Our Colmar Christmas market-ing

Our Colmar Christmas market-ing

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Colmar at Christmas time was magical and freezing.



One of our souvenirs was both of us coming home with intense colds. Bleh.

But it is so charming! Beauty and the Beast, anyone??







The funniest thing about getting to this little town was how many countries surrounded us when we landed in Basel, Switzerland. When we got off the plane, there were two labeled doors: Germany or France. We

What to Wear to a Christmas Party?

What to Wear to a Christmas Party?

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If the holidays give you a slew of opportunities to dress up for Christmas parties, there are plenty of different things you can wear. There should be a Christmas flare to your party outfit, without it being tacky or excessive. However, colors and glam -- like red, green, silver and gold, as well as jewels, sparkles and sequins --are definitely appropriate for a Christmas party.

Women
Women typically wear a dress to a Christmas party. You don't have to wear bold green and red. Gold and silver are also Christmas colors and are very elegant for an evening party. Those beaded blue mermaid prom dresses , off shoulder prom dresses A-line are also suggested.

You could wear a black dress with silver or gold beads or sequins. Ruby red and emerald green are more traditional-looking Christmas colors and are beautiful colors for dresses.

 

They also complement gold and silver very well. For shoes, wear stunning stilettos. If you live in a place that's cold in December, you might want to wear tights or warm stiletto boots. You could also choose a sweater or cashmere dress if you're concerned about being cold. For outerwear, consider wearing a full-skirted coat or a faux-fur coat.

Men
Black-tie suit is never wrong.

 

Men can choose a solid-colored button-down shirt that's not black or white. Choose rich but subtle Christmas colors, like forest green, dark purple and burgundy. It's better to choose one Christmas color for your outfit -- red and green together can easily look tacky. Black slacks or khakis match with any color.


 It can be appropriate to wear dark, straight-leg jeans too, depending upon the kind of party. Avoid baggy pants and light-wash jeans. Over your shirt, you can wear a dressy blazer or suit jacket, and you may want to dress it up with a coordinating tie. Also, red swearter, white shirt matches each other. Your choice too.

There is no rule to restrict you, however, fashion is more strict than the rule. So, choose your own fashion style and be stunning.

For women:
2017 mermaid prom dresses
long evening dresses with 3/4 sleeves

What I Got For Christmas 2015 (Beauty, Fashion + More!)

What I Got For Christmas 2015 (Beauty, Fashion + More!)

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For Christmas this year, I was very lucky to receive some beautiful gifts from my friends, family and boyfriend; I'm always grateful for everything I am gifted and would like to let you all know that this post is in no way bragging. Annually, I've come to notice that my Birthday and Christmas present posts are ones that many enjoy and like to read so based on those statistics, I'm hoping you would like to see some of the presents I got for Xmas 2015.

NARS One Shocking Moment Palette 

OMG IT HAS LAGUNA IN IT!!!

Nars Sheer Glow Foundation in Deauville

Such a luxurious feel on the face providing an even, full coverage without giving the 'cakey' feel.

Chanel Soleil Tan De Chanel

A huge rave in the beauty world - excited to be finally trying it out in 2016.

Too Faced Chocolate Bar Eyeshadow Palette

I've already become a huge lover of shades Salted Caramel, Creme Brulee and Candied Violet.

(From left to right)

Mac Lipstick in Russian Red

Mac Lipstick in Dark Side

Some gorgeous, rich new dark shades to add to my Mac lippie collection!!

Too Faced Melted Lipstick in Velvet

The finish of this lipstick is insane and the pigmentation is craaaazy.

Nike Air Max Thea Pure Platinum Trainers

So lucky to own a gorgeous, new pair of Nike trainers; I've been waiting to get my hands on these for a while...

MissGuided Laser Cut Ankle Cuff Heeled Shoes in White

Happy to finally own a pair of white heels - with beautiful golden detailing, I hasten to add :D

Primark Snake-Skin Purse

My face lit up when I opened this pretty little purse because I'm sad and got overly excited that it matched my go-to handbag.

Pandora Sterling Silver and 14Ct Gold 'Castle & Crown' Charm

Feeling completely and utterly spoilt, my boyfriend's mum gifted me this cute, luxury charm because I'm obsessed with Disney and it looked like Cinderella's castle :)

Vintage Pink Decorative Glass Pot

My grandparents know me too well - I love qwerky/vintage bits&bobs for my room, especially cases to store makeup/beauty items in :-) Comment below what you think I should use this to hold?!

Paperchase Owl and Floral Notebooks

This year I found out that I'm obsessed with list writing and being organised so what else would be the perfect present for me than these notebooks from my favourite stationery shop - PAPERCHASE!

After opening all my goodies on Christmas Day, I was overwhelmed to have received so many gorgeous, luxurious and well-thought-out gifts. I'm so lucky to have friends and family who think to buy me such amazing things and it was so fun purchasing my gifts for them back as a huge thank you for being there for me throughout 2015 (CRINGE)! 

Oh...I almost forgot! I purposely avoided uploading any images of new clothing because I'd like to feature them in some upcoming posts as we go into the new year :-) Also, I have the infamous Ikea Malm Dressing table to store my makeup in/on now - wooo organisation at last!! 

Thank you all for making 2015 a special blogging year for me.

Lots of love

Making A Gingerbread House

Making A Gingerbread House

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Today I've got of a bit of a belated Christmas post, although it is still the festive season. On Christmas Eve, my boyfriend and I decided to make a gingerbread house and decorate it. Luckily, IKEA sold pre-made gingerbread pieces that we Aidan structured into a sturdy ginger home followed by myself making the roof and building pretty, decorating everything with icing sugar, coloured designer icings and lots of sweets.

Here's the creating process through photos...

It was really fun making a Christmas/Seasonal Themed food post. I'm hoping to make this an annual thing; also, I may begin to upload baking posts in the coming year. If you like these styled posts, let me know.

Most importantly, this post was a #holidaycollab with some of my lovely girl blogger friends I collaborated with earlier on in the year. If you want to take a look at their festive posts (fashion, food etc) then click on their links below :

Holly

Annabel

Yasmin

Ellie

Frances

Claire

Maddie

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas - leave me a comment letting me know what you got!

Lots of love