Festive Nails

Festive Nails

It's common knowledge that no outfit is complete without some accessories but the thing that really adds the finishing touch? Nail polish of course! Personally, I hate bare nails so my collection of nail polish is a little out of hand but I do have a few firm favourites for the festive season... Dark sultry nails are a must for the whole of winter,...

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Twisty Cheese Straws

Twisty Cheese Straws

With Christmas fast approaching and Christmas parties seemingly every night, there's a constant need of a multitudinous variety of canapés! Personally the easier the canapé the better at this time of the year when there are so many other things to do! This is my ultimate quick and delicious canapé...  INGREDIENTS - 100g cream cheese -...

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Rudolph Shortbread Biscuits

Rudolph Shortbread Biscuits

There's something about Christmas that just makes me want to bake all day every day. The smell of baking in the house is irresistible and it just gets that festive feeling going! I'm not actually the biggest fan of spiced biscuits so this year I decided to make my granny's shortbread biscuits a little festive... INGREDIENTS - 6oz plain flour -...

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DIY Herb Markers

DIY Herb Markers

Having a few pots of herbs dotted along my kitchen worktops is one of my favourite ways of adding a little greenery into my little London flat. Of course, there's also the added bonus of having fresh herbs on hand for when your making your next batch of pasta sauce! As a completely unnecessary added touch I decided to make some of these herb markers...

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Homemade Epic Hot Chocolate Mix

Homemade Epic Hot Chocolate Mix

During these cold winter months, where it seems to barely get light at all, you really can't beat snuggling up on the sofa in front of the fire, with a blanket and a hot chocolate. However, if you fancy making your next hot chocolate just a little more special then you have to try out this recipe for the ultimate indulgent hot chocolate!  This...

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5 Pins I'm Loving {2}

5 Pins I'm Loving {2}

With my Pinterest addiction really taking hold, the past week has been spent scouring the endless pages of Pinterest in search of some new favourite pins. It's all too easy to get lost for hours at a time so my collection of pins steadily growing - make sure to follow me on Pinterest for more of this...  1. How beautiful are these hand painted...

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My Little Cosy Box...

My Little Cosy Box...

Another month and another My Little Box came through my letter box which this month is aptly named My Little Cosy Box. Mine arrived particularly late in November by which point the weather had well and truly turned for the worse. I was very much in need of some new additions to my cosy night in routine and let me tell you, My Little Box does cosy...

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Jewellery Storage Inspiration

Jewellery Storage Inspiration

Finding the perfect solution to store your jewellery can seem an impossible task at times and it can be even more difficult to find a cute, practical way to display it! To save you time I've been doing some research and have found some quick, easy and unique ideas for you...  I've been looking for something to both store and display my...

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5 Pins I'm Loving {1}

5 Pins I'm Loving {1}

Having been suffering from tonsillitis this past week I've spent a little too much time on Pinterest, alright a lot too much time. Narrowing down my favourites was a tricky one but fear not I got there in the end...  1. We all know I love candles, especially ones in lovely little glass jars but I always feel a little guilty...

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Must Have Apps

Must Have Apps

As someone who is more or less surgically attached to her iPhone I am constantly looking for new apps that I can have a play about with or that will simply make my life a little bit easier. Here are some of my most used apps at the moment...  Pinterest, Free As you know from this post I've been becoming obsessed with Pinterest lately and...

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5 Minute Mani

5 Minute Mani

With winter setting in for the foreseeable future and the urge to simply bundle up in all your warmest clothes, fluffy socks, bobble hats is hard to resist and all our beauty regimes tend to go out of the window... But not to worry here's my fail safe 5 minute manicure to keep you looking glamorous even through the worst of the weather.  If...

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Declutter Your Bathroom

Declutter Your Bathroom

Us girls sure do love to hoard our products and as such we tend to hog every inch of space in the bathroom! Since moving in with my boyfriend I've realised boys also seem to collate an impressive array of lotions and potions and not long ago I realised we needed to have a sort out and clear some space...Here are my tips to declutter your bathroom! First...

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A Winter Reading List...

A Winter Reading List...

As a book worm through and through I need absolutely no excuse to just curl up and read my book. However, since the dark evenings have well and truly set in it seems so much more appropriate to snuggle up on the sofa with a few candles lit and a hot chocolate (with marshmallows and whipped cream) to read a few chapters of my latest book obsession....

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Spiced Christmas Biscuits

Spiced Christmas Biscuits

So it may be a little early to be posting Christmas recipes but lets be honest we all love the festive season so why not start to enjoy it a little earlier than usual? One of my favourite things to make is always spiced biscuits which I often give as little gifts to friends and family but are also work great as tree decorations! These biscuits...

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What I'm Watching...

What I'm Watching...

As the cold and dark nights have truly begun to settle in I've taken the opportunity more and more to turn to my laptop to snuggle up under a blanket and immerse myself in some new TV programmes and I am loving them! Keep reading if you're in need of a little inspiration! Reign I only discovered this a couple of weeks ago (thanks to Lily Melrose)...

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Take A Little Time...

Take A Little Time...

Do you ever feel like life is running away from you? I've most certainly been feeling like this the last month or so thanks to work being incredible busy and more often than not, stressful. Taking my laptop home every night from work has meant I've had little to no time to relax and it's started to take its toll... Previously I underestimated...

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Autumn Luxe: Home

Autumn Luxe: Home

TIme for the third and final part of my first ever mini series and I think this might be my favourite one. Now don't get me wrong I love playing with my make-up, trying out new products and wrapping up in cosy accessories my favourite thing of all is always homeware, especially in autumn/winter.  First things first, and in my opinion...

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A Little DVF Surprise...

A Little DVF Surprise...

I completely forgot I even had these pictures so apologies for posting this so late (fingers crossed my next box should here soon)! So, for the second My Little Box, they really outdid themselves by partnering up with the one and only Diane von Furstenburg! The first thing that always strikes me with My Little Box is the beautiful artwork,...

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Autumn Luxe: Beauty

Autumn Luxe: Beauty

The turn of the seasons from summer to autumn is always the time of year when I have a root through my make up stash and mix things up a bit and, more often than not, I'll also decide there are also some things that I'm missing for the coming months that I can't possibly cope without. In all honesty I can be quite lazy with my make up, I tend...

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Autumn Luxe: Fashion

Autumn Luxe: Fashion

With the seasons changing, albeit quite slowly here in London, it's time for me to start rooting out my jumpers and boots and get my winter wardrobe into shape before the cold weather really kicks in. Therefore this seemed the perfect opportunity to do a little online browsing and see what new additions might be making their way to my wardrobe soon...  First...

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