Christmas Beauty and Fashion Tips

Some people like to spend Christmas Day all cosy in their onesis but I always go the other way and dress up in my finest. I love to look glam at Christmas as it gives the day a real sense of occasion and is also a great opportunity to try out the new makeup that I inevitably get in my stocking.

I've just been checking out Pixiwoo's latest  video on Christmas Date Makeup and I think that Sam looks absolutely stunning!  I think that I might try this out on Christmas Day. (My husband will love it!!)

In the run up to Tuesday I'm also going to be trying to sort my skin out. All the drinking, eating and lack of sleep over the party season has left it looking a bit dull and gross.

A fantastic product for giving your skin a boost and some much-needed radiance is Elemis' Fruit Active Rejuvenating Mask. I love this product as it is a bit of a multi-tasker. Not only can you apply it as a mask but you can also use it as a flash beauty balm to make your skin look all dewy and fabulous on special occasions.

This stuff is miraculous and retails for £22

As Christmas is all about luxury, I will be smothering myself with my favourite ever body-oil. Ren Moroccan Rose Otto Ultra Moisture Body-Oil is one of my favourite products of all time. The fragrance is the closest thing to real roses that I have ever smelt and it makes my skin feel incredibly soft. I find that it is best applied when your skin is still a little damp after your bath/shower.

Pure luxury and only £34!

If like me you like getting glammed up on Christmas Day, here are some outfit ideas for you:

Asos

Topshop

Whistles

Or how about going retro with a fabulous 50's dress. This is what I wore last Christmas:



Vivienne of Holloway

If you really want to go for it, how about something along these lines?? ;)

Courtesy of Angels xxx

Velvet Manicure

I love love love the week before Christmas. Everyone is relaxed, happy and slightly tiddily and there is a feeling of festive anticipation amongst adults and children alike.

After contracting the miserable curse that is the Norovirus three Christmasses ago (it started just as the turkey was being served) I spend this week in particular constantly applying antibac and keeping well away from anyone who looks slightly green around the gills. I have definitely contracted OCD but it's better than contracting a yucky bug during one of my favourite times of the year.

 Anyway, with my current anti-bac obsession, it's important to also use a great hand-cream as that stuff is seriously drying. At the moment I'm loving Melvita Apicosma Creme Mains extra-riche. It smells good and I am impressed with how hard this little wonder-cream works. My hands feel softer than they have in a long time and all signs of dryness have disappeared.


Anyway, for the second year running, I'm doing a Christmas giveaway on London's Heart Breakfast. This involves knocking on someone's door live on air and presenting them with two Ultrabook laptops and £500. It's such a great prize and I can't believe how good it feels to make someone's Christmas! Just call me Santa's little helper ;)



          Crouching outside a house in my Heart jacket about to give someone a big Xmas surprise!

When I got back to Heart HQ this morning, feeling all warm and fuzzy after my giveaway, I was talked in to doing some hand modelling (why me I don't know as I have definite sausage fingers!) for the beauty section of  heart.co.uk. 

I had to model a velvet manicure and it is one of the weirdest things that has ever adorned my nails!!

 Please excuse my messy nails and sausage fingers!!

Velvet manicures involve painting your nails and then basically dipping them in a bag of fluff while they are still wet. Blow off the fluff and voila...you have velvety nails. 

I think mine look more dusty than velvety, but to the touch they feel soft and slightly fluffy. Kind of like a short -haired rabbit's nose.

Why anyone would have a velvet manicure is beyond me....but if you are a cosy type and find a good old classic gloss a bit too cold for this time of year, then why not get in the Christmas spirit and go for a far fluffier version!

Here's a link to the polish and "fluff" that was used in the picture xx