BLOGMAS! Day 12... Cheap Xmas Gift Ideas

I haven't even really started my Christmas shopping yet, which is pretty bad! But I have bought a few little bits and I thought I would show you 3 of the cheapest ones that are great stocking fillers...

First is the Make Up Revolution 'Eyes Like Angels' palette. It is £8 from Superdrug and you get 32 shades in a really lovely looking palette, which I think is great value. It is a great stocking filler and would be lovely to receive as a gift for al year round use. The eyeshadows from this range are very good quality, they blend really nicely and stay on for ages.

Secondly, it is another eyeshadow palette from Make Up Revolution - and I believe this is the dupe for the Naked 3 palette, so at just £4 you can't go wrong! Again from Superdrug, as this is an exclusive range to them - and again a great stocking filler.

And finally, for a super cheap but very cute little extra it is this set of 2 black and white polka dot tweezers from Primark at just £1. These would be great on their own as a stocking filler or as part of a little 'beauty bag' with some other bits thrown in!

Hopefully this is helpful and I will do another post once I have bought some more gifts!!

Thanks for reading!
Speak soon
Kirsty x

BLOGMAS! Day 11... New Winter Boots!!

I thought I would share my gorgeous new boots today! They are just the cutest and most comfortable boots I have had in ages.

When it is winter I think a nice pair of boots are a must.

These are a tan/brown ankle boot with buckling for decoration and a furry front-top part. I just love them! They are from New Look (I'm not sure how much, as they were a gift) ... although I have always found New Look shoes to be very reasonable and they are always very good quality.

What are your winter must haves for footwear?

Thanks for reading!
Speak soon
Kirsty x

BLOGMAS! Day 10... Costa Gingerbread Latte!!

One of my favourite things about the Christmas period is the drinks in Costa. They make me feel so festive and cosy!

I tried the gingerbread latte from Costa. It is delicious and SO adorable, you get a little gingerbread man in the top and lashings of cream. It was lovely, and so Christmassy!

Mike tried the praline cappuccino, which he said was nice too - you get gold sprinkles on it :)


What is your favourite festive drink? And is it from Costa? If not, please let me know, I really want to try lots of different ones!!

Thanks for reading
Speak soon
Kirsty x

BLOGMAS! Day 9... Christmas hand cream!!

Hi everyone,

So with it being verrrrry chilly outside and because I work in a fairly demanding job (serving on tills/lifting/carrying etc) I really need to have a good hand cream to keep my hands soft and smooth..

This one from Avon is not only really thick and luxurious without being at all greasy or watery... its also got CHRISTMAS PACKAGING :D I LOVE IT!!!

Its a nice size too, small enough to carry in your handbag but also big enough to last, and it was just £1.99 from Avon :)

Thanks for reading
Speak soon!
Kirsty x

BLOGMAS! Day 8... My Winter Nail Polish, Tanya Burr 'Penguin Chic'

I love winter-time for wearing lovely deep nail polish colours; reds, purples, blues and blacks. But my favourite at the moment has to be 'Penguin Chic' from the Tanya Burr Collection (all of which I love but this one is my current fav!)

It is a gorgeous matte grey colour that is perfect for winter - understated, sophisticated and pretty at the same time.

It applies so nicely and has a really lovely finish to it.

Grey is not usually a colour I owuld reach for but I am just really into this at the moment!

The Tanya Burr collection has such gorgeous colours, some of my other favourites are Little Duck and Riding Hood - let me know what your favourites are? :)


Thanks for reading
Speak soon
Kirsty x

BLOGMAS! Day 7... Cheap food and ICE CREAM!!

I went food shopping today and as it is still 10 days until payday I really didnt want to spend a lot, so was pretty happy with a really decent sized shop for just £25!

I thought I would share a couple of things I got:

Firstly, I got some absolute bargains reduced to clear, including 12 organic eggs, still useable within a week, for 38p!! A block of extra mature cheese for 55p and 4 lovely bread rolls for 40p. I absolutely love finding cheap deals like this. I paid £1.33 for what would have been around £6.80 :)

Also, something I HAVE to share is this amazing Ben and Jerry's 'Minter Wonderland' ice cream. It comes in super cute wintery packaging and is DELICIOUS!!!! Mint ice cream with huge chocolate chunks. I know ice cream isn't strictly 'winter food' - but when you're all snug and warm inside then who cares!? :)

I know some people find supermarkers boring but I love food shopping!

Speak soon
Kirsty x

BLOGMAS! Day 5 & 6... The *12* tag

I have decided to combine days 5 and 6 of blogmas, mainly because I've just been at work so much and its meant I haven't really done anything too interesing :( but work is how I'm going to be paying for all my lovely Christmas treats and I have plenty of other things coming up in December, so its all good!

My friend Jenny tagged me in this little quiz so I thought I would do it today, this is the *12* tag - basically its just 12 questions about yourself, so here we go...
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1. What’s your favourite drink? A good cup of tea. Definitely. (Like this lovely one here, made by my sister!)


2. Favourite song at the moment? I am loving Mayday Parade's latest album and my all time favourite band is Motion City Soundtrack, so anything by them :)

3. What would you name your children? I have a name in mind but don't want to share haha, or I think it'll be less special!! (Yeah, I know that makes me kinda *special* lol)

4. Do you participate in any sports? No :( I used to love netball at school but I don't do sports nowadays.

5. Favourite Book? So many!!! So instead I'll tell you what I'm currently reading, which is Citadel by Kate Mosse and Never Say Die by Tess Gerritsen.

6. Favourite Colour? Maybe purple... or green?

7. Favourite perfume? Calvin Klein 'Euphoria'and J-Lo 'Live;

8. Favourite holiday? Paris in September 2014 :) It was amazing... I also LOVED Florida as a destination.

9. Have you graduated High School? Yep

10. Favourite Restaurant? Pizza Tina in Paris, where we went on the night we got engaged. It is just so so nice and holds incredible memories!!!

11. Did you like school? Yeah :) mostly...

19. Favourite YouTubers? Brogan Tate, Fleur de Force and Tanya Burr

Well, thats it! I hope you enjoyed the tag and I invite you all to do it too :)

Thanks for reading
Speak soon
Kirsty x

BLOGMAS! Day 4... Yorkshire fettle. Yum!

I thought I would share my lovely dinner that I had for BLOGMAS! Day 4...

I work 5/6 days a week from 3pm-11pm, so its really nice to have the chance to go out for something to eat or even a drink, so we decided to go for a bite to eat at The White Swan in Leeds.

I had the 'Yorkshire fettle and salad wrap' (which, interestingly, is actually feta cheese but made in Yorkshire... I have left the link to this below as I think it is delicious and I love supporting local produce and businesses!!)

Click here to have a look... Yorkshire Fettle Cheese <3

It was sooo nice. Served with twice cooked chips, a salad and a cup of spiced parsnip soup. It was just so lovely and really affordable. I would definitely reccommend both the cheese and the place!!

I love finding new places and new things to eat, so I really enjoyed this - and the soup was a lovely little extra as it has been so cold lately!

Let me know in the comments of any food recommendations, of if you have been out anywhere nice recently!

Thanks for reading
Speak soon!
Kirsty x

BLOGMAS! Day 3... Advent Calender!

Yeahhhh, I know its late, but I finally got an advent calender!!

I left it too late to get one before December and everywhere had sold out :( ...Fortunately, I popped into my local Sainsbury's and not only did they have some left, they were reduced because it was after December 1st!!

I'm really pleased, its not just Christmas without an advent calender.

Also, I get to have 3 chocolates on the first day :P

P.S.... The radiator is not on in this picture or that would just be chocolate disaster!!

Does everyone else have an advent calender? And if so, which one? I think Cadbury's are the best!

Speak soon
Kirsty x

BLOGMAS! Day 2... Everyday face make up.

Today for BLOGMAS! Day 2... I thought I would share my current face make-up that I use pretty much every day.

It is really quite basic, there are only 3 products that I use mostly.

I normally wash my face with a face wash and use a neutrogena moisturiser (either the spot stress control or the lovely grapefruit one)

I then apply the MUA matte perfect foundation in 'fair' - this creates a really nice base to work on, however, it is very slightly too dark for my skin so I use the MUA undress your skin illuminating foundation in 'beige' over the top. This is actually very slightly too pale for me and fortunately the 2 foundations make a really good colour for me. Also, because I am layering up the foundations they stay in place all day.

Finally, I use the Rimmel wake me up concealer under my eyes and on any blemishes... and thats it :)

Its a very simple process and means it takes hardly any time, gives a great base and makes my skin feel really nice. I would definitely recommed the MUA products as they're so affordable and very good quality.

Thanks for reading,
Speak soon
Kirsty x

BLOGMAS! Day 1... Happy December

Happy December!!

I am so happy its December, its my favourite month and favourite time of the year. There's Christmas, my birthday, generally wintery and its just great!
I thought I would try and do blogmas throughout December as I really love watching my favourite youtubers do 'vloagmas' and I really wanted to give it a go.

So the first day in December myself and Mike have had plans for a good while now and it meant we were going for a trip to Manchester to watch 2 amazing bands: Icon for Hire and Hollywood Undead. We were going to stay overnight in a hotel but when we found out that we could get a bus back after the gig and it only came to £13 return fare we thought it was ideal.

The gig itself was at Manchester Academy 1, which is situated within the student union of Manchester University. It was absolutely amazing. Icon for Hire were the support act, but just as good, (if not better :P) than the main act... who were also brilliant.

They also served drinks in 2 pint glasses so you don't have to keep going back to the bar!! How great is that. The glasses are the size of my head!!  (See picture, hehe)

 So that was my first day of December. Not very Christmas-sy, but there's plenty of time for that!
I would love to  hear what you have all been up to in December so far!

Thanks for reading
Speak soon
Kirsty x