We Got chickens!

YES.. real life egg laying chirping clucking chickens! can you tell this excites me?

For years me and my mother have wanted 2 things.. a sphynx being one of them, we got him almost 2 years ago and he is just gorgeous (you will be seeing him in posts to come). The second being chickens. we had the space in the garden, so no problem there but we just hadn't bothered to look for any being sold! until now. 

My auntie lives closer to the luscious fields of the Hertfordshire country side, so naturally there are a few more chicken owners around there. Her next door neighbour was about to take his pet chickens to the slaughter home as they 'weren't laying'.. my auntie, knowing that we had wanted some for a while called my mum and they went to pick them up. 5 chickens, for free. slightly skinny but they just needed a good feeding and abit of TLC. Myself and my nan spent a whole 12 hours building their coop in the corner of our garden.
we used an old unused shed for their home, and we made a little run with chicken wire all around to stop them escaping. In the shed there are 2 old Guinea pig cages that they use both to sleep in and to lay their eggs. yes its all abit makeshift.. odds and sods here and there, but we have had the chickens for a few weeks now, and they couldn't be happier.

A picture of the chickens roaming around in their little garden. there is an apple tree right above them, so when the apples fall down they love to tuck into them. 

Our chickens also love to roam free in our garden during the day,while we are at home.

the inside of the coop /shed looks like this. makeshift old Guinea pig cages, they use all levels and sleep inside of them. they lay their eggs in the closed departments.. 

                   Oh, did I mention we get 5 eggs a day?

    Enough eggs to feed my whole neighbourhood.!

Speak soon!

Ella Xx

I LOVE A GOOD BARGAIN.

hello beauts, how are you all? i bring you Rather large clothing haul,with the majority of my purchases from h&m. i went shopping with my mum today, and i found some absolute BARGAINS. i wont tell you how much everything costs until the end,until then, ill leave you guessing ;) 

Most of the things i got are pretty little summer dresses etc. this is my way of trying to hurry summer up! ha ha

All above from H&M

Primark

I absolutely love all the dresses, a big thank you to my mum for picking the majority of them out for me!

If you don't like them, maybe the price will sway you a little? 3 pound each.. did you get that? yes, 3 POUND EACH! honest to god i almost had a heart attack when i saw the little red sticker saying 3 pound,and that's when i brought the mother over to the sale rack to help me rummage for some bargains. i cant wait to wear these bits in the summer, and i think the pink and orange dresses are just beautiful, Perfect for a Holiday.. ( just need to persuade either the mother or father to book one now..)

I'm a Little obsessed with the velvet numbers too, and I'm extremely tempted to wear them with tights right now! but i suppose it isn't appropriate seeing as there is still snow on the ground and i am ill already! gorgeous though, i think we hit the jackpot in h&m today. and if you have a h&m near you, i defiantly advise you all to go and have a rummage in there sale rail, the majority of the stuff was under 5 pound and reduced from 20s-40s!

The jeans are from primark, i recently bought a grey pair of these which are featured in this post here and couldn't believe how comfortable they are, how well they fit and how good the quality is for the price. and for 11 quid i though it was defiantly worth grabbing another pair, this time in a light denim colour, which i thought continued my summer scheme in clothing quite nicely ;)

a very successful shopping trip i must say, with everything minus the jeans reaching a grand total of £18 spent,im quite chuffed.

I love a good bargain. in case that wasn't obvious ;)

Big love for H&M at the mo,BIG love.

Ella'Martine xxxx

My Beauty faves of 2011!

Hey beautiful people. sooo this is the first blog I've made on my new laptop.. yay! ;)

I've decided to do a beauty favourites of 2011,seeing as i don't buy enough makeup to do beauty favourites every month.. And the fact that I've only just started blagging ;) its weird.. feels like I've been a blogger forever!

I narrowed it down,which was pretty traumatic.. to just 10 items. i did start off with my whole makeup collection,but i didn't think that would have been to much use to any of you!

 Here are the items i chose, tbh they're all products that i use almost every single day.. so maybe i was being abit dramatic.. it wasn't That hard to find my faves of 2011..

below will be an individual picture of every product and a short description explaining why i like it :)

No7 Essential moisture Night cream. i use this every night without fail. I've been using this moisturiser for years now and it never fails to impress me. i have ridiculously dry skin,and this leaves it feeling thoroughly moisturised,and even more importantly.. Not tight. i hate that feeling. I used to use this in the morning also,before i found this little gem below... ;)

This was my second purchase from No7, The essential moisture day fluid, and i love it just as much as the first. this isn't as heavy as the Night cream,which is pretty convenient as i wouldn't want to walk out the door looking like a Greece ball. its perfect for putting on before i put on my makeup, it sets into the skin nicely and leaves a good base for foundation. I think both the creams are around the 10 pound range,which isn't too extravagant. but with the No7 £5 vouchers you get from boots they're a bargain!

Continuing on the 'creams' theme,this hand cream from body shop has been my saivour. its the 'Almond hand &nail Butter and is for all skin types. this is the best hand moisturiser (in my opinion) EVER. cant say enough for this hand cream. i am quite the hand cream lover and am garunteed to moisturise my hands atleast once a day before i go to bed,but more often than not i carry a little sample size container of this beauty in my handbag and moisterise throughout the day :).

I believe this is the first and last face powder i have ever tried. i remember walking into boots one day and thinking 'Hmm,lets try a powder'. And so i did. and i haven't felt the need to try any other powders as i love it. its the perfect colour match for me and doesn't make me look cakey. If i feel like I'm having a particularly good skin' day,ill use it on its own, other wise i use it over my foundation,which is....

No7's stay perfect foundation. Can you see a pattern forming here? ;) perfect foundation for me, not too light not too heavy. it blends like a dream and stays on pretty much all day. i cant remember the price of this exactly.. i feel like i should say around 10? but don't quote me on it ;) in summer its a shade lighter than my skin tone but now its winter its perfect. and im in shade number 05 'cream' (from what i can tell from the grubby sticker.)

Next is this bronzer from bourjois. I'm sure you've heard plenty about this product if your a beauty youtube watcher/blogger reader,so i wont say too much. i haven't got anything bad to say about this product what so ever. its the perfect colour bronzer for me,with tiny little shimmers in it that do not show up on the face which i like. plus it looks and (apparently) smells like chocolate, and whats better than makeup,and chocolate put together?!

Britney spears curious has been an all time favourite of mine for quite some time now...well about 2 years which in my books is bloody ages. it comes in a pretty blue glass bottle (picture doesn't do it justice) and smells...well,in my words like 'heaven in a bottel'. I'm absolutely awful at explaining smells,but here's what the key notes are.

The notes of the perfume are; red lychee, golden quince, kiwi, cupcake accord, jasmine petals, white chocolate, orchid, musk, orris root and sensual woods.

Now, i am a huge lipstick enthusiast,so i had a hard time choosing one. theres so many lipsticks for so many different occasions. but i decided to choose the one that could be for any occasion.As you see this lipstick is from mac and its called Speed dial,which is a cremesheen finish. This is perfect for any occasion and when i don't know what lipstick i should put on to go with my makeup etc,this is the one i always end up going for. its the only mac lipstick i have at the moment,so its pretty precious. its very moisturising on the lips and its pretty sheer if applied lightly,but can be built up to a pigmented pinky colour :)


And that,my blogger friends, is the end of my beauty faves of 2011, AND the end on 2011! i hope you all have a happy and healthy new year full of everything you'd wish for.

What did you do for new years eve? did you party hard or was you at home watching the good old new years TV like i normally am? that's what i was going to do this year as well until my best friend called at 9 to ask me round hers for a little new years party,so that's what i ended up doing.. which was amazing so I'm glad i did but I'm ill so ended up coming home at half 1.. which is when I'm writing this. haha.

Happy 2012. best wishes.

Ella martine xxxx

A quick MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Merry Christmas everyone! just a quick note to say have a wonderful wonderful day. i have been thoroughly spoilt this Christmas,and i love all of my family and friends so so much and i am so appreciative of all the amazing prezzies!! i will do a Christmas haul/what i got for Christmas before the new year,if you like. unfortunately i am in bed right now,and its 6 in the evening, as i came off my tablets for my kidneys so i could have a Christmas drink, but not being on them has made me feel so ill that iv ended up in bed while everyone else is downstairs playing good old fashioned Christmas board games :( oh well, I'm gonna have a quick nap and hope i wake up feeling a little better,Once again,merry Christmas. I'm sure you all deserve it! tomorrow i will be going round my dads side of the family,which is always a laugh. its like a second little Christmas for us,which I'm not complaining about ;)

Talk to you all soon. have a wonderful day with the people you love.

Ella'martine xxxxxxx

New Additions!

Well hello there you beauty's. guess what i have? some cheeky few additions to my already overflowing wardrobe. yay. :D soo i had a little retail therapy today,i didn't get much, because i don't want to go shopping right before Christmas just in case somebody gets me what I've just bought.. all the serious business will be done after Christmas And my birthday (31st of Jan,write it in your diary ;) with any moneys that i get :P

      but for the time being i got 3 tops to tide me over until i am free to shop,guilt free,once again!

Of course,i started off going straight to primark. and my god it was ridiculously busy in there.. but what do i expect? its 4 days before CHRISTMAS! I'd had my eye on this leopard print blouse for a while, but for some reason i never picked it up to try it on. when i saw my friend wearing it and realised how lovely it looked on, i couldn't pass,after all, its leopard print..and I'm the first to admit i am a devoted leopard print lover ;) I think this blouse looks rather flattering on,and i love how the back is longer than the front so its perfect with leggings. £10 pounds..bargain.

The Next thing that caught my eye(apart from the whole shop..but i couldn't buy it all) in primark was this simple dark grey and light grey striped jumper.. the thing that caught my eye most was purely the simplicity,i love how I'd be able to overload on accessories because the top is just simple. it's actually a really warm jumper,trust me iv found out the hard way. trying on all these winter clothes indoors with the heating full blast really took it out of me! ha ha. i love the high neckline and i am on the lookout for them collar type of necklace That i think would go perfectly with this.

next i went on to Tk maxx,the most stressful but rewarding shop of them all ;) i seriously love the shop and if you have the Patience you can get some seriously good deals.. Annoyingly this picture doesn't do this jumper justice. it just looks like a grey jumper in the pic. but in real life it has a diamond pattern all over which is slightly see through, but its so pretty. this jumper if from a brand called 'sweewe paris' which i have never heard of but every time i picked up something i liked it was that brand.. i think its because the jumpers are so snuggely soft that the feel of it instantly attracts me to them. next time i go to tk maxx i will be keeping an eye out for this brand because i Love the jumper.

Finally i took a trip into sports direct as they were having a majour sale,and i found this extra warm.. hmm,i have no idea what to call it.. Eskimo hat?.. Eskimo hat it is.

i think it was about a tenner which is a bargain,and i will defiantly be wearing this when it snows,which seems like it will be any day now!

feel free to comment and tell me what you think.. and have you done abit of cheeky shopping for yourself before Christmas? or are you being good and patient and waiting until the sales??