Hey guys,  I hope you're all well today I'm going to be doing something a bit different and start my own tag. I'm going to call it the "Lotions & Potions Tag" because that's the name I've always used for all my hair, skin and tanning products e.t.c. and everyone has a different storage technique for them. I thought some of you might be interested in seeing the way I store mine and seeing how all the rest of you store yours.

I keep all my beauty products (that aren't make up) on top of the chest of drawers that holds the majority of my clothes and pyjamas. Going from left to the right the first thing you should see is a little basket. This is where I store the main products I use with the tallest at the bag working forwards to the smallest, so that I can see everything well and hopefully no product will be forgotten about and abandoned. It also means I can easily grab anything I need on lazy mornings without having to rifle through and knock things over. If I ever have too many products to fir into the basket then I'll line up some of the pretty little things along the front as you can see in the picture, I really like doing this because I think lining up some pretty bottles along the front can look really nice.

In the taller flowery pink basket I stand all my different hair brushes, I've got a thin and a wide toothed comb, a flat brush and a rounded barrel brush. I find that keeping them in a basket helps keep them look neat and pretty, when it's easy for your brushes to look a little scruffy when they don't have a proper home. I also have my tangle teaser which lives just outside the basket because it doesn't quite fit. Back to the basket though, I have my big bulldogs clips and grips to separate my hair when I straighten it clasped on to the side and a pair of scissors on the inside because, well, you never know when a spare pair of scissors comes in handy.

On the left side of the drawers I keep my vintage tin which features close up in this post  which holds little cotton wool pads for nail varnish and removing make up. Next to it I have a pretty little vintage bottle which you saw in my Christmas Post and my big mirror from Ikea. In a little glass box that my uncle made for me with an engraved lid (it has my name on it) I keep all my makeup brushes and last but not least I keep the necklace I wear everyday on it's little stand in the box and the watch I wear every day behind it.

Some of you may have noticed the little box with the red lid under the drawers in the top picture. This is a pretty little storage box that I keep little empty pots and bottles in that I want to photograph for empties posts.

Well that's it for this post I really hope this tag takes off because it would be nice to see how other people store their products. I tag all of you that want to have a go. 

xxx 

Monthly Favourites: January 2014

I know this gets said by every blogger and youtuber at the beginning of every single monthly favourites, but where oh where has the month gone? I still can't get over how quickly Christmas came and went and here we are in February. However on to the point, I know I don't do these posts every month but that's because I'm a but of a creature of habit and tend to stick with a product until it is completely used up so I very rarely have new products that I use each and every month. On to the point though as last month came after Christmas I had plenty of products that I've been loving and so I thought it was high time I made a monthly favourites.

I'll start with the least glamorous of the bunch and that's deodorant. Lacura is an Aldi based brand and some of you may be thinking oh dear not a supermarket brand but I'm sure the rest of you who have used Lacura products will know what I mean when I say you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between it and regular beauty products if you didn't know. This is the Aloe Fresh roll on deodorant, and after the Sure product from an old empties post which stopped working about half way through it was nice to have such a fresh clean feeling product that actually worked. I would say I recommend it because it did it's job but I would be lying because I won't be buying it again as it has stained a ridiculous amount of my tops with those horrible white marks that so many deodorants do.

The M.A.C 235 is hands down one of the best brushes I have ever used. My first impressions of it were oh dear it's bigger than my eye I'm really going to struggle to use it, whereas in actuality I find it the perfect shape and size for highlighting under my brow bone and in the inner corners of my eye. It's made it a two second job to do both eyes since I started using it, and I have no intentions of stopping for a time.

The Body Shop Beautifying Oil in Olive is next. As much as I still cam't get over the fact I could have bought any other scent than olive (because even though I do like the smell I struggle to get past the fact it really does feel like I'm using olive cooking oil on my skin) I do absolutely love it. I've used it in a really thick layer along the ends of my hair a few hours before a shower to really soak in as much moisture as possible before a wash and also in my cuticles before and after painting my nails to make them look better. I feel like it has made a difference but I can't quite tell if that's a placebo effect or not so I think a little linger using it should make things more clear.

Another M.A.C brush now, this one the 266. Ever since I started using his I have loved the way it makes my eyebrows look. As someone who used to just quickly run a brown eyebrow pencil through my brows using a powder and a precise brush has made a huge difference for me, I think my eyebrows look far more natural and real when I use this brush along with a powder.

Liz Earle's Instant Boost Skin Tonic Spritzer is a big love of mine for before bedtime. It smells so nice and relaxing as well as soothing my skin, which always helps send me off to bed well. I plan on doing a full review of this at some point so I won't go into too much detail but I will say I'm sad the bottle isn't any bigger because I don't want to run out! 

Last but not least is a non-beauty favourite, it's the lovely Michael Buble's album to be loved. I just had to include it because I have to have listened to this album from start to end at least 50 times and I love his voice in every single song. 

That's all for another post, I hope you enjoyed it and I hope to see you again soon. Also do you like a little non-beauty favourite every now and again or would you prefer these posts to be strictly beauty related? Let me know in the comments.

xxx

FOTD: Meg (Hercules) Inspired Makeup:

Hercules has to be one of my all time favourite films and considering I have crazy curly hair and my favourite colour is purple how could I not create a look inspired by Meg?

From the pictures I saw she had a completely flawless base with very angular features. So I really packed on the foundation, concealer and powdered an awful lot over the top to make sure the base was really flawless and high coverage. I also contoured a lot more than usual to really add definition to my face making it look so much more angular. I added a really little amount of a rose toned blush just on the apples of my cheeks because the picture I looked at had a little pink tone in it.

The eyes were my favourite park, there was no highlighting or crease work involved it was just block light toned purple up to the crease and stopping there in a block line. The eyeliner was kind of strange to draw because there was literally a dot at the outer corner of the eye and then a line all the way around the eye completely darkly lining it along with very long thin eyebrows, which I couldn't create too well because mine are so naturally thick.

For the lips she hardly had any definition to them they were very rounded but very dark purple. I filled in the top of my lip to make them look rounded but with a deep purple colour.

I hope you enjoyed this post and if you want any more Disney inspired post's then please let me know in the description.

xxx

FOTD: Pink and Brown Natural Valentines Look:

As you can see this is a very natural look, that I will probably be sporting this Valentine's day. I know it's not a lot of makeup but I personally think that on Valentine's day you wouldn't want to look too done up and over the top. 

I started off with a fresh natural looking base made up of a BB cream, light concealer, a very very light contour, a touch of blush and a little higlithing. The reason I was so light and gentle with all of is because, personally, I associate love and Valentine's with softness and smoothness which in terms of the face would mean no harsh lines or bright colours.

I wanted to go with a pink and brown eye because, again they're soft colours also I really like the way they blend together. So I started with a really light and shimmery pink, then went through the crease with another light shimmery colour, only this time it was a brown. I did a lot of blending to keep the look seamless then blended the same colours under the eyes and doing a little highlighting along the brow bone and in the inner corner of the eyes. The brows themselves are really gentle and natural too I just used a light brown powder and a clear gel to set them. I applied an extremely thin line of brown liner along the upper lash line and a brown mascara.

Last but not least a pretty nude lip, not much to say about that just nice and natural as with the rest of the look. 

That's the end of another post, I really hope you enjoyed this post and I'd love to see if any of you recreate the loo. If you do then please find me on twitter @EJEbeauty and tweet me a picture.

I'll see you all next time. 

xxx

The TMI Tag:

I've seen this floating around on a lot of blogs and Youtube channel's lately so I thought I'd give it a go.

1. What are you wearing?

At the moment I'm wearing my comfy pyjama trousers from Primark and my boyfriends T shirt.

2. Ever been in love?

I'm in love right now

3. Ever had a terrible break up?

Yes, it's a very long story but I was very young and we became the closest of friends afterwards and now Myles' is properly back in my life. (sorry for the soppiness)

4. How tall are you?

I am currently 5 ft and 2 inches tall -or I suppose I should say short.

5. How much do you weigh? 

I got weighed at the Doctors a few weeks ago and I'm currently 7 and a half stone (which I know is very light but I've been told I'm a healthy weight for my height and I am trying to put a little weight on)

6. Any tattoo's?

None.

7. Any piercing's?

I have my ear's pierced.

8. OTP?

Probably Peeta and Katniss from the Hunger Games. Although I do have a little soft spot for "Zalfie".

9. Favourite Show? 

Sherlock, Call the Midwife, Mr. Selfridge, Downton Abbey...Too many to name!

10. Favourite Bands?

Mumford and Sons and The Beatles

11. Something you miss?

Sunshine and actual day light!

12. Favourite Song?

Probably, Mumford and Sons - The Cave.

13. How old are you?

I'm 17 years old.

14. Zodiac Sign?

I'm a Taurus.

15. Qualities you look for in a partner?

A true gentleman is the perfect quality for me. Someone who treats you like a princess, opens doors for you and carries you when you're tired etc.

16. Favourite Quote?

"Though she be but little, she is fierce" - William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

17. Favourite Actor?

Benedict Cumberbatch, everything I've ever seen him in I can completely forget he's an actor and get sucked into the way he plays the character. He's also not to bad to look at, which is a nice bonus.

18. Favourite Colour?

Purple, or pretty pastel colours.

19. Loud music or soft?

Loud in the morning, soft at night.

20. Where do you go when you're sad?

To bed, to hide away get comfy and have a cry/sleep.

21. How long does it take you to shower?

AGES! I could easily be in there for hours.

22. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?

If I'm in a rush then I can get ready in about 5 minutes but if I've got a few hours then I'll make the most of those hours.

23. Ever been in a physical fight?

Never.

24. Turn on?

I have a real weak spot for Rugby players, mainly because they're strong men to defend you, but they're also very well known for being genuinely nice, respectful guys.

25. Turn off? 

Body odour, or lack of personal hygiene. I also can't stand nasty people who like to take the mickey out of people for their own amusement.

26. Reason you joined Youtube?

I haven't...yet!

27. Fears?

Losing someone I love.

28. Last thing that made you cry?

The Help, I watched it a few night's a go and I couldn't help but cry. It's an amazing film I definitely recommend watching it.

29. Last time you said you loved someone?

I tell Myles I love him everyday.

30. Meaning behind your Youtube/Blogging name?

EJE are my initials, and Beauty is what I wanted my blog to be about mostly.

31. The last book you read?

I read Frankenstien as part of my English Literature and Language course, and I really did like it. I now have my own copy to keep because I really did enjoy it.

32. The book you are currently reading?

I've been slowly but surely ploughing my way through Miranda Hart's Is It Just Me. I've been working my way through for months now but school work, blogging, and making time with my friends have taken over so I can only really read a chapter or two every now and again.

33. The last show you watched?

The Great British Bake Off (Sport Relief edition). I love that show so much!

34. Last person you talked to?

I had a nice phone call with my good friend Belisa just a few minutes ago.

35. The relationship between you and the last person you texted?

The last person I texted was my friend Aine because she doesn't have Whatsapp.

36. Favourite food?

I love, love, love Italian food or a nice bit of Yo! Sushi. Although I don't eat any of the fish based things in Yo! Sushi.

37. Place you want to visit?

So many places in America, Disney World and the Harry Potter theme park in Orlando is a definite.

38. Last place you were?

In the common room of my college, and in the car on the way home. 

39. Do you have a crush?

In terms of the boys I know, absolutely not, I love my boyfriend. However, in terms of celebrities I have a huge crush on Josh Hutcherson!

40. Last time you kissed someone?

Myles again, before he went to the dentist.

41. The last time you were insulted?

I don't quite remember in all honesty probably not too long ago but I try not to let insults get to me.

42. Favourite flavour of sweet?

I usually go for the lemon sweets out of the packet.

43. What instruments do you play? 

Sadly none, I wish I was more musical.

44. Favourite piece of jewellery?

Definitely my necklace from my anniversary. A list of anniversary presents can be found here.

45. Last sport you played?
I never play sport. Ever, ever, ever! Can you tell I'm not a big fan of sports? Haha

46. Last song you sang?
Master of the house from Les Miserables.

47. Favourite chat up line?
I'm really not a fan of chat up lines at all.

48. Have you ever used it?
There isn't one to use, and I really couldn't see myself using chat up lines.

49. Last time you hung out with someone?
In college today we all sit together and chat in free lessons.

50. Who should answer these questions next?
I tag whoever would like to have a go, and anyone who hasn't has a go yet.

That's all for this post, I hope you enjoyed it. Let me know in the comment's if you like more personal posts every now and again.

xxx