Christmas in New York Part 2

Hey there! I thought I should put up the pictures I took in New York from my phone for you to see. They show the smaller details of what I saw like purchases, food, displays etc. Hope you like it!

I fell in love with Macy's which I didn't expect as its kind of like an American version of John Lewis or House of Fraser but I probably spent most of my time shopping here. They had really good sales and a lot of the brands you can get in England were a lot cheaper there. I would never be able to afford Ralph Lauren or Tommy Hilfiger in the UK. 

Their Christmas decorations were so cute as well, made me feel like a kid again. 

My brother and I took a trip to the Nintendo World Store as I had my heart set on buying the new Pokemon Game at the time, which was Omega Ruby. However I found out that you can't play games on the 3DS that are from a different country to your console. I needed a minute to stop crying internally but it was worth the journey to see the collection of Nintendo memorabilia and Pokemon merchandise.  

They had a really good selection of Poke Dolls so I bought a little Amaura and Ampharos Keyring. 

To continue my nerdy findings, the hotel we stayed at just happened to be down the road from Kinokuniya which is a Japanese bookstore. This definitely made up for the gaming disappointment. 

I decided to give Kobato a read as I loved the anime. Then I got the Kingdom Hearts Manga of 365/2 days as I didn't get around to playing that game. I found the Tokyo guide by Herb Lester as I have the Berlin and London version which has amazing illustrations and design. Also some cute little keyrings of Cardcaptor Sakura and Madoka Magica. 

Got a cute Rilakkuma and Korilakkuma plushie too. 

In one of the restaurants we went to for dinner I saw they had sweet potato mash with marshmallow as a side dish, which I think are yams? I just had to try it and I found it a bit weird to have sweet with savoury but I still enjoyed it. 

We had tickets to see a basketball game at Madison Square Gardens and it was AAAMAZING! I'm not really that into watching sports but basketball was so much fun! I think its because its a lot faster than most sports. The two teams we saw were the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks and it ended up being a pretty close match in the end, which was really exciting. 

Got us some proper American milkshakes and club sandwiches! Very happy! 

We did have a little look in Saks on Fifth Avenue and they had some costumes on display. Here are a few that I especially liked. 

Macy's at night! I took lots of pictures of the window displays but this was the only one that didn't come out really blurry. 

That's all for New York! Hope you liked my little collection of photos! 

Sweet things: Paul & Joe and Rilakkuma

My purchases this month had a theme of sweetness so I thought I should share it on here. I bought some new make-up from Harrods as they had a good range of Paul & Joe cosmetics. Here I have:
Liquid eye-liner
Light cream foundation
Face Powder
Brush Holder

I love their style of packaging!

The brush holder has two compartments and a vintage style that is carried across the other items.

The face powder comes with a pom pom to put on the make-up with but I don't think I'll ever use mine as it is too cute!

My delivery from Harrods came with a little note to say thank you for shopping with them. Nice little touch :)

My first Rilakkuma purchase! I saw this pencil case on ebay and had to get it as it displays my love of coffee. One bonus I didn't notice on the ebay photos was the Rilakkuma writing in the background is actually in glitter!

The best candle I have smelt so far is this Woodwick Trilogy candle in Fresh Baked which is Bakery cupcake, orange gingersnap and coffee cake. I look forward to seeing how the fragrance changes throughout the three layers.

The wooden wick is unique to these candles as it gives off the sound of a crackling fire as it burns.

New Year Favourites

Firstly, I found these cushions in Vinegar Hill which are by Nikki Mcwilliams. There's more on their site that I didn't see in store like Party Rings and Nice Biscuits. I have a problem now though because I want them all!

To celebrate the new Yankee Candle store in Bristol's Cabot Circus I had to buy the Honey Blossom fragrance. I blame Kristi for getting me into buying candles now though because I was never really bothered about them before. She even convinced me to buy the bigger size by saying it was better value for money than getting the little ones. She should work in their sales department I think...

I needed to buy a new laptop as my current one is very outdated and on its last legs so I got a 13" Macbook Pro and this is its new home. I went for a smart sleeve from Jack Wills that has their traditional pink and blue combination. It has a slim pocket on the front and a strong looped zipper which I think does the job quite nicely.

Oh my goodness I am so in love with Rilakkuma right now! That and 'Little Twin Stars.' So many cute things! If you like pastel colours then LTS is the one for you but you can't go wrong with teddy bears dressed as bunnies - holding - teddy bears dressed as bunnies.

Photo Source - meidou

Photo Source - ebay

Also I've gotten a bit addicted to Tumblr because of this as well. If you like lots of cute/illustration/anime/design things then get on it here - My Tumblr