Hello my lovelies and welcome to Blogmas day 27! As you can see by the title I'm going to be sharing with you what I kindly got for Christmas this year.
*DISCLAIMER*
I'm not bragging in any way, I am extremely thankful and grateful for everything I was kindly gifted this Christmas. I just enjoy sharing these with you guys as I really enjoy watching/ reading what other people got for Christmas.
This was all I asked for from my mum and dad this Christmas and they kindly managed to get me one. I have been pining over this ever since it came out in the summer earlier this year and you guys do not know how happy I am to finally have this! These shades are me all in one palette, the best colours to make my eyes stand out are pinks, golds, coppers, browns, and burgundies and that has all of these in one palette. All the colours swatch so well and are so pigmented! I cannot wait to play with this on my eyes.
Carrying on with presents from mum and dad, they also got me this River Island perfume in the fragrance Milan. Now honestly, I can't fully tell you what the smell is because it doesn't have a distinctive note that stands out to me. But it's quite sweet and light and really sinks into the skin; I really like it.
Got some pretty makeup brushes! These are from the brand MASQD and I've never really heard of this brand before. But the name of this set is the 'full face set' so I guess the whole idea is these are the only brushes you need to be able to do your full face of makeup. But, I can tell you now, that is a lie in my case. But the brushes are so lovely. I really love the metallic shine and colours with the matte end. They're a lot smaller than they appear in this photo but they feel really nice to hold. Also they're so soft. I can't wait to use them, especially on my eyes as the skin on my eyes is quite sensitive and they hate scratchy bristle brushes. So I'm quite excited to give these a go.
Always get at least one DVD every year for Christmas. I've already seen Fifty Shades Darker but I've gotta get the whole collection of films so this one was next on my list. Bad Moms, I've heard so much about this film and heard how good it is but I've never actually watched it. So I'm really looking forward to seeing it. Olaf's Frozen Adventure, love a bit of Disney. Can't wait to watch it!
Love a Christmas book! I probably wont read this until this time next year so I'm reading it during December on the countdown to Christmas but I'm really looking forward to it.
I'm so intrigued to see what this gift does. So the whole idea of this is that it has a wider lens so you can fit more people etc in one photo. Which is such a cool idea as on nights out and things my friends and I always wanna take photos all together and half the time we can never fit us all in, so I'm excited to give this a try and see what it does.
Can't beat cosy socks! I feel like as I've got older I adore being given things like socks, slippers, and pyjamas so much. Honestly cannot wait to wear these on the cold wintery days.
Can never have enough top coat! This is my favourite one, the Sally Hansen Insta-Dry - dries my nails so fast, helps keep their gorgeous shine, and keeps the polish on my nails through any task and weather. Love it!
Got a prosecco key ring! I also got Em this same key ring for her birthday, so now we can be key ring twins.
One thing I was gifted a lot this year is bath products and skincare products which I'm so grateful for as I really need get into pampering my skin better. So these are bath fizzers from the brand Along Came Betty, which is apparently a dupe for Soap and Glory but I don't know how true that is so don't quote me on it. But I'm so excited to use these because they smell incredible. The fragrance is ripe peach, fresh citrus, and juicy raspberries - it's like a cocktail for your bath. I really hope they smell as gorgeous in the bath as they do in the box!
Bare essentials for me. Really needed a new charging cable as mine is well and truly had it's last day and it's always handy to have new headphones as I use mine so often that they usually die out after a few months.
Baylis and Harding are classic gift sets at Christmas. Everyone gets one somewhere don't they. Even though this was from both mum and dad I know that my dad actually bought me this and I am so excited to use this because the scent is sweet mandarin and grape fruit and as I've said so many times, I love fresh fruity citrus scents. In this set you get a luxury bath cream, hand and body lotion, balancing body wash, nourishing conditioner, and revitalising shampoo. Again another gift for me to pamper myself with.
Always get some form of nail varnish at Christmas as it's a classic gift to get me at Christmas and on my birthday because I love doing my nails. I hate it when I don't have time to paint them as wearing nail varnish keeps them looking fab, long and luscious, and stay strong. This set is from Technic and I've never tried their nail varnishes before. I had a play with the colours the other day and they're stunning. Such a nice mix of bright's, dark's, and metallic's, and glitter's. Really looking forward to giving these ago but what colour first? Any suggestions guys?
Mum, dad, and I always buy these for each other. Whether it's Christmas, one of our birthdays, or any other special occasion. We really like to collect them all and play them in the car. Become a bit of a tradition really.
From one of my aunties, every Christmas for the last five Christmas' I've asked for the latest series of The Vampire Diaries. It's my favourite show, absolutely love it. But as you can see from the image, season eight is sadly the last season and no spoilers because I've not finished season seven or even started season eight yet! I need to get round to that before I go back to uni. But I'm so content that I now have the whole collection.
Also from my auntie, uncle, and cousins I was kindly gifted the Lovely perfume by Sarah Jessica Parker as well as a candle to match. I feel like this is a really old classic perfume and surprisingly I've never tried it before.
Carrying on with the makeup theme, I was gifted the Sleek Surprise set which includes one full size i-Divine palette, a full fat lash mascara, and two eyeliners: one in 'midnight' and the other in 'aubergine'. I'm really looking forward to using these because I've never actually used any Sleek makeup apart from one lipstick that I still have now. Either way, can't wait to see what these guys do.
From another auntie and uncle of mine I was kindly gifted some more Sleek makeup. This is called the essentials set and comes with a mini eye shadow palette with really pretty everyday neutral shades, the I'm conditional mascara, a mini 'matte me' matte lip cream in a nude pink shade, and a pretty gold makeup bag. I guess the whole idea of this little collection is that this makeup is all you need to carry with you every day in your bag. I'm super excited to try the 'matte me' lip product as they've been highly raved about for the past couple of years. As well as; the 'matte me' lip creams are definitely one of the products Sleek are most known for these days. I'll let you guys know what I think.
Also from my auntie and uncle I got some lovely unicorn and rainbow slipper socks! Adore slipper socks, can't wait to wear them.
From a family friend of ours I got a cocktail shaker! Which is so cool as myself and Chloe were talking about making cocktails the other day for New Years Eve and now we properly can! It includes four straws, three mixers: cranberry, lime, and peach, and (what I think is the coolest bit of all) it includes popular cocktail recipes on the sides of the shaker such as Pina Colada and Margarita. I'm honestly so excited to use this!
From the same family friend, was also gifted some flavoured lip balms!
Got a cute little 2018 diary which is actually really handy, not just because I like to try to keep on top of things, but also because even though I have a Filofax, I really don't know how I want my planner to be at the minute. I'm not sure what the best way for me to plan really is so until I figured that out at least I've got a little diary where I can keep my life in order. Plus, it's one page to a day which I really like.
So my loves, from Chloe I always receive the most lovely and thoughtful presents. And not to mention we always go overboard when it comes to gift giving, whether that is Christmas or birthdays. I think it's because we're very similar people and because we've been friends for so long that we pretty much know one another inside and out.
Firstly, I was kindly given these gorgeous Beauty and The Beast Mrs Potts and Chip footlets, which I also bought my friend Katie for Christmas. They're absolutely beautiful, so soft, and I can't wait to wear them. And to go with the footlets I was given this dainty Cogsworth, Mrs Potts, Chip, and Lumiere bracelet. I knew Primark had brought out Disney jewellery as I bought both Em and Meg a Mrs Potts and Chip necklace. But I didn't know they were doing bracelets! This is honestly so beautiful and precious, I cannot wait to wear it.
Firstly, apologies for this weird pink toned colour on these two photos. I tried so hard to adjust the brightness and the position of the products to keep that cool toned look like all of the other photos. But this one just didn't want to budge and I think it's because of the bright blue and pink/coral colour.
Anyway, Chloe also gifted me these and I am honestly really excited to try these as I've seen this range in Sainsbury's for so long but I have never thought to pick any up. So we've got a bath bomb but I can't tell what it smells of because it's got plastic wrap around it as well as this packaging. She also got me a trio of treats which includes bath salts, buttery salt scrub, and body butter. I cannot wait to try these and they really remind me of Soap and Glory. I might do a review in the new year once I get round to trying them, let me know if you guys would like that.
She also got me a candle and I adore candles. This is that same fruity citrus scent like the Baylis and Harding set my dad bought me. Honestly, the products smell insane but this smells even more incredible. I just hope when it burns it smells as refreshing and rich as it does within the candle wax. Plus the candle is plain glass with gold lettering around the front that says Baylis and Harding and then the scent. It looks so simple and classy, can't wait for this to sit on my bedside table looking classy.
Chloe also got me a gorgeous rose gold copper bag! It's a clutch bag with a little rose pink wrist handle. This bag is so roomy for a clutch bag, there's so much space which is perfect for a night out to fit all your bare essentials in, which for me is a lot of things. I think I'm going to use this on New Years Eve and I cannot wait for it to sparkle in the disco lights. I absolutely love it, Chloe knows me so well.
And finally from Chloe, she got me some lovely products from The Body Shop in my favourite scent of all time. The smell of roses is one of my favourite scents anyway but British Rose from The Body Shop captures it perfectly. The products included in this set are the 100ml eau de toilette spray, 250ml of the exfoliating gel body scrub, and 200ml of the instant glow body butter. As I've mentioned to you guys before my skin just adores rose infused products and rose scented perfumes and products so my skin is going to bathe in this completely. I really do need to take better care of my skin in terms of exfoliating and moisturising etc, Chloe couldn't of gifted me this at a better time of year to be honest.
I was also kindly gifted some clothes, pyjamas, boots, chocolate, vouchers, and some money from my mum and dad as well as friends and family which I am also extremely grateful for.
And that is everything I've received for Christmas this year! I honestly love everything, my mum, dad, friends, and family all know me so well. I cannot wait to use it all, some I've already started using/ used as you guys are reading this post.
Let me know down below what you guys got for Christmas this year.
Thank you guys so much for reading and I will see you all again tomorrow for another one.
Love,
Katie
