Delicious Chicken Noodle Soup!

Hey Beauts,

So since the last recipe post went down really well and you all walked away with mouth-watering feelings, I thought I would do another post. Because I am quite ill at the moment - Sore throat, blocked nose & no voice I decided to make some soup that was really easy to eat, yet still tasty! This is what I came out with!

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Serves

2

Ingredients

900ml Chicken Stock
1 Chicken Breast
1 Teaspoon Ginger
1 Garlic Clove
50g Noodles
2 Tablespoons Sweetcorn
Half an Onion
Soy Sauce
Basil Leaves

1 - Chopping!
Take the ginger and slice finely.
Take the garlic and chop finely.
Take the onion chop into small pieces.
Take the basil leaves and cut up.

2 - Cooking!
Pour the chicken stock into a pan.
Add the chicken, ginger and garlic.
Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat to let simmer for 20 minutes.

3 - Adding! 
Take the chicken out of the pan carefully and shred between two forks and add back into the pan.
At the same time, also add the sweetcorn, onions, noodles and a few drops of soy sauce.

4 - Eat! 
Ladle into two bowls, add the chopped basil leaves and soy sauce and enjoy.

This recipe tasted absolutely delicious and the steam from the bowl opened up my airways. Perfection. Even dipping bread and butter in was scrumptious, so I highly suggest testing this recipe out! If you do try it out, be sure to leave a comment down below telling me what you would change about this recipe and how it turned out for you. Did you enjoy it? and do you like these recipe posts? Remember to follow on GFC and BlogLovin' if you aren't already and I will speak to you again soon. :) <3

Be happy, Be beautiful and Be YOU!

Ellie, xx

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Accessorize haul!

Hey Beauts,

Let's begin with me saying that I am so so so so SO sorry for the lack of posts in April. As you know, all my deadlines for university were in April and now I have finished! I am currently enjoying my days off from work doing absolutely nothing and the joy of not having to worry about university work every other second is very welcoming. 2 posts for April was absolutely disgusting for a whole month in the blogging world, so May will bring a hell of a lot more posts for you all to enjoy! 

So way back at Christmas I was given a £10 gift card for Accessorize. Having never shopped properly in Accessorize before due to thinking it was too expensive, this time I was proven wrong. I went in looking for a nice black handbag, but as there was only small black bags and I was looking for something a little bigger, I came out with these beauties instead.

I picked up a set of 10 multi coloured/shaped stud earrings as for the past three or so years I haven't worn earrings on a daily basis and I thought it was time to get a set of earrings that I could wear regularly. I thought this set was the best as I could get away with wearing any of these (except maybe the blue ones) to work, without getting into trouble. So far they've been proving great and the backs fit on nice and tight. Perfect. These were £8.

Next I just had to pick up some elephant jewellery. I know I will hardly be able to wear the elephant earrings due to being at work all of the time, but I just couldn't leave them behind. Do any of you do that where you pick something up and you know you shouldn't buy it, but you've already picked it up and you can't put it back down. Well that is what I ended up doing. They were only £5, so I thought what the heck! :)

Lastly I picked up the gorgeous elephant necklace at £7. They also had a larger and longer necklace which was a little bit more expensive, but I decided to be good and save a little money. They also had both necklaces in a silver colour and a golden colour. I wish I could buy them all! This necklace is super cute though and I've been getting a lot of use out of it. The little delicate details are so adorable and perfect. Elephants are the best! :D  

I hope you enjoyed this little haul and I promise posts will come out more regularly now. What do you think of these purchases? Are you loving these elephant pieces too? Aren't they just adorable?! Leave a comment down below letting me know, I love reading all your feedback. If you aren't already, follow on GFC and Bloglovin' so you don't miss out on any future posts! <3 

Be happy, Be beautiful and Be YOU!

Ellie, xx

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The Body Shop Lip Butter - Review!

Hey Beauts,

So a quick review today of The Body Shop Lip Butters! I owned one of these about 5 years ago and discovered the empty pot of it just before Christmas which in turn made me remember how much I used to love these Lip Butters! After purchasing 3 more and trying them out again for the past few months, I am ready to give you my honest opinion! 

As you can see in the picture, I ended up purchasing the Mango, Shea and Coconut flavours, they came in a set of three but can be purchased separately for £4 each. Not bad for 10ml worth of product. The flavours can certainly be smelt/tasted when using them and are very true flavours for what they are representing and don't taste artificial at all. Along with that, the formula of these isn't sticky, which is a bonus as sticky things on the lips personally annoys me and just ends up making my hair sticky too. The product lasts on your lips for about 10 minutes in a pale white colour before disappearing, which again in my opinion is great because if you use it before applying make up, by the time you get to putting lipstick on, your lips will be perfectly soft. 

Now don't get me wrong, this product does leave my lips lovely and soft if used on a regular basis, but from reading other reviews and my own personal experience, if your lips are already chapped and flaky, this product won't help at all. It usually just forms balls of lip butter and dry skin on your lips and to me, it sounds and feels disgusting. I highly recommend having one of these in your stash for an everyday basis, especially one that tastes beautiful (such as the mango one) but also having something like Nivea for those days when your lips are chapped and need some extra care! 

Have any of you tried The Body Shop Lip Butters out? And if so, what do you think of them? What is your favourite scent? And do you have any other lip balms that you think I should try out? Leave your comments down below so I can hear your opinions! If you enjoyed this post or any others that you have read, don't forget to follow of GFC and Blog Lovin' so you don't miss out on any future posts. Until next time; 

Be happy, Be beautiful and Be YOU!

Ellie, xx

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Rimmel Kate Moss Lipstick 001 - Review!

Hey Beauts,

So I'm back and thought I would write a little review on my favourite lip stick at the moment, the Kate Moss lipstick in 001 by Rimmel. Why is this my favourite lip stick at the moment you may ask? Firstly, I love a good red lip and secondly, if I get compliments about looking great with a red lip, I will continue to wear that same red lip that receives compliments! Who doesn't love a good compliment?! I certainly do! And lastly, this colour is a perfect dupe for my favourite red MAC lipstick in Brave Red. As much as I love feeling special when wearing my MAC lipsticks, I really don't want them to run out! This lipstick definatly serves well for an everyday lip! 

So what is it about this lipstick that I love? Well to begin, the price isn't arm breakingly bad, at only £5.49. I could buy nearly three of these for the same price as my beloved MAC Brave Red. On top of that, this lipstick really is 'lasting perfection'. From 7am in the morning when I first apply this lippy to about 3-4pm in the afternoon when I look in a mirror and this will still be on my lips, the same deep rich colour, even after eating and drinking. and to top it off, I'm talking to people all day where I work, so it isn't as though my lips don't move all day! When this colour does start to wear off (finally) it leaves a lovely (it's not that lovely) red line around my lips, almost as if I would be wearing lip liner. But as long as you reapply at the right time, it really isn't a problem.
As for application of this lipstick, it glides on smoothly and is such a creamy formula meaning it does not dry your lips out and you don't really need to put gloss on top for a shiny finish as it really is good enough on its own! The lipstick itself also has a very pleasant smell and is just an all round amazing red lipstick. 

I hope you enjoy a red lip as much as I do, and I really suggest trying this colour out if you don't know where to start when it comes to red lips as it definatly won't break your bank balance! Comment down below of any other great red lipsticks that you think I should try out? and if you did or didn't get along with this lipstick? I'd love to hear your opinions! If you enjoyed this post, or any others that you have read, please remember to follow on GFC and Blog Lovin' and I will speak to you again soon! <3

Be happy, Be beautiful and Be YOU!

Ellie, xx

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A Little Update!

Hey Beauts,

Look at me! Writing a blog post! In my lecture! In all seriousness though, this lecture is so super boring, I thought I would supply you beauts with an update of what is going on with me and a picture of how I look today, rough, tired, over-worked and in a 5-9pm lecture! 

Let me start off by telling you beauts that I am so sorry for the lack of posts this month and in particular the last couple of weeks. I've mentioned before that I am in my final few weeks at University and the work load is getting really big (almost impossible). Plus I started back at actual work last weekend, full-time. It's an active job and I sleep as soon as I get in from work and wake up in the morning 10 minutes before I have to leave for work. It leaves me completely shattered. So with 2 days a week for uni work, I am getting pretty stressy. Let me tell you now that more that 8 strops/tantrums/crying fits have been had in the past week alone. 

Just so you know my dissertation is due on the 7th, tv & tourism essay on the 16th and finally all print production work on the 28th - all in April. After the dissertation has been handed in, expect a lot more posts! I have lots planned including hauls, competition winnings, recipes, tutorials, NOTD/FOTD/OOTD, reviews and more. But please do leave in the comments what you would like to see from me? Again I know I haven't been posting, but as soon as I do, I hope you won't want to miss out on anything - so remember to follow on Bloglovin' and GFC! 

Finally, thanks to all of you who have stuck by my blog and I whilst I haven't been posting, it really means a lot! <3 

Be happy, Be beautiful and Be YOU!

Ellie, xx

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Quick & Easy Chicken & Almond Traybake!

Hey Beauts,

Something a little different today! A recipe! Partly because it will be a quick post and what with being in my final 4 weeks of university and just starting back at a full time job, I have literally no spare time to do anything. But, as ever, I really wanted to give you a lovely post to read! :) Recently the boyfriend and I have really been into cooking more for dinner and this is my favourite meal that we have cooked so far. My mouth is literally watering so much right now - I want to eat it again!

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 40 Minutes

Serves

2-4

Depending on how hungry you are

Ingredients

2 Chicken Breasts

3 Large Red Onions

5 Large Potatoes

4 Yellow Bell Peppers

2 Garlic Cloves

2 Teaspoons of Cumin

2 Teaspoons of Smoked Paprika

4 Tablespoons of Olive Oil

1 Lemon

A Handful of Skinless (Blanched) Almonds

Greek Yoghurt

Coriander

1 - Oven Heating!

Before you begin, pre heat your oven to 200C / 180C Fan / Gas Mark 6.

2 - Chopping!

Take the chicken and slice into thick chunks.

Take the onions and cut into thick wedges.

Take the yellow bell peppers and chop into thick slices. 

Take the potatoes and cut into thick wedges.

Take the garlic and finely chop.

Take the lemon and zest the outside of it, in a bowl, juice the lemon.

3 - Bowling!

In one bowl mix together the garlic, cumin, smoked paprika, oil, lemon juice and lemon zest.

In another bowl mix together the chicken, potatoes, onions and peppers. 

Pour the liquid mixture over the raw ingredients and mix so that everything is evenly combined.

4 - Baking!

Follow up by placing the mixture on a baking tray or two and place in the oven.

Roast the food for 40 minutes, turning the food over after twenty minutes.

Make sure the chicken is cooked through and add the almonds for the final 8 minutes of cooking time.

5 - Eat!

Pull out of the oven, serve in bowls. Add lots of Greek yoghurt and coriander on top and enjoy!

How to blanch almonds!

Don't worry, I had to Google this too! Simply pop the almonds into some boiling hot water and leave for a few minutes. Take an almond out and the skin should literally peel off in your fingertips. If it doesn't, pop it back into the hot water for a little longer. 

So I hope you enjoyed this recipe! It really does taste UH-Mazing! 

So what did you think of this recipe? Do you think you would try it out? And would you love more recipe posts in the future? As ever, don't forget to follow on BlogLovin' and GFC if you aren't already. As I previously stated, in four weeks you can expect regular, maybe even daily posts as there will be no more university for me! I hope you all understand for the time being and look forwards to more posts! :D <3

Be happy, Be beautiful and Be YOU!

Ellie, xx

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100 MASSIVE Thank Yous!

Hey Beauts,

Today I am here with the biggest smile on my face! I have hit a milestone, can you actually believe it? I certainly cannot! I have hit 100 followers on GFC and I am so super happy right now that you can see all of my teeth! :D

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you and thank you so much, because if it wasn't for you 100 people that have decided to follow me on GFC, I wouldn't be here where I am today! And the fact that you strangers out there can make me this happy is unbelievable! I'd really love to speak to you, not so much in a public sphere, but more on a one to one basis! So I think (if you wanted to) you should follow me on twitter send me a tweet saying you want to chat and I'll follow you back and we can direct message! The chances of any of you actually doing that are more than likely quite slim, but it would actually MAKE MY DAY if you did! :D 

So here's to 100 followers! Next up - 250! I love you beauts so much and once again, THANK YOU! Oh and that is a smiley face firework - hehehehe! As for BlogLovin' You lot are nearly at 200! Can you believe that?! :D  

Be happy, Be beautiful and Be YOU!

Ellie, xx

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The Body Shop Body Butters - Review!

Hey Beauts,

I'm going to start todays post off by saying that I really don't like body creams. I hate the way they feel, the sticky feel they leave on your skin and how they feel when you climb into bed after applying it and you just stick to the bed sheets. I mainly put this down to only using 'cheap' body creams and I just haven't found one that doesn't do this to me yet.

However, a couple of weeks ago I discovered The Body Shop Body Butters (RRP: £13.00). I was given one as a present during Christmas 2012 and just left it in my draw thinking it would be the same as any other body cream I have ever used. But boy was I wrong. I tried it out and it just soaked right up into my skin not only leaving my skin feeling hydrated but it had none of the 'side effects' of body cream such as the sticky skin syndrome. The next morning my skin was feeling lovely and soft. Even bits of fluff or my hair were not even stuck to the sides of my legs. Everyones a winner!

But as well as this, the smell was amazing! I had the coconut one at the time and as soon as you open the lid, your nostrils are filled with such a wonderful scent. Even if applied onto the likes of sun-burn I don't think it wouldn sting just because how soft, creamy and silky the body butters are. Since discovering how much I loved this little pot of happiness I went onto The Body Shop website and did a little bit of online shopping picking up Cranberry Joy and Shea Butter which equally smell UH-Mazing and super softening!

I would highly recommend these body butters to anyone, especially if you aren't a fan of body creams! Have you tried any of The Body Shop Body Butters out before? And if so, what did you think of them? I'd also be curious as to if you know of any amazing body creams I should try? Let me know in the comments below and remember to follow on GFC and BlogLovin' if you aren't already! <3

Be happy, Be beautiful and Be YOU!

Ellie, xx

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