Winterlicious Tag!

Winterlicious Tag!!! 

Hey everyone! I realise I am sorely lacking in the daily blogs :( but I have had crappy internet etc the last while! 

anyway I'm back with a bang :D and a Winterlicious Ttag!

I know we're only a few days into Winter, but Yolo! 

So here goes :D

1) Favourite winter nail polish?

My favourite at the moment has to be 'Chelsea' by NYC nail polishes :D It's a beautiful burgundy colour, a bit shimmery but I love it! I also tend to go for dark blues or reds :)
2) Favourite winter lip product?

Has to be Collection 2000's goth collection and number 1 or 2 :) Beautiful dark winter colors :D
3) Most worn winter clothing piece?

Either a white cardigan I got in New Look, my black coat, or my new mustard coloured scarf from Penneys, it is SO warm and chunky :) 
4) Most worn winter accessory?

Uggs :) I have gotten them every year since I was about 13 without fail :) 
5) Favourite winter scent/candle?

Either Home Sweet Home or Snowflake cookie by Yankee Candle, I am obsessed!!!! 
6) Favourite winter beverage?

Can't go wrong with Tea but if I was being fancy have to say the gingerbread latte :D 
7) All time favourite Christmas/holiday movie?

Christmas movie would be Home alone or Gone with the Wind :D Even the Nightmare before Christmas, I also love Love Actually :D 
8) Favourite Christmas/holiday song?

Has to be Shakin Stevens snow is falling, but a hymn would be Holy Night :) 
9) Favourite holiday food/treat?

Gingerbread, cinnamon Pretzels at the Christmas Market, and I love Christmas dinner of course :D 
10) What is your favourite Christmas decoration this year?

I recently saw an owl decoration for the tree and I was so tempted to purchase :O it was so lifelike!! ( I love owls) 
11) What’s at the top of your wish list?

Happiness and healthiness to be honest :) Material things are only temporary, your health is your wealth!
12) What are your plans for the holidays this year?

This year I will probably be at home as ever, but I am going to Berlin a few weeks before it for me and my boyfriends anniversary ( awwwwwh) 

Ook guys and dolls :) there you have it!!!

Feel free to do your own :)

Until next time <3

Sandy.S

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Autumn Wish List!

Hey Everyone! 

So, it;s that time of year again when we feel the evenings start to draw in and become colder, the kids are back to school, leaves are falling from the trees, you can't think of one thing nicer after work than sitting beside the stove with a cuppa in your hand and your favourite onesie on. Literally as I type this I am snuggled up in a massive Cardi I got in the sales in January! 

With all this in mind I have decided to do an Autumn Wish List of all things I love and Need this Autumn :) Without a doubt it is one of the best times of the year, the count down to Halloween and Christmas :)!

So First on my list is of Course Candles :D :D :D !

I love candles, I love the warmth they bring and the smell is amazing :) I always went for vanilla or cinnamon flavour candles around this time of year, I felt that they are just perfectly suited to the Season :) However I was browsing on the Yankee Candles website and I have picked two that I can't wait to buy this year :)

Number 1 is 'Pumpkin Ginger Bark' :)

'Pumpkin Ginger Bark'

Number 2 is 'Home Sweet home' :)

'Home Sweet Home'

The reason I picked both of these is fairly obvious for the first candle anyway, It smells like Halloween, sweet and spicy!! It reminds me of when I was a child and I'd be going to all the houses trick or treating :) Apparently it's America's favourite candle :) The reason I love the second one is that it smells like coming in to a warm kitchen where your mam is baking an apple tart or a nice cake on a cold evening :) I couldn't stay away from vanilla and cinnamon entirely ;)

The next items on my list are accessories! And of course a girl can never have enough of these! :) 

First of all is scarves, they are needed again :( 

Tartan scarf from Boohoo

I am in love with this scarf, it just looks so big and comfy!! I would love to pair this with a black coat for Winter :) I was never a fan of Tartan as my school uniform skirt was the worst kind of it :/ As you can see here :/

The beautiful Uniform I wore for 6 years...me in the middle :)

Anyway! The next scarf on my list is a similar colour :) this colour suits me perfectly with my dark hair :) 

The price is a bit much as I am fairly sure you can get a Duplicate in Penney's for a quarter the price, but I just love this scarf :O Burgundy is a real favourite of mine lately. 

Next are some pieces that I adore :) 

I think this is so pretty and would go beautifully with a Knitted jumper or shirt :) It is down on sale to 5.99 also, BARGAIN! It has a pearl and green gem trim but you can also choose red. (I would get both) 

I'm sorry but how cute is this necklace from Forever 21? I love the colour of the 'soft' roses, it is a real Autumn colour and would go lovely with, as I said before, a knitted jumper or shirt, but also with a dress on a night out :) 

I know I have an obsession with burgundy, but this flower headpiece is just the prettiest!! I realise festival season is over, however that doesn't mean flower headpieces have to go? Getting darker colours like this can really add statement to a winter look! This can also be found in Forever 21 :)

Next is this cutie :) also Forever 21. It's a little bow scrunchie that can turn a look from boring to Glam in two minutes :) I think that at a price of €2.50 it's a little steep, but I'm sure you can get a cheaper one in Primark :) 

Next on my list is Knitwear and you will be surprised at what I see is finally making a comeback :D :D!

I saw this on the F&F range from Tesco and I got so excited! Poncho's are coming back this Autumn/Winter :D I used to love these as they are so cosy, flattering and can be so simple yet stylish :) This one is €21.00 which is cheaper than some I have seen ! I would love to match this with a simple pair of leggings or jeans and uggs :) 

This is another I found from the F&F website and I adore the colour!! However I think the tassles would drive me crazy and I would probably have to cut them off :P But I love the wide neck and the jumper style to it :) 

I saw these furry coats on the Penney's website and I love them! I don't think I would be daring enough to wear the pink, if it came in black I would be happy out :) I can only imagine how warm this could be :)! 

Next on the list is Cosmetics :)  

My wish list for Cosmetics is going to be fairly simple, don;t worry :P 

So No. 1 is Rimmel lipstick, the Kate Moss line, in 107...and I am a huge fan of this dark red colour (do I love burgundy enough?) 

No. 2 is Rimmel Salon Pro in Urban Purple, agaiin do I love burgundy enough?

No. 3 Rimmel Metal Rush in Purple reign. I love this because of the undertones to the colour, it is so so pretty and I love purple in the Winter months!

No. 4 is The Revlon Colourstay Foundation in Ivory. I know I have said before that I am not a fan of this, well let me tell you this has changed dramatically!  I still have to mix it with another foundation and wear about three layers of moisturiser and primer with it, but it's not as drying with my skin as it used to be! 

Next for my list is Perfume! 

The only perfume I like for this time of year is Armani Code which I already have :) It is such a warming smell I adore it!! 

My movie wish list is Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic :) I absolutely adore both of these films, both about witches, both perfect for Autumn and Halloween :D 

My drink would be a Macchiato or spiced latte :) Obviously can't beat a cup of tea too ;) 

Ok guys, I think that's all from my wish list :D Obviously I am going to have to have a huge bank balance for all of this lol, or win the lotto, but anyway! Hope you all enjoyed, feel free to do your own and comment below any things you may like at Autumn :) :) 

As ever, thank you for reading !! 

Sandy S

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'A Picture Says a Thousand Words' Tag :)

Hey everybody! Back again with something that I've been thinking about doing with a while :) So I see people with scrapbooks and photo albums, or photo collections on Blogs, look books etc, and I was thinking, What memories do I have from any of my pictures? So I decided on a blog tag, to try remember something that happened when such a picture was taken :) Random I know, but I thought it would be fun :) I will select about 15-20 pictures at random from my computer and say what I remember :)
So here goes,

1.

What I remember of this, is that it was one of our last days in secondary school, I think it was our last P.E class, our teacher was so sound, he went out and bought us cornetto's as there was only a few of us in class :) Simpler times!

2.

Well this is a few years back! I was on school holidays in Transition year and went in to stay with my sisters in College in Galway, this is my oldest sister Aisling and I :) in my other sisters house :) Felt like such a grown up! :P

3.

This was taken in Paris, in front of the Louvre :) Myself and my boyfriend Stephen :) It had started out as a lovely day, so I wore a white shirt from Penney's and when we finished walking down the Champs Elysee, it started to rain, luckily enough Ste had a new hoodie bought for himself so I stuck on his old one :D I also put this up on Instagram and got about 50 likes haha! 

4.

This Picture was taken in November 2012 :D My friend had booked tickets to Michael McIntyre for our other friend so four of us went up :) After this night myself and my boyfriend got back together after a few months apart :) <3 Great memories of this night in Dublin <3

5

This was a picture taken of Old man/gender transformation makeup I did in college :) I thought I looked so funny and pretended to be a member of Clare County Council :P 

6.

This is a picture take of me and Stephen literally just after we started going out :) I love this picture :D We went to Fibber Magee's in Galway :D

7.

This is slightly embarassing :P this is one taken of me when I was about 15, I was Sister Margaretta...or 'Margie' in the school musical of 'The Sound Of Music' Our choreographer told us how we were picked according to our most suitable roles :P me a nun??

8.

This was the last day of secondary school, we all signed our school shirts, messages and private jokes :) ahhh the memories!! 

9. 

Love this picture :D this was a night out after I finished work summer 2012 to start college :D I was told I looked really well in this :) and I remember Stephen liking this on fb when we weren't even friends on it!..ooooh scandal lol ;) good times :D

10.

Love this! This was my 19th birthday :D had such a great night in Galway :) and another memory of the boyfriend liking this when we weren't going out ;)

11.

hahaha this was from the night we got together November 12' :D great night after Michael McIntyre in Dublin :D I think we were dancing to 'Sexy Bitch'

12.

Cheeeesy but had to put this in :) My Communion day! May 2001 :) I remember feeling like such a princess haha!

13.

Love this! This is from my Debs :D me and Caitie :D this was taken on the bus journey to Balinasloe where it was being held and we had such craic :) 

14. 

Another photo I love taken from a hilarious night out in June 12' :) had such a good night in Galway and love that maxi dress! :O 

15.

Christmas 12 :p This was a photo taken in what was 'The Bentley' in Galway, now closed :( had such a good night, as you can probably tell :P finished work and off I went out with my friends :D Great memories!

16. 

Had to add this picture :D This was taken the night Ste and I got back together after only being friends for months :) Was such a funny yet romantic night ;) 'but you work in a hotel?? haha! Signs on 2 years later and we're happy out :) 

Ok so guys that is my tag done and dusted, really hope this catches on as I thought it would be something fun :) 

Whoever wants to do this next, feel free! :)

Thanks guys :)

Sandy.S

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