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Pretty Pink & Silver Eye Makeup

Hey Guys,
Another one of my Youtube videos is now up on Ella Victoria.
Please let me know what you think :)
Enjoy!
Ella xxxx

August Favourites

Products:
- Blue Crop Top
http://www.supre.com.au/

- Tight Black Skirt
http://www.factorie.com.au/shop/product/u-tube-skirt-black/

- White Bralet
https://www.victoriassecret.com//pink/panties-basics-shop/rose-lace-plunge-bra-pink?ProductID=203065&CatalogueType=OLS

-Victoria's Secret Coconut Perfume
https://www.victoriassecret.com/pagenolongeravailable

- CoverGirl Clump Crusher Mascara
https://www.priceline.com.au/cosmetics/eyes/mascara/clump-crusher-by-lashblast-13.1-ml

- Napolean Electra Lipstick
http://napoleonperdis.com/usa/makeup/lips/lipstick/devine-goddess-lipstick-2111.html

- BYS white eyeliner
http://www.fashionaddict.com.au/bys-eyeliner-pencil-soft-white.html

- Leo Bancroft Simply Tousled Beach Wave Spray
http://www.tesco.com/direct/leo-bancroft-simply-tousled-beach-wave-spray/622-4223.prd

- Combat Boots
http://www.payless.com/womens-terrence-lug-bottom-boot/75158.html?dwvar_75158_color=black#start=2

Contouring and Highlighting Makeup Tutorial

Hey Guys,

So my second video went up today and I decided to do a contouring and highlighting makeup tutorial. I hope you guys find this helpful and enjoy watching the video.

Let me know what you think :)

Ella xxx

Back to school: Makeup & Hair

Hey Guys,

My first youtube video went up today and I just wanted to share it with you. Let me know what you think :)

Ella x

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

Makeup, Skin care & Clothing Haul

Hey guys,

On Monday I had the best day shopping in the city with my friends. I came away with quite a few purchases which I am so happy with :) Let me know if you would like me to do a review on any of these products!

Rimmel London Genuine Plum Blush - $4.95

https://www.priceline.com.au/cosmetics/cheeks/blush/mono-blush-1.0-ea1

Revlon Balm Stain Just Bitten Kissable - $15

https://www.priceline.com.au/cosmetics/lips/lip-glossstain/just-bitten-kissable-balm-stain-2.7-g

Gloss Eyelash Adhesive - $4

C-2 lipstick Satin Rebel S-01 - $6

C-2 lipstick Candy Yum-Yum M-05 - $6

BYS Eyeline 09 Soft White - $4

BYS Eyeliner 107 Hot Pink & Silver Glitter - $4

 BYS Lip liner 04 First Kiss - $4

BYS Lip Liner 09 Red - $4

Avene Eau Thermale Water - $10

https://www.priceline.com.au/skincare/face-care/serum-and-treatments/thermal-spring-water-50.0-ml

Neutrogena Oil-Free Moisturiser Combination Skin - $14

https://www.priceline.com.au/skincare/face-care/facial-moisturisers/combination-skin-moisturiser-118.0-ml

Dress - Cotton on - $29.95

http://shop.cottonon.com/shop/product/sabrina-jersey-maxi-black/

Top - Dotti - $29.95 

http://www.dotti.com.au/shop/en/dotti/crochet-crop-tee

*Jeans aren't new but are from Ice

Have a lovely day

Ella x

How I clean my makeup brushes

Hey guys,
Today I decided to share with you how I clean my makeup brushes and give you some tips that will help you out and will benefit your brushes.
Before you wash your brushes you need to decide what you are going to wash them with. You can either use a product which has been made specifically for brush washing or you could use soap/shampoo which is very gentle and has ingredients which won't irritate your skin. This is very important because you don't want to aggravate your skin which may cause you to breakout. Some examples of products you can use to wash your brushes are extra virgin olive oil (will soften brushes but all remainders of oil must be rinsed out), dove soap, johnsons baby shampoo, palmolive and mac brush cleaner. I used tresemme today which isn't the most natural product but it was what I had and did the job just as well.
Now that you have everything ready you should fill your sink or bowl with warm water then squeeze a pea size of brush cleaner onto your hand and gently swirl your brush around in your palm. You will notice that lots of product is coming out of the brush onto your hand. When your hand gets too dirty rinse it and brush then proceed until your brush is clean.
Once each brush has been cleaned squeeze the water out with your towel and then either lie them down or lean them up against something with the brush hairs facing downwards. It is important to do this otherwise the water will seep down into the brushes which will affect the glue. If you are going to lay your brushes down horizontally it is a good idea to have the head of the brushes hanging over the edge so the air can dry all the way through quicker.

Tips:

• Buy a spot cleaner if you aren't going to be cleaning your brushes weekly. This will prevent bacteria from growing in your brushes which protects your skin from breakouts. 
• Always rinse your brushes with the head pointing down because if you wash them the other way water will get into the glue which will ruin your brushes.
• Don't rinse the whole brush just the head because again it will affect the glue. 
• Brushes made out of Synthetic hair hold its shape better eg. Real techniques brushes.
• Using Olive oil will make your brushes feel softer.
• A good way to keep your brushes shape is to use brush guards. They are like mesh which fit around your brushes.
• Don't blow dry your brushes just let them air dry.

I hope this helped someone out :) Let me know if you guys have any other tips for when washing makeup brushes because I would love to know.

Ella x

Contouring and Highlighting for beginners

Hey guys,

Have you ever wanted to learn how to enhance your features and create your desired face shape but not known how? Well today I thought I would share with you how I contour and highlight my face to give the illusion of a perfect shape and give me a healthy glow. Since I am naturally quite fair contouring is a perfect way to give my face that bit more colour and still have my natural skin tone showing though in some places.

So the first thing you should know before contouring is what your face shape is. There are seven different kinds of shapes which are oval, round, square, rectangular/oblong, heart, diamond and pear. The "ideal" face shape is oval so therefore when we are contouring the face we shade specific areas around the face to create an illusion of an oval shape. Each face shape has to shade and highlight different areas. I will explain in the following where you should shade and highlight on each shaped face.

Oval Face:

They have dominant cheekbones and has a narrow oval chin and forehead. They should apply bronzer on the hollows of their cheekbone and apply highlighter above it directly on the bone. 

Round Face:

They are almost as wide as they are long and their cheeks are the widest part of their face. To slim the face and make the features stand out more apply bronzer in a sideways V in the hollows of the cheekbone. As for highlighter you should apply this to your cheeks, on the chin and on the centre of the forehead.

Square Face:

They have a squared forehead which is about the same width as cheekbones and jawline. The square jaw is the most dominant feature. Apply bronzer below cheekbones from the centre of the eye towards the temple. Then apply a small amount on the forehead and chin the soften the look. With the highlighter just apply directly to cheekbones.

Rectangular/Oblong Face:

They are a rectangular shape and the forehead, cheekbones and jawline all have the same width. Apply bronzer to temple, under the cheekbone and on the chin. Then apply highlighter to the cheekbones and about a centimeter away from the outer corner of the eye.

Heart Face:

They have a wide forehead, high cheekbones and a narrow chin. Apply bronzer in a sideways V on cheekbones. To minimise the pointed chin, apply a small amount of bronzer.

Diamond Face:

They have a narrow forehead, are wider at the cheekbones and the narrow back down at the chin. Bronzer should be applied on the cheekbone in a sideways V. You can also apply some shading above the temples.

Pear Face:

They have a narrow forehead, move slightly in at temples and then goes outwards. Its widest point is at the jawline. Bronzer should be applied under the cheekbones and blended towards the jawline. Highlighter should then the applied to the cheekbones. 

Bronzer and highlighter can be used for other features on your face to make them your ideal preference. Some examples of ways this is used is:

- Broad forehead - Too much width (shade the temples) or too much height (shade hairline or middle of forehead)

- Small forehead - Use one shade lighter of foundation for your forehead

- Broad nose - Shade sides of nose

- Short nose - Highlight centre on nose down the bone

- Long nose - Apply bronzer to tip of the nose and add parallel lines of bronzer on each side 

- Bulbous- ended nose - Apply bronzer around base of nose

- Double chin - Shade underneath chin or use darker foundation

- Long thin neck - Use lighter foundation on neck

*One tip would be is to use a matte bronzer because this will made it look a lot more natural and more like a shadow.
* Products I used for contouring and highlighting in the pictures below. Benefit High Beam and Rimmel Natural Bronzer.

Hope you enjoyed this and it helped out someone :) What face shape are you? Let me know how you go.
Ella x