What I Got For Christmas 2013!

 

I wasn't sure whether or not to do this post, but I really enjoy looking at what everyone else got for Christmas so I thought I may aswell show what I go too.

 

I'm not trying to brag, just putting that disclaimer out there for everyone, if you don't like these kind of posts then it's fine you don't have to read it if you don't want to. But like me, if you're nosey, then carry on reading :)

 

 

I'm actually missing a couple of things from this post, I misplaced them somewhere but they'll feature in a blog post at some point in the future if they are beauty related.

 

Anyway i'll start off with the Yankee Candle Gingerbread Illuma Lid. I love anything Gingerbread related as you may already know, and i've been looking at getting this for a while so i'm glad to have this.

 

The Christmas Cookie small jar, and the three Yankee Candle tarts in Cherries on Snow, Gingerbread and Macintosh are all from one my best friends who actually shipped the tarts from the US! Bless her heart, that Macintosh one i've been dying to get my hands on! I wish we could have that over here.

 

Thor on Blu-ray is from my sister, i'm a big Marvel fan and I loved the second Thor film, and i've seen this first one before but i've never owned it but now I do.

 

As you can see my biggest/most expensive gift was the iPod Nano (7th Generation) in Blue. Stunning! I'm so grateful to get this as my last one broke :(

 

The two scarves, one with a cat print and the other with a rabbit print on are incredibly cute! And I actually wore the cat one today when I went sales shopping.

 

The corner of the picture (or the top picture you can see it better) is the LUSH Honey Farm gift set, which was given to me by another of my best friends. I gave a squeal of delight when I saw this as I didn't expect her to spend that much on me, I love it so much!!

 

 

My sister got me the Mac Brush cleanser which you can see at the top, as well as the Yankee Candle Cranberry Chutney small jar.

 

The Minnie Mouse shower cap is a bit of a jokey gift, but useful nonetheless. As is the rose gold case which actually hold nail tools :) The Bourjois set contains a nail varnish, lipgloss, mascara and eyeshadow trio which is nice and I already have used the lipgloss.

 

 

The Sinful colours 'Cinderella' polish is from my sister. I bought the OPI polish in 'Ski Slope Sweetie' myself at the beginning of December and got my mum to keep it for me for Christmas. The top two Barry M are from the same friend who got me the candles. The bottom three are from another of my friends :) You can never have too many nail varnish! :)

 

 

Some more clothing related items now. Two packs of winter themed socks (notice the gingerbread again) from M&S, as is the Indigo 3/4 length top and the brown bag is also from M&S Indigo line. The Penguin pyjamas are from M&S too and they are very cute. There is also a little cat purse sneaking in there too.

 

There we go, those are my pressies for 2013. I also got the obligatory chocolates and a couple of gift cards but I didn't think they needed to be in the post.

 

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and got all the pressies you wanted :)

 

Any questions/comments please leave below.

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

 

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

 

I just wanted to send lots of love, best wishes, big hugs and Christmas wishes to everyone who has started to read my blog. I've been doing this for a couple of months now and absolutely loving it, so if you would like to follow my blog and continue on this journey with me then i'd be very grateful.

I'll be back with a new post tomorrow!

 

Thank-you all once again.

 

Hope you all have a very

Merry Christmas!!
 

 

 

Love you all.

 

 

Amy

xxxx

My Favourite Christmas Films!

Hi guys!

 

It's the third and final installment of my countdown of Christmas entertainment, i've already covered my favourite Christmas TV (link here) and my favourite Christmas songs (link here) and this post is dedicated to my favourite Christmas films!

 

Who doesn't love a good Christmas film at this time of year, I bet well all watch a heck of a lot more films around Christmas time than any other time of year. That is certainly the case for me. The Christmas films are great as they cater for the young and the old, your entire family can sit down together and watch them. I just love it.

 

So without further a do, let's get cracking!

 

 

Elf

 

I've started off with a good one, honestly this has become one my favourite Christmas films. It is ridiculously funny, Will Ferrell is a genius actor and he manages to make this film not only very funny but also heartwarming and sweet at the same time, there is a real heart to it and this film is considered a modern Christmas movie classic and I can see why. I'm laughing now as I write this as I think of some funny moments. "SANTAAA!!!"

 

 

The Santa Clause

 

I can remember watching this film when I was younger and laughing my socks off at Santa falling off the roof, don't know why I found that so funny but it's stuck with me, and now that I come to think of it Santa falling off the roof shouldn't be funny, but if you've seen this film and know what scene i'm talking about, you'll understand where i'm coming from. If I think of which Christmas film to watch then this one is always the first I think of, it's a great story and one which will guarantee to put a smile on my face every Christmas.

 

Santa Clause - The Movie

 

Not to be confused between the film I just discussed, everyone mixes them up and I still do from time to time. This film, is Christmas in a nutshell. It is literally perfection. You cannot top it. Released in 1985 with the amazing Dudley Moore, everything from the amazing toy shop, the reindeers, oh the whole thing is how you'd expect the North Pole to be. Just watch it now if you haven't.

 

 

Love Actually

 

This film is so different to all the others i've talked about, it doesn't focus on Santa Clause or anything to do with the North Pole, it focuses on people. Different relationships at Christmas from husband and wife, unrequited love, child love, you name it they have it. The cast is ridiculously amazing! Cream of the crop when it comes to British actors. My particular favourite is between Hugh Grant and Martine McCutcheon's characters, and Hugh Grant's dancing always makes me laugh. It's the kind of film that really makes you think about your loved ones and it'll make you feel so good and yes it'll make you cry, but in a good way. Not only one of my favourite ever Christmas films, but one of my favourite films! To quote the film - "To me, you are perfect."

 

 

 

The Holiday

 

If you're after another romantic comedy film this Christmas then The Holiday would be right up there after Love Actually. This four cast helping is a genius combination, and it'll make you laugh and cry. The two girls swapping homes for Christmas and meeting the two guys and it all just makes their lives better, and just makes them happier. This film is on a lot over Christmas, especially on one of the ITV channels, i've already seen it twice on the ITV channels and it's only 17th December! The cast is just brilliant, and the two stories are very heartwarming. Beautiful!

 

 

I know i've missed out a load of other classics e.g. Home Alone, The Grinch, The Polar Express, The Muppets A Christmas Carol are just five I can think of, even though I love those films too I wanted to just do my Top 5.

 

What are your favourite Christmas films?

 

Merry Christmas!!!

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own.



My Favourite Christmas Songs!

It’s that time of year again where you listen to nothing else but Christmas songs, as neither of the radios work in either of my family’s cars (I know how tragic haha) and I never listen to the radio at home, so I just spend my time listening to Christmas CD’s in the car if I have to go anywhere. Listening to normal music in the lead up to Christmas just feels wrong, and it helps to get me in the festive spirit, and they are always being played in the shops and pubs etc. So why not join in and make the most of these songs in December!

So continuing on from my top Christmas entertainment lists, here is my top 10 Christmas songs (although I must stress these are in no particular order, I love them all!).

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Driving Home For Christmas – Chris Rea

I have the Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special to blame for me loving this song, it’s swiftly become one of my top favourites since that episode aired in 2008. It’s very catchy and it makes me want to travel far to visit people at Christmas.

All I want for Christmas is you – Mariah Carey

If this isn’t in your top 10 then there’s something wrong, it’s such a classic! It doesn't need much, if any, justification for being in my top 10.

Do They Know it’s Christmas? – Band Aid

Do you sense a theme developing here? Lol. Yes another Gavin and Stacey number, Smithy singing this in the car with Gavin joining in on the phone is just so funny! I literally cannot picture anything else but that scene when I hear that song. A very good Christmas song, but also has some thoughtful meaning behind it. Be generous, good and kind this Christmas guys :)

Fairytale of New York – The Pogues and Kirsty McColl

I used to really dislike this song when I was younger, but I’ve grown to like it a lot as I’ve grown up. Yeah it’s a bit of a marmite song for some, you can’t understand what the guy is singing for the most part haha. But when it kicks in it’s a great tune! (Oh and if you're after a bit of laugh, look up Michael McIntyre and this song, it'll have you laughing a lot).

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday – Wizzard

My all time favourite Christmas song, ever! It was my favourite as a child, as a teenager and now as an adult. It’s too damn catchy to not love it to pieces. Such a feel good Christmas song, it makes me want to dance to it all around the house (actually I did do that last year haha). I really can’t say enough good things about it.

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Andy Williams

This is probably one of the shortest Christmas songs, which annoys me as it’s one of my real favourites. The whole jazz element and it's such an old school classic. The song title sums up Christmas, it really is the most wonderful time of year – you forget how amazing Christmas is until you’re back round to the festive time of year again. This song is just perfection.

Last Christmas – Wham

Hands up if you’re a secret Wham fan? *Holds hand up*, although it isn’t much of a secret for me haha. Can’t beat a bit of 80’s music in my opinion. So already being a Wham fan how can I not love this Christmas hit, I love the video of this too.

Walking in the Air – Aled Jones

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without this childhood classic, oh I picture the scenes in my head everytime I hear this song. Such a beautifully animated little story The Snowman is and this song just is beautiful, but also makes me sad as it reminds me of the poor snowman dying melting.

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! – Dean Martin

Such a sweet little song, all these old classics make me feel so calm and warm and almost reminds me of classic movies back in the 40’s. And let’s face it who doesn’t want it to snow on Christmas Day? It’s a dream I think a lot of us have! I know for me it definitely is.

Merry Christmas Everybody – Slade

I was really struggling with the last one, it was a toss up between a few but I kept coming back to this song. It’s not my ultimate favourite, it used to be many years ago but now I find it’s a bit repetitive. Don’t get me wrong it is a real classic but I spend the whole song waiting for the best bit “It’s Christmas!!!” which is arguably the best bit in any Christmas song, ever! But ultimately I had to include this song, as its a childhood favourite and I couldn’t have a top 10 without it! Would just be wrong.

 

I have done a post on my favourite Christmas TV - here
And my favourite Christmas films - here

In the meantime tell me what you're favourite Christmas songs are?

Merry Christmas!

 

Love

Amy

xxx

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own.

 

My Favourite Christmas TV!

Hi guys!

As it is the week before Christmas I thought i'd do a little countdown of my favourite Christmas TV, Music and Films this week, the links to the two other posts will be listed at the end of this post.

I absolutely love watching the TV, and Christmas TV is always one of my favourite parts of Christmas. The specials are always fun and it's a great excuse to get the family all sitting together and watching the same thing, which is a rariety in my house I tell you!

 

I'm going to show you some of my favourite things to watch over Christmas, and these are in no particular order.

Downton Abbey
For the last few years there has been a Downton Abbey Christmas Special and myself and my family always tune in, I just love this show. And it's normally a bumper 2 hour episode aswell, which makes it even better. I'll be tuning in again this year.

 

Soaps

Don't judge me, I love Eastenders and Coronation Street, and i'll occasionally tune in to Emmerdale. I love them at Christmas and always watch them too. I know they get a lot of stick and a lot of people don't like them anymore, but I still do.

 

The Royle Family

Sometimes there is a Royle Family Christmas Special on, last year there was but there isn't one on this year. They have done quite a few though so can always pick one to watch, such a great show!

 

 

The Vicar of Dibley

I just love, love, love the Vicar of Dibley at Christmas, this picture from the infamous 'The Christmas Lunch Incident' is my favourite to watch over Christmas, still hilarious to this day.

 

 

Doctor Who

My favourite TV event to look forward to on Christmas Day itself is the Doctor Who Christmas Special, it's not Christmas without Doctor Who in it now. Just brilliant!

 

Gavin and Stacey

For me the Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special is a modern TV Christmas classic! I love it to bits and I have watched it every year since it came out in 2008, it's just perfect. They've only ever made one Christmas Special and they don't ever need to do another Christmas themed episode because this one is unbeatable.

 

Only Fools and Horses

This show reminds me of Christmas as a child, Only Fools and Horses was (and still is) a cultural phenomenon in this country and the Christmas Specials were always a highlight of the TV year for the whole country (the past viewing figures showed that). Sadly this show has long been off our screens but there are so many classic Christmas episodes for us to look back and enjoy!

 

The Snowman

The last but not least, its a childhood classic! Everyone has seen this at some point, it's beautiful, magically and so sad all at the same time. This is Christmas in a nutshell.

 

I have done a post on my favourite Christmas songs - here
And my favourite Christmas films - here

 

What are your favourite things to watch over the Christmas period?

 

Happy Christmas TV viewing!!

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own.



Free Gifts with Purchase - Best Boots Deals!

I love it when the beauty brands start doing their 'free gifts when you spend a certain amount' deals just in time for Christmas. 

The deals can be great and you can get some brilliant products to try out, or if you are buying a few bits from a certain brand and you qualify for a free gift, you can either keep it for yourself or just give someone that gift (cheeky but it's been done to me and I don't mind in the slightest).

 

So I thought i'd show you some of the best Free Gift Deals i've found at Boots.

 

Boots are definitely pulling it out of the bag when it comes to these deals.

All of these deals can be found HERE

 

• Free Nail Polish when you buy 3 other Rimmels products.
• Free Brow Kit when you spend £8 on Seventeen products.
• 3 for 2 on selected Maybelline & you get a free Baby Lips lipbalm
• Free gift worth £28 when you spend £15 on L'Oreal products
• Buy any 2 Essie nail products & get Free 'Some Like it Haute' nail wraps
• Free Glitter Nail Polish when you spent £8 on selected Barry M.
• Free No7 Glamour Gift Box (worth £29) when you buy any 2 No7 products
• Free Estee Lauder gift worth £250! when you buy an Estee Lauder fragrance or fragrance gift set
• Free MaxFactor gift worth £25 when you spend £15 on MaxFactor products
• 3 for 2 on Revlon products and recieve a free limited edition nail polish

 

 

Take advantage of these while you can.

 

 

Love

Amy

xxx

 

 

 

***DISCLAIMER***

All views/opinions are my own.