For Christmas I had some lovely goodies which I will probably post about later and among them were some lush products so I had an indulgent bath after breakfast and used my shooting star bath bomb and christmas edition fun.
We had our big feast early afternoon and, as usual, it was delicious! This was following by Yule log and cheesecake in front of christmas classic Home Alone, I'm not sure how we had room for this but somehow at Christmas I find I can eat on my competitive level, maybe it's because the food is all so yummy!
We finished off the day with a ruthless game of Monopoly and a film, and in the blink of an eye the day was over.
The next morning I got up bright and early to hit the Boxing Day sales. I spent a little more than I meant to but I did pick up some presents for birthdays coming up next month and I had a couple of gift cards to use up too.
Here's what I picked up:
NEXT
I had a £20 gift card for next and I went fairly early to the sale but this year I wasn't all that inspired by what was on offer. Perhaps it's because we didn't go super early this year as we weren't up for joining the queue before it opened, but the clothes were just a bit boring really and even though we went after the opening time and before the 8am shoppers hit town it was still overcrowded and there were a lot of pushy people which didn't make for a fun experience.
That said I did find a dress to spend my gift card on, reduced from £26 to £12. It will be great for spring/summer with tan shoes and a satchel.
MARKS & SPENCER
M&S was also a bit uninspiring which was a slight disappointment as I had a gift card to use from switching banks earlier this year. However I did pick up a nice festive bedcover which was reduced from £49 to £25. The print is really sweet (it kind of reminds me of the John Lewis bear & hare christmas advert!) I've been looking for a festive duvet cover for months but couldn't find one that I really liked so I was pretty pleased to find this.
I also bought some pretty notecards as I have almost used up my last box from Accessorize.
BOOTS
I stocked up on my favourite toiletries in the boots sale, picking up an umberto gianini mini hair are set which I thought would be great for on holiday and a couple of sanctuary tins. The small tin contains three mini body washes in different fragrances and a rose shaped body polisher (this was reduced to £4 from £8) and the large one contains a trio of body wash, scrub and moisturiser (this was £7 down from £14). I also bought a new make-up brush set as I like to get a nice new brush set every year and for my mum I bought the floral mugs and the Toni and guy gift set.
I also picked up some cute pieces for the house including a vintage style make-up tidy and a cute set of drawers as well as a Laura Ashley muffin tray.
MONSOON
I had my eye on the Taryn dress since it went on sale and when I saw it in Westfields before Christmas it looked even prettier in real life. It has gorgeous sparkly beading which catches the light and a flattering scallop hem. I bought this online in Monsoon's Christmas preview sale for £84.50 down from £169.
I also bought a delicate beaded chain necklace from accessorize that I had been looking at before Christmas but it doesn't photograph that well and I can't find a photo of it online, but I would recommend a look in there as they have some really pretty jewellery at the moment in their half price sale.
Lastly I had a bit of an unexpected splurge on Mulberry with cash I received for Christmas, but I made my purchases over the phone and they don't appear to have been despatched yet so I will wait to see if they arrive before I post about them!
I am pretty pleased with my Boxing Day haul but other than a couple of birthday presents I need to get now I think it's time for a shopping ban :)
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