What's in my makeup bag | Autumn 2015

It's been absolutely ages since I've done a 'What's in my makeup bag' so I thought it was long overdue. 

These days, most days, I don't wear any makeup.  When I'm working (Monday - Wednesday) it's a toss up between getting up half an hour earlier to put makeup on, or catching up on desperately needed sleep.  Sleep wins every time.  I do however keep a kit in my bag so that if I get into work early, I could put a little on, depending on time.

I still put makeup on for special occasions too - but mostly just eye makeup.  What's in this bag, are my staples, what I wear each time I put makeup on.

Bourjois Nude Sensation foundation*

I absolutely adore this - it's similar to look at in the pot to the Maybelline dream matte mousse foundation, but LOTS better.  It doesn't cling to my dry patches but gives a lovely natural finish. I use either my Sigma F80 or Nanshy flat Kabuki brush to blend this in.

Urban Decay Naked Skin concealer*

Possibly one of the best concealers I've tried.  It sets really well, covers a multitude of sins and is really, really long wearing.

Bourjois Aqua Blush

I love this blusher, it's soft, subtle and buildable.  It gives a really natural looking finish, and dries/sets really quickly.

Guerlain meteroites compact light revealing powder*

This is absolutely stunning to set your foundation with, and give your skin a radiant glow.  It also smells amazing, like parma violets ;)

Maybelline babylips*

A handbag essential non? I apply this all throughout the day, it's an absolute essential for me, especially this time of year.  I've already noticed my lips getting drier.

Anastasia Beverly hills DipBrow Pomade

For the most part, I love this.  I do feel like it gets a little dry, so I'm definitely going to give the Freedom Makeup Brow Pomades a go as they're only £5 each, it'll be nice to see how they compare. I do love this though, it's staying power is fantastic.

Maybelline The Nudes eye shadow palette*

Another fantastic product - it has a great combination of both mattes and shimmers, and is probably one of the best thought out palettes I've ever seen (to see why, read my review here).  

Smashbox 24hr eye shadow primer*

An absolute essential for me, I literally wouldn't be without it.  It's hands down the best eye shadow primer I've ever used, and I've tried a lot.  I have some Boots points saved for when this runs out :)

GOSH Forever 24hr eye shadow pencil in 01 silver rose

I always, always use this with the Smashbox primer - the two together to sit under eye shadow are an amazing combination for 12 hour eye shadow wear.

Maybelline matte master liquid eyeliner*

A great liquid eyeliner by Maybelline.  It stays put all day, doesn't transfer onto my lid and has a great and precise applicator, plus as it's high street, it's affordable too.

L'Oreal Infallible kohl eyeliner

I'm yet to find a kohl liner that blows me away, this is decent don't get me wrong - I love that I don't need a pencil sharpener to go with it as it's a twist up one.  It does the job :)

YSL Babydoll mascara*

Possibly one of my favourite ever mascaras.  It gives me beautiful defined lashes, but without any clumping, which I do find 'YSL Shocking' will do.

I think in a few months I'll need to go through my full collection and start getting rid of some of it as lots of it will have expired.  I'm actually looking forward to streaming back my collection to being kept to a smaller amount of useable makeup.

I hate to say it, but I just don't get excited about makeup like I used to.  Instead of browsing cult beauty and stores like that, instead I'm browsing yarn stores - oh how times change :P

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What's in my bag

I don't think I've ever done one of these posts on my blog before, I know I've done a couple on my YouTube channel, but that was quite a while ago now, and I've been meaning to do one on here for ages, so here it is!

The bag is by Nica - I bought it about a year ago, but sadly the strap is almost completely broken now so I'll be needing to buy a new across-the-body bag soon.  I've really liked this one though, there's a lovely teal floral print on the inside, and a decent sized front pocket.  The only thing I wish it didn't have were the handles since I only ever use the massive strap.  Now lets get on to what's inside!

Makeup bag

This lovely bag was a present from A Scottish Lass at Christmas (if I recall), it's filled with all the things I need to do a basic face of makeup, as well as some lip balms and gloss.  Off the top of my head, in there is my Ginvera BB cream, Loreal BB powder, Chanel liquid eyeliner, Canmake creme blusher, Wet n Wild eyeshadow trio (with a pretty close dupe for the MAC satin taupe) and some Max Factor mascara - I'm sure I'm missing something out, but that's the bulk of it.

Diary

This was a present from my sister-in-law for Christmas, it has cute little cats over it (awww) - I keep this up to date all the time, and even try to plan out my blog posts in it, even if I don't stick to what I plan (I think it was from M&S).

Purse

This little big beauty is by Visconti, I picked it up on Amazon about 2-3 years ago (wow, didn't realise I'd had it so long!) for about £25.  It's made out of real leather, and is pink on the inside :D

Mini Longchamp

I bought this at Harrods when I bought my full size Longchamp shopper, this little one keeps my asthma inhaler in it keeping it free from dust and other debris which I'd otherwise inhale and then almost throw up on (been there, done that).

Carex alcohol hand gel

This I've started carrying with me since becoming pregnant as I need to try and keep germ free for the baby.  This one is the aloe vera one which smells amazing and I'll definitely be replacing once it's run out.  I keep a different one on my desk in work, I can't remember what it's supposed to smell like, but it smells like pink grapefruit which is awesome!

EOS lip balm

I always keep one of these with me, this one is the strawberry one, it smells and feels lovely on the lips and does a good job of keeping them hydrated, I love what unusual packaging it is and the odd shape of the balm inside.

Mobile phone

This is my beauty, my HTC One.  I used to have an iPhone 4 but when I came to upgrade the 5 didn't seem different enough and I like a proper change.  The HTC One had only been out about a week and I'd already had my eye on it, so I opted for that instead and I haven't looked back, it's an amazing phone with a fantastic camera, a large screen, a great range of apps and what's more, it's fast!  Oh and it has Beats audio inside, so the sound quality is really good.

TicTacs

I always keep these with me, I've become a little addicted to them with the pregnancy and I hate having a nasty taste in my mouth.  I'm not loyal to any particular flavour, as long as they're tic tacs :)

Keys

Enough said really!

Clarins Instant light natural lip perfector

This is in shade 02, a peachy shade - it smells slightly fruity and a bit like white chocolate, basically awesome.  It's super hydrating and conditioning to the lips, a bit of a handbag essential for me.

So that's it, the contents of my bag!  The only thing I left out was my work pass because that has confidential information on it, but it lives in there :)  I hope you enjoyed this post, it's a nice change and break from all the reviews I've been doing :)

This months Biggest-Pixi3 advertiser is the lovely Jaina from Which Beauty Box UK

 

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