It's the most wonderful time of the year....

Yes Christmas time is almost upon us! after just 2 more sleeps one of my favourite times of the years will arrive and pass in the blink of an eye! but I must not get too ahead of myself right now because right now it is at that time of the year where I am staring at all the stacked up presents that I have bought for my family that are nowhere near wrapped or even sorted at all!. Now usually I would be wrapping all my presents on Christmas eve, however this year I am a little booked to even have the time to wrap my presents this year tomorrow night. So right now I am sitting in my room with a cup of hot chocolate ( a necessity for this time if year!) as I wrap my christmas presents with the Santa Clause films on in the background to get me a little more into the festive spirit. Like most of you guys, this time of the year is exceptionally hectic and I feel as though there is a lot I have not done. Don't you just hate that feeling? especially at Christmas time! I must admit though that this Christmas eve shall be rather exciting and eventful. First I shall be doing some last minute shopping, then off to see the Hobbit with the family and then I'm getting my party shoes and frock on and heading out for a night on the town with some of the best girls that I know!. Yes, I feel as though this Christmas season shall be a good one!. I hope the rest of you lovely, wonderful people are having a good time during this wonderful holiday season and I truly hope each and everyone of you will have a merry Christmas!. As for now I am off to go wrap the rest of my presents. That is if the Santa Clause films don't distract me first!. Actually, I'll end this blog post with a questions for you guys. What's your favourite christmas film? and what are you up to this festive season?

Winter Fashion and trends

Baby it's cold outside.....and it feels as though this winter is just about to get even colder meaning that we all might have to wrap up a lot more than we already are which can sometimes leave you feeling bulky and over dressed. However, I personally love the winter season and winter fashion certainly makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, literally and metaphorically. So if you feel as though the winter season can make you inner fashionista, here are some winter fashion trends that might help you feel less bulky and more fashionable.

Casual Blazers

 Casual blazers are tailored to fit your shoulders and waist and won't leave you feeling to bulky. In fact, a blazer can sometimes feel more comfortable than a huge oversized coat.

Skinny Jeans
Skinny jeans are known as the "Perfect staple" for any wardrobe during the winter. You can team a pair of yours with an over sized think knit jumper for warmth and style.

Over sized Scarves. 
Yes, Yes. I know I said these are trends that are supposed to feel like you aren't dressed so bulky. But come on, who can resist an over sized scarf? They always look so great and not to mention, they keep you so toasty warm.

Large Comfy Sweaters 
Personally, Large comfy sweaters are my favorite staple winter wardrobe piece. Like I mentioned above they can be teamed with an ever flattering pair of skinny jeans. But the best part about a large comfy sweater? is that they are warm enough so you don't have to wear a large coat at all and not to mention they are just super stylish.

Winter Woes!

Well the winter weather is now nearly upon us and Yes I am really excited! I absolutely love winter, wearing huge chunky knits, snuggling up by the fire with a cup of hot chocolate oh and not to mention it's nearly christmas time!. `However my only problem is the damages this weather does to my skin!. No matter how much I wrap up to protect myself from the chilly breeze I still get really sore and dry skin. It's progressively started to get a little worse over the years, I get dry patches and my skin becomes very irritated. It sometimes gets to the stage where I cant even wear make up for a long time because I have to let my skin breathe and try and retain itself. Being a long suffered of Dermatitis doesn't seem to help much either.
However just this year my sister told me to start making home made face masks to try and soothe my skin. I have been told by a few people that one of the best masks for dry/irrititated skin is the Banana,oatmeal and milk mask. So just the other day there I went and got the ingrediants and decided to give it a try!. And I must admit, it has worked wonders for my skin at the moment, my face doesn't feel so inflammed at all or irritated. Here's my recipe for this particulr face mask.

 

Ingrediants.
1/4 cup of finely ground oats
1/2 banana chopped up
1 cup of milk
Teaspoon of honey.

• first of all pour the pint of milk into the finely ground oats and mix into a paste that isn't too thick or thin.
• Then add in your chopped up banana and max into the mixture with a fork, Completely mix all in until there is no banana visible and it is all one paste.
• If it is to thick you can always add more milk. Or if is too thin you can add more oats.
• Stir in the Teaspoon of honey into the mixture completely.
• Then you can put your face mask on, sit back and relax for about 15-20 minutes before washing off with warm water and a face cloth.

Simple, easy and very effective! I do reccomend this face mask to anyone who suffers from very irrititated skin like me, when it comes to this weather.
If any of you guys have any other recipes you would like to share that would be great! I am always in need of new recipes for the skin and not to mention my hands will be needing some new moisturiser when my dermatitis starts to play up. If anyone has any tips to help I would love to hear!. So have fun trying this face mask and remember to relax and take it easy!!