Girls Christmas Gift Guide ♥


Christmas is around the corner and I am one of those people that LOVE shopping for gifts! BUT sometimes I walk into a shop and walk out with nothing because I have no clue what to get people when I say people I am talking about the girls. So I thought there must be others out there that are the same and get a little clueless or stuck on what to buy so as you can tell by the title this is my top 10 gifts to buy for girls!!! :D

1. Perfume or body splashes.
I am a lover for perfume and smelling amazing so I had to put this as my first one. Always make sure you know what scent whoever your buying for likes. For me that is sweet, fruity and sometimes a little musk/spice. Sometimes I like to wear a body splash then a perfume, or just a body splash so that is also a great gift if your not feeling confident to pick a perfume.
The 3 perfect perfume gifts I would pick?

Thierry mugler alien

White musk smoky rose

Victoria's secret pure seduction



2.Makeup Palette.
If the women your buying for has a thing for makeup and eye shadows, then a makeup palette is a gift you should buy. If the women your buying for wears eye shadow but not heavy then try a nude, warm toned palette. If she likes color and POP and Wow try bright colors, colorful and glitter!
These palettes I recommend for any girl who loves makeup...
The top 3 palettes I would pick as a gift?

Nude Tude  by the Balm

Naked Urban Decay

urban decay vice 2




3. Skincare.
Depending on the age, skin type of the girl your buying for skincare is a fantastic gift to buy. I have combination skin so I love anything that will help and sooth oily spots and to hydrate my skin. These products are worth buying...

Purity 3-in-1 cleanser by Philosophy 

Kiehl's creamy eye treatment with avocado oils

Kiehl's midnight recovery oil


4. Books.
For the book lovers, why not grab a book for a gift? I know I have asked for books for Christmas. I am picking young adult books because that is what I read. The top three books I recommend is...

the white queen by philippa gregory

 Don't sweat the small stuff for women by Kristine Carlson. 

Matched by Ally Condle. 

5. Candles
I love candles, bath time, bed time any time you can enjoy lighting a candle and relaxing. I can't really recommend any candles because I just buy any that smell good. I can recommend the magic colour changing candle that is AMAZING! I use it in the bath and wow the mood it sets, makes you so soothed.



6. Bath and shower. 
Bubble baths and shower gift sets are always something I recieve on birthday's and christmas. I normally buy other people LUSH I just think they do amazing gift sets for any price range your looking to spend and everything is so yum! I recommend...

Christmas eve bubble bar

The comforter 

Blackberry bath bomb

7. Pj's, slippers, fluffy socks or bath robe.
Who does not get a pair of pajamas on Christmas? I get mine on Christmas eve and so does my mum and dad its a tradition open one present on Christmas eve which is pajamas to cosy in with a Christmas DVD ( getting excited thinking about it ) AND you need some fluffy socks to walk in around the house when its cold. So pajamas for yourself ;), slippers for your nan, fluffy socks for your sister and a bath robe for your mum! sorted!


8. Mugs.
Someone in your family has to love tea or coffee or a hot drink and would love a new mug! I know my Dad loves his mugs so this is a great gift idea for him. ( even though he has so many) I love the mugs that has funny sayings on, so in a morning you can drink out of your mug that will make you giggle. Or ones that go with the persons personality mine is makeup...




9.Hand creams or body butters/lotions.
Winter time gives us dry skin on our hands so we need that hand lotion ( idea for a perfect gift for someone older) I think its a lovely gift when someone buys you hand cream, or body lotions makes me feel like they know me so well ( girly side/pampering) I recommend...

L'occitane hand cream

Laura mercier body lotion

Vaseline cocoa butter body lotion



10. Chocolates and Wine!!!
Christmas is not complete without chocolates and a nice drink!!!!!! 



So I hope my girls Christmas gift guide was helpful, please leave your suggestions in the comments I am in need of some ideas :D Xx





My Everyday Morning skin care routine! ❤

Hello Bloggers. Today's post as you can tell by the title is my everyday skin care routine. This is showing you what I do every morning before getting ready for the day. I think it is important to wash and clean your face in the morning time so when it comes to applying the makeup your skin is fresh and new ( like a new canvas to work on). This is what I do...

Before I begin: I like to tie my hair back, put on a headband and sanitize my hands! 

Hair out of the way? yes!   Hands clean? yes! Let's go...

Waking up the face: I fill the sink up with hot water and drop in a flannel. I then squeeze the water out of the flannel and press it on my face. This is a great way to open up the pores and wake up the skin. Its great for tired and puffed eyes, gives you that " ah feeling" I do that three times and then pat my face dry.


Wash time: I think it is very important to wash your face in the morning time because we go through some stuff when we sleep, all the toxins and sweat are coming out of your pores. So therefore we need to wash are face for sanitary reasons and also the makeup we apply is going to look even better because it applies better to a fresh clean face.

I wash my face with : Philosophy Purity cleanser. 
I love this! My skin benefits so much from using this. It is very gentle and takes all the dirt and makeup out of your skin. It cleans deep and well! It is an eye makeup remover, cleanser and toner in one. pretty cool right? It is formulated for all skin types, it feels so silky and does not irritate my skin. I take a small amount onto my hands and rub it into my skin and rinse off and pat my skin dry.I actually need a new bottle of this I have about a quarter of it left :(

Day Time moisturiser:I use a day time moisturiser in the morning as it will act as a base/primer for your makeup. It will also help your makeup not crease or settle into any fine lines and if you have dry skin its always important to moisturise day and night...


I moisturise in the morning with: Loreal Triple Active day moisturizer.

I love this cream it is very silky and its not to thick or heavy. It dries in super quick and has a long lasting hydration, It is enriched with glycerine which improves the skin's ability to retain water and improves the hydration during the day. It also has a lot of protection against harmful effects of the sun and is enriched with vitamin E and a UV filter. It has Vitamin B5 which helps reinforce the skin's protective surface leaving it looking more radiant and glowing. 

Eye cream: I use an eye cream mainly for hydration, I get dry lids and under my eyes become dry so I have an eye cream to help the dry skin, also to brighten and de puff my eyes since I suffer with that to, I apply eye cream morning and night!


The eye cream I use: Kiehls creamy eye treatment with avocado oils!

This helps my dry eyes become hydrated, it also gives a brightening affect to my eye area which is nice. I love this and I have a done a blog post all about it click here for that http://makeupwithkimmy.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/kiehls-creamy-eye-treatment-cream-with.html 


Finished?:Of a morning I don't like to overload my skin with loads of products so I try to keep it to just what my skin needs in the morning so I think a cleanser wash, moisturiser and eye cream is great for the morning and all my skin needs. What is your morning routine bloggers? 

Sleepy Time obsessions and my favourite kind of night ❤

Last night I had the lights out, candles flickering, my comfiest pyjamas on in bed all cosy reading a book. That got me thinking that these are the types of nights I look forward to the most. It just puts me right in a happy Zen kind of mood, just being snug and comfortable and I find I sleep well that night.  Speaking of being comfortable and sleeping I have two new sleepy time obsessions.I have trouble sleeping some nights and have gone a full night without sleep, I think I have a touch of insomnia. So I am all for finding something that will even help me feel soothed and sleep better so that is were my new favourite sleepy things come into it.  My first one is my new double bed!!! I am no longer sleeping in a single bed. For years I have been wishing I could sleep in a double bed and I finally got that wish. Now if you know that feeling of changing from a single to a double you know its the best feeling being in a big bed so you can spread out and have that space to yourself. I think its really helped my sleep, I sleep so much better and I just love my big bed :)

The next one is a sleep mask, I have been the type of person to hardly ever use sleep masks. I would get the ones you get in soap and bath sets and I would hang it on my bed but never really use it. Until I recently for my Birthday got one in a sanctuary gift set, Its silk purple and has gel beads inside that you can heat up or put in the fridge. Its very comfy and blocks all the light out, I am very strict with light when it comes to sleeping, all light has to be gone and this sleep mask does it! I also have a sleep mask from the beauty skin care company Philosophy I got it in a gift goody bag.Its black silk and is so comfortable to wear. 


The last one is I have been sleeping with a blanket. I know how old am I? but weirdly it has been the best thing to do when sleeping. Its so soft and cuddly, I get really cosy and soothed sleeping with the blanket. Its the best thing to cuddle with and I sleep so well. 

So this post was out of the blue and very random but last night being all soothed and cosy got me thinking of things I have and do to make my nights better. What is something you have or do? 

Organic Coconut Oil ❤

Recently I have been loving using Organic Coconut Oil for many beauty reasons. I came across a video on youtube a couple of months ago talking about organic coconut oil and how it works wonders for many different beauty reasons. A company called Lucy Bee sent me out a 300ml jar and I done all my little research on it. Its a sold oil but when you rub it in or get it warm with your hands it turns into oil.  I have been using it for 2 weeks now so I thought I would share all the ways I use organic coconut oil for beauty reasons... 


Pre Shampoo mask
To put the hydration back into your hair if its getting dry or is dry use this as a pre shampoo. What I do is comb my hair, wet it a little bit and then cover my hair roots to ends in the coconut oil. This is going to hydrate your hair before you do your normal washing routine, it just adds something extra to keep your hair healthy. 

conditioner
This can also be used as a nice conditioner its organic and an oil so it will add softness to the ends of your hair. You can also use this as a deep conditioner by adding some of your deep conditioner and some of the organic coconut oil into a bowl or your hand and mix it together then apply it to the ends of your hair. You can even use it as a lip conditioner! 

Hydration Oil. 
You can apply this to your ends of your hair like you would with an argon oil to keep the frizz down and a nice hydrated hair.

Treat your dandruff.
If you mix tea tree with the coconut oil you can use it as a dandruff treatment.

Facial Night oil 
If you have dry skin this will be a nice night time oil to apply to your face. Its organic so no harm done and its coconut so smells gorgeous. I can't use it as a oil because I have oily skin so its yuck for my skin type. 

Scrub.
If you mix baking soda with it you have a nice gentle scrub for your face and lips!

Clean your ears
Use a cotton bud and clean your ears fabulous way to do it! 

Shaving Oil
Applying it to your skin before shaving can make a fabulous smooth shave, because its getting closer to the skin. 

Bath Oil
I am one of those people that love to drop some oils in the bath and adding the coconut oil is heaven the smell is so good and it keeps my skin super soft.

Massage Oil
If your wanting to give a massage to yourself or someone use this as an massage oil! 

Soothing Irritated or cracked skin
Rub this on your feet or elbows or any where you have cracked skin and it will help sooth and hydrate!


Hope you try it, you can use it for food and cooking but this is a beauty blog so they are all the beauty reasons to use it. Let me know how you use it and if you have ?! x

Products reviews from companies ❤

Hello Hello! I have been collecting up samples from companies over the past weeks. I message companies that I love and ask if they could send me any samples for me to review on my blog. You do get knock backs but some companies are very kind and send out some samples for me to review and try out. You don't ask you don't get right? I have a few to review/blog about so here we go...

Philosophy.
Starting with the company I have had a lot of samples from over the past months. I just want to say how much I love this company and Fiona the lady who emails me I appreciate her so much and I thank you for sending me out your products to review and try. 
Amazing Grace Shampoo, bath and shower gel.
This is a lovely scent, its very womanly and slightly floral. Its a bubble bath, Shower gel and shampoo which is very cool. I use this for bubble bath one night and it made very soft bubbles that lasted a while and made my bath smell soothing. When I used it for a shower gel it was very clean and hydrating for the skin. I have not used it as a shampoo because I got a sample size product but I am sure it will be amazing and keep my hair nice and fresh. 
Amazing Grace Body lotion.
I love how the amazing grace smells, its very girly and soothing. This lotion is very silky, when I applied it to my hand to try it out I noticed how it quickly dried into my skin as I was massaging it in. The smell is not to overpowering but does linger on the skin :) I love this 10/10 for me!!!! 
Amazing Grace Fragrance 
I then received the Amazing grace perfume, I love this scent to much I was so glad I got a sample of the perfume. Its very girly and floral, Some young girls might say it smells a little 'old ladyish' but I really like it and think it smells very girly. The scent lasts a couple of hours on my skin, So I was glad I did not have to re apply this for a few hours but even at the end of the day I could still smell it slightly on my clothes. 

Living Grace Fragrance. 
This is very different to the amazing grace, this is the opposite.  Its very fresh and masculine it would be perfect for out the shower morning fragrance. You can smell the musk but also some slight floral scent in there to keep it girly. I like this but I would not purchase it for myself since I am more fruity, girly scents like the amazing grace but for someone who does like the fresh and musk scents I would buy. 
Thank you again Fiona I love your company and love reviewing your products.
http://www.philosophyskincare.co.uk/

Eylure 
I asked Eylure to send me out some eye lashes because I have seen them around shops and have wanted to try them. I received a quick email back and they approved my blog and sent me out a pair of lashes ( YAY) I received the lashes very quickly in the post and I was so happy with them. They are not to big or to natural they are everyday type lashes. I wore them to go shopping and I was getting compliments on how nice my lashes looked. They wore all day and did not pull any lashes out when I took them off I was so pleased at the lashes and how well they wore and looked. They are reusable too! 10/10 for me!!!!
Thanks Eylure <3 http://www.eylure.co.uk/
Kiss cosmetics.
I asked a company called Kiss cosmetics which they also approved my blog and sent me out some products to review. I received a pair of lashes which are GORGEOUS. They are full lashes very thick  for night time going out or to an occasion. I wore them to a restaurant and they lasted a while without coming off. I love how you also get a applicator in the box that is very handy and helpful. I also got nail wraps which I have never used till the other day. They are very easy to apply and stay on all day, They look like you have been to a salon. They say they last up to 10 days but I have not tried it for 10 days but I assume they would last that long because they was pretty strong on my nails. The last product I got was ImPress on nails in a deep dark pink. The colour of these nails are so pretty and they last a while. I was pleased how the lasted and how nice they made my hands look. I have had ImPress on nails before the french manicure and I loved them and how well they stayed on my nails for press on nails no glue! Overall I love kiss cosmetics company and was so pleased with the products I received thank you kiss!! 10/10 for me http://www.kissusa.com/




Olay.
The last company is Olay. I asked they approved and sent me out a Christmas gift ( how sweet!) I got a Olay Beauty Fluid Limited Edition Design. 
The first thing was the packaging. How pretty and girly it was and would look gorgeous on a beauty shelf in your bedroom. I applied it to my face after I cleansed and was ready for my moisturiser. I applied a small amount onto my hands and massaged it into my face, It was very silky and hydrating. It smelt so nice, very sweet and girly suits the packaging. It makes my skin feel soft and looks very moisturised. I love this and so glad I have a 200ml bottle of it, thank you Olay for my Christmas gift 10/10 for me!!! http://www.olay.co.uk

Thats all my products done!! Thank you to all the companies that have sent me products to review I love trying and testing and reviewing products :D
MakeupWithKimmy xo
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