Holiday Handbag Essentials ~ Summer In the Sun Series

 

 

As I am going on holiday soon, I thought I would show you what's in my travel bag (excluding passports and all that jazz).

Let's start with the beauty items. I am bringing some Vaseline Hand Cream because if your hands get very dry on planes then this will be your holy grail. So will lip balm because the plane tends to dry out my lips and I will thank myself later for bringng my Nivea lipbalm. Who knows what the weather will be like so I am just bringing the Natural Collection pressed powder just incase my skin becomes oily. The Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Me is also coming along with me because I think it would be nice to add a bit if colour to my lips. In my bag are also some hairbands and my pink sunglasses from River Island.

I get very bored on planes so I need a lot of entertainment. I am bringing the book 'A Game of Thrones' by George R.R Martin. It is a very thick book so I hope I finish it. I am also bringing a notebook to draw in alongside with some pens and pencils. If you're like me and you hate your ears popping on planes, I recommend chewing gum or sucking on a sweet during take off and landing. I am bringing some rainbow mentos because they are my favourite. On the journey to the airport I like to listen to music so I am bringing my earphones, and of course my phone. I am also bringing my iPad just incase I feel like watching a movie. Last but not least I am bringing the Company Magazine to keep me updated with all the latest fashion and beauty trends.

Thank you for reading I hope you enjoyed this blog post, bye!

Summer Essentials ~ Summer in the Sun

 

 

 

 

 

Hey beauties! So summer is finally here! Well it was here quite a while ago but oh well. As it is summer, I like to change things up a bit to be more summer appropriate, so here are my summer essentials!

Products in the photo

Pink sunglasses - River Island

Mint sunglasses - Primark

Marc Jacobs Daisy Summer Edition

Orange bag - H&M

Maybelline Baby Lips Pink Punch

Bourjois Colourboost Lip Crayon in Peach on the Beach 

Benefit Sun Beam

Barry M Gelly Nail Paint in Papaya

Barry M Gelly Nail Paint in Grapefruit

Barry M Gelly Nail Paint in Greenberry

Barry M Gelly Nail Paint in Blueberry

Nails

I think in summer I like to go for quite bright and fun colours. I absolutely love the Barry M Hi-Shine Gelly range as they last very well, have a an amazing colour range and are a bargain! I have the shade Greenberry (the bright turquoise colour) and my sister kindly let me borrow her three shades which are Papaya (the orange), Grapefruit (the pink) and Blueberry (the blue.)

Fragrance 

My favourite summer fragrance is definitely the Marc Jacobs Daisy Summer Edition, unfortunately this was last years' limited edition so you can't buy it anymore. But I remember they did have a summer edition for this year but I think they were sold around spring :( I know that this perfume kind of looks a but odd as it's got a yello colour, but that doesn't mean it smells weird. It smells so fun and fruity and delicious (I know, I'm terrible at describing scents haha.)

Make-up

I love bright lips in summer and the Maybelline Baby Lips in Pink Punch is such a lovely bright pink shade I couldn't say no. Plus, the smell is incredible and smells like fruit punch. The Bourjois Lip Crayon in Peach on the Peach is literally the perfect summer shade. It's bright, pink, peachy, colourful and looks amazing on the lips. Summer is also about bronzed skin and the Benefit Sun Beam would be perfect to help give you cheeks that summer glow.

Sunglasses

Unfortunately I bought these last summer so you probably won't be able to get your hands on them anymore, but you might still be able to find ones similar. The pink ones were from River Island and the mint ones are from Primark. I think bright sunglasses look really cute in summer. But I also love oversized round ones (still on the look out for them.)

Bags

The camera really doesn't do this bag any justice, it's supposed to be a bright orangey coral colour but the camera makes it look very different. Anyway, this bright mini satchel is from H&M and I think it is super cute and would look nice with a plain monochrome outfit to add a pop of colour. 

Thank you for reading this blog post I hope you enjoyed it! Tell me what your summer essentials are! Have a nice day, bye!

Natural School Makeup Tutorial

 

Hello beauties! Today I have my first makeup tutorial and it is a natural school makeup tutorial. This is what I wear most days to school as it is quite discrete and minimal. My school doesn't really allow much makeup so I have to make sure it is discrete and looks natural.

 

Face

The first step is to prime your face. I use the Benefit Porefessional and it just smoothed out my skin and makes my pores less visible. I don't like wearing foundation to school as it can feel quite heavy, sometimes I might wear BB cream. But I think if you're trying to look me you're wearing no makeup it's best to keep things minimal. Therefore, I just use concealer. No surprises here I am using the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer on any blemishes or red areas. I then use another concealer which is the Collection Illuminating Touch Concealer. This concealer is one where you twist the bottom and the product comes out through a brush at the top. I use this under my eyes on any blemishes as it is nice and brightening. To prevent my concealer from slipping and sliding during the day, I use the Natural Collection Pressed Powder. This helps to reduce shine on my face as well. For blush, I think a natural matte colour will be best. I use the Natural Collection Blush in Dusky Pink on the apples of my cheeks.

Eyes

My school doesn't actually allow eyeliner or eyeshadow, just mascara. Therefore I prefer to use a brown mascara as it is a lot lot lot more natural and subtle. I use the Rimmel Soft Kajal Eyeliner in Sable on the outer lash line and a tiny bit on the bottom lash line. I put it in the corner and then smudge it across so it isn't heavy. If you aren't allowed mascara, then I recommend using the Benefit Bad Gal as it is very natural and not clumpy whatsoever. However, if you are allowed, then try a lengthening mascara, I like to use the Maybelline One by One Mascara. I might even add another mascara for added volume.

Lips

Normally, schools don't allow lipstick, but I like to use a tinted lip balm or a sheer lip gloss just to add a little bit of colour to my lips. The Maybelline a Baby Lips in Cherry Me is a great sheer cherry red. However, this can look quite unnatural if you use too much and you do not want to get in trouble. A lip gloss is another option, I like the Benefit Coralista Lip Gloss as it comes out really natural and it's hardly noticable. You do not have to wear any of this if you do not want to.

Thank you for reading this post and if you would like re tutorial type posts then let me know in a comment! Have a nice day, bye!

April Favourites

 

Hey beauties! I cannot believe I am doing my April favourites already! This year is going so quickly, next thing I know it will be December! Anyway as May is here it means it is time for my monthly favourites.

As most of April was the Easter holidays, I was wearing more makeup than what I would normally wear to school, such as eyeshadow. So for my first favourite, I have a Barry M palette called the Natural Glow Shadow and Blush palette. But specifically I have been using one shade which I don't know the name of but it is a bronze colour (the 5th shade.) it's a really natural everyday shade and is really pretty on its own. My most recent blogpost was on Barry m products which included this palette for more photos.

Seeing as it is spring now and the sun is beginning to come out more, I have to protect my freckle prone skin to prevent my skin from getting more freckles. This is the No7 Anti-Dark Spot a Facial Sun Protection. This is basically a sun cream but for your face. It really helps to fade freckles so I like to use it to protect my skin from the sun. I have been using it everyday and it has helped to reduce my freckles. I really recommend this if you have freckles on your face and you are looking for a product to fade them.

The next favourite thing I have been loving last month is the Seventeen (was called 17) Va Va Voom Mascara. This has been my favourite mascara in April and I have been using it non-stop. It really volumises my lashes and also really lengthened them at the same time. They didn't come out clumpy at all and were nice and defined. I actually really like this which I did not think I would when I first got it.

Another Barry M product, it is one of their lipglosses in Toffee, it is a natural browny nude colour. This looks super natural and is a nice nude. I really like brown coloured nude lipsticks, I think they look more natural than pinky nudes. The smell of this lipgloss is so amazing as well! It's smells like toffee and caramel ahhh! I literally want to eat it every time I put it on. I 100% recommend these as they aren't sticky at all and are really worth the price.

My last favourite for last month is a Maybelline Baby Lips in Rose Addict. You may have noticed that this doesn't look like the ones you might have seen. That's because these are the ones available in Asia (and Australia I think?) This is a gorgeous rosy tinted lip balm and looks so natural. I like to wear this to school because it isn't too bold but looks nice and rosy. It isn't very pigmented which I like as it is nice and sheer. If you can get hold of these definitely pick these up!

That were all my favourite products for the month of April, I hope you enjoyed this post and if you liked this then please follow me on bloglovin I am very close to 100!! Thanks for reading! Have a nice day, bye!

Colours of the Rainbow Tag!

 

Hey beauties! Today's blog post is going to be a tag that I saw on YouTube going around. They said they tagged everyone so I chose to do it as well. If you haven't heard of this then it's pretty simple; you have to pick your favourite beauty items that are the same colours as the rainbow. However I've kind of changed it up a bit because I'm not really doing my favourite products. I just picked different products that weren't very similar to each other. So the colours I have done are red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise (blue), indigo (dark blue), violet (purple) and pink!

Red

For red I have chosen the Bourjois 3D Effect lip gloss. This lip gloss is so pigmented and not sticky at all. It's very glossy which is nice and it has a very nice smell. Sometimes lip glosses can smell slightly chemically however this one has a pleasant smell which I genuinely have no idea how to describe.

Orange
I'm not surprised that I chose this but it is the Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Me. I know, I know it's not actually orange but the packaging is which is what I've mainly chosen all of these products on. I absolutely love this lip product. It's basically a tinted lip balm but it is actually quite pigmented depending on how much you use. It adds a nice cherry colour to your lips and the smell is absolutely delicious! For £2.99 I definitely recommend these if you haven't tried them already.

Yellow
I think this was actually the only yellow product I have but its the Maybelline Colossum Mascara. Unfortunately this is practically run out so I don't use it that often but if you would like to see a full review of it click here.

Green

Like the mascara above this was the only green thing I had. It is a Vaseline in the Aloe Vera flavour. I've had this for a long time and it still hasn't run out but this is really nice to moisturise my lips.

Turquoise (blue)

I couldn't decide which product to choose but I've chosen the Porefessional by Benefit. This is so good and really helps to remove pores. It smoothens out my sking and softens it as well. I have a mini size which is perfect for travelling but the full size is much bigger.

Indigo (dark blue)

I have chosen a really basic product I know, sorry about that. I think that Nivea lip balms are essential and this is just the Original one. If your lips are getting dry then these are a life saver!

Violet (purple) 

Another lip balm sorry! This is The Body Shop lip balm in Passionberry. I absolutely love the Body Shop's lip balms and Passionberry is by far my favourite. It doesn't come out purple so don't worry but it has a very very very faint tint which would probably show up if you put loads on. The smell of this though is just incredible! If I tried to describe it, I would probably end up describing it terribly wrong so I will leave you to find out when you smell it in the shop (you really should smell it.)

Pink

Now this was a tough one as I have a lot of products with pink on them. But I've decided to go with my Revlon Lip Butter in Sweet Tart as they are just so pretty and such amazing products! I have done a full review on these which you can see here. Revlon Lip Butters are such amazing products, they are so moisturising and are very pigmented at the same time. Definitely recommend these!

So that was my Colours Of the Rainbow Tag! I tag all of you to do this and if you have any requests for blog posts then please comment them down below! I hope you have enjoyed this and if you like my blog please follow it! Thanks for reading, bye!

What's in My School Makeup Bag?

 

Hey guys! I'm here with another blogpost on my school makeup bag featuring my sisters floral duvet which she isn't particularly happy about me using woops! Sometimes during the school day I like to 'polish' my makeup up if I need to. For example suring summer I would powder my face to ensure I'm not too oily; and in winter I would apply lip balm so my lips don't get chapped. If I'm going to be doing this during the school day then I'll need a bag to put all my makeup in, so here's what's in my makeup bag!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I only have the essentials in my bag and not everything that I wear in the morning. So my makeup bag is from Forever 21 and it's just a white bag with a quilted pattern and black lining. It also has a cute little black bow on it. Inside I have a Natural Collection Pressed Powder, Maybelline Babylips in Cherry Velvet, Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer (which I haven't took pictures of as I completely forgot to), Eversense Spray, No7 Mascara and a Mirror.

 

Natural Collection Pressed Powder

I genuinely have 3 of these haha. One of which I keep in my makeup bag. It's just a simple pressed powder which apply if my skin has become a little but oily throughout the day. I keep a soft applicator type of thing in the powder as I don't bring a brush to school. Also excuse my chipped nails, it was a silver crackle nail varnish with white underneath before, but then they got a bit chipped!

Maybelline Babylips in Cherry Velvet

I bought this when I was in Thailand in summer, I believe it was actually limited edition in boots over Christmas but I don't think you can get it anymore. It's just a clear lip balm. I don't bring a tinted one to school as my school is quite strict with makeup and we're not allowed lipsticks etc. This lip balm is really nice though as it smells of cherrys and is really moisturising.
 

Eversense Spray

This is a spray I picked up in Thailand. It actually smells really nice considering it was like the equivalent of £1 (roughly, I can't remember.) The one I have is called Sassy Blue (the name makes me laugh I don't know why!) and it smells really sweet and fresh. I keep this in my bag just incase I need it after P.E etc.

No7 Intense Volume Mascara

I like to keep a mini mascara in my makeup bag just incase I need to apply it, maybe I will have swimming and afterwards I will need a mascara. To be honest this isn't really an essential I just always keep it in there. It's not exactly the best but it's small which is why I keep it in there.
 

Mirror

I also picked up this mirror in thailand as it's so cute and inside it comes with a comb (which I don't use.) The mirror is a nice size and not too small so I just keep it in there in case I need it.
 

So that is what's inside my makeup bag! I hope you enjoyed this blogpost and if you'd like to see a school makeup tutorial then comment below! Thanks for reading and have a nice day, bye!