Ho Ho Ho: Attack of the Santa Clones

Another year, another party. This time we celebrated Christmas with a big old bash entitled 'Attack of the Santa Clones' the rules? Everyone had to dress as the main man and, for the most part, everyone did. Here are few (carefully selected, friends) pictures.

Favourite festive joke of the evening?

Q. What's the difference between Tiger Woods and Santa Claus?
A. Santa stops after 3 ho's

Swishing

Swishing or, if you prefer, swapping-clothes-you-no-longer-love, has hit London in a big way. Tampax hosted a wonderful event complete with beautiful iced cupcakes, champagne and a cardboard cut-out of Mother Nature herself. Held in Soho's glamorous Punk, it was fun and productive - who knew an outfit of size 18 sparkly trousers and a love-worn bunny jumper would work together?!

It helped to have stylish fellow bloggers to swish with!

Delish cupcakes

Hanging out with Tampax's Mother Nature character

A glamorous character wearing an amazing head-piece by genius modern milliner Piers Atkinson

Victoria Ufondu doing some savvy shopping

I get a bit over-excited about my finds

One of the dresses I got from the evening - I'm thinking it's quite Sofia Coppola with flats

My fave swishing outfit - everything I'm wearing I got that evening, except for the belt (vintage) and the shoes (Primark-copying-Gucci!)

Louboutin Lust

Why can't I just win the lottery/at scratchcards/at the casino already? Then I could actually own shoes like this rather than just staring at the hallowed pages of Net-a-Porter with pure, unadulterated lust. Carrying a rather gasp-inducing price tag of £1, 595 I think I am resigned to dreaming about Brigette 140 python shoe boots. Some cultures believe that if you dream about the same thing three times in a row, it will come true. I bloody hope they're right - I'm off to eat some cheese and catch some z's...

Cheryl's Stylish Weekend

I confess, I couldn't have cared less who won the X Factor (I believe it was the smiley boy from South Shields who eventually triumphed). I did, however, practically strain my neck trying to see what everyone was wearing on the telly, especially the nation's sweetheart Cheryl Cole. First up was this Manjit Deu mermaid number:

I like this one but I do think a woman's confidence shines through when she is comfortable and Cheryl shuffled rather awkward. I worried when she faced the stairs, I really did. Gorgeous number though, if seated. Hair should have been swept up in an elegant chignon rather than hanging in her face if you ask me.

Next up was this ballgown-like black frock:

Forgive me, not sure of the designer - it looks like Marchesa but I can't be 100% certain. People appear to have been quite harsh about it but I quite like it actually. The transparency at the bottom is a little cheap but in general the gown reminds me of those cupcake dolls (in a good, unscented way). On the whole? Dramatic choices that suited the occasion. Dannii's done-to-death 'gladiator's wife' looks could have been improved with more natural styling (and continued resistance to Botox). She seemed proud to have styled herself while Cheryl had help but, you know what? Sometimes it's worth leaving things to the experts.

10 Words of Desire

01. A

02. Mawi

03. Claw

04. Set

05. Pearl

06. Necklace

07. Is

08. What

09. I'm

10. After

Jada Styles

Stylist to the stars, Jada Styles has just opened a fab new shop in the rather luvvie location of our fair capital's Kings Road in Chelsea. If you're deeply in the midst an 'oh goodness what will I get him for Christmas' panic then this is one shopping location to place firmly on your radar. Look out for achingly cool brands Deceiver, Antik Denim and Silver Dagger.

Ring the bell of this exclusive shopping retreat and prepare to enter a luxe land of cool one-offs and the most covetable menswear brands around.

535 Kings Road, SW1 020 7351 6563

All I Want for Christmas Part 1: Beauty Picks from ASOS.com

Listen up Mr. Claus: I have been a very good girl this year and am therefore expecting a stocking fit to bursting and a truck-load of pressies under my evergreen. Don't fob me off with any of this 'Credit Crunch Christmas' nonsense alright?

We'll work through my gifting demands in groups, let's start with beauty bits. ASOS.com have some amazing buys that won't mean breaking the bank (or in your case, having to make any elves redundant), here are my favourites from their Winter collection:

Asos Nail Paints by Ciaté. Any and all of the amazing colours - from apple green 'Pixie' to deep red 'Gwen,' they are all stocking-worthy.

Forget Frosty the Snowman - it's all about Benefit's Frosty the white shimmering eye pencil. Line your eyes with it and highlight your brow and cupid's bow to look wide-eyed and bushy tailed post party!

Bourjois' limited edition eyeshadows are available exclusively at ASOS.com. Pretty packaging, gorgeous shimmering colours. This rich aubergine shade is a great alternative to the usual black smoky eye.

Okay, perhaps this is more of an 'under the tree' pressie but GHDs are every girl's essential. Some of the proceeds of these pink ones go to Breast Cancer UK and can therefore be bought entirely guilt-free.

Ooh I love Illamasqua! Previously only avaliable at Selfridges, this professional-style make-up can now be purchased online at ASOS too - this rich red shade looks amazing with black liner and tons of glossy lashes (they so some great false lashes for when mascara isn't enough).

Pretty, pretty packaging from a new perfume brand, Crazylibellule. I want it!!

Paul & Jo's foundation is dreamily light and the bottle is heavenly on any dressing table.

Pop's new palette is a must for slipping inside any clutch. Change you eyeshadow colour every hour (why not, it's Christmas!)

With Pure's lip gloss set you can wear a different shade for 6/7 days a week (who wears make-up on Sundays anyway)

We'll work through my gifting demands in groups, let's start with beauty bits. ASOS.com have some amazing buys that won't break the bank, here are my favourites from their Winter collection: