I am one of those people who is always cold, I'm the person in the office who's constantly shutting the windows and even today I've taken a trip to Uniqlo to buy some more heat tech, as I'm writing this I'm in bed with an electric blanket on. So it's fair to say dressing for Winter is bound to bit of a tricky one for me, plus my go to of a jumper, jeans and boots can get a little boring after a while. Today I thought I'd put a little more effort into my outfit aka just throwing a beret on and some heeled boots but I think its worked. However I'm not quite sure how long I'd last outside before having to run into a cafe and drink a whole pot of peppermint tea to warm up, but I've given it a go!
I also just wanted to mention that everything in this look is something that has been in my wardrobe for at least a month, these "leather" leggings are easily a few years old. As a part time blogger sometimes I find myself buying things to make sure my blog is current or features the latest trends but those sort of habits are incredibly wasteful in so many ways. This is something I've spoken about before, but it's amazing what outfit you can put together with the things that you already own, plus you might discover some old favourites!
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So it would seem that Christmas really is over, it's one of my absolute favourite times of the year and I'm already getting excited about the next one! The combination of being with your family, eating all of the best food, the time you spend with friends in the lead up and playing board games is just something I'll always absolutely love to do. So to try and drag out the festivities for as long as I possibly can I thought I'd share two hot drink recipes inspired by the talented community of Pinterest to warm up your dreary winter days. I splashed my drinks into these mugs by Cornishware and even personalised them with my parents names and a post Christmas thank you present. They make a really nice alternative thank you gift instead of sending flowers, chocolates or wine especially as there is the option to personalise.
Spiced apple tea:
For this recipe you'll need; 1 cup of apple juice, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 tsp of mixed spices, and a 1 tea bag. Simply let the apple juice, cinnamon stick and spices simmer in a small pan over a medium heat for a few minutes. Pop the hot apple juice into your mug, discard the cinnamon stick and add in your tea bag to give it a tea flavour, remove your tea bag after your desired time. Lots of shops also sell apple and cinnanon flavoured tea, I'd recommend the Teapigs one if your a bit rushed off your feet to create this one. To finish slice an apple so you have a disc shape and use a star cutter to cut out your shape, and then add to your tea to give a festive finish and some extra flavour!
Peppermint hot chocolate:
This chocolately recipe is made for one, so for this treat you'll need 1 mug of milk, 3 tablespoons of a good quality cocoa powder and a pinch of flaked sea salt. In a small pan mix the milk, cocoa powder and salt together. However if you want to be extra fancy you can melt some dark hot chocolate over an bain-marie and add this to your hot milk. To get the peppermint flavour add a candy cane to the mug and this will slowly release the minty flavour into your drink. If you want to create a bit more of a grown up drink you could always swap the candy cane for a shot of Bailey's or Jack Daniel's, the perfect indulgent drink to have whilst wrapped up in a blanket and watching your favourite film!
4. River Island Waxed Jacket with Fur Collar 5. Topshop Leather Ankle Boots 6. Topshop Heart Flocked Trousers
Here are my September favourites, I found it quite hard to
find things that I liked whilst having a browse online but once I did, I
absolutely loved them! I definitely need to invest in a pair of ankle boots and
a khaki coat for Autumn/Winter this year, so I’ve been having a look round and I
found these. both of the jackets are from River Island, I’m sure many of you
will recognise the contrast arm jacket (#2) as it's been a bloggers favourite
for a while appearing on almost everyone's blog. I found both of these pair of
boots on the Topshop website and both are under £50 which is amazing, both of
which will look great with my go to autumn/winter staple, a good pair of skinny jeans.
I spotted these Topshop trousers in store and they look
amazing they're such a pretty raspberry colour and I love the flocked heart
detailing. I've been scared to try wearing printed trousers as I’m not sure
they would suit my body shape but I might have to give these a whirl. The only
issue is I can only seem to find them in petite or tall on the website. The
other Flocked item I have on my wish list is another Topshop item and it's this
really pretty pastel bralet, I love the contrast of black against this pastel
blue, this is an item that could easily be carried over for a few seasons, I
can see myself wearing this again next summer.
I hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know in the comments below what you think of my picks!
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