My Go To Summer Makeup Look.

It's no secret how much I love a warm gold/bronze/copper sparkly smoky eye.. I wear them every chance I get, this look I wear in the day time and then take it into an evening look by adding a few things! 

It's a really soft blown out look there's gunna be lots go blending and building the colours that's how I prefer to do it instead of going straight in the crease with one colour. I always start off with my base, if you've seen my updated foundation routine blog post (if not I'll link it at the end) you'll know that I always use the Natural Radiance primer by Mac and i'm SO obsessed with the All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation by Nars. This look is all about bronzy glowy summery skin! And this foundation is so perfect for summer as it is really lightweight (I'll leave my review on this foundation and the end also) but it still gives beautiful coverage, I use a damp beauty blender with the foundation. Then I conceal any ares I feel I need to and my undereyes with the Radiant Creamy Concealer again by Nars (I use a similar colour to my foundation so it hides the areas I want to) again I use a damp beauty blender. Then I move on to my brows, I've been loving the Fluidline Brow Creme in True Brunette by Mac with a 263 brush also by Mac. I use Prolongwear Concealer and a 242 brush by Mac to highlight my brow bone then prime my eyelids with Soft Ochre Paintpot which is another step I have to do! Now for eyeshadow! I start off with a Zoeva 224 Luxe Defined Crease brush and Peach

Smoothie Eyeshadow by Makeup Geek, really softly I blend this in and above my crease in circle motions and I keep adding the colour until i'm happy. Then with the same brush I get a little tap of the Urban Decay eyeshadow in Riff and add this colour directly into the crease and keep building up the colour until I get the depth I want. Then I use Swiss Chocolate eyeshadow by Mac (not shown in the picture) with a Mac 239 brush and pack it on to my outer corner and blend it into the crease with a Mac 217. Then for my favourite part with my finger I use the Bobbi Brown Sparkle Eyeshadow in Golden Peach (this eyeshadow was limited edition, now it could still be in stores or online or in a CCO store. If you can't find that the Charlotte Tilbury Dolce Vita eyeshadow palette, the shimmery shade is almost identical because I originally bought the Bobbi Brown one because it's so similar). I just pack this on to the front part of my eye and adding more until i'm happy, sometimes I use it wet with a 242 brush but I find my fingers work the best for it. I then like to take the gold shade from the Nars Jubilation Dual Intensity blush and with a Zoeva 237 Detail Shader pack it on my tearduct for a golden glow! Then with a Mac 252 brush I take a mixture of Peach Smoothie and Riff and buff them under my lash line, the same with Swiss Chocolate and I add Golden Peach with my finger. Then add your favourite lashes, mine are KoKo Lashes Misha. Then I go back to my skin, I start to highlight my undereyes with my Prep + Primer highlighter in Light Boost and UD Naked skin Concealer. (all of this is in my updated foundation routine and get the glow blogposts) then just add as much highlighter as you please! To make this more of night time smokey look I add Embark/Folie eyeshadows by mac to the outer corner with a Zoeva Petite Crease Brush until it's as dark as I want it to be. Then add them to my lower lash line and add a little bit of Costa Riche Kohl by Mac (I found this in the Soho store in London). 

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Updated Foundation Routine - http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/updated-foundation-routine.html

Get the Glow- http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/get-glow.html

Makeup page- https://www.facebook.com/Makeupbyellietaylor

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UPDATED FOUNDATION ROUTINE!

I've been getting the same questions asked now for a while. What do foundation are you wearing? What have you got on your skin? So I've decided to do an updated foundation routine as I pretty much don't use the items I talked about in my last foundation routine (I'll leave a link below if you'd like to see that also). Some things are the same but the main items have changed. Anything else that I use on my skin Highlighter, Blush items like that are in my Get The Glow blogpost (again I'll leave a link below).

My favourite primer is still Natural Radiance by mac, I have really oily skin and this primer really helps keep my oil at bay. Now for the best bit, foundation. My new FAVOURITE foundation is the Nars All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation, I use it with a damp beauty blender and I LOVE it. It gives a beautiful full coverage finish but it feels so lightweight, I have a full first impressions/review blog post on the foundation so I'll link that below. Then I use a concealer the same colour as my foundation to conceal any redness and my under eyes. I've been liking the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer blended in with a damp beauty blender, it's not heavy or cakey it's creamy and comfortable. Once I've done my eyeshadow I use the mac Prep + Prime highlighter in Light Boost (Must Have!) under my eyes mixed with the Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer in the lightest shade mixed together to highlight my under eyes, again I use a damp beauty blender. I've been switching between two bronzers recently, the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer and the Makeup Forever Pro Bronze Fusion like I said I've done a whole blogpost on my favourite blushes & highlighter in my Glow blogpost so that's all on there. My favourite bronzer brush is the mac 129. I've recently been setting my under eyes with the Laura Mercier Secret Brightening powder I still like the old way I used to do it but it doesn't look as caked and I've been using the Real Techniques Setting Brush. And then lastly I shower myself in Fix + by mac.
I hope this answered some of your questions there's other blogposts on blushes and highlighters but these are the main products that I use everyday!
Don't forget to follow my Instagram for daily posts @ellietaylorrxx

Get the Glow Blogpost - http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/get-glow.html

Old Foundation Routine- http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/makeup-routine-skin.html

Nars All Day Luminous Weightless foundation review -http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/nars-all-day-luminous-weightless.html

My makeup page - https://www.facebook.com/Makeupbyellietaylor

Love ya xxxxx

May/June Favorites

Hi my loves. I've started to do two months into one from now on because sometimes I don't gave that much to talk about. I've got alotttt of favourites from this past months. 

First I'll talk about things that aren't on the picture. As you all know the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow was my ride or die brow product but at the start of may I found a product I love just as much, if not more. Mainly it's for the colour, the Anastasia one was looking abit to dark for me, and when I saw mac had brought out more colours of the Fluidline Brow cremes I got a little sample of the shade True Brunette and I love it! I've used it everyday since. Another product I've been liking is the Laura Mercier Secret Brightening powder in both 1 and 2 again I had samples of them. I really like them both I tend to mix them, it's not as brightening as my usual under the eye combo (mac Emphasize & Anastasia Banana) but I really like the finish of it. I have also found my new favourite lashes! The Koko Lashes in the style Misha. I LOVE these lashes! I only bought one pair and I had to buy them off the Lady Moss website because nowhere sells them in the UK. Next time I do an order it will include lots and lots of these lashes! Moving on to what is on the picture. As you can tell most of the stuff is face related. Recently I've been really into an amazing flawless glowy base. First I'll start with the skincare items. The first one is a repurchase of mine, the Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base. I used to use this years ago and I thought that I would give it a try again, I've been using this as my moisturiser but I put on my primer. I love the smell of it aswell! Next is the Sephora Instant Moisturizer. I use this one at night time, I love this. I got a sample of it when I was in Rome and I instantly loved it. It makes my skin super super soft and when I wake up my skin is glowing. A bronzer I've been loving this month is the Hourglass Ambiant Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light, I wasn't expecting to love this as much as I do. I wasn't expecting it to bronze my face but it does and you only need a small amount! I looked back through all my favourites post and I can't believe this had never been mentioned, the Mary Loumanizer by theBalm. This is one of the most amazing highlighters I have ever tried. I've been using this product every time I've done my makeup for the past 3-4 months! Keeping on highlighters, I have been loving the Nars Dual Intensity Blushes in Jubilation & Frenzy. I bought these out of all the shades because they are more of a highlighter (minus the orange blush) I love these! I use them for different areas of my face, I speak about them in my last blog post about how to achieve the glowy skin I always have, I will leave a link at the end of the post if you want to read that. Last highlight product I have been loving is the Kevyn Aucoin Celestial Powder in Starlight, this is such a gorgeous product for just putting over the top of your blush to make your skin look like you are glowing from with in. Last face product now, I've been enjoying the Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer. I've been using this for under my eyes and any blemishes I've been getting, it gives a lovely finish. Moving on to eyes! I don't know if you can still get this palette but it's been a must have since I got it in May. It's the mac Pearlfusion palette from the Wash and Dry collection in Warm Wash. I loooove the gold from this palette, one which is very similar is the gold in the Copperlux Pearlfusion Palette if you can't get this one. The next is a single eyeshadow from Urban Decay in the shade Riff. It's so nice! It's very similar to Mac's Texture eyeshadow but spoken like a true makeup addict it's different! Last for eyes in the Goddess eyeshadow by Makeup Geek. It's a warm soft copper, it has a slight shimmer but nothing crazy. And my last favourite of the month is the mac lipstick in Pure Vanity. This is a limited edition shade but if you go into a mac shop they will probably still have it, i'm gunna get a back up I love it that much. Most of the pictures I have put on my Instagram I have been wearing this lipstick with Nice 'n' Spicy lipliner. I LOVE itttt!!
I hope you have enjoyed this post and you have found some products you want to try! 
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I'll be back soon with a new post
Love ya xxxx

Get the Glow Blogpost - http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/get-glow.html
Huge makeup haul blogpost- http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/lady-moss-mac-social-eyes-and-more.html
Top 10 fave lip products blogpost-  http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/my-top-10-favourite-lip-products.html

Get The Glow.

If you don't already know this about me, I LOVE to glow. I'm always buying highlighters, blush toppers anything that with make me GLOW! One of my most asked questions a day when i'm at work is what I use to make my skin look glowy/dewy (when my makeup has been in for a good few hours the oils help me out). My skin type is oily, well I say very oily and some people with oily skin don't like to glow but I love it! I do use mostly powders to achieve the look I love. I'm going to mention some of my favourite products and a few different options! 

I do use a few different items and I layer them up, but there's no need for you to do that if you don't feel the need to. Start off with your favourite base, I love Natural Radiance Primer by mac and the Nars All Day Luminous Weighless foundation by Nars. (Would you like me to do an updated foundation routine?) once I've done everything I put my bronzer on. Now you can use a shimmery/glowy bronzer, I've just bought the new Hourglass on but I've only used it twice, I really want to try the one by theBalm. The one I have on in the picture is a Give Me Sun by mac. Now with blush, this is my first step.. You can either use a matte blush and add a blush topper or use a glowy blush alone (or still with a blush topper). Here are some of my  

favourites! Starting with Blushes, I've really been liking my Miliani Baked Blushes, I've got the shades 05 Luminoso which is a beautiful peachy shade and 06 Bellissimo Bronze with is a shimmery bronze/peach. Then a MUST HAVE of mine Mac blush in Margin! Whenever I wear this I get compliments, I've not wore it in a while so I think it's time to break it out! Even when I wear a shimmery blush I do like to add a blush topper (not so much with Margin). I currently am swapping between Becca Blush in SweetPea (which isn't completely matte, more of a satin) and my two Milani blushes. Two of my faves which I bought last year are the Laura Mercier Shimmer Block in Peach Mosaic 😍 one if my top faves it is So beautiful! And my Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Rose Gold! Again another amazing product! I used these both up to about last month when I purchased the a Kevyn Aucoin Celestial Powder in Starlight, this is beautifullll. It's what's on my cheeks in the top pic (mixed with something I'll tell you about later). Now all the ones I've told you about are priced £30-£35, the one with the clear lid is something everyone should own. It's the Makeup Academy undress your skin shimmer highlighter in Opalescent Amber, I got mine from Superdrug and it's £3! And it's really beautiful! To apply my blush toppers I use my blush brush which is the MAC 129SH brush. All of these products are amazing, the ones that are more pricey are worth it because one tap gives you all you need. Moving on to highlighter!

My number 1 favourite highlighter is theBalm's Mary-Lou Manizer, it's a gorgeous champagne shimmering pot of perfection! And it's under £20! It is so pigmented you do not need much at all. My new favourite highlight brush is the mac 128, I've had this brush for years and never really used it much. Recently i'm spraying my face with my Mac Fix + then applying my cheekbone highlight it makes it soo intense which i'm lovinnnng. Then recently I've been using one of my newer purchases, the Nars Dual Intensity Blush in Jubilation! (I have just ordered Frenzy aswell). I've been using the peachy side mixed with the Kevyn Aucoin highlighter (on the 1st pic) it gives a gorgeous glow, then I've been using the gold side above the arch of my brows on my forehead to give a golden glow and a tiny bit over my Mary-Lou highlighter then I spray my face again with more Fix+! If your more into cream highlighters I have some options for yooou.. Mac Cream Colour Bases are lovely, on the pic I've shown Pearl (the more yellow/gold one) and Shell. Pearl is my personal favourite. Then a cheaper alternative, which I just recently bought is the Sleek Precious Metals Highlighting Palette, this palette is so beautiful it has 3 cream highlights then a bronze powder highlight. The creams are SO pigmented and they are gorgeous shades! I'd reccomend everything in this post, that's what it's all about! I'm constantly on the look out for new highlights and ways to glow, recently this is what I've been doing every time I do my makeup and I always get so many questions! 
Hope you liked this post, let me know of any ideas. Don't forget to follow my Instagram @ellietaylorrxx for daily posts!
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Lady Moss, MAC, Social Eyes and MORE makeup & lash haul!

Here I am again with another haul. I think this is the biggest I've done! I haven't bought this all at once I've been buying bits that past month and just saved them to show you!

There's so much! I'll start off with the Lady Moss order I did as I was so excited for this one to get deliverd. Lady Moss is an American website and I didn't know if I would have to lay customs or not but with this websit you do have to pay an extra fee when it gets to the UK. I wanted some of the Koko Lashes that's why I was on the website, I bought two pairs of Koko Lashes in Goddess & Misha. I wore the a Goddess ones last night I will link a picture at the end if you want to see them on. I also ordered two pairs of the Kara Lashes in the WSP style, I'd never heard of this brand and they were like $1.50! I love wispie lashes so I picked up two more of the Ardell Wispies a favourite of mine and I use them on most of my clients! I also got a little ribbon lash case to put my lashes in when I take them off (in the middle of the bottom right picture). Makeup wise I bought off Lady Moss was two LA Girl Pro Conceal HD concealer, I've heard so many good things about this concealer so I knew I had to buy some to try! It was less than $2!! Lastly I bought two Milani Blushes. I'd been wanted to try these for soooo long but I didn't know anywhere in the UK that sold them, I bought 05 Luminoso and 06 Bellissimo Bronze. These are soo beautiful, i'm really happy with everything I got off LadyMoss.com! 
Let's move on to MAC.. Let's get the Brush Cleanser out of the way! I only use this to clean my brushes, it's my favourite! I repurchased two Prep + Prime Light Boost Highlighter pens, I use this product every single day I love it! I have to have a back up incase one runs out! I got another Extended Play Mascara, HG product of mine like Light Boost. I picked up two more of the 36 lashes, these are some of my favourites! Then I went to the Staff Shop (which is like a CCO) and I found two of the Lipglass from the Alluring Aquatic collection from last summer, a Pro Longwear Blush refil in Make You Mine and a Nail Varnish from the Bao Bao Wan Collection. 
I got a Urban Decay Chill Makeup Setting Spray and the Makeup Forever Pro Bronze Fusion in 35I from Debenahms, a new Glam Glow Supermud. Then I repurchased something I used to use years ago! The Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base, I love this I used it about 2 years ago and thought I'd try it again, it smells amazing!! Then com Boots I picked up the Loreal Lumi Magique Primer and the Sleek Precious Metals Highlighting palette, it comes with 3 cream highlighters and one powder. I was SO shocked how good this palette is and it's only £9.99! Then fro, Superdrug I got the Makeup Academy Undress your skin Shimmer Highlighter in Opalescent Amber, this is so beautiful I use this as a blush topper. From FeelUnique I bought the TweezerMan Pro Curl lash curlers because they are rose gold, I've been waiting for the Charlotte Tilbury ones to come back Instock for to long! The Real Techniques setting brush and a Sigma E40 Tapered Blending brush! Then from SpaceNK I bought the Cover FX Custom Cover drops, I may do a first impressions on these because they look amazing I can't wait to try them! And I bought the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Luminous Bronze Light, I cannot wait to try this!! 
From beautybay I bought a Z palette (not in the pic) the Gerard Cosmetics lipstick in Nude and the Velour Lashes in DollMeUp. Then today two of my orders came! One from LashesByLena, these are mink lashes I bought them when the Memorial Day sale was on which was 50% off! I got the styles Naomi and Sophia! Exited to use these (I didn't have to pay customs with these). Then lastly my order from Social Eyes, i'm SO impressed with these lashes they were cheap, shipping was so fast (they came from AUS) and they are amazing quality! I got the styles Vixen, Glamorous, Ravishing and Minx 2.0! Can't wait to use all this stuff and let you know what I think of it all! I have a post coming soon about 
how I highlight and how to get the perfect glow! I get asked so many times what I use so I'll do a post of that! Let me know if there is anything you'd like to see!
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Goddess lashes on - https://instagram.com/p/3gsRonHc0H/?taken-by=ellietaylorrxx
Social Eyes website - http://socialeyeslashes.com
Lashes By Lena website - http://www.lenalashes.com

My Top 10 Favourite Lip Products.

Hello again! 
So today i'm gunna tell you what my 10 fave lip products are of the moment! You will of probably seen some of these already because I use them all the time! I'll also let you in to what some of my favourite lip combinations are!

Starting with lipliners.. First is the Pro Longwear Lipliner in Nice 'n' Spicy. This is my favourite lipliner at the minuet, it's all i'm wearing. The formula lasts so long and there really creamy on the lips I love it! Next is an all time favourite of mine Stripdown and if you follow my Instagram/blog or know me you know that this is my fave! It's just the normal lipliner by mac, it's a browny/nude shade I loooove it. I actually have a back up I case one goes missing! Then lastly I have Boldly Bare. This was my first ever lipliner by mac! It's a pink/peach/nude. It goes with so many lipsticks I really love this shade. I have so so many lipliners these are just the 3 I use the most and the ones that are always in my makeup bag!
Next is the 2 glossy products. The first one is from Dior, it's the Dior Addict a Fluid Stick in 239 Frisson. I LOVE these! I own 3 of them but recently this is the one I've been using the most, it's a hybrid between a lipstick and a gloss. This shade is a creamy peach, it's beautiful! There quite think and creamy and stay of for a long time! The next in the mac Viva Glam V Lipglass, this is my FAVOURITE at the min! I've been loving it using it over every lipstick! It's a browny nude with a slight gold shimmer. The sheen init makes your lips look fuller! I really love it! Next time you go to a mac 100% try this out I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Next the Lipsticks! I have 1 Estée Lauder Pure Color Envy Lipstick in 110 Insatiable Ivory. These lipsticks are really creamy! It's a pink beige shade it's really nice (I'll link a pic of me wearing it at the end of the post so you can see the shade, I'll try to do it with all the lipsticks) the first mac lipstick is Viva Glam II, this is a really nice beige/brown nude. It's a really nice darker nude shade I love it, then I have Sweet & Sour. I've used it that much the mac sign around the bullet has wore off! It's a creamy peach shade! I wear it all year round but it's beautiful with a tan in summer it is quite hard to wear depending on your skin colour but with the right lipliner it's perfect another one to go and try on! Then next to the Estée Lauder one is Myth. Another fave but again can be quite difficult to wear I always wear a darker lipliner with it, I'll let you know the combinations and link pictures of how it looks! It's a true nude shade! Lastly is Shy Girl, this was one of my first ever mac lipsticks and it's deffo seen better days I need to get a new one! It's a peach nude I've been loving it recently, it's a really beautiful shade.

MY FAVE COMBOS..
1. Nice 'n' Spicy lipliner, Shy Girl lipstick with Viva Glam V lipgloss (fave combo at the min)
2. Stripdown lipliner, Viva Glam II lipstick and Viva Glam V lipgloss - https://instagram.com/p/2_oL8Gnc17/?taken-by=ellietaylorrxx
3. Boldly Bare lipliner with Sweet & Sour lipstick - https://instagram.com/p/2YJ2zCHc5l/?taken-by=ellietaylorrxx
4. Stripdown lipliner with Estée Lauder Insatiable Ivory lipstick - https://instagram.com/p/2RH3ebnc-J/?taken-by=ellietaylorrxx
5. Nice 'n' Spicy lipliner with Shy Girl lipstick - https://instagram.com/p/3GbJ_5nc6W/?taken-by=ellietaylorrxx
6. Nice 'n' Spicy lipliner with Myth Lipstick - https://instagram.com/p/0GQX0WHc-N/?taken-by=ellietaylorrxx
7. Stripdown lipliner, Sweet & Sour lipstick with Viva Glam V lipgloss - https://instagram.com/p/yAsDcGHc16/?taken-by=ellietaylorrxx
8. Boldly Bare lipliner with Viva Glam II lipstick - https://instagram.com/p/sj33EInc0x/?taken-by=ellietaylorrxx
9. Stripdown Lipliner with Myth lipstick 
10. Nice 'n' Spicy lipliner, Sweet & Sour lipstick with Dior Addict Fluidstick 239

Hope you liked this post and try out some of my fave lip combos! There's so many you can make with all these lip products! Would you like to see an updated foundation routine? Just comment and let me know! Let me know some of your favourite lip combos so I can try them also! Don't forget to follow my Instagram for daily posts @ellietaylorrxx! 

High End Makeup & Homewear Haul!

Hi my loves! I am SO sorry for not being here but i'm in a little bit of a rut and I don't know what you wanna see on here! But for today i'm gunna do a haul, and I have another haul when the stuff gets here! First i'm gunna do the homewar stuff because I have alotttt!

So recently I've been in a Homewear shopping mood more than anything! I love interior design it's a passion and hobbie of mine. First the lamp. I really love crystal lamps and I was in a shopping mood and came across this on BHS and it was on sale! My mum has the bigger one in our living room and I loved it this is a smaller version and will look perfect on a bedside table. Below the lamp picture, the 3 white frames with pictures in I made myself. I found some pictures I really loved on tumblr and printed them out, the white frames are from asda. This is a nice way to personalize your space and have something which no one else will have, I had the idea for a while and i'm so happy with how they came out I can't wait to get them on my wall! Speaking of things no one else will have, in the top right picture I was trying to find peonies in a square glass 'bowl' but I couldn't find them anywhere and when I did they were SO expensive. So I went to a place called Contury Baskets it sells all sorts for shop owners and florists, and I found these white peonies and the square bowl cut the stems down and put it together and I LOVE it! Then the frame at the side of it was from Home Base and the picture in it I took in Paris and it's my favourite picture ever! Then in the last picture, the Giant E print is from Notonthehighstreet! When I first saw it I knew I had to have it! I love black white and gold and that's going to be my theme in my room. It's an A4 size and the frame didn't come with it. I looked for weeks for a frame big enough because I wanted the mount around it, I found this frame at ikea and it's the perfect fit for it! The pillow next the the frame is from Primark! I saw it and I instantly said i'm having it and it was £4!!! The smaller gold picture frame is also from ikea. Then the little gold bowl and the white and gold zigzag candle were from H&M. I love the candle! When I saw it I added it straight to my basket! Then the copper frame (Rose gold) was from paperchase again when I saw it I didn't think about it I knew I had to have it! Now on to the makeup as that's what most of you are here for! 

First I'll start with the stuff from Nars. I got the Radiant Creamy Concealer in Custard, my
foundation shade is around NC20/25 in MAC and I got the concealer to conceal not to highlight. This shade is the same colour as my foundation which is what I wanted (in nars foundations i'm around Deauville/Fiji). Then I bought the Dual Intsneity Blush in Jubilation. I've tried this already and I LOVE it! You guys now i'm all about that Glow! Lastly from Nars I got the Christopher Kane eyeshadow in Outer Limits. I first saw this on TrendMood1 on Instagram and when I saw it I kneeeew I had to have it. It's rose gold and so Sparkley! Get it why you can! Sticking to sparkles I bought my first ever Kevin Aucoin product! Jaclyn Hill talked about this in her favourites and she made me buy it! It was the Celestial Powder in Starlight, I use this as a blush topper. It's very expensive but you do only need a small amount. Then I also bought another highlighter which is Indiscretion by Laura Mercier. It looks like shimmering silk sheets! It's a little dark on me but I just add it over a lighter highlight for a super shimmer! Then I bought the new bronzer from Chanel's summer collection, it's sooo beautiful and almost feels like a cream I love it, i'm terrified to use it but it was very expensive so i'm making myself use it! Lastly I bought the Charlotte Tilbury  Air Brush Flawless a Finish Powder in 1 Fair. I'll be honest I mainly bought this for the packaging! But I had heard lots of good things so I thought I'd try it out, so far I don't know how I feel about it but the packaging is amazingggg!
Well guys I love you all thank you so much for taking time out of your days to read my blog! Have a great day! Don't forget to follow me on Instagram from daily posts @ellietaylorrxx
XXX

March/April Favourites.

Hello my lovelies. So first I need to say sorry for being gone so long! I've been working and I've not had much to blog about. So if you have any ideas of things you'd like to see me post about PLEASE leave a comment down below or comment on a picture on my Instagram just please let me know! 

So let's get in to what I've been loving. I didn't do a march favourites because I've been using the same things and I had like 2 favourites so I just though I'd add it to this. Starting with face, my new FAVOURITE foundation is the new Nars All Day Luminous Weightless foundation. It is amazing, I did an entire first impressions & review of it so I will leave a link of it at the end of the post, it's so good I've not put it down since I got it! Then there's the new Urban Decay Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer, I've used this everyday and I really like it! The first on I got was to light so I picked up the shade darker but I use them both everyday. It's got amazing coverage and it's feels really light. Then I got the #InstaMarc Light Filtering Contour Powder. I got it in the shade 40 Mirage Filter, I bought this when I was in Rome and I'd heard no one talk about it but now it seems everyone has it! I got this for the yellow shade because I ran out of my Anastasia Banana powder and it's really nice, it's a smooth powder. The contour shade is really nice and a little bit goes along way. Then I finally got my Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Opal back! I originally got this last year and it was faulty so I sent it back and they didn't have it in stock, I got it about 2 months ago. I'm so glad I have it again! Then I have been using 2 different face setting sprays/mists. First the Urban Decay All Nighter and the Caudalíe Beauty Elixer. I really like how my makeup looks after using both of these, the Caudalíe Beauty Elixer isn't a setting spray but it just gives my skin a fresh feel and a beautiful glow! Then I've been loving this Sephora Contour 12H Wear Waterproof Eye Pencil in 08 Sun Tan, it's a beautiful bronze/gold shade it's nice in the waterline and all over the eye! Lastly is the Sephora Rouge Lipstick in Honey. It's a beautiful peachy nude shade I love it! And it smells amazing. I do have some more favourites that aren't on the picture. I've been loving the Makeup Geek Eyeshadows in Latte & Frappe. I use them everyday! So smooth and pigmented I love them! A random favourite this month of mine is reading! Half way through the month I started reading Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick and I read it in a day! Then I bought the other 3 books in the series and they are amazing! I loved them and I instantly fell so hard for the characters! Loved them and now I've started reading the House of Night books! 
Again i'm so sorry for being gone for so long! Don't forget to follow my Instagram for daily pictures @ellietaylorrxx and leave ideas for posts down below or on my Instagram! 
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Twitter- @ellietaylorxo

Nars foundation review- http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/nars-all-day-luminous-weightless.html

My Favourite Blushers.

Hello my loves, I really wanted to do my top 10 blushers today but I could only find 8! I obviously have more than 8 blushers and could of just chucked some random ones in but I wanted to show you my most reached for blushes that I know I love! I will apologise in advance because they are all very similar! Let's get to it!

Out of the 8 blushes 5 are MAC so i'm going to start with those! The two pans in the middle are Sunbasque & Cantaloupe. Cantaloupe is the lighter out of the two and this one is a Pro shade. That means you can only get it in a pro store or on the mac website, it's a really warm tone peachy-brown with a matte finish it's really beautiful. Then there's Sunbasque, it's a beautiful shimmering peach. It has a golden sheen on the skin which makes you look like your glowing (you'll notice I'll be saying this a lot as I love to glow) in summer this is one of my favourites it's so gorgeous! Now for the mac blushes in the pots. The first one (top left) is called Trace Gold. When I first bought this I didn't even touch it, it just looks really basic but then last year when I was moving more towards bronzy blushes I decided to use this and I loved it! I'm going to start using it more because it's so beautiful with a gorgeous sheen to it. On the website it's describe as a gold with shimmer. When its swatched it's nothing special so if you go into a mac try it on and see what you think! The next one is the only limited edition blush out of the bunch, it's called Worldly Wealth. This one is very bronzy! On Temptaila it's described as a shimmering peachy-bronze. I really love this blusher! It gives a gorgeous glow to the skin and it is quite brown but i'm so glad I bought this when it came out in summer last year, fingers crossed they bring it out again so you guys can try it, and if you have it and never use it give it a go! The last mac blush in this post in Margin. It's described as a peach with golden shimmer. This is one of those blushes that gives you the glowing from within look, it's a pinky/peachy bronze and it's just beautiful! Every time it wear it I get so many compliments, it really does look gorgeous on most skin tones, if your more tan it can be a little light but Sunbasque is similar just a little darker. I really do love mac blushes, there are so many colours to choose from if you don't have one go in and have a look you don't need much because they are really pigmented! Moving on to Nars Madly, this blush is beautiful, it's described as a warm seashell pink. This is another than when it's swatched it looks boring but when it's on it's so nice! It has a really fine sheen to it! My last two are both by Becca. The top right is Wild Honey. It's a very warm tone browny/peach, you could probably use this as your bronzer it's one of those shades. Next is probably my favourite blusher and it's called Sweetpea. It's soooo gorgeous! These blushes are SO pigmented, literally one tap gives you amazing colour to your cheeks. Sweetpea is a browny/peach-pink. The pink is only a tad in there. I can't really describe it and all the descriptions are not that great. In the UK Becca is only sold in SpaceNK stores so if your near one go and give them a swatch you won't be disappointed. 
Well my lovelies that is it! I really wanted to get a post up for you. Please pleaseeee tell me what kind of posts you want to see! And follow me on my Instagram @ellietaylorrxx and my twitter @ellietaylorxo 
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Rome Trip and Sephora Haul!

Hello everyone, i'm back from Rome and it was beautiful! We had really nice weather except for one day were it was a little gloomy and rained for about an hour! I was so excited to go to Rome because I LOVE history so it was really exciting seeing all the roman history and Italian is my favourite food so having pizza and pasta everyday was a dream!

On the first day we did the coliseum. We did get a guide to take us around and skipped the line, I'd recommend you do this if your going to go to Rome, we didn't pre book the tour though there are people outside and we just joined one of those groups. The coliseum was my favourite building, it's so big and amazing! We had dinner at a restaurant facing the coliseum outside with the sun shining it was beautiful! On the 3 days we were there we did the forum tour, which is amazing because it's crazy to see all the ruins and your imagination goes wild! We saw the Fountana di Trevi which I was really looking forward to seeing but it was under construction so it had no water in and had scaffolding all over which I was really upset about but there's lots to see in Rome! We did the Vatican museum tour which is really long, really really long and we ate in some beautiful restaurants down side streets which were so cute and had amazing food! We used the metro to get around which took some getting used to, we googled the line and stop we needed so we didn't get lost! There's  some things we didn't see, mainly because we searched for hours couldn't find it then gave up! I really enjoyed Rome and I really want to see more of Italy as there are some amazing places to see! Being in Rome I did a lot of shopping! I had lots of trips to Sephora! So I have another haul for you! 

Let's start with the Sephora brand items. I really wanted to try some bits from the Sephora brand so I went straight to them! First I picked up the Sephora Contour Eye Pencil 12H Wear (waterproof) in the shade 08 Sun Tan. I really wanted a gold/bronze eyeliner and this pencil is so nice and creamy and stays on the eyes for hours! Then I got 4 eyeshadows, the first one I got was N.82 Hollywoods Calling, it's a brown eyeshadow with gold glitter it's SO beautiful and creamy! Then I got the Three in the palette, you buy these as singles and then put them into the palette the top left is N.74 Walking in The Sand, the top right is N.68 Satin Corset then at the bottom is N.77 Hawaiian Beach. Then I got the Sephora Blush in Coral Crush N.04, it's a beautiful coral/peach colour it does have a lot of shimmer to it but I personally like it. I got the Sephora Mineral Powder brush. I got this for foundation and I've only used it once and so far I like it. Lastly for Sephora makeup I got the Sephora Rouge Lipstick in R20 Honey, I LOVE this colour. It's a nudey peach it's gorgeous if you live near a sephora and you can swatch it go in and do so it's so nice! Then last for sephora stuff I got 6 of there fibre masks. I got the Pearl mask which is Perfecting & Brightening, the Ginseng mask which is Toning & Revitalizing. The Honey mask which is Nourishing & Balancing, the Lingzhi mask which is Anti-Aging & Smoothing, the Rose mask which is Ultra Moisturizing & Brightening and lastly I got the Pomegranate mask which is Anti-Fatigue & Energizing! I'm so excited to try these! I didn't get them all I think there are 8 in total. I do want to try them all but I didn't want to over do it! I also really wanted to try some Marc Jacobs makeup as I've not seen it anywhere in the UK. The first thing I got and I wanted to try was the #instamarc, it's a contouring duo. It says it's 'light filtering contour powder' I got the shade 40 Mirage Filter. I had to ask a lady because there was none out on the display and they only had one left in stock and luckily it was the one I wanted! I mainly got it for the yellow powder for under my eyes because it's huge! I then got 2 of there (P)outliner Longwear Lip Pencils in the shades (Nude)ist, it's more of a brown nude shade, then I also got Honey(bun) which is a peachy/pink. These are really nice and really long wearing. The packaging of these is so cute! I think these are limited edition i'm not to sure (I think it's the 'New Nudes' collection) from the same collection I got the Sheer Lip Gel Lipstick in the shade 146 Anais, there's 6 lipsticks in the collection and 3 are sheer and 3 aren't, the one I got isn't sheer, the packaging is gorgeous, it's a strange beige colour but it's really nice! Lastly from Marc Jacobs I got the Lust For Lacquer Lip Vinyl in 306 Sweet Escape, I really like this gloss it does have a slight tingle but I didn't notice any plumping. The next bits are just ransoms. I got the Chanel Rouge Coco lipstick in 432 Cécile, my first ever Dolce & Gabbana lipstick in 120 Nude and my first Givenchy lipstick in 102 Beige Plume it's a peach nude. All the lipsticks I got are a nude/peach shade! Then lastly I got 2 eyeshadows I got my first Makeup Forever Artist Shadow in D-750 Frosted Peach, I got this because it's really similar to my favourite mac pigment in pink bronze. It's gorgeous, I did want more of the Artist Shadows but they only had a really small selection of them. Lastly I got an eyeshadow from the brand Diego Dalla Palma (I got this from the airport) in the shade number 10 it's a gorgeous gold copper! I also bought a new Beauty Blender and Cleanser, but I got that from BeautyBay.com before I went to Rome! 
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I wont be doing my March favourites because I only had like 3 things so I'll add them onto my April favorites at the end of the month.
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My Top 10 Skincare Picks

I don't have much skincare and I will admit i'm not massive on it, these are the products I love and use!

1. Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser - this is a really nice cleanser, you massage it on to dry skin then wet the Muslim cloth and wipe it off. I don't really like to splash my face with water so this is perfect! It's so much quicker and easier, my skin always feels so amazing after I use this. Naturally active ingredients include eucalyptus and cocoa butter for smoother, cleaner skin. I'd love to try more Liz Earle skincare.
2. Bioderma Créaline H20 - this is on of my must haves! It's a cleansing water. I use this every morning and night. I soak a cotton pad and wipe. It takes one swipe to remove all makeup! It's perfect to have in your kit if your a makeup artist. It feels like water on the skin doesn't leave my skin sticky. I got a two pack when I was in Paris, it's a deffo must have.
3. MAC Volcanic Ask Exfoliator - I've mentioned this product before on my blog, it was one of my first blogposts. It's a really amazing exfoliator. It gets the job done but doesn't irritate the skin. My skin is quite sensitive and after I used this my skin didn't sting or feel tight. It's great for the body aswell.  
4. Neal's Yard Remedies Power Berry Daily Moisture -  this is an old fave of mine and I've only just repurchased it. It's a very lightweight moisturiser. I wrote about it in my mini haul post, I'll leave a link at the bottom if you want to read more.
5. MAC Strobe Cream - this is a cult classic at mac. It's a moisturiser with such a gorgeous pearlescent glow. I have the travel size version, I prefer the packaging it's easier to get out. This is an essential in summer, you can mix it in with foundation or wear it alone.
6. Bioderma Hydrabio Légère - this again I've mentioned before on my blog. It's a really light cream, it's for dehydrated skin, which mine certainly is but mine is also oily and this works perfectly for me, there is a rich cream also which I use in my kit for anyone with dry skin. I'm so glad I got these when I was in Paris! I will leave a link below where you can purchase Bioderma products here in the UK. 
7. MAC Wipes - these wipes are amazing. They are quite strong so if you have sensitive skin they will sting a little bit at first but once your skin gets used to them it will be fine, they get everything off! 
8. Eyeko Mascara Off Eye Makeup Remover Wipes - I love these! I only use these when I'm wearing a lot of eye makeup. These are pure cotton wipes with Olive Oil to smooth and Aloe Extract to soothe. They really do what they say they do.
9. MAC Blemish Control Gel - this is a new product from mac and it's really good! I apply it once I've took my makeup off, just put a dot on the blemish and it really does work! It reduces redness aswell as getting rid of the spot.
10. GlamGlow Supermud - I've ran out if mine that's why I don't have a picture but this mask is AMAZING. Deffo my fave out of all the masks, I need to repurchase another one as it's SO good, it clears skin it can be used as an overnight spot treatment it's just the best face mask I've ever tried! 100% recommend these GlamGlow masks! 
That's it's for my favourite skincare products! As always I will leave some links down below!
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Liz Earle - http://uk.lizearle.com
Bioderma - http://www.escentual.com/bioderma/?gclid=CjwKEAjw0LmoBRDHuo7UkaKXhn8SJADmDTG0Kmbx3qm2MzB72QJe-mXYXeJp-mGy0J8wFEN624uyxRoCr6fw_wcB
Glam Glow - http://www.glamglowmud.co.uk/glamglow/

HUGE makeup haul!

So here I am, with another haul! I love buying makeup! So at the start at this month I told myself, you don't need any makeup this month. You don't need to buy any your going to Rome at the end of the month just wait. Safe to say that didn't happen! 

I really do have a problem! Some of them are just repurchases and some are completely new to me. Now I feel like I have to say a disclaimer, I work for MAC so I get discount from all the brands under Estée Lauder and also I also get a professional discount from some other brands. Now that's cleared up, let's get to what I've bought. I am waiting on the Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Refill in Banana, I've been running low on it for awhile now but I didn't wanna just order one thing off the ABH website but I got an email off one of my favourite beauty websites to shop on in the UK and they have just got the contour refills! So I ordered Banana as it is one of my must haves! I bought 2 brushes, one of my favourite brushes the MAC 242 and a new type of brush for me the 129 Luxe Fan from Zoeva.

First I stocked up on some lashes, I got three pairs on 36's and a pair of 35's both by MAC and I got my first pair of Velour Lashes in Wispie Sweet Nothings, I love them, I wore them last night there so fluffy and look amazing deffo going to be getting some more styles.
Next on to face products, i'm on a bit of a foundation kick at the minuet. I'm obsessed with buying them! First I repurchased my MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW15 then I got the Nars All Day Luminous Weightless foundation in Light 5 Fiji, I really love this foundation I've been wearing it for a week I did a review/first impressions post on it I'll leave a link at the end of this post if your interested in reading it, the next 3 foundations I've bought I've never used before, I got the Chanel Perfection Lumière Velvet in 20 Beige, Tom Ford Traceless Perfection Foundation in 03 Fawn and the 
Charlotte Tilbury Light Wonder foundation in 03 Fair, if you want any first impressions on these foundations let me know! Then I repurchased my MAC Prolongwear concealer in NC20 then I bought the Charlotte Tilbury Retoucher Pen in 1 Fair, i'm obsessed with the packaging it's an entire rose gold pen! It's the same style packaging as the MAC Prep + Prime Highlight pen but it's completely rose gold! I repurchased my bronzer MAC Give Me Sun, it's such a warm colour I prefer more of the terracotta colour. Then I finally got Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Opal. I had this in summer and it was faulty so I sent it back to be exchanged and they were out of stock so I've been trying to get another one since last summer! That's all the face products I bought. I only got 2 eye products. The MAC Cinderella Glitter in Reflects Pearl, this is a permanent product (in normal packaging) and the Nars Eyeshadow Duo in Isolde, I've been wanting this for ages but it wasn't available on the website so when it was in stock I bought it straight away! It's beautiful! Lastly, and my favourite products, lippys! I got Soar lipliner by MAC,  I got 4 limited MAC lipsticks, (l-r) Forbidden Sunrise, this is a matte orange it's beautiful. Next is Boca it's a Satin finish it's quite similar to Brave also by mac but I don't own any colours like that (crazy I know). Next is probably my fave packaging the Cinderella collection lipstick in Royal Ball, it's a luster finish and a pale pink, I really only bought this for the 
packaging cause it's so cute! Last mac lipstick is Barbecue, it's a matte bright orange red! 
MAC have been on fire with collections this month! I also got the new Rouge Coco lipstick in Adrienne 402, these lipsticks are really creamy and hydrating I can't wait to get
more shades. Lastly I got the a Nars Audacious lippy in Raquel, again another product which had been out of stock for ages and when they first launched the line of lipsticks this was the first one I wanted. So that's everything from my huge haul! I'm really happy with everything I've bought and i'm excited to try the new things out! I'm going to leave some links down below of some of my favourite places to shop!
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www.beautybay.com
www.cultbeauty.co.uk
Nars foundation review - http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/nars-all-day-luminous-weightless.html

Makeup Geek Eyeshadows..

I've been meaning to do this post for a while now, I mentioned them in a haul in Febuary but I wanted to do a more in depth post on them once I'd used them and knew what I thought.

All of Makeup Geek eyeshadows are cruelty free (not tested on animals) talc and paraben free.
I got 8 of there normal eyeshadows and 2 of the Foiled eyeshadows. The foiled ones I got were Grandstand and Flame Thrower. These eyeshadows are like nothing I've ever used! They are so creamy and pigmented. You can tap the eyeshadow and it gives you amazing colour payoff!  Grandstand is described as a medium rose gold with slight taupe undertones and a foiled finish. Flame Thrower is described as a true brightened warm copper with a foiled finished. Now for there normal shadows. I got Beaches & Cream named after the velvety, warm skin of a peach, and the soft subtle sands on a beach, described as a creamy matte natural beige with just a hint of peach. This is probably the shadow I use the most out of the 10 I bought. Then I got Peach Smoothie, this is my most used out of them all. It has a huge dint init and I've only had it for a month. It's very creamy and pigmented, it's described as a light peach beige with a soft matte finish. Next I got Crème Brulee, described as a medium sand color with a soft matte finish. It's quite warm I've only just started to use this one. Next is Frappé, this is one of my favourites I reach for it most times I do my makeup it's a really warm medium brown described as Medium maple brown matte. Next is Latte, this is a cooler than all of the others I got, it's described as a matte medium brown. Again this is one i'm rarely using, just because I wear really warm tones. Next is Goddess, this is probably the least pigmented out of them all, but it's a beautiful warm copperish shade, it's described as a metallics pals copper, it's got a gorgeous gold shimmer to it. Then I got a Makeup Geek must have, Cocoa Bear. Described as a matte reddish brown. This is very pigmented. A tap will give you what you need, I've not used this one too much but it is a lovely shade. Lastly is Chickadee, again another shade I don't use everyday but I use this sometimes to blend everything and add warmth, it's described as a matte orange yellow. I love all of the shades I bought and I can't wait to get more! I deffo have my eyes on some more of the foiled eyeshadows and the Vegas Lights palette! I really reccomend these eyeshadows to everyone! They are so affordable and worldwide shipping is also affordable! It took about 10 days to get to the UK which isn't too long. My favourites are Grandstand, Peach Smoothie & Frappé!
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I have a haul coming soon (yes another one!) i'm quite busy atm so i'm trying my best to get things up. PLEASE let me know of posts you'd like to see by commenting on this post or emailing me at makeupbyelliex@gmail.com
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Nars All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation First Impression + Review

This is the first time I've ever done a first impression/review of something! I'm obsessed with buying foundations at the minuet. I got a sample of the new Nars All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation and when I tried it I knew I was going to buy it but I wanted to find the right colour and give it the foundation test, a day at work. I got another sample of the shade Light 5 Fiji. So let's start by telling you about the foundation.

Picture taken from Nars' Instagram

'Its a full, natural looking coverage with unexpectedly weightless, 16 hour wear. Highly pigmented and perfectly balanced, this breakthrough formula builds and blends effortlessly with just one drop-- Even Tone Technology is designed to instantly neutralize redness and dullness, while working long term to reduce the appearance of discolouration for more even uniform skin'
The first time I saw it I was a little shocked, because it's very runny. When I felt it and heard it was full coverage I was like, no it can't be, but I took a sample and tried it. So what I did was use this foundation with all the other makeup I normally used and tested it out on a really busy Sunday on the mac counter! I applied it and 9.30 am and kept a check on it throughout the day and wrote in my notes what I thought. When I applied it first in the morning I thought it went on lovely and had beautiful coverage, I used my Neal's Yard Remidies Power Berry Daily Moisture and MAC Natural Radience Primer under. Half way through doing my makeup I noticed my forehead got a little bit shiney, I have very oily skin but I don't mind a little shine/glow to the skin, so I just set my forehead with MakeUp Forever HD powder. With everything on once I'd finished my makeup it looked beautiful! It had a luminous glow to it without being sticky and it felt really light on the skin. 
I didn't get another chance to look at it properly until 3 o'clock, it was still looking really nice with a nice glow. I only noticed it had wore of my nose a little bit, but i'm very oily on my nose so it was expected. But it still looked good and everyone was complimenting me on how good my skin looked. I finished work at 6 pm. It still looked really nice, it had a glow but my forehead was quite shiny but nothing I was to bothered about. Work was really busy and it was really hot. It hadn't wore off anywhere else on my face, except on my nose like I said before. The last time I checked on it was 9.30pm. The foundation was on my face for 12 hours. I was very shiny, which was obviously going to happen, I didn't really have a problem with it because any foundation I have used I've always been shiny after 6/8 hours. Overall I really loved this foundation. It was a flawless, full coverage foundation with a very lightweight feel to it. I loved the finish of it and it wore well throughout the day, especially since I'd been at work all day. I do think it would be good for all skin types. It is probably better for normal/combination skin it did cling to the few dry patches I had on my nose (I've been ill, blowing my nose has mad it a little dry) so maybe not for dry skin, if you are dry and wanted to wear it I think if you moistureised and primed you'd be fine, for oily skin if you don't like shine setting it would be fine aswell! I was really happy with the colour. Nars claims it can do the entire face with just one pump, personally I don't agree, I like to used a few pumps because it only drops out a tiny bit. I bought it the next day (i'm waiting for it to come in the post that's why I used a picture off the @narsissit Instagram)!
If you like post like this let me know because I have the new Chanel Perfection Lumière Velvet which I've not tried yet. So if you'd like me to do a first impression on that just let me know on one of my posts! 
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My Makeup Must Haves.

This post is entirely on the things I love and reach for the most.. The things I couldn't do my makeup without. A few things (lip products) I went a little over the top with but they are all my most used lipsticks out of my 121 mac bullets. So let's get to it.

So the first product I cannot do my makeup without is the MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radience Primer. This is my f a v o u r i t e primer! It's moisturising but helps control my very oily skin! I love it! Next is foundation. Now I know in the picture there's a lot but I couldn't decide which was my favourite. I love foundations and I love finding new foundations, the combo i'm loving at the minuet is the MAC Studio Fix Fluid mixed with my Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk. Every time I wear it I get compliments on my skin! I love the two together! 
Next is face stuffs! After my foundation my favourite concealer to use is the MAC Prolongwear Concealer, it's full coverage and stays on all day long. I've not found a better one yet! Bronzer i'm struggling with, please tell me some of your favourites I need help! Next is blush, hands down my favourite is Becca Mineral Blush in Sweetpea. I just love the shade and again everyone comments on the colour! I sometimes like to top it with the Laura Mercier Shimmer Bloc in Peach Mosaic, since I bought this I fell in love! It gives the most amazing glow to your cheeks like your glowing from within, and I love the glow! We all know that MAC Prep+Primer Highlighter pen in Light Boost holds the permanent spot in my heart for highlighting the undereyes. It's the best thing I've found, I always have backups waiting! Going back to glow, finding a highlighter to mention was SO hard because I love them all, the two that popped out was the Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Moonstone and the DiorSkin Nude Tan Transat Edition (unfortunately limited edition) I can't leave the house without I highlight and these are the ones I grab! I do also love to set my Light Boost with MAC Shaping Powder in Emphasize and Anastasia Beverly Hill Banana but they are both on there last legs, I need to order Banana of the ABH website, i'm too lazy to do it yet! I can't leave the house without spritzing my face with MAC Fix+ to give my face a more 'skin' like look after all the layers I have on!
Moving on to eyes. This palette is the on,y thing I pick up. It's a Mixture of MAC eyeshadows and Makeup Geek eyeshadows. I love every colour in the palette! I have 2 of the Foiled eyeshadows in there from Makeup Geek and I now want them all! Amazing amazing eyeshadows! My No.1 brow product has got to be the Anastasia Beverly Hills DipBrow. Nothing can beat it! 
Now for my lip products.. Clearly I love MAC lipsticks. Going from left to right is Sweet & Sour, Myth, Kinda Sexy, Viva Glam II, Mocha and Viva Glam III. Then there is some brights included aswell, can you believe it?! They are Toxic Tale (LE) and Viva Glam Miley! The best lipliners are MACs. Everyday I either use Spice, Boldly Bare or Stripdown! The Dior Fluid Sticks are amazing also! I have these in 219 & 239!

So that's all my makeup must haves! Everything mentioned is what I use if you want to know what my favourite brushes for eyes and face are I'll leave links down below to the blog posts also my foundation routine! Let me know what you would like a blog post on next!
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my must have face brushes - http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/my-must-have-makeup-brushes-face.html
my must have eye brushes - http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/my-must-have-makeup-brushes-eyes.html 
my foundation routine - http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/makeup-routine-skin.html

Mini Haul

I've been away for awhile so i'm trying to make it up to you by doing a few posts this week so comment on this post or on a picture of my blog on my Instagram @ellietaylorrxx of what you would like to see and I'll see if I can make it happen! This week I've bought a few bits so I thought I'd show you.

First I re bought a moisturiser I really loved last year it's the Neal's Yard Remidies Power Berry Daily Moisture. It boosts radiance and protects youthful skin, blended with antioxidant-rich acai, bilberry and goji berry with moisturising hyaluronic acid in a lightweight lotion, help fight the effects of free radicals for brighter, dewy looking skin. I love how light it is and I really love the smell. I do have oily skin but I really love this moisturiser I'd love to try the other products in the 'Power Berry' range! 
Sticking with skin, I bought the Hourglass Mineral Veil Primer, it's oil free and has SPF 15, it's silky and weightless, a mineral based, water resistant primer which eliminates redness, minimizes pore size and softens fine lines. I got the 10ml size but they also have a 30ml (I got mine from SpaceNK, on the hourglass website they also have a 60ml). Next I bought the Dior Skin Airflash spray foundation, this was very interesting thing for me and at the minuet i'm a little bit foundation obsessed! I love buying and trying new foundations. This foundation is different to any other that I've seen, it's a 70ml bottle, which is bigger than all of my other foundations! It's for all skin types, it says it's a sheer coverage but I was watching reviews and it can be made to quite a full coverage, I watchd Nicole Guerrieros review on YouTube and she said she likes to use it with a flat top kabuki brush so that's what made me buy the next thing, the Zoeva 104 Buffer brush. It's so dense and SO soft. It's nothing like I've used before so I've found it a little hard but the more i'm using it the more i'm getting used to it. I really love Zoeva brushes, they are really good quality. Lastly is the new MAC Toldeo lipstick in Oxblood. I've had my eyes on this lipstick for months! It's a Matte finish and a beautiful nude. It is sold out online but in stores it launches on Thursday the 5th of March. It Launched early in Selfridges stores. So you can still get your hands on this lippy. Just another little extra I got a sample of the new Nars All a day Luminous Weightless Foundation, at first I wasn't crazy on it, it's very liquidy, but after trying it again I love it. It's full coverage even though it feels so thin, if I was you I'd go to your nearest Nars counter and get a sample as at first it's a little strange. Online there are hardly any shades in stock, i use Light 4 Deauville in both this and Sheer Glow!
That's all! Don't forget to comment and let me know what posts you'd like to see! Or comment on this picture on my Instagram @ellietaylorrxx! 
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Neal's Yard Remidies -  https://www.nealsyardremedies.com/search?q=Power+berry
Hourglass Primer - http://uk.spacenk.com/veil-mineral-primer-spf-15/MUS300023090.html
DiorSkin AirFlash - http://www.boots.com/en/DIOR-DIORSKIN-AIRFLASH-Spray-Foundation-70ml_36330/
Nicole Guerrieros Review - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=STgvuErIChM
Zoeva Brush - http://www.beautybay.com/accessories/zoeva/104bufferbrush/

Febuary Faves

Hi everyone, sorry for me being gone for so long! But i'm back today with my Febuary favourites. 
I've not got a lot of things to talk about as everything I've been using I've already mentioned, i'm one of those people that when I love something I keep using it. But I've not had much new stuff to play with and review so it's a pretty boring month. But let's get to it..

First is my Bioderma Sensibio H20. It's a cleansing and makeup removing water, it's Fragrance free, alcohol free, paraben free and it's Hypoallergenic. I bought mine in Paris last year, I got the 2x 500ml pack for only €17! I've still got a whole bottle un opened, I've only just started using it everyday recently, just soak a cotton pad and wipe! Moving on, next is MAC blush in Worldly Wealth, unfortunately this was limited edition (sorry) but mac blush in Sweet As Cocoa is really similar if you like the look of it! Keeping with face this month I've been using the MAC Studio Conceal and Correct duo in Pale Pink/Pale Yellow. How I've been using this is before I put my foundation on, i'm using the pale pink side under my eyes to correct my dark circles, if you have blue/purple tones under your eyes you want to use a pink/peach shade under there to correct them and a warmer tone works better! Then I've been using the pale yellow side once all my makeup is on mixed with my Light Boost pen to brighten my undereyes! Lastly I have four eyeshadows, the first is Bobbi Brown Sparkle Eyeshadow in Golden Peach (31). I loooove this, it was a limited edition item but i'm sure you could still get this. It's very similar to the mac pressed pigments, ive been using it wet and dry, I really love the colour! Next is MAC Folie Eyeshadow (top of the 3 shadows) it's a really warm rich brown, it's quite dark but not to dark. I've been using this a lot on myself and most of my clients, I love how warm it is! Lastly is 2 Makeup Geek shadows first is one of there Foiled eyeshadows in Grandstand. I LOVE this eyeshadow, the smallest amount goes a long way, it's so smooth and creamy. It's just gorgeous! On the website it's described as a medium rose gold with slight taupe undertones, it looks more of a cool undertone at first but it's deffo got a warm undertone! My next makeup geek shadow is Peach Smoothie, I've been using this in my crease every time I've done my makeup! It's so pigmented! All makeup geek eyeshadows are cruelty free, talc and paraben free. 
That's all my favourites for Feb. As always I'll leave links to everything if I can find them! 
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Bobbi Brown Sparkle eyeshadows- http://www.bobbibrown.co.uk/product/2330/26840/Makeup/Eyes/Eye-Shadows/Sparkle-Eye-Shadow/New/index.tmpl
Bioderma - http://www.escentual.com/bioderma/bioderma013/
Makeup Geek- http://www.makeupgeek.com

Haul!

I've bought quite a few things recently, but the main thing I was waiting to get delivered and it finally came today! 
So at the very start of the month I bought a few bits (pictured on my Instagram, I'll put a link) I bought a new Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation in shade 4, Bobbi Brown Sparkle Eyeshadow in Golden Peach and a Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Eyeshadow in #5. Then last week I treated myself to the Louis Vuitton Neverfull handbag (I'll leave a link to that post for anyone who's interested). Then I bought a gorgeous dress from FindersKeepers also!

At the start of the month I did my first Makeup Geek order, I've been wanting to try there eyeshadows for so long so I finally bit the bullet. These eyeshadows are $5.99 each! Such an amazing price and worldwide shipping isn't to expensive! Once I've used them all a little but more (they only came today but I've swatched them all. AMAZING is all I can say!) i'm going to do a more detailed post. I got the shades Flame Thrower, Grandstand, Beaches & Cream, Peach Smoothie, Crème Brûlée, Latte, Frappé, Goddess, Cocoa Bear and Chicadee! They are amazing and I will be doing another order shortly! Then I did a lash order, I will leave the site I buy them from at the end of the post, it's great prices and free first class postage in the UK! I got Red Cherry Lashes in the styles 106, 213, 47, 523, 217 and 747S. I got a Ardell Wispies (my faves!) and a triple pack of Eylure individuals! I purchased my first Diptyque candle in Rosafolia 😍 it smells amazing! And then yesterday I went to my M.A.C counter and got my Viva Glam Miley Cyrus Lipstick and Lipgloss! And the lipstick in Toxic Tale, both beautiful colours! 

Armani foundation & bobbi brown eyeshadow-  http://instagram.com/p/yWhKCnnczx/?modal=true
Armani eyeshadow- http://instagram.com/p/yg1yTInc5L/?modal=true
Louis Vuitton blog post- http://ellietaylorx.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/louis-vuitton-neverfull.html
FindersKeepers dress- http://instagram.com/p/zFm46yHc9m/?modal=true
Where I buy my eyelashes- http://falseeyelashes.co.uk

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