Christmas!!

Due to it only being a few days after Christmas, I figured I would post about what I did and what there is in Edinburgh over the festive period.

Edinburgh is particularly beautiful during the Christmas period as Princes Street and St Andrews Square are lit up with stalls, a German market, shows and ice rinks. The lights at night completely change the atmosphere and everyone just gets into the Christmas mood.
Whilst uptown shopping during the day though I wondered down Castle Street and saw, to my delight, reindeer and their calves. I was unaware that this was happening so it was a nice surprise as I think reindeer are super cute so I was very excited. Santa also made an appearance which was great for the children.

Unfortunately I don't have many photos of the lights (I have yet to properly visit Winter Wonderland) although whilst waiting in the queue for a club, I managed to snap this lovely photo of The Dome. It always makes the effort at this time of year and there's a snow machine which is turned on intermittently and just adds to the Christmas feel. The Dome itself is quite large with at least another 5 pillars, so with them all decorated it's definitely something you stop to take proper notice of. 

On Christmas day this year I was at my Gran's house with my two aunties. I stayed over the night before after finishing work a 10pm and in the morning we waited on my little brother and Dad to come round. We all watched each other open gifts which was amazing as I really put a lot of effort and thought into them this year and so I really enjoyed seeing their reactions. I got a lot more than I was expecting and cannot thank my family enough for that. My brother spend the day at his mums and so me, my gran and two aunties had a lovely chilled dinner with lots of sweeties afterwards before watching 'White Christmas'. It was a very nice, chilled day which suited me perfectly.

Below I am pictured with my two aunties on Christmas Eve after we dished out all the gifts, ready to be opened the next morning.

I do have an awful lot of presents that I will be featuring and reviewing over the next couple of weeks so hope your looking forward to those!
Thanks for reading, I'll be back soon
xox

Lush purchases and a raffle win

Hello again! So today I'll be talking about my first experience in a Lush Cosmetic store and a look at an item I won at a silent auction!

First of all - Lush! I've never been in simply because I normally get so much bath and body stuff for Christmas and my birthday that I cannot justify buying more. Plus, my skin is incredibly sensible and I'm often reluctant to purchase new things in case I break out. However after running out of products I received as gifts, I needed some new items and wanted to try Lush. I'd spent a lot of time looking at reviews online and decided that if anything was going to help my skin, it would be these products.

So, I went to the store on Princes Street and was literally overwhelmed by the smells and choices. Luckily one of the workers came straight over and offered to help! He not only showed me what products were what but showed me how they looked in water and recommended specifics for me. The service was quite unbelievable and for that alone I'd definitely go back! Anyway I ended up picking up £53 worth of products and will be reviewing them as I use them!

My first review is of the magic wand bubble bar. Beautiful and bright with an amazing candy smell! It's also reusable which makes it really great value for money considering it's only £5.25. Mines has barely changed size and I've used it 4 times already! The bath goes a lovely pastel pink when used and the smell stays for hours which is impressive! I'd highly recommend this product especially for gifts as it looks pretty too.

My other news is what I won at a silent auction a friend of mine held for her son's pipe band. She had contacted me after seeing my Harry Potter tattoo on Facebook to let me know one of the items on auction - a signed Daniel Radcliffe photograph from when he was filming the Dealthy Hallows: Part 2. Of course I was straight in there and won it at £35, much less than I expected to pay. So I have that among my collection of Harry Potter items and hopefully it will continue to grow!

Thanks for reading everyone, I'll be back soon with a couple of Christmas gifts I've bought for family members and another Lush product review!
xox