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Thursday 24 December 2015

Favourite Christmas Decorations!

A slight different post from me but I love to see how people decorate their houses and trees so thought I would showcase my top 5 current Christmas decorations on my tree! I have collected my decorations for over 6 years now and each has a memory or meaning.

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I love this cute mouse decoration that I got from Accessorize, its so sweet!

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This pretty bauble came from visiting a cute Christmas shop, I did have two but one broke.

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This bauble is from a set of four that my lovely friend bought from Cath Kidston, I adore it! So kitsch and sparkly.

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This cute reindeer was bought for me from my best friend! I am obsessed with fawns and reindeer!

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 And finally this little gem from |Wilkinsons was only £1!!!!

How do you decorate your tree?

Hope you all have a lovely Christmas!

A xx
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Sunday 20 December 2015

Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Palette Review

If you haven't heard already Gwen Stefani has collaborated with Urban Decay to create a beautiful palette containing 15 shades ranging from matte to shimmer, from nude to bright.
 
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Each shade is named after a Gwen Stefani song which I think is something I adore! Makes me want to put on her album! Each shade is pigmented and buttery, I adore the quality of this palette, and have managed to use the majority of the shades, its such a beautiful palette to play around with and is a must have for any beauty lover!
 
The packaging looks high end with its gold detailing, white background and black polkadot effect on the front. It has a magnetic closing mechanism which is a must have otherwise it can get pretty messy! The palette feels quite heavy but is handbag friendly in size.
 
I cant recommend this enough and am so pleased with the quality and packaging, it will be living on top on my dressing table!
 
Have you tried this?
 
A xx
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Sunday 13 December 2015

Christmas Gift Guide!

Can you believe its that time of year already! I am so excited as this year my little boy has more of an understanding and his little face makes everything worth while, he wants everything on every advert and even points out when he thinks I would like it!
 
Here is a gift guide for you all lovely people to browse and get inspired.
 
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Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Palette £40.
 
An amazing palette with 15 eyeshadows ranging in colour from the must have brand Urban Decay.
 Click here to purchase.
 


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Oribe Gold Lush Christmas Gift Set £89.00.
 
 This super luxurious gift set is perfect for those who love hair products, the packaging is amazing and the products work beautifully.
 
Click here to purchase.
 
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Cheerz contacted me to chose a Christmas gift set and I chose this 18 magnet set, it comes with 18 fridge magnets with a print of your choice, two gift tags and a pretty presentation box. Such a lovely gift idea that you can create and purchase from the comfort of you phone!
 
Get £4 off you order with the code ALEBWB
 
Click here to purchase.

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Botanicals Gift Sets. Botanicals are offering various gift sets for each skin type, they kindly sent me this sample of the moisturiser that I am loving, from the Rose and Camellia gift set that includes a 10 ml moisturiser, face cloth, 10 ml anti ageing serum and a 25 gram cleansing melt all in a basket for £35.95. The products are of high quality, winning many prestigious awards.
 
Click here to purchase.


 
 
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What is on your wish list?
 
A xx
 
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Wednesday 9 December 2015

Whirl MAC Lipstick

So we all talk about the Kylie Jenner famous lip colour with people speculating what shade she uses and Whirl has been one of the lip colours she uses so when I saw a lipstick out in the shade I had to grab it.
 
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Whirl is a matte finish so lasts a good part of the day, it isnt too drying unlike the retro matte range. Whirl is a brown shade with a mauve hint to it, it certainly looks like the Kylie Jenner lip colour that is well known around the world. The colour would suit most skin tones and is perfect day or night, it is now in my top 5 MAC lipstick shades.
 


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Which lipstick is your favourite nude?
 
A xx
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