How To Feel Christmassy...

Hello guys...

Can you believe it's almost Christmas and 2016? I can't either. Most people have Christmas traditions and use them as ways to get in the spirit of christmas (including myself) but if you don't, I have decided to create a way to help you.

• Watch Elf or The Grinch
• Pamper yourself
• Buy new pjs
• Binge on chocolate (maybe not too much)
• Play christmas songs
• Organise a secret santa 
• Treat yourself to some alcohol (if you're legal)
• Spoil yourself to christmas flowers
• Take a bath and set a christmas candle

Hopefully, these ways will help you to get in the christmas spirit, this is only a short post because you know how busy life can be.

Anyway, hope you all have a fabulous christmas and I hope you are all looking forward to bringing in the New Year.

Merry christmas and a very happy new year to you all 

Ciao for now...

London Haul...

Hello guys...

I have decided to do a little haul for you guys after my trip to London last weekend, unfortunately I can barely remember what I bought so this is just a post of what I can remember. (None of these pictures are mine)

Zara- http://www.zara.com

First of all, I went to Zara. Zara is one of those shops that is reasonably priced and sells good quality clothing. Most of the clothing are sizes S-M-L rather than 6-8-10 and so on. Sometimes I do find that the clothing is quite small fitting but that just depends on what the item is that I am buying but the items I did purchase, all fit great.

Jumper- £17.99

This jumper is the best quality jumper I have, its so comfortable and completely perfect for winter. Since buying this jumper, I've probably had it on 5 times already (I have washed it don't worry) but I'd happily live in it because it's so comfortable.

Top- £12.99

I actually bought this top in a emerald green colour as I thought it would look quite festive throughout December and over the Christmas period, I can't find this on the website so this is the next best thing but now that I'm seeing the top in the black, I'm considering buying it. I have not yet wore this top but I can already tell that it'll be one of those tops that you can either dress up or dress down.

Trousers- £12.99

Okay, first of all, these trousers are the best! I wore these trousers with the jumper from Zara to travel home in from London and it was 110% the best decision of my life. Once again these trousers are the type you could dress up or dress down (as seen by the boots in the picture) I am so in love with these trousers. I would recommend them to anyone. Great quality too.

Topshop- http://www.topshop.com

Obviously I couldn't NOT go to Topshop, so whilst I was there I decided to buy the one thing I'd been looking at on the website for so long. 

Pinafore- £39.99

I'd been looking online at this for weeks because 1, I love Topshop's denim collection and 2, I'm all for burgundy all year round. I wore this pinafore with a grey high neck jumper the second day of exploring London and it was very comfortable, I found that it's quite low on the sides so it would definitely be better to wear some sort of top underneath.

 Mom Jeans- £42

Not all Topshop jeans are the best quality I have found, especially for the price, but I really wanted some comfortable Mom jeans. I felt that these jeans were quite a snug fit when you first wear them but they will become more comfortable the more I wear them. 

Bra- £20.00

Knickers- £12.00

Everyone needs to treat themselves to good underwear every once in a while and I thought, why not buy a love matching set so whilst I was in Topshop, that's exactly what I did. They're so pretty and comfortable too and I just love the set.

Urban Outfitters- http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/

Urban Outfitters is a shop that have visited quite a few times but it's over an hour away from me so I'm never kept up to date with the latest fashion due to the journey (unless I go on the website) so whilst in London, I had to visit.

Shirt- £22.00

I came across this shirt in the shop which was in the sale for £22.00, for Urban Outfitters, this is quite cheap I found especially for a shirt. Once again the sizing is S-M-L and depending on the type of material, this can either be a good thing or a bad thing. I was over the moon with this purchase and you could also buy it in black or burgundy but cream isn't a colour I usually go for so I decided to go for a change.

Victoria's Secret:https://www.victoriassecret.com

One shop you'll find hundreds of girls in? Victoria's Secret. This was my first time visiting the shop and I was completely excited to explore. One thing I will say is that it is a very expensive shop (but completely worth it.) I bought 5 pair of knickers which were on a deal and sprays too.

Bra- price unknown

This bra that I purchased was a sports bra, it is the best bra I own by far and I will definitely be buying more in other colours. I can not remember the price unfortunately. I would definitely recommend buying this bra if you find regular bras, uncomfortable. 

PJ's- £46.00

I know that the price of these PJ's are quite pricy but then again, buying 4 pair of pjs from Primark would not last as long as paying for extra for a pair of decent pyjamas. So yeah, it's completely worth the price and the shame of looking at my bank balance after.

I hope you enjoyed looking at a few of the items I bought in London.

Ciao for now...

Little London Getaway...

Hello guys...

So from the 5th December till the 7th December, me, my mother and two sisters visited London. (Unfortunately my dad was working). After everything that has happened throughout this year, we had to get away and the 5th December was also my 19th birthday so what way better to spend your birthday than in London???

We decided to travel to London by car which took around 4 hours, we would've taken the train but I'm not really a lover of trains. After a long journey and many toilet stops (try travelling with a pregnant sister), we finally arrived. We stayed in Kingsbury which was just one tube stop off Wembley Stadium, the tubes ran frequently too which was good with it being as cold as it is in England.

The first place we wanted to visit was the Winter wonderland in Hyde park. Before I went to London I wasn't feeling in the christmas spirit but after Winter wonderland, I definitely am now!

Hyde park's Winter Wonderland, was filled with christmas decorations, markets (which included food, ornaments, christmas decs, alcohol, hot drinks and clothes!) and fair ground rides. Obviously with it being London, the Park was packed with people so it was hard to get round the whole park without missing anything out. With my sister being pregnant, we chose to not go on any rides because it wouldn't have been fair to make her watch us have fun when she couldn't. So instead, we stuck to looking through the markets.

The market section was called "Angels Market", Winter Wonderland sticking to the theme of Christmas obviously. Angels Market was the cutest, the market stalls were set up like little cabins, it was so adorable.

After Hyde Park, we decided to hit up Oxford Street, this was my first time visiting London, so it was really nice to shop there. (Hopefully I will upload a London clothes haul soon). Once again, the streets of London was kitted out with Christmas decorations.

Without a doubt, London is a beautiful place and with it decorated with Christmas lights, it just made it that little bit more special. Now I'm completely in the mood for Christmas and I definitely can't wait to visit London again. 

When we were in London, we couldn't walk too far with my sister being 7 months pregnant so we decided to stick to shopping for the whole weekend rather than go sight-seeing too much, hopefully I will return to London soon to sight-see.

Check out my instagram for more photographs from both my birthday and London- https://www.instagram.com/nadiaelliott/ 

Comment below for a London Haul.

Ciao for now...