If you happen to live in a city that has not yet been taken over by twinkling lights and red-and-green ‘designer cupcakes’, I feel it my obligation to warn you: Christmas is coming to town. Christmas and lots and lots of presents are coming to town.

Thankfully, the presents need not worry your wallet. For the sake of little holiday cheer, Lloyds Pharmacy have let me pick out £100 of my favourite beauty goodies to gift to one lucky winner! Whether you are looking to get your stocking stuffers out of the way or want to gift yourself a little something, these products are all tried and true!

The Prize Pack includes:
Ardell Fashion Lashes Demi Wispies Black
Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Sheer Tints in Berry
YSL Elle EDT
Dr LeWinn’s Renunail Nourishing Oil
Rimmel Sunshimmer 3in1 shimmering bronzer gold princess
La Roche Posay Physiology Cleansing milk
Korres Sunflower & Primrose eyeshadow in bronze brown

To enter you must: Like Lela London on Facebook and follow Lela London on Twitter (receive an extra entry for following Lela London on Bloglovin’!) through the Rafflecopter widget below.
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Ends December 13, 2012. Open only to UK residents.

I rarely make lists, I never check them twice, but I have felt rather inclined to compile a Christmas list this year. I can only assume Santa is a little too busy to worry about giving me thousands and thousands of pounds worth of gifts, but – if anything – a Christmas list is a great way to prioritize the things you would like to work for (and things that you would never have the balls to buy yourself, ahem-Vitamix-ahem).

The Christmas List:
Macbook Air (and a thin case, so I don’t destroy it immediately)
A white leather chaise lounge
50mm lens
Camcorder
Bow Bow sandals by Christian Louboutin
Tri zip Jealous satchel by Rebecca Minkoff
Garment steamer (for easier styling!)
Macadamia Repair Mask
The Vitamix Total Nutrition Center
Agathe Chandelier by Occa Maison

What is on your list?

As a baby Lela one of my favourite places to visit during any shopping excursion had always been Claire’s. The accessories store – more than likely – is a major factor in my lifelong obsession with glitter.

Though it has been a few years since I have been in store, Claire’s recent partnership with UNICEF is more than enough reason for all of us to head back through their doors. Called “Little Things Make A Big Difference”, the collaboration aims to give children the best start in life be assisting UNICEF’s efforts to send lifesaving supplies such as clean water, vaccines and food to those who need it the most.

This Christmas, Claire’s will be selling six bespoke jewellery items in their Claire’s For Unicef Range to raise money for UNICEF as well as encouraging Claire’s customers to add a donation at the till whenever a purchase is made. Being virtually the greatest place for girl-friendly stocking stuffers that I can think of, you can give a lot (and give a little more) for next to nothing this Christmas.

As a long-time lover of vintage clothing, I was more than excited to find a wide range of retro-inspired styles on Buy Cute Aprons while browsing for Christmas presents. Don’t get me wrong, I am no Nigella Lawson, I just believe that – as long as it isn’t coming from a misogynist – most girls would be thrilled to receive a present with such unique style (and utility)!

Which is why I am giving one away! Out of all the designs, the Piece of Cake retro apron really caught my eye. Therefore, one lucky fan of Lela London will receive it!

To enter:

• Leave a comment below telling me what you would bake while wearing your new apron!
• To validate your entry, “Like” my page on Facebook and publicly “Share” the photo in the Vintage Apron! album.
• For extra entries:
  Follow me on Twitter and tweet:

  Go to www.lelalondon.com to #WIN vintage!

The contest is open worldwide. You have until January 16th (my birthday!) to enter. Please make sure you comment with a valid e-mail address.

Christmas List

Every November since I was about seven years old, I have created an elaborate Christmas wish list. To be honest, it is probably one of my favourite ‘Christmas activities’, even if I don’t get a single item off of it!

What is on your list this year?

1. Mazal Diamond / Micro-Set Diamond Circle Ring in 18k Gold
2. Agent Provocateur / Classic Corset
3. M&Co / Tan leather jacket
4. LN-CC / Maison Martin Margiela 22 Ruched Trunk Boots
5. MyTights / The best tights in the world
6. Urban Outfitters / Fujifilm Instax Wide 210 Camera & Film Set
7. Urban Outfitters / Two-Shelf Jewellery Box
8. Urban Outfitters / Deer Collage Canvas
9. Liberty London / Taschen Fashion 2012 Desk Diary
10. Selfridges / Apple iPad 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G 32GB white
11. Selfridges / Clarisonic Mia Sonic Skin Cleansing System
12. Selfridges / Mulberry Taylor oversized satchel matte in Deer Brown (or a bright colour!)
13. Selfridges / Laqa & Co nail polish pen in Birthday Suit
14. A kickass lens that works with the Canon 550D and lets me take photos like this / Not pictured.
15. A donation to someone who really needs it / Not pictured.