Fashion & Beauty Tea Partys

Freshtival - how to stay fresh and looking your best at a festival

2011-07-08T22:52:00.000+01:00

Hey everyone, im back for good now :)
Its summer and the festivals are well under way, and im going to my first ever festival this year, so ive been doing some research on how to stay beautiful under the mud and rain, so here are my beauty essentials to stay fresh at a festival.

1. Get your eyelashes tinted before you go - you'll save space in your makeup bag and time getting ready, if you cant afford salon prices get a 30 day mascara I haven chosen the one from coloursport. Boots - £5.44

2.Hide the horror of grimy nails by coating them before you go in one of this seasons bright colours. Ive picked two colours from the collection 2000 range, they are amazing value for money. Superdrug £1.79 each

Hip hop

Siren

3. There is noway you'll be sharing those festival showers so this is where dry shampoo comes into action, ive tried this myself and it is amazing! adds volume and stops hair feeling greasy. Superdrug £2.99

4. Now weve come to the concluison there is noway we will be sharing those skanky festival showers we have to clean some how, and whats the next best thing? WIPES :), the ones from the body shop have tea tree to get rid of those smelly pits aswell its a win win situation. Body shop £4.00

5. Just because you'll be slumming it in a tent for a weekend in the middle of some muddy field does not mean hygiene has to suffer, this deodrant dust from Lush will leave you smelling beautiful all day and when you start getting a bit sweaty just dust some more on for a long last fresh smell all day. Lush £4.20

6. Going to a festival isnt the same as going out on the town, so there is no need for piles of makeup, just use this elf 3 in 1 stick for eyes, face and lips plus you'll save space in your bag for more important things like clothes and alcohol. Elf - £1.50

7. Drinking alcohol in the hopfull sun but more likely rain and wind will cause chapping of your lips, invest in a good lipbalm such as Nivea tinted lipbalm, and just incase it is sunny it has added extra SPF 10. Superdrug £2.00

8. Just incase there is a huge amount of sun, your better off protected plus if you end up with sun burn you wont look or feel very attractive and it will make dancing to your favourite music sore and uncomfortable. Apply a high SPF to prevent the dreaded lobster. Superdrug SPF 30 - £2.99

9. Keep those dreded spots away and hide the hidious hangover with a secret cheat that will leave everyone thinking you had well over 8 hours sleep when really you only had 2 with Witch anti-blemish tinted moisturiser from Boots - £5.99

10. Keep up the look of beauty with Superdrugs natural high brightening eyecream- £1.00 it will have everyone wondering how you managed to look so amazing even though they saw you partying till 6am.

11. Keeping a gorgeous smell is key at a festival you dont want people to know you havent had a wash for 2days to apply Lush's solid perfume stick in lush £.4.95 its small enough to carry around with you and apply whenever you feel you need that extra boost of gorgeous smellyness.

12. Save space in your bag and prevent a tramatic toothpase disaster by taking lush's toothy tabs with you, ive chosen the ones that wil give you freshest breath even after all the alcohol, all you do is crunch them inbetween you teeth and brush saves the risk of entering those dreded shower cubicles to. Lush - £2.75

13. We have already come to the conclusion that the festival loos and cubicles are going to be pretty disgusting so banish germs with a water free germ killer the best thing is they also come in little travel sizes so you can carry them around with you. Superdrug £3.99

14. Last but not least a festival is going to be like a battle field with people throwing their arms in the air, and dont forget those wellies rubbing your feet, be safe not sorry and take a travel first aid kit like the one from superdrug for those just inacses. £3.99

So thats it for my freshtival guide, I hope its helpfull let me know what you'll be taking with you :)

Finally finished college

2011-06-12T17:59:00.000+01:00

Hey everyone, its been a seriously long time! but i have finally finished college so i will have more time for blogging now, i will hopefully give you an review on my new barry m nail polish next week, but in the mean time i entered the next model 2011 contest, if all you lovely fellow bloggers could vote for me would be amazing :)

Review: Palmers cocoa butter gradual tanner

2011-05-22T16:45:00.000+01:00

Good afternoon girlies, hope everyone is having a relaxing sunday :)

I brought this a few days ago because i love palmers cocoa butter and I thought gradual tanner with the lush smell of palmers cream would be amazing :)

I first used it on a college, and the orginal smell of palmers came through however through out the day that smell wore off and this horrible fake tan came through, I was literally sat in the library going who on earth has fake tan on, then I gave myself a sniff and it was me DISGUSTING!!!

Not something you need to smell of while your at college thats for sure.,

The best thing about this is that the colour you get from it is amazing, no orange or streaks in sight unlike other grdual tanners ive used, this one gives you a bronzey brown colour rather than some hidious orange yellow colour which is amazing.

I think if you can handel the smell of fake tan one the orginals smell has worn off then its an excellent product, however if you can handel the fake tan smell of mouldy digestive bisucuits I wouldnt advise buying, i did however find a trick to get rid of the smell and that is to use this then apply the normal palmers on top which stopped me from smelling of fake tan :)

All in all its an excellent product despite the smell of fake tan, you can combat that smell with layering on orginal palmers though.

5 golden stars for this beautiful summer must have

Palmers cocoa butter

2011-05-18T19:39:00.000+01:00

It seems like forever since i have done a post, but I have nearly finished college, I am at the final push which is good :) It will then be summer time YAY :)
Unfortunatly I havent herd back from some of my choices of uni yet so it is abit of a waiting game.

Anyway after my last lesson today me and my friend went into town to do a spot of shopping.
I ran out of my fav cream this morning so in superdrug was 3 for 2 ;)

I love this stuff, I love the smell and how quickly it sinks into your skin, I brought two of these lovely things and I then picked up the daily tan.

Im not entirely sure what this is like, but due to the fact i like their other creams and they are good quality i decided to give this ago. it was £5.10 I think, im just hoping its not like johnsons daily tan and you get orange patches.

I am going to road test this over the next few days and I will give you girls a daily update on what its doing.

Whats your favourite gradual tanner and your favourit body cream??

xxx

Superdrug Sale

2011-05-02T16:28:00.000+01:00

Afternoon girlies :) I hope everyone has had another bank holiday.
I went shopping with my mummy yesterday and we poped into superdrug, I wasnt really going to get anything but I saw that they had a sale on perfume and so i picked up Anna sui dolly girl, I love this perfume since I was about 14 I have always had a bottle. The one picked up isnt the same one I get but the smell is still the same.

So this is the one I got in the sale, I got 30ML which was £9.99 but with my student discount it was only £8.99 WIN :)

This is what the technical term for it smells like '' composed of sparkling notes of Florida grapefruit, Italian melon and cinnamon. The heart notes bring neroli, magnolia, tuberose, jasmine and lily of the valley in the composition, while the base notes caress us with woody accords of Texas rose tree, cedar, orris root, peach, coconut, amber and musk. ''

I just think its a really girly lovely scent and perfect for summer, It lasts for ages which is good, one squirt and you can still smell it at the end of the day :)

What is your must have perfume????

My ASOS order

2011-04-28T11:28:00.000+01:00

Morning everyone :)

Its been a while since I last did a post but this one is most imprtant ;)
I have been hankering after some vivienne westwood shoes for ages and so yesterday I decided to pluck up the courage and go for it. Im also worried about buying fake goods so i picked ASOS to buy from knowing they would be real, and my package arrived this morning :)

My Asos box

Inside my box

THE box ;)

My gorgeous shoes :)

I ordered them next day delivery which was free, and the shoes cost £85 :)

The body shop AND Lush :)

2011-04-15T19:25:00.000+01:00

So the other day I went into coventry as im back home for easter.
I did a little trip to lush and the body shop here are few bits i picked up :)

The body shop £10

The body shop £9.00

The body shop £12.50

The body shop £5.00

Lush Deodrant

Fluffy egg - Lush

Ickle baby bot - lush

Karma - lush

Space girl - Lush

Therapy massage bar - lush

Twilight - lush

I went on a bit of a mad one with lush as I dont get baths at my grandmas, so while im at home, i am planning on having a bath every night :)
I will do a few reviews for you, i may start them tonight with the bath bombs and then see how the week progresses due to the amount of work I have to do for college :)

What are your fav products from lush :)????????????????

The Crop top

2011-04-13T19:35:00.000+01:00

Evening ladies :)
I recently came home for easter even though im still not well :( never mind :)
Anyway I tried to do a bit of shopping because my clothes are all wintery and im looking forward to summer :)

Now is it just me or are crop tops everywhere? I first noticed a girl in burger king with a crop top on to which I went :O
I remember being about 8 and wearing a spice girl crop top ;)
I hate my tummy and therefore will not ever buy one unless i can wear a longer top underneth ;) Also id sooner not draw attention to my big boobs as im sure they will be made to look twice as big in a crop top :(
Even though I will most deffinatly not be getting into this trend here are a few of my picks from off the high street :)

Miss selfridges £28.00

Miss Selfridges £22.00

New Look £6.99

New look £21.99

River Island £8.99

River island £15.00

Topshop £14.00

Topshop £22.00

Who will be buying into this trend????

Viral tonsillitis

2011-04-05T22:01:00.000+01:00

Its been forever since I did a post but i have been so busy with college work and I have managed to burn myself and get tonsillitis, however its not your typical white tonsillitis that can be cured with antibiotics, i just have to let it take its run and who knows how long that will be :( same answer as how long is a piece of string Im guessing ha :)

Anyway I went to the doctors today and on the way home I had to go into superdrug to get some dissolvable paracetamol and I also picked a few things up to make me feel better :)

I got three nail varnishs by miss sporty and some eylure dylash 45 day mascara, which I will be trying out at some point :)

I also had my nail dotting tools come in the post today yay :D

I hope everyone else is well and as soon as i can I will do a post for you :)

Ola :)

2011-03-25T18:40:00.000+00:00

Hey guys and girls, its been a busy few weeks and i have been ill :( I am totaly swamped with assignments in actual fact im getting behind :(
I went doctors yesterday and I did a little spot of shopping on the way home, so I want to hopefully do some reviews for you and show you the things I brought obviously but it may have to wait till tomorrow :)

I hope you are all well
Lots of love
Elli
xxx

If I had £100 to spend - Topshop

2011-03-11T11:51:00.001+00:00

If i had £100 this is what I would spend my money on at topshop :)

I love love this dress its so girly and gorgeous and the colours within the dress can be worn almost with anything :)
I havent tried the topshop make up and nail polish so i would love to try these
and the cardigan is a gorgeous colour, i have been looking for one this colour for ages :)

If you had £100 what would you buy?

If I had £100 to spend - New Look

2011-03-10T16:07:00.001+00:00

If i had £100 to spend these are my picks from new look :)

I love browns at the moment and I would love a brown pair of trousers i think they look gorgeous :)

I have a huge thing for leopard print so this bag would be perfect for me

I love the new look vest tops as they wash well and last ages

Ive been searching for a brown grandad style cardi since before christmas but they where ether the wrong brown or the wrong type of cardi so i would deffinatly get this

I love new look shoes they are cheap and cheerfull but last a fairly long time :)

If you had £100 to spend at New Look what would you buy???

If i had £100 to spend - River Island

2011-03-08T21:03:00.001+00:00

I have never really shopped at river island, I have always found it rather expesinve but this little outfit i created is amazing :)
I adore these red shoes and i do actually need them in my life :)
The skirt is so retro i love it :)
I down own a snood but i wish i did and river island have a huge selection i think i may have to get one :)
Those earrings are fab and i think they tie the outfit together perfectly :)

If you had £100 to spend at river island what you buy?????

new Laptop yay

2011-03-07T00:10:00.000+00:00

I have a new laptop finally :) its been a long time coming and to be honest I had spent ages looking for my perfect laptop that i will love and cherish due to the sad depature of my old laptop :(
anyway this is my new laptop and i will soon be on top of things and posting new blogs
happy days :D

Aint she a beaut :) glad i waited :) I did orginally want the pink one was but got fed up of waiting for it to be in stock so i settled for the purple one and to be honest im glad i did shes sexy :)

Im now looking for a laptop case for it just so that when i travel with it it will not get broken :) I have seen one in primark in leopard print but i think i want a flowery one of a bright pink one
if anyone has one could you let me know where you got it from

much love
Elli - bob x x x

Terrible few weeks

2011-02-12T14:25:00.003+00:00

I feel so bad not being able to get on here at the moment, im currently sat in the library typeing this, about 2 weeks ago my laptop broke and im currently waiting for a new one :( I got some money for my birthday which was on the 7th of febuary :) so the plan is to get new laptop next week
I also have my bristol uni innterview next week and im getting stressed

It a strange feeling being 21 :O and its strange not posting every other day but as soon as i get new laptop we will get right back on track

Much love
Elli

University

2011-01-21T17:44:00.000+00:00

Everyone that is apply for uni will be having interviews soon or maybe has already had them, however alot of my friends have been fretting about what to wear, so i have created a few polyvore sets for an inspiration.

uni 4 by fashionbeautyx featuring floral tops

uni 6 by fashionbeautyx featuring black tights

uni 5 by fashionbeautyx featuring pleated front pants

uni 3 by fashionbeautyx featuring tapered pants

uni 2 by fashionbeautyx featuring high heels

uni by fashionbeautyx featuring cotton blouses

I have for formal yet casual sets :)

Neglect

2011-01-18T14:04:00.000+00:00

Afternoon girlies :)
Hope everyone is enjoying this almost summer weather today :)
Last week was crazy crazy had assignments to do which unfortunatly forbidded me from blogging, I am now almost up to date and have the day off today so im going to try and get some posts together so i can then post them each day incase i end up with a tone of work again!
My outfits at the moment consist of jeans and a hoody so really not that great for an outfit of the day :(
But work comes before outfits and the fact I leave so early in the morning im almost asleep when I leave the house any way ;)

I took few pictures last week

I wont lie they are rubbish pictures taken before college

but this is what i wear on an average day :)

Toodle pip xxx

its been over a week

2011-01-09T17:38:00.000+00:00

I really hope everyone has a good christmas and an amazing new year :)
I have been so busy with assignments i had 2 to be in on the friday back and after a christmas of just relaxing it consisted of being up till 3am in the morning doing them!
I have been working on another assignment which to be in a thursday but i thought to myself i needed some time out, so today i had a little walk into town and picked up a few things from boots and superdrug
I of course will do a christmas present blog later on today hopefully if not will be at some point next week :)

I loved this bag and so I had to have it ;) £4.99

I have a huge thing for vanillia at the moment £2.09

Got to love boots sale £5.00 was £10 ;)

Along with a new pair of shoes my christmas money was spent on books for college, my grandma felt a bit sorry for me doing that :) Never mind :)

Goodbye 2010 Hello 2011

2010-12-31T14:47:00.000+00:00

Afternoon girlies, most of your are getting ready for tonights events wherever you live.
I thought i would share with you my 2010 :) through a few pictures and writing.
good makeup, bad makeup, good fashion, bad fashion and my life.

The start of 2010 was good, I had an amazing christmas I had a boyfriend, i turned 20 and had a epic birthday.

New years last year

Westen supermare

My 20th birthday

I had many job interviews during 2010 of which non where sucsessfull :(
Me and my mum got alfie :)

And my ex took me to the zoo

But i made the most of my time, doing my blog and a unemployment course.
My summer was over run with my course and my friends and the boyfriend.
We saw the launch of numerous make up like such as topshop.
I did my first ever face of the day

I also did my second face of the day

I Split up with my ex in august and also moved to my grandmas to start my new college course

I lacked postings during college time but i managed to post some :) i managed to do my first outfit of the day

My second outfit

And my third :)

I was chocker block with assignments and before i knew it, it was my college christmas party

Then i came back home :)

I finally managed to get a good hair cut and now its seriously short but thats for a different post ;)

I had an amazing christmas and hopefully a great new years :)

How was your 2010????

Outfit of the night

2010-12-24T16:28:00.000+00:00

This is my outfit from my christmas party and I plan on wearing it christmas day aswell :)
I did ask a few people how to wear this dress and i did a combo of bits of everyone :)

Bag - French connection

Shoes - New look

Dress - Tescos

outfit of the day

2010-12-22T18:22:00.000+00:00

Evening :) ive spent all day trying to get a good picture of me but alas so no luck so your stuck with rubbish pictures :P
Anyway its freezing here so I have wrapped up warm :)

Cardi - Mataln

Black top - Primark

Jeans - New Look

Necklace - A Gift from my EX

32 days of make - Day 14

2010-12-15T22:17:00.000+00:00

My eyes are now better girlies :) so yay make up looks will be back :)
I went to my college party last night so heres my face :)

Quiet a simple look I thought :)

32 days of make up - Day 5

2010-12-05T17:58:00.000+00:00

This is the tutorial is done by lauren luke she is utterly amazing :)

32 days of make up - Day 4

2010-12-05T11:49:00.000+00:00

This next look is blue and green.
Im going wild ;)

32 days of make up - Days 3

2010-12-05T11:47:00.000+00:00

Morning girlies :) now i was saposed to do a make up look every day till new years eve however Ive have CONJUNCTIVEITIOUS or however you spell it.
So basicly I dont want to use any make up on my eyes incase of spreading it to my make up and just keeping the cycle going.
So ive decided to post a video for each day untill my eyes are ok and then my looks will start again
I havent been able to see for few days which is why im behind :(