Desert Island Beauty Products!

So I thought that maybe I should get away from the magic of Christmas for a while and thought that this would be a good post as I'm still really new to this and thought that this post would give you more of an idea into me and how I roll. I only really have two desert island beauty products and they are both so cheap, versatile and work amazingly. 

Number one, Vaseline. You may be thinking what a weirdo but this little pot does so much and works really well. Prepare for the list of uses. It removes eye make up and prevents skin around the eyes drying out, conditions and thickens lashes,cleanses skin, moisturises, can be a lip balm, nourishes nails and grooms brows. Wow. This £1 pot of joy basically solves all your problems. Also I use mine every day and it has lasted me for over six months!

Number two, Nivea Creme. Yes, I have mentioned this before but it is just so fabulous it needs mentioned again. It cleanses, moisturises, acts as a face mask and is a great body lotion. All without any nasty chemicals or colours. I also use this everyday and my £1.50 pot lasts me for over eight months! This goes on so nicely and makes your skin feel and look amazing, I would definitely recommend this. 

So those are my two products I just couldn't live without. Both are utterly fabulous and affordable so definite favourites. I would love to hear about the products you can't live without so comment away

See you soon

Ella xoxo

What is Wrong With Cheap Shampoo?!

So today I am addressing  a very big issue for me right now. I don't know if any of you have hear of the brand Alberto Balsam but they are a budget shampoo brand with a bottle only costing £1. Recently I have seen a lot of snide comments about how something that cheap can't be doing anything good to your hair. For my lovely international friends I'm sure you can think of a similar brand. I am a great believer in price isn't everything and I can tell that hands down this shampoo and conditioner works great! The reason its not as expensive is because it doesn't add in all these extra chemicals claiming to work miracles for your hair it just has the stuff you need and simple really is better. Ever heard that idea that if you don't wash your hair it will end up shinier and nicer eventually? Well this shampoo and shampoo's like it just testify to that. They don't have any unnecessary chemicals yet still smell fabulous and leave your hair looking and feeling nicer. 

So rant over. I just feel that people are being put off by some people judging something by its price before even testing it. if you have any similar problems or disagree with me make sure to comment below your views are always appreciated.

See you soon

Ella xoxo

Instagram!!!

Have finally given in and gotten instagram!!! Yay!!! So just to say that I would love it if all you lovely people followed me so go ahead and just click the button or find me @ellabellab22. Will always follow back and for any other bloggers out there I would love to see your posts too,

See you soon

Ella xoxo

Interesting Ways To Give Money As A Present

So have come up with some interesting ways to give money as a present recently and felt like I should share them with you. I know that quite often my friends give me absolutely nothing they want for Christmas and birthdays and I always feel like just money in an envelope is not that exciting so hopefully these will help you too.

1. Money Chocolate Box-This is amazing its so simple yet looks amazing and all you really need is a box and some paper cases. You can put notes or coins amounting to however much you want. You could even throw in some chocolate money!
   
2. Money Balloon - I think this really cute and really fun as well. You just need to pick their favourite colour of balloon and put some money into it before blowing it up and there you go. If you can get helium it looks even better!
   
3. Open When Envelopes - These are adorable and allow you to be really creative. All you need to do is write "open when..." on an envelope, add and ending for example "... you need some chocolate" and simply put £1 in the envelope. The possibilities are endless, "...you want to go to the cinema" and way hey a tenner! 
   

So that's it if you have any more ideas comment them below and I'll be sure to add them. As always ideas for posts are always welcome and make sure to follow me on bloglovin! Also if you have any questions about basically anything I'll be more than happy to answer.

See you soon

Ella xoxo

Christmas Make Up Present!

So as I am feeling very festive at the moment I thought I would share with you lovely people one of my ideas for a friends Christmas present. I know that for a lot of make up lovers the gift sets are sometimes quite expensive and don't always have what you want in them so I have saved the day and come up with a solution. DIY make up sets! 

The idea is to pick a few items your friends love, want or you think they'll love and put them in a box and decorate it yourself. For example I've made one for my friend with a Maybelline Baby Lips Hydrate, A Kate Moss Rimmel Lipstick and a Body Shop Passionberry Lip Balm. I just put them in a pretty box and tied it up with a ribbon and added a tag saying "Your very own lip collection". 

I love this as I think your friends will really love the thought that's gone into it and this way there's no unwanted items in the set.  Of course it doesn't have to be lips, it could be body sprays or eye-shadow or even just a mix and match. The list is literally endless.

So that's my first little present idea and if you want more just comment below as always.

See you soon

Ella xoxo

Advent Candles

So today as it's the first of December I wanted to do a more Christmassy post and one thing I really like having for advent but I know not a lot of people have or use is an advent candle. These are really just tall candles with numbers written down them and often a really cute design. The idea is that every day you light it until it gets the next number all the way until Christmas eve. I love these as they come in lots of different festive scents and is a change from the usual forms of counting the days till Christmas. Of course I still have my chocolate calender, I couldn't live without my daily chocolate!

You can buy these candles on-line and in some shops and they don't cost much, I think mine was £5. 

I really hope you guys liked this and maybe some of you will even try an advent candle if so comment below and even if you don't try one you can still comment below. 

See you soon

Ella xoxo