one direction this is us review.

Alright alright so I may be a little behind on the one direction - THIS IS US craze as the movie came out in cinemas a while back but because of having a busy schedule, or purely because I just didn't have the money I never got round to seeing it. After friends and friends came back from the cinema buzzing about it I really wanted to first hand experience it myself, but well, it never really happened.

THIS IS US movie front cover.

After pestering my mum and dad about the film for ages she got it me as a present for my birthday which was over a month ago, and it was only last night that I actually sat down and watched it.

I was totally blown away, the film really shows of the boys as just normal bunch of lads who are living the dream, BIG, I really got a glimpse at how human these boys actually are. Human? Well we are constantly shown images of the boys getting attacked by paparazzi and how in the tabloids the boys are always getting made out to be these villains that they truly are not.
If you are not aware (if not having you been living under a rock for the last three years?!) of the work that Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Nial Horran do then they have had a three year rise to fame after coming third on the British programme the X-factor and then shortly after, they got signed by Simon Cowells management. After taking over many of young girls hearts in the United Kingdom there fame suddenly spread to the entire world, countries and countries have fallen in love with the boys music, there personality and awful dance moves. Don't worry that wasn't me slating the boys, they constantly refer to there dad dancing in the film.

If your not a mega fan like me and your avoiding watching I highly recommend it, its such a light hearted film with humour and comedy and a little bit of tear jerker too! Oh and can I say for us girls, there are many times where the boys have there tops off which is always a bonus.

So this isn't a normal post for me but I thought that I would give the boys some support, like they really need it, and encourage you all to go and see the film!

Thanks for reading,
Ella x

MAC studio fix foundation.

Well I think its safe to say I've been gone a while and I would like to apologise for my absence! Being in year 10 and coming up to my last years in high school life has been very stressful and full packed recently, homework has been none stop and GCSE preparation seems to have all come at once! Nights were I have had no revising or homework to do, which has been rare occasion,s I had no energy and all I wanted to do was chill and watch films I bed! 

But there's only so far you can go without blogging again and so because I have nothing planned for today that I would write my first post for the new year, which is kind of embarrassing as it is now February! But yes, enough with the rambling I may as well get along with it.

Over the past year my daily foundation was the MAC face and body foundation which was implied as more of a tinted moisturisers / BB cream as it didn't have a very full coverage on the face but as I have had a new desire for make-up and started to wear more, obviously my face needs more coverage so a new foundation was in need.

So I got the new MAC studio fix foundation, and oh my goodness it is honestly the best purchase (my mum) has ever bought for me as I got it for Christmas. It has such good coverage but yet feels light and soft of my skin which in my opinion is hard to find in a foundation. The extra adding of SPF was really useful for me when I went skiing in France, it made my face feel hydrated and refreshed and I'm sure that it is going to come in handy again when the summer time comes back around again.
The best way in my opinion to apply this foundation, which is the way I apply mine, is using a flat top brush or sponge, I feel like using a stippling brush or fingers it gives of the cakey look or gives quite a streaky look. Wearing this on a daily basis I have realised that it lasts up to 6 hours which is a normal school day for me, it does start to come off and become a less perfected as the day goes on but that is normal in a foundation right?

The only disclaimer that I can say about this foundation is that it doesn't come with a pump where as most of the other MAC foundations do, but if you desperately want a pump you can buy one, unfortunately I do not know the exact price for this but I'm sure asking at a MAC counter or even on the Internet there will be some guidelines on how much a pump would be.  

So there we have it my first post of the year, which is a little on the late side, but never mind I am back and ready to post more over the next upcoming week!

Thanks for reading,
Ella x

Merry Christmas Everyone!

This is just a quick message to tell you all MERRY CHRISTMAAAS!

I was up at 8 o'clock this morning opening up all my presents and can I just say that I have been a very lucky girl this year! Sometime this week I will make a post on what I got this year and hopefully you can all tell your presents too!

Hope you have a very, merry Christmas and stock up on all your delicious food!

Ella x

winter // christmas essentials.

As you are aware Winter and Christmas are creeping around the corner, and we need to be prepared for what is to come! I have a list of items and products that are going to make the rest of the year cosy and sweet.

candles

Everyone needs a Christmas candle for when they have just got in from a long day at school or work and they just want to sit there and relax. I find that if I am doing homework, having a candle on in my room makes me feel a lot more chilled out and relaxed, oh and I cannot forget having a candle on in the bath... h e a v e n.

A Christmas mug

You have to get yourself into the Christmas, festive mood by having a warm cup of hot chocolate, or tea or coffee in a Christmas cup / mug.

A pair of warm, comfy boots

Now you cant let your feet get cold over the next couple of weeks, so having a pair of practical but stylish pair of boots is going to do the job. If your like me and you have a dog, taking your dog out for a walk is going to get really cold soon so you have got to be warm and prepared.

Again warm, comfy jackets 

I am probably pointing out the obvious here very much like before, but you have to get yourself a big, warm, snug jacket for the Christmas period. I always used to go out in small coats and jackets (totally thinking about whether the jacket goes with those jeans, or if it matches that top) and would totally regret it as the day goes on, so getting yourself a coat that is going to keep you warm is essential, who wants a cold during Christmas?

Fairy lights

This isn't so much an essential but I just adore them, having fairy lights around your room really adds to the cosy, dark nights in, there super cute and I just think that every room needs some!

Lip care and skin care products

This is a big essential for this time of year! Keeping your skin and lips hydrated seems such a pain, very much a lot of the time I cant be bothered, or I don't have the time! But I have really seen the importance recently in keeping your face and lips hydrated and smooth. The cold weather will probably drain you out, so giving your body a little bit of luxury is needed!

So that's all for my winter / Christmas essentials, make sure you follow me on twitter and bloglovin', all links are at the side of my blog!

Thanks for reading,
Ella x

october favourites.

Recently I haven't been posting in a while, well when I say a while I mean

over a month, but I have just been in one of those moods where I just cannot get round to do it. But I've also been so busy with school that I have had no spare time, and the time that I do have I just want to chill and relax.

And well I have had a collective haul planned but I just never got round to uploading it, and well it got later and later and well I am here. Now I was going to do an October favourites but many of the products and clothes were going to be featured in both posts, so I thought I would scrap the collective haul and just go with the monthly favourites!

Enough with me rambling on and lets begin!

 

The first thing is this really cute collar top from Topshop, I have been lusting for one for a while and when the opportunity came up for me to get a new top I had to get one! Its navy blue, even though it looks black, with small white love hearts! Not going to lie I do feel a teeny bit like Zoella when I where it, and this is priced at £32 which is rather reasonable and expected from TopShop! 

 

 

My next monthly favourite is these cut out boots from again, Topshop. There is a mad craze about cut out boots recently and I really wanted a good pair of autumn / winter boots. So when i saw these I was just like these are the ones, and can you believe it that the first time I wore them I got not one single blister, I was amazed to say the least. These were £45 and I think that price is so reasonable for what they are worth!           

 

 

Then oh...my...goodness, how beautiful is this. I really wanted a warm, winter coat that is going to keep me warm through the winter months, and I started my search for a parka jacket and could not find one that I fancied the look off, and then well, when I saw this featured in one of zoellas videos I was like Ive got to get it! Now for some of you the hood might be a little over powering and too much for you but for me it's what drew me in! But what the greatness about this coat is that it's going to keep you extremely warm throughout the winter as inside it is layered with fur which my goodness is so cosy and soft! It is at a price of £95 which for some may be a little to pricey but if your looking for a reliable, warm winter coat then this is defiantly the one!

 

Then finally, I  picked one up, some baby lips moisturising lip balm from Maybelline in the shade pink punch! I generally cannot get over how soft and smooth it is on your lips, I literally cannot stop myself sometimes and I have to force myself to put it down! I picked one up which had a hint of colour as i always like to have a little colour on my lips when I go out, but I think that I want a plain one for me to go to school as I am not aloud colour on my lips! 

It wasn't really a long post today but these are really the only things that I wanted to share with you all from the month of October! Oh I hope everyone had a great Halloween too and got lots of sweets, I know I did!
Sorry again for the lack of posting but hopefully I will find more spare time to do more exciting posts for you all!

Thanks for reading,
Ella x

                                                                                                                                           

Fashion, rule #123

The other day I was lying in bed, bored out of my brain so I wondered over to my bookshelf and had a look at some of the books I had, and having a skim through them all I pulled out this beauty:

Victoria Beckham:- that extra half an inch, hair heels and everything in between

 

 

Now don't' get me wrong this is a old book and I've had it for years but yet each time I read it still engages me and inspires me even more!

 

Its all about fashion and Victoria Beckham's way off life, now I am not going to be describing to you what the book is about but what I am going to be on about is what I have taken from it.

 

'Whether you have £20 to spend in Topshop or £2,000 to spend at Gucci, looking good isn't about the money, its about style and style never goes out of fashion' - Victoria Beckham

 

I am not some expert in fashion and I have no qualifications on what's hot and what's not but I have a passion for fashion (oh look it rhymes) and I've been lucky enough that I can experiment with different types and styles of clothing.

 

 

I have many different fashion tastes whether that be boho and Indie or girly and sweet, in my opinion its great! If you can swap your style then go for it! So these are just my 3 fashion rules that I think help me with fashion!

 

Rule #1 - Don't feel like you are pined down to one fashion taste, go out and explore different styles and tastes, you might surprise yourself.

 

Be extra unordinary, something that you see in a shop you might think is a bit too dangerous for you, pick it up and buy it, what else is there to lose?

 

Rule #2 - Go for something that is out of your comfort zone, make heads turn but for all the right reasons.

 

Then finally, you will probably hear this phrases in some cheesy school club or some kids party but I am just going to come right out an say it...

 

Rule #3 - Have fun (and be yourself)

 

Fashion is a way in which you can show you individuality and personality and you need to show that off. Fashion may stress you out at times, deciding what to wear for your upcoming party or if you don't have enough money to buy that gorgeous skirt. But at the end of the day if you have a spark for fashion then have fun with it!

 

 

 

September favourites.

Here we go again another monthly favourites, time is literally passing by too quickly!! But never mind because it means that it nearer to Christmaaas, yes I have a uncontrollable amount of excitement for Christmas like I do every year, (come on I mustn't be the only one!) Stopping with my rambling on I have some really great items this month that hopefully you will love just as much as me!

For starters I am going to start with beauty favourites, so I picked this up the other week after living on crumb size amount for a while. Now all you beauty bloggers will know that this is probably one of the best powders around, the Rimmel London stay matte, long lasting pressed powder has been my beauty must have this month! I get the shade transparent just because I have pale skin so I don't want to over do my face with colour. This powder keeps natural shine under control which is great, so if you've just done P.E class and your just a little sweaty then you can dab some on and your good to go!

 
My next beauty favourite is the benefit high beam, I never used to wear highlighter until I discovered this. You apply it like you would nail varnish, so you stroke it on your cheek bones and then with your fingers rub it in creating a glowing look, it really brightens up your face. I got this in a benefit set but I am pretty sure you can buy this product individually, hopefully so because I will be making a re purchase once it has all ran out.
 

Going on to skin care, at the moment my skin is awful and has broke out with a load of spots, so my friend actually recommended this product to me so I went out and picked it up. The simple spotless skin, rapid action spot zapper actually did my face justice, now I didn't expect much from this as I do not with many spot cleansers but within a couple of days I saw rapid reduction of my spots. But the thing I love the most about this is that it isn't a cream that you apply with your fingers, there is a roll on ball. I recommend this product especially for people with sensitive skin as it is very gentle and smooth.
 

So I only have one clothes favourite  this month and they are these jeans, when I was browsing round new look I came across these high waisted denim jeans. I have wanted a pair of dark jeans for the autumn time as it fits in more with the season, so when I found these they were the perfect colour and at a reasonable price, and then when I found out they were high waisted I fell in love even more. High waisted jeans I think are easy to pair with all kinds of tops and just make a pair of jeans a little more fancy.
 

Then finally is the Victoria Secret body spray, now I have mentioned this spray before in one of my older posts but I literally love it so much! I got this at the very beginning on September and it hasn't been off my skin for the whole month, everyday before I go school I spray this on and I smell divine. But if you do buy this body spray make sure you hide it, my mums a pest at always borrowing it and not giving it back!

So there we have it another monthly favourites, I hope you have enjoyed reading, feel free to comment below your September favourite links as I would love to check them out!
Thanks for reading,
Ella x