27 Jan 2020

December Favourites - 2019

We have made it! I have officially made a favourites post for every month of the year, and I am proud to get this far! Apologies that this is a rather short post, I have sort of made a summary of some of my favourites since I did not have time to write about each and every thing, but everything will hopefully be back to normal next month! Please find my other favourites posts listed below!

Games

Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Blue Lions Route) 

Photo Credit: @NintendoUK
Fire Emblem is one of my all time favourite game franchises, so when I head that they were creating a game for the Nintendo Switch I was very excited! I unfortunately did not have enough student loan to by the game at launch, and even if I did, December is the only month that it would have been possible to play this game due to how crazy life has been! The game has been likened to a Harry Potter meets Game of Thrones type story, with you becoming a professor at what seems to be a boarding school and having to pick a house to mentor. You can choose between the Blue Lions, Black Eagles and Golden Deers, all of which have a very colourful cast of characters that are full of life and not always what they seem! You follow these characters over the course of a year, and then skip to see what happens to them five years later (it is not a spoiler, they literally show one of the main battles in the second half of the game in the trailer!). 

For me, I chose the Blue Lions just due to being drawn to the characters in the house (Mercedes and Byleth is endgame!!!) and not only did it have great game play but it explored themes that are relevant to today; a huge one being grief and mental health. The house was lead by Dimitri - who is one of the best lords in the Fire Emblem Series - although he does not have great hair. We all know that if we were picking our house based on hairstyles, we would all pick the Golden Deer house - there's something about the side braid Claude is rocking... 

Anyway, I do not want to get to spoilery here, it is a great game and you should definitley play it! It took me about 45 hours to complete the Blue Lions Path and there are three additional paths to chose from, so it is definitley worth the money and also the time! I am currently on a play through of the Golden Deer Path so I will let you know what I think of that and I also intend to play the Black Eagles house when I do eventually get round to it!

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Harry Potter Dark Arts Collectables Tin

Photo Credit: @PopSugar
I was given the Harry Potter Dark Arts gift set for Christmas and I have fallen absolutely in love with it! Not only does it come in a really pretty tin, but it has so many amazing things inside it!

First of all, there are face masks inside that are decorated like the Death Eaters Masks, so you can sit there for 15 minuets with Lucius Malfoy's mask in your face. It is weird, but it is a small thing that I appreciate! It is a bit of fun, smells great and also has left my skin feeling lovely and soft! You do get tow of these in the pack, the other one you get is Barty Crouch Jr.

You are also given a black bathbomb which I absolutely loved! I have never had a completely black bath bomb before, but seeing videos on social media I have always wanted to try them! As expected, it turned my bath water completely black and you were not able to see the bottom of the bath tub! As much as I love my colourful Lush Bathbombs, this one was great for my inner goth. 

There were also two nail varnish colours that came with this - sticking to the theme of the gift set, the colours were a sparkly black and a sparkly green. Green is my favourite colour so I really appreciated this nail varnish. 

There is so much more in the gift set, but these were just the things that I appreciated about it and have used so far. 

Films

Little Women 

Photo Credit: @DailyMotion
I am a huge fan of the story of Little Women - and even just the character of Jo March in general. I think - for the time that this book was written - it is a revolutionary story and represents women as being more than just a barganing tool to bring money into the family, and that women want more to life than to wait hand and foot on her husband. 

I went to see the new movie that has came out and it was such a wholesome movie! Yes, there were the ups and downs in the story, and the film is no where near perfect, but I just came out of it feeling really happy and good about myself. The colours in this movie are stunning and the acting is fantastic. The one thing I will complain about is Emma Watson's american accent, but hey, the girl gave it a good go! 

If you have not seen it yet, get yourself down to the cinema!

Fashion

Blue Jumper

I am a huge fan of oversized knitted jumpers, and my mum bought me this blue one for Christmas, which I have to say has quickly become a wardrobe favourite! Jumpers are a must in a winter wardrobe for me so I was very happy to add this to my knitted clothes collection.

Mickey Mouse Mini Skirt 

Another Christmas present! My mum also bought me this skirt and said it was for me to take with me to Orlando! Unfortunately I think that it is a bit too short for me to wear around in the sun but (with shorts or leggings underneath) it is great to wear around at home! It is such a cute skirt and I just appreciate that the Mickey's are embroidered on and not printed on.

Disney CEP 2020 Hoodie 

I found out that I would be on the Disney Cultural Exchange Program in the summer, so a group of us all ordered matching hoodies! I can't promise that I have not taken off this hoodie since I have bought it.... 

I love a hoodie anyway, there is just something so great about throwing on a hoodie with some leggings and lounging around the house! But yea, I really love my new Disney Hoodie and everything is now feeling more official!

Mary Poppins Pandora Charm 
Photo Credit: @Pandora

Anyone who knows me knows that one of my all time favourite movies is the original Mary Poppins, and if I could pick any Disney Park Character to play it would be her. I have had a Pandora Braclet since 2012, but since I only get charms for birthdays and Christmas (and since my birthday is right when the Christmas ranges get introduced) I have a very festive Pandora Bracelet. It is lovely, but means I can only really wear it December time. My sister has charms for each life event, so for graduation, wedding, getting a pet, and I really wanted to start something like this, so to start me off, my parents bought me this Mary Poppins charm for me getting the job at Walt Disney World. I absolutely love it and it is a great new addition to my bracelet!

Hogwarts Pandora Charm
Photo Credit: @Pandora
To go with the Mary Poppins Charm, my Nanna also bought me this Hogwarts Charm. There isn't a life event that really goes with this, I think it was just because the Harry Potter range came out when they were looking for my Christmas Presants, but it is a very pretty addition to my bracelet, and it isn't Christmassy!!

And that wraps it up for my 2019 favourites! Thank you so much for following and keep a look out for my favourites posts to continue in 2020!
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