So this is my last post talking about the past year. 2016 is well and truly over, but I just wanted to talk about my favourites of the entire year. My favourites vary from Scents, to Music, to Food, to Homeware, to Beauty! I would definitely recommend some of the products I used last year, so here's my 2016 favourites...

Favourite Scents: 

• Soap & Glory Mist You Madly Body Mist - I've spoken about this copious amounts of times due to my love for this scent. It's so lovely, yet so affordable. It works for both everyday (casually), as well as evening/special occasions. 

 

• Bath and Body Works A Thousand Wishes Fragrance Mist 

 

• Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea Fragrance Mist 

• Bath and Body Works Warm Vanilla Sugar Fragrance Mist 

• Ari by Ariana Grande Perfume - I am not bias when I confess my love for this fragrance. Yes, I am an Ariana Grande fanatic, but this scent is insanely good. I try to use it sparingly - only for special occasions as it's so nice. I ran out of the Hair Mist for this scent,  and I really should re-purchase it as I can wear it daily and still smell a little bit of the scent throughout the day!

 

• Sometimes - Ariana Grande

• Thinking Bout You - Ariana Grande

• Old Shoes - Adam Barnes 

• UGH! - The 1975

• Paris - The 1975

• Scars To Your Beautiful - Alessia Cara

Favourite TV Shows/

• Sherlock - Which technically started New Years Day, but it's so insanely good I have to mention it - I would definitely recommend catching up on the 3 episodes that were released.

• Louise Live DVD - I laughed out loud on multiple occasions. You should totally watch it. 

 

• Finding Dory - So much anticipation, and this time round - moving on from my childhood of Finding Nemo, I was actually aware that Ellen is the voice of Dory. Also I straight up cried because of this movie. I recommend.

• Catfish: The TV Show - I used to watch this constantly, I do love a bit of Nev and Max. And when my Media Studies teacher announced that we were studying Catfish as one of our television texts for our exam, I was beyond excited and watched a significant amount of episodes in my spare time. I called it research. For exams. Obviously.

Favourite Books:

• Peggy and Me by Miranda Hart - Miranda Hart is one of my favourite comedians, and I was obsessed with her BBC sitcom, Miranda. I've read about 6 chapters so far, and I love her style of comedy and the way she writes. I can relate to her awkwardness.

 

• Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon - Please just read this. I found out about this book from Zoella's WHSmith Book Club, and I could not put it down, I finished it about 2 sittings. No spoilers. 

• Tanya Bakes by Tanya Burr - After the announcement of Tanya Bakes, and going to Tanya'a book signing, I tried my hand at baking. I absolutely love the Brownie Cake from this book, and I've attempted the Milk and White Chocolate Chunk Cookies which are insanely good too. I also found that there was quite a lot of healthy alternatives so the recipes weren't as bad for you as they might have been in a different baking book! I would definitely recommend this book if you want to get into some extremely delicious baking! 

 

• Ponds Facial Cream - I've mentioned this before but I absolutely love it. It smells so nice, and a little goes a long way, plus obviously it's super moisturising. 

 

• Garnier Micellar Water - My favourite product to remove make up or simply cleanse my face daily with.

 

• Benefit They're Real Mascara - Since wearing this daily recently, I have received so many compliments about my lashes - a few people asked if they were fake - which I guess is the idea of the name! This mascara is a total holy grail. It's insanely good at lengthening and creating volume without clumping. 

 

• Burts Bees Ginger Spice Lip Moisturising Balm - It smells beautifully seasonal, and makes my lips super soft and moisturised. 

• Urban Decay Naked 2 Eye Palette - I received this palette for my birthday from my friend, and my favourite shades are Suspect, Snakebite and YDK. 

 

• MAC Ruby Woo Matte Lipstick - I purchased this for the festive season (December), and at first I was so unsure as this definitely needs a lipliner/brush to apply the outline for precision. It's a lovely deep red shade, and definitely got me out of my neutral MAC Honeylove stage for a month. 

 

• Soap and Glory Butter Yourself Moisture Lotion - I have used this moisturiser for the entirety of 2016. After I have a bath/shower, I apply this - it smells so nice and makes my skin super smooth. 

 

• Bath and Body Works Sweater Weather Candle 

• Lightbox 

 

• Paperchase Laser-Cut Lace Paper Bunting

 

 

• IKEA Skurar Candle Dish - I have a few around my room, which I use as little plates for jewellery, little things, a coaster, etc.

 

• Zoella Lifestyle Lazy Days Candle - which is coming to its end very quickly unfortunately.

 

So these were my Favourites of 2016! I hope you look into some of these products, shows, songs, etc. and find a favourite of your own! Thank you for reading my blog post - I have some beauty related posts, some lifestyle, some baking themed blog posts coming soon, so sign up to receive an email telling you when I next upload! (Every Saturday Evening - between 6pm-9pm UK Time) 

Love Alesha xo

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