Shopping, Snow and Sweaters

November 30th

1 day before the acceptance of christmas cheer. One of the hardest day (in my books) to handle.

Anyway I went christmas shopping anyway..

Kingston shopping is fantastic, Kidson on one street, Topshop on the next, down an alley to LUSH then hop over the road to a bubbling christmas market, a festive atmosphere at its height, with hot mulled wine, frank Sinatra in the background and twinkling white fairy lights totted around the gorgeous victorian renovated cottages.
First I had to buy my friend her 16th birthday present (a few days late I'll admit..), so I went to Oliver Bonus (If you are unfamiliar with this shop, it is heaven for the cute vintage things you always wonder their wareabouts) and bought her a beautiful owl spinning candle, yellow notepad and some owl pins, they were super cute.
Then I had a SecretSanta present to purchase, so along i went to paperchase, *admire the rhyming*. I bought a gorgeous smelling festive candle and some wrapping paper and bags. Then I popped over to boots and grabbed a body lotion and hand food from Soap and Glory, which I kinda of wished I'd kept for myself..

Finally I bought a Nutella crepe, of course and snuggled up on a bench in the cold in my fairsle jumper, true christmas joy.

Oh and no snow appeared despite my prayers

Top 10 Christmas Jumpers

Hi guys!
Its coming up to christmas and a must have for the festive season is an over-the-top christmas jumper! So I've narrowed it down to 10 of my top favourites with the price and shop it came from. Ive also put them in price order: Cheapest to Slash Out!

1. 3D Christmas Pudding Jumper from George, Asda
Price: £14
Website: http://direct.asda.com/george/womens-knitwear/3d-christmas-pudding-jumper/G004385658,default,pd.html

The cheapest of of the lot, but one of the best. Asda's christmas jumper range this year is it's best, I think, and this lovely jumper is super soft and super cosy. Best worn with leggins.

2. Corrine Reindeer Fairsle Christmas Jumper from Boohoo.com
Price: £15
Website: http://www.boohoo.com/restofworld/winter-warmers/corrine-reindeer-fairsle-christmas-jumper/invt/azz37971?cm_sp=Recently%20viewed-_-Product%20Detail-_-azz37971?cm_sp=Recently%20Viewed-_-Category%20Page-_-azz37971

This is such a lovely jumper and one of my favourites. Its perfect from girls aged 14-16 and comes in either Cream or Red (Cream being my favourite and the one in the image). They're perfect with jeans or leggins.

3. Women's Stag and Deer Jumper from Peacocks
Price: £16
Website: http://www.peacocks.co.uk/christmas/christmas-jumpers/lds-jumper-stag-and-deer-red.html

This jumper from  Dorothy Perkins is such a perfect christmas gift, with beautiful reindeers and snowflakes. It's also great value and super cosy. DP don't usually do that many christmas jumpers, so grab it while it lasts!

4. Fairisle Stag Jumper from George, Asda
Price: £16
Website: http://direct.asda.com/george/womens-knitwear/fairisle-stag-jumper/G004387307,default,pd.html

Definetly one of my top favourites! A beautiful mix of coral, cream, blues and blacks, this is such a pretty jumper and perfect for a hot chocolate and Love Actually.

5. Alexia Reindeer Knit Jumper from Boohoo.com
Price: £20
Website: http://www.boohoo.com/winter-warmers/alexia-reindeer-knit-jumper/invt/azz36818?cm_sp=Best%20Sellers-_-Category%20Page-_-azz36818

Such a gorgeous jumper, and it goes amazingly well with some plum lippy or red wine. 

6. Skiing Robin Jumper from Dorothy Perkins
Price: £25.20
Website: http://www.dorothyperkins.com/en/dpuk/product/clothing-203535/knitwear-203563/skiing-robin-jumper-2443847?bi=1&ps=200

This little red robin is super cute and perfect for any kids/teens.

7. Asos Christmas Jumper in Reindeer Fairisle from Asos
Price: £35
Website:http://www.asos.com/ASOS/ASOS-Christmas-Jumper-in-Reindeer-Fairisle/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=3157113&cid=2637&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=36&sort=-1&clr=Multi

I really love these type of jumpers and they look great with maxi skirts too but I was quite disappointed  with Asos's festive jumpers this season. 

8. Knitted Gingermen Man Jumper from Topshop
Price: £42
Website: http://www.topshop.com/en/tsuk/product/clothing-427/knitwear-444/knitted-gingerbread-man-jumper-2411745?bi=1&ps=20

Topshop's jumpers were awful this year! I found two that I thougt were quite nice but all the others were dreadful! What happened Topshop? This cute gingerbread man jumper is perfect for the festive hols though.

9. Knitted Fairisle Yoke Jumper
Price: £48
Website: http://www.topshop.com/en/tsuk/product/clothing-427/knitwear-444/knitted-fairisle-yoke-jumper-2322717?bi=1&ps=200

I really love this Olive coloured jumper from Topshop, its super warm and cosy and is crying out for a hug. I think I shall order this one for myself..

10. Fat Face Andi Angora Mix Jumper in Navy from FatFace, John Lewis
Price: £48
Website: http://www.johnlewis.com/fat-face-andi-angora-mix-jumper-navy/p747180

My final choice, although quite pricey, is really perfect for blonde's and short haired girls. Its pattern is a classic Christmas sign to grab that tree and mince pies!

So that rounds up my top 10 favourite christmas jumpers! Next Top 10 Christmas Tunes! Thanks for reading, Ella Bellaa x

Topshop Make-Up

Hello everyone,

So as my last blog post kinda of summed up, I love autumn! However, I have very little autumn make-up and quite alot of peachy, coral-y summer-type make-up, so I went online and ordered a few things from Topshop which I shall share with you all!

What I brought:

Lips in Hazard £6.00

Lips in RioRio £6.00

Matte Nails in Sober £8.00

Matte Nails in Crushy £8.00

Happy shopping everyone!

EllaBella

Mock Fun

Mock time is upon us. Wow I'm so excited I just can't control myself.

Anyway, sarcasm out of the way, although its stressful, tiresome, makes you loose contact with friends, causes arguments, makes you moody, get emotional about some tiny thing like dropping your pen, etc etc,  I guess I can see some of its benefits.

Firstly, it prepares you for the real thing, which I think I'm going to need a lot of, considering in my French Listening mock, I may have fallen asleep for a few questions...

Secondly, it helps you revise early for your actual exams, so when real revising comes in place, you're half-way there.

Thirdly, you miss school for 1 1/2 weeks, which I'm not going to complain about.

Anyway on that note, I should actually be revising Pythagoras and his sassy theorem, along with hypotonic solutions and tectonic plate margins.

Toodle doo,

EllaBella

Hello!

Hi Guys!
Okay so this is my first ever blog post..wow.
I'm not too sure what my blog is going to be about or what will happen over time, but we'll just have to wait and see, something along the lines of reviews, maybe some beauty(?) and some other things thrown in.

So lets get started!
EllaBella x

Fireworks Party

'Remember, remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason'

Hot chocolates, 3 blankets, endless refillings of hot water bottles and smoky warm fires. Ahh I do love Autumn.

Many say their favourite seasons are summer or spring, because it starts getting warmer and new life emerges, but autumn is by far my favrouite, with gorgous landscapes of amber, crimson and browns, and leaves crunching under wellies covered in a light frost. 

In autumn you get things like halloween, bonfire and fireworks, and every year our family has a big party celebtrating fireworks.

This year I'm wearing (make-up wise):

GOSH nail lacquer in golden brown 573

Nivea lip butter in Raspberry Rose

Rimmel London Wake Me Up concealer in 020

No7 Natural blush tint powder in Soft Damson

No7 'Amazing Brown Pencil' 10

No7 Fanomenal Lashes

I know thats alot of No7 make up but even though its an 'own brand' and I tend not to go for those kind of brands, but No7 make up is actually really good, especially the masca, which fully fans out my lashes, and makes them look longer and fuller. The blusher is such a natural tone, which I adore, and is perfect for this kind of season. The brown pencil I used for my eyebrows and my eyeliner, which makes my eyes look more natural and fresher, and not so heavy.

I've ordered 2 lipsticks and 2 nail varnishes off Topshop which should be arriving Saturday so I'll do I blog update then.

What are you guys up to for autumn? Have you got a special pair of wolly socks or a christmassy jumper (don't get angry, I love christmas, and usually start celebrating a bit too early..)

Ella Bella