Yes, yes I know. It's November and I'm already using Christmas products and I already have a Christmas background, but what can you do. I've always been one of those people who think 'Christmas doesn't start until December 1st, but now, after watching all the YouTube videos and the reading all the blogposts, I'm thinking, 'Christmas starts NOW'.

Lush Santa's Belly shower jelly 

My favourite scent, possibly ever, from Lush is So White, but of course the beautiful bath bomb is only released at Christmas. I popped into the King's Road Lush and asked if they had any in stock and they said no, but then they showed me this little miracle. A cherry red, sparkly shower jelly with the exact same scent. Life complete. I've always loved Lush shower jellies, especially Whoosh which my sister loves too, so I've affectionately added this to the collection. The scent - apples. Super fresh, uplifting, and I love everything about it.

Nākd bars

I snack a lot, that's a given. It's hard to find things to eat in-between meals that are healthy but don't taste like cardboard. When the lovely Fran from Total Media contacted me and asked me if I'd like to try these out, I was a little hesitant. For me, there's a stigma surrounding 'health' bars, meaning that they don't taste too good. Still, I accepted. A box of about 25 arrived at my door, and as soon as I saw that there were coffee flavoured ones, I was sold. These. Taste. Insane. The ginger bread one especially, it's so fitting for the season! Thank you Fran for these, they're delicious!!

Lush The Sun perfume

Ironic, seeing as I live in England so never even see the sun, so perhaps the wrong timing to be realising what a lovely perfume this is. This literally smells of oranges. I don't have anything else to say. Beautiful.

 Origins GinZing Energy Boosting-Moisturiser

Very late to the parade on this one. It seems like every blogger and their cat have this moisturiser, and I hear so many good things about it. Aside from it smelling identical to chocolate oranges, an obvious bonus, it's actually a miraculous product. I have very oily skin, and for a long time I followed the false rumour that you shouldn't use moisturiser if you have this skin type. Of course, you shouldn't do that. If you have oily skin and don't use moisturiser, your skin will only produce more oil. This is a great product to stop me getting too shiny thorough the day, and keep my skin all lovely and soft.

Yankee Candle in Christmas Cookie

We've all heard of this one. The queen of christmas candles. Christmas cookie. It smells so lovely, basically just Christmas in a jar, and it's an essential for this time of year!

betty girl's club

 

If the title is misleading, I can explain. I don't know if any of you have heard of the magazine Betty, but a few months ago they held an event for their readers called Betty Girls' Club. Complete with lip shaped donuts, free lush perfume samples ( complete with matching chocolates ) and nail polish, the night was a dream.

I went along with my friend Ellen ( the one with the curly blonde hair ), and a whole two hours was spent being all fancy with mocktails, flicking through various magazines on display, and taking pictures of e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. We even had a little chat with the founder and the editor of Betty, which was a bit surreal, and though we were the youngest there, everyone was super lovely. We went away with a goodie bag and the Betty annual feeling really really spoiled but happy.

ps - Is it too soon to be looking forward to it next year?

pps - You can sign up to Betty here and be informed when there's a new event like this!!

buttons and bags

top - primark

iron on badge - eBay

skirt - urban outfitters

bag - herschel

shoes - adidas

Hi hi. Sorry for the lack of posts recently, but I thought I'd try to make room in between struggling to read Little Women and doing equations for hours on end to share and outfit with you! I've been wearing this non-stop on slightly warmer days. It's just completely pouring down most days where I live, so altering my outfit choices so they're fit for cold weather hasn't been easy.

I love this skirt. I bought it in the sale a few months ago, and it's just gorgeous!! Besides being one of the only skirts I own that doesn't have a weird crazy print it, it's super versatile, so I can wear it with tights to help face the rain. I think it's out of stock now but I've linked something pretty similar.

ps, it seems like every post I write now begins with 'sorry for not blogging in weeks', but I really am. Why did nobody warn me about the sudden change in work once you get into middle school?!

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& other stories x rachel antonoff

Just a quick post to tell you all to WATCH THIS NOW. It's a four minute film created by Rachel Antonoff for her collaboration will & other stories. It stars Zoe Kazan and is directed by Lena Dunham. Inspiring and funky to a whole new level.

nude dude

I'm not really that big on makeup if I'm honest. I kind of tried to pretend I was until a few months ago until I gave up because it just doesn't interest me. Don't get me wrong, I like makeup, you know, your standard concealer, powder, eyebrow gel and eyeliner. But anything from TheBalm? I'M IN. I own the naked basics palette which is my absolute favourite, and I turn to it if I ever want to wear eyeshadow or fill my eyebrows in. With open arms, I've added Nude Dude to my eyeshadow 'collection'. It's very natural, but also has lovely shimmery shades and darker shades for a smoky look. I love the shade Fit, a gorgeous copper glittery colour. This palette is a dream, from TheBalm and ideal for autumn, and even Christmas presents if you've started thinking about it yet..

although I was sent this product to review, it does not influence my opinion and I have been 100% honest as always

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