smile... it's friday...

Well December is upon us and although it doesn't feel very much like Christmas in Australia, we are hopping on a plane to New Zealand tonight and taking a months holiday including Christmas spent with my wonderful aunt in Auckland. In light of this I thought Some festive facts would go down a treat this week.

US scientists calculated that Santa would have to visit 822 homes a second to deliver all the world's presents on Christmas Eve, travelling at 650 miles a second.

Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.

The tradition of putting tangerines in stockings comes from 12th-century French nuns who left socks full of fruit, nuts and tangerines at the houses of the poor.

Carols began as an old English custom called wassailing, toasting neighbours to a long life.

In Greece, Italy, Spain and Germany, workers get a Christmas bonus of one month's salary by law.

If you received all of the gifts listed in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" song, you would receive 364 presents!

During the Christmas season, 1.76 billion candy canes will be made.

The average person spends 2 hours and 27 minutes wrapping presents!

The average person will go to one Christmas party, sing five carols and eat 30 pieces of chocolate candy!

Based on previous surveys, 17% of you will embarrass yourselves in some way at your office Christmas party!

Nearly 3,000 tons of aluminium foil will be used to wrap Christmas turkeys!

Happy Friday all and hope people are beginning to get into the festive spirit a little bit too. x

little black dress...

When it comes to the little black dress there are sooooo many options out there to choose from. There really is an LBD for every shape and size and every budget too. Celebrities rock their LBD's and here are a few dresses that I just love.

Eva Longoria has to be the queen of the LBD. Here she is wearing a Victoria Beckham creation. I just love how this dress cuts in at the top. It's so flattering although I'm sure a bin bag would also look flattering on this lucky lady.

Here she is again in a simple strapless black dress. It looks effortless.

I love this dress that Emma Watson wore quite a while back. The feathers and the lace just work together brilliantly.

Jennifer Aniston looks so chilled in this LBD. I'm a real fan of a skater or flared skirt. They are just so comfortable and easy to wear and if like me you love to get down on the dance floor then this is the perfect dress to do so in.

Here Eva breaks out the bling in this little sequined number. I'm generally not a huge fan of sequins but because the lines of this dress are so simple it just works.

As it's only coming into summer here now I'll have to wait another while before I get to pull out all my LBD's so until then I will just have to druel over all the images on the net.

fun festive finds...

I really like to get into the festive spirit and this year because I am in Australia where it's not as cold and winter like as we are used to, I feel even more compelled to be as festive as possible.

Here is a list of a few festive finds that I love and instantly put people into a jolly mood.

Christmas socks

Keep those toe toes toasty in some jolly Christmas socks. You may even be lucky enough to find some with bells.

Christmas Jumper

Nothing says festive fun then a group of people laughing and joking in their Christmas jumpers.

Christmas Jewellery

If you don't want to go all out with your Christmas clothing why not accessorise with some jewellery. Little Christmas tree shaped stud earrings will give that subtle hint of Christmas cheer.

Christmas Hat

When I was younger I loved wearing my Christmas hat at the horse riding school. Not only did it spread a bit of festive cheer but also kept my ears nice and toasty too.

Christmas comes but once a year. Go out and spread some festive cheer.

steamcream...

I'm sure I've rambled enough about my love of steamcream but I've just seen their Christmas tins and they are the cutest.

This little Rudolph tin is adoreable.

Imagine pulling this little gem out of your Christmas stocking.

They also have lots of great deals on at the moment too so if you're stuck for a secret santa present or just want to treat yourself then definitely have a look.

buy it here...