A really quick photo diary to put up just before Christmas! Here is where I've been recently, from snaps on my phone. I often take snaps of things I'd love to feature on the blog but can never find a space for them... here is what I've been buying, seeing, enjoying, life through my lens.
I found this beautiful old film camera on ebay for only £6, including postage! It reminds me a lot of the camera in my header, I love all the little details and can't wait to see if I can get my hands on some film.
Or something very glittery and glowing like you've fallen in to a Christmas tree, minus the needles. Here are my current dream December beauty products, for feeling like a winter fairy. I love working these in to my morning and evening routine when I can. First up is the Soap and Glory 'Rich & Foamous' body wash. I treat myself to this for the best wintry shower ever. It smells like those mini pancakes or boffins like you get at the Christmas markets and makes me hungry for a cafe breakfast.
I love to pile my shower high with Soap and Glory products, I still have some from last Christmas and I absolutely love to use them in the winter time. They lather up really well, thick and creamy, and the scents are so calming and gorgeous. The vintage chic packaging and cute puns are always a win too.
I treated myself to one early Christmas present this year, the Sweet smell of Christmas set immediately caught my eye, from the Too Faced Holidays collection 2018. I very much love the fact that each of the four shades, Pumpkin Spice, Sugar Cookie, Cinnamon Bear and Hot Buttered Rum, have their own gorgeous scents and adorable motifs all over the lids, pumpkin pies, sugar cookies, bears and mini rum jugs topped with foam, too cute. I love how much detail Too Faced put in to their Christmas range.
For winter or the colder months! I often feel like giving my room a refresh. I absolutely love having my little space, even though it takes me a while to afford bits and bobs to decorate, I have learned to get crafty. Here are some sneaky tips, how to prettify your home or bedroom without spending money.
candle holders as a safe option to candles. Placing a mirror strategically can reflect, fill your room with the dreamy glow. You could also hang dozens of them vertically to create a pretty and shimmery wall.
Pretty, girly Ikea home decor... and extras!
We live a million miles away from pretty much any big department store haha, my favourite thing to do when we pop down to the midlands is straightaway take a trip to IKEA. I always buy too many nick nacks and food, always daim bars. We also had a quick stop off at the huge 'Outfit' outlet store, which holds an insane variety of famous brands, well to my tiny mind, including Topshop, Accessorize, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy Perkins... Here are some irresistibly girly buys and homeware pieces I found.
avoid putting things on display, to avoid attracting the attention of a certain inquisitive person Oscar.
Pre room makeover, I had long resigned myself to the fact that I would never be able to move my bed and furniture around, due to my big bulky bed frame taking up most of my little room haha.
capabilities and fight every day to meet the social expectations thrown at me. I find myself endlessly trying to convince people of my passion and desire to work, how I resent having to rest to feel normal.