Leah Diana

BLOGMAS DAY 8! The big day is finally here! Im so exited for tomorrow to spend time with my family and I hope you are too. On Christmas Eve I normally wake up at 9 then spend an hour lounging around in bed watching TikToks and go on social media. Once I'm up I'll get changed normally into a Christmas jumper, comfy joggers and some cosy socks. I will come downstairs and my mum will have a bacon sandwich waiting on the table for me and my brother, also on Christmas Eve I'm aloud to open 1 present from my mum and dad and it's normally PJ's and fluffy socks. The afternoon will roll around and during this time I will wrap any last minuets Christmas presents and watch too many Christmas films or listen to my Christmas playlist. I will also face time my friends to wish them a Merry Christmas. Suddenly the evening will come around very quickly and we will normally have a simple tea, I will then help my dad prep for Christmas dinner and then head upstairs to have a nice

BLOGMAS DAY 7 In my opinion It's not Christmas without mince pie, they are always the item my mum and dad stock up on so this year I though I would give them ago.  You will need a 12 hole cupcake tin Ingredients: Ready made Shortcrust pastry  1 egg beaten 350g mincemeat 1 egg beaten to glaze Icing sugar for dusting Method - Preheat your oven to 200 degrees - Roll the pastry out thinly on a lightly floured work surface and cut out 12 rounds using a circle cookie cutter then place in your greases cupcake tin. - Spoon a generously heaped teaspoon of mincemeat into each pastry case, re-roll the pastry trimming and cut out 18 stars using a star cookie cutter, put two of the stars on top of the mince meat and brush with your beaten egg. - Bake them in the oven for 12-15 minutes or until golden and crisp allow to cool and dust with Icing sugar. I love mince pies with either some cream or custard, These are so cute and easy to make and perfect for Christmas day! Blogmas day 6

BLOGMS DAY 6! One of the thing's I love about Christmas is watching films, there are some films which are just the best ones to watch. Whats your favourite let me know in the comments below! Elf - Who doesn't love Elf? It's probably the best one to watch, it never fails to make me smile. I will watch this at least 10 times during December and defiantly on Christmas eve, Its a tradition for me and my mum to watch it before we go to bed on Christmas eve and I just love it. The Santa Clause - This is a childhood favourite of mine and like Elf I have to watch this on Christmas but I normally watch this on my own while wrapping presents and drinking hot chocolates. If you haven't see it I highly recommend watching it. Christmas with the Cranks - I watched this for the first time last year and I loved it, it really made me laugh and smile when I had a crap day at work on Christmas eve. Like the Santa Clause I highly recommend watching. The Grinch - My mum can't stand

BLOGMAS DAY 5 Being the baker in the family (currently studying it at college just saying) I go OTT with the baking, and the thing I love to bake the most are Ginger cookies. This is my favourite recipe ever and can go along way. (I got this recipe of Bakes by Steph) You will need: 2-3 baking trays (or one and keep reusing that) Rolling pin parchment paper Christmas cookie cutters Ingredients: 300g Plain flour 125g Self raising flour 125g Sugar 125g Butter 125g Golden syrup 1 egg 2-3 tsp ginger Icing (optional) 500g Icing sugar  Few teaspoons of water  Method - Preheat your oven to 160 degrees. - In a bowl pop in your plain flour, self raising flour, ginger and sugar and mix together. - Next melt your butter down a little so it a bit softer (DO NOT FULLY MELT IT), make a well in the centre of your dry ingredients and add your butter, golden syrup and the egg. -One all your ingredients are in you want to mix them all together, mix for about 5 minutes or until the ing

BLOGMAS DAY 4 This is also a collaboration with my amazing friend Molly, I shall leave her blog and social media's down below. Over on her blog she asked me some Christmas question, I enjoyed asking Molly questions and hope to do it again soon. Do you open any presents on Christmas eve? Molly - We don't, I really like it this way as it leaves so much anticipation for Christmas day What is your favourite Christmas song? Molly - Ooo thats so difficult as there are so many, it's a toss up between Mistletoe by Justin Bieber and Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid What is your favourite Christmas film? Molly -   T he Grinch 10000%!! It just gives me all the Christmas vibes and it does kind of have a deeper meaning which is  so sweet... I just love it!!! What is your favourite thing's about Christmas? Molly -  I love Christmas for so so many reasons!! I love that your house always looks so beautiful when all the decorations are up (especially at night), I love th

BLOGMAS DAY 3 It's not Christmas without listening to Christmas songs, whenever Im on a walk, on the bus or driving I have to be listening to them especially heart xmas or my playlist on Spotify. Last Christmas - Wham! Fairytale of New York - The Pogues, Kirsty MacColl Driving home for Christmas - Chris Rea I wish it could be Christmas everyday - Wizzard Merry Xmas everyone - Slade  Christmas Lights - Coldplay Santa Tell me - Ariana Grande  Christmas time (don't let the bells end) - The Darkness 2000 miles - Pretenders  Merry Christmas everyone - Shakin' Stevens   Wonderful Christmas time - Paul McCartney  Underneath the tree - Kelly Clarkson It's the most wonderful time of the year - Andy Williams Do they know it's Christmas - Band Aid A spaceman came travelling - Chris de Burgh  Santa Claus is coming to town -  Michael Buble  Stop the Cavalry - Jona Lewie  What Christmas means to me - Stevie Wonder  All I want for Christmas

BLOGMAS DAY 2 Winter is here and I'm so happy I love being all warm and cosy, this Winter I want to make it the best ever so I know these are the must haves of Winter. A good book to read - We all love a cold Winters night when we get home close the curtains, get comfy for the night and read a good book, I love to read Christmas one as it gets me into the spirit. I get all mine from the works or charity shops, I can't wait to read it! Fluffy socks - I can't stand having cold feet so fluffy socks are like my best friend, I love to get mine from Primark, I mean they are the best. Also slipper socks I love mine from Boux Avenue. A warm drink - Every year Starbucks and Costa bring out there Christmas drinks and you have to have a chosen one, mine are the Gingerbread hot chocolates form Costa coffee, whats your? Let me know in the comments section. Hand warmers - The saviour of winter, sometimes gloves aren't enough so we need that extra warmth to our hands, you can get

BLOGMAS DAY 1! Finally the time has come, I'm so so exited for this month and the blogpost's that are planned. I honestly can't believe it's December this horrid year is nearly over, to kick off Blogmas I though I would do a classic monthly favourites. Seasonal Scents - Back in September I posted a review on this brand's Halloween products, they came out with there Christmas/Winter range and of course I had to get my hands on them, and oh my gosh how amazing! I highly recommend buying a wax burner just to get some of these wax melts, my room has never smelt so good!  After we Collided - The next book in the After series by Anna Todd, I love this series of books they always have me wanting to read more. If you know someone who love's a romance novel, this would be a perfect gift. Gingerbread Candle - My go to scent for Christmas, I've been getting this candle every Christmas for the past 5 years. This big candle is only £2.99 from Home Bargains! This makes m

I made this last year in college and I was so happy with how it turned out, so I knew I had to make it for this Autumn/Winter season. You can enjoy this with some custard or some nice warm cream. You will need a pie dish/tin Ingredients Ready made short crust pastry (or you can make your own) 300g Apples  Cinnamon  Brown Sugar to taste  Egg wash  Sugar to sprinkle on top   Method: Core, peel and cut up your apples and place then in a pan on a low heat, add in the sugar till you get a sweet enough taste then mix till it looks like apple sauce (but you still have some bits of apple). Put the pan to a side and start preparing the dough. Grease your pie dish or tin and roll out you dough and place it in the dish (make sure you have some dough leftover for the top). Spoon in you apple to your dish and sprinkle with cinnamon. Egg wash the edges and with the rest of the dough, cut them into strips and weave them on the top till you have a lattice cross top, then egg wash the top. Place in the

It might just be me but every season I have a different makeup look, and In Autumn my makeup turns from pink and light to brows and a bit darker. The first thing I do is prime my face, Im always up to something so my makeup needs to stay on throughout the day so I use Collection Primed & ready, then I will use my Real Technic beauty blender and put on myL'OREAL true match foundation followed by my Collection Lasting Perfection concealer. Next its onto my brows and I use NYX tame & frame brow pomade and my Benefit 24 hour brow setter. For my eyeshadow I use my too faced matte chocolate chip pallet in the shade "matte creme brûlée" topped with my Morphe 35R pallet in the shade "stunning", "spirit" or "golden" all are shimmers and I think it just finishes the look. In autumn and Winter I like to put on some eyeliner so I use the E.L.F liquid liner, however I don't do winged eyeliner because I can't do it (lol). To finish off my

Autumn is my favourite time of year, the leaves are changing colour, it gets a little colder and you can be all nice and cosy. I like to be prepared for Autumn because one day it could be raining and the next it could be sunny, so here are some Autumn essentials. A nice winter coat - Probably one of the main essential thing on this list, a nice and warm winter coat, I love mine that's from Zara BUT instead of paying like £70 I got mine of an app called Vinted for £30! This is one of my favourite item to wear for Autumn and Winter, it the main essential. A cosy bobble hat - I want to thank Zoe Sugg for giving me the confidence to wear a bobble hat, I never felt comfortable wearing one but watching Zoe's vlog's I can't go a day without wearing one. Perfect to wear on a nice Autumn walk. I got mine out of a Zoella gift set. A nice pair of boots -  These are my all time favourites boots, there in the style of Dr. Martens but I got mine from Primark for only £6! They a

Autumn is here yey! Autumn is the season which makes me the happiest and I alway try make the most out of  September, October and November. Read a good book - There's nothing better then lighting candles, getting into some comfy clothes, having a nice hot drink and reading a book, currently I'm reading the Bridgerton series books But any book with a good story is good for me. Hang fairy lights in your room - Fairly lights can make your room 10 times more cozy, if you can't have candles in your room at Uni these will make up for them. I get mine from Primark for like £2.50 but they have to be the copper ones, Watch films - Defiantly one of the best things to do in Autumn, settling down when you can hear the rain on your windows and relaxing. I love to watch movies on Disney Plus especially the princess films and any seasonal ones. Going on a walk - Where I live I'm lucky I have a lovely little place where I can walk and it's nice and peaceful. I like to grab a ho

Welcome to my new blog! I found this little business on Instagram and when I found it, I feel in love with her products. On the 1st September she launched her Autumn range and I had to get my hands on them because they look amazing! She is so so talented and all her products are handmade. Click  Here  to get your hands on some of the best wax melts ever! A little bit about Seasonal scent s - ' I started my business about 6 months ago, after quitting a job that I wasn’t enjoying. I’ve always been a very creative person, with a passion for home fragrance, so I decided to begin by making candles. This led on to so many more things which I never envisioned achieving but I’m so thankful to be where I am now! I study art & design at college, so along with making all of the products, I also enjoy experimenting with the photography side of things! I’ve particularly enjoyed the autumn range as it’s allowed me to photograph in depth with lots of props! So I suppose since starting my l

I love lipstick it can really make a difference to your whole look. I have lots of lipsticks but there are some that I love more than others. M.A.C - YASH Matte Lipstick Rimmel London - Shade 105 Morphe - Out & pout Nude pink Huda Beauty - Board meeting Kiko Milan - Smart 406 I like a light lip colour, apart from in Autumn/Winter when I wear a darker shade or a red. I will admit I do like to spend more money on a lipstick then any other make-up product, because they last longer for me in my opinion and I can go through one in like two months. A lipstick or even a lipgloss can really change your make-up look so it's always good to have a colour or even a brand that you love.

About two weeks ago I places an order on SHEIN , I had heard some good things so I though I would give it ago myself. So was spending over £35 worth it?  The first thing I ordered was some cable protectors, I'm always breaking my chargers and always having to buy more, the ones that I received are good and you get plenty in the bag. However I though they would have been all different colours but I got all White, but they still work and I'm happy with them.  The nexts thing I got was a small tripod, so I could take pictures and can post baking videos on my other blog/instagram account, I'm really happy with it, its sturdy and does the trick. So if there's anyone who wants to make videos without getting an expensive tripod defiantly get one from SHEIN.  I love having pictures on my wall so I got two, one of them sums me up and the other is just a lovely picture that I think will look nice on my wall. They are a really good size and printed on like canvas paper I think