Hey guys!
I've decided that at the end of every month I'm going to pick one of my make up products in my collection that is my holy grail! This will be a product that I will go to the most often and the one I feel works for me best, I will also give a review on the product throughout.
For July, my holy grail make up product is my Benefit Boi-ing Concealer. I use the shade 01 and although I am quite tanned, I feel like shade 02 is just far too dark because I have had both before.
For me, this product is very high coverage and I tend to actually apply it after my foundation and then proceed to my powder after. This method just works best for me.
I use this product where ever I have any imperfections and under my eyes. My first pot of this product did me for so long so I'm so glad I bought another!
I would highly recommend this product to anyone for £17.50. It is definitely worth the price as it has done me for so long and it is known for its "industrial strength".
Hope you enjoyed!
Love from Ellen xo
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Monday, 4 August 2014
Monday, 21 July 2014
Travel Update
Hey everyone!
A lot of crazy things are happening in my life right now! Therefore I decided to write a very quick update to let you all know about what's currently happening in my life.
I went on a family holiday in the beginning of July and I am in the process of writing a blog post on it. I am also just back from a weekend away with my family and have just finished writing the blog post on that but I really want to post my holiday one first!
I am also going away this Saturday for a week and there will be a blog post up on that. I will also have a post up about a few more exciting things happening in August, such as my birthday and a few daytrips to very exciting places!
As well as this, I am furiously writing reviews on new products that I have received and they will all be uploaded eventually!
I am also going to a very exciting place in September and I'm sure there will be numerous blog posts about this so keep a look out!!
Love you all,
Ellen xo
A lot of crazy things are happening in my life right now! Therefore I decided to write a very quick update to let you all know about what's currently happening in my life.
I went on a family holiday in the beginning of July and I am in the process of writing a blog post on it. I am also just back from a weekend away with my family and have just finished writing the blog post on that but I really want to post my holiday one first!
I am also going away this Saturday for a week and there will be a blog post up on that. I will also have a post up about a few more exciting things happening in August, such as my birthday and a few daytrips to very exciting places!
As well as this, I am furiously writing reviews on new products that I have received and they will all be uploaded eventually!
I am also going to a very exciting place in September and I'm sure there will be numerous blog posts about this so keep a look out!!
Love you all,
Ellen xo
Sunday, 20 July 2014
Social Media
Hello everyone!!
So as you can tell, I really love to blog and I have a lot of very exciting blogs planned and drafted to post throughout the next couple of weeks!
To be the first to know when these posts are up, be sure to follow me on Instagram and Twitter! I also have a Bloglovin account and will always check out who my new followers are and read a few of their posts!
Instagram: betheoneyoulovexo
Twitter: BTOYLxo
Thanks so so much for the continued support!
Love from Ellen xo
So as you can tell, I really love to blog and I have a lot of very exciting blogs planned and drafted to post throughout the next couple of weeks!
To be the first to know when these posts are up, be sure to follow me on Instagram and Twitter! I also have a Bloglovin account and will always check out who my new followers are and read a few of their posts!
Instagram: betheoneyoulovexo
Twitter: BTOYLxo
Thanks so so much for the continued support!
Love from Ellen xo
Saturday, 19 July 2014
Tag: The Beauty Blogger
Hey guys! I've decided to do another getting-to-know-me project haha! I really hope you're enjoying my blog so far as I've only really started this month! Please let me know if there's anything in particular you would like me to include or review! Thanks for all the support guys, it means a lot!!
I'm currently away for the weekend so I will have a post up soon letting you know what I did!
Today I am doing the Beauty Blogger Tag as it is very relevant to my blog as I enjoy posting about make up! Enjoy!!
1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?
My hair is naturally very curly but I have a few bits that are less curly than others! I've challenged myself to not straighten my hair all summer so it's in really good condition - eeeek!
2. What is your natural hair colour?
Light brown.
3. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?
I've never actually dyed my hair but if I did, I would probably go to a salon.
4. How often do you wash your hair?
I would probably wash my hair every other day. It's really bad to wash your hair every day so I try doing that as little as possible.
5. Do you wear the same style every day or change it?
Of clothes? I would change it depending on my mood, if I'm tired I would opt for something dark like black leggings and a hoodie so I'm comfy. However, if I'm going out shopping I would try to wear something a bit fancier like patterned or coloured jeans with a nice top and a jacket. It just depends on the occasion, the weather and the season I guess! I'm not sure what this question meant, but if it meant style of hair then..I try to change my style of hair as much as possible!
6. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon?
I would do both really. I would do my own but then if I'm feeling like treating myself I would go to a salon.
7. How often do you change your nail polish?
Every other day or maybe every three days.
8. Do you polish your toes in winter too, or just summer?
I have my toe nails polished 24/7 no matter what time of the year it is! I hate unpainted toe nails!
9. How long does it take to put on your make up?
It depends on what look I'm going for. If I'm not wearing full coverage then probably 15-20minutes. But if I'm doing very statement make up it could take over an hour, but somehow I always run out of time when doing my make up before I go out so I have to rush towards the end!
10. What do you do first? Face or eyes?
Face, definitely. I've never tried doing my eyes first, might give it a go! I get why people do eyes first though.
11. Do you "collect" make up or just buy what you need when you need it?
I used to just buy it when I needed it but recently I've become more of a collector.
12. How often do you wear false eyelashes?
Rarely. I have very long lashes naturally so I don't really need them. I would just wear them if I was going on a formal night out.
13. Do you do a full face of make up every day?
No! I would definitely not have time for that. If I was just going to school I would mostly wear no make up unless sometimes I wear a bit of mascara. If I go out with my friends or boyfriend for dinner I would wear a full face of make up but if I'm just going to my boyfriends house I would wear very little make up.
14. Do you wear make up when you are home alone (or with family)?
Never haha. Why would you?
15. Will you leave the house without make up?
Yep. I don't wear make up to school or when playing sport.
16. How many high end products do you have?
Okay I'm not counting haha. But I have a lot of Benefit products but I don't know if people class that as high end or drug store. Some products can be expensive as it can be up to £26.50 for a highlighter and no drug store range would be that much. I guess I would have 50% drug store and 50% high end.
17. How often do you wash your make up brushes?
Definitely not as often as I should haha, oopsies.
18. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you are getting dressed?
If I'm going to a party then I would have it planned before the day of it usually. But if I'm just going out shopping or for dinner with my friends or boyfriends then I would decide about half an hour before I leave the house.
19. How often do you change your handbag?
Probably every season. I would sometimes just carry a purse if I know I don't need to bring make up or anything where I'm going.
20. What time do you get up and go to sleep?
On a school night, I would go to sleep at 10:30pm and wake up at 8am. On a weekend I would to bed at about 12:30am and wake up at about 7:30am because I have hockey - boo. At summer I go to bed at about 1am and wake up at about midday which is bliss.
21. How often and when do you work out?
I do hockey and athletics - a lot. Hockey season is from about July to April and I would be training up to five times a week and two matches. Athletics season is from February to June and I would be training three times a week.
22. Left-handed or right-handed?
Right-handed!
23. How tall are you?
5"6 I think.
24. Do you speak a foreign language?
I studied German as a GCSE.
25. How many pets do you have?
I have one dog called Jasper. He's a shih tzu and is super cute. But my auntie also has a shih tzu called Candy. Jasper and Candy are brother and sister and we look after Candy during the day when my auntie goes to work.
26. How often are you on Blogger?
Every day.
27. Do you read the comments posted blogs?
Yes.
28. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts?
Yes! I have a notebook especially for that actually!
29. How did you come up with your blog name?
I'm actually going to dedicate a post on this some time soon so keep a look out!
30. What type of camera do you use for photographs?
Sometimes my iPhone but the camera I use is a Nikon D3100.
31. How often do you clean your house?
Weekly. My mum does it though haha!
32. What is your favourite colour?
I really don't think I have one. Ahhhh maybe turquoise or pink or purple.
33. What is your favourite beauty/fashion magazine?
Grazia.
34. Do you swear?
Nope, I don't find it attractive. I'm not opposed to people doing it themselves though because freedom of speech and all that haha!
35. What are you actually doing with the rest of your day?
As I'm typing this, it's actually 10:30pm so I only have an hour and a half left haha! I've just come home from being out for dinner with the girls and I'm just going to look for more ideas for new posts and watch YouTube videos!
Guys thank you so so much for reading until the end! I hope you found it interesting and I'm sorry that some of the questions are irrelevant to beauty and are repeats of my other tags but I can't help it haha! Let me know in the comments if you enjoyed this! Love you guys!xo
I'm currently away for the weekend so I will have a post up soon letting you know what I did!
Today I am doing the Beauty Blogger Tag as it is very relevant to my blog as I enjoy posting about make up! Enjoy!!
1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?
My hair is naturally very curly but I have a few bits that are less curly than others! I've challenged myself to not straighten my hair all summer so it's in really good condition - eeeek!
2. What is your natural hair colour?
Light brown.
3. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?
I've never actually dyed my hair but if I did, I would probably go to a salon.
4. How often do you wash your hair?
I would probably wash my hair every other day. It's really bad to wash your hair every day so I try doing that as little as possible.
5. Do you wear the same style every day or change it?
Of clothes? I would change it depending on my mood, if I'm tired I would opt for something dark like black leggings and a hoodie so I'm comfy. However, if I'm going out shopping I would try to wear something a bit fancier like patterned or coloured jeans with a nice top and a jacket. It just depends on the occasion, the weather and the season I guess! I'm not sure what this question meant, but if it meant style of hair then..I try to change my style of hair as much as possible!
6. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon?
I would do both really. I would do my own but then if I'm feeling like treating myself I would go to a salon.
7. How often do you change your nail polish?
Every other day or maybe every three days.
8. Do you polish your toes in winter too, or just summer?
I have my toe nails polished 24/7 no matter what time of the year it is! I hate unpainted toe nails!
9. How long does it take to put on your make up?
It depends on what look I'm going for. If I'm not wearing full coverage then probably 15-20minutes. But if I'm doing very statement make up it could take over an hour, but somehow I always run out of time when doing my make up before I go out so I have to rush towards the end!
10. What do you do first? Face or eyes?
Face, definitely. I've never tried doing my eyes first, might give it a go! I get why people do eyes first though.
11. Do you "collect" make up or just buy what you need when you need it?
I used to just buy it when I needed it but recently I've become more of a collector.
12. How often do you wear false eyelashes?
Rarely. I have very long lashes naturally so I don't really need them. I would just wear them if I was going on a formal night out.
13. Do you do a full face of make up every day?
No! I would definitely not have time for that. If I was just going to school I would mostly wear no make up unless sometimes I wear a bit of mascara. If I go out with my friends or boyfriend for dinner I would wear a full face of make up but if I'm just going to my boyfriends house I would wear very little make up.
14. Do you wear make up when you are home alone (or with family)?
Never haha. Why would you?
15. Will you leave the house without make up?
Yep. I don't wear make up to school or when playing sport.
16. How many high end products do you have?
Okay I'm not counting haha. But I have a lot of Benefit products but I don't know if people class that as high end or drug store. Some products can be expensive as it can be up to £26.50 for a highlighter and no drug store range would be that much. I guess I would have 50% drug store and 50% high end.
17. How often do you wash your make up brushes?
Definitely not as often as I should haha, oopsies.
18. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you are getting dressed?
If I'm going to a party then I would have it planned before the day of it usually. But if I'm just going out shopping or for dinner with my friends or boyfriends then I would decide about half an hour before I leave the house.
19. How often do you change your handbag?
Probably every season. I would sometimes just carry a purse if I know I don't need to bring make up or anything where I'm going.
20. What time do you get up and go to sleep?
On a school night, I would go to sleep at 10:30pm and wake up at 8am. On a weekend I would to bed at about 12:30am and wake up at about 7:30am because I have hockey - boo. At summer I go to bed at about 1am and wake up at about midday which is bliss.
21. How often and when do you work out?
I do hockey and athletics - a lot. Hockey season is from about July to April and I would be training up to five times a week and two matches. Athletics season is from February to June and I would be training three times a week.
22. Left-handed or right-handed?
Right-handed!
23. How tall are you?
5"6 I think.
24. Do you speak a foreign language?
I studied German as a GCSE.
25. How many pets do you have?
I have one dog called Jasper. He's a shih tzu and is super cute. But my auntie also has a shih tzu called Candy. Jasper and Candy are brother and sister and we look after Candy during the day when my auntie goes to work.
26. How often are you on Blogger?
Every day.
27. Do you read the comments posted blogs?
Yes.
28. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts?
Yes! I have a notebook especially for that actually!
29. How did you come up with your blog name?
I'm actually going to dedicate a post on this some time soon so keep a look out!
30. What type of camera do you use for photographs?
Sometimes my iPhone but the camera I use is a Nikon D3100.
31. How often do you clean your house?
Weekly. My mum does it though haha!
32. What is your favourite colour?
I really don't think I have one. Ahhhh maybe turquoise or pink or purple.
33. What is your favourite beauty/fashion magazine?
Grazia.
34. Do you swear?
Nope, I don't find it attractive. I'm not opposed to people doing it themselves though because freedom of speech and all that haha!
35. What are you actually doing with the rest of your day?
As I'm typing this, it's actually 10:30pm so I only have an hour and a half left haha! I've just come home from being out for dinner with the girls and I'm just going to look for more ideas for new posts and watch YouTube videos!
Guys thank you so so much for reading until the end! I hope you found it interesting and I'm sorry that some of the questions are irrelevant to beauty and are repeats of my other tags but I can't help it haha! Let me know in the comments if you enjoyed this! Love you guys!xo
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Thursday, 17 July 2014
Barry M Lip Stick (Genie)
Hello my lovelies!
Whilst I was on holiday in Majorca, I decided in the airport that I would spent some of my holiday on buying something that I've been wanting for a while. This was the Barry M Lip Paint in Genie.
This is not just any lipstick, but as you see it, it is green. Once you put it on your lips it turns into a pink, and the shade of pink is determined by the alkaline on your lips so it suits your own skin tone. When I heard of this when it came out I just thought it was such a good idea and for a reasonable £4.49! I bought mine from Boots in the airport.
I tried this on when I arrived in Majorca and I decided that I had fallen in love. I went with my two sisters to the pool and assumed it would be off by the time I had spent two hours in the pool - but it hadn't! This lipstick acted like a lip stain which I thought was so great so it doesn't easily wash off.
I now wear this every day on my lips and I sometimes put on a pink lipgloss or a nude lipstick over it and when that product begins to wear off, then the lovely pink lipstick appears!
The more times you apply this, the harsher the colour gets. So if you're only wanting a touch of pink on your lips, a minimal amount of this product is needed. But if you're wanting to go all out with a really vibrant pink lip, then keep applying the product until you build it up to the colour you want.
I showed a few of my friends this when I came home and they tried it on and now they've bought one themselves as well! This is now a must have in my travel make up bag - it's such a great idea and is a long lasting lipstick that will last you all day!
Thanks guys so much for reading! Love you all, xo
Whilst I was on holiday in Majorca, I decided in the airport that I would spent some of my holiday on buying something that I've been wanting for a while. This was the Barry M Lip Paint in Genie.
This is not just any lipstick, but as you see it, it is green. Once you put it on your lips it turns into a pink, and the shade of pink is determined by the alkaline on your lips so it suits your own skin tone. When I heard of this when it came out I just thought it was such a good idea and for a reasonable £4.49! I bought mine from Boots in the airport.
I tried this on when I arrived in Majorca and I decided that I had fallen in love. I went with my two sisters to the pool and assumed it would be off by the time I had spent two hours in the pool - but it hadn't! This lipstick acted like a lip stain which I thought was so great so it doesn't easily wash off.
I now wear this every day on my lips and I sometimes put on a pink lipgloss or a nude lipstick over it and when that product begins to wear off, then the lovely pink lipstick appears!
The more times you apply this, the harsher the colour gets. So if you're only wanting a touch of pink on your lips, a minimal amount of this product is needed. But if you're wanting to go all out with a really vibrant pink lip, then keep applying the product until you build it up to the colour you want.
I showed a few of my friends this when I came home and they tried it on and now they've bought one themselves as well! This is now a must have in my travel make up bag - it's such a great idea and is a long lasting lipstick that will last you all day!
Thanks guys so much for reading! Love you all, xo
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
OOTD
Hello guys! I took a picture the other day of my OOTD (Outfit of the Day) and forgot to write a post on it so here it is! I'm going to keep it very very short!
Top: New Look
Jacket: River Island
Jeans: Topshop
Necklace: Boutique in Majorca
I wore gladiator sandals from River Island but although you can't see them in this photo, they will definitely feature in my blog soon!
I hope you like this very quick OOTD! Love you guys xo
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Monday, 14 July 2014
What I Bought At Ikea
Hey everyone!
Today's weather was pretty rubbish (as always) so my family and I decided to spend the afternoon in Ikea! I had seen many bloggers and YouTube gurus saying about how they got these beautiful pot plants from Ikea that they use for their make up brushes, so I set out to look for them!
I scanned through the whole of Ikea and I was about to lose hope until I found them in the last section of the shop. The colours were either cream, pastel pink or mint green. I had only ever seen YouTubers and bloggers with the cream ones so I decided to mix it up and get one cream and one pastel pink. They were sooo cheap (only £2 each!!!). They were in three sizes so I went for the smallest size which were quite big anyway!
I really wanted to get the largest size in mint green as well for £4 for my nail polishes but I really don't need it! I already have a beautiful little pot for all my nail polishes, but if my collection gets too big then I know for definite where I will be going to get a larger pot!
In Ikea I also bought two large boxes which I can use as a memory box and put in things like little holidays presents and cinema tickets and basically things which remind me of good times! This was £3 for the two but I decided to give one to my little sister. It was also fun having to figure out how to assemble them too!
Today's weather was pretty rubbish (as always) so my family and I decided to spend the afternoon in Ikea! I had seen many bloggers and YouTube gurus saying about how they got these beautiful pot plants from Ikea that they use for their make up brushes, so I set out to look for them!I scanned through the whole of Ikea and I was about to lose hope until I found them in the last section of the shop. The colours were either cream, pastel pink or mint green. I had only ever seen YouTubers and bloggers with the cream ones so I decided to mix it up and get one cream and one pastel pink. They were sooo cheap (only £2 each!!!). They were in three sizes so I went for the smallest size which were quite big anyway!
I really wanted to get the largest size in mint green as well for £4 for my nail polishes but I really don't need it! I already have a beautiful little pot for all my nail polishes, but if my collection gets too big then I know for definite where I will be going to get a larger pot!
In Ikea I also bought two large boxes which I can use as a memory box and put in things like little holidays presents and cinema tickets and basically things which remind me of good times! This was £3 for the two but I decided to give one to my little sister. It was also fun having to figure out how to assemble them too!
Thanks guys for reading, and I hope you enjoyed!xo
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Sunday, 6 July 2014
First Post
Hey guys! My name is Ellen and I've decided to start a blog to share my passion for make up and cosmetics. I will be posting regularly with reviews of drugstore and high end make up products, and also recent hauls. I may include a few posts on fashion, such as a GRWM (Get Ready With Me). Hopefully I can gain your support as I begin to do something that I love! Thanks guys, xo
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