Christmas Haul!

Hello lovely people!
This is just a quick apology as I haven't posted for ages! I have sort of been busy but mainly lazy, I've been in college, oh yeah I have a big assignment which is due in next week so I've been cramming time in to do that, placement, Christmas shopping(hectic) and working.
So without rambling any longer this post will include the things I received for Christmas(some of the more interesting blog-able items) and of course I need to include a disclaimer as I am not bragging in any way, this is just something easy to get me into blogging again. I've been ridiculously spoilt this year and I can't thank everyone enough for the gifts I received, I'm so shocked and grateful! Oh and I'll also include some items I picked up in the sales also!

Lauren Conrad Beauty

This is possibly my favourite and one of the most useful out of my presents, it's the Lauren Conrad Beauty book. This was featured in my 'Wish List' post so I hinted to my mum that I wanted it, the book demonstrates tutorials, tips and tricks which include hair, makeup and skincare, exactly what I needed!

Giorgio Armani perfume- Si

After asking on my Instagram and after a few shopping trips, I finally decided on a perfume the Giorgio Armani Si. I am possibly the worst at describing scents but i'll give it a go! So this is a very versatile perfume, perfect for day and night wear, it smells quite sophisticated but young at the same time, I couldn't even tell you what it smells of but its definitely worth a whiff!

Real Techniques by Samantha Chapman- Core Collection

LyDia Professional Brushes- 7 piece Baby Pink

I was very surprised to see these along with my perfume from my sister but I got the Real Techniques Core Collection, so grateful! These are amazing brushes, I've used them so much already and have been complimented on how much better my makeup looks, i'm so pleased and they are great to wash on a regular basis! As are the other set of brushes I received the LyDia Professional baby pink set. I asked for these first seeing as they were so affordable, cute and raved about! Definitely check them out, they're so soft!

Soap and Glory Relaxstation (Shower Puff not in this photo)

The Soap and Glory Relaxstation from my sisters boyfriend is amazing! The packaging is just so cute, I've been a lover of Soap and Glory for a while now so this set he couldn't go wrong on! It includes a full size Clean on Me and Scrub of your Life. Then smaller sized Hand Food, Heel Genius and Righteous Body Butter, along with the Super Sudsy Shower Puff and hair turban. I have tried most of these products but there isn't one thing I wouldn't use, I love it!

Fairy lights and Floral print duvet cover

This maybe less interesting to you but I received some clear LED fairy lights to go around my bed and also before Christmas purchased this lovely floral print duvet cover from Amazon for myself, here's how they look!

So if I haven't mentioned before I'm a huge fan of Olly Murs and McFly, Busted are in my all time favourites though, so I received some Olly Murs things including a 2014 calendar, the Olly Murs Annual and an Olly Murs quiz book. Also I was also lucky enough to get McBusted tickets to see them with my friend which I kind of again bought for myself as a Christmas present, super excited!

So there's a portion of what I received, of course I wasn't going to blog on every single item but I also received some Yankee Candle samples and tarts which I've already melted some of them, smellies, facemasks, chocolates and the usual stocking fillers! Ooh I also received 2 new mirrors, one larger one for my dressing table and one on a stand to do my makeup! As I said I'm so grateful for everything I received, I was so happy with everything!

And lastly I'll quickly move on to what I've purchased in the sales. I was in desperate need of a big bag and I was waiting until the sales to buy one of the few I saw in Zara so I got the Zara Basic Shopper bag in black which will go with nearly everything and hold my college folders so is perfect! I've bought it for collection so I will be picking that up on Monday!

Wreck this Journal- There's not much to say about this as I'm sure you've saw it before but I've been wanting it for ages and picked it up for about £5 on amazon, I have done a few pages so far and I love it!

I was wanting Joni jeans but my mum doesn't really buy us clothes for Christmas just in case we dislike them and don't want to feel bad in saying so. So I haven't actually purchased Joni jeans as I came across a very similar pair on instagram and they are about £20 from eBay. I really like them and I'm going to purchase them as soon as I put my Christmas money in my bank!

As well as money I also received vouchers, I have a boots voucher and I'm in need of a revamp on my daily makeup! I'm happy with my current foundation and mascara so could anyone suggest any concealers, liquid eyeliners, blushers and eye shadow palettes? Or anything else in Boots I should take a look at?

So just to quickly sum up, I'm so thankful for everything I received, I love everything, this post was just to get me back into blogging. Also I like to see what everyone else received so I thought I should post my own! Comment below what you got or bought in the sales, I'd love to know!

Also a very Happy New Year to you all, hope this one is very kind to you!

See you soon! X