Christmas Eve wishes!

The family quiz is finished (with me winning 3 years in a row now haha) and we are settled down watching 'The Polar express' with our traditional snow man soup (homemade hot chocolate) counting down the hours until the big day :D getting super excited now!! Hope you are ready for the Christmas haul tomorrow. Watching Santa on google maps, everything is running to schedule haha!

Have a lovely Christmas!! 

Los of love and Christmas wishes, Jamie xxx

Christmas Day #24! (Christmas eve!)

As part of our house holds tradition, mum and I did some Christmas baking yesterday!! 

We made lemon curds, jam tarts, mince pies, cake covered jam tarts, sausage rollsand other festive treats!! 

Last year we had a bit of a lemon curd crisis! When it is in the oven in spreads loads and we never know how much to put in so it doesn't go over the sides and burn. Anyway this year, we decided to try it a different way and it worked really well! Instead of baking the pastry with the lemon curd in, you do it without. 

Make sure you poke little holes in the pastry (not going all the way through) to stop it from rising! 

You then heat up your lemon curd until it becomes liquidy and then you can pour it into the cooked pastry and leave it to set! That way you have just the right amount in and it won't burn! 

Look how good these look!! :D 

To make cake topped jam tarts all you need to do is make your pastry like normal and put in your jam but then cover the jam with vanilla cake mixture and put it into bake :) 

This is my favourite vanilla paste! You only need a tiny bit and it adds so much flavour. I like to be able to see the vanilla beans in the batter and this has loads :)

These ones are my absolute favourite, they are so yummy!! My nan sometimes puts a coconut  topping which also tastes amazing! 

Here are the jam tarts before they go into the oven. 

Sausage rolls are ready for Boxing Day! They whole family come over and we make loads of different party snacks!

Absolutely love Christmas baking!! Feeling really festive now :) 

today I am going out for dinner with my Dad and then when I get home we will watch Santa on google maps (I have done it ever since I was little haha) tomorrow will be the Christmas Day haul, super exciting! 

Ooh, I went to a Christmas jumper party the other day and my friends dog had just had puppies!! How adorable is he?! 

Hope you all have a lovely Christmas tomorrow and get everything you wanted! Send us your Christmas haul via twitter or email to let us know what you got :) 

What is the best present you have ever received? 

Jamie xxx

Christmas Day make up!

In our household the whole family come round on Christmas Day, this includes people I haven't seen since last Christmas and attractive family friends that I haven't seen since they were 5 years old and i was running around their garden in a pair of pants from ASDA, therefore... Although I don't like to wear Loads of make up, I like to put on a little bit! 

1) 

I put a bit of fake up on under my eyes and on any blemishes! This is my favourite product ever!! 

2) next, I use Rimmel match perfection in shade 100. This is the perfect foundation for me! It has medium coverage but feels really light on my skin and is my exact shade. I would definitely recommend this foundation :) 

3) 

My trusty Smashbox eye brow kit is brilliant!! As you can see this one is old but I still have plenty left. They come in really natural looking colours and with a really good setting wax that you put on over the top. It is so easy to do and has my eye brows looking top notch in minutes! 

4) 

 Then I use nude swings from benefit! This colour is such a wearable shade and is really natural and lovely :) this is my every day eye shadow because it goes with everything and doesn't take any skill to apply when I am in a rush in a morning haha! 

5) I then use one of my favourite mascaras... 

This has a really natural look and doesn't go clumpy! If you prefer a more fuller lash look I would not recommend this one but I like my lashes to look quite natural :) after putting it on I then use Boots eye lash curler to add some volume and curl! 

Then walahhh! I am done! This makes a really quick Christmas Day look but still looks like you have made more effort than you have! I would usually add to this a contouring kit and eye liner but when turkey and presents are awaiting me I don't have the time :p anyway, this is the finished look... 

Here I have also used Maybellines super stay 10 hour lip gloss in endless ruby to match my jumper! With it being a stain I don't have to be applying it all day which is great! It doesn't last the claimed 10hours but it is still pretty good and the colours are really vibrant! Unlike most red lip colours is does not dry your lips out either which is great over the winter months! 

Sorry for the awkward selfish guys, sort of half way between a pout and a smile haha.. Not sure what I was doing :p 

Jamie xxx

Feeling Christmasy!

First day of the holidays and I am feeling super festive!! Christmas jumper, festive earrings and everything! :) 

Going out and delivering Christmas cards this morning then going up to see my Nan later on! Got a Christmas jumper party later on tonight which will be lovely, after doing revision of course (ew haha) :p 

My mum and step dad are currently acting out a bit of a Christmas carol! It is hilarious haha. Al of us are getting so excited in our house hold! 

Jumper: New Look

Scarf: Peacocks

necklace: Thomas Sabo

 :D 

Jamie xxx