Advent calendars

With the build up to Christmas, not only are we digging deep into our pockets for 
Christmas gifts but also for advent calendars.

 It's come to that time of the year where most of us flock to stores or online to get our advent calendars. Everyone has there own preferences of the type of advent calendar they go for, be it chocolate, tea, or beauty. I have decided to be treated to a beauty one this year.

Competition between beauty advent calendars have been rife ever since the launch of the Lancôme advent calendar in selfridges back in 2011. While on the hunt for mine, I have come across some amazing verity advent calendars.

The one that I have chosen to get is this +Ciate Nagellacke und Caviar Manicure  advent calendar. 

As any advent calendar would, this one comes with 24 surprises leading up to the Christmas day. 

The not so surprising factos is that they are all nail polishes. It might not seem exciting and questions like ' are you really going to change your nail colour every day? ' why are you paying such a high price for it?' Let me just tell you, I think it worth it.

It's available at John lewis and Space NK. Its priced at £42 

The second one is the BOOTS advent calendar. This is a new advent calendar to me as didnt come across this last year.

 Its got such a christmassy feel to it with the red layout. This is £30 and promises products from diffeerent brands like +Juicy Couture , Paco Rabanne, Soap and Glory and many more. 

If i hadnt chosen the +Ciate Nagellacke und Caviar Manicure  calendar, I would've gone for this one as you get a lot of big names for a small price.

 This would be perfect for ladies who are just warming up to the idea of the Beauty calendar. It is available at Boots

I lusted over this next one last year but was too late to buy it as it was already sold out. 

Personally, I am not going for this one this year as the products are not for every day use. I know nail polishes arent really for every day use as well  but I genuinely know that it will be used , if not by me then probably by my hosuemates ( who are equally fascinated by the different colour available in the calendar).

 Anyways, its the +YouBeauty advent calendar. It is definitely a good bargain if you are going to use all the products. As for £49.95 you will be getting products worth £240!! Thats quite good value. They are available on the YouBeauty and it gives you the detailed description of the items available. 

I hope this helps you make up your mind and I would buy it sooner than later as these calendars sell like hot cakes. I hope you are all easing into the Christmas spirit like I am. Lots of love 

P 

Nepal in Pictures

Pictures speak a thousand words, indeed they do. I've been going through all the pictures from my visit to Nepal this summer and just by looking at them I could relive certain moments and experiences. I thought instead of continuing writing about my experiences from my previous post, I'd share some photos for you to get an insight into them. This is a summary of my days in Nepal documented in pictures. I've tried to put them in chronological order as best as I can remember…

Day 1: Coffee at Himalayan Java, Thamel to kickstart our trip

Dinner with the cousins at Tamarind, Jhamel

I wish I could remember what my cousin said

Why did I wait 6 years?

This summer I went back to Nepal with one of my sisters after six years. It does sound like a long time but I don't know where time went. My dad would always ask if I wanted to go over the years and things like A-levels, uni and work always got in the way. Family were waiting and friends were back in town so it seemed like a good time. I got my holidays booked in advance and all that was left was to finish my second and last placement for uni. I was done by the end of June and then came July. Aaaah July July and even August, these were two good months. Sun, no assignments (placement report postponed until I could be bothered) and I had really got in the spirit of healthy eating and exercising. Every other day I'd do kettleworx from home and when my sisters came back from work in the evening we'd go out running along the canal route. Once we got into the routine we kept it up and even my dad seemed a little bit surprised, thanks dad! Let me not ponder on this too much. It's been several weeks since I've returned from our trip and I am about to share my experiences with you all. I've only put up a few pictures and might put up a post purely of a collage of pictures of my time there. Now let me first say that I did not want to come back! Why did I wait 6 years to visit? I really don't know and I wish I hadn't. Life there is so laid bad back. For the first time in my 22 years I got to actually experience life in Nepal as a young adult. I understood things better and was able to take things in properly. During my time there in the past I was a kid and in between school, family, friends and home there was not much else I thought about. Going back to "visit" meant that I saw things, places and people from a different perspective. Things have changed drastically; housing, malls, the lifestyle, people yet I found myself slipping right in.

The moment we landed I looked out and saw this. I remember it so well. It had just
hit me we were back on home soil. A warm, sunny day and I could not wait to get out.

Guy Fawkes day

Hello!!

So the fifth of November is celebrated as the Guy Fawkes day in the UK. It celebrates the anniversary of the discovery of a plot organized by Catholic conspirators to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London in 1605.It's celebrated by having a bonfire and also some fireworks. I had not celebrated this occasion in the past years but just viewed the fireworks from my bedroom window. This year I was lucky enough to attend a bonfire night and view the spectacular fireworks. It was absolutely freezing and you could tell winter is on its way if not already here. I wrapped up warm and walked to the venue with my cousin and her family. There were many eager children with glow sticks and necklaces running around. After waiting for a while for the preparation of the fireworks, it started. It was such a spectacular view. I have attached a video I shot with my iphone and am sorry if it's the best of quality videos. I do hope you enjoy it. Did you celebrate bonfire night too?

  

Firework video.

Till next time - P 

I did it!

Paragliding was always something I wanted to do ever since I heard of it. I had the opportunity to do it when I was there during Summer 2013. At just around £50, it is well worth it price. It starts off with meeting up at Lakeside, Pokhara. Oh yeah, it is in Nepal ( just realized I missed the important details) You are taken in a very adventuous type Jeep with your fellow tourist/brave at heart people. After about a 30mins drive, you reach Sarangkot hill, where the take off takes place. and Oh boy! the fear or for some the adrenaline grasps you here. I was not so scared, surprisingly as I normally am a wimp at stuff like this. We were all kitted and had all the safety talk done, we took off. It was a splendid view from up there. You could see the beautiful city of Pokhara with the view of the Fewa Lake as well. It also helps that Pokhara is not as polluted as Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal.
Whether or not I would do it again, I am not sure but if I had the company then I definitely would. Oh btw, all this was done with Sujata. I wouldnt have been able to embark on this adventure without my bestie Sujata. Really glad, she was there, so we could scream together hehe. I have attached some photos to give you a bit of what I saw and also a video. It doesnt do justice to the actual experience though. So go on then, what you waiting for? Book that flight to Nepal, and start your adventure. If only going on holiday, would be as spontaneous as that. Cheers guys!

 Just before take off, notice the nervous smile on my behalf. Top: Ralph Lauren Shoes: Converse Trousers: Asda cotton trousers.

                                                             Amazing view.

A short video to give your a taster of it.