2017 Christmas gift guide for him

I absolutely love spending money on my loved ones when it comes to Christmas and I think I do pretty well when deciding what to buy people (if I do say so myself).

However, I've always struggled when it comes to buying presents for any male relatives or friends! I think with being a girl I have a good idea on what other girls with similar taste to me like but not as much boys even though, I've been buying presents for my boyfriend and male relative and friends for a while now so should have had plenty of experience going shopping and searching the web for male gifts.

I know a lot of other people who struggle with buying gifts for men as they want to get them something they know they'll love but is also something more that a lynx aftershave set! So here I am to provide you with some ideas that you can buy for you boyfriend, dad, friend or even granddad!

Panasonic ER-GN30 Nose, Ear and Facial Hair Trimmer 

Now this might not be a gift that is on all of your male friends and relatives wish list but let me tell you they will be thanking you when they open this on Christmas day. I know not all men especially younger boys won't be needing one of these yet or older men who are happy with the way their facial hair is etc but not all men are into going out and getting their eyebrows done whereas this 4 in one tool can do just that and more for you in the comfort of you own home! This cost only £13 from Amazon and is a different gift from your average chocolate orange.

Vinyls, CD's or an iTunes/gift card

Depending on the person you are buying for and their preference on what they like to listen to their music on then a vinyl, CD or music gift card would be great! Everyone loves listening to music and would really appreciate their favourite album that would suit their preference. It's an easy but more thoughtful gift showing your loved ones that you really know them!

Beats Headphones or an Amazon Echo speaker

To go with the music related gift you may or not buy them you could pair it with some earphones or headphones depending on how much you are wanting to spend on your loved ones or you can spend a little more money buying them some beats by Dr. Dre headphones which come in many different styles and colour or some inexpensive earphone from the likes of Asda or Tesco.

Another item that you could pair with your music related gift is speakers! Yet again speakers can range from cheap to expensive but if he is a guy who is really into having parties listening to music or even just relaxing with some background music then this would be a great gift! I've heard many great reviews about the Amazon Echo which goes beyond just playing music it even makes calls! And is also voice activated.

Essentials - Dressing gown and slippers

Every guy needs to have a warm cosy dressing gown that they can just lounge around in whenever wherever especially on christmas day and whats better to pair them with a comfy pair of slippers! I found some goregous looking dressing gowns on John Lewis ranging from prices but this one in particular being £45 due to it's tartan pattern and soft cosy material! But you can find very simialar in places like Matalan for only £12!

Advanced car safety kit Extinguisher and torch - EVAQ8.co.uk

This would make a perfect gift for anyone who is often driving and don't think about taking essentials such as a safety kit or windscreen ice scraper because with England you never know what will happen! So having this little handy dandy kit filled with everything you could possibly need but don't ever think of taking on a journey would make a great gift and they will thank you one day!

For the amount of items you receive in this it is great for the price of only £30!

Virgin experience days

Now saving the best gift idea to last! 

Virgin experience days are offering Christmas Gift and experiences ranging from as little as £15 for a comedy night for two or up too £100 for a test drive driving super cars! There really is a lot of amazing experiences to choose from depending on your budget and on the person! There is a whole section on the Virgin experience day website dedicated to 'gifts for him' so really helps refine searches. This would definitely be a Christmas gift to remember!

Thank you for reading, see you soon

Katie x

Top 5 Christmas movies to binge watch!

Now its December Sundays are automatically dedicated to wrapping yourself in your duvet with a
hot chocolate and nibbles, binge watching Christmas movies!

But if you are like me and don't usually like re watching movies (unless it's mean girls then that can be re watched every day) then you'll find it hard trying to find some good decent Christmas movies.

Well here I am in today's post to share with you my top 5 favourite Christmas movies! I've tried to include maybe some unfamiliar ones that I haven't heard as many people rave about but I couldn't leave out some really well known ones that are my all time faves.

1. 12 dogs of Christmas

Now if you are a big dog lover then you are going to love this movie! Its such a warmhearted film about a girl who moves away from her home time during the depression to a place where dogs are banned and after finding an abandoned dog one day she hides him and with twists, turns and a bit of romance along the way she attempts to have the annual school Christmas Pagent show with all the dogs she and her friend rescues. Definitely an easy to watch film great for all the family.

2. Rudolph the red nose reindeer the movie

This movie was my absolute childhood at Christmas and brings back so many memories when watching it. Yet again another great animated movie for all the family telling the story of Rudolph the reindeer being bullied through out his youth because the colour of his nose running away discovering new friends who accept him for the way he is but after the evil ice witch steals Rudolph crush and threatens to destroy Christmas Rudolph has to overcome his fears of getting teased and save the day.

3.It's a wonderful Life

Another movie that holds so many memories and a special place in my heart being a movie watched every Christmas eve with my family! If you aren't a fan of black and white movies then this probably isn't for you being set in 1946 when an angel is sent down to earth to make George wish of never being born come true he soon stats to realise how much of an impact he has had on other peoples life and how he has changed them.

4. Nativity!

 This is probably my favourite Christmas movie of all time! Its such a fun, humours movie to watch over and over again. The children actors are absolutely great as well as the very catchy songs which get stuck in your head all day long! It has a great line of cast member such as Martin Freeman and also has a cute love story along the way! There is also a nativity 2 and 3 however I do not found them as entertaining as the first one!

5. Christmas with the Kranks

A movie I actually only watched for the first time the other day and has made it to my top 5 Christmas movies of all time! Another great family, comedy seeing the Mr and Mrs Krank lacking their Christmas spirit in spite to take a cruise to the Caribbean until their Christmas obsessed  neighbours are determined to win the best decorated street competition and they soon see their lack of Christmas spirit.

I hope my suggestions intrigue you to give these movies a watch and love them as much as I did!

Hope you are all having a lovely snowy Sunday.
Thank you for reading, see you next week
Katie x

OOTW | My typical University attire

First of all happy December first everyone! I hope you all woke up as excited as me to open the first door of your advent calendar and to count the days down until the big day!
Unlike most people who are probably starting today off with their first Christmas blogpost I am not, mainly because I'm a flop and would not be able to keep up posting a blog post every day until Christmas so I applaud you if you are doing that however I will try to post abit more than usual, fingers crossed.

I am here today with a new blog post that really isn't Christmas related in anyway but hey ho I'm giving it to you anyway!

And for today's post I'm going to be showing you my five most lovable outfits to wear to University in the winter time and hopefully give you some inspiration for school, college, Uni or even maybe some ideas for what you could ask for for Christmas.

Monday

Turtle neck burnt orange jumper - New Look

Leopard print A line skirt - Topshop

Black wolly tights - Primark

Tuesday

Black long sleeve turtle neck - NEXT

Black and white checked cropped jumpsuit - Primark

Brown belt - Primark

Wednesday

Nike grey and white leggins - ASOS

White V neck top - ASOS

Black oversized denim jacket - BooHoo

Thursday

White cable knit oversized jumper - ASOS

Checked floral pinafore - Topshop
Grey 'Baker boy hat' - Topshop

Black wolly wights - Primark

Friday

Green high neck jumper - H&M

Checked cigarette trousers - H&M

Compared to a lot of University students I do often like to make an effort with my appearance for Uni just because I feel like if I'm totally feeling myself in the way I look and dress I'll more so than not be more motivated and have a better day! 

I also occasionally just wear jumpers without jackets as I live 5 minutes away from campus and usually start in the afternoon when the sun is usually at its peak therefore I don't feel the cold as much so a jacket isn't needed but I always regret it when i'm walking home and it's either pouring down and freezing af.

Hope you enjoyed this short little fashion post! I have some upcoming Christmas blog post to get in the spirit but will also be doing my normal lifestyle, beauty and fashion posts which are non Christmas related.

Thank you for reading, see you soon

Katie x