winter // christmas essentials.

As you are aware Winter and Christmas are creeping around the corner, and we need to be prepared for what is to come! I have a list of items and products that are going to make the rest of the year cosy and sweet.

candles

Everyone needs a Christmas candle for when they have just got in from a long day at school or work and they just want to sit there and relax. I find that if I am doing homework, having a candle on in my room makes me feel a lot more chilled out and relaxed, oh and I cannot forget having a candle on in the bath... h e a v e n.

A Christmas mug

You have to get yourself into the Christmas, festive mood by having a warm cup of hot chocolate, or tea or coffee in a Christmas cup / mug.

A pair of warm, comfy boots

Now you cant let your feet get cold over the next couple of weeks, so having a pair of practical but stylish pair of boots is going to do the job. If your like me and you have a dog, taking your dog out for a walk is going to get really cold soon so you have got to be warm and prepared.

Again warm, comfy jackets 

I am probably pointing out the obvious here very much like before, but you have to get yourself a big, warm, snug jacket for the Christmas period. I always used to go out in small coats and jackets (totally thinking about whether the jacket goes with those jeans, or if it matches that top) and would totally regret it as the day goes on, so getting yourself a coat that is going to keep you warm is essential, who wants a cold during Christmas?

Fairy lights

This isn't so much an essential but I just adore them, having fairy lights around your room really adds to the cosy, dark nights in, there super cute and I just think that every room needs some!

Lip care and skin care products

This is a big essential for this time of year! Keeping your skin and lips hydrated seems such a pain, very much a lot of the time I cant be bothered, or I don't have the time! But I have really seen the importance recently in keeping your face and lips hydrated and smooth. The cold weather will probably drain you out, so giving your body a little bit of luxury is needed!

So that's all for my winter / Christmas essentials, make sure you follow me on twitter and bloglovin', all links are at the side of my blog!

Thanks for reading,
Ella x

october favourites.

Recently I haven't been posting in a while, well when I say a while I mean

over a month, but I have just been in one of those moods where I just cannot get round to do it. But I've also been so busy with school that I have had no spare time, and the time that I do have I just want to chill and relax.

And well I have had a collective haul planned but I just never got round to uploading it, and well it got later and later and well I am here. Now I was going to do an October favourites but many of the products and clothes were going to be featured in both posts, so I thought I would scrap the collective haul and just go with the monthly favourites!

Enough with me rambling on and lets begin!

 

The first thing is this really cute collar top from Topshop, I have been lusting for one for a while and when the opportunity came up for me to get a new top I had to get one! Its navy blue, even though it looks black, with small white love hearts! Not going to lie I do feel a teeny bit like Zoella when I where it, and this is priced at £32 which is rather reasonable and expected from TopShop! 

 

 

My next monthly favourite is these cut out boots from again, Topshop. There is a mad craze about cut out boots recently and I really wanted a good pair of autumn / winter boots. So when i saw these I was just like these are the ones, and can you believe it that the first time I wore them I got not one single blister, I was amazed to say the least. These were £45 and I think that price is so reasonable for what they are worth!           

 

 

Then oh...my...goodness, how beautiful is this. I really wanted a warm, winter coat that is going to keep me warm through the winter months, and I started my search for a parka jacket and could not find one that I fancied the look off, and then well, when I saw this featured in one of zoellas videos I was like Ive got to get it! Now for some of you the hood might be a little over powering and too much for you but for me it's what drew me in! But what the greatness about this coat is that it's going to keep you extremely warm throughout the winter as inside it is layered with fur which my goodness is so cosy and soft! It is at a price of £95 which for some may be a little to pricey but if your looking for a reliable, warm winter coat then this is defiantly the one!

 

Then finally, I  picked one up, some baby lips moisturising lip balm from Maybelline in the shade pink punch! I generally cannot get over how soft and smooth it is on your lips, I literally cannot stop myself sometimes and I have to force myself to put it down! I picked one up which had a hint of colour as i always like to have a little colour on my lips when I go out, but I think that I want a plain one for me to go to school as I am not aloud colour on my lips! 

It wasn't really a long post today but these are really the only things that I wanted to share with you all from the month of October! Oh I hope everyone had a great Halloween too and got lots of sweets, I know I did!
Sorry again for the lack of posting but hopefully I will find more spare time to do more exciting posts for you all!

Thanks for reading,
Ella x