Christmas is coming and I for one am excited. I pined after the Benefit beauty advent calendar last year badly, but this year I was prepared and ready to avoid missing out and thanks to my lovely granny I bagged myself a gift that keeps on giving (throughout December!)

As well as looking forward to a whole month of little Benefit goodies, I also picked up an extra treat for myself today – just in time for the beginning of the festive period. A Ciate Mini Mani advent – lush! I’d seen these online but couldn’t quite bare to part with the £52 retail price knowing I already had the Benefit calendar coming – but in my local TXMaxx store I spotted them for a bargain £20, so picked a couple up for Charlotte and I feeling like everyone else in the shop must be insane for having not noticed them there!