Once a week..

Hello my lovelies!


I'm guessing you have gathered from the title what I'm basically trying to say is that until further notice I will only be doing a blog post once a week. Unfortunately it is just how it is until I've got a routine properly in place as Scott is back at work and I'm trying to do everything at once!


I've started my healthy living. Which has included a change of diet (not some fad diet. I mean a full on life changing diet that I have to live with forever), daily exercise and some gentle detox. Plus looking after my body in the sense of moisturising and such. Its actually taking a lot more to make these changes as its an all at once change which can obviously be daunting to anyone but when you have to work it round cleaning, baby time and such the temptation to just eat bad stuff cause its easier is very tempting indeed.


But I am being good. I'm making meals from scratch instead of take aways or ready meals. This not only benefits myself but it benefits Jack and Scott as they get a healthier diet as well. Scotts in no way out of shape or anything but he doesn't eat healthy either so its a lifestyle change. I have porridge in the morning with blueberries and strawberries mixed in. Lunch I have a toasted sandwich or jacket potato/ new potatoes with some kind of topping and a hunk of veg/salad and for dinner I have my home made soup, which I make with all veg, no potatoes. No cream.


So that's started. Plus I'm trying to go for walks everyday, I didn't today but that was mainly because I did a load of house work and I feel I have worked my butt off and got sweaty so that's pretty good exercise and I haven't even finished yet, still need to hoover and mop the floors! Plus make soup! Gah I need to write a list.


This isn't a proper blog post, I'm going to do one tomorrow! I just really wanted to tidy up today and get the flat all sparkly so I can relax for a bit tomorrow and do the blog post properly. This is a 'Jacks asleep and I've put my feet up for a little while" post. Plus to tell you why I'm going to once a week as of tomorrow.


I still love doing my blog and like I say, once I've sorted my daily routine out then I can fit in a couple more posts during the week. Maybe when Jacks asleep and I've set up my laptop in the bedroom!


So yeah! Wish me luck everyone. Tomorrows post will be about my love for all things Goth! Plus how I use to do my Goth make up and why I toned it down :)


Keep an eye out lovelies!


Take it easy.


Ellie x

My "Beauty" Regime

Hello lovely people.

So todays blog (Technically it should have been yesterdays but I was really busy yesterday) is what it says on the tin, my "beauty" regime. I'm including my hair products as well because I don't do a lot in the beauty department so it would be a pretty short blog otherwise and if you have read my other blog posts you know I don't do 'Short'. Pictures will be included as well... woo pictures! Got batteries for my "far too expensive" camera (finally).

Well first off I cleanse my face with Liz Earles "Cleanse & Polish Hot cloth Cleanser" I really love this cleanser, the bottles are pump action (love a bit of pump action) and you really only need one pump to clean your face and neck with it (2 pumps if you feel you need it) so it does last quite a while. Plus you can get the starter packs which come with a muslin cloth (or you can buy them separately). I'm lucky enough to have a Liz Earle shop on the Island so I can just go get it but I will include the >>>> 'Link here' <<<< (follow to the Liz Earle goodness). I also use Liz Earles 'Instant Boost Skin Tonic Spritzer' (Toner) and it smell incredible as well as leaving my skin feeling more alive (Its aliiiiive). Just a few sprays over my face and I'm awake! Who needs coffee (I do).

Next I use "Garnier Roll-On" My mum gave me this (I don't know what shes trying to tell me) and "Nivea Daily Essential - Sensitive Day Cream" I just picked this up on a whim really. I don't like most moisturisers as they never seem to soak into my skin and it just makes my skin feel greasy and I end up washing my face again cause I don't like feeling like I've been working over a pan of oil all day. I'm just weird like that. So the Nivea one is just a nice light one really helps my skin from drying out (especially around my t-zone) and the Garnier roll-on just stops my eyes from looking too tired (Thanks mum).

Now onto make-up, now I don't use foundation or anything along those line (too lazy?) But I try to do my eyes whenever I can. Just to give them a little pop. So I use an eyelash curler (Sorry not sorry its dirty, I use it on my eyes not yours), It says QVS on it but I don't remember where I got it from.
I use Gosh pencil eyeliner (Blaaaack), Rimmel London Exaggerate Eyeliner (BLAAACK) and Rimmel Scandaleyes Retro glam (BLLLLLAAAAAACK) Mascara. I've used these since I can remember, except the mascara which I just buy whichever I want whenever it smells off, but the rimmel and gosh I have used for yeaaars. I love them.

Note: When you buy a new Mascara check the smell, then smell your old Mascara and as silly as it sounds Mascara does go off so it is a good idea to get a new one every few months. It stop having the right effect on your eyes once its off. I do really recommend.

Now for hair. I always make sure to brush my hair before I wash it, it just helps that little bit more but you don't have to, you can tackle it afterwards and scream to the heavens then. I shampoo my hair twice (Yes its that dirty... joking... kind of). Once with 'Paul Mitchell Original Shampoo One' it has lots of chemicals in it so I assume thats good... I just love how it makes my hair feel after and it smells amazing plus I get it for christmas and birthdays (Its quite expensive) so I'm always going to have it (thanks dad). I then use 'Lee Stafford Hair Growth Shampoo and Conditioner' Again it smell amazing and since using it I have definitely seen a difference in how fast my hair is growing and the condition its in as its growing! (I check my roots to see how fast its growing, its amazing and easy way to measure it). I usually leave each product in my hair for 2-3 minutes each before rinsing out as they do need a bit of time to work and if you just wash it out straight away it hasn't really had the chance has it?

Now once thats all done and I've given it a quite towel dry I use (again) 'Lee Stafford - Breaking Hair Leave in Treatment' aaaaaaand 'Lee Stafford - Hair Growth Leave in Treatment'. After having my little bundle my hair went from 'Ahhhh halo of beautiful hair' to 'Bluuurrggghh frizzy broken scarecrow mess' and I realised it was because I wasn't able to take as long to look after it, I wasn't having multi-vits any more because I'd had my baby right? plus my hormones went back to being boring normal ones instead of super baby ones. So the reason I do a bit more and spend a bit more on certain products then others is because it works. Over the years I've tried looooooooads of different products for everything. I'm not an expert and will never claim to be in the world of beauty, but I am a expert when it comes to what works for my hair and skin. But even saying that I'm finding and experimenting more all the time because you get given certain products for christmas and birthdays, suddenly you've found the holy grail! Thank you family member!

So yes this is all the products I use on a regular basis :) Sometimes I don't use any of them and look a mess (Yummy).

Hope you get some thing from this and maybe even find a new product you will find useful!

Take it easy.

Ellie x