THE PONCHO

Poncho: Topshop
Shirt: Vintage M&S
Jeans: Dr Denim
Boots: Russell and Bromley
Lipstick: Charlotte Tilbury 'Glastonberry'

This was my Christmas Day outfit and I thought I would share a few snaps that my family took for me on the annual Christmas Day walk. I did get a few weird looks as my Dad and Sister were using three Canon DSLRs between them and the whole setup looked slightly over the top... the things we do for blogging eh!

This is only the second time I have worn my poncho due to living up in Lancaster for the past three months and not really being able to leave my flat without practically wearing thermals! I really hope I get the opportunity to wear it much more over the Christmas holidays when I am in the South, as well as the lead up to Spring - I know it would look so nice with my over the knee boots from Russell and Bromley that I feature regularly on islaay.com!

THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT

After getting my first Daniel Wellington watch in around February time I have worn it every single day and it has definitely turned me into a watch wearing person that feels lost when I don't wear it! A watch from Daniel Wellington is the ideal christmas gift for one of those slightly more awkward people that you don't know what to buy for. Daniel Wellington uses simple but classic designs that won't date over time, making them worth the investment. They come beautifully packaged in the cream and brown box that is perfect for storing it in and will be lovely to unwrap when it comes to Christmas Day.

This is the Classic St Mawes with the rose gold face and mahogany brown strap style, however they sell a wide range of different textures and colours of straps to suit a lot of tastes, as well as doing watches for both men and women. The straps are interchangeable, meaning that they can always buy additional straps to accompany the watch face and build up a collection over time.

If you were considering this as a christmas present idea for someone, you can use the discount code DWislaay to save 15% on your order until the 15th January!

This watch was sent to me by Daniel Wellington

to feature in a blog post, however I am not being

paid to feature it and I am not affiliated with them.

THE TARTAN SCARF

Jacket - Jaeger
Jeans - Dr Denim
Boots - Russell and Bromley
Jumper - Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Scarf - House of Fraser
Watch - Daniel Wellington
Lipstick - Charlotte Tilbury 'Glastonberry'

This type of outfit has become my go to outfit if I'm just popping to the shops, going into town or having a day out. It's very comfy and is easy to mix it up with different oversized jumpers and scarves so it doesn't look like you are wearing the same outfit all day every day despite that being exactly what I do...

If you were thinking of getting yourself a Daniel Wellington watch, use the code DWislaay to save 15% off before the 15th January.

CHRISTMAS WRAPPING

I've gone for a classic theme for my Christmas wrapping this year with simple brown wrapping paper, red and white bakers twine as a ribbon and then a wax seal on my Christmas cards. I bought the brown paper and bakers twine on Amazon and got both for around £7 and then bought my wax seal set on Ali Express. I think the wax seal adds a lot to a simple card and it makes it a lot more special than just the normal Christmas cards.

It is all very simple to do but I feel it will look very festive when it's sat under the Christmas tree!

THE CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE FOR HER

For this year's Christmas gift guide I have collected together a few of my favourite items; all of which I would personally love to receive as a Christmas present! They are all fairly generalised and can be made as affordable or expansive as you like so I hope you get some inspiration to suit your budget!

Here are links to the products I have included, or similar ones if they were no longer available

Simple Bracelet (originally from Whistles however they no longer stock it, however ASOS have quite a few that are similar)

Statement Earrings (mine were originally from Topshop and they no longer sell them but these are similar)

Classic Watch from Daniel Wellington - save 15% on Daniel Wellington with the discount code DWislaay until 15th January

Simple Necklace If you have a slightly larger budget a nice idea would be to get a simple bracelet to match the necklace

Mac Lipstick If they like red lipsticks I would reccommend 'Russian Red', if they are in to nude lipsticks I would recommend 'Mher' and if they are into dark burgundy lipsticks I would recommend 'Dark Side'. If you have slightly more of a budget you could get her a lip liner to match!

Luxury Face Mask This is my favourite face mask of the moment, however you could also have a look at Origins as they have a selection to suit a wide range of skin types

The Daniel Wellington was gifted to me to feature in a blog post, 

however I am not being paid to feature it and all opinions are my own. 

None of the above links are affiliate links.