Olivia Burton Midi Dial Silver Bracelet Watch

For Christmas, I was lucky enough to receive this beautiful watch from my boyfriend after we spotted it in John Lewis a few weeks before the holidays (see my full What I got for Christmas post here) and I couldn't resist sharing it.

What I Got For Christmas 2015

After seeing endless tweets about 'what I got for Christmas' posts and enjoying the few I have read so far, I thought I'd write another one of my own (if you fancy a peek at last year's post click here).  Obviously, I'm not posting this to brag, and I've just chosen to share a few of my gorgeous gifts, as some of them are more personal and I'd rather keep to myself.

Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to write a quick post wishing your all a happy Christmas, and regardless of whether you celebrate Christmas or not, I hope you have a wonderful day!

Festive Party Beauty

I'm pretty sure that festive makeup is my ultimate favourite type of look to create.  I love piling the glitter onto my eyelids, going overboard with a highlighter and painting my lips with my favourite shades.  What better time is there to put festive beauty into action than a Christmas party?! I created this look two weeks ago for my work Christmas do, and I can imagine I'll be doing something pretty similar on Christmas day.

Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market

Two weeks ago, my parents came down to visit Rob and I in Portsmouth for the weekend and to start getting into the Christmas spirit.  What better way is there to start feeling festive than spending Sunday wandering around a Christmas market?! We jumped in the car and headed to Winchester cathedral for the day.

What I got for Christmas 2014

I don't usually go for these posts, but this past week I've loved reading about other people's Christmas presents, especially these ones from Becky and Kayleigh, so I'm just gonna go for it this year.  I hope everyone else is enjoying the holidays as much as I am, whether you celebrate Christmas or not.  I've loved having some family time, especially as I don't get to see everyone as often as I'd like since I moved.  I'm not going to show you everything, but here are some of the lovely presents I opened on Christmas morning.

After nine years with my beloved Panasonic Lumix, it finally gave up a few months ago.  My parents kindly treated me to this little beauty  - the Canon S120.  I am in love with it, I can do so much more than I could with my last camera, and I spent a good while exploring all the settings and features on boxing day.  I can't wait to take it out and about with me in Portsmouth and get a few more lifestyle posts up!

Mistletoe and Wine

Merry Christmas! Hope everyone had a lovely day yesterday, I was lucky enough to have an amazing Christmas with my boyfriend and family, I'm so grateful for all my gorgeous presents! Christmas is my favourite time of the year, and I'm a little sad that it's over now, but I still have another two weeks at home before I have to go back to uni :) Here's a few photos from Christmas day at my house.

presents for my boyfriend, Christmas nails (OPI James Bond collection), home made Christmas cake,  

home made Christmas log, perfect Christmas morning attire, hoodie from my boyfriend,

gorgeous Pandora ring (thanks Rob :)), nicest/most beautiful perfume ever, all my gorgeous presents,

messing about with my boyfriend, the worlds biggest bottle of Budweiser!

Merry Christmas :)!