CHRISTMAS IS NEARLY HERE!

So as you might guess from the post title, I'm starting to get slightly excited for the big day. We all go on about it all year and yeah, its only a day but I love it. 

Now is the best time of the year because its all about family! Yeah, every year I look forward to opening presents and seeing what I've got from Santa ;) but who doesn't? Its a natural human emotion.

But.. I've become so much more excited since I've returning back to my hometown, Doncaster, for the Christmas season. The uni course and profession I've chosen is probably one of the most intense you could find.. but I love a good challenge haha.

Meet my Christmas fishes: Marvin and Nemo

 Okay, so if you follow me on Twitter you'll already know but I've brought my flatmates fish home for the holiday season. He lives closer to uni than I do but was getting the train home so couldn't take them on the train, therefore asked me and because I'm generous.. I offered.

(I'm so scared they'll die though, I don't have a good track record with fish, my last one committed suicide..)

This is my Christmas tree at home and now I'm at home seeing all the decorations, I feel slightly more Christmassy than I did this time last week. However, being a uni student and living away, the Christmas spirit doesn't come all that easy (unless you have placement in a school where their really Christmassy themed).

Now, I haven't got a photo of this but I've been pretty naughty! I met up with my two best friends, Chloe and Chris to exchange Christmas presents and we all opened them, only two days before the big day. What the heck? Wanted to open them together.. Well I got some really cute gifts from them including: nail varnish (love it!), slippers (in one of my new fave colours, dark wined colour), chocolate (always a necessity), eye shadow palette (with some glitter - great for the Christmas season), nail care kit (good for me as I'm always doing my nails).

I'll try to upload pictures of these after Christmas sometime :)

Christmas Nails

 Well I've been appointed sort of family nail painter! And I've decorated everyones nails with glitter.. Glitter nail varnish and real glitter.. I had a ball!

Although it was very messy!

These are the finished nails :)

 My Nails :)

 

Sisters Christmas Nails :)

 

J

New Obsession!

I officially have a new obsession.. and it is a specific nail varnish!

I love painting my nails and watching YouTube videos demonstrating nail art, I'd love to be able to do the nail art myself but unfortunately, I can't. However, I've found a quick solution..  

'Magnetic Nail Paint by Barry M'

This is a life saver! It creates a professional effect on nails in just seconds! I'm known to paint my nails repetitively as I'm a compulsive nail biter and nail varnish prevents me from biting my nails :) haha. Usually I do some simple 'naily' things like glitter on the finger next to my pinky.. Or just last week I attempted to draw a snowflake on a blue background to add some wintery feature. 

I've just changed them to this though and its turn out fantastic!

Now I'd love to take all the credit for finding this but I can't.. It was actually my flatmate (her again I know haha - love you really if your reading) that brought 2 to uni with her, she has purple and a green colour but I love this dark burgundy/wine colour as I wear a lot of it so thought it'd be a good investment.

So this is the finished look tonight..

Mind the slight smudges on my nail, I've not touched them up yet

 

And this is all just in time for my mum and sister visiting tonight and tomorrow

Arghhhhh.. So excited!

J