Ellie Parky

March 2018 Favourites ♡ March has been a crazy busy month! With getting a new job (yay!), finishing bits at my current job, catching up with friends, birthdays and seeing my family... I haven't had much time to put towards blogging or testing much new make up. However, I do have some real favourites that I have reached for most days this month and these are the pretty little bits included here! Maybelline Master Chrome Highlight in Molton Gold This has become my everyday highlight..  I actually love it! It layers up to be the perfect glow and I reach for it most days for work. Revolution Liquid Highlight in Liquid Champagne I tried out this little love in my Make Up Revolution Haul post and I have since been using it most days underneath my foundation for a glowy finish. It is more sparkly than I would go for in a highlight on my cheekbones for everyday but it has a real blinding highlight for a night out. Love. No7 Beauty Sponge I am a loyal user a...

Easy Peasy Day-to-Day Hair Care using V05 💛 Now, hair is something I am not an expert on - at all! I can just about straighten mine... and run a few curls through it... But! When it comes to looking after it... I do reeeeally try to take good care of my hair! I have been nearly every hair colour you can think of... red, purple, black, brown, pink, grey... but at the moment I am sticking with blonde! This means, I bleach the actual sh*t out of my hair!  I naturally have quite thick, straight-ish hair and my hairdresser is amazing and always helps me to keep it looking healthy. I do have it trimmed every 3 months (ish) and try to only have it coloured up to 3 times a year - to try to eliminate drying it out too much.  I try to wash my hair maybe 3 times a week, and use dry shampoo in-between as I feel this works best for my hair and doesn't dry it out as I feel washing it more really does make it dry and I try to keep it as hydrated as possible. On a daily basi...

Full Face of 1 Brand ...  Maybelline! 💛 Full face of 1 brand's are one of my favourite videos to watch on Youtube! I love seeing artists use different products, trying them out to see if they prefer different parts of particular brands and how they create different looks just using the one brand. One of my all time favourite brands is Maybelline. I have been using their products since I can remember so I was intrigued to try this for myself and see how I got on! A few of the products I have used for a while (does that count as cheating?!) but a few (the ones pictured above!) were all completely new to me, so I wanted to see how some old favourites and some newbies performed together.  This is how I got on... Skin I have been using the Fit Me Matte & Poreless for ages now, alongside the Fit Me Concelears and they never, ever steer me wrong! I wanted to try the new Super Stay foundation but my local Boots didn't have my shade!? (Gutting!) I use th...

💕 No MakeUp Make-Up 💕 I have seen this look all over Instagram recently. Holly Boon is my ultimate girl crush and she does the most perfect no makeup make-up! I love this look, particularly for days when you aren't doing a lot but still want to look put together.  These are my go-to products to create that 'I just got out of bed and I look this good' look. They are glowy and glam but also (mostly) super affordable and I reach for these when I still want to look put together but also haven't got time or the energy for a full face! Maybelline - Master Bronze Palette I love this little palette. I't's super affordable at under £13 and it comes with a blush shade, highlight shade and 2 different bronze/ contour colours. I tend to use the 3 darker shades all together for a bronzey look and the highlight over top. It's shimmery but also quite natural so perfect for this look.  Mac - Velvet Teddy matte lipstick  It was K...

❤ My Go-To Look ❤ Everybody has a go-to look that we reach for when we don't want to take any risks, we use products that we trust and recreate a look over and over knowing it is flattering and looks good for all occasions. I put a poll on my Instagram and this is the look you wanted to see... So here are my go-to products, why I choose them and how I create my go-to look which is.....  this! How to achieve:  Prep Simple Daily Moisturiser. I always always start with a good moisturiser. I like this one because it lasts for 12 hours and it sinks in to the skin and lasts all day. Kiehl's Reviving Daily Concentrate. My absolute go- to before make up! Smashbox Photo finish Primer. This is my current favourite primer. I used it a while ago and when I ran out I never replaced it but now I have it again I am in love all over again. I find the foundation really clings to it and lasts for hours. Face Estée Lauder Double Wear in Desert...

💖 January 2018 Favourite Products 💖 January, January... What a long month you were! I can honestly say I am glad to see the back of you (sorry any January babies!) and I always welcome a new month with open arms - new goals, fresh mindset - we are coming for you! Here are a few of the products I have been using religiously throughout January and some I really recommend for you guys to try! Sleek Cosmetics Blush Palette in Californ.I.A This palette is super affordable and it has a shimmer orangey toned shade and two matte shades, one being pinkier and one being more orange.  I tend to mix the two matte shades and apply them to the apples of my cheeks. It is suuuuper pigmented so you don't need much at all but it is lovely and soft and perfect for every day.  Sleek Cosmetics Contour Kit in Light I picked this up purely because of how dinky the packaging is and I thought it would be a perfect handbag product but I have used it pretty much eve...