Ellie Parky

♡ July Newbies ♡ July has been a scorcher - and we should not complain! Amongst all the heat, here are the new products I have been enjoying this month! W7 Life's a Beach Palette   I love a good eyeshadow palette and this packaging gave me allll the summer vibes! Does you not think it also looks like the start of Love Island?! ... Maybe that is just me! The palette comes in the same style as the others in the smooth packaging and contains 12 shades with some pops of colour. The only issue I have with this palette is that there is only 3 matte shades which can make it hard to transition colours in the crease. But it has an array of browns/ bronzes to create the perfect smokey eye with some shimmery shades on top. I am a big fan! Estée Lauder Day Wear Moisturiser I love the fresh feeling and smell of this moisturiser! Yes, it is a bit pricey - but it lasts allll day and creates a good base for your make up. I have been using this more regularly as I just find it sm...

BB Creams ♡ yay or nay? I am a self confessed foundation LOVER! But this summer has been a haaaawt one so far (not that I am complaining... although working in it has been hard work!) and I have found that my face just slips and slides around and I am always conscious of it melting! I am a lover of primers and setting sprays, too but some days even  they aren't enough to make your foundation last in 30 degree heat! And that is why I switched my make up routine up a bit this year and started to use BB creams... I have never really used BB creams before and was a bit sceptical when my mum referred to it as a 'tinted moisturiser' thinking ...oh gosh! It might be even worse! But actually... I was proved wrong! And here is why. Olay Total Effects SPF 15 BB Cream Olay is an absolute classic when it comes to skin-care meets make up. It is the ultimate Power Woman brand and this is why I was drawn to this particular BB Cream. Plus I am 26 now and I am determined t...

Why you should always be your priority ♡ Hi all... Apologies for being so M.I.A ... I am just over a month in to my new job so have been focusing all my energy in to that! But as I am now a month in ... I have been thinking a lot about how much my life and my perspective on it has changed in this time .. Driving home I rang my mum and even she can hear it in my voice how 'lifted' I am even in the way I talk and the things I am saying. It is crazy how one thing can change EVERY thing.  & it got me thinking about why you should ALWAYS  be your own number one. You should always be your own hero. Because ultimately, we come in to this world alone and we go out alone... Every thing we learn, every one we meet are part of our journey.. But really, we spend the most time of each day with just ourselves... So this is why we should always prioritise our own happiness above all else. I lived by this phrase for the first 6 months of this year.. When I was ultimately...