KawaiiBox December 2014 Unboxing and Review

I received my December KawaiiBox today and I'm feeling the festiveness again. I'm always so excited to receive this box of goodies through the post.  This is hands down my favourite ever subscription box and this month was amazing. The cute little notecard adds a personal touch and the pink tissue paper starts off the girliness. 

The Kawaiibox costs $18.90 a month and takes around two weeks to arrive from Singapore.

How adorable is this Kawaii Christmas tree?

After lifting off the pink tissue paper this is the colourful sight that met my eyes. It's packed full of Kawaii items and includes Christmassy pieces too.

First up are the Christmassy items. I love the Christmas glitter puff stickers as they are adorable. The reindeer square is an envelope which is so cute I just need to kiss it. The Santa is a fold out card with different expressions on his face and the festive pencils and erasers have just tipped me over the festive cuteness edge. I will still be using these in March time.

How adorable is this little yellow side crown headband? I will be wearing this as I love the princess look! I also received two packs of iridescent sequins which will be fab for nail art or decorating.

I love the colours used on this little bag so much and it feels sooooo unbelievably soft.

Hearts are another of my favourites and I love this notebook which has different colours inside it.

 

This little donut squishy is addictively squashy. I can't stop squishing it! 

The blue bunny is uber cute and the little pink bow makes it even more adorable.

I love treats and these ones are pandas and are chocolate filled wafers. Yummy!

Finally I received some Hello Kitty nail scissors complete with a polka dot bow.

Best box ever!

Happy New Year :)

Love Laura xoxo

Laura's Life #2

Hello everyone!

It's the last day of 2014. I hope you've all had a wonderful Christmas ( If you celebrate it) and have a fabulous New Year.

Watching:

I've been watching quite a lot of films over the festive season including Home Alone to make us feel all festive. I love the church scene with the dramatic music. I also watched Noah which is fantastic and the new X Men film last night which is amazing too. Before Christmas we were watching the comedy series Trollied which is based in a supermarket. It's really easy to watch and perfect for chilling at night for a giggle.

Reading: 

I've been feeling super nostalgic and have been buying some old childhood favourites such as Enid Blyton's Enchanted Forest collection, Naughty Amelia Jane and old annuals too. I love being transported back in time. My mum bought me a Milly Molly Mandy book for my Birthday last year and that's probably what started it off. I also started reading J.K Rowling's Cuckoo's Calling book too which I've hot half way through.

Making: 

I've been making a mess with all my new presents as I still haven't put most of them away.

Listening: 

I love, love, love Meghan Trainor's songs. I need her album. I also love her dress sense too. My mum and dad said that when they saw her in her video, she was the same as me!

I also adore Paloma Faith. Her voice is amazing live.

Day-dreaming:

 About holidays and weddings.

Buying: 

All of these shoes that you see below. They were an absolute bargain and I didn't have many flat dolly shoes left at all. I used to have so many but they all seemed to die at the same time and went to dustbin heaven. The quality street-like ones below were only £3 each, the lilac were £4 and the holographic which is my all time favourite colour EVER were £5. I also got new underwear from the New Look sale which are fabulous, a lilac top from Matalan for £4 oh and the Soap and Glory Boots Christmas special just before Christmas too. Happy Christmas to meeeeeeeee.

Walking:

Through the forest and football fields in my wellies with the boys to burn off their energy. They run as fast as they can and then when I get them home, they fall fast asleep!

Appreciating:

 The beautiful, thoughtful gifts that people have given to  me for Christmas.

Trying out: 

New nail polish for New Years Eve tonight and my new black play suit.

Preparing: 

For my fiances Birthday at the end of January and my New Years outfit for tonight.

Wearing:

Onesies to snuggle up into, fluffy jumpers, deer Primark Christmas jumper which is the most cutest one I have even seen in my life. New dresses and tights!

Looking forward to: 

Seeing Wicked in Edinburgh which was a Christmas present from my fiances parents' for Christmas. I'm over the moon. I love witches, the Wizard of Oz and musicals so I cannot wait for this.

Tidying:

I constantly tidy up after my pets as they make such a mess daily the rascals. 

Cooking:

I made a chicken roast on Monday night which was delicious. My mum made the most amazing Christmas dinner ever. It had turkey, stuffing, stewed apples, sausages in a ginger and garlic marinade, carrots, roast potatoes and cauliflower cheese. Oh and sausages wrapped in bacon with lashes of thick gravy.

Drinking:

My favourite festive drinks are a Buck's fizz on Christmas day and this has now become a tradition. I love Malibu and Coke, sweet cocktails, Kopparberg strawberry and lime and Crabbies Rhubarb & raspberry.

Exercising:

Power walking Alfie and Teddy and walking up and down the department and stairs at work.

Planning:

I need to book our holidays and our wedding too! <3

What have you been up to lately?

Love Laura xoxo

Text Santa To Raise Money For Charity with ITV This Christmas

I love Ant and Dec they are hilarious!

 "Text Santa is ITV’s annual charity fundraiser appeal, raising money and awareness for six UK based charities each year.

Our aim is to improve the quality of life for vulnerable people in the UK by inspiring, engaging and empowering the nation to make a difference at Christmas time.

We are proud to say that when you make a text, phone or bank donation to Text Santa, it will be split equally between our six charities. 100% of what you donate gets passed to the charities as soon as we receive it. So by March, each year, your money is already helping to make a big difference.

All Text Santa operating costs including staffing and the programme itself are funded directly by ITV as part of our corporate giving, and not from our corporate partners or your contributions.

We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has got involved to date for their brilliant support and help in raising £15 million for charity."

Text Santa is on ITV this Friday the 19th December.

The six different charities that Text Santa are raising money for are; 

Teenage Cancer Trust

Guide dogs

WellChild

Marie Curie Cancer Care

Alzheimer's Society

Together for Short Lives

There are lots of ways that you can get involved too such as donating in person, by phone ( 0300 123 60 60 ), online or by text .

Lots of different companies have partnered up to help ITV and there is a range of merchandise to buy too which you can check out here.

One of the partners is The Hut and the following merchandise can be purchased on their website.

Holly Glow In The Dark T-shirt //  Rudy Glow In The Dark T-Shirt

Rudy Christmas Knitted Jumper // Holly Christmas Onesie Pink

Women's Snowflake Print Onesie // Ben Mosley Onesie 

Ben Mosley Women's long sleeved T-shirt // Ben Mosley Hoody Grey

Ben Mosley's Art page is here.

Love Laura xoxo



*All images belong to ITV and the The Hut.
Nothing to disclose.
It's been a year today grandad. I carry you in my heart.

My W7 Make Up Advent Calendar - Days 1-12

Happy Saturday everyone.

I am so productive today already. I have completed a lot of to-do things before I have work later on and then a Christmas party to go to straight after!

I was over the moon to have won this W7 advent makeup calendar from W7 themselves. I have witnessed the explosion of the variety of advents that are now available and think that they are a super exciting and brilliant idea. I still have a Milky Bar chocolate one though as you can't beat the original chocolatey ones. Yum!

I really loved the look of the Benefit one ( My favourite make up brand) The Body Shop one and the Yankee Candle one too but I spent my money on Christmas presents for other people instead and couldn't really afford an expensive calendar. So you can imagine I was so excited to have won one of these calendars filled with a different make up treat for each of the 24 days of Christmas.

I've not owned any W7 make up before so what a brilliant way of being introduced to a range of their products all at once.

On the reverse of the Advent calendar it has a spoiler of all of the different treats that you're going to find inside so don't peep if you want it to be a surprise! I'm naughty as I just can't resist. Although having said that I haven't opened the calendar doors unless it's for that specific day.

The calendar opens up like a book and behind each one of the easy to open doors, you find your treat. The numbered days are all in order so they are easy to find.

Here are days 1 and 2.

On the 1st December I opened the door to reveal this gorgeous shade of eyeshadow. I've started to wear more of these bronzey colours as I've got older as they make blue eyes stand out. 

On the 2nd day I received this gold glitter polish which is super Christmassy. I needed two coats of this and was pleased that it lasted a few days.

On the 3rd I received a mini lipstick which applies smoothly and I love the pink shade. I will wear this to work to get my use out of it.

On the 4th day, I received the silver glitter polish which I was pleased with again as it's perfect for this time of year.

The container is quite cheap on this and the lid popped out and fell on the floor. When swatching, the powder feels velvety and required a few swipes to build up the colour.  I will apply this with a quality eyeshadow brush to see if it makes a difference.

I love the shade of this pink lipstick as it's like a Barbie pink candy colour. It applied smoothly and evenly which is great. I'm not keen on the lipstick tube but I suppose it fits into the calendar being a mini.

On the 5th day of Christmas I received this deep pink sparkly glitter polish which is more me. I love glitter polishes as when they start to chip you can just apply more to make it last longer as it just blends in.

On the 6th day, I received this little tube of foundation. After swatching I found that it has a pink undertone and is too dark and bronzey for my skintone. It did however blend really well.

On the 7th day I received this neon pink polish which I love. The colour is so me and what I would buy if I saw it in a shop.

On the 8th day I received this stunning iridescent glitter pot which reminds me of mermaids and I want to bathe in it! I absolutely love this so much.

On the 9th day Of Christmas W7 gave to me this gorgeous pink holographic glitter pot which is just beautiful and uber mermaidy again.

On the 10th day was another hot pink polish which is similar to day 7 but this one is even more neon.

On the 11th day I received this coral lipstick, which again, I love and can't wait to wear.

On the 12th day of Christmas I received a clear lip gloss which I don't really wear but I may add it to a matte lipstick to make it more smooth when applying.

So that's my 12 days of Advent treats with 12 days to go :)

Do you have an Advent calendar this year?

Love Laura xoxo

My Pick Of Christmas Jumpers

Today I have searched the web to bring you my top pick of Christmas jumpers. I was working last weekend at work and we got to wear our Christmas jumpers for charity so I've already bought and worn mine. I got a neon pink Minion jumper and I absolutely love it. It's really bright and stands out a mile!

Santa's Cabin Jumper //  Creeping Santa 

Gingerbread Snack Jumper //  Caroling Christmas Kitty

I think that these first ones I've chosen from Digital Dudz are amazing. You download a free app and then insert your smartphone underneath secure velcro. Santa pops infront of the cabin window with the first one and waves and the gingerbread gets bitten bit by bit. My favourite two would have to be the Santa Claus with the moving eyes and the Kitty that blinks and meows Christmas carols. They also had brilliant Halloween ones too. I think that these are highly innovative and I love them.

Blue Minion  // River Island's This is Not A XMAS Jumper  

BooHoo Emmy's Santa's Coming // BooHoo Let Me Take An #Elfie 

I think this selection of four are fun and comical. These would brighten peoples' moods on even the dullest of days.

How funny is this Minion one? I think it's adorable and have a similar one to this but in neon pink. 

The 'This is not an Xmas jumper' is funny and the Elf film reference one is hilarious. I think I need this one!

 New Look Deer Santa //  New Look Fluffy Reindeer

ASOS Reindeer face with Pom Pom // Cath Kidston Lolita Nightwear Jumper

This selection is super cute. I am in love with the green one from ASOS with it's little eyes and pom pom nose! 

  Boohoo #Elfie Jumper      //     Boohoo Evie Chillin' 

Missguided Naughty List Jumper // Missguided Unwrap Me 

My favourite out of these is the 'I'm on the Naughty List one.' Th Unwrap me one looks dressed up for a night out. I love the 'Chillin' ' one too as it's really casual and looks comfy.

So there's my pick of Christmas jumpers. Which one is your favourite? Do you already have your Christmas jumper?

Love Laura xoxo

My Pick Of Stocking Fillers for £1 or less

Traditional Wooden Knitting Doll with wool //  Christmas Pudding for dogs //  Magnetic Shopping pad and pen set // Family Guy socks //
Ladies Glitter Scarf //  Baking Calendar // Insulated Travel Mug // Luxury Design Notebook 
Despicable Me 2 Calendar // Mrs Brown's Boys Calendar // Disney Frozen Shopper Bag //  Jane Asher Edible Pink Glitter
Jane Asher Pastel Icing //  Shell Pink Oversized Scrunchie // Barry M Bright Fuchsia Nail Polish  //
Peg Fairy Kit 

Hi everyone.

I love Christmas so much and with a huge family, I start buying early as I have a lot of people to buy for. I love finding bargains and today I've compiled stocking fillers which are either £1 or less. There are some great pieces of treasure to find which are great quality and I'd be very happy to buy or receive these items. When looking for bargains I tend to look in Pound shops, Home Bargains, B&M, supermarkets such as Asda and online sales in River Island, New Look, ASOS, Topshop and Ebay.

The Knitting doll is really cute. I would buy this for either my grandma or best friend who love creating items with wool.

I chose the Christmas Pudding and the dog toys as I have two puppies and always include them at Christmas time. My cats play with string or magazines so I get them their favourite treats which are Dreamies. You can get pet stocking from the Pound Land too which I've bought in the past with treats and a toy inside.

The calendars are an absolute bargain. I love Mrs Brown's boys and so does my fiance and grandma and grandad so I would buy two of these. With the baking one I know a few people who would love one of these. Another friend of mine loves Minions so I need to buy this one for her.

The baking items are fabulous. Pink edible glitter? Oh my . I need this right now along with the pastel icing tubes and the cupcake kit. 

The pink scrunchie is from the sale at New Look and the Barry M polish is an absolute bargain in the sale at River Island.

The notebooks look gorgeous and the magnetic shopping pad would come in handy for people too.

Frozen is all the rage at the moment and this shopper bag is only £1.

How adorable are the little fairy pegs? I love fairies and would have loved this kit when I was younger. In fact I probably still would now.

In the cold winter time a flask would be perfect for on the go and this sparkly scarf would add a little warmth and dress and outfit up too.

My fiance would love these Family Guy socks in his stocking I'm sure.

Diamond Pencil // Christmas Dog Toys //  Jane Asher Cupcake Kit
Putty // Fortune Teller Fish // Hello Kitty Jelly Belly Beans // Birdy Tissues //  Ice Cream Bubbles

I love crystals and these would sparkle every time you write or draw with them.

I think it's good to add fun to items in a stocking so that's why I chose the slime in a tub. I love squidging slime as it feels so good. I used to adore Fortune Telling Fish and they used to appear in Christmas crackers. I like how you lay them on your hand and depending on the movement of the fish, the little information paper tells you what you're feeling. 

I love this ice cream purely for the decoration but it's a bubble blower too. 

Jelly Belly's are delicious and these ones are paired with Hello Kitty so that's a real winner!

Finally a pack of decorative tissues which will be handy to keep in handbags.

All of these items would add up to less than £24 which I think is brilliant. I actually need to buy some now!

Which are you favourite? Do you buy stocking fillers?

Love Laura xoxo

Wishlist for Christmas with FD Avenue and The London Perfume Company

A pastelly Christmassy wishlist that excites me even more for Christmas festivities. I adore pastels and would happily wear them all year round, even in the colder months.

Here is my wishlist from FD Avenue and The London Perfume Company and I have added a winter sparkle to it complete with Santa hat, antlers and a full reindeer sleigh.

First of all I chose this Katy Perry Meow Eau De Parfum as the bottle just looks candylicious. Look at the detailing of the diamantes in the eyes too! This is now only £13 too.
I think my outfit choices are perfect for an all day event. I always get changed if it is a full day / night event hence the two dresses!
The oversized knitted jumper in mint can be popped over the top of the dress through the day for a block pastel effect and then taken off if indoors. Likewise with the Geek rabbit jumper in mint I'm all about the warmth!
I love these two dresses;  Pleated Open Back Floral Lace Skater Dress In Pink and the Lace Prom Pleated Dress In Mint. I think I have a thing for mintiness.

All you need to complete the outfits is a spritz of Meow, a pair of complimenting pastel heels, a sparkly clutch and voila <3


Laura xoxo
*This is my entry in to this competition <3

The Watch Hut Wishlist

When browsing The Watch Hut I spotted a variety of watches that I would love to receive as a gift especially with Christmas approaching. From the 15th to 20th October they also have upto 70% off which is great if you're organised like me and buy in advance. I have quite a lot of presents to buy for family and friends each year so I always start early and look out for any discounts for an added bonus. The more I take a peek on this site the more I find that I like and with the variety that they stock I could easily find one for each member of my Christmas list.
Here are my 'Top 8'  favourite watches that I have chosen from The Watch Hut which I absolutely love myself. I have split them into two different sections as with my fashion style I either tend to go for pastel, cutesy, sweetie prints or black , classic and skulls which is a stark contrast!

 Casio mini digital watch Sale £13.75 *// Michael Kors Ladies Parker Watch //

Michael Kors Chronograph watch // Michael Kors Ladies Watch

Casio watches are really popular at the moment for both men and women and both my boyfriend and brother are sporting them as their favourites. You can always tell when a product is in fashion when you got to Urban Outfitters and see them being stocked there, which Casio have been for quite a while now. I love the mini size of this watch and the maroon colour as it will perfectly colour match my new leggings that I showed in my Selfridge's Primark haul.

I've ended up putting four Michael Kor's watches on my list as they are stunning! I love the shades so much they look 'clean' and polished but did you notice I also had to add a bright pink one in there too!

 Michael Kors // Juicy Couture // Paul's Boutique Luna // Ice watch

Now these four picks are the colours that I gravitate to and need in my life. I do understand that the first four that I chose are versatile and will go with so many outfits but my personality is to love these little beauties. I adore all of these brands too and the colours are absolutely gorgeous.

Do you share the same favourites as me?

Laura xoxo

Clinique whole lotta candy!

Clinique have just announced their Christmas collection  which will be available from 4th October 2013.
These three chubby sticks look good enough to eat with their candy style wrapping and will come in a set of three for £20 . With names such as Pudgy Peony, Voluptuous Violet and Two Ton Tomato it's alliteration at its best.
Pudgy Peony looks divine!

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