Hello all!
Ho ho ho! Well, Christmas is over for another year and I must admit, I'm not looking forward to the darkness and coldness of January and February. But anyway, I had a lovely Christmas and I wanted to share it with you all~
I went down to Somerset to spend Christmas with my aunt, uncle and grandma this year. It was a really long drive but I quite like long drives, as I get to sit in the back of the car with my music on and clear my thoughts.
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| We drove past Stonehenge on the way! |
Once we arrived at our seemingly deserted inn, we discovered that it was rather shabby and more than a little bit creepy - the landlord wasn't the most likeable character either but it was ok.
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The view from the car park of our inn...there's actually a
prison on the left side! |
The place was very historical but it was also crammed full of strange oddities, like ceramic mushrooms with faces!
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Some of the weird and wonderful things in our room...
that wheel light was particularly spooky! |
Ok, now onto the main feature of the post - the outfits! We arrived on Christmas Eve and I was feeling rather retro that day (blame the history revision) so I decided to pair my newly-bought-but-much-sought-after denim jacket with a berry knit top and black skater skirt. I like the silhouette and I decided to add some spotty tights and my lace collar to the look. I topped it off with a chunky rose bracelet. For my makeup, I applied a large wing of eyeliner, mascara and white highlight. On my lips I used a combination of Estee Lauder's 'Beige' and 'Hot Kiss' to create a nudey-purply shade that was still light (although the picture doesn't do the colour justice!) Here is the result:
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Top - Hand-me-down Jacket - New Look
Skirt - New Look Tights - Marks & Spencer
Collar - New Look Bracelet - New Look
Shoes - New Look |
For Christmas Day, I wanted to be more relaxed, so I broke in my new khaki jumper from New Look. I loved this jumper not just because of the colour, but because it has a really cool zip up the back (which my grandma rather scornfully suggested was 'an invitation to certain Korean males'). It's neutral too, so it should be a versatile piece to style. I paired it with my lilac jeans that were a birthday gift from Warehouse (although they do lose their shape once they've been worn for a while). I don't find trousers particularly flattering but it would be ridiculous to boycott them. For my makeup, I did intend to have just a hint of eyeliner, but it was a case of putting a little too much on one side...so adding more to the other side, only to make it more uneven, so adding more to the other side...you get the picture! I added a tint of this insane lilac lipgloss I got for about 50p reduced. It actually looks very pretty!
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Jumper - New Look
Jeans - Warehouse
Shoes - New Look |
So that was my Christmas from a fashion point of view :)
(Here's some bonus photos! Ho ho ho~)
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| My dad's gift-wrapping skills... |
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| Christmas tree! |
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| AMAZING sky while walking my uncle's dog! |
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| Marzipan animals, make by 3 generations^^ |
