Easy Halloween Look

If you are like me in the sense that you aren't too keen on going full out on your Halloween fancy dress outfit, then this simple make up look will work a treat for you!

I simply did my face make up as usual and then applied a brown shade of eyeshadow all over my lid and took it up to my brow bone. I then used a liquid eyeliner to start creating a kind of leopard print all over my eye lid. I then finished it off my lining my eye with the eyeliner and adding lots of mascara. If I were to wear this out to a Halloween party then I would probably add lashes too!

I thought this look would be perfect with a leopard print dress and maybe a set of animal ears too! This way it doesn't attract too much attention but also fulfills the "fancy dress" requirement of most Halloween parties!

Hope you enjoy, and let me know if you recreate this!

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

Tennent's Vital 2014 OOTD

If you read my Twitter or follow me on Instagram, you will know that over the summer I went to see David Guetta and Steve Angello play at Tennent's Vital 2014. With all the hype of summer, I completely forgot that I didn't write a blog post on it, so instead I'm just going to do a quick OOTD of what I wore that afternoon/night. It was a veryyyyyy long day!

I really apologise for the horrendously bad quality of this photo but it's the only way it would save!

Top: Topshop

Shorts: Miss Selfridge

Zippy: Hollister

Shoes: Vans

You probably can't tell, but I wore a pair of cream frilly socks to match the frills on my top and shorts!

Hope you enjoy!

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

Autumnal Vibes

As Autumn is fast approaching and October is already here, I decided that I would write a few things that I am really excited about when it comes to Autumn.

1. The fact that it means that Christmas is just around the river bend (Pocahontas reference anyone?!)
2. Cold brisk walks in the evenings
3. Dark nail polishes are even more acceptable than they were in Summer
4. Hot chocolate with lots of marshmallows (feel free to deem this as acceptable all year round)
5. Hallowe'en movies written by the incredible Tim Burton
6. Pumpkin carving competitions with friends and family
7. Fluffy pyjamas
8. The crispy noise of walking of fallen leaves
9. Pretty Instagram photos of trees and nature
10. Duvet days
11. Blogging and reading blogs on Autumn fashion
12. Fireworks
13. Purple shaded lipsticks
14. Candles
15. Watching my doggies getting lost in the Autumn leaves

Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year as it is just a beautiful and perfect lead up to Christmas which is by far my favourite time of the year. If you follow me on Twitter you will know that I have already purchased my first Christmas present for Jack!

I'm planning on big things with my blog this Autumn and I'm accepting every opportunity that I'm given that will make my blog bigger and better so keep a look out! A lot of new blogging material will be released in the coming weeks!

What's your favourite things about Autumn?
Hope you enjoyed,
Ellen xo