Well hello to you my reader chums and Happy Saturday! Today I was initially going to write a makeup tutorial post, however as I'm not feeling too well, I thought I'd give you a review of a face mask I've been loving recently. I have rather normal skin, where luckily I'm not somebody who gets a lot of spots or troubles with my skin. Despite this, in December I had a really bad breakout and was on the look out for something that would clear up my skin. I popped into lush and spoke to one of the ladies about my skin dilemma and since she had the same skin type as me, recommended this 'Brazened honey' face mask. I've never tried out a Lush face mask and was eager to give it a go.

Well hello to you my reader chums! Yesterday I went on a spontaneous shopping trip with my best friend. I wanted to pick up some new makeup items to try out and begin looking for clothing items for my holiday in the summer. I'm going to Chania in Crete with a couple of my best friends and I'm super excited!

If you're on the hunt for some summer clothing or a bright lipstick, here is my fashion and beauty haul.

Well hello to you my reader chums! Since another month is over and we're into the new year, instead of monthly favourites of December, I would give you an overview of all the products I've been loving in this past year. 

Whether you're interested in getting a new makeup brush or on the hunt for some affordable makeup products, here are my top beauty favourites of the year.

My favourite ones have been Maybelline's BB cream and Collection's lasting perfection concealer. When I first bought the BB cream I used it quite sparingly and for days where I felt my skin needed a little boost. However, as time went on it became part of my everyday makeup routine because I loved the finish it gave on my skin and the lightness of the product. 

Another year and the same old concealer, I still love it and will continue to love it. Collection's lasting perfection has great coverage, blends rather well and is so inexpensive.

Nails polish picks

This year its been all about BarryM nail polishes. Every time I did my nails I'd be using a BarryM polish. Below shows a couple of my favourites, the matte shade is one which I'd whip on when I wanted more of a neutral nail. As it dries extremely fast, it was perfect for the days  I needed to do my nails super quickly! 

The burgundy gelly shade in 'Chilli', is one I wore a lot through Autumn and Winter because I loved the shade and finish it gave. I've been loving to wear a feature nail a lot and this glitter shade has been great for that!

I hoped you enjoyed this post for an overview of my favourite products from this year. I'm pretty sure I wrote the word love a gazillion time but you know they are my favourites haha! What have been your top products this year?

Thank you for reading <3

Well hello to you my reader chums and a happy new year! I hope 2015 brings all of my readers happiness, love and amazing opportunities. Its a new chapter in your life so grasp every single moment, worry less and enjoy everything life throws at you.

2014 was a very challenging year with many obstacles, however it was a time full of unforgettable memories and special moments. I've learnt so much about myself, gained a lot of happiness and confidence within me and learnt who my true friends are. There were many experiences I had which I'd never thought I would do and will cherish forever. I'm super excited to see what 2015 brings for myself, friends and family.

I'm going to be honest and say I never really stick to my resolutions as I usually forget them but if I write them out I'll always have it to look back on which can remind me throughout the year.

Here's my 5 resolutions:

1. Worry less and stop over thinking: This is something I spent a lot of time doing this past year, over thinking meaningless conversations or events and worrying to the extend I sit crying for hours, thinking up awful situations.I want to stop, this year every time I'm down or sad I want to turn it into something positive and train myself to look at the upside of things. Instead of worrying so much about the smallest things, I'm just going to try and reassure myself it'll all be okay. I know preventing myself from worrying and over thinking  will take a good while but I'm willing to give it a try because looking at the negatives and letting other people put you down doesn't achieve anything, we should all love and support each other.

2. Overcoming anxiety: I don't think I've really spoken about this on my blog because I don't really like to draw attention to it and I feel as if some readers may think I'm trying to 'copy' the likes of Zoella or that I want attention. However none of these are the case, over the past year I've had periods of time where my anxiety would be really bad and I'll be panicky and get anxious a lot, yet there were times where its not been bad at all. I usually feel anxious or have a panic attack when I'm either on my own and don't feel safe or when I'm in a crowd and feel trapped. There have been times where I do just feel anxious in ordinary situations and to be honest its not a nice feeling. Due to the past month being really good where I've coped with going out on my own or in crowds, I'm hoping to carry this on through the new year. Obviously the problem won't be fixed as easily as I hope because its an on going thing, yet I feel hopeful, hopeful that even if I do have panic attack and are not calm in a situation, I'll be able to get through it and can reassure myself it'll be okay.

3. Getting healthier: This is a  resolution I'm pretty sure everyone makes, unlike everyone else I don't mean go on a full on diet, I want to start to exercise as much as I used to, eat more fruit and food which will benefit me rather than food which doesn't give me energy. I want to make little changes to my daily life, not a full on extensive lifestyle change. I think just by those little changes, it'll give me that extra lift in the day. It doesn't been I can't eat bad food because lets be honest I'm the biggest chocoholic going and have an obsession with nutella haha!

4. Blog more: Blogging is one of my favourite things to do, the amount of happiness that comes from simply writing a blog post and receiving the comments I get is about the same as Christmas morning for kiddies ( and myself), A LOT OF HAPPINESS! I love my blog, its my little space on the Internet that's mine, something I can use to share my thoughts, a little escape, a sense of freedom away from my normal life. I think its crazy when I see all the good feedback. Starting up Della Loves Nutella was one of the best choices I've made and this year I want to make more time to sit and write on it as I enjoy it so much, especially the community that comes with it. I want to aim to write one or two posts a week, two on the weeks where I'm not too busy and one when my week is full on. At times I probably won't always have idea on what to write, but I won't force and idea, I'll simply take a break that week. In this little paragraph I want to say a big thank you to all of those who have read and supported my blog in the past year.

5. Start writing a book: The last resolution is to write a book. I think this is something else I've never mentioned on my blog before. I've loved reading ever since I learnt to read, I read a lot when I was little and its carried on throughout my whole life. I love the idea of escaping into the fictional world and discovering different stories. The first time I said I wanted to be an author I was about 12 and since then I've had many other career paths I wanted to take, yet the thought of an author always stuck with me. I get so much happiness from reading a book that I'd love for the same thing to happen with one of my own. This is a big dream that I've had for a while and it may not even happen, but I want to get all the ideas and begin writing to see where I get an if I enjoy it. Writing a book will be a lot different to my blog but I'm going to give it a try, its all about the little steps of following your dreams.

There's all my resolutions for this year, lets see what the year brings and by next year look back and see if I stuck to those! I hope you enjoyed this post, what's your resolutions?

Thank you for reading <3

Well hello to you my reader chums, I hope you had a fabulous Christmas and are all well! Instead of doing a what I got for Christmas haul, I thought as I went to Bluewater to check out the sales with my best of friends on Saturday, I'll show you what I purchased there. I had a super fun day and had my first ever Wagamamas which didn't disappoint if I do say so myself.

Well hello to you my reader chums! Happy Christmas Eve! As tomorrow is Christmas Day itself and I'm excited, I thought I would show you the makeup/outfit I wore to my Christmas work do and that I'm wearing tomorrow. 

I have a bit of a collared top obsession and when I saw this dress I thought it'll be perfect for the occasion. I loved the idea of a simple black dress paired with a bow in my hair and red lips. I wore black Chelsea boots with the dress but looking back I think a coloured pair of heels would have matched better. 

Well hello to you my reader chums! Today I'm going to do a review of Zoella's book: Girl Online. I've been a big follower of Zoe for a while now and when I heard she was bringing a book out a couple of months back I was super excited! Before I go into it I want to say I still fully support Zoe, as I know surrounding the book she's been getting a lot of hate for getting help. This is something Zoe did state in several of her vlogs beforehand and I do think it's a bit ridiculous how the media have viewed the situation, twisting things to get loads of views. That's just my opinion on that situation, now lets get into the review yay! 

When I first began reading Girl Online, I was hooked into the characters and story straight away. The way in which it was written made the tale very truthful and relatable, Penny ( the main character) was very similar to me with the thoughts and actions she has/does. I love the element of anxiety in the novel, I think it's nice to see a story bring the struggles of it to life as it helps raise more awareness to the issue. A lot of people especially teens suffer from anxiety and its not spoke about as much as it should. Also by there being advice and tips on how to get though a panic attack, it gives those who read the novel a chance to see if these ideas help. 

I grew a little attachment to some of the characters, especially Elliot or Wiki as he is known as on 'Girl online's' blog. He just seemed like the perfect boy best friend that every girl wants! I think its the sweetest thing that Penny and Elliot have known each other for so long and have a little knocking system to chat to one another between their bedrooms. It's such a strong bond and it was lovely to read about. 

Penny's family were another joy to read, I love the fact they had their own business and were all very close to one another. They have this very loving and accepting approach to everything which goes on throughout the book, especially always having Elliot round as if he's part of the family.

The main theme is the blogging side of the book, hence the name 'Girl Online'. Penny uses her blog as a way to express her feelings and write things that are on her mind. Its a way of escaping for her which is why she writes it as 'Girl Online'. I can really relate to this idea because my blog is a way for me to just say whats on my mind or express my love for certain products or books. It makes me very happy, similar to Penny in the book. I love the bits where the story is broken up into the actual narrative and Penny's blog posts because it makes it different from other teen books I've read. By adding a blog into the mix of the story and other things such as social media, it brings the story very much up to date, which again makes it even more relatable to young readers.

Another issue in the novel is cyber bullying, I don't want to talk about what happens because I don't want to ruin it for anyone, however I will say, its good that they touched on an issue which is much more common and not talked about enough similar to anxiety. I feel in this novel, Zoe talks about the issues relevant to teens today, something which I was very fond of.

The setting of the novel was Brighton. I loved how it was set here because it gave a little taste of special parts of Brighton, the atmosphere of the beach, pier and livelihood. I've always wanted to see Brighton to see the pier, the lanes and go to Choccywoccydodah, all of which are described in the novel, presenting a snippet of what its like there.

New York, New York! The other setting the book is one of the most amazing cities, New York city! Penny is lucky enough to visit  on a spectacular adventure which has a big element of romance intertwined on her trip, which I'm sure you'll find out more about if you haven't yet read it. I love the way New York is described because it brings the magic of the place alive and really helps you capture the moment.

The language in the book was very basic, there were times when things were described in much detail and times when they weren't, for example even though you learn of Penny's hair colour, you never really find out what she looks like. Saying this by the simplicity of how it was written, it captures that it is in a teenagers perspective and makes it more relatable and truthful. I think if the language was more complex it wouldn't have felt like it was from Penny's perspective at all. Also, I did like the breakdown of the text messages that Penny sent to her friends as it broke up the layout a bit and showed it was a modern story.

A happy ending? I'm not going to ruin it for any of you, however I would say yes its a happy ending and after what occurs in the middle of the story as much as you want it to end happily you don't think it will. Yet, there's a surprise at the end and I had a little weep of joy, but you're all going to have to read it and find out for yourself!

Overall, it was such a joyful read and I loved every bit of it! The book was a page turner, I loved how the story flowed and all of the characters relationships. If you're into a very relatable teen type novel, you will sure like this!

Have any of you read the book? Let me know what you think!