Victoria's Secret Inspired natural loose curls

Hey Everyone,
Last week I got my haircut, you may not be able to tell from the photographs but my hairdresser took a good 8 inches off, layered my hair, gave me some foils and thinned it out. If you would like me to do a blog post in more detail about what I specifically asked for and how I look after my hair let me know in the comments. Since I now have much shorter hair I have been trying out some new hairstyles and one of my favourites is this beachy, loose curls which are so easy to do (especially with shorter hair)!

Products I used:

• Aussie Miracle Recharge heat protection - Buy Here
• Batiste Dry Shampoo - Buy Here
• Leo Bancroft Simply Tousled Beach Wave Spray - Buy Here

* I used the HerStyler 3P curling wand with the fattest wand Buy Here

Before I started curling my hair, I sprayed all over my hair with my heat protectant because I don't want those split ends coming back anytime soon! Then I just brushed it all through and parted my hair in the middle because I find this most flattering on myself.
Now my hair is prepared for styling I grabbed about a 4 cm section from the front and started curling away from my face. To make sure my curls would last I held my hair around the wand for approximately 10 seconds. The same process was applied all around my head and the result was perfect and defined curls which isn't the look I was going for. To make the hairstyle more natural and loose I ran my fingers through my curls and brushed through them to break them up.
At this point my hair was looking quite flat and didn't have much volume at the top so I then grabbed my top layer of hair and curled it again but this time starting from the root. Once this was complete I again ran my fingers through my hair to break up the curls.
To give my hair the beachy look I used my sea salt spray all over, whilst scrunching and combing it through. This makes any look appear more natural and texturised.
The last Step to this Victoria's Secret inspired look is to use dry shampoo in the roots of your hair just to absorb any of the oils from the sea salt spray and give it extra texture.

This this the finished look which was so easy to do and I loved how it turned out. Let me know if you have any tips for curling hair because I would love to know.
I hope you enjoyed
Ella x

Natural Makeup :)

Hey girls,
Do you ever have those days when you really can't be bothered to wear makeup and there isn't really any need for you to be wearing it? I have those days quite frequently and it doesn't seem necessary for me to do my normal makeup routine. However I still like to feel confident and comfortable in myself so I decided to come up with a makeup look which only consists of a few products which are lightweight and very natural.

Products

• Rimmel Stay Matte Powder
• Nivea Lip Butter
• Maybelline Cover Stick
• Maybelline Mega Plush Volum Express
• Benefit porefessional 
• Eyebrow brush
• Eyelash curler 

So since I was doing a natural look I decided that there was no need to do a full coverage foundation routine so instead I primed my face with the porefessional which gave my skin a smooth, matte complexion and filled in my pores.

I then went in with my concealer and dotted this under my eyes and blended it in with my ring finger.

To finish off my skin I used my stay matte powder and lightly brushed it over my face. If you are wanting more coverage but don't want to use foundation at tip would be to press the powder into your skin evenly using more product. 

For my eyebrows I just combed through them with a brush to make them look more groomed. If your eyebrows tend to go wild during the day a tip would be to put some hairspray on your brush before combing them through. 

I decided to curl my lashes before I applied my mascara because since we aren't using any other eye makeup I wanted them to still stand out and appear wide. Once I curled my lashes I applied a couple of coats of mascara to my top and bottom lashes. 

My last step is to apply some sort of lip balm, I used nivea lip butter because they're so moisturising and I love them but anything will work the same. 

I hope you enjoyed this makeup look and I will be sure to post more soon :)

Ella x  

Beach Day!

The beach is such a beautiful place which is so breath taking and rejuvenating. It so still and calm, yet the waves are constantly breaking and making the loud swishing and crashing sound which somehow relaxes us and distracts us from reality. That is one of the things I love about the beach. All of its natural features like the sounds, views, colours, textures, smells is what makes it so special. It gives you so many different things to focus on and each time you are there it is never the same. You will always get that fresh and alive feeling when you are at the beach because in that moment you are free and it is just you and the natural world. Even if you do get salty hair, sand between your toes, stinging eyes and dry lips you will still feel amazing because you have connected with a natural creation which no man could ever create. It is something that will always be there and should never change. Everyone takes away a different experience from the beach but something I'm sure everyone can agree on is that it is so beautiful and should be embraced.

The pictures below are from the weekend when my friend Bre and I went for a walk along the beach. It was really a great day and inspired me to write this post :)

Hope you enjoyed this

Ella x