My Winter and Christmas Essentials

Blogmas Day 12 

Its that time of year when everything is warm and cosy, there are so many things I love about the season of winter. These things are my absolute must haves for Christmas and the cold weather.

Candles
Ahh, how I love candles. It is essential for me to have candles burning through the seasons of Autumn and Winter, preferably ones that smell of berries and spices, I'm also not opposed to the classic vanilla. In this picture I also have some Christmas tunes playing, shown here is The Darkness with Christmas Time, one of my top Christmas songs. 


Books

Okay yes, this is probably the most obvious item on this list. Winter is definitely the season when I read most of my fantasy books, its so easy to escape to different worlds at this time, I'm not quite sure why. But along with the heavy fantasies I adore a contemporary at this time.  Also featured in this photo is Harry Potter and a mince pie, which I will get to...


Harry Potter
If ever there was a time of year to watch Harry Potter then this is that time. Obviously its not just the films which are so perfect for this time of year but ofcourse the books, I love re-reading them and delving back into that world. Growing up, winter time was always when they would put Harry Potter re-runs on television, so I would be curled up by the fire watching it. 


Festive Food
This time of year rekindles my love of food, all of the deliciously unhealthy food hits the shelves and I say goodbye to any kind of healthy eating I might be undergoing. Mince Pies are a personal favourite, as well as Twiglets, hot chocolate and tea (I fit most British stereotypes). I like to bake alot at this time also, so cakes and biscuits are consumed in large quantities in my house.

Body Shop Glazed Apple
I took a photo of this but it didn't turn out very well so I'm just using the picture from The Body Shop website. I absolutely love the scent of the Glazed Apple range at Body Shop, after I was given this hand cream last year for Christmas, I have been waiting for Christmas to bring back this scent into my life. I love it so much, this year I bought the body lotion, it literally makes your skin sparkle and it smells divine. I feel like The Body Shop in general is a must have for this time of year. You can find this range here. 


I hope you enjoyed this post and it made you feel a little more festive, I will be back tomorrow for another day of Blogmas!
-Darcy