Christmas Gift Guide // Under £15

With less than 2 weeks until Christmas, its time to start thinking about Christmas presents. I thought I'd put together a short gift guide aimed at teenage girls, all priced at under £15.

1. Soap & Glory - 'Soap For The Best' Gift Set - £10

Photo from www.soapandglory.com

This gift set includes:

• THE RIGHTEOUS BUTTER Body Butter 50ml

• CLEAN ON ME Creamy Moisture Shower Gel 75ml

• HAND FOOD Hand Cream 50ml

• THE SCRUB OF YOUR LIFE Smoothing Body Scrub 50ml

• A Body Polisher

2. Zoella Beauty Products - Range from £5 to £8  

Beauty range by popular blogger and vlogger Zoe Sugg (aka: Zoella). 

'Fizz Bar' is a fragrant bath fizzer which is designed as a bar so you can break off as many pieces as you like and pop them into your bath. It is suggested to drop 1 or 2 cubes into warm running water to start the fizzing process. This bar is fresh and fragrant; perfect for a relaxing, evening bath.

'Blissful Mistful' is a fragrant body mist with a sweet and floral fragrance which is not overpowering. This product is perfect for teenage girls and priced at just £8 is really affordable. 

Other products in the range include a candle (£5), a body lotion (£5), a bath soak/shower cream (£5) and two makeup-bags/pencil cases [Eyes and Guinea Pig] (£8). 

For more information see my blog post // Zoella Beauty 

3. Alexa Chung 'IT' - £8.99

The images are stunning and I just love the way the book is set out. I think it's such a clever idea how it includes all of Alexa's own fashion icons and it allows you to see where she gets her fashion inspiration. 

Although a quick read, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who either loves fashion or just loves Alexa Chung!

For more information see my blog post // Alexa Chung 'IT'

4. Happy Jackson Notebook - £8.95 

Photo From www.johnlewis.com

Notebooks are perfect for the girl who's always jotting down important notes and creative ideas. This one from Happy Jackson is the perfect handbag size (A5) and looks amazing with all of the vibrant colours. 

5. Oversized Tartan Scarf - £14.99

Photo From www.newlook.com

Oversized scarves are in season at the moment as the cold weather has begun to sink in. Tartan is a must have fashion trend this winter so this is perfect for the girl who loves to be up to date with fashion but is also practical as this oversized scarf keeps you super cosy. 

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I hope you find this useful. Have a wonderful Christmas. 

Charlie xx

Mini Ghost Biscuits Recipe // Halloween

Today I thought I'd share with you the vanilla biscuit recipe I used to make my quick and easy mini ghost Halloween biscuits.

Ingredients

Biscuits:

6 oz. (170g) Plain Flour

3 oz. (85g) Butter

3 oz. (85g) Castar Sugar

1 Egg

Few Drops of Vanilla Extract

Milk (to mix)  

Icing:

Icing sugar

Water

Coloured Writing Icing

1. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Add one egg and the vanilla. 
3. Stir in the flour and mix to a stiff paste.
4. Roll out the dough on a floured surface and using a cutter, shape the biscuits and place on a greased baking tray.
5. Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes at 180oC until golden.
6. Mix up a water icing using icing sugar and water.
7. Cover the biscuits and pipe on eyes using writing icing. 

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Hope you enjoy!

Charlie xx