BLOGMAS DAY 22: The Christmas Red Lip

I think that the type of makeup most suited to Christmas is a red lip. The colour red has long been associated with Christmas and lots of people like to make themselves look festive by rocking one. Above I have three red lips that would be great on Christmas Day!

Rimmel Kate Moss '107': This would probably be my favourite from the selection as I feel like mattes are the most practical and suit me more than something a little more glossy. Unfortunately, this is not the most Christmassy colour as it is more berry than red and has quite purple tones running through it. Still you can still class it as a red lipstick just not in the most classic way. The pigmentation on this lipstick is great and has great lasting power without being a nightmare to take off.



Maybelline Colour Sensational Lipstick in 'Fatal Red': I feel like this lipstick is more of your traditional Christmas red colour. This means that it is much brighter and more orange toned. If you want to be super Christmassy then this is the one to go to town with!







Bourjois Effect 3D Lipgloss in 09 'Rouge democratic': I think that this one would have to be my least favourite option, only because I find that Christmas Day involves a lot of eating and this has to be one of the most messy lip-glosses available. But apart from that it seems very bright and pigmented. A similar colour to the Maybelline lipstick.



SoElla X

BLOGMAS DAY 17: Christmas Photos

Some Christmas photos taken in London last year to get you in the mood for this year : )

SoElla X

BLOGMAS DAY 15: What I love about Christmas

Here are some things that I love about Christmas!

1. Food- I am the biggest fan of a roast dinner and I feel like Christmas dinner is the king of them all! I love sausages in blankets, gravy, potatoes, turkey and stuffing.

2. Clothes- This is basically a time for all things tacky which mostly includes jumpers but can sometimes extend to pyjamas : )

3. Festive cheer- To me, everyone just seems so much happier and there is much excitement in the air!

4. Makeup- 'Tis the season of gold eyes and red lips.

5. Advent Calendars- It is so exciting opening the door every morning to find a chocolate!

6. Family and friends- This time gives everyone a good excuse to visit their family and friends who maybe live a bit further away and you can meet all of those relatives that you really didn't know you had : )

SoElla X

BLOGMAS DAY 14: Christmas Tree Ideas

I feel like when it comes to Christmas tree decoration, there are two types, there is the 'higgledy collected over many years' type or the 'themed with a colour scheme' type. I would definitely say that I am sort of in the middle because my tree is themed red and white but the decorations have been collected in small amounts. Today I thought I would share with you a cool decoration idea that looks great and could go on both types of tree. It is a candy cane. Cute and edible these hang easily on the tree and look great because of the colours. Traditional red and white ones look great but if that is not your colour scheme there are many other flavours. I just think they look so nice and probably have about 50 of these on my tree!
What is your fave decoration?

SoElla X

BLOGMAS DAY 13: My Favourite Places

In London at Christmas, lots of area's decorate themselves with fairy lights and various different Christmas decorations. Some places look amazing! Here are a few of my faves:

Southbank Centre- The lights are all amazing and situated next to the Thames, it is one of the most picturesque places in London! (The picture above)

The Royal Opera House- The royal opera house is one of my favourite places because every Christmas we go to the Christmas show at the opera house so it always feels very special for me

Covent Garden- At Christmas time, Covent Garden always looks beautiful with it's twinkling lights and towering Christmas displays

Regents Street- How could I not mention this one when it is so famous for it's Christmas displays! This year is not an exception, I would go check them out if you can.

SoElla X

BLOGMAS DAY 12: Costa Drinks

When it comes to this time of the year, I am always going into coffee shops to try their winter specialities. Most shops such as Costa and Starbucks bring out a range at Christmas and I am always a fan of these more interesting choices. My favourite drinks this year have been Starbuck's Pumpkin Spice Latte and Costa's Gingerbread and Cream Latte. The Pumpkin Spice Latte is like an autumn dream with spices and pumpkin all in one. The gingerbread latte is perhaps a bit more spicy with a gingery feel and cream on top!


SoElla X

BLOGMAS DAY 11: Best Christmas Mascara

At Christmas especially, it is every girl's wish to have long, fluttery lashes to pair with a red lip. It is hard to find a mascara that fits all of these descriptions since length often becomes spidery and length often becomes clumpy. A mascara I have found to be the best at satisfying my needs is Benefit's Rollerlash. Many people say that they prefer Maybelline's Lash Sensational, however, I have found that, that mascara often goes very clumpy on me and is a nightmare to remove! Maybe I am applying it wrong : ( Benefit Rollerlash lengthens each lash for a lovely butterfly effect. Perfect for day and night makeup.

SoElla X

BLOGMAS DAY 10: December Favourites so far

It is currently the 9th of December for me now, you will probably be reading this on the 10th. I feel like an acceptable amount of time has gone by this month that I can start to talk about what I have been loving. So, here go's another list:

1. Vlogmas (Especially Zoella, sunbeamsjess, Gabriella Lindley, Hannah Renee)

2. Hot Chocolate- With all the cream and marshmallows on top

3. Costa's Gingerbread and Cream Latte

4. My Frozen Chocolate Advent Calendar- How can cheap chocolate taste so good?!!

5. Benefit They're Real Tinted Eyelash Primer- Perfect by itself for a feathery natural look or underneath mascara for more exaggerated lashes

6. Victoria Secret's Amber Romance Body mist (As mentioned in a previous blog post)

7. Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish (A limited edition version, it has chamomile in it)

8. Carex Hand Sanitizer Bubblegum

9. Elle Magazine December 2015 Edition

10. Pinterest in general, you can follow me : )

SoElla X

BLOGMAS DAY 7: Winter Scent

I wear scents all year round and this means that I usually like to make my perfumes and sprays more seasonal to change it up a little bit. In the summer I wear more floral, fruity and light scents. Then, in the autumn/winter I like to wear more spicy, musky and heavy scents. My scent of choice this year is Victoria Secret's 'Amber Romance'. It is described as a scent with 'amber and crème anglais'. I am the worst at describing scents so I wouldn't even be able to tell you what it smells like to me but for some reason it smells to me how I think that amber would smell. Yet, I don't know what amber smells like! Definitely a more sophisticated and musky scent because lots of the other scents I have an easier time describing the smell. It is long lasting but not overpowering. Lots of people say that they get a whiff of it every time I walk past and when they hug me : ) I definitely wouldn't use too much because a little can go a long way. What would you say your autumn/winter scent was this year?

SoElla X

BLOGMAS DAY 6: Fairy Lights

 

 

 Every year as we get closer to the darker and colder days I tend to find myself looking for all different types of fairy lights. Because of the fact that the days are getting darker more quickly we generally use lights more and fairy lights just seem like the best way to do this! They can really set the mood and are really cute and decorative. More so than overhead lights or lamps. Above you can see there are just plain bulb fairy lights and I love these ones because they are just simple and look better in the dark. This year, however, I have found myself buying more different types such as these really nice ones I have that are like clear diamonds with the bulb in the middle. As you can see I also have a n 'E' shaped light up letter. These are also really cute and I think I have mentioned this on my blog before and how it is really great to personalise your room.
Tell me about any fairy lights that you have?!?

SoElla X

BLOGMAS DAY 5: Advent Calendar 2015

In today's post I wanted to show you the chocolate advent calendar that I had chosen this year. AS you can see it is a frozen themed one and it was bought at M&S. This picture was taken in advance but I have actually opened 5 of the doors now and it is safe for me to say that the chocolate inside is really good. Sometimes with advent calendars it can be hard to find the balance between appearance and taste. This one does! I chose frozen because it looked really cute and I love the colour theme. Frozen is so Christmassy with its snow and snowmen! Although this year I did not buy any beauty calendars, I think I definitely will be next year. The body shop calendar and also the benefit one look great. I am always really interested in the advent calendars that other people buy. Imagine having multiple!
Comment down below which advent calendar you chose this year : )

So Ella x

BLOGMAS DAY 1: Blogmas with SoElla 2015

Hi! I'm going to be honest, it has been a while. Life is very busy in the autumn and the time to take photographs is very short because of the daylight problem. So I wondered what I could do to make it up to you lovelies! And I came up with the idea of Blogmas, 24 days of me! I will be publishing a new blogpost everyday for 24 days. I have decided on the hashtag #soellablogmas so that you can use it on social media to send me anything! I'm going to be getting very sore fingers, that's for sure. I hope you enjoy : )
Obviously today's was very short but I assure you there will be a huge variety of interesting posts to come!

SoElla X