Friday 25 April 2014

How To Tie a Scarf 16 Ways

Oh my golly gosh! I was so excited when I saw this video floating around on Facebook and I had to share it with you all! This fantastic video by NORDSTROM shows you how to tie 4 scarves in 16 different ways. Not sure about you guys, but I often see people wear their scarves in really cool ways and I have never known how to do it... until now. NORDSTROM is a gorgeous high end label selling the most amazing things. If you have never heard of them, please go and check them out by clicking here. As they are a high end brand, I have also incorporated (below) a scarf wishlist featuring garments that are currently being sold on the market. I love big scarves, especially the ones from NORDSTROM and ASOS (below). But without further adieu, enjoy the video!

                                           

*NORDSTROM- Woopsie!
My favourite is The Celebrity Knot, what's yours?

Much Love
Eltoria x

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Tuesday 22 April 2014

BOMB Cosmetics: Review

Now I wouldn't be lying if I said that I was a major bath-bomb fan. I think the first ever post I ever wrote on Eltoria was about LUSH bath-bombs (and how amazeballs they were!). The other day I was shopping at my local garden centre called Whitehall Garden Centre (and those of you who live in the West country will know how amazing this place is) and ventured over to the candle and smellies section where I came across some bath-bombs from Bomb Cosmetics. Now I have never used any of their products but the all the bath-bombs are hand made (which look amazing and smell great!) so I was extremely excited to pick one. So as you can see in the image below, I decided to pick 'Sweet Cherry Pie Blaster' which cost £2.29. The bomb smelt and looked amazing, the sharp and tangy essence of cherry, raspberries, strawberries and blackberries which sent me straight to heaven. I could not fault it, I love anything berry smelling! 

So pretty!
Despite it looking ever so exciting, I can't say the same for the actual bath experience. I thought the bomb itself would turn a lovely colour- but it didn't. I also thought my bathroom air would fill with summer fruits- but it didn't. I was a little peeved as I had spent £2.29 on a luxurious bath-bomb, but didn't get the luxury bath I desired. The bath water itself was also interesting. It had loads of little seeds floating about which looked like 'black thunder flies' that stick to you throughout the Summer months (see below and correct me if I am wrong). I had to add bubble bath to make it look more inviting, which is such a shame as the actual bath bomb itself looked so beautiful outside the water. Now this is the only bath-bomb that I have used from Bomb Cosmetics, so I may of been extremely unfortunate in picking a bomb that just didn't suit my taste. I am extremely willing to try out more from the brand so if any of you have any suggestions, then please let me know in the comments!

Not exactly the most inviting of all baths
Much Love
Eltoria x


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Sunday 20 April 2014

HAPPY EASTER!

Just a quick message to with you all a very Happy Easter! Make sure you kick back and relax this Easter weekend! Here's a few cute pictures for you all!




Got my eggs from the Easter Bunny this morning!
Have a lovely day all!
Much Love
Eltoria x

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Wednesday 16 April 2014

Bullied.

I don't know why I am sat here reminiscing on the past (because this is not like me) but you know when you have one of those moments where you feel that you just need to spill out all of your feelings? Well I am having one of those moments. As a child and teenager, I used to bottle up a lot of things. And I mean everything. Not because I couldn't talk to anyone about it, I almost felt embarrassed to have a 'problem' or an 'issue'. I guess I still sometimes do, but I'd like to think that my past has taught me a few things. If there is one lesson I have learned from being bullied (which I would rather refer to as being 'picked on') is that the things said and done means absolutely nothing (emphasis added). From who you were 2, 3 or even 10 years ago doesn't exactly define you for who you are today. We all have a story or journey (some worse than other) but where there's a negative there is always a positive. As a young girl/women I would say that I wasn't the strongest of person, but as I understand today, I was young and naive who didn't fully understand human emotions and behaviour. So I guess the whole point of this post today is to reach out to all of you who are currently going through a hard time (whether that being from being bullied or from something else) because I can ensure you now, whatever it may be, your shell may feel cracked now but once you get through, your shell will fell like armour. And that armour shall continue to serve you throughout you life. So take note.

Now I am sat here feeling ever so emotional (with a lump in my throat and a slight tear in my eye) because this is ever so hard to write. I can honestly say that I have never expressed myself in this way, and funnily, it feels so much easier to just write it here, on my blog, with thousands of you reading it. Mad? Yes. And before some sceptics feel that this is a 'cry out for attention' this really isn't, I feel that many young females and males need a form of education and advice on the matter. It's all well and good getting advice from specific organisations, but if you are like me, that would be the last thing I would do! And if I could inspire/help at least one of you, then my purpose would be a success. So you are probably wondering what the title of this post is all about. One of the worst memories from school was being teased in secondary school for having a 'long nose' which apparently made me look like a 'traffic cone' (I kind of giggled there) but at the time that seriously wasn't the case (as you could imagine). But let me take you through it all.

I joined public school when I was 13, so I was a small fish in a big pond. I was so fortunate to have my twin sister with me and instantly made friends with a lovely group of girls to who I still consider my closest group of friends today. But in every big pond, there's always a group of fish that like to terrorise the rest. I do not consider myself to be a 'victim' in anyway, so I shall say that I was one of the unfortunate ones that was 'subjected' to their ridicule and terror. The reason I do not like to consider myself as a 'victim' because these individuals today have made me become the strongest person that I could possibly be when it comes to confrontation. After all today, I couldn't care less whether someone wants to say something bad about me. If you're in your late teens/twenties and still get a 'buzz' from putting down others, you should seriously take god dam hard look at yourself in the mirror. But at the time yes, I was a 'victim' of something that no individual should have to go through, we are who we are and the way we look shouldn't become the subject of any ridicule. The subject (my nose) was ridiculed for a good two years. It got that bad that I became conscious of anyone who were to look at me side on. I really wanted a nose job and I was between the age of 13-15! No young teenager should feel that they should change themselves in order to suit others. EVER. Anyway despite the tormenting and the constant reminder that I looked like 'Pinocchio', today I couldn't be happier with my nose and I sure know that if I did have surgery, I wouldn't look right today. Today I am so proud that I have signed two modelling contracts, because it goes to show that if I had taken on their comments 'literally', I could of quite possibly jeopardised that opportunity for myself. So my message to you today is this: never question your appearance because you are just beautiful the way you are and secondly, despite how hard things may be now, when you 'look back' (like I am now) you have such a wider perspective of things which makes all the bad things said seem so trivial. 

 We live in a society today where technology (like social media) should be used for awareness, rather than, used as a tool to become a 'cyber bully'. Bullying can happen at any age, it just so happens that mine occurred when I was a teenager but you could reading this in your 30's or even late 50's and can relate to this in some way. Now you are probably wondering, do I hold any grudges? And the answer to that is that I don't. Whatever happened in the past should remain there and the whole point in life is to move forward. So I march on forward with my armour in tact.



So there we are guys, I hope that my story can help at least a number of you!  

Massive hugs and love
Eltoria x




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Tuesday 15 April 2014

Easter and Life Update

Ciao ladies and gentleman, I hope that you are all enjoying the sunshine! So Easter is just around the corner so I just wanted to re-post my YouTube video on all the Easter goods that I found in LUSH. They are a great alternative if you prefer not to buy chocolate this year and they are great for both males and females. I also apologise for the lack of blogging recently- I am currently approaching my finals at university so as you can probably imagine I'm pretty much snowed under. However as from late May I shall be blogging at least 2 times a week in addition to more YouTube videos (like the one below). You can subscribe to my YouTube channel my clicking here for directly follow my blog by clicking here (or by connecting to followers  gadget in the sidebar). Catch you all soon! Good luck to anyone else who is currently taking any exams!

LUSH 2014 Easter Haul. Click photo to watch 
Much Love
Eltoria x

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Wednesday 9 April 2014

Strawberry Feels Forever: LUSH

Ciao Bella's! Today I have someone sweet and fruitful for you all. It smells and looks like a strawberry but is regrettably not edible. Confused? Well my little pumpkins I can ensure you now that this product will convert you into a LUSH addict. If you are currently thinking that 'nothing will' you my friend, are so wrong. But to all of you who quite happily raise your hand to being the ultimate LUSH guru, then this product will soon star in your top five (or even three!). 'Strawberry Feels Forever' was a LUSH classic that was removed from shop floors a couple of years ago. I never got my head around why because this body moisturiser is like no other, it's like smothering a bowl of strawberries and cream all over your body (and my own imagination sure makes this product seem so much more appealing). Now you are probably thinking 'Eltoria, are you mad this moisturiser looks like a bar of soap'. But fear not friend, this 'hard body lotion' works as a massaging oil and body lotion! You apply this lotion by rubbing it all over you body where the cocoa butters and shea butters will melt accordingly to your skin temperature. You can use this product after showering/bathing or you can bugger a loved one into massaging you (romantic night in *hint*). Absolument charmant!

Lush: "A creamy strawberry massage bar with a fruit sundae fragrance. If you're feeling fruity, this massage bar is just the thing to get you in the mood. We've crushed fresh strawberries and infused hibiscus flowers for a fabulous fragrance, while lashing of butters and oils to make your skin velvety smooth. Fair Trade organic cocoa butter, Fair Trade shea butter, and extra virgin olive oil are in here for hydration, as only the best will do," Amen to that!

Will you be treating your skin to some strawberries and cream?

Much Love
Eltoria x


Struggling for Easter ideas? be sure to check out my Easter YouTube video by clicking here.

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