Day Four - Footcare

Today, inside my advent calendar was Margaret Dabbs Footcare nourishing nail and cuticle serum for toes (and fingers). It's rich, creamy white and smells like a spa. I used it this morning and I have to admit, it made the skin around my nails surprisingly soft! Will save this for when my feet see a bit more action than the inside of a wool sock and winter boot...

One Golden (Key)ring!

December 3rd saw a golden keyring with a gift voucher attached to Josh Wood Atelier HairLab at Liberty. Rad.

On the second day of Christmas...

Day two didn't disappoint! My Liberty of London Beauty Advent calendar produced a Nars blush that I've been dying to try...and I am now hooked on this new shade (Deep Throat). A Nars blush fan for years, this has made me want to switch things up!

On the first day of Christmas, my husband gave to me...

Mark surprised me massively last month by bringing home the coveted (by me, anyway!) Liberty of London Beauty Advent Calendar! I've been waiting for 2 weeks like an overexcited chimp for December 1st to roll up! It's one of the greatest gifts conceptually... products I've been looking to try or didn't know I needed, beautifully presented in 25 peacock-print little boxes to open everyday.  I thought I'd use my blog to share my daily excitement with anyone who has the attention span. So here goes...

December 1st - Liberty of London lavender & wild chamomile soap (full size!). Lavender is one of my favourite scents and this smells so gorgeous.  Great starting off point!

Let There Be Light!

Happy to be winding down the major works in the Rae household!

We just had the old/damaged window in the back room replaced with a double glazed, UPVC sash window from The Shoreditch Window Company.  Really impressed with the installation experience and the window lets in so much more light than the old one. It even has a subtle wood grain pattern in the UPVC to mimic wood!  Genius.

I'm contemplating putting the curtains back up! 

See below for the before and after...

Old window

Voila!

Stairway Heaven

We finally have carpet on our stairs!  After over 3 years, we finally have carpet on our stairs!  It's the little things...  : )

Another One Bites the Dust

And by "another one" I mean another ceiling, actually two, have been brought down.  But I'm also referring to myself and the grit I occasionally get lodged in my teeth by living in a war zone again.  We've finally gotten around to fixing the water damage to our ceiling and walls in the back room.  We also added a window in the roof of Mark's studio, which makes it feel so much bigger now. Plasterer comes Wednesday, then we can work to get our house back...until the next project.  : /

Mark's studio before...

Mark's new studio ceiling window

Our lovely lounge / dumping ground