Little January Haul

Today I wanted to share with you a few things I have picked up over January. I've not bought too much over this month but wanted to show you the few things I have picked up. 

First up is this gorgeous trench coat from Zara in the sale. I can't seem to find it online but if you have a local Zara store I'd definitely have a look. Alternatively this one from New Look is equally just as pretty.

Paris is one of my favourite cities ever! So when I saw this cute Paris cityscape necklace I knew I had to have it. Also would you believe this is my first piece of rose gold jewellery! 

I order these pink starry pyjamas from Victoria's Secret ages ago now but they only arrived at the start of January. These are my first pair of pyjamas from Victoria's Secret and certainty wont be my last! They are so cosy and warm. I also love that you can pick your leg length - I struggle a lot to get pyjamas that go past my ankle. Love these! Now unavailable on the VS site but these are just as cute! 

Fifi Lapin is the most fashionable bunny around! I've wanted this Fifi Lapin book for a long time so finally bought it. The book also has a pretty cover so will look lovely sitting out on a table.  

Lastly is The Kiss lip scrub I picked this up in the new Lush Valentine's release. It smells just like sweeties and has the cutest tiny, red, edible hearts, I can't wait to use it. 

Lots of Love, 

Sophie xx 

50 Thing That Make Me Happy Tag

Today's post is the 50 Things That Make Me Happy Tag. I wasn't tagged to do this post but it's always good to remember the things that make you happy!

01. Family

02. My Boyfriend

03. Baking

04. Christmas Time

05. Seeing blossom on cherry trees

06. Coffee

07. Going out with my friends

08. Nights In

09. Sitting in front of the fire in my pyjamas

10. Starry nights

11. Receiving Flowers

12. Blogging

13. Online shopping

14. Waking up to watch the sunrise, especially in the summer time

15. Watching the sunset

16. Sunshine

17. Burning candles

18. Handbags

19. Going to the theatre

20. Road Trips

21. Clean bed sheets

22. Friday night

23. Black Milk Clothing

24. Collecting shells at the beach

25. Chocolate

26. Snow days

27. The feeling after working hard at the gym

28. Paris

29. Reading a good book

30. Holidays

31. Taking photos

32. Freshly painted nails

33. White sandy beaches and crystal clear water

34. Going to sleep and not having to set an alarm

35. Pay Day

36. Travelling

37. Going to the cinema and seeing a good film

38. Long walks

39. Ice Cream

40. Blue skies with fluffy white clouds

41. Fireworks

42. Christmas Lights

43. Lush cosmetics

44. The smell of fresh cut grass

45. Disney

46.When the days become longer knowing that summer is not far away

47. Bunnies

48. Cocktails

49. Clean and tidy house

50. Red lipstick

What makes you happy?

Lots of Love,

Sophie xx

Snow Capped Fairy Cakes... Melted... Apparently

Let me start by saying I certainly won't be entering Bake Off 2016 with tonights' efforts...

I really fancied baking some festive cupcakes today and came across this BBC Good Food Recipe. 

What you will need: 

175g Butter 

175g Golden Caster Sugar

3 Eggs

200g Self-Raising Flour

Finely Grated Zest 1 Orange

1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

4 Tablespoon Milk

For the Icing:

1 Egg White

4 Tablespoon Orange Juice

175g Icing Sugar

Decoration For Fairy Cakes 

Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5 and line a muffin tin with cupcake cases (I made 17 although the recipe says 18). 

Combine all cake ingredients and spoon evenly into cases. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack. 

I found the icing to be to really difficult - I went wrong somewhere, even though the recipe says it is "moderately easy!" Put the egg white and orange juice in a heat proof bowl and sift in icing sugar and set pan on a pan of simmering water. With an electric hand whisk, whisk for 7 minutes. Remove from heat and then whisk for a further 2 minutes. 

My favourite part - decorating! :D

  Overall I did think it was a fun recipe to do but I just need to practise on the snowy icing. If you try the recipe I'd love to see if your icing came out better than mine use the #sophiesfairycakes on Twitter and Instagram.

Lots of Love, 

Sophie x

Define Good...

Define Good...What a name! A lot of the time I buy nail polish because of it's name, this was definitely one of those times. Also because it's Christmassy and if you hadn't guessed by now I LOVE Christmas! 

This polish was from China Glazes Twinkle Christmas Collection 2014 but it is still available here from Amazon. This nail colour is very matalic and sparkly - which I love! The colour pay off is great near enough opaque with just one coat which makes it a good choice if you are in a rush but want some colour on your nails. With the Essie Super Duper Strong Top Coat the colour last for about four days without chipping which is pretty good! This is the first China Glaze polish I have used before and I would buy from them again. 

Lots of Love, 

Sophie 

P.s We put up our Christmas Tree last night which I wanted to share with you. 

Starry Shimmer

I am still trying to get to grips with blogging but I am hoping I can stick at this and it grows into something amazing! 

This was a total impulse purchase for me. I hadn't seen any of the Guerlain Christmas collection before the weekend (there isn't a Guerlain counter in Aberdeen much to my disappointment!) So when I was in House of Fraser, Glasgow I knew I was going to spend a good amount of time looking at all the seasonal make up collections. 

I love this years Guerlain Christmas collection, so much shimmer and sparkle which I love all year round not just at Christmas! 

The Maxi Shine Gloss d'Enfer stood out to me the most out of the whole collection and I knew I had to have it! I love the snowy look and the way the light catches the multi colour glitter.

This is going to be a great addition to my make up bag and can't wait to wear this over a berry coloured lipstick for that added wintry look. This would also look great on its own for a simple look. 

I am still to test this on an evening out but plan on wearing it tomorrow at a ceilidh. I'll let you know how I get on. 

Guerlain Maxi Shine Gloss in D'Enfer Intense - £23

Available Here

Lots of Love 

Sophie x