Temple & Webster's Head of Buying, Vanessa Ross, shares her Christmas style and one excellent entertaining tip...

My Christmas style is: Good quality food but in a relaxed atmosphere and setting.  I love beautiful wrapping and gift tags to show a bit of effort and make it extra special for family and friends.

This year I’ll be buying: Summer fruits! A box of cherries and mangoes to eat over the holidays.



Sour cherry gin & tonic via PBS

My failsafe Christmas styling tip is: Make it special; a simple summer cocktail on arrival will put everyone in a festive mood.

This Christmas I’ll be serving: Something fresh with minimal effort so I can enjoy the day and spend time catching up with everyone.  Fresh seafood is always on the menu as well as homemade Christmas pudding and custard.



Image - Suvi sur le vif via Pinterest

My Christmas playlist includes: The classics… Anything by Bing Crosby, Dean Martin or Nat King Cole brings back great family Christmas memories.

All I want for Christmas is: Red lipstick for me - Ruby Woo by MAC is my new favourite.



My biggest Christmas disaster was: I haven’t had many disasters so far… leaving all the gift buying to the last minute is always stressful though. This year I’m trying to get on top of it all early leaving me plenty of time to fuss over the wrapping.

After Christmas I’m planning to: Swim, relax and enjoy the long sunny days.

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