My School Nails

At the school I attend, coloured nail polish is banned so in order to make my nails look half decent in school, this is what I do;

Firstly, I remove any nail polish already on my nails.

I then file them and push my cuticles back.

I then apply one or two coats of a clear/pink manicure colour. I use either the FCUK or the Natural Collection polishes.

Today I decided to go for FCUK.

This is what it looks like after one coat. I generally tend to only do one coat as I run out of time to do the second. I also think nail polish gets chipped easier if there's more coats on it - especially in school!

To finish it all off I use the Garnier Intensive Restoring Hand Cream to keep my hands feeling fresh and moisturised.

I hope you enjoy this quick little post!

Love Ellen 

xo

Where You Can Find Me

Hey all!

This post is just a quick reminder on where you can find me on the internet and the links to my profile so please follow!

Twitter: @BTOYLxo

Instagram: @ellenamyrobinson

Bloglovin: Click here

Every blog that follows me on Bloglovin, I always go onto the blog and read a few posts and maybe even give a cheeky follow!

Let me know via Twitter if you've followed me on any of these sites and I'll be sure to reply!

Much love,

Ellen xo

Homeware Haul

 Wardens of Newtownards

Random little Kleenex tissues!

 Avoca

Creative Gardens

Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's

Creative Gardens

Creative Gardens

Creative Gardens

Warden's of Newtownards

Yankee Candle

Creative Gardens

Creative Gardens

Presence

Creative Gardens

Cath Kidston. I decided that there was an extreme need for another spotty mug!

I hope you enjoy and it maybe gives you some inspiration if you're doing up your kitchen!

There will definitely be a Homeware Haul Part Two coming out within the next few months so keep an eye out!

Love Ellen 

xo

October Favourites

This October (as you can tell by the title) I have decided to show you some of my five favourite beauty products!! Here it goes yaaaaay!

My first favourite it the MUA bronzer which is very shimmery. This is perfect for when I go to school every day and all I want is a simple shimmery glow to look healthy! They look very dark in the pan so I went for the lightest shade!

This RealTechniques Expert Face Brush has honestly been my absolute life saver. I have found a completely new way to apply my make up and it gives my foundation and concealer a really nice finish.

I wrote a blog post about this lip gloss very recently so I won't say much except that it is from Forever 21 and is my favourite lip gloss so far of Autumn/Winter.

My MUA Hide and Conceal Concealer is another of my school lifesavers. It's super cheap so I can afford to wear it every day in school. I apply it only under my eyes to make my dark circles look a bit less obvious!

This is one of my monthly favourites because as I have curly hair, it's a nightmare every morning to wake up to! After I wash my hair in the evening, I towel dry it, apply lots of this Aussie Miracle Recharge Frizz Remedy and then plait it and keep it like this overnight! It means my hair is a lot more manageable the next day! This is by far the best smelling leave in conditioner that I have tried!

Love Ellen

xo

My Current Aussie Hair Products

Hello everyone!

I am writing a post to let you know what hair products I am currently using as I'm really loving my current hair routine!

I use the Aussie range and the main reason for this is because my hair smells so so good after using it and the smell of my hair lasts for a long time! It also lets my hair feel so fresh and in good condition!

For my shampoo, I'm using the Aussie Miracle Moist as it leaves my hair feeling really really clean and this cleanliness will last several days (£4.69).
For my conditioner I am using the 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor as I recently got my hair cut and I'm hoping to keep it as healthy as possible (£4.99).
I also use a Miracle Recharge Conditioning spray for shine which I basically use the day after washing my hair so the scent of the shampoo still remains in my hair and my hair still feels fresh (£4.69).

These three products can all be bought in Boots for £10 for all three which is such a good deal.

 I also recently purchased another one of the conditioning sprays and this is another Miracle Recharge but this one is specifically used as a Frizz Remedy. If I ever wore my hair in a bun overnight, I would use this Frizz Remedy to tame my hair, and again the smell of my hair would remain really nice. I couldn't find the price of this item anywhere but it is probably between £4.49-£4.69).

Another recent purchase was the Aussome Volume and Conditioning Mousse which I also really like because you don't need a lot of it for it to work wonders. This puts my hair in good condition whilst also helping me to style it (£4.99).

The final products from Aussie that I love are the mini Miracle Moist sets. The shampoo and conditioner are a really handy size for taking away with you for the weekend, or if you're going on holiday. You can get these in Tesco for £1.10 each or £1.69 each in Boots but Boots have the 3 for 2 offer quite often.

I hope you enjoyed this, and there are definitely some more Aussie products that I would love to try out soon so keep a look out for an updated Aussie Products post!

Love you all,
Ellen xo

Victoria's Secret Treats

For my 17th Birthday which was waaaaaaay back in August, Jack bought me lots of lovely presents. A few of them included two lovely Victoria's Secret make up bags and a Victoria's Secret Roller Ball Perfume.

If you know me well, you will know that I am absolutely obsessed with Victoria's Secret and love all of their products, so you can probably guess that I was extremely pleased with these gifts.

The larger make up bag I use for if I'm going away for a day or two and need quite a lot of make up and toiletries. It makes it easy for travelling too because as it is see-through at the front, I can easily check if I've forgotten something!

The smaller make up bag I try to keep for very special occasions as I don't want it getting ruined. I would take it with me if I was going on a special day out and would pack in it all of the make up needed for the day's touch ups!

Finally, the perfume is so perfect as it is very compact and I am really loving roller ball perfumes at the minute. The perfume is a really light and playful scent which is so lovely!

Love Ellen

xo

Back to School (Two Months Later...)

As I've been back to school for nearly two months now (very overdue blog post), I thought I would share with you what all I would bring to school on a daily basis!

My school bag is a black Ted Baker bag. You can find it here, however the bow is a slightly different colour!

My bag is from Creative Gardens and it was only £9, I really like the spotty pattern.

My file is from Eason.

As you can see, my pencil case is from Paperchase and this is where I get my pencil case from every year! Click here to check out their website, as I think that they have the sweetest stationary ever!

I have an obsession with Oxford Paper as it is so so nice! If you highlight or write really heavily on the page, you can write on the other side of the page too! I normally would only write on one side of the page on any other file paper but on Oxford I would use both sides. I got these ring binders for £2 each on offer in Tesco. Always shop around before you buy them as there is nearly always an offer on them somewhere!

This is just some of the stationary that I tend to use. My highlighters are very bright as I like making my word super colourful!

Let me know via my blog, Twitter or Instagram if you want me to do a "What's in my schoolbag" blog post or anything similar to that!

Love you all,

Ellen xo

Cath Kidston Craziness

Quite recently, my kitchen has been getting completely done up and as it comes to a finish with the decorating the real exciting time begins! My family and I decided to splash out on all new cutlery and little cute kitchen bits and bobs and there will be multiple posts to follow this on what cute stuff we bought for our brand new kitchen. 

We firstly decided that we wanted a full shelf of Cath Kidston teacups and mugs so we can host cute little tea parties. We are definitely buying at least two more mugs because I think we need a few more spotty ones in with all of the floral, any excuse to buy more from Cath Kidston!

As you can see we also own a Cath Kidston tea pot and a matching tea cup that goes underneath the tea pot and a saucer too! I'm so excited to have a perfect little Cath Kidston tea party.

I love how the shelf is glass and you can see the Cath Kidston logo underneath each mug, tea cup or saucer!

I'll keep you all posted with what other cute little kitchen pieces we purchase,

Love Ellen xo