A Snowy Day!

Hello everyone! I hope you're all okay and aren't freezing to death too much at the moment! So last night it decided to snow...a lot. As some of you know, it snowed a lot where I live on Boxing Day but that didn't disrupt anything because there was no school and no one was going to work really either, but today my school was closed so I had the whole day to myself and I thought, why not blog about it?!

So as I knew it was snowing last night, when I got up for school this morning I looked out the window to check on the snow and I didn't think the school would be shut, however I later found out we have a lot more snow here than some other places with school closures! I went downstairs to get a cup of tea and my mum told me she had received a text saying the school was closed, I was very happy and glad that I could have a relaxed day! 

I went and sat down for a while watching the snow fall and get deeper and deeper and deciding what to do with my day! 

I got some breakfast (I do actually have fruit for breakfast every day) and more tea (I drink a lot of tea, the one I'm talking about here was probably my third cup...oops) and did my makeup, nothing too exciting, I put a little bit of eyeshadow on as well as the usual makeup I wear (I did an every day makeup routine a while ago) and listened to some Disney songs while getting ready! 

So I was planning on doing some baking, I walked to the shop to get some ingredients (and a few extra treats) and I took a camera with me to take a few photos along the way! This was lucky as I found out my phone isn't too fond of the snow and decided to pretend it had no power and turn itself off despite it having about 50% charge!

When I got back from the shop I put on some Disney movies (Tangled and Sleeping Beauty today) and got on with some baking! Someone asked if I was going to upload the recipe, so I'm going to include it here! My friend sent me this cookie recipe, I believe it's the recipe Tanya Burr used in a video!

You will need: 

- 200g butter

- 300g caster sugar

- 1 large egg

- 325g self raising flour

- 200g milk chocolate

- 200g white chocolate 

You'll want to preheat your oven to 180 degrees first! Mix the butter and sugar together until light and creamy then add your egg and mix in. Gradually add the flour in, if the mixture gets a little too dry then add some milk (but be careful not to add too much!) break up (and possible chop up too, but be careful) the chocolate and mix it into the mixture. Then place some of the mixture onto a lined baking tray (it's better if you have more than one otherwise, like I did, you'll have to do lots of batches) I did 6 cookies on a tray. Put these in the oven and bake for 10 minutes! I made 30 with the mixture. They taste amazing, unfortunately. This means all my family will be pestering me for them for the next few days! 

After I'd finished baking, I painted my nails and then I went in the garden and took some photos of the snow! That's about everything apart from Tap but I can't really talk about that all that much can I haha!

I hope you enjoyed this post! I, thinking about doing some more photography based posts but would like to know if you want to see anything like that! I have lots of other photos of the snow and just loads of other photos I can share with you if you want so make sure to let me know if you do want to see them!

Take care in the snow or ice if you have any, make sure to keep warm! I feel like I always say this and I feel even more like a granny than I normally do!

Lots of love, 

Emma xxx

Review: Naked Basics 2

Hello!

I ordered the Naked Basics 2 a few days ago, and it finally arrived! So I thought I would show you it and do a review. I always like to read blog posts about products before I buy them, so maybe this will help you on decided whether to get it or not.

 I ordered my pallete from feelunique.com. I have never purchased anything from feel unique, however I will defiantley be purchasing my stuff from there again. I ordered it on the 12th of January and it was dispatched on the 14th and delivered on the 15th! 

It came in a well packaged box, and it has a rubber case rather than tin like the most recent ones. I think this is fab, as it's looks nice, and it's fits perfectly in my makeup bag. 

The colours are so pigmented and they go with my skin tone so well. The first colour is more of a highlighter colour and the rest are matte shades, which I love because I have lots of shimmery shades but nothing for everyday. 

Colours from left to right are 'skimp' 'stark' 'frisk' 'cover' 'primal' and 'undone' all lovely shades which can go well together or on there own. 

You can roughly see the colours on here, they look more pigmented on my face, it's because my skins so pale I blend in with the first two colours.

I got these for £19, i wasn't keen on spending £37 on the full pallete, but I might purchase one later in the year. I am very impressed with these and they are definetly worth the money(usually £22).

 

A little bonus, I had to convince my mum to let me spend £19 on eyeshadow, when they arrived she tried them, and I hate to say she loves them. Which means she is going to steal them so I will have to keep my eye on these!

Do you own any Naked palletes? This was my first! Let me know which ones you have.

Love Ella xx

*disclamer- this is not sponsored.

Makeup Wishlist

This time last year, I owned about 20 babylips and a mascara, I wasn't bothered about makeup and I was too lazy to do any makeup anyway. Now I love makeup. I love it, I'm not very good but Im getting addicted. I think it's down to the fact I watch a lot of YouTube, like Zoella, Sprinkleofglitter, velvetghost and Essiebutton. 

I thought I would do a little makeup Wishlist, of everything I want to get my hands on at the moment! 

1. Naked 2 basics pallete £22~ I don't own any naked palettes, and they don't really appeal to me. However when I saw the naked basics 2, I wanted it. I have actually ordered it from feel unique as it was on sale for £19!  

2. Collection lasting perfection £4.19~my concealer is down to a nub, and after seeing so many people rave about this I'm keen to try it! On days where I am too lazy for makeup I like to just wear concealer and mascara, and I can't do that at the moment due to having no useable concealer.

3. Mac lipstick £15 ~ not sure what shade, but I don't have any high end lipsticks, and I really want to try a mac one! 

4. Real techniques eye starter kit £15~ not makeup but I don't have any good eye brushes, and I feel this would benefit me quite well.

5. Revolution blush pallete £6~ I've had my eye on this since I watched dollybowbow do a review a couple of months ago. It has so many shades and for £6 I'm desperate to get my hands on this. 

6. Brow gel either benefit gimme brow, or Rimmel brow this way £4-£15 ~ I don't do anything to my eyebrows, however I feel they need to be more defined. And I think a brow gel will be the best for me.

7. Maybelline colour tattoo £4.99~ I've heard really good things about these, and I want to try cream shadows out.

What's in your makeup Wishlist? Let me know in the comments below! 

Love Ella xx