A Special Christmas

Christmas came around so quickly this year, we had some family health emergency (not me for once), so that kept us busy most weekends leading up to Christmas. So when it came round to it we hadn’t really managed to do the Christmas shopping as we’d of liked.

I told mum not to worry about mine and she suggested we go shopping once things had settled down a bit. As it came about we were in Chester for New Year’s so mum and I decided to get up early and head over to Cheshire Oaks and go into Michael Kors.

We went arrived before opening hours and it was so peaceful and had the whole shop to ourselves. We’d only decided to go so early because my grandparents had seen queues for miles only a few days before.

Choosing a bag was like a dream, I knew I wanted a real leather handbag and I was going to go for something smaller but I wanted my Olympus pen to be able to fit into it so ended up settling for this small tote.

It’s a great bag for me because I can’t do massive handbags as I’m quite petite and I also struggle to hold them for a long period of time. It has great hand straps but luckily also a shoulder strap so I can make use of both my hands.

So thank you so much mum, I’m over the moon with my first proper handbag!

xoxo
V

ps. the family member is now better and that's the best Christmas present we could ask for.

A Visit To Chester

Half-term soon came upon us and I was set the task of looking after my younger brother so I decided we'd take a trip to visit my grandparents in Chester. At least we'd get fed well and there is a lot more stuff to do around here unlike in the countryside. 

My brother was set on going to Chester zoo because he adores his animals, unfortunately most of the trip I was feeling rather unwell and was suffering with a lot of stomach ache. Which I think is down to my diet. Side-note: I'm determined to eat better and learn to cook healthy food so I've actually ordered Deliciously Ella's cookbook to help set me on my way.

I did start to feel marginally better later on in the week so we decided to go shopping for an hour or two, of course I couldn't help but pick up a few bits. We started in Debenhams and I was set on buying the Mac Pro longwear concealer, I wanted it to be a bit lighter than my skin tone so I could use it as a bit of a highlighter, but not so light it washed me out. I swatched pretty much every shade before settling on NW20, it's a great shade for me but I possibly could have gone even lighter, hopefully it will suit me better as I get more of a tan as the sunnier months come!

Mac Prolongwear Concealer NW20-£17.00

My Grandma and I then headed to Space NK which we don't have anywhere near us! About an hour and a half drive to the nearest one! Can you imagine?! I asked to try the Nars Sheer Glow, sadly they didn't have my shade of foundation so the lady popped a bit of the tester in a pot for me to try at home.
That day my skin was particularly dry and the lady helping me thought my skin might be better suited to the Laura Mercier Moisture Supreme Foundation. She colour matched me and it ended up coming home with me. Review coming soon.

Laura Mercier Moisture Supreme Foundation-£34.00

I of course had to visit Topshop and see if there was anything I was missing out on, I didn't see much that I was desperate for but I ended up getting these temporary tattoos ready for my cruise at the end of next month. I think these are perfect for a holiday to give you a bit of bling. I also bought a coat but it deserves a post of it's own!

Topshop Temporary Tattoos-£6.50

So that was my haul from Chester, I'll be reviewing the make up soon just got to trial run it all properly first. I'm sure you'll see the tattoos pop up in my cruise blogs and on my instagram.