What's In My Everyday Makeup Bag?

 As you can see from the title, this is what I tend to reach for everyday and if I travel, this is all I take with me(plus brushes, of course). In case you're wondering, the bag is from Estee Lauder but I bought it at Cosmo Cosmetics and I assume that it came from a gift set originally but if I find it online I'll be sure to let you know. Let's get down to business lad!

ONE

Too Faced Neutral Eyeshadow Palette- If I could recommend one palette for beginners then I'd suggest this one! It comes with 9 eyeshadows that are absolutely beautiful and if you're new to make up, it comes with little cards that tell you what colours to apply where.

TWO

Riri Hearts MAC Eyeshadow Palette in Her Cocoa- Newest addition to my beautiful little makeup family, love using this for an easy, everyday neutral look.

THREE

Revlon Colourstay Eyeshadow Palette in Attitude-  I don't actually use this as an eyeshadow palette, I simply use the lightest brown for my eyebrows or I mix the light brown with the darker brown colour when I'm going for a more dramatic look. The top two colours of the palette are absolutely crap, terrible pigmentation and they're generally ugly colours.

FOUR

Benefit Blush in Rockateur- Despite the tacky packaging this new addition is gorgeous. It's great if you're into subtle blushes, like me. A soft pink with champagne undertones.

FIVE

NYX Eye/Eyebrow Pencil in White- This has recently returned to my everyday makeup routine, I forgot how much it opens up the eye if you apply it to the waterline.

SIX

Benefit Gimme Brow in Medium/Deep- A newbie, I use it on top of the brown eyeshadow to thicken up my eyebrow hairs.

SEVEN

Ardell Brow Sculpting Gel- LAST ONE, I promise! This is the final step to set the eyebrows to make sure they don't fly around like idiots. It actually used to be clear but has turned brown from the eyebrow powder. GROSS!

EIGHT

Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer in Ivory- There is a reason why this is raved about; it's simply amazing! I like how it's not too thick and easy to blend especially under my little eyes. Definitely makes me look more awake!

NINE

Revlon Photoready 3D Volume Mascara in Blackest Black- I switch up between this and The Falsies, however, I think this mascara gives a more natural look as it doesn't seem to clump at all.

TEN

Too Faced Shadow Insurance Eyeshadow Primer- Definitely part of my holy grail and one of my best kept eyeshadow secrets(not anymore!). It definitely seems to make your eyeshadow stand out more and it stops your eyeshadow from creasing all day.

ELEVEN

Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream in Light- I actually don't wear foundation, I simply wear a BB Cream and this is my all time fave. I tried the Garnier and Rimmel BB Creams but they didn't seem to be anywhere near as good.

TWELVE

Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Silky Beige- Another Raver! It's true, it's possibly the bestest of the best when it comes to powders and it's even more important for me and my dearly loved oily T-Zone.

THIRTEEN

Maybelline Dream Terra Sun Bronzing Powder in Bronze- A nice subtle bronze glow although it smells awfully like soap, still unsure how it makes me feel #emotions!

What's in your makeup bag? Leave me comments or links below!

xx Phoebe

A little beauty haul :)

Stressful study periods call for some good, old fashioned, retail therapy. I probably should be studying right now but I just can't seem to bring myself to do it, therefore I decided to blog instead. WOOHOO!

So if you haven't read my Maybelline Colour Tattoo review then you might not know that I love these little beauties :) I've wanted Painted Purple for ages now and they always seem to be out of stock, thankfully when I went in today they had it. What a lovely surprise. I also picked up Barely branded which is a champagne colour for a highlighter.

Next, I picked up the Apocolips lip lacquer in Phenomenon which is a pretty nude colour with a slight pink undertone. I didn't actually own a nude lip product(how terrible am I?) and I thought it was the perfect opportunity to try this one as everyone raves about the Apocolips range.

If you read my last blog post you'll see that I'm trying to take better care of my hair so I decided to try out a new hair treatment. I chose Eclos Ultimate Hydration Weightless Hair Treatment. It contains plant stems cells and that pretty much what pulled me in. It promises to restore moisture balance which is good for me because I have oily roots but dry ends and it says that it also strengthens dry damaged hair. Sounds PERF don't you think?

Next up are two face masks. One from Skin Food; Black Sugar Wash-off Mask. I got a sample size to see if I like it as they're products can be a little on the pricey side and I'll let you know how it goes. The other is the Innisfree's Real Lemonlime Mask. Unlike the Skin Food mask this one is like a sheet that you put on your face rather than a cream. All the instructions are in Korean or something but I thought it looked good :)

One of my favourite beauty gurus, Elle Fowler, mentioned Korres in her videos a couple of times and she made me want to try some of their products. I picked up a travel size pack of the shower gel and the body butter in the guava scent. I'm so excited to try these out, they smell ah-mazing. YUMMY

Leaving the best til last, I finally got a MAC 266 brush. I was introduced to it by my fellow MAC-lover Mollie! She used it along with an eyeshadow and fix+ to create a fine eyeliner. It looked so good and she told me that the secret was the brush, she was obsessed with it. So of course, I WANTED ONE and today I finally got it YAY.

Here are some close-ups of what I bought(in order) :)

 

Have a lovely, happy, healthy day.

xx