A Week in Photos #1 - Spain 2014

Last week I went on holiday to Spain, I took many photos (more than needed) and I thought I would share my favourite snaps with you all. I guess this is a kind of Instagram diary because I posted a few of these on my personal Instagram (amandabrickx (go follow me (haha just kidding.)))

The view from our villa

 

Sunset by the beach

 

Sunset by the port

The view

 

The town in the evening

The sea at the beach 

 

Sunset 

 

Sunset on the mountains

 

Watermelon by the pool

 

Sunset and palm trees

 

Doodles

 

'Special Salad' (that's what it was called in the restaurant)

 

A tree that looked like a giant pineapple

 

Our villa

 

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed this different kind of post! Hop you are all having a lovely holiday, bye!

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!

Holiday Makeup Must-Haves ~ Summer in the Sun

Hey beauties! I have another blog post in the Summer in the Sun Series that I talked about in my last blog post. Its all about summer and the holidays so I am going to show you my holiday make up must haves. These are the products I'm going to bring along with me on holiday though I will probably (definitely) not bring some of the lip products as I don't think I need all of those for 1 week.

Firstly my makeup bag is from Vera Wang and I got it in a set with the Princess perfume. I like how it is clear which means I can see all the products and it is quite large and spacious too which is always a bonus.

Face

I am bringing my trustworthy Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer as I use it all the time and cannot live without it. On holiday, I prefer not to wear a heavy foundation so I am just sticking to concealer and powder which is the Natural Collection Powder. I also just popped a mini High Beam by Benefit into the bag as well to add a bit of a radiant glow onto my cheeks. Instead of bringing a separate blush and bronzer, I chose the Sleek Face Form Kit as it has everything in the palette that I need. A matte bronzer, shimmery red/pink blush and a highlight all compact in one little palette.

Eyes

As I am to bring as little as possible, I thought a 12 eyeshadow palette probably wouldn't be appropriate. But a mini trio eyeshadow from 17 (now called Seventeen I think) in Metallic Toffee would be all I need as it has 3 shades that are wearable colours. Mascara-wise I have chosen the Maybelline Mega Plush but knowing me I will probably end up changing as I am not 100% sure which one to bring. I also am bringing the Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Eyeliner in 011 Sable.

Lips

Okay so I know I probably don't need 5 different lip options for 7 day holiday, but who knows whether I will be craving a bold peach or a natural nude lip? So its better to bring all the options for whatever lip colour I am feeling that day. I have brought the MUA lipstick in Shade 16 'Nectar', a flattering peachy orange shade // Revlon Colourburst Lip Lacquer in 120 'Vivacious', a bold pink // Benefit Hoola Lip Gloss, a natural nude/brown colour // Bourjois Colourboost Lip Crayon in 'Peach on the Beach',  a pretty pinky peach shade // Too Faced Sweet Sun Shines Lip Gloss in 'Papaya Slushie', a sheer orange colour.

Brushes

Estee Lauder big Powder Brush //  Real Techniques Buffing Brush // RT Deluxe Crease brush // RT Setting Brush // RT Contour Brush // RT Base Shadow Brush // Estee Lauder Eye Brush

Thank you for reading I hope you enjoyed this blog post! What are you holiday makeup must-haves, tell me in the comments!

Summer in the Sun Series

Hey beauties! Todays blog post is going to be more of an introduction to a series I am going to be doing on my blog. I decided to call it the Summer in the Sun Series because it is going to be all about summer. I am going to do blog posts all about summer and holidays. There will be beauty posts, fashion and just all the summer essentials in general. I hope you'll enjoy this series and that it gets you excited for your holiday and summer! Thank you for reading and I hope you have a nice day, bye!