Gift Giving Tips

A way to save you time, money and stress this xmas.
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Gift Giving Tips

• Set limits. It’s so tempting to give your kids lots of gifts. But when you do, you are actually teaching them to expect that every year. The best gift you can give your kids is to teach them that the true meaning of the holidays is to give of yourself to others, be with people you love, and not about how many gifts you get.

• One of the biggest sources of holiday stress is overspending on gifts. Make a list of everyone you want to give a gift to and set a budget that allows you to celebrate the holidays without creating a financial hardship.

• Limit the number of shopping trips you make. 3-4 should be plenty!

• Create your gift list based on what you know people really need and use. If you aren’t sure, find out their favorite stores, restaurants, activities or service providers and give them a gift certificate. (Do a search on Google using the terms "clutter-free holiday gift ideas" for lots more resources.)

• Don’t go shopping just to look for gift ideas! When people shop looking for ideas, they often end up finding too many great gift ideas, can't decide, and then they buy too many gifts!

• Don’t bring home “possible” gifts thinking you'll return the ones you decide not to give. That almost never happens! And it just causes more stress. The best time to make decisions about what gifts you want to give is BEFORE you go shopping.

• Shop online! Especially for people you have to ship gifts to. Having your gifts wrapped & shipped directly to them can save you a lot of aggravation waiting in line at the post office!

• Instead of spending a lot on gift wrap, make creative gift wraps out of items in your home. For example, use fabric. You can even cut strips of fabric to make bows.

E.L.F Makeup and Reviews

To be fair i only ever used their nail polishes on false nails, they are a lil runny but two coats makes and keeps a nice coat.

I love E.L.F'S powder eyeshadows, they are well pigmented and last a long time.

The liquid eyeliners work a treat but personally i just cant get the hang of it, so i paint the stuff onto a brush to apply :) .

The eye cream is well pigmented also, i havent really used this enough to make a fair comment but it is very easy to apply.

Get the look sets, i got two of these and id reccomend them for someone starting out or trying to get a spacific look , as it holds everything you need and also give instructions for use on all their products.

The candy shop lip tins are the bomb, these are beautiful and are easily slipped into your pocket or bag for touch ups, they smell great .

Lip liners, although i did purchase some of these i havent yet tried them out as im not a big lip liner user, so il hold my opinion on this for now.
Im not sure if it was just an offer at the time or not, but when i purchased my lip and eye liners, each came with their own individual pencil sharpener :).

Eye liners, hmmm now im a bit on the fence with these, ive only tried the black one so far but to me it seems more charcoal than black. i cant get these to stay on my water line, but they do work above the top water line well, so 50/50 on this one guys.

The Blushers are really pretty, not to heavily pigmented, just enough to give a nice glow.

Shimmering Facial Whip- this is meant to be a multi use product for eyes, cheeks and lips, but i find it goes powdery /grainy on the lips, i havent tried it on my eyes but , i love love love this on my cheeks as a high light or to gove a shimmering glow.Top marks for that alone.

Bronzers, to be fair i havent tried this as yet, il get back to you on this one .

All over cover stick, i have not used this in its rightful capacity as yet, but i have tried it as blush and highlight and it works a treat :).

I have several elf brushes and i love them, they dont fall to bits or loose their hairs, they clean well and keep their shape.

Eye Lash Curlers, i dont use these much at all to be honest, but in all fairness when i have they work pretty well .

Earth and Water Mascara, i have two of these but as yet have not tried them, il get back to you when i do .

Eyeshadow Quads, great pigment, long lasting, easy to apply.

E.L.F Makeup

If you are looking for cheap make up that is well known and used by even some of the best make up guru's , then E.L.F is for you.
They do orders to the uk which is brilliant, but make sure to make the postage costs worth it so buying items in bulk is a great option especially for make up parties, xmas stocking fillers or gifts.

I have purchased several items from E.L.F twice now and i must admit im quite happy with the products i selected, most items are either £1.50 or a dollar per item, depending on where you are ordering from.

I will take some pictures of my purchases for you and run a lil review below them in the near future, in the mean time hit the title of this post to be taken directly to their website.
Enjoy !

My Garden At Night

More Garden Pics

Bless my dear friend stephen douglas for the pictures, great job hun :).

My Garden Pics

Well i finally got round to getting some garden pictures taken via my good friend stevie, we had tried to get it nice in preperation for marks birthday celebrations, but unfortunately the weather didnt play to nice and so the garden looks a lil bedraggled in places, but at least its still colourful, despite the lack of flowering plants lol.






il try posting more pics later as my pc is playing up guys x

Photo's of Marks 21st Birthday Celebrations