Sunday Summary #41

Had a better week with work being an easier and happier place to be. Plus I have this week off, woo! The temperature has really dropped this week and it's just got so cold so quickly. The regular transitions between a warm building to the cold outside has been playing havoc with my skin. I am slathering on my Clinique moisturiser but its just not cutting it. I bought some Pond's Cold Cream so I'm hoping the combination of that, Clinique and E45 will soothe the dryness.
I'm loving the shops filling with winter warmers and Christmas stuff. I always spend so much during the winter months, its definitely my favourite season. Me and the boyfriend went out with friends last night for dinner and cinema to see Skyfall. We chose a pub we've never been to before as it was Fireworks night and our usual was near the park. Somehow the pub thought me boyfriend had ordered rump steak with scampi on the side, the manager wouldn't accept that his staff had got it wrong but when he saw the receipt as 1x scampi and 1x rump steak he soon disappeared. He wasn't really too apologetic but did refund my boyfriend the difference as he'd paid more than what we'd ordered. Even though it was a silly mistake it does really put you off for the future and we didn't really have time with our cinema time slot approaching. Naively we presumed the cinema would be quiet but our showing had sold out 45 minutes before it started so we had to go for a later one and ended up queuing outside the screen for absolutely ages. Plus the security guard was being an absolute arse, rushing about telling people off for trying to queue and tried to stop me returning to my group after the toilet. It wasn't until I told him my belongings were down there that he just glared at me and walked off. It was mad how busy it was and the amount of people was insane. The screen was packed but the film was so so so so so amazing! I've never been a Bond fan, I enjoyed Casino Royale but never saw Quantum of Solace. I really didn't expect to enjoy Skyfall so much. Now I'm eagerly waiting for Breaking Dawn as our cinema just got IMAX so the boyfriend suggested we see it in that! I do want to read the books at some point so I don't have any idea what will happen in Part 2.

 Best! Exclusive to Asda this year if you can't find any. Pudsey & Blush bages :)

 Wilkinsons Tree decoration. Wanted to try this for ages. 

 Treated myself :) 

 Revlon lip butter 080 Strawberry Shortcake, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable lip stain 020 Lovesick and Revlon lip butter 090 Sweet Tart. 

 Topshop frilled socks (finally gave in). Building a board game collection, Cluedo was the next I got. 

 Primark mens Union Jack hat. Pink Owl pjs. 

 Can't resist all the Reindeer prints about atm. £5 Primark. 

 Disney Store Little Mermaid tree decoration. 

This is quite heavy, not sure how it'll far on my tree but we'll see. 

Love 80s music. 

Sparklers with my boyfriend. 

I missed seeing a Fireworks display this year but by the time I realised it was yesterday I'd already made plans and couldn't change. There's always next year, so me and the boy compensated with a little sparkler fun in the garden. I've actually bought quite a lot of Christmas stuff but I'm keeping it for a separate Christmas craft blog post I want to do. It's very exciting to think Christmas is getting so close now and I truly love it. I don't really know what I'll be doing with my week off so I might have a lot of shopping next week ;) 

Hope you've all had good weeks

Baby, You're A Firework

I picked up Topshop's Firework nail polish on Sunday on a shopping trip with my boyfriend. It looks like it should belong in the Models Own Wonderland Collection...in the bottle it looks like holographic glitter suspended within a lilac polish but it brushes out much more opaque than I expected. This however doesn't take away how pretty this polish is. I only used Firework on my third fingers as I thought it would be more solid. I was too tired to do the rest, plus I'm hoping the glitter isn't a nightmare to remove!

Models Own Beth's Blue & Topshop Nails in Firework (one coat, over the top of Beth's Blue)

I've loved this combination as Beth's Blue is such an unusual colour and I do love a pastel nail. Soon I'll be in darker winter colours or the occasional bright for a party. I'm even considering red! 

I named this post with the lyrics from Katy Perry's track Firework. Its almost 5th November so there'll be loads of Fireworks going off plus I'm feeling all loved up with my boyfriend. It's incredible to think we've been together almost a year and he has been such an amazing person to have in my life especially as my world had been ripped apart at the end of last year. He's done nothing but love me unconditionally, never question why I'm upset but just comfort me and support me and my family. I can't believe the strength and love my family have proved we have. It just goes to show love really does make the world go round and you can overcome anything fate may place in front of you. 

ps. I always get really emotional as the New Year approaches and the past year has been my best and worst, I shall attempt to control my gushiness ;) x

Happy New Year!

So 2012 is here. Time has whizzed past and can't believe Christmas and New Year has been and gone. Didn't do much, usually go to a party but wanted to stay in this year with my Mum. Plus had to collect my youngest brother from his party, but he got a lift back in the end. Was the first time I saw the fireworks in London though, they looked amazing! May look into being there next year :) 


I treated myself in recent weeks :)

Of course I couldn't resist getting one! A huge Soap & Glory gift set for £25 instead of £60 with approximately £68 worth of goodies?! Yes please. Made even better by using my Boots points. However I soon begrudged this purchase being my first as I was in town on my own, doing my last bit of Christmas shopping. Trying to carry this, a cage umbrella, a roll wrap in no bag (I said no to one, thinking it was easier to carry it) and three shopper bags of stuff. Trying to pay for stuff while holding everything was a nightmare, I even dropped something I was getting money out to buy and a little lady picked it up for me saying "dear you look like you can barely carry what you have let alone pick this up" haha. 

back: abombinaball bath bomb, cinders bath bomb, snow fairy shower gel, celebrate lip tint, miranda soap, snowcake soap, phoenix rising bath bomb

middle: candy cane soap, lil lush pud bath bomb, candy mountain bubble bar, gingerbread house bubble bar, satsumo santa bath bomb

front: the melting snowman bath melt

I ordered Lush online and added some goodies to the basket for me, obviously. I was very restrained as you can see. However in my attempt not to spend much I only ordered a Celebrate lip tint. My Snow Fairy lip tint from when they last released them is still going and much loved but I forgot to get another. Luckily my friend Amy saved the day as she'd got me one for Christmas, which actually made me scream on Christmas morning.

I've wanted a pristine set of Harry Potter books for a while but it wasn't high on my list. I soon discovered there was several boxsets available and decided on this one with the new design covers as all my copies are the original ones, slightly well loved and my deathly hallows is in hardback. I'm now hoping to pick up the page to screen book //link// 

 Mum got me these lights for my room. I love bird stuff and last Christmas Eve she put diamond lights on my bed, on my twitter pictures if you look back. 

 Just the dove lights on

 dove and diamond lights on

so pretty!

Hope you all had a great New Year and started 2012 on a good note

Em x