What I got for Christmas! :)

I wasn't originally gonna write one of these posts, because I had to leave a few of my pressies at home instead of bringing them back to uni with me, seen as I only have 5 months left here and there's no point in bringing loads of things just to take them back soon! But I've enjoyed reading other peoples 'What I got for Christmas' posts recently so I thought I may as well do my own! I could always do a 'part two' when I next go home but for all I know that might not be until May haha! I had a lovely chilled Christmas at home with my family this year, after such a stressful time at uni I really appreciate just lounging in front of the TV watching Toy Story, Elf and other classic movies with my family!

The main present I asked for from my Dad was my birthstone Pandora ring. I was born in April and the birthstone for that month is a clear rock crystal. I was so surprised though when my sister treated me to a Pandora ring too! She got me the heart ring and apparently I complimented her on her one when mine was already wrapped up under the tree!

 I asked for a few random beauty bits this year as I love trying out and blogging about new things! My Dad bought me some Body Shop stuff which I had picked out myself, including this Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Reviver. I left most of the other things at home so that I can look forward to some nice bits when I finish uni in five months :). My boyfriends parents treated me to the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser because his sister heard me mention it months ago which I don't even remember doing so this was a LOVELY surprise on Christmas morning! My mum got me a few nice little stocking fillers including this Soap and Glory facial brush and my best friend treated me to this Victoria's Secret Body Mist in the fragrance 'Love is Heavenly' and it is SO NICE! I will definitely be blogging about my new bits as I try them out :)

My boyfriend and Mum bought me these make up bits I had asked for and I'm loving them all already! I love trying out new make up bits, and I'm pretty sure that this Bourjois Delice de Poudre Bronzing Powder is now my favourite bronzer ever! Also pictured left to right is Body Shop Baked-To-Last Bronzer in Shade 01, Sleek Au Naturel Palette, Max Factor Pan Stick in Shade 12 (which I am LOVING as a concealer), L'Oreal Paris Volume Million Lashes Noir Excess Mascara and Body Shop Moisture Foundation in Shade 05.

I think this little set was free if you spend a certain amount of money on L'Oreal products at Christmas and my mum got a set for me, her and my sister. It is a really lovely Christmas set because the shades are very festive! You get a bright red lipstick, a bright red nail varnish and a mascara which is actually a clear and glittery top coat!

My boyfriend knows me so well! Anything to do with Ryan Gosling is obviously gonna be on my wishlist, so The Place Beyond the Pines DVD is perfect! It was probably one of my favourite movies of 2013 actually! I've started a Disney DVD collection this year and I'm so happy to have another two to add to it - Pinocchio and Peter Pan! :)

This year with my extended family we did a Secret Santa so everyone could save a bit of money and it was fun because we did it in a way that people could trade gifts at the end haha! My Mum ended up with these Cath Kidston towels and I ended up with a beauty box so we ended up swapping as she loves beauty products and she knows how much I love Cath Kidston! I have been using these in my uni room and I love them so much, the pattern is so cute :)

My best friend got my this gorgeous glass jar from Zara and with the cutest idea in mind - to make it into a memories jar for 2014! She also bought me some pink post-it notes so that I can write my memories on them and pop them into the pot, I've already got a good few in there! My mum bought me this little birdcage tealight candle holder too which is SO me and it looks lovely in my bedroom! She also bought me a fake candle which flickers to go inside, I have a feeling she doesn't trust me with a real one ;)

Thanks for reading :)
I hope you enjoyed this post, thank you so much to my family and friends for these lovely gifts!

Which is your favourite gift and what did you get for Christmas this year?

Love Dani :)

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Photo round-up of my year in 2013! :)

I've got to say that 2013 has probably been one of the weirdest years of my life! There have been particularly high highs but also some horribly low lows, so I'm kinda happy to close the door on 2013 and look forward to all that 2014 has to bring! I know for a fact that this year I shall finish uni and graduate (unless something terrible happens), I shall move back home and have to find myself a job, maybe move in with Joe, maybe move to London, earn money, dye my hair blonder and get some more tattoos! The next 5 months at uni are probably gonna be the hardest of my life, but I can't wait to see my finished collection of clothes and see what the future brings my way!

January

January always start on NYE/New Years Day with a kiss from Joe wherever we are! It's times like this that I really appreciate Instagram and Facebook, because otherwise I would definitely have forgotten what happened throughout this year, let alone just January! I went back to uni after Christmas, dyed my hair ombre using the L'Oreal home kit, it snowed! I also did my huge amounts of January sale shopping and we went to a fancy dress party as Trollz, which made me want pink hair in real life!

February

This February I celebrated my 4 year anniversary with Joe! He came down to visit me at uni and I had bought us this cute little gingerbread couple, and he made me the chocolate heart cake, what a cutie! I also had very ginger hair at this point, and was addicted to my denim jacket haha! I also got my hands on the Enrapture Encode Totem Styler (you can see the full review here) so this is probably the first time you've ever seen me with curled hair!

March

Half of March was spent at uni going for some fun nights out, doing lots of uni work and helping out with Norwich Fashion Weekender, and the other half was spent back at home for Easter. How funny is the Snow White and the Seven Dwarves fancy dress we did?! I was Snow White, then my boyfriend and his family went as the seven dwarves! I also found my studded bumbag in Primark which was used loads through out Summer!

April

April was definitely one of my most favourite months this year! I celebrated my 22nd birthday, and was totally spoilt by my family, friends and boyfriend! Judging my the amount of pink, you can see they know me very well ;)! It was also Easter at the beginning of the month so lots of yummy chocolate, some of my best friends came to visit uni for my birthday, and my best friends birthday is 6 days before me so we celebrated together! I also started watching Game of Thrones, met Proudlock from Made in Chelsea in London who was lovely and went on the Winnie the Pooh trail. My best friend did my birthday make up for the night out, and I started collecting Disney DVDs/ reliving my childhood! :)

May

May is always a nice month at uni because it's the last month before we all go back home for Summer! We hand in our last project of the year and appreciate the warm weather with chilling on the balcony and lots of alcohol and BBQs! I was very happy with my magazine project I handed in, visited Amy in Essex and went for a night out there for the first time, bought my beloved Topshop pinafore and found lots of lovely bits in the local charity shops!

June

I spent the beginning of June at uni with a few fun nights out, then packed up my stuff and went home for Summer. I had my interview to be the intern at Waiste Clothing, and I got it! I was so nervous to even apply, so to get it made me very happy! It was so much fun, and Sara was so lovely to work with, you can read some more about it here :). Not only was it great to work behind the scenes, but I have genuinely always loved her stuff and it was fab to see it all being created and to help out myself! This was also the month everyone found their names on Coke bottles, but I couldn't find mine so I made a DIY one ;)

July

 July is usually another one of my favourite months because it's super sunny and Summery! It's Joe's birthday month too so we always do something fun :). I continued with my 3 month internship at Waiste, went on a road trip to Nottingham, stayed in a caravan near the beach with Joe, hosted my own BBQ, went to a bloggers event called the Vintage Set Festival and went to The London Dungeons with my best friend (we definitely held hands the whole way around!)

August

I can't really remember what happened in August, and I don't seem to have many photos from this month either! I'm pretty sure I just spent it chilling with my family and friends, enjoying spending my time at home, going to and from London for my internship and appreciating the sun! Me and Joe went to the carboot sale most Sunday mornings so I picked up loads of gorgeous things for around £1, and Joe found this lovely Coca Cola mirror for our future home! We also helped Joe welcome this tiny puppy Darcy into his family, he has grown so much already!

September

September was the month that my internship with Waiste came to an end which I was really sad about, and Sara treated me to lots of lovely Waiste denim pieces, I cannot wait to wear the dungarees most days this Summer! I also went to a festival called Brownstock which was the first festival I had been to in about 4 years so that was fun! It wasn't the biggest festival but it was so fun to just get really drunk and have no worries for a few days! I also got my hands on some little cacti and cut out boots which I had wanted for months!

October

I love coming back to uni in September because we all haven't seen each other in 3 and a half months, and we always have lots of fun nights out! This October was the start of my third year though so we all had to knuckle right down almost straight away so lots of experimentations and sketchbook work was done! We all went mental at Halloween though because we knew it would be our last here :( I went as a dead nurse, and carved my first ever pumpkin! I also treated myself to the Motel star and moon two piece eventually, you can get 20% off MotelRocks.com using discount code 'floraldanielle' :)

November

November was pretty much the same as October in terms of constantly sitting in and doing uni work, but I've come up with lots of new ideas that I love, and my final grade was a good one so I'm really happy with that! We can never really go a month without a fancy dress themed party though, and this one was a Kevin and Perry/90s themed one! This is also the month that I became addicted to American Horror Story, I'm almost finished series two, and I'm loving it!

December

I absolutely love December and the Christmas spirit with all the lovely lights and cheery songs! I was so happy to go home for Christmas this year as this first term of third year has been so stressful, but unfortunately I only really got to go home for just over a week as I decided to come back to uni for NYE! But I made the most of it and saw as many people as I could in that time! I loved giving everyone their pressies, having a yummy roast dinner and spending time with my family :). I got some lovely presents myself, including this bear dressing gown with ears from Joe! We hosted the NYE party back at uni, and it was so lovely to spend the countdown with everyone as this time next year we'll all be off doing different and exciting things!

Wow, this blog post ended up taking a lot longer to make than I actually realised! But I'm so glad I've done it, so I can look back on it in a years time and see how much everything has changed! I honestly thought this year had been pretty crap as it felt like I'd spent 99% of it slaving away at uni or in my room, but it turns out I have had a pretty fun year, and I can't wait to enjoy 2014! :)

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Hope you all have a happy and healthy 2014!

Love Dani :)

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