Blogmas Day 8 | Lush Bath Bomb Review

Be the guardian of a galaxy as it explodes in your bath..

So today I was feeling a bit under the weather, so I thought it was perfect timing to have a hot bath and a colourful bath bomb. The bomb I decided to use is called intergalactic. It is described as an awesome mix that will have you hooked on a feeling.

Firstly it smells gorgous, but as soon as this bomb touched the water it made such a colourful bath. When the bright bomb had finally settled down, the colour was like pure, blue carribean water with gold shimmers in.

It made for a very relaxing, well needed experience. I'm definetly going to buy some of the Christmas bombs to try too and may even review some.

Big Love, Ella x

Blogmas day 7 | Glamglow Supermud Mask Review!!

What even is this stuff?!

So I treated myself to the look fantastic advent calender this year as a sneaky, early Christmas present. I will do a full post on it a bit later but I just had to talk about this product.

I had seen rave reviews on Glamglow but couldn't push myself to splurge when it's so much money and it may not even work on my skin. So I was overjoyed when I recieved this in my advent calender and gave it a try straight away.

I suffer with visable pores all around my t-zone and I honestly can't believe how different they looked after I used this mask! I totally get the hype and I may even invest in a full sized version of this mask. If you also suffer from pores I highly recommend this.

Big Love, Ella x

Blogmas Day 6 | Winter Haircare Favourites!!

Giving my hair a present of its own!

For some reason I tend to take more time on haircare in the winter months. I've finally got a solid few products I use each time I wash my hair and I truly believe they are miracle workers.

Kerastase Oléo-Relax

This stuff is absolutely insane. I have naturally brittle looking hair and this product makes my hair shine like a summers day. I can't rave enough about how silky soft this makes my hair feel! I use two pumps on damp hair and one pump to add shine on dry hair and it's also the biggest frizz killer!

Kerastase Ciment Thermique

This is my most recent purchase and I'm still testing it. I have heard rave reviews about this product working miracles. I think it smells gorgous and I'm hoping it helps my hair. It is meant to strengthen, prevent breakage and also works as a heat protectant.

Catwalk Curls Rock Amplifier

Of course I need to include a product for when I want to wear my hair naturally curly and this is my choice. This increases the curls in my hair and when diffused works perfectly to give me a nicely defined curl! I use this with the got2b all star 10-in-1 styling treatment to give my hair that extra hold!

Big Love, Ella x

Blogmas Day 5 | Bedroom decorations!!

Another exciting Christmas themed day for me..

I love making my bedroom extra Christmasy and today that is exactly what I did. From my mini tree, to my Christmas foxes everything was super festive. I decided to go for a blue theme this year as it goes with the colour of my room.

I still want to add more decorations as I'm lacking because it's the first year I've been in this room! I've got a few good old classics like the Santa that hangs on my door handle though. I may do an updated post if I end up getting more.

Big Love, Ella x

Blogmas day 4 | Christmas traditions

There's something I've noticed about this time of year..

For day 4 of Blogmas I thought I would explain 10 things that happen every year in my house at Christmas!

1. Christmas movies. Christmas music. Christmas everything.

2. Everybody wears their most hideous Christmas jumpers and silly hats all around.

3. Playing board games until somebody cheats and it starts getting fiercely competitive!

4. Stuffing my face with every food possible.

5. Getting a nervous smile twitch while opening presents (it happens every year!)

6. I try Christmas pudding AGAIN and still end up disliking it.

7. I start getting excited with glitter.

8. I make a comment about how fast the year has gone.

9. The online sales excite me so much I end up buying things for myself. (I really need to stop doing this!)

10. Family getting together and making memories.

I hope you enjoyed this post and I'm curious to see whether any of these things happen in your homes!

Big Love, Ella X

Blogmas Day 3 | Decorating The House!!

I have been so impatient for this day.

Finally it was time to decorate my house. Now, we are not a family that gets fresh decorations each year. We tend to use the old classics and maybe buy one or two. I get excited every year to remind myself of the memories each object brings, especially some of the ones on the tree. My favourites are the little robins and the knitted decorations.. Such classics!

We filled the house with Christmas music and got suited and booted in our jumpers and it was finally time to begin. It was such a great day, I enjoyed every bit, especially putting the Angel on the tree. It truly felt like the beginning of Christmas for me!

Big love, Ella X

Blogmas Day 2 | November Favourites!!

Beauty Favourites:

No7 lipstick

For some reason I seem to wear pinker shades on my lips in the winter and this has been my favourite. I wear this with a slightly darker lipliner and it has been my go to! I can't rave enough about these lipsticks, the formula is so moisturising and they fade beautifully.

Mac highlighter

This is a product I bought a few years back and just couldn't get on with. Recently I have given this a go again and I have fallen in love. It gives a great glow without making me oily and feels so lightweight on my skin.

Mac Spice lip liner

Man..I love this lipliner. I have used it every day since I bought it. It doesn't tug on the lips and is the perfect shade for my skin colour! I highly recommend!

Movies:

Unbroken

So after being incredibly bored one day, I decided to give this movie a go. I don't want to spoil any of the plot but it's just incredible. Very different from my usual rom-com but I couldn't take my eyes away from the screen. It's a true story and that's why it hits so hard, I was sobbing like a baby at the end.

Random:

Reindeer headband

I ordered this about a week ago from Asos and I think I will be wearing it all throughout the Christmas period! It makes me laugh every time I wear it and it really gets me into the spirit. I think I will eventually get on everybody's nerves as I jingle through the house! But that's Christmas hey!

Big Love, Ella x

Back For Blogmas!!

So I'm excited to finally be back for Blogmas! I had an EXTREMELY long break but I'm glad that Christmas has given me a reason to get back into blogging.

Now, Christmas is literally my favourite thing in the entire world and I become happy like a little child every single year. I usually start getting festive in October because I'm so impatient, but this year I've held back so that December is extra special.

I have lots of post ideas lined up and I'm ready to finally get in to the Christmas spirit. So, it's time to get all my Christmas jumpers out, start to stuff my face with chocolate and decorate my dog?!

Big Love, Ella x