You know it's Christmas when....

Now Halloween and Bonfire night are over and done with, it is now the countdown to Christmas with a lot of Christmas related things happening which I cannot wait for!!

There are many things that happen from November onwards that make you say "It's Christmas". I know because I do this allll the time!! I have say this at least once a day possibly more...For me there are about 5 things that happen to make me say "It's Christmas!" 

1. When the advert for "I'm a Celebrity" comes on the TV, which was in October, that's one sign to say Christmas is almost here. When the advert came on this year during the XFactor I think I screamed that loud the whole street heard me!! I love I'm a Celeb!!

2. Going through the Town Centre and seeing shops with Christmas related gifts and clothing. I have seen a lot of Christmas jumpers and socks and I reallllly want them all!! Oh, and can't forget the Christmas candles!!

3. This has just recently happened this Friday... the release of the John Lewis advert!! 

I think this is the advert of the beginning of Christmas adverts, once this one has been on, all of the rest follow. If you haven't seen it, you need to!! A tear came to my eye watching it (like always) 

4. When the days start getting shorter and starts getting colder and all you want to do is stay inside with a warm drink and cuddles in front of the TV. The Polar Express has already been on the TV too which got me realllly excited because it's my all time favourite Christmas Film. 

5. And finally, the time you know Christmas is here is with one specific advert... THE COCA COLA ADVERT!!!! Once this advert has been on, that's when Christmas is here!! It was on TV a year ago today during XFactor again, so my eyes will be glued to the TV hoping for it to be on today!!! 

These are some of the things that make me feel so Christmassy and how I know Christmas is not that far away!! I just want to put my Christmas tree up now, is that acceptable yet??? 

Melishia x

Follow Friday

My post totally deleted last Friday so I wasn't able to do my Follow Friday post, but I have plenty of time to get this weeks 'FF' up. To make it easier for my self to be able to get the post's up in time, I'm going to do 5 bloggers for each Follow Friday. 

Here we gooooo!! 

1. Beth Ellen at modedeviebel: 

Also a fellow Disney lover which is great!! Her blog is beautiful and well set out. I really enjoy reading each of her posts especially her "understanding and managing anxiety" post, well worth the read and helpful!! 

2. Helena at helenamulhearn: 

Helena's blog is great!! I love her images her photography is amazing! Her last two post's were sooo good too, the Degusta box post made me want to order it so much and we both have a thing for good organisers hahaha!! Go check it out its great!! 

3. Emmie at CarpeDiemEmmie: 

At the moment Emmie's blog is so autumny and makes me feel so warm inside when I am reading it. It also feels like I'm talking to Emmie personally when I'm reading her blog which I like!! I really like her "16 things before 2016" post, very interesting to read. 

4. Libby at PurpleDaisys: 

I have only just recently started following Libby on twitter and looked at her blog and I really enjoyed reading it!! Libby deserves more followers and people reading her blog. It is a chatty blog and doesn't talk about the usual things a blogger does which I think is so unique and needs to be recognised more!! 

5. Jasmine at Littlethingswithjassy: 

Jasmine is such a lovely girl and she definitely needs more recognition with her blog too!! She puts a lot of effort into her posts (as does everyone else). I really loved her recent Disney post and her October Favourites post. Her guinea pig is the cutest ever!!! 

These are my 5 Follow Friday bloggers for this week who deserve this recognition for having such great blogs!! I love each and every one of them!! 

Have a great weekend everyone!! 

Melishia x

October Haul

Last month I didn't really buy much because I am trying to save up for Christmas which is just around the corner... *Excited* 

But I do have a couple of items which I can show you. 

My first two items are hair based products which I have fell in love with!! The VO5 'Give me texture' spray has worked wonders!! I bought this because I was watching Zoella's hair tutorial video and saw that this made her hair stay in longer when it is styled so I had to give this a try. 

Also, because my hair is just so thin, silky and naturally straight, you can't really do anything with it so I have found this is an amazing product which helps a lot and will be on my shopping list for boots each month!! You don't even need a lot on your hair, so hopefully lasts a whole month *fingers crossed* 

The next was the TRESemme Ultimate Hold Hairspray, which also works really well!! This isn't the best hairspray up to now, I still find the Elnett Hairspray works better but that is just my own opinion. I still really like this hairspray though it is a very good product, I just don' think it lasts longer. Give them both a try, see which you think is the best one. 

I have also been loving the hairstyle's Zoella showed on her main channel as a tutorial. I posted a picture of one of the styles on twitter from my first try so I will post it here as well along with the link for Zoella's video for you to try too!! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CACC_A3DxLM 

I find that some perfumes which I own (or my Mam owns) give me headaches from time to time and a headache is not what I want when I'm at college and placement 6 hours a week!! Not good!! So I invested in some Impulse body sprays as I hadn't had them in a while. I got two scents from Boots as there was an offer on. I got 'Into Glamour' and 'Very Very Pink' which smell sooooo good!!! But they don't last long, these two have ran out already :'( 

Lately, I have had quite a few spot breakouts and I can never find a spot treatment that works well. I have tried all the top brands and none of them seem to work, so I gave this one a try and within two days it had cleared up a huge spot on my chin!! It's a great product!!

I have had this hand cream hidden in my bedside table since Christmas last year and hardly ever used it. But my hands are getting very dry being out in the cold so I actually used it and the smell is lovely!! I love Soap&Glory products so much!!

Anddd finally, these two pieces of clothing are to die for. Both from New Look as it may as well be my second home the amount of clothes I buy there. My wardrobe is mainly full of clothes from New Look. 

I bought this top for £9.99 (I think) and the colour is lovely. It is a slight crop top which I am totally not used to wearing at all, so I invested in a pair of black high waisted jeans for £22.99 to go with it. The best thing about shopping in New Look is my student discount! Can not forget that when I'm clothes shopping!! 

These are the only things I had bought and used in October. November won't be as exciting as the only things I am buying are Christmas presents, so this may be the last one until after Christmas when I share with you my Christmas presents!! 

I hope you enjoyed this post and hope you all have a great weekend!! Stay safe with the fireworks and dark nights!! 

Melishia x