What I got for Christmas and Boxing Day

Happy New Year! I have finally been able to take the time and do this post even though it's about 5 days late - but better late than never! :) I just wanted to share with you some of the things I got for Christmas and the little bits I picked up during the boxing day sales - so without further a due, lets get started

Christmas

Boxing Day Sales

Favourite Winter Lipsticks

Winter is a great time to start experimenting with different lipstick colours and for me, being able to alter the look of your makeup by only changing one small aspect of it is something I really love and enjoy doing - so in this post I'm going to share with your 5 of my favourite lipsticks for Winter.

 These are my top 5 lipsticks for Winter and from left to right they are;
No7 Pillarbox Red
Revlon Va Va Violet
Rimmel Kate Moss 48
Avon Frozen Rose
Maybelline Tantalizing Taupe
These lipticks are perfect for winter as they are all, non drying and very moisturising and creamy on the lips, the pigmentation lasts all day and the wear of each is great in all weather conditions - I've never had any smudge or run in the rain or cold weather which is always good and the colours themselves are perfect for winter season.
 

What are your favourite lipstick for Winter?

Ted Baker Majestic Marvels

As I'm sure some of use may or may not know, for about the 5/6 weeks leading up to Christmas, Boots have a star gift that is on offer from Friday - and this week it is the Ted Baker Majestic Marvels gift set which originally retails for £50.00  but was on offer for £25.00 - so basically half price which is amazing and as a treat, my boyfriend decided to get it for me and it is glorious. 

The packaging itself is worthy of that £25.00 as it is stunning - with rose gold detailing it is a perfect Christmas present. 

 

Included in the gift set you get - 2 Body Wash, 2 Bubble Baths, 2 Body Lotions and a hand cream - so you are recieving a lot within this so it really is great vaue for money.

When you first open it up, there are three bundles wrapped up in gorgeous tissue paper - and it smells wonderful too - there is also a pocket on the inside of the lid which would be really handy for travelling etc. 

These are the items you recieve in the gift and they are gorgeous, the packing is the same for these but with the value of these individually compared to what to pay for the gift set along with the gorgeous box - it is definitely worth looking in to :)

No7 Advent Calender

For Christmas, I decided to give myself an extra wee treat and when the No7 Advent Calender came out in my local Boots store - I decided to snatch it right up and so far it has not disappointed!

The packaging itself is gorgeous, with pink and purple and with gorgeous gold and silver detailing - it has that special Christmas feeling.

When you open it up, you have quite an impressive sight - with three panels each with different sized numbered doors on each, you are sure to be excited! The colour theme is consitent throughout which I love, with the gold and silver accentuated to give even more of that Christmas feel.
There are a total of 25 doors which is amazing and super exciting.

If you are interested in seeing what I get each day, I am doing a #25daysofchristmas on my instagram where I post a picture of each of the items I get each day :)
 Instagram

No7 Ultimate Eye Palette

No7 for me, has some of the best Christmas presents on the market - with a wide range of items for both men and women and varying prices, everyone can afford to get someone something they'll truely love and along with Boots' amazing 3 for 2 Mix and Match across their Christmas range - you're spoilt for choice and you can even get yourself something as well!

So with that being said, I decided to treat myself to something when I was buying presents for other people and I decided to pick up the Ultimate Eye Palette which retails at £20 and as it was the cheapest, I got it for free!

This palette is absoloutely gorgeous! With 20 shades mixed between mattes, shimmers and satins - there is so much versatility within this palette, not to mention how gorgeous and versatile the shades are themselves - you can go daytime glam, evening glam or full on glam on the rocks.
If you are looking for a lovely affordable present for someone or something for yourself - you should definitely check out No7's range

Nicki Minaj Onika Perfume

I got this perfume from my boyfriend at Christmas and it's absolutely gorgeous! It's not quite sweet and it's not quite floral - it's a beautiful combination of both and the balance is perfect.

The bottle is also lovely, y far my favourite one from her collection - I love the black and gold theme, it makes it look expensive and very good quality. 

It's now my favourite perfume :)

I listed the notes below in case you were wondering :)

Heart Notes

Water Lily

Orchid

Osmanthus

Top Notes

Pear

Starfruit

Mandarin

Base Notes

Sugar Cane

White Musk

Cedar Wood

Make-up Items I got for Christmas

I thought I would do an individual post on the make-up items I received at Christmas :)

These are all of the beauty items I received, as you can see, I did get some new brushes from realTechniques and ecotools - which I adore.

I also got the Naked palette from Urban Decay - I had to get it, I have the second and third so it was a must for this one - I love it

I got the Naked Illuminated highlighter from Urban Decay - it is absolutely gorgeous, by far my favourite highlighter 

I then got the Smash Box Photo Finish Primer - I love this, I used on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Eve and it is wonderful 

Finally I got a mini eye shadow palette from No7, the colours in this palette are gorgeous and so it shte packaging. In the picture it looks pink but it is more rose gold - beautiful.

I will be going more in depth with all of these products along with my thoughts so keep an eye out :)