Christmas Haul

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year! 

I'd like to start by saying Happy New Year to you all. I hope you had a lovely time last night, if you went out and stayed in, and that no ones feeling too hungover today.

I went to my friends house party last night which was really fun. I can't believe my 2 weeks off work are over already and like a lot of people I'm back in the office tomorrow!

Today was actually the first day in ages the weather has been quite nice and sunny, so I finally managed to take some pictures of the things I got for Christmas this year. 

 The present I got this year which I'm really excited about is the Bath and Body Works stuff my mum bought me back from Dubai. I'm sure all my American followers are familiar with Bath and Body Works. We used to have it here in the UK at some point in the 90s but sadly they closed down, together with Sephora. There is actually going round that Sephora will be opening some stores over here again which would be brilliant and probably also bankrupt me!

Well here are the goodies I got and all I can say is they are amazing!

I obviously haven't managed to try everything yet but the products I have used are great and they are very reasonably priced as well. If you are reading this live in a country that stocks Bath and Body Works, please let me know which other products you recommend as I'm gonna get my mum to pick up a few more bits from there next time she's visiting. 

 Another thing my mum picked up from Dubai for me is Bioderma and I am so excited to try this! I know it's a huge favourite amongst Beauty Bloggers. There's another rumour going round (ok so I have been hearing a lot of rumours on Twitter lately) that Boots are going to start stocking this in the UK this year which would be amazing!
I also got a shower cream from L'Occitane and a perfume by Nina Ricci called Ricci Ricci.

These shoes I bought with my Christmas money from my nan.

They're from Aldo. The leopard print pair on the left was on sale and the studded pair on the right wasn't. Both pairs are really comfortable especially as they are elasticated. These are my favourite type of pumps.
Another thing I got with my Christmas money was this gift set from Clarins.

The Clarins gift set contained a full size of their Multi-Active Day Cream (50ml) and a sample size of their Multi Active Night Cream (15ml) Skin Renewal Serum (10ml). This range is designed to combat the first fine lines and wrinkles of people in their early 30s and late 20s. I've tried these products before and I love them!

I don't usually get much make up for Christmas. Probably because I spend the whole year buying so much of it anyway! But here are the 2 make up items I got:

 I'd never heard of the Benefit California Kissin Smile Brightening Lip Gloss. I got it off my friend and she  loves this. I've tried it and really makes your teeth look brighter and tastes of toothpaste. Don't be alarmed of the blue colour though. It comes out very sheer on the lips and tingles slightly as well. The blue tones are what brightens your teeth.
There's a little story behind the Laura Mercier Eye Basics primer. I actually bought this for my mum as she's had my MAC Painterly Paint Pot for ages. I thought I'd get her this and take my paint pot back because I miss having it in my collection. But my mum told me to keep the Laura Mercier eye primer as she prefers my MAC Paint Pot. 
Well that's it for my Christmas Haul. I hope you've enjoyed reading it, I know I loved having a nosey at everyone else's.
Finally I'd like to wish all my readers all the best for 2013, I hope it's a lucky one for everyone. Do any of you have any New Years Resolutions? If so what are they?

Nuala xxx