I've been meaning to do an updated "what's in my make up bag" for a while as I've changed quite a few pieces in my collection. The make up that I've included in the post is what I'll usually be wearing in my posts, staple products I really love and what I wear on a day to day basis.
Lips: I tend to always have my trusty Carmex with me to keep my lips hydrated on the go and two coloured lips products. For some reason my favourite lipstick (Asia by Rimmel) wasn't in there when I decided to photograph my bits for this post, but it's a really pretty pink/brown nude shade. Along side that I have one of Rimmel's Apocalips lip lacquers in the shade Celestial. All of which you can find pretty easily at your local Superdrug or Boots for my UK readers.
Face (base): Maybelline's BB cream is my favourite product to use on my skin, it gives me a bit of coverage, has SPF 30 and I find it really moisturising too. I'm quite lucky with my skin as it tends to be quite clear and if I do need some extra coverage on those bad days, I'll use Vichy's derma-blend foundation. In comparison to my BB cream the coverage I get from this is pretty full on so I'll only use it in areas that need it or I'll wear it for a night out. This will come as no surprise to many beauty bloggers out there that my favourite concealer is Collection's lasting perfection, I have gone through so many of these and I will continue to until they no longer make it.
Face (bronzer): For summer I tend to always gravitate towards bronzers more when putting on my make up, I prefer to use bronzer to blush as a whole as I just think it looks better on me. I have a 17 bronzer which I love but was limited edition so I think it's no longer available but boots make a similar one every year. What I love about this bronzer is that the gold and bronze detailing goes all the way to the pan and doesn't rub off after a few times. Another beauty blogger classic is the Bourjous bronzing powder, which is a great shade for contouring the face. Although not technically a bronzer Benefit's Sun Beam provides a great golden glow.
Eyes: When putting on my make up my favourite part to do is my eyes, so it comes as no surprise that the biggest collection I have in my make up bag is eye products. I have two of my favourite eyeliners one being Maybelline's gel liner and the other is L'Oreal's super liner, both products are great for top liner and you can work the gel liner into you waterline too. After trying a few mascara's out I've gone back to using my favourite mascara which is Clinique's high impact. After carrying round my Sleek "original" palette with me for a while I thought it was time to change things up so when I received the Urban Decay's naked basic palette for my birthday I popped it straight into my make up bag. I can tell already that I'm going to get a lot of use out of this and I've only heard good things about it. For eyebrows I use Boots' Natural Collection duo eye shadow in the combination mocha latte which works perfectly and I've been using it for years.
Tools: My three main brushes I use are the E.L.F defining eye brush, Ruby & Mille's angled brush (who's range has very sadly been discontinued) and Clinique's double ended face/contour brush which I can't find online anywhere. On top of this I'll usually have a pair of tweezers and the Real Techniques shading brush. All of which are fantastic.
I'd love to know what you have in your make up bag or if you've tried out any of these products and what you think!
I'd love to know what you have in your make up bag or if you've tried out any of these products and what you think!
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As an avid watcher of beauty bloggers on YouTube I’ve seen
this tag be passed around quite a lot by bloggers such as Vivianna Does Makeup, Zoella and llymlrs, so I thought I’d give it ago myself but this time as a
blog post, as I don't think I’m quite ready for my YouTube debut. These are
products that I’ve either used up completely or very near to finishing.
Bathroom:
- Miracle Moist Aussie Conditioner - I've loved using this conditioner, I took it on holiday to Kavos with me and just fell in love with it, it’s so conditioning and it smells so amazing, I’m completely addicted to this!
- Moringa shower gel from The Body Shop, again a product that I love because it smells so good, I’ve never heard of Moringa so when I got given a set of body shop mini shower gels I was intrigued to try it and ever since then I’ve just been obsessed with it. I'm going to be sad once I’ve finished this so I'm using it sparingly and I may have to buy the full size.
- Pink grapefruit shower gel again from The Body Shop, (there seems to be a theme here with my bathroom empties) I love anything that smells like pink grapefruit although I’m not keen on the fruit itself. This is such a good product as this has lasted me a few months as you don't need too much as it lathers up really well.
Make-up:
- MAC pro longwear concealer - This is something I’ll re-purchase over and over again it's my favourite concealer ever (well, so far!)
- Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation - Again a product that I can't recommend enough, it suits my skin type so well and lasts me all month, although this product doesn't look empty it is, I had a lot of trouble with getting product out of the bottle!
- Benefit mini High Beam - I got this mini sample free with a glamour magazine ages ago and have only just finished it, it’s lasted me a good while! I would get this again but I was recently given Benefit's Sunbeam highlighter for my birthday and so I’m currently using & loving that.
- 17 supreme shine nail varnish – in the shade simply pink, such a good product for such little money! I love this colour, it does need a few coats for the colour to become really opaque but it's such a lovely baby pink shade, definitely in my top 5 nail varnishes.
Perfume:
Daisy & Daisy Garland both by Marc Jacobs: I received
the original daisy perfume for my 16th birthday and Daisy garland for my 18th
birthday, these perfumes have lasted me ages and I’ve only just come to the end
with them, the scent is quite strong and lasts quite a while which is good as
you don't need to top yourself up too often. To be honest I can't tell that
there is much difference between the two scents, or if there was even meant to
be a difference? I do like these perfumes but I’m not sure if I’d buy them for
myself.
I was really excited to try out this foundation as it
promises to be amazing; it claims to remove redness, remove dark circles and to
brighten your complexion. To be honest I don't think it completely lives up to
its selling points, but the foundation does feel really nice, soft and light on
your skin. I have an issue with having dark circles under my eyes so I was
hoping that this would slightly remove some of the darkness but it has not. The
other issue I have with this foundation is the colour, I have brought the
lightest shade (51 - light vanilla) and it still doesn't completely match my skin tone, which is
quite disappointing. Overall I have quite mixed feelings with this foundation,
and this isn't the first time I’ve been disappointed with a Bourjois foundation
(I brought the Bourjois Bio
Detox Organic Foundation and I have to say that is the worst
foundation I have ever used!) Im going
to “pan” this foundation just to see if I change my mind half way through (as I
am known to do this!) but unfortunately I am pretty sure I haven’t found my new
favourite foundation.
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