What I Got For Christmas | 2015

So another year, another Christmas and to be completely honest I'm upset that the few days of festivities are over however, we still have New Years so I guess that's okay. Today I thought I'd share with you a few of the things that I received this year for Christmas from various people. I'm not going to go into specifics really seeing as we'd be here forever otherwise. Now for the disclaimer that you've probably heard about a thousand times this holiday period, I'm not trying to brag or boast about what I've received and I'm extremely grateful for all the things that I got. Seeing as that's now done let's get on with the blog post. 

So this year instead of asking for one main present this year I asked for lots of little bits and bobs which I kind of enjoyed more because it felt as if I received a lot more than usual.

So obviously I'm a bit of a beauty fanatic and was extremely glad with all the beauty and bath bits I received. A few of the beauty things I received was a haircare kit by TRESemmé from a good friend of mine, Simple skincare bits because it's not Christmas for me without receiving a bit of Simple and then I received not one but TWO Ted Baker gift sets by another two of my friends which made me extremely happy and almost made me cry, no joke.

However, the most important beauty related gift was something that I've wanted for the longest time; makeup brushes! Now you're all probably thinking that I had makeup brushes but not nice ones like the ones I received from my parents this year. They're a beautiful 10-Piece Brush Set by a company called U-Spicy. I'd never heard about them until I was scrolling through Amazon and added them to my wishlist. I was over the moon to receive them. Just look at them, they're beautiful.

If anyone reading this knows me personally or well they'll definitely agree with me when I say I'm a bookworm, always have been and always will be. Every year I fill my wish list with books in hope to receive a lot of them, even though I never do other hundreds of pounds would be spent on books I do receive quite a few. The books I received are:

-The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare,

-The Shadowhunter's Codex by Cassandra Clare

(I really like Cassandra Clare's books and writing style)

-The Heir by Kiera Cass 

(I recommend The Selection to anyone who likes kickass Princess stories) 

-All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

-The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

(I loved the film so I'm excited to read the book)

-The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell

(I've just finished the T.V. series which you all should watch so I'm excited to read the book)

-Girl Online On Tour by Zoe Sugg

(I obviously had to receive this and CANNOT wait to read this)

When it comes to clothing I am one of the most picky people known to man so I never receive a lot of clothing items at Christmas. I picked up this tartan scarf and this blue and white stripey sleep shirt with some of the money that my grandparents sent me and I love both of them so much, I cannot wait to wear them. Also, Christmas is never Christmas without socks so to receive 6 pairs of socks I was extremely happy. I heard something the other day about socks which I completely agree with, when you're younger you don't care about receiving socks but as you get older you appreciate and want them more which is true. A bit of a random gift I added in this picture is one of the two travel mugs one of my friends gave me, I've needed one of these for the longest time so when I opened them I was over the moon.

Some of the last things that I received were DVD's and a CD. I've watched all the DVD's that I received so I decided to get the copies so I could watch them again and again and again. The DVD's I was given were:

-Jersey Boys

-Annie (2014)

-Our Zoo (The BBC T.V. series)

-We Bought A Zoo

-The Theory Of Everything

-Divergent

-12 Years A Slave

-Tomorrowland: A World Beyond

I also only received one CD, Get Weird by Little Mix. The reason why I only received one was because I use Spotify so much that I never really see the point in owning CD's any more but I think I might start buying a few more, who knows.

Well there it is. My What I Got For Christmas 2015, I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you enjoyed your Christmas and got everything you want. What did you receive for Christmas? Let me know in the comments below. Love you all.

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What I Got For My 15th Birthday

It was my birthday. It was my birthday. I didn't spend my money. You won't believe how long it took me to come up with that. Let's just say a while. Anyway, on the 22nd of February 2000 something amazing happened. I was born, I'm just joking about the fabulous thing but I was most definitely born. So last weekend I had a birthday celebration weekend and I received a few presents which I hadn't asked for because I didn't know what I wanted and I'm very grateful for all of the things I got. I'm not trying to brag I just thought you'd like to see what I got.

So these are a handful of things that I received, I didn't want to show you everything because I received things like chocolate or because I didn't know what I wanted I received a lot of money so I didn't really think you'd like seeing a bunch of money, would you? So I'm going to start with the presents my friends got me and then go onto the things my family got me.

My best friend of ten years got me a Fault in Our Stars themed shirt. If anyone has read or watched TFiOS which is highly likely everyone will know the quote on the front of the shirt. It says "I'm a grenade and at some point I'm going to blow up and I'd like to minimize the causalities, okay?" I really love the style of the shirt with the galaxy background on it because it really relates to the film and book. I haven't had chance to wear it yet but I definitely will be as soon as I can.

Now the other thing my best friend got me was just the cutest little d.i.y. in the world. Basically it's a spa in a jar and it has all the bits you need for a perfect pamper night and by her instructions just add a bit of Spotify and a good book and you're sorted. I think this is a great idea that can be really inexpensive and if you have a friend who really loves pampering herself this is a perfect present for them.

Another one of my friends aside from the chocolates she got me was this book called 642 Things To Write About and as it says on the tin it's a book with 642 things to write about. I think this is a really cool idea for when you're bored or if you have a real thing for writing which I definitely do. Anyway, I'm really excited to write in this and I might but only if you want write a blog post when I've filled it up a bit to show you what I've wrote about.

Then my last friend bought me a Zoella beauty bag. This is my favorite one out of the three that Zoe has bought out, I got my friend the pink one with the guinea pig on for Christmas and that one was her favourite. I love the colours on this and it's so spacious! It has so much room in it! I can't wait to start using this for all my beauty bits when I'm travelling.

The other thing that my friend got me was the Zoella Fizz Bar. I haven't had a chance to use this yet but the smell through the packaging is amazing. It smells so clean now I know that sounds weird but if you've tried this or plan on I think you'll understand. I love the packaging on this and it just screams Zoe. One of my favourite things about the product is on the ends of the packaging it says 'Do Not Eat' and it just makes me giggle because it seems like a chocolate bar but they have to remind people not to eat it.

Okay, now onto what my family got me. My little sister got Tanya Burr's book called Love Tanya. I haven't had chance to sit down and read the book but I've had a flick through and looked at the pictures and they look absolutely stunning! Tanya is so photogenic. I'm really glad that she bought this for me. I really love how the book has been put together and in such a short time! The next book I have to get is Fleur's book.

My older sister got me this Simple Skincare set. It has a Soothing Facial Toner, a Hydrating Light Moisturiser, a Purifying Cleansing Lotion and a cosmetics bag in it. I use the cosmetics bag to take my everyday makeup to school and it's really good. It's quite spacious which is good but it doesn't take up a lot of room either. I've tried all the skincare products in the set and I'm excited to start using them again.

Onto what my parents got me. As I said I didn't really know what I wanted so they bought me a few bits which I love. The first one is George Ezra's Wanted On Voyage album. I absolutely love this album and I might have a bit of a love for George Ezra himself. I just think he's really good looking along with the fact that his voice is absolutely amazing! My favourite songs on the album are Drawing Board and Cassy O'.

The other present apart from my Frozen bits and my Disney Fairy tissues was the film If I Stay. I went to watch this film in cinema but you probably already know that because I wrote a blog post on it which you can read here. I absolutely loved this film as you all know and was very happy to get it. I haven't watched it on DVD yet but I hope to soon.

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