Blogmas Day 12- The Christmas Tag

 Today I am doing the Christmas Tag! So here we go:

1. What is your favorite Christmas film?
If I had to pick one is would be The Muppet's Christmas Carol. I love the music and the story and watch this every Christmas Eve so it would have to be this.

2. Have you ever had a White Christmas?
I wish. I'd love to experience that!

3. Where do you usually spend your holiday?
At my family home. We've never spent Christmas away.

4. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Either I wish it could be Christmas Everyday By Wizzard or Merry Christmas Everyone By Shakin' Stevens

5. Do you open any presents on Christmas Eve?
Nope. never! I think it ruins the magic of it. I can wait one more day for presents.

6. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer?
YES! I actually can. Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Doner, Blitzen and Rudolph of course!

7. What holiday traditions are you looking forward to most this year?
Christmas Dinner and family time

8. Is your Christmas tree real or fake?
Always a fake one. We've never gone real.

9. What is your all-time favorite holiday food/sweet treat?
Okay, so does anyone know the Cadbury snow bites. They're ball of chocolate covered in white powder. OMG I will eat so many of those this Christmas. They're my favorite things.

10. Be honest: do you like giving gifts or receiving gifts better?
I love buying gifts for people and watching them open what I brought, but I can't lie, I do love present opening time.

11. What is the best Christmas gift you’ve ever received?
That's hard because I get so many lovely things. I remember I begged my parents for the Barbie dream club house once and I got that and loved it.

12. What would be your dream place to visit for the holiday season?
I want to go to New York for the holidays. I went there during Halloween but I want to see it at Christmas.

13. Are you a pro-present wrapper, or do you fail miserably?
Fail. No more needs to be said.

14. Most memorable Holiday moment?
Me and my brother putting out mince pies and milk for Santa and just being so excited for the nect day and waking up at 6am.

15. What made you realize the truth about Santa?
I'm not sure I remembe an exact moment. I think just one year my parents put all the presents under on Christmas eve and obviously Santa hadn't been. I feel like I had grown out of it by that point anyway. I don't remember

16. Do you make New Years resolutions? Do you stick to them?
Sometimes but not really.

17. What makes the holidays special for you?
Spending time with people important to me


18. What do you wish for Christmas this year?
I don't know really.

19. Favorite Christmas smell?
Christmas Cookie Yankee Candle

20. What is the worst/weirdest gift you ever got?
I used to get cat ornamnets. Why? I have no Idea

21. Favorite holiday drink?
Hot chocolate or the Costa Christmas menu.

22. Have you ever spent Christmas in another country? If yes, which one(s)?
No I haven't.

23. What place/landmark in your town do you love during Christmas?
We don't have one really in our town so we'd probably go to London to see the lights or go to Winter Wonderland or something at Christmas.

24. Were you naughty or nice this year? You know that Santa is watching *smirks*
Of course I was nice ;)

Can you believe we are half way through already?

-12 days to go-

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest ox

Blogmas Day 9 - My Holiday Playlist

Is Christmas even Christmas if you don't listen to all the music that comes along with it? Here is my holiday playlist.

1. I Wish it Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
2. Holly Jolly Christmas - Michael Buble
3. Mistletoe - Justin Bieber
4. Last Christmas -Wham!
5. All I want for Christmas is You - Mariah Carey
6. Do They Know It's Christmas? - Bandaid
7. Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues
8. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Pretenders
9. Carol of the Bells (I don't know who sings this but its the song from Home Alone)
10. Stay Another Day - East 17
11. Happy Xmas (War is Over) - Celine Dion
12. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
13. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Bruce Springsteen
14. Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens
15. Driving Home For Christmas - Chris Rea
16. Christmas Eve - Justin Bieber
17. It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas - Michael Buble

These are just some of my top Christmas songs that make it to my holiday playlist.

What's on yours?

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest x

Blogmas Day 5- Gift Guide for All

I knew I wanted to do a gift guide during blogmas but I also had so many other posts I wanted to do as well that I had to include all the gift guides in one. So there should be something for everyone in this.

Females

Mums- Shopping for my mum is something I always find pretty easy but I know for some people this might be a bit of a challenge. Some of the things I like to get for my mum include - Yankee Candles - Now my mum loves yankee candels so any present from their ranges do the job. Perfumes - Perfumes are also a good gift. At Christmas you can usually get the sets so it may include a body lotion or shower gel. I think these are always nice gifts because they can become limited edition and they can have their favourite scents in other forms. I always like to go to boots or superdrug when looking for presents for my mum, because brands that she normally uses will bring out different sets that mums will like.

Sisters- I don't actually have a sister, but being a sister myself I know what my brother could potentially buy me for Christmas. Last year he got me a perfume set of my favourite perfume. If you are really stuck a voucher is always good. If they are into makeup and cosmetics then you could get boots or superdrug or if they enjoy fashion then get them a voucher for their favourite clothes shop. I think this is a good idea because they get to choose for themselves but you've still shown that you know what they would like to buy if you gave them a voucher.

Friends- I think friends are so difficult because you never know how much to spend. I think if you have a big group of friends a good thing to do is secret santa. This way you only have to buy for one person and you can also just buy one person something really special that they like.


Males

Dads- For my dad I like to go for little gadget because he loves that type of thing and you can usually get these in the male department of any shop. DVDs are also a good shout or a voucher for debenhams is a classic one with my dad. I also like to get him a box of Chocolate brazil nuts becauses these are his favourites so their favourite chocolate is also an idea.

Brothers- For my brother I might get him a game he's been wanting for his PS4. A smellys set is also good because they do really good ones now that don't make them look too boring like Jack Wills ones.

Friends- this is kind of the same as above but I've never actually had to buy for male friends before so I may not be great but little gadgets are good. They are fun and also very affordable. I always used to get my friends the chocolate from thorntons which you could get their names piped onto. These are always good personalised presents.

Let me know in the comments what you like to get for people christmas in the comments so I can have some ideas as well.

-20 days to go-

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest

Blogmas Day 4- My Christmas Wishlist

I love seeing what other people are wishing for this Christmas, so I thought I'd show you what I want this year. 

1. Cheryl Stormflower Platnium - I have wanted Cheryl's new perfume for months so I would love this for Christmas

2. Zoella Lifestyle/Beauty - I would love some of Zoe's new lifestyle collection, maybe one of the candles and I love her Christmas beauty range this year so that would be very much appreciated.

3. Tanya Burr Cosmetics - I really want to try Tanya's lipsticks so one of them would be lovely. 

4. Lush - Any of the Lush Christmas collection would be so nice.

5. I think I might ask for some new straightners. I have had mine since Christmas 2009 or something ridiculous. I think it's time they were replaced. Even though they still work well, I think I'm in need of new ones.

6. There's a Sleek Makeup set form boots which I saw and would also love.

I think that I everything I can think of which I would love to wake up and find under the tree on Christmas day. I am very grateful for everything I will recieve though and these are just things I've seen I would like. 

-21 Days To Go-

-Happiest Equals Prettiest xox

Blogmas Day 3- Top 10 Christmas Movies

One of my favourite things about the Christmas season is watching all the Christmas movies. So here are my top 10 Christmas movies. (This isn't the exact order but it was difficult to choose.)

 1. Elf
   Everyone has seen this classic Christmas movie with Will Ferrel portraying Buddy the Elf.             Growing up in the North Pole living an Elf style life, he soon finds out that his father in fact is human and lives in New York City, so starts the adventure to meet him. This is such a funny, magical Christmas movie.

2. Miracle on 34th Street 
    There are two versions of this movie, but my favourite is the newer one with Mara Wilson. Also set in New York City, with Susan always being told by her mother that Santa Clause is not real. Kris Kringle then enters their lives and they have to fight to prove that he is the real Santa with set backs along the way. This was one of my favourite movies as a child and will always give me the Christmas feeling.

3. The Santa Clause
    This is an incredible movie. Tim Allen play Scott Calvin who is looking after his son on Christmas eve. After hearing someone on the roof, he knocks Santa off the roof and has to take his place and become 'the new santa'. This is so magical and I love all 3 of the movies but the first one is my favourite.

4. The Muppet Christmas Carol  
     WOW WOW WOW! What a movie this is! I watch this every Christmas Eve. The muppets do their take on the classic Charles Dickens story with the most wonderful music and makes some of my favourite Christmas songs. This is also one of my dad's favourites, so we enjoy watching around this time of the year.

5. Polar Express
    OH BLIMEY! This is Christmas in one film. A young boy who does not believe in Santa Clause has a train arrive outside his house. He travels all the way to the North Pole along with other children who are also non-believers. He embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. Please go and watch this now if you haven't seen it before!!!

6. Home Alone
   I actually watched this film not that long ago. Kevin and his enormous family are going away for the holiday season, but when Kevin feels like the least important one in the family, he wishes they would all disappear and wakes up to find out they have. While being alone, he has to protect his house no matter what the cost. I love this movie and it is definatly one I will pull out at Christmas (or any time actually.)

7. Jingle All The Way
   Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a father desperate to get his son the present he has been asking for, but after searching everywhere, they are completley sold out. He has to compete with everyone else for this toy. I feel like this is a very relatable film at Christmas when you leave the shopping till the last day and have to do whatever it takes to find the present you are after. 

8. Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
    This may not be to everyone's taste but I had to put it in my top 10 as I watch this every year without fail. Mickey Mouse tells 3 Christmas themed stories which puts anybody in the mood for the season.

9. The Grinch
    No surpise there being one of the most popular Christmas movies. Jim Carrey portraying the green character, hates Christmas and wants to ruin for all the people of Whoville. Having been hidden for years, the Grinch leaves his moutain top home to steal everything Christmas related. But when meeting Cindy Lou Who his plan might not work as well as he thought.

10. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
      As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold wants to have a perfect family Christmas, so he pesters his wife, Ellen and children, as he tries to make sure everything is in line, including the tree and house decorations. However, things go wrong quickly when his relatives turn up. This is so funny and I remember watching it when I was young with my family so this is my final entry in my Top 10.

So that's my top 10 Christmas Movies. Let me know if you've seen any of them or what your favourites are!

-22 Days to go-


-HappiestEqualsPrettiest xx

Blogmas Day 1- Let the Countdown Begin

IT'S DECEMBER 1ST!!!!


This is my favourite time of the year by far. Winter is here and I am so excited to countdown to Christmas. Can you believe in 24 days it will here?

I am so excited this year not only to be counting down the days but also taking part in Blogmas which I have been planning, writing and photographing for since the beginning of October. I have a lot of excting posts coming up so keep your eye out for them. Blogmas will go up everyday at 5pm until December 25th, which then after that time I will take a well earned break from my blog until 2017.
(I can't believe I just typed 2017!)

I have never taken part in any kind of daily blog event and I thought what better way to do it then doing it at the most magical time of the year.

Wow. I just cannot believe it's December.

Let the countdown begin.

-24 Days to Go-

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest

A little bit of a mish mash

Yes, it has been over a month. I'm sorry to all those judging me right now because they blog everyday, but I can explain.

So firstly, as some of you may not know, I left university in May meaning I was unemployed and had a house that I still needed to pay rent and bills on. I have been searching and searching for jobs. I went for some interviews, to which most were unsuccessful, BUT two weeks ago, I got a call back and I landed myself a job. I start tomorrow as you are reading this so I am excited to begin new adventures and see where my life goes from here.

Secondly, I didn't completely give up or forget about my blog. I have been taping my little fingers all through October and will continue to for one very important event coming up VERY soon. BLOGMAS 2016!!! I really wanted to participate in blogmas this year so that meant a lot of planning and writing months in advance. I haven't actually completed it yet so as soon as this goes up I will be photographing for a very exciting blog post which you will see at Christmas. 25 Blog posts throughout one month has been more work than I could ever imagine but it's going to be worth it, I promise.

Having a very busy October meant that I actually didn't buy anything new and also forgot to write down my October Favourites anyway. (-1 blogger point) So I am going to do a mini favourites in this blog post as I only have a few.

So my first favourite is actually a magazine. If you are a blogger you may of heard of this. It is the Blogosphere Magazine. Now this is actually my 2nd copy of the magazine and I love everything it offers but I particularly loved this issue as it featured one of my all time favourite bloggers and youtubers,  Victoria Magrath also known as In The Frow. Victoria's interview gave me so much inspiration and I think every blogger needs to read it.

My second one may sound a bit strange but it's actually Vaseline. I know, Vaseline has been out since 1872 but the packaging of this is actually why I love it so much. Lulu Guinness, who is a fashion designer teamed up with the company to make a tin. I love this and I will leave a picture below so you can all love it as well.

My final favourite is fluffy socks. A good old winter classic. I brought some more from Primark the other day and you got 2 pairs for £1.70 which I thought was a bargain! I wear these all the time especially now the weather is colder and we don't have our heating switch on all the time. They do so many different ones in Primark so if you are interested go and check those out.

I know this has been a little bit of a mish mash blog post but I thought I would include it all in one go. I will maybe blog 1-2 more times this month but I do want to concentrate on blogmas as well, especially now I'll be working as well. Fingers crossed I get it finished. Santa isn't the only one with a deadline.

Until next time

-HappiestEqualsPrettiest x x

September Favourites

WOW! I cannot believe today is October 1st. It's my favourite month and I can't wait to see what this month brings.
So I haven't done a favourites in FOREVER! So here I am bringing you my favourite things during September.

My first favourite of the month has been the Sleek Makeup Solstice highlighting palette. I LOVE this so much. I got this for my birthday which I had actually asked for having heard a lot of great reviews about it and it did not dissapoint. The gold packaging of this is beautiful and the highlighters are amazing and so pigmented. You get four different highlighters and I have been loving Hemisphere which is the purple shade. There is a cream highlighter, two baked and one shimmer powder and this is the perfect highlighting palette. I would highly recommend this. It is avaliable in Superdrug at £9.99.

Another makeup product I have been lovingis the Rimmel Lasting Finish Colour Rush lip crayon in 500, The Redder, the Better. This is such a perfect red shade. Some people also find reds quite hard to apply and if thats you then this is perfect because it's so easy to use. I have actually used this mainly for nights out and it will last the whole night so I am very impressed.

 I have also been using my Real Techniques beauty blender a lot this month. I only actually brought one of these during August and I am wondering why it took me so long. It is perfect for applying my foundation and I wouldn't be without it.

As you may know I moved out of my family home at the beginning of September. Me being me actually left alot of vital products behind. I needed a moisturiser and I tried a new one which I love. It is the Garnier SkinActive Moisture Bomb Day Moisturiser. I love the smell of this and it just makes my skin feel so nice. I will be repurchasing this and I would also like to try the night moisturiser. I brought this in Superdrug for £5.29 at a reduced price.

I actually have 2 film favourites of the month. The first one is The Purge series. I actually went to see The Purge: Election Year which is the lastest one out at the cinema during September. I had never seen the other 2 so I watched them and loved them both as much as the final one. The Purge is set in future America. The government have sanctioned a 12-hour period from 7pm till 7am where all crime is made legal including murder. All 3 films centre around different people and their stories during the purge. It is a bit of a thriller but I love them.
The next film is also a thriller. It's a new film out called Don't Breathe. I had seen this advertised a few times so I went to the cinema to see it and it was fantastic. Don't Breathe is about three teenage theives who are hoping to walk away with a fortune. They break into a house in which the owner is known to have a lot of money after his daughters murder. The man seems helpless as he is blind but there is more to the man then meets the eye. You are on the edge of your seat the whole way through, wondering if the three teenagers will make it out of the house alive.

I also have a book favourite this month. I borrowed this from a friend and I read it so quickly and loved it. It is Ketchup Clouds By Annabel Pitcher. This is a story about Zoe Collins who has a secret. It is written in the form of letters and she is writing to a man who is currently in prison waiting on his death sentence. She tells him her secret through letters. I loved this book and it kept me gripped right untill the end. It's full of twists and turns and right up until the end you are still unsure of what actually happened.

That is everything I loved during September.

What have you been loving?


-HappiestEqualsPrettiest x x