I have spent my childhood years in Canada and when my family lived there, Christmas time was the most magical time of all. The cheery environment, the lights, the treats and to top it all off, the snow. All of this may be the reason why now I am very much in love with the idea of Christmas. Apart from that, I am a winter baby and much prefer the winter months to the summer ones.
In September I got to go back to Canada and it gave me the chance to relive my childhood as well as get some festive things to bring back. Funny enough, I found a few bits and bobs from here as well!
So without delaying the actual post any longer, here are the things I managed to grab;
Tree
Without doubt, the first thing to make an area look christmassy and festive is getting a christmas tree. this one is 120cm and I got it from Esajee's(Rs.2000)
Decorations
Now getting the ornaments/baubles was kind of tricky. I was very specific on the colors and kind of decorations I wanted. No one within pakistan had them in November and I tried ordering from Aliexpress. These came in 8 days and are in 3 different finishes. Shiny, matte and glitter. They are 30mm and in Red and Gold. Made of plastic, they are ideal as Dixie has not spared a single day trying to play with them (7.62 usd for 48 pieces with delivery)
The large M was given to me by my cousin. No idea about where it is from lol
The lights (Rs.230) and the star (Rs.60) are both from Anarkali Crafting (FB page)
the lights have many functions including twinkling and slow fade. The star was made of thermocol and I used a golden marker to color it.
All the presents except for the red tins are real ones I have got for my Christmas themed party near the end of this year!
Candles
The next most important item for me was a good candle. I went to Yankee candles in early October and managed to get the two most amazing scents even though most scents were halloween and autumn related
I prefer getting sample sized candles (1.99cad each) initially and that's what I did. The scents I got were Candy Cane Lane and North Pole
Candy Cane Lane smells like peppermint candy canes and North Pole is more of a vanilla-peppermint scent.
Accessories
I have very warm feet and so throughout the year I tend to find it hard to wear socks s when winter rolls around, I make full use of it.
The first socks I got were fuzzy socks from Ardenes, At 3.50 cad each, they are pretty great and comfy to wear whenever I want to relax and wind down. In the picture I only have three when in reality there are four. I have been using a pair and cold not be bothered to wash it :p
The next are from H&M and are a set of 5 (14.99 cad).You cant really see on camera but the grey and red have glittery heels and toes. Are they not the most adorable thing??
Last in the sock category are these anti skid Slipper-socks(3.50 cad). I don't even have to let you know why I bought this. You can probably understand
Next are Hats. I got two, a regular beanie and one with a viser.(3.50 cad each) The beanie is more beige toned and the Visor beanie is grey.
Advent Calendars
It would never be a christmas haul if I didn't pick up some advent calendars.
First is the Sacconejoly advent calendar (6.99gbp). They are one of my favorite everyday vloggers and when they announced they came up with an advent calendar, I ordered it the very next day and I don't regret it. The chocolate is delicious!
Next is the Lindtt advent calendar(13.99cad) my aunt got me. It is larger than the first one but it mostly has the Lindtt balls. I prefer larger chocolate but the 12 had a lindtt teddy and the 24th will have a larger one.Can't wait for that!
The last one I got for myself is the Make Up Revolution beauty advent calendar (Rs.4500) I got from Beautybar.pk. I have wanted to try the brand for so long now and why not try a bit of everything? It has eyeshadows, mini brushes, lip glosses, lipsticks, highlighters, blushers, an eye primer, a mirror and more. The brand itself has good reviews and dupes many high end ones so why not? I may even do a review on it! Also the packing is black and rose gold. How could I resist?
The last Advent Calendar I have is the Lilly's kitchen advent calendar for Cats(rs.25000) that I asked team Endulgence to get along with the Tanya Burr one which will be going to my cousin. Dixie has loved the treats. She has come running as soon as I wake up in the morning knowing she is about the get some. The treats have 3 different flavors and are heart shaped! So Cute!!
That concludes my small haul. Hopefully I'll be able to upload more!
XOXO
