I have had these pictures uploaded since Thursday and ready to write a post, but I've had quite a strange collection of events happen to me over the past few days, including a ridiculous amount of sleep over the past 24 hours (I must have needed an epic recovery snooze) So finally, drama free, I am getting to sit down with some music on and a cuppa. At this rate I do not plan on leaving the house on friday 13th!
I've been super organised this year and finished my Christmas shopping before the 1st of December. More panic buying induced than anything as there isn't much work going on in the world of TV & Film at the moment, so it was good to get it all out of the way. All I have left to do is to wrap everything, and I ordered these little polaroid style photos from Printic to use as gift labels for some of my presents. I plan on punching a hole in the corner and attaching it to the presents via ribbon :)
I've been super organised this year and finished my Christmas shopping before the 1st of December. More panic buying induced than anything as there isn't much work going on in the world of TV & Film at the moment, so it was good to get it all out of the way. All I have left to do is to wrap everything, and I ordered these little polaroid style photos from Printic to use as gift labels for some of my presents. I plan on punching a hole in the corner and attaching it to the presents via ribbon :)
Have you ever used Printic before? I used their free app on my phone to order instagram photos as prints and it was easy peasy.
Something about December screams 'winter makeover' to me. The nights are getting darker, the days colder and everyone is getting a bit tired with the combination of work, christmas shopping and the various social occasions that occur with the party season. After spending so much money on everyone else and not much time (or money, but not that it matters) on myself, I've had a clear out of my wardrobe and had a go at a wee bit of a New Girl inspired makeover.
Geeky TV Signal watch from Born Pretty. They have some lovely stuff and this is a sneaky little dedication to what I do for a living ^_^ And readers of my blog can get 10% off with the code AYDENMC10.
Super girly pink lipstick by Elizabeth Arden from My Very.co.uk secret santa. Very have a massive range of Christmas Gifts and I couldn't have been more pleased with what my secret santa chose for me. Have you taken part in any secret santas this year? I used the Very Gift Guru app to help me find the present for the blogger I bought for (hope she likes it)
As mentioned above, lipstick from my Very secret santa. Brows and tan by Benefit (more on that later) and Rayban glasses from Vision Direct. I absolutely love them! They're dark tortoiseshell on the outside and purple on the inside. I had been getting a lot of tension headaches recently from now wearing my glasses, so these wee beaut's with my prescription in them have been a savior. I haven't wanted to take them off!
My New Girl inspired look is a bit more casual than what I've seen on Zalando's inspiration page, but I hope my mix of bold brows, geeky accessories, girly lipstick, glasses and a polkadot dress would do our gal Jess proud.
My New Girl inspired look is a bit more casual than what I've seen on Zalando's inspiration page, but I hope my mix of bold brows, geeky accessories, girly lipstick, glasses and a polkadot dress would do our gal Jess proud.
To keep my skin feeling fresh and hydrated in these harsh months I have been using this Thalgo Exfoliator from The Salon Look. It smells lovely, and quite natural in comparison to some exfoliators I've tried in the past. I've used this twice a week so far and it has been making my skin feel really clean and radiant. Judging by the photos above, my skin is probably in the best condition it's been in, in a very long time. I can feel some spots arising after the week I've had though :(
I mentioned about my tan and brows above, well I went to the new Benefit Boutique which has opened at House Of Frasers in Glasgow. For tanning they are using Vita Liberata, which I already use the cream version of so I was excited to see how the spray would turn out.
It was SO good. Vita Liberata is honestly the best fake tan I have ever used. Great colour, no smell and a brilliant gradual fade. And when I say no smell I genuinely mean NO SMELL. I really don't like tans who make that claim and you wake up in the morning smelling like curry/biscuits/cornflakes. The tan fades really well and is gradual all over, meaning no tell tale old tan signs of it clinging to your knees or the inside of your arms.
I had heard mixed reviews in the past about the Brow Bar at Benefit, but after experiencing it for myself I was super pleased. The girls will even apply some makeup for you afterwards so you're not left leaving with half a face on and bright red skin around your eyebrows. There's something about bold brows and a nice glowing tan which never fails to make you feel better. The girls at the boutique are so friendly and experienced in what they do, I will definitely be going back there for my brows and tan before Christmas Eve. Now all I need is for someone to do my hair, roots ahoy!
Do you feel selfish taking a bit of 'me' time at Christmas when you're already spending money on gifts for others?
