Originally, I was going to post this before Christmas but then I knew I was getting another ring for Christmas so postponed it!

I've been buying jewellery from Pandora for years now as I absolutely love their designs. In particular, I love their rings and wear mine pretty much everyday. I get quite a lot of people asking to see them when I'm out and about so I thought I'd do a post showing you my collection.

Side note: I got all-but-one of mine in Australia but I've inserted pictures of the current UK prices.

I got these first ones for Christmas a few years back and couldn't find them on their current website so they must be discontinued. They do have different birthstone rings though. There was a third stackable ring I wore with these, however, due to my overly-excited clapping at a concert, it got very misshapen and snapped...oops.




This one I got from my parents as a University graduation gift last year with a matching necklace which I'll also tag as it's Pandora.




This is definitely my favourite and the picture really doesn't show how beautiful it is.
It is also available in 14 ct gold and rose gold. Alternatively, it is available with a round stone









This one is a lot thinner in real life than it looks in the picture and not as 'shiny looking' but it's still lovely, don't get me wrong.
It is also available in gold







This final ring, I got for Christmas as I've wanted a thumb ring for a while. You can't see it on the picture but the underneath of the ring is a white/pearly colour which I've taken a picture of. Apart from that it looks exactly the same.


So that's it for my ring collection. I'm sure as time goes on I'll acquire more!....If I have any fingers left. Maybe stackable is the way to go from now on!

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One of my all-time favourite things to do is look up 'christmas' on Pinterest. Seriously, if you haven't done it, get on it now!

After seeing the photo on the left on Pinterest months and months ago, I thought it was really cute and wanted to make some for myself, my brother, and my parents this Christmas. Even managed to persuade Mum to put her gold present place card holders in the box this year. I'm really not very good at arts & crafts but this is beyond easy to make in less than 10 minutes.

Firstly, grab a box of candy canes, you need 3 candy canes per person/place card. You'll need to position them so that 2 are at the front to hold the place card and one is at the back acting as the stand. I found the best way to position them into place is by using a rubber band.

Next, choose a ribbon to tie them with. These work best with fabric ribbons, rather than the plastic shiny ribbon you would tie around presents. Also, it helps if you keep the rubber band on and tie the ribbon over the top so you can't see it.

And that's literally all you have to do. The place cards I have are the ones that come with the Christmas Crackers so that was easy enough and I like that they fold in half so you can see as much of the ribbon/candy cane as possible.

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First up, shampoo. I use two different shampoos. The first one is Kevin Murphy Hydrate Me Wash which was recommended by my hairdresser in Australia. I've used this shampoo for a really long time and am about to order a new one. This has been so super helpful to me since I arrived back in the UK because my hair was in for a big shock with the climate change and the hard water. It lasts ages, it lathers up really well which I was surprised with because I've had mixed results with salon shampoos in the past. It keeps my colour perfectly intact and I find that even before using conditioner, my hair feels really clean and soft, not straw-like. I can not recommend this shampoo enough, truly!


The second shampoo was recommended to me by my hairdresser here in the UK. She advised that if you're going to invest in a purple toning shampoo/conditioner, then the shampoo is probably the better one to buy. I followed her recommendation and bought the Bed Head Dumb Blonde Purple Toning Shampoo by TIGI. My original plan was going to be to use this shampoo and then use my Blonde.Angel conditioner but that didn't work out. I find the shampoo so so hard to lather up, that I end up using more product than I need to which leaves my hair more greasy than clean. Even people who have washed my hair over the sink for me have gotten annoyed with the lather-factor. I also find it leaves it quite dry after putting it on so I found a new plan of action. I use the Hydrate Me Wash, wash it out, do a second shampooing using the Dumb Blonde but only on the ombré, leave that on for a few minutes whilst I wash my face, rinse that out and continue with conditioning as per normal. I discussed this with my hairdresser and she said that was totally fine. Funnily enough, it lathers really well once you've already shampooed your hair once...maybe because your hair is wetter? I don't know.







I have tried quite a few of the Kevin Murphy products, for instance when I've run out and have to borrow Mum's but I won't do a review on each of them as I don't use them permanently. Always impressed and a big thumbs up from me though!

Kevin Murphy Hydrate Me Wash £18.00
Kevin Murphy Hydrate Me Rinse £19.00
Kevin Murphy Blonde.Angel £19.00
Bed Head Dumb Blonde by TIGI There is no price on the website but from memory I think I paid about £17.00

• 1 cup of ice
• 1 banana
• 1/2 cup frozen raspberries or strawberries
• 1 tbsp honey (optional – the banana adds enough sweetness for me)
• 1/2 cup low fat yoghurt
• 1/2 cup rolled oats