Christmas sales Haul! x

Hello beautiful people! Happy new year!! this year has generally been a pretty good one for me, although there have been some tragedies along the way, i feel like i have excited more than failed this year :)

i hope you have all had the year you had hoped for, and if not, then Here's to 2013. my life is going way too quick right now!

to finish off 2012 in the perfect way, i am going to do a haul on some bargains i have picked up in the Christmas sales.. yay!! 

New Look.new look is one of my fave places to shop when it has sales on, although i very rarely go in there otherwise! there sales are just too good to resist and never disappoint me!

                                                                      £9 reduced from £19.99

I actually got these shorts on 2 separate shopping trips. i first bought the grey pair on a whim without trying them on, and i did have my eye on the blue pair but my size wasn't available. i got home and tried them on and, i must admit, fell a little bit in love.. i then went shopping again today and saw the navy pair in my size so snatched them up straight away! i honestly cannot wait to rock these, the high waist is just the right height and they fit like a glove. i could have probably got away with going a size down because they are so stretchy.. although thinking about it i don't want to be flashing Too much bum cheek ;)

                                     Brown ankle boots-£10.00      Burgundy Chain heels-12.00

like i said in my last post, i will soon be turning 18 and so i thought it a perfect time to stock up on some heels. and what better time to stock up on heels than when there are huge sales everywhere?! to be honest, my mum actually picked both of these out, otherwise i don't think i would have spot them. but once i tried them on, they were mine! they're both really comfy, the brown ones will be nice for something more casual like going to a bar or pub, and the Burgundy ones are perfect for anything more dressy. the colour is also gorgeous

 H&M

H&M is another place to find a great bargain or 2. i actually had a £25.00 gift card so i ended up paying nothing for these 2!

£10 reduced from £25 (i think) 

 I haven't taken this slouchy baby pink knit jumper off since i got it! its so soft and effortless and with jeans and a pair of uggs or docs it just looks perfect. you cant really get the true colour of it by this picture.. but I'm sure you will see it pop up in an outfit of the day some day soon!

£15 reduced from £25 or over (sorry my memory is awful!)

Absolutely LOVE this dress, and i was so close to buying it full price but didn't as there wasn't my size there, a week later and what do you know, its in the sale! the picture isn't really don't it justice as the material is a purple velvet leopard print. the front can open up low to show a bit of cleavage if you lucky enough to have any, i for one, do not, so i will probably be using the little popper to make it a little less revealing on me. never the less this looks absolutely gorgeous on, and would have been my NYE dress if i had somewhere to go!

 before you look at these and are about to go and get them, NO, these were not in the sale unfortunately ha ha. actually i got them from my dad for Christmas and completely forgot to include them in my Christmas haul Here.  i have wanted a pair of docs for about 4 years now but have never had the guts to actually get them, but now i have them i couldn't be happier! these along with my uggs are literally my only everyday form of shoe wear for now and i can guarantee for the rest of winter. In Love. £105

(my hat is from a market stall ages ago, and i absolutely love it. although its annoying because i can only really wear it if i have straightened my hair! )


Happy new year, i hope your doing something more exciting than me! what have you bought in the sales?

Ella Martine xxxx

Merry christmas and a happy new year. xx

hello everyone! YES! its me! really, i am alive.. i hope you didn't worry yourself too much! ;)
i know iv been away for a hella long time but I'm back and rearing to do some new exciting blog posts :P i will do an update on what iv been doing and why iv been gone if you'd like me too.. but if your not interested.. lets get onto my

CHRISTMAS HAUL!

i hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and wish you all a happy and healthy 2013. i for one love a good old Christmas haul, and for anyone out there who likes to watch/see them too, this is for you :P

 i came downstairs on Christmas day and the first thing i opened was the box i had had my eye on over the past few days. i opened up the box and out popped some brand spanking new black Uggs! if you don't know this about me already, i am a huge ugg fan, and they are pretty much the shoes i wear constantly at dance college because of there comfyness! i already have a pair of classic short brown ones and some tall buttoned chestnut ones, but black will go with simply everything and i have been wanting them for a while! THANK YOU MOTHER.

 my brother got me the big red Ted baker bag which i had no idea about but its perfect. its the absolute perfect size to carry my college stuff back on the trains when coming home for the weekend and the design is spot on for me!

my bestfreind got me a really classic black clutch bag (which is poking out the top left corner). i gave her a hint to what i would like and she got it spot on. i will soon be turning 18, and that cannot come soon enough with how I'm feeling right now, and this black clutch bag is the perfect size and colour to go with absolutely everything when i am partying hard ;)


Now.. what you've all been waiting for! whats in the mac bag Ella? Well.. this is one of the most unexpected and thoughtful gifts of all! my other older brother got me a £50 mac voucher along with an hour and a half makeup lesson/tutorial type thing with one of the mac makeup artists! i am so excited to use this! but i do want to wait for a time that i will be able to use it, and then go out looking hot with my professionally done makeup ;) i love mac, but its so expensive for me to buy and i have only ever bought lipsticks! so this time i may treat myself to a mineralised skin finish or foundation of some sort :P any recommendations let me know please!

 my auntie was over for Christmas this year which was exciting, as she lives and works in los Angele's USA as a makeup artist. she gave me this incredibly thoughtful gift of Amazing quality makeup including mac and sheer glow. i am completely overwhelmed by this and have never had so many high end brands in one room before! some shades and products are for stage (i am a dancer) and others for everyday use, and i have quite a few that i have been using everyday so far! i will defo be doing an updated 'whats in my makeup bag' of some sort very soon!

lastly, but in my books by no means least.. sweets!! I have a complete sweet tooth, always have and always will. . and if you cant beat it, might as well indulge in it! (the jelly beans are already half gone.. hello dentist)



i was very lucky as i always am this year, and had a lovely Christmas day with excess amounts of food, very competitive family games, and a surrounded by my mums family, and a lovely boxing day with my dads family that i don't see as often, which included more gifts like this beautiful book full of dancers and different artistic dance poses.. i absolutely love it and it is defiantly the kind of inspiration i need at this time of year!

i hope you all had a fantastic Christmas surrounded by loved ones, any Christmas hauls or Christmas posts you want me to checkout, just write a comment down below and ill be right on it!

see you soon

Ella Martine xxx