The Christmas Tag!

Hello Lovelies! 

So today I am doing the Christmas tag made by Georgina (Georgina's Post) It is December now, I've started my advent calender so as far as i am concerned it is not too early, How very dare you. I am soo excited for Christmas even if I am very very unprepared! I'm sorry for all the tag blog posts lately but I feel so uninspired lately. I do have loads of Ideas that I haven't got round to doing but they will be on the way!

1.  Do you prefer a real Christmas tree or synthetic?

I prefer real trees but synthetic are a lot less messy and a bit easier.

2.  You're in a coffee shop, it's December, what do you pick?

Oh my gosh, I'd be there all day deciding! I recently had the white hot chocolate at Costa and it was very sweet but delicious. Even though Its winter, I still get Iced drinks. Yes I know. Weird kid. I'm a big fan of the Pret a manger frappes and the Costa creamy coolers.

3.  Whats your favourite colour scheme for decorating the tree?

Over time, our family has collected a lot of ornaments for our tree. And every year we cram as many on as possible. The tree has a lot of red baubles etc but we have never had a particular colour theme.

4.  Giving or receiving?

I genuinely prefer giving. I love seeing peoples reactions and knowing that the extra effort was worth it. Of course, I love receiving and I am incredibly grateful. Giving and receiving are both so fun but I like giving better.

5.  To mince pie or not to?

To mince pie. Obviously.

6.  What's your traditional Sunday lunch?

I'm so confused by this question. My Traditional Christmas Lunch consists of Turkey, Gingerbread stuffing (My favourite thing, its a Nigella recipe, google it) Loads and loads of vegetables, pigs in blankets and loads more!

7.  Christmas day fashion

I have always dressed up for christmas day (When i was 8 i wore a flamenco dress lols) I wear a dress and tights (Never a bodycon dress, Don't make that mistake) I always wear slippers because i get a new pair most years.

8.  What's your favourite Christmas song?

I just love them all. Rubbish answer.

9.  What's your favourite Christmas film?

Love actually, Nativity, Elf and Home alone.

10.  Open presents before or after lunch?

Majority of them are opened after. 

Well I feel festive! I really hope you enjoyed that post and thank you so much for reading! I am really exited for Christmas and i hope you have a good one!

Untill next time,

xoxo

Ellie.

Get to know me - The Beauty blogger tag!

Hello lovelies!

So today I am going to do the beauty blogger tag. I was going to do a November favourites but my products had not changed and I did not want to bore you. Anyways, lets get on with the questions!

                                                 1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?
My hair is interesting. I usually wash  it at night and it dries while i sleep. Overnight it dries very wavy But if i shower in the morning and let it dry naturally then it dries loosely wavy. It is very frizzy.

This a random cropped picture of my hair (Sorry about the date!)

                                                2. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?

I have never died my hair. I lighten it using my holy grail product "Sun in" Naturally my hair is a very dark blonde colour and i just prefer my hair to be a much lighter blonde. The colour of my hair is in the picture above. Sun in is a spray that lightens your hair using natural ingredients. It works far better in the summer. I could do a blog post on Sun in sometime next year? So yes, I colour my hair at home.

Sun in

                                  3. Do you wear the same style everyday, or do you change it?

I change it alot but my absolute favourite hair style has to be a middle (but to the side) parting with the front parts pinned back. It sounds a lot more complicated that it really is.

 

Similar to this photo of my favourite youtuber KaileeMckenzie

                                           4. How often do you change your nail polish?

Well I am in school and I am not allowed to wear nail polish. I wear nail polish most weekends. 

I have a blogpost up on my page about these nails.

                                   5. Do you polish your toes in the winter or just the summer?

I put nail polish on my toes all throughout the year. My favourite nail polish to put on my toes is Essies "Miami Nice"

 

6. How long does it take for you to put on makeup?

In my last post i shared my everyday makeup routine for school. If i am using a lot of makeup then It will take me from 15-20 minutes. If i am wearing a normal (minimal) amount of makeup it will take me about five minutes. I like to take it slow and stare at myself in the mirror ahaha. Everyday makeup routine

                                              

                                        7. What do you do first? Face or eyes?

                                                              Face, always face.

                      

                        8. Do you collect makeup or just buy what you need when you need it?

Unfortunately (for my purse) I collect makeup. I love trying new things and writing about them for you guys! I wonder if i could do a makeup collection blogpost?....

                                            

                                           9. Do you do a full face of makeup everyday?

                                    Absolutely not! I hardly ever wear a full face of makeup actually.

                                  

                              10. Do you wear makeup when you're home alone or with family?

              Never when i'm home alone but it depends whether i'm going out with family of just being with the                                                                                family.

                                            

                                           11. Will you leave the house without makeup?

                                       Yes and I usually do! I don't think makeup is essential at all.

                   12. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you're getting dressed?

As i mentioned before i go to a school with a uniform policy, so I have it easy and i wear a school uniform everyday. On weekends etc i usually decide when i'm getting dressed.

                                               13. How often do you change your handbag?

I have a selection of handbags and i alternate according to outfit etc. I don't carry a lot around with me so I usually have a small bag.

                                          14. What time do you wake up and go to sleep?

I wake up just before 7am for school and i go to sleep between 11pm and 12pm I don't get as much sleep as i should but. yh

                                                15. How often or when do you workout?

.... Moving on.

                                                    16. Left handed or right handed?

Right. This question is boring um

                                                               17. How tall are you?

 5'5 yeah i'm the tall awkward one.

                                                18. Do you speak any foreign languages?

I take french GCSE (I hate it) I took german for two years and i speak very very very basic spanish (Please thank you, numbers up to 10)

                                                      19. How many pets do you have?

Two cats, Bonny and Oscar!

                                                   

                                                     20. How often are you on Blogger?

Whenever I'm on the internet really. Thats quite alot, I write a new blogpost every week.

                                                     21.  What's your favorite color? 

 Blue. Duckegg blue, Teal, turquoise etc. I just love blue.

That's all the questions I'm going to be answering today, I really hope you enjoyed this post and thank you for reading! Feel free to do this tag and leave it in the comments. 

For Now xoxo 

                                          Ellie

Every day makeup routine for school!

This is my everyday makeup routine. Even though i just said that, this is the most makeup I will wear. Most days I will wear much less. If i wear a lot of makeup this is what I wear.

First things first i moisturise my face. I use the Clean & Clear Dual action oil-free moisturiser. I love this and i apply it liberally over my face, it sinks in sooo quickly! (On sale right now for £2.39)

Next I apply My foundation. I use the Revlon Nearly Naked foundation (£8.99)This is by far the best foundation I have ever tried. I use the shade "Shell" And it matches my skin tone perfectly! I apply this with the ELF Stipple brush

After this, most days, I apply my favourite bronzer/ contour. I use the 17 Instant glow bronzing powder. (£4.39) I absolutely love it! I use the shade medium I concentrate this under my cheek bones and then blend it out onto my jawline and temples. This gives my face a beautiful glow. I apply this with the ELF professional bronzing brush.

I don't have a picture of the bronzer -.- here's the brush though

Next i Fill in my eyebrows. I have sparse very blonde eyebrows. I need to fill them in to get them to match my hair. And to prevent me looking like a potato. I use the 2true expert eyebrow pencil. This costs £1.99. And it is soo good! It is long lasting because it is not creamy. Its not soft so its easy to create a natural looking brow without looking like this.

Next I apply my eye makeup. First things first I use some eye primer. I like to use the Elf eyelid primer It is cheap and works very well to keep my eye makeup looking fierce. Next I use eye shadow. I am still a total sucker for the Mua undressed palette (£4) but i am actually planning a tutorial using that so stay tuned for my eyemakeup routine! Next i apply liquid eyeliner I love the Collection Extreme 24h felt tip liner (£3.99)Most times i will either draw a very thin line or do a medium thickness and wing it out. Then i curl my eyelashes and apply generous coats of mascara. I use Revlon's lash potion mascara.

Primer

Undressed palette

Eyeliner

 Mascara (photo from google images)

Finally: Lips I apply My Baby lips in cherry me (£2.99) and my Revlon lip butter in sorbet (7.99)and blend out.

And thats it! I hope you enjoyed my everyday makeup routine for school and i will see you in my next blog post!

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Thank you so much for reading!

xoxo Ellie

The Autumn Tag

Hi Guys!

So today I am doing another tag post, The Autumn Tag! I was going to do the sweater weather tag but you've probably all seen that and had enough of it by now. Also in my last tag post there were no pictures and it was really boring so i am adding pictures to this one. I am not sure who made up this tag and i am definitely not taking Credit for it! Anyway, on with the post.

1. Favourite thing about autumn?

I I just love autumn in general i guess, I love going out with friends and feeling the cold air. I love seeing my breath in the air as well for some reason? The trees all look beautiful and everything just looks prettier in autumn. *Insert obnoxious picture of autumn sunset with me trying to be a photographer*

2. Favourite drink?

I love hot drinks. I love hot chocolate with whipped cream obvs. I also love instant cappuccinos for some reason. With a lot of sugar in, I'm a child sorry. Hot drinks just make me feel all warm and cozy. I am also partial to wearing my onesie while drinking a hot chocolate or coffee.

Adorable mug right?

3. Favourite autumn scent/ candle?

I'm a massive scented candle fan but i have yet to change my candle choices according to the seasons so i am just going to list my favourites. Yankee candles: A child's wish and Turquoise sky (Sampler size £1.80 each). Muji: Strawberry and watermelon (£3.50) and Sebnini of England: Mimosa (TK Max £4.99) These candles all smell amazing, none of them are particularly autumnal  but this does not bother me.

4. Best lipstick?

Whenever i go into boots or superdrug i go straight to the lipsticks of whatever stand i'm looking at. Its strange to me that i dont really have a favourite lipstick. But my favourite lip products are The revlon lip butter in Sorbet and The maybelline baby lips in Cherry me.

                  

5. Go to moisturiser?

I am totally in love with the Clean & Clear dual action mousturiser. This is a recent-ish discovery for me and its amazing! I usually have normal skin with dry patches and an oily T-Zone. Since using this moisturiser my dry patches have completely disappeared and my T-zone remains a little oily but not as extreme ( I believe this is because of the weather as well) This moisteriser has also controlled blemishes on my face and it is just amazing. 

Photo credit: Google images

                                                          

 6. Go to colours for the eyes?

I am all about the natural smokey look. For this i use my favourite palette. The Mua "Undressed" palette which is a dupe for the urban decay naked palette. Most days I use Shades 1, 2 and 3 on the lid and then shade 7 in the outer corner and crease. For Parties or nights out i often use the last shade (blue, 14) in the crease. I feel this gives it a really nice "Night out" look. Basically i love this palette alot and if i'm wearing eyeshadow its probably from this palette.

 7.  Favourite outfit to wear?

This autumn i am living in my army jacket and my leather jacket, so definitely an outfit incorporating one of those. I am loving patterned jumpers and skater skirts as well. I'm a huge fan of skater skirts and skater dresses. I think they are really flattering and look lovely. Below is an example of something i would wear. But maybe a little less vegetable-y?

I skipped the last couple of questions because I had no interesting answers for them. Anyway I really hope you enjoyed that post and please follow my bloglovin' to be notified next time I upload a blog post. Until next time my lovelies!

xoxo Ellie

This or that tag - Beauty edition

Hello Lovelies!
Today I am doing the Beauty this or that tag. I have always wanted to do a tag post and here it is!


1. Blusher or bronzer?
Bronzer definitely.
2. Lip gloss or lipstick?
Lipstick.
3. Eye liner or mascara?
Mascara.
3. Foundation or concealer?
Concealer
4. Neutral or color eye shadow?
Sparkly neutral!
5. Pressed or loose eye shadows
Pressed because I'm so clumsy
6. Brushes or sponges 
Brushes.

Nails:

7. Long or short?
Long, Short nails make me cringe i don't know why. 
8. Acrylic or natural?
Natural
9 Bright or dark nail polish?
A nice (not neon) bright

Body: 

10. Perfume or body splash ?
Perfume
11. Lotion or body butter?
Body butter.
12. Body wash or soap?
Body wash.
13. Lush or other bath company?
Lush or The body shop, I can't decide!

Fashion: 

14. Jeans or sweat pants?
Jeans definitely. 
15. Long sleeved or short sleeved?
Short sleeved
16. Dresses or skirts?
Skirts
17. Stripes or plaid?
Plaid.
18. Flip flops or sandals?
Sandals
19. Scarves or hats?
Scarves
20. Studs or dangly earrings?
Dangly earings.
21. Necklaces or bracelets?
Bracelets 
22. Heels or flats?
Flats 
23. Cowboy boots or riding boots?
I don't wear boots aha
24. Jackets or hoodies?
Jackets
25. Topshop or Newlook?
I own more newlook
26. Abercombie or Hollister?
Hollister but I prefer highstreet

Hair: 

27. Curly or straight?
Naturally wavy but i love straight
28. Bun or ponytail?
Ponytails, but my hair has to be straightened. I'm very particular aha.
29. Bobby pins or butterfly clips?
Bobby pins
30. Hair spray or gel?
Hairspray
31. Long or short?
Long but I love bobs
32. Light or dark?
I love blonde and ombre hair
33. Side sweep fringe or full fringe?
Block fringe but it will look bad on me
34. Up or down?
Down, I wear my hair down because its easier ahah.

Random: 

35. Rain or shine?
Shine
36. Summer or winter
Summer
37. Fall or spring?
Fall 
38. Chocolate or vanilla
Vanilla, I'm so boring ahah

I hope you enjoyed the This or that Tag, I tag my friend Lucy or Cuteasabutton-beauty.blogspot.com Her blog is amazing and shes lovely! follow her blog on bloglovin here That was a lot of questions ahaha.
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Thank you so much for reading!

Ellie xoxo