Update and Top 5 Christmas movies!

Hello lovely people,

So last weekend I had full intentions on posting something however the weekend ended up being a rather special one because I GOT ENGAGED!! It was a complete and utter surprise but I am so happy. It was the best early Christmas present ever! so as you can guess my weekend was full of celebrations. This week has also been busy as I am finishing off assignments and packing ready to go home for Christmas. So I thought I would just do a quick post about my top 5 Christmas movies!

1. Muppet's Christmas Carol

If you read my Christmas tag blog you will know that this is my all time favourite Christmas movie. If you love the Muppets then you have probably seen it but if not watch it.

2. Nativity

Now as a teacher I always think how epic it would be to be able to create a nativity like this! This film is one of those that is really unrealistic but just super funny, but it is a great one for Christmas.

3. Love Actually

Now who doesn't love this film. It basically sums up Christmas. If you don't like romantic comedies then this maybe is not the film for you but this is really just one of those great Christmas movies.

4. The Holiday

Along the same lines as love actually this film is just a really sweet Christmas movies. It is one of those films you could just curl up with your best friends and a glass of mulled wine and watch.

5. Four Christmases

This is a really funny film and is basically about how being a family at Christmas is the most important thing. It is not about how much you earn or what presents you give, it is about being together.

What are your favourite Christmas/holiday movies?

So there is my top 5 Christmas movies. Sorry this is such a short post but as you can imagine my life is a bit crazy at the moment. I will be posting something this weekend so keep your eyes peeled for that. I hope you are all enjoying the run up to Christmas and I will speak to you soon!

Love G.x

Christmas Tag

Hello lovely people!

(image from Pinterest)

Its the 1st December!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can hardly contain my excitement!!!! I absolutely love Christmas and today I plan on spending the day watching Christmas movies with some mulled wine. I have some really exciting things planned for this blog over this Christmas period so stay tuned.  However I thought there would be  no better way to kick of the month then with a Christmas tag blog. I got the idea to do this blog from MakeupSavy, so here goes...

1. Do you prefer a real Christmas tree or synthetic?

When i was younger we used to have a real tree every year. I love the smell of real christmas trees, but they are always a hassle to clear up. We have two cats at home and they would always brush against the tree so there would always be leaves everywhere. Then we got a synthetic tree and actually it is pretty good. So after having both i prefer the synthetic, with some christmas tree yankee candles lit.

2. You're in a coffee shop, it's December, what do you pick?

I am always a massive fan of a mocha from starbucks and they have just brought out a orange mocha which i really like. If you like Terry's chocolate orange, then you will like this. So I would have to order that.

3: What's your favourite colour scheme for decorating the tree?

I have always been very traditional when it comes to Christmas and that includes decorating so I always go for the green and red theme.

4. Giving or receiving?

As much as i love opening presents from the people I love, I absolutely love giving presents. I love shopping for people and giving them something that they may not be asking for but completely sums them up as a person.

5. To mince pie or not?

Definitely to mince pie! I absolutely love mince pies and have been finding really hard to resist buying them until December.

6. What's your traditional Christmas lunch?

Turkey with all the trimmings. My dad does this amazing recipe with the Brussels sprouts where he adds bacon and walnuts and lemon juice, it is just amazing. Christmas lunch is probably my favourite meal of the entire year and I normally get through about 2  plate fulls! Greedy I know.

7. Christmas day fashion

Start the day off in pj's, but for Christmas lunch I will probably wear a Christmas jumper and a skater skirt, or a pair of leggings with some boots. Then I will wrap up warm with some wellies for a walk after lunch with the dog.

8. What's your favourtie Christmas song?

'All I want for Christmas is you' by Mariah Carey. This song mostly involves me dancing round my room in pj's and singing into a hairbrush!

9. What's your favourite Christmas movie?

This was easy, Muppets Christmas Carol! 'Tis the season to be jolly and joyous, fa la la' that is my attempt as singing. I literally watch this movie about 50 times over christmas.

10. Open presents before or after lunch.

Definitely before! We have this tradition where we have a stocking at the end of our bed every year, that has little bits and bobs in, which we open when we wake up. Then we open the main presents from each other before lunch. Then after lunch we tend to open presents from friends who have given us presents.

Just doing this tag has made me so excited! Please feel free to do this tag, I would love to here your responses.

love G.x.

What's in my washbag? Time for a holiday

Hello lovely people, so for my second installment of my Time for a holiday series I am going to be sharing the thing I am taking with me in terms of toiletries. This includes skincare, haircare and bathroom stuff. I am not planning to use any heat items on my hair while we are away so that is why I am not taking any heat defense spray. The only thing I forgot to add to my list of things in deodorant and toothpaste/toothbrush but I will obviously be taking those. So lets get started....

Haircare

- Herbal Essences volumising shampoo and conditioner for fine/normal hair

- Dove intensive repair leave in conditioner

Body Stuff

- Soap and Glory clean on me shower gel

- Soap and Glory scrub of your life body buffer

- Dove Summer Glow self tanner in fair to medium skin

- Victoria's Secret Pure Seduction hand and body cream

Skincare

- No7 beautiful skin cleansing water for oily skin (it is in the little superdrug bottle)

- Nivea face cleansing wipes for normal to combination skin

- Neutrogena visibly clear oil free moisturiser

In the Cath Kidston bag are just a few other essentials like medical stuff, hair ties, bobby pins and a compact mirror. So as you can see I have tried to keep my washbag as simple as possible because I don't have that much space and as it is such a casual holiday, I don't need to be carting round loads of stuff.

I hope you have enjoyed reading this, just to let you know there will be some blogs being posted while I am away so keep a look out for them on here and on Bloglovin.

Love Grace x

What's in my makeup bag? Time for a holiday!

Hello lovely people so I am going away for a week on Saturday and so I thought over the next few days I would share with you what Beauty items I am taking with me. We are going on a Barge holiday (if that is what it is called) so it is going to be very casual, but we may go out in the evening to a pub if we are passing one. So today's blog is going to be, as the title suggests, what I am taking with me in terms of makeup. As it is a really casual holiday I haven't really packed a lot for that however I have packed a few things I can put on if we go somewhere in the evening. So here goes....

Face:

- Maybelline Dream Pure BB cream in shade medium

- Rimmel Match Perfection 2-in-1 highlighter and  concealer in shade 030 (Classic Beige)

- Collection Lasting Perfection concealer in shade medium

- Natural Collection concealer in shade fair

- Rimmel Stay Matte powder in shade transparent

- Sleek Blush in shade 926 (Rose Gold)

- Bourjois Bronzer in shade 52

Eyes

-Maybelline Brow pencil in shade dark blonde

- Maybelline Colour Tattoo 24hr in shade pink gold

- Maybelline Falsies mascara (waterproof)

- L'Oreal Super Liner blackbuster

Lips:

- Maybelline Baby lips in Hydrate and Peach Kiss

-Revlon super lustrous lipstick in shade 353 (cappuccino)

-Soap and Glory Sexy Mother Pucker gloss stick in nudist

I am also taking a couple of face brushes with me as well.

I hope you have enjoyed this, tomorrows blog will be about what skincare and haircare items I

will be taking with me.

Love Grace x