All I Want For Christmas...

It's been a good 15 years since the last time I made a Christmas wish list...and now I feel old! Usually Christmas creeps up on me and by the time Christmas day actually comes, I haven't given any thought to what I would've asked for. I'm very lucky to have the people in my life that I do, they know me better than I know myself half the time, so they have this down.

I'm not going to be one of those people who say that all I want for Christmas is to be with family, don't get me wrong, I do want to be with family and I want them happy. But come on, who doesn't want to open gifts ;)

So today I will be showing you a few of the things that I would like for Christmas. My birthday is 10 days after Christmas, so I combined my Christmas List, Birthday List and Work-Your-Butt-For-It-List all into one :) So lets dive into this...

As you can see, there is a stong "minty" theme, as usual ;)

I have categorized everything into where you can get them, prices as well as links to the stores.

1. Urban Decay Naked 3 Pallette

    PRICE: R 1250

    SHOP: Hashtag Awesome

2. Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge

    PRICE: R 100

    SHOP: MYMAKEUP_ESSENTIALS. To shop you will need to contact them via email, if you                        click the link it will take you straight to their instagram page where you can get more                  details:)

3. Brushegg

    PRICE: R110

    SHOP: MYMAKEUP_ESSENTIALS

4. Toy Minty Sparrow

     PRICE: R 99

     SHOP: Toy 

5. Luxury Acrylic Organizer

    PRICE: R 1800

    SHOP: Pink27x

6. GHD Soft Curl Tong Set

     PRICE: R1899

     SHOP: Retail Box

7. Nescafe Dulce Gusto

    PRICE: R 1799

    SHOP: Takealot.com

8. Arrow Adventure Temporary Tattoo

    PRICE: R 70

    SHOP: Oh One One

9. Lush Festive Funtimes

    PRICE: R435

    SHOP: Lush South Africa

10. Sigmax 5 Piece Precision Kit for Eyes

      PRICE: R 420 a set

      SHOP: MYMAKEUP_ESSENTIALS

I had so much fun compiling this list, hopefully Santa will pick his favourite and get the elves on it ;)

Did any of these make your Christmas list?

Until tomorrow....

A Merry Manicure...

One of the best things about the festive season is that you can bring out ll of your glittery, shiney, sparkly over the top nail polishes...and just go wild!! Well that's what I do any way :)

My first festive mani is something a little more subtle so that I can ease my fingers into the festivities. 

Aaaaaa...the glittery goodness. 

As my main colour, I used a regular favourite here on the blog. Yes you guessed it, Morgan Taylor's Water Baby. I love how versatile this little colour is. I painted 4 of my 5 fingers with two coats of this wonderful pale blue.

On the tips of 4 of my nails, I swept this pretty silver and blue glitter polish.I also used this as my accent nail. Now the polish has no name and the company that makes it, I'm guessing, is called Passion Nail Lacquer. I found this pretty polish in the nail bin at Dischem. I'm hoping there are more because this polish actually works brilliantly and it only cost me R 19.99, what a bargain!

Christmas to me is all about the glittery sprakly wonder, and this mani makes me think of snow flakes and white Christmases.

Tomorrow I'll be showing you my Christmas list, in the hopes that Santa will send me a few little treats ;)

Until tomorrow....

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year...

I couldn't be more happy that it's December :) I am shocked at how quickly this year has gone, so much has changed for me this year and I am in need of a little time off.


For Ben and I, this is the first year that we are celebrating Christmas in our first home together. We lived in a commune situation for the first couple years of our relationship, so now that we have our own space, I have gone a little Christmas crazy :)


I have also decided to hop on another photo-a-day challenge on Instagram, I absolutely LOVE these challenges and the lovely Chicara from lipglosskisses.com has created such an awesome one for the December month.

How cute is it? If you would like to get involved it's so simple! You post when you can, you can interpret the subject how you would like and just have fun :) Don't forget to tag @lipglosskissesdotcom and use the hashtag #lipglosskissmas. I can't wait to see everyones's posts.

So for today I am going to show you one of my favourite ornaments. My mom received this ornament from a friend years ago and I have always been in love with this little lady.

Obviously she only comes out in December, although I would love to see her all year round :)

Make sure to pop in tomorrow to see one of my many merry mani's!

Until tomorrow....

Face Pack Friday: Yardley Oatmeal Brightening Scrub/Mask

I'm super excited to intoduce a new little feature I will be doing on the blog..Face Pack Friday! There is nothing better than coming home after a long week at work, kicking your shoes off, pouring your favourite drink, lazing on the couch and slapping on a face mask. Bliss!

I love putting on a face mask at the end of the week to get rid of the pesky build up from the weeks make up.

This week I'm introducing you to one of my all time favourite masks, Yardley's Oatmeal Brightening Scrub & Mask...

I first discovered this face mask in 2010, I was looking for a mask that would exfoliate and give my skin a little wake up, my little friend over here delivered.

With actual oat and grapefruit extracts in, you could eat it for breakfast, but I wouldn't as it smells rather clay like ;)

I pop the mask on in an even layer and leave on my face until it has gone super hard, can't move your face kind of hard :) Once the mask has set, I find the best way to remove the mask is by lightly wetting your face with warm water, and working the mask off in cicular motions to allow the mask to gently exfoliate your face. You may need to change the water as the little exfoliating pieces don't disintegrate.

The Oatmeal Mask definately does leave your face looking radiant and glowing. Pop on your favourite moisturiser and you are good to go!

You can also use this mask as a bi-weekly exfoliating scrub, you could use it every day, but I don't like to over exfoliate my skin.

The best part of this mask, its only R 74.95! How's that for a bargain! You can purchase at Pick 'n Pay, Dischem, Clicks and even Foschini.

I'd love to know which is your favourite face mask, let me know in the comments below!

Until next time...

LL