New Zealand batch

A few weeks ago some members of my family and I travelled to my grandparent's 'fishing hut' to say one last farewell before it is sold to new owners. I felt it was important to take photos and bid it farewell as my granny designed the house and some of the details and patterns are what I would to call grannilicious. Unfortunately some of the wall fixtures were taken down before I took these photos, but I tried to still express as much of a holiday house vibe as I could.

Attempt at a Laid-back Gift..

This is a present for one of my first friends that I made while living away from home. She said that if any of us were going to get her a present, she wanted to have a collection of jelly shoes, because she thinks they're running out. When she came down to visit me and some of our other friends, she pointed out that she liked these blue heels, however they didn't have her size. Luckily, I found her size in Auckland for only $10! I also got her some matching socks from one of my favourite gift shops, and because she is always busy, a 'safe keeper' in which is 'perfect for coins, jewellery, earphones or any loose items in your handbag.' 

What's in my bag!? University/College edition

These are my fave bag essentials - especially when I have work and university!

• Black bag from Volcom, I got this bag from my best friend a few years ago and it is big and versatile, and also has a small flock of stars as a keychain.
• Purple dip dye wallet from Equip, I bought this when I first moved out and went to university, as I started getting more cards and needed something to accommodate them all. 
• IPhone 5 and it's headphones, & Macbook Air with a Hello Kitty sticker, the laptop in particular  is perfect for carrying to university to type up notes or using for work in the library. 
• Leopard notebook and 2014 diary from Typo, these got color-ordinated somehow! I always buy my uni books for notes from Typo because they're around $8, and have 4 sections, perfect for when you are taking 4 papers.  
• Sunglasses with a green tint from Glassons, a cute alternative to classic black sunglasses.
• Clean & Clear essentials SPF15 moisturizer, when i'm in a rush this is sometimes the only thing I wear on my face. 
• Maybelline Dream Fresh BB creme in light, Maybelline The Collosal Volum' Express Mascara, Maybelline Baby Lips Pink Glow, and Maybelline Baby Lips Anti-Oxidant Berry. I love these all, but in particular am a huge fan of taking two Baby Lips with me at all times, one for when I want my lips to have a bit of colour and gloss, and something for when I want something that has a SPF for when I'm outside. 
• Strawberry small body butter, whenever people buy gifts for others from The Body Shop, they tend to go for the strawberry flavor, but no matter what, I still love this scent the best! Perfect for a bit of a fruity smell, which is a bit more relaxed then taking a perfume. 
• H2go Drink bottle, but I really love anything you can drink out of with a screw top! 
• Finally, the scrunchy was a gift from Japan, which I use when my hair is in my face!

Girly Gift for $10!!

One of my friends came to visit me these holidays, and since we hadn't really seen each other over Christmas, we both gave each other small presents. She has similar interests to me than some of my friends, so I got her the ultimate girly gift with some of my favourites, costing $10 with: 

Sex and the City Essentials Fashion DVD (3 episodes) $2.50, Peter Alexander Sleep mask $4, and Licorice soap $3.50. The gift she gave me will be in the next post!!

Auckland holiday x2

     

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Back to Auckland again, and this time for a Youtube meet-up for my brother! The first night we went out for pizza with a lovely couple, and walked around the city. The second day I went to the meet-up, but mostly tried to help people inside the building, and watched an iron man race.. the rest of the holiday was spent shopping, bringing back doughnuts to our hotel with our cousins, and walking around the city! Favourite shops shown = The Huffer Store, Peter Alexander, Karen Walker (change room), and 'Tattys' secondhand store. 

Birthday Presents From Myself..

On my birthday I went up to my university city so that I could spend new years and the evening of my birthday with my friends. While I was there I did a lot of shopping, and bought these things::
Mini-Trench coat, spotted blouse, orange shirt, and body-con striped skirt all from Country Road and Trenery outlet store,
Runaway girl stirling silver necklace by Karen Walker, (If you buy at Silver Moon and join the club while purchasing you will get a $20 voucher for spending over their reward limit ;)) 
Neon skull candles from Glassons (saw them at a gift shop for $27, but got them on sale for $6.50), and Running shoes and socks from New Balance.

Twin Pyjama Pattern Christmas Gift

This is a very late christmas present for my twin cousins, I got so uninspired I had to wait 9 days and get them my back-up gift for everything, Peter Alexander pyjama shorts.
Sorry! They live in a much warmer area of the country, so summery pjs is appropriate, and to add a hint of pajama set pattern clashing, I picked up two eye masks also.
Even though twins hate matching presents, it's so much fun to still do it, even when they're 18! One is more of a tomboy (cherry pattern) and one is more feminine (Balloons).