BEAUTY - 2017 Beauty Obsessions.

2017 saw lots of new makeup products. Some which stayed in my makeup bag and some that didn't. 
Not only will this post tell you about the products I discovered in 2017 but the products from 2016 that made the whole year in my makeup bag but also products that will probably never change and if you've read previous monthly favourites on my blog, some of these products might be familiar to you. 

2017 Beauty Finds. 
Some of these products I had to give 2 or 3 chances to realise how much I loved them. 

First up Lilly Lashes Ela. I have always been a fan of Lilly Lashes, they are my favourite lashes ever. I decided to break away from my usual Miamis/Hollywoods and try Ela's and they are my faaavourites. They are bandless and fluffy and perfect. I get mine off falseeyelashes.co.uk they always have a 10% off discount code (I used the code EYES at checkout) and occasionally they have 20% off PLUS it's free next day delivery! 

Huda Beauty Faux Filter Foundation. This one was something I wanted to try before I bought. Luckily the HudaBeauty counter faced the MAC counter so I could get a few samples. I tried Shortbread, Chai, Macaroon. I am very fair, usually I would use NC15 in Studio Fix Fluid. I liked all 3 shades and if I could I'd purchases them all.. Chai is a little dark for me, more like NC20 and Macaroon was slightly pinker in the undertone so I purchased Shortbread. I absolutely Love this foundation. At first I was a little unsure. I'm very oily and I actually didn't like it when I first applied it, it was very matte. Also the first time I used it I used it with my usual foundation brush, the 168 from Mac and I really didn't get a good first impression of the foundation. It was drying before I could even blend it in and it's an extremely full coverage. The next time I used it I used a Beauty Blender and I've been obsessed ever since, I ran out of my sample and went back to studio fix and it made SF look like a light coverage in comparison! Also the foundation is really long lasting which is a must have for myself as I wear my makeup for over 12 hours a day. 

A product which I bought used around 4 times and didn't like it at first was the Stila Magnificent Metals Glitter & Glow Liquid shadow. I found it flaky and messy and I found it was all over my face by the end of the day. I would look at it all the time and I thought i'm gunna try it with a brush, not just putting it on from the applicator. And I loved it, I wore it on Christmas Day, New Years Eve, I actually went on to use it on a lot of my freelance's on NYE. I even had a girl who had it and said she didn't like it and I told her that I felt the same but since using it with a brush, I use either a Mac 242 or then Colourpop flat shader, that I loved it and I even purchased it in a different shade and would absolutely love the whole collection. Stila have also brought out ones that have no glitter in them I would really love to try those also!

Another product I used once, didn't like, put it down and then came back to it a few months later and that is the Tom Ford Cream & Powder eyeshadow duo/Cream Colour For Eyes. 
I have a few shades now but the one in particular i'm talking about its Naked Bronze 01. I have worn this probably near enough every day throughout December. It was quick, easy so when I was waking up at 5am to get ready for work I knew the product I wanted, I didn't really use the shimmer powder eyeshadow that comes with it more so Nillionare Super Shoch eyeshadow from Colourpop. Again I even did this look on a freelance because it looks super amazing! I use them with a Mac brush which I think has been discontinued! I want them in every colour. 

Lastly, this seems like a very basic one but the Clarins Moisture Replenishing Lip Balm. OBSESSED. My lips get so dry and sore. From traveling and daily life but especially when I go on a plane. I need a good lip balm this I have been choosing over lipstick or lipgloss! Add a lip liner and cover my lips in this. Makes your lips feel amazing, I get very addicted to putting it on. 100% a travel/life essential..

2016 - 2017. 

I've always loved Anastasia Beverly Hills eyeshadows but last year I used Burnt Orange near enough everyday. Still love my Jouer Highlighter in Citrine, I've had 2 I will say they 
break very easy! My first one broke in my bag my second lasted longer but once I hit pan it broke but I don't care because I love the product, how I like to use it leads on to another product which made it, the Mac Cream Colour Base in Pearl. I apply this first then my Jouer highlighter. A product which I bought probably in 2015 and picked it up again this year is the Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze and Glow. I don't use the highlight in the palette but I love the bronzer I wish they would bring it out singular because I don't want to repurchase the palette just for the bronzer! 

Products I've always loved..

Natural Radiance Primer (Mac), Prep & Prime Light Boost Highlight Pen (Mac), Soft Ochre (Mac), Fix + (Mac), Emphasize Shaping Powder (Mac), Deep Dark Brunette Brow Fluidline (Mac), Margin Blush (Mac). 

Well there we have it! The products that were in my makeup bag last year, i'm very much a creature of habit so I like what I like and I rarely change it up. One thing I can't find is a concealer so if you have suggestions let me know! 

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2018 WANDERLUST.

My first post of 2018!
I know I say this all the time but I really want to blog more this year! It's very hard between working full time and creating content!
So here we go on my first 2018 post, kicking it off with one of my favourite things TRAVEL.

I've been on lots of trips the past 4 years and there are SO MANY places I want to go to, I have a whole list in my diary including all the places to visit in the country! 
Starting with where I have been.. 
Dublin, London, Paris, Rome, Turkey, Prauge, New York, Paris (again, and always planning on going back), Dubrovnik, Montenegro, Riga, Edinburgh, Kraków, Paphos, Copenhagen & Malmö. 
And 2018 is looking to be a fun packed year for travelling! I'm starting off in Iceland - Reykjavik in March, then July going to the place my stomach is from.. Italy! So excited to explore Venice then from Venice to Verona! The scene for Romeo and Juliet! Wanted to visit Verona ever since I watched the film Letters to Juliet! Then September will take me to Morocco - Marrakech. All these places require lots of outfit planning! I'm so excited for all of this trips and i'm hoping to maybe squeeze 1 more trip in maybe 2! 
Other than the places i'm heading to this year I have a whole list of places i'm desperate to go to! The list includes most of Italy, lots of France, Spain and lots more! 
I've started to make a travel 'scrapbook'. It's just a book full of pictures I've taken from all the places I've been and i'm actually obsessed with it. It becomes very obsessive printing pictures off and making sure I've taken enough pictures, and if I haven't I will go on a crazy hunt to find more things to take pictures of! 
I'm so excited to go exploring this year! Take lots of pictures and see even more beautiful places. 
I think my top 5 places to visit next (very very hard to choose). 
-Florence. 
-Milan. 
-Barcelona. 
-Budapest. 
-Positano. 

Recently Purchased Luxury Items.

I usually post about the items I've purchased here on my blog but since I've been gone for so long there's a few items I've missed out on telling you about! Also there is one item which is my most recent handbag purchase which i'm not including in this because I am going to do a post all about that handbag (if you follow me on Instagram - @ellietaylorrxx you will have seen it already).  
This first item i'm going to talk about I mentioned in my Paris trip/Chanel bag post. The Celine Nano Luggage. I'd tried it on, loved it and knew I wanted it but I had just spent a crazy amount on a Chanel bag so I left Paris without the Celine bag. Then I went on holiday and I thought about how much I needs a small black cross body bag (I talked myself into buying it). Then at the start of October I went to Selfridges and purchased it. I am going to leave the prices for thing at the end of the post because a lot of items are hard to find the price online so if you wanna know it will be down at the bottom! I am so happy with that bag! It has become one of my most used handbags. It's been to Riga, Latvia with me and also came with me to Kraków, Poland. It fits what you need in and it's not a bother or a pain because it's a crossbody bag, and you'll be surprised how much it fits in! 
Next up came the Chloe Joe Coin Purse. Once I purchased the Celine bag I decided to take up less room I 'needed' a coin purse. I bought this the day after my birthday as my 'birthday treat'. It does have 4 card slots on the back also. I don't use this loads but it's handy to have, plus it is very pretty!  Then came the Saint Laurent Card Holder. Now this wasn't expected. I think half the reason

I purchased the Chloe one is because I'd emailed Saint Laurent asking if the still stocked the blush pink/silver hard wear card hold or the black/silver leather card holder and they told me no. Anyway I went to Edinburgh for my birthday for a little weekend away and I said to myself I'll just look in Harvey Nics and see if they have any card holders. I walked in and there it was.. A light pink/silver hard wear card holder. It's croc embossed which i'm not too fussed about but it is so beautiful! I was unsure so the lady said she would put it on hold for me until the day after but it took me the whole of 10 minutes before I was paying for it at the till! I do use both when it comes to my small bags. If I could I would probably take the Chloe coin purse back but sometimes you need somewhere to store change so it does come in handy!
Next.. The bag that I was so obsessed with for such a long time! The Gucci Dionysus bag. As I mentioned in my last post (click here) so many amazing fashion bloggers had this bag and I was so tempted, something about the classic GG print made me hesitant but I couldn't stop thinking about it. After seeing Ohh Couture style this bag I was sold. It's such a beautiful bag I still look at it and think wow. It makes me really nervous though that there's a taupe pocket on the back of the bag because I really don't want any colour transfer! (I've used it a few times mostly wearing black jeans and a leather jacket and so far I've had no problems). 
Lastly for the items in this post is the Valentino Rockstud Camera Cross Body Bag. This bag is amazing. It's so pretty and the leather is so soft. The studs around the bag and all along the strap make it look like jewellery! I've not really had chance to use it much but when I have used it I've loved it (i'm taking it away on holiday with me in September). It fits quite a bit in I usually put my card holder & coin purse in, my phone, mirror and lip products, keys and there's still room for more. It's such a beautiful bag and the colour is beautiful! I might have to get some Rockstud heels now to match.. 
Anyway thank you for reading! And stay tuned for my latest handbag purchase, it's a big one! Don't forget to follow my Instagram @ellietaylorrxx for more pictures and posts! 
❤️

PRICES. (When I purchased them) 
Celine Nano luggage - £1550
Chloe coin purse - £180 
YSL card holder - £170
Gucci bag - £1420
Valentino bag - £830

My Top Five Favourite Fashion Bloggers/Instagrammers.

Hello everyone! It's been a very long time since I last blogged. I was going through a creative block. I've decided to kick it back off with something I love which is fashion blogs and instagrams. If there is anything you would like me to do a post on please do let me know as I want to be putting out content that you want to see.

There are so many amazing bloggers out there this is just 5 of the girls who's blogs/Instagrams I check daily and who give me the most inspiration. 


1. The Viva Luxury. 
2. Ohh Couture. 
3. Hello Fashion Blog. 
4. Lydia E Millen. 
5. I Am Choquette. 


I cannot say which one of these girls is my favourite. They all post amazing outfits and beautiful images! If you are looking for some style inspo and some major wanderlust these are just a few i'm obsessed with. 

1. Thevivaluxury.com
Ran by the gorgeous Anabelle, she makes me want to get up and go and buy pretty much every outfit she posts. Every outfit is perfectly put together, the images she posts are just beautiful and in the perfect location to complement the outfit. I think I've pretty much got every single outfit she's worn on my Pinterest. 

2. Ohhcouture.com
This blog is ran by Leonie. Her images are just incredible. I lust over the locations in her pictures, I want to go to every place she has been. Her style is amazing, another blog who's pictures are all over my Pinterest. When I had my eye on the Gucci Dionysus bag it was Leonies images and outfits which made me end up purchasing the bag.

3. Hellofashionblog.com
I came across this blog on Pinterest while looking at handbag pictures. Ran by Christine this is a blog for everyone. Not that the others aren't, but she has a post for everyone out there (you'll get what I mean when you go to her Instagram/blog). I love all of her images and outfits.

4.@lydiaemillen. 
This is more of an Instagram I check on the daily. Not that I don't like her blog, Lydia admits to not posting much on there recently. I just find she's more active on Instagram and her images and her outfits are amazing. She also has a YouTube channel, another place I follow along with. She inspired my to purchase my latest handbag (I do plan on doing a blog post on it) and she deffo gives me style inspiration and hair envy to add. 

5. @Iamchoquette. 
Another Instagram account and YouTube account i'm always checking. Claire has the most amazing handbag collection! Her outfits and images again are beautiful! Her house is also so dreamy! She's friends with Lydia also! I would say Claire is my handbag crush! I would have pretty much every handbag she has if I could! 

That's pretty much everything on the beautiful girls! I just wanted to do a quick post to bring 
me back to the party and these 5 girls have definitely inspired me! I hope my blog/Instagram 
will one day compare to all of these and I really am wanting to create a YouTube channel I just think it will be later on. Please don't forget to follow my Instagram @ellietaylorrxx. 
Thank you for reading and please let me know what you would like to to post about in the future. Ellie x

My most used lip products.

1. This has to be Nice n Spicy lipliner by Mac Cosmetics. I have around 8 of these! I go through them like they are going out of stock. I use this lipliner with most lipsticks, it goes with all of my faves. It's from the Prolongwear family so it stays put for hours! 

2. This one was between two lipsticks of mine (the other will be no 3.) and it's Myth Lipstick again by Mac cosmetics. This is my go to lippy. It's always in my bag because it goes with most of my makeup looks so when I need a nude lipstick this is the one I reach for the most. (Myth lipstick and Nice n Spicy lipliner is one of my fave combos).

3. This has to be my other most used lipstick and this is Sweet & Sour lipstick by Mac Cosmetics. Even though some people would think this as a summery lipstick it's another I will always have in my bag. I love it all year round it's my perfect Peach Nude. (Again with Nice n Spicy lipliner, another favourite combination).

4. Next is the NYX Soft Matte Lip creme in Cairo. It's super similar to Myth (but completely different haha) another product that I keep in my bag for when I need a nude lippy.

5. Another item I keep in my bag because it's super easy to apply it's the Patent Polish Lip Pencil in Its Really Me from Mac Cosmetics. These are a glossy lipstick in a cubby pencil form and this colour is a beautiful nude. They are moisturising and quick to put on without needing a mirror for help.

6. A gloss which I love is the NYX Butter Gloss in Fortune Cookie. This is myth in a lipgloss. And I love a glossy lip, I'm not much of a matte girl unless I'm wearing a bright colour (which is rare). These glosses are amazing, super creamy and pigmented.

7. Another one of my favourite lipsticks in Shy Girl from Mac Cosmetics. Again it's another nude peach and it also looks fab with the Nice n Spicy lipliner! Its a no fuss lipstick and it's a really popular shade. 

8. I don't really like matte lipsticks but I love the colour of Honeylove Lipstick from Mac. It's a little bit of a darker nude so it's a nice one for fall/winter. Another favourite Fall lipstick of mine is Mocha again from Mac. 

9. A creamy nude lipstick I love is Nude Kate from Charlotte Tilbury. If you don't like a super nude lip (like Myth from mac) this is one you will love. It's not too nude it has a little but more colour. I really like this shade. I also really like the Kim K W lipstick from Charlotte but i'm not sure if it's limited edition or not it's more pink than Nude Kate. 

I could really go on and on when it comes to my favourite lip products so I've had to stop myself. I always have more than 2 of these products in my bag at all times. 
Hope you liked this. 
Ell X

My first CHANEL bag + PARIS TRIP

Hello loves, So on Friday (3rd June) I went back to my favourite place in the world, PARIS. I wanted to go and buy a Chanel bag. This bag I saw in a magazine when I was 11 years old and I knew I wanted it. I started saving around last September and I wanted to save up as much as possible so I could buy whatever I wanted to in Paris. (If anyone wants a post on how I save leave a comment here or on my Instagram). All of my favourite designers are French so it would be the perfect place to go shopping. 
On the Friday we went to find Av. Montaigne, where all the fabulous designer boutiques are. 

This street is so beautiful and all of the stores looked amazing. We only went to find the Chanel boutique so we knew where to go on the Saturday. We were stood outside looking at all the new window display of the 'Paris in Rome' collection and my mum and auntie said just go in and buy it now! I was so unprepared because I was planning on doing it the day after! I had a whole outfit planned. My heart was pounding and I was really nervous! Anyway we went in and the store was so busy we had around a 10 minuet wait before we were served which I didn't mind. I already knew the bag I wanted, the leather and the hard wear I was just

 

unsure on the size. So I looked at the Jumbo classic flap and the Maxi classic flap. The minuet I tried the Maxi on I knew that this was the size I wanted. I'd already been and seen the Jumbo in the store in manchester, the woman who served me in there was so lovely and she told me so much about the bag, but when I first saw the jumbo and tried it on my heart didn't skip, I knew I would know when I saw them side by side in Paris. I decided on the Classic Flap Maxi in Caviar leather and gold hard wear. We were probably in the store around half an hour and most of the time we were waiting to be served or waiting to pay. It was a really emotional moment for all of us, my mum and auntie cried because I saved up and bought a bag I've been wanting for 10 years in my favourite place in the world. I was so happy I could've burst with excitement. We took it back to the hotel and went on with our

day. I couldn't wait to get it out and look at it (obviously each stage had a photoshoot). The day after I wanted to go back to Av Montaigne to see the rest of the street and the stores, we went into Celine. I'd seem some sunglasses I wanted but I also wanted the Nano Luggage cross body which I LOVED but I didn't have wifi so I couldn't check how much money I had left in my account so I settled for the sunglasses, which i'm so happy I got because I love them! I went for the Wayfarer-style in tortoiseshell/Havana. There were so many beautiful things in the Celine boutique and I know I didn't buy the Nano luggage this time but it's now 100% on my list. It wasn't that sunny but I wanted to wear the sunglasses! We continued on with our day walking from the Eiffel tower all the way to Notre Dame. The building in Paris are just so incredibly beautiful, I never get bored of looking at them. I still had money left and it was burning a hole in my purse! I'd wanted a Hermès Clic H bracelet for a while but I had talked myself out if buying one a few times  as they are very expensive,

so I thought I'd leave it until we got into the airport as I knew there was a Hermès store in there. I wanted White & Gold, the store I was in only had the White & Rose Gold which I did want to look at but I didn't think the store would have, I tried it on and then I purchased it. I knew if I didn't buy it there I wouldn't of bought one. I just wish I could if seen the white and gold also, so when I got home I rang the Hermès in manchester and they said I could exchange it, the service was amazing. I absolutely love the White & Gold it's just more me. We had such a lovely time in Paris and we are planning on going again next year, unfortunately for us we did have a bad experience in the airport but none of us have experienced what happened before and hopefully it won't happen again. Our hotel was in an amazing location, we stayed in the Mercure Paris Centre Eiffel Tower Hotel. The minuet you walk out of the hotel the Eiffel Tower is right there and it take under 2 minuets to get to the tower! We've been before so we kinda knew where we were going but we got a map and off we went. I did go into sephora but I only purchased two Marc Jacobs Remarcable foundations. If you have never been to Paris before I highly recommend going. We went of Friday and came home on Monday, the flight is around an hour long which is nothing! I will say, we expected buying my handbag to work out cheaper but I did end up paying more than the price in pounds (£) same with my Bracelet, I did save £20 on my sunglasses, but I don't mind because I got to purchase them in my favourite city! The food was good, one morning we had our breakfast in a restaurant right next to the Givenchy Fashion House!! It was amazing. See you again Pari X

Chanel handbag (cannot be purchased online) - http://www.chanel.com/en_GB/fashion/products/handbags/g/s.large-classic-flap-bag-lambskin.0V.A58601Y01295C3906.sto.ico.html

Celine Sunglasses (not the exact colour) - http://www.harveynichols.com/558903-tortoiseshell-wayfarer-style-sunglasses/

Hermès Bracelet - http://uk.hermes.com/jewelry/enamel-jewellery/plain-color-bracelets/blanc-gris/configurable-product-700001f-46955.html?color_hermes=BLANC&nuance=1&back_product_position=s-1-p-1

LUST LIST.

We all have a lust list. A list full of things we want, things we are lusting over. For some it will be clothes for me it's handbags, designer handbags. I've always liked expensive things. I don't know where it came from because no one in my family is really willing to spend an entire wage on a handbag. My first Designer bag purchase was the GIVENCHY Antigona, I have a blog post on that bag, Click Here to read that post. 

I used to go to my aunties house and she would have these fancy magazines and I would read Vouge & Elle and see all these amazing items. When I was 11 I saw THE bag. My favourite, even at that age.. CHANEL. I saw the Classic flap bag in one of those magazines and I wanted it, and here we are 10 years later and I'm going to Paris next month to buy it! I've always told myself, even as that little girl, seeing all my favourite celebs wearing the items I could only dreaaaaam about, if I want nice things I need to work hard to get them. And that is what I do. So once I've purchased my Chanel bag I will need another item to focus towards, this is where my LUST LIST comes into things. These are the items I have on my wish list. 

Starting with neutrals. I'm very much a black bag lover but when I was finding the images I was finding more neutrals that I loved! 
First I am obsessing over the BALENCIAGA Mini Papier A4 Zip Around Suede Shoulder Bag. I am so in love with this colour, it's so beautiful. I've been seeing this bag in all kinds of colours and I love this blush shade! It's so perfect for spring/summer. I deffo have my eyes on this bag. 
Next is the new classic, the CHANEL Boy. I originally would of wanted this bag in black but i'm buying the classic flap in black. This nude colour is beautiful, i'm missing this colour bag in my collection. 
Next up is the CELINE 'Mini' Luggage, I've loved this bag for so long, another one I wanted in black. I saw Kourtney Kardashian with this bag and I knew I loved the style and I love the Sand shade. Then the beautiful VALENTINO Rock Studs, I love all the styles of these shoes I think they look so beautiful and classy! I love the gold studs and the nude together. I think I'd want the flats and the sandals! 
Now onto the darker colours! 

First this is probably the bag I want the most at the minuet, (after I've got my classic flap) this is the LOUIS VUITTON  Vivviene bag, I cannot find this anywhere, I pray they still have this bag as i'm dreaming of it! I just love the black & gold. I really really want this bag!!! 
Next is the CELINE Nano Luggage in black, i'm loving cross body bags at the minuet. I love any kind of bag, but at the minuet i'm loving this style. 
Then a more classic LOUIS VUITTON, the Pochette Métis. Another cross body, I'd not really seen this bag until I saw a customer with it and it looked 
amazing, I really like the 
classic monogram print with the  gold hard wear. I really like this bag! 
Lastly is the SAINT LAURENT Sac De Jour. I love this bag in all the sizes but I really love the grey. I like how it comes with a longer strap even though it's a bigger bag. 
These are all expensive bags and I am not saying i'm getting all of these bags, this are just my lust list. All these images are from Pinterest. I've been so so so obsessed with making wish lists on there, I have a bag, a shoe and a sunglasses wish list!
I love designer items, I would never buy them if I couldn't live my life also, I save up for months to treat myself to the items I love. I was a huge shopaholic, I would buy anything and everything and in the past year I changed my ways, I still treat myself every month but I save a lot of my money to buy the main items. If any of you are interested in a how to save for a bag post let me know!