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This will be my last post of 2015 and I can't quite believe it. It doesn't seem five minutes ago that I was setting up this blog having not really having a clue what I was doing back during my long break in July, and now I'm back to the studious ways of sixteen-year-olds and indulging in way too much Christmas chocolate. I feel like a fitting way to round off 2015 would be to do a good old December favourites. I was lucky enough to receive very special gifts this year for Christmas, so many of them will be featured in today's post. Hope you all had lovely Christmases too and Santa was kind to you! On with the favourites... Once again, I'm am ridiculously late to the party with this product. Benefit's They're Real mascara has been all the rage since it came out many moons ago and I've just recently caught up to the trend. My Uncle, Auntie and cousins kindly bought me a Benefit gift set for Christmas that included the mascara, and now I realise what a...

I'm a big advocate of the concept 'eat-whatever-you-want-because-it's-Christmas'. As the big day draws ever closer, what more of an excuse could you need to bake these yummy biscuits? Not only are they a delicious to eat, but these cute little stars would make the perfect gift for anyone you're scrambling to find a present for 5 days before Santa arrives, or even lovely tree decorations.  I have adapted a recipe to make these treats my own, but the original recipe is linked  here .  For 17+ star biscuits, you will need: For the biscuits:  100g of diced butter - I used a Stork margarine that was apparently 'perfect for biscuits'  175g of dark muscovado sugar  80g of golden syrup 300g of plain flour, extra needed for dusting 1/2 tbsp of ground ginger  1 tsp of ground cinnamon Zest of 1 orange 1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda 1 egg  A pinch of salt For the decoration (optional) White icing, I used a pre-made icing in a pock...

Everybody knows Coldplay. Everybody loves Coldplay. Crazily enough, Chris, Jonny, Guy and Will have had a career lasting almost 20 years, yet their still as current as they were in 1996 and admired by the younger and older generations alike. Of course, keeping up to date with the modern-day musical market is a hefty challenge, but clearly these four are way ahead of the game. So what really keeps Coldplay's successes alive? Their new album, A Head Full Of Dreams, which debuted at number 2, may hold all the answers.   Coldplay are well known for their quirky and original sounding tracks - this album makes no exception. With exciting riffs, abnormal structures and a variety of topics and lyrics, its no wonder this album was as highly anticipated as all their other triumphs. The lead single, Adventure of Lifetime, sets the tone for the whole album very well. It introduces Coldplay's way of competing in today's market: a diverse, new sound. The song starts of with electrio...