inspiration for your festive lips

1. Matte Red

Gloss is all well and good but when it comes down to eating and drinking, which should be occurring 18 hours of the day around this time of year, then gloss can smudge and get messy. To avoid this but still look cute, line and contour lips with a red lip liner, and fill in with a red tint balm, then finish off with some translucent powder (see my Instagram Queen makeup tutorial for tips on this hack). Now you're set and ready to eat pigs in blankets until you fall asleep

SHOP: Lip liner: MAC- Cherry

            Balm: Benefit

            Powder: E.L.F

2. Cinnamon Stick Nude

December hits, that means I can acceptably throw Cinnamon on everything. Cornflakes? Throw some cinnamon on that shizz, beans on toast? Cinnamon. Vodka cocktails? CINNAMON!! Its just amazing, so since we're in a cinnamon frenzy you might as well take this inspo onto your puckers. Grab some 90's brown liner and fill in with tinted beige gloss. Lushhhhh.

SHOP: Lip liner: MAC- Whirl

            Gloss- MAC

3. Glossy Ruby Slipper Red

When you think of Christmas and red, normal people may think of Rudolph's nose or Santa's hat. Me? No. It's all about watching Wizard of Oz over and over with Dorothy's fabulous Ruby shoes and eating endless shiny red Lindor chocolates. To achieve this glossy look grab some lip liner, give yourself a 40's cupids bow shape and fill in with red gloss. LAVELY JUBLY!

SHOP: LIP LINER: MAC - CHERRY

 GLOSS- YSL

4.Sugar plum snow angel fairy fabulousness

Ok so pretty pink things aren't necessarily really festive, but I like it so let's accept it and move on. I don't think the angel's at Jesus' birth got enough credit, like they're flying in badass dresses with halos and wings, it's like a Nativity Victoria secret show! So to achieve this, grab some pink lip balm and dust over with your favourite powdered highlighter.

SHOP: Lip balm: Benefit- Posie Balm

Highlighter: MAC- Soft and gentle

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3 majorly easy, diy festive treats

1. CANDY CANE COCKTAILS

These are a festive favourite of mine and are becoming a bit of a tradition around this time of the year (let's be honest it's sweets and vodka combined, of course it's up my alley). This sweet, refreshing cocktail takes literally no skill (fab). Simply leave broken candy canes in a sealed jar or bottle of Vodka, leave for as long as you like, but preferably more than a day. Then pour your shots into a glass, mix with lemonade and garnish with a candy cane. LUSH!

 2. CHOCOLATE ORANGE TRIFLE

I don't measure the time of year by a calendar, I observe the seasons by the food we eat and basically if I'm eating a Terry's Chocolate Orange, it's Christmas. SO with inspiration of these shamazing festive chocolates I've made this trifle . Simple layer the bottom of your Sundae glasses with orange jelly, next top with chocolate Angel Delight, dollop on some cream and finish off with orange zest. I loved these so much, I ate one for breakfast, It's Christmas, no regrets.

 3. PEPPERMINT MARSHMALLOW STICKS

Moment of appreciation for my £4 straws pleasenthanks, (distant memory of a pay day purchase, now I'm looking for loose change on the floor to buy bitter lemons at the pub... my life) To make these super cute little treats all you have to do is melt white chocolate, bash up some candy canes (RIP my kitchen table...oops) then put some straws into marshmallows. Next dip them into the chocolate and then immediately into the peppermint bits. Perfect for a cocktail party and looks perfectly purrrdy!

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how to create a fabulous christmas table

Obviously the most important thing on your Christmas table is the food... more specifically pigs in blankets, let's be real. However if you're painfully extra and low key OCD like me then it's likely you want to make everything look Pinterest'esque' and beautiful, because YES, PEOPLE DO CARE ABOUT THE DISPLAY OF THEIR NAPKINS! So here are some pictures of my table, to inspire you for the big day! It's all about White Company and rustic vibes this year. Merry Christmas lovelies!!

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