The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide 2018

  Hello everybody!

  This week’s blog is a Christmas gift guide post! I know that some of you may be thinking it’s too early to be thinking about Christmas, but I have already started my Christmas shopping and I think it’s better to start early or at least start getting an idea of presents for people! So, here’s ‘The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide 2018’

▪️ Women:

Chanel Chance Eau de Toilette 50ml - £77

Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir Home Candle - £47

Next charcoal Embellished Scarf - £22

▪️ Men:

Tommy Hilfiger Damon Watch - £150.00

Hotel Chocolat The Winter Chocolate Puddings Sleekster - £22.95

Pringle - 3 pack black plain and argyle socks in a gift box - £20.00

▪️ Teens:

JBL Flip 4 Bluetooth speaker - £119.99

Adidas Originals Tape Fleece Overhead Hoodie - £65.00

Morphe The Jaclyn Hill Eyeshadow Palette - £37

▪️Children:

Schwinn Amplify 18 Inch 2018 Kids bike - £145.00

Boxer robot - £80

Chad Valley 60cm Unicorn Soft Toy - £15.00

  That’s all for this week’s blog post! I hope you enjoyed! Now I definitely feel Christmassy and also want to just go out and gift shop! I will see you next week for another blog post! Love you all!

  Byyeee!!!!

Gingerbread Loaf

  Hello everybody!

  This week’s blog post is a bake! Some of you may be thinking it’s too early for gingerbread but I can explain! I went to Zara Home yesterday and every year I buy a gingerbread candle for Christmas and when I smelt it I was instantly in a festive mood and wanted everything gingerbread! Hence why I baked a gingerbread loaf!

Makes: 1 loaf

Prep time: 8 mins

Cook time: 1 hr

Ingredients

175g unsalted butter

200g caster sugar

3 tablespoons golden syrup 

250ml milk

250g plain flour

1 tablespoon ground ginger 

1 teaspoon ground allspice

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease and flour a 20x10cm loaf tin.

2. In a small saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, golden syrup and milk. Bring to the boil, then remove from heat and set aside. Sieve the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and allspice into a large bowl. Stir in the boiled mixture until just blended. Pour the batter into the prepared tin.

3. Turn down the oven to 160 C / Gas 2 1/2 and bake for 1 hour or until the top of the loaf springs back when lightly touched.

That’s all for this week’s blog post! I hope you enjoyed! This bake ticked every box for me and now I feel ssoooo festive! This loaf has such an explosion of flavour and the texture is great and soft. Make sure you wait until it has cooled down to cut it because if it’s too warm it can be crumbly. I will see you next week for another blog post! Love you all! 

  Byyeee!!!!

Monthly Favourites

  Hello everybody!

  This week’s blog post is a Monthly Favourites for October! I have a few things that I’ve been loving last month to show you so let’s get right into it!

▪️ Fit Boutique teddy bear jacket - I’ve been looking for one of these jackets for ages so when I finally found this one I was so excited! It’s a camel coloured jacket made from faux Sherpa fleece. The fit on it is lovely because it isn’t huge and oversized but it is almost like wearing a duvet! I just want to be wearing it all the time!

▪️ Matalan pink slide on slippers - As it’s getting cooler, slippers are a must! I like these ones because they are so easy to slip on which actually makes me want to wear them more! The colour is a pretty dusty pink with a little pink velvet bow detail!

▪️ Peacocks black shoulder bag - I really like this bag because it’s the perfect size to keep all your essentials in! It also goes with almost everything so I can use it for nearly every event or outfit!

▪️ Bijou Brigitte mirrored sunglasses - I somehow lost my last pair of sunglasses :( so I wanted to get some new ones and I knew Bijou Brigitte had some so when I found these I was in love with them so had to get them!

▪️ Word Cookies app game - This game is so addictive! I always play it if I don’t have WiFi since it doesn’t require a WiFi connection and even when I’m at home bored. It is a word searching puzzle game in which you have to find all of the hidden words. This game really makes you wanna think and can make you laugh with all the silly words you try and convince yourself are real! 

▪️ Netflix - I recently got Netflix and I’m so excited to be able to snuggle in bed with a hot chocolate and binge watch some series! If you have any recommendations please leave them in the comments!

  That’s all for this week’s blog post! I hope you enjoyed! If there’s anything you’ve been loving this month too I’d love to know what it is in the comments! I will see you next week for another blog post! Love you all!

  Byyeee!!!!