a speaker for your music as well as a radio. The sound quality is really excellent for such a small speaker. Its meant for the iPhone 4 so I had to buy one of those stupid Lightning to 30 pin adaptors. Total rip off at £25 & it makes the phone obscure the clock part but at least I finally have some cool speakers to blast my music on.

Louise Young Brush, Naked Basics Palette & Touch Screen Gloves
I actually only got this brush this morning but on Christmas Eve I won this gorgeous Louise Young LY20 from their Christmas giveaway on Twitter. It's their Super Fan brush and is my first item from Louise Young. Its so soft & will be perfect for applying a loose dusting of setting powder as well as contouring my cheeks. So excited to try it out! Can't tell you how tempted I am to buy some of their eye brushes next. The Urban Decay Naked Basics palette is my Christmas gift to myself. I absolutely love it! The dinky size means it has fast become a fixture in my makeup bag. I've decided to be more experimental with my eye makeup next year & I've really enjoyed playing about with this palette. Its so great for day or night. I also got some touch screen gloves which are a lot cooler than they sound. I love my stripey gloves from Accessorize but its so annoying having to take them off to use my iPhone. With these my hands stay warm & I can play Tiny Tower to my hearts content.

Frankie 2013 Diary
Another present I got for myself is this Frankie diary. I really wanted to buy one last year after seeing it on loads of blogs but it sold out so quickly. This year I decided that I simply must have it and ordered it at the end of November. It only took about 10 days to come from Australia. Its so gorgeous inside & outside and definitely beats using my Filofax. I actually can't wait to start filling it all in! Squee!

Perfume
I got four perfumes for Christmas - Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb La Vie En Rose, a new bottle of Truth Or Dare by Madonna, Viva La Juicy & Viva La Juicy La Fleur. All my other perfumes have pretty much run out so I was really happy to get loads of new ones. My favourite out of these has to be Flowerbomb La Vie En Rose. It's pretty similar to the original Flowerbomb but a bit fresher & fruitier.

Toiletries
I picked up this Soap & Glory hand wash & hand cream set in the Boxing Day sales. Literally couldn't find anything else I wanted but I'm so glad I picked this up. I love Hand Food, its my second favourite hand cream after my Burt's Bees one so its nice having it in the pump bottle. The hand wash smells really good & doesn't strip the moisture from my hands either. Quite a boring purchase but whatevz, I like it. I stupidly bought these two things from Lush before the sale started but oh well. I adore Snow Fairy. Not a year goes by where I don't pick up at least one big bottle of this gorgeous concoction. I'm obsessed with anything salted caramel flavour so I had to try out their new Popcorn lip scrub. Its a bit salty tasting but I do really like it & of course, it leaves your lips feeling amazing.

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas & got some nice goodies too :)

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.

What's In My Bag

Today I have another video for you guys. I've been blogging for nearly three years but I've never actually done a 'what's in my bag' type post before. So I decided to do film it as a video instead. Press play to see my bag collection as well as a sneak peak into the contents of my handbag.