Hellooo!
It is finally the summer... Well in terms of school
now that it is the summer holidays everyone is going away. Therefore I thought
that I would show you what I take in my make-up bag when I go away. I normally
go to hot countries with lots of sunshine so rarely end up wearing foundation
but I still wear mascara etc. My Make-up bag is from the Zoella Beauty range in superdrug! I love these make-up bags because they are the perfect size and they are wipe clean on the outside for any make-up spillages!
One thing that is always in my make-up bag is the
current nail varnish I am wearing. In the summer I swap between Essie'Watermelon', Essie 'Sunday Fun day' and BarryM Gelly Hi shine 'Pomegranate'.
At the minute it is 'Pomegranate'. I love this collection that BarryM do
because it looks as though it is done very professionally once dried,
however it was done by me! The colour is a red with subtle pink through
it. I always take my nail varnish away with me because it can either chip in
the pool or the sun, so just for touch ups.
A necessity I take everywhere no matter what but
especially on holiday or public transport is hand sanitizer. This is because I
become a bit of a germ freak and because I have a habit of biting my nails this
means I’m not digesting any bacteria (tmi I’m so sorry). The one I’m currently
using is the Bath and Body Works Fresh Sparkling Snow PocketBac. I find these
super handy as they fit in everything! This scent is now longer available to purchase due to it being a Christmas special, but they have many others!
Another necessity to take is a make-up remover
obviously. However I really love the Estee Lauder Take it Away Make-up removerLotion. I find this is super easy to use and moisturisers your skin at the same
time! I like this as well because it fits nicely in my make-up bag as well as
being the only moisturiser lotion to take off benefit they're real mascara!! I
hate having to buy the matching remover to the mascara so I love when I find
one just as good!
Furthermore another item that is always in my
make-up bag is a moisturiser. Normally I would take my eczema cream, however I
have recently been using a new cream that has cleared it all up yippee!!(Blog
post soon all about it!!) Anyway my moisturiser is currently the travel size of
Bath and Body works Oahu Coconut Sunset Aloe Gel Lotion ( I couldn't find the gel on the website but this is the link to the normal body cream). I prefer for my
hands/body to use a gel lotion because it not only helps with dry skin but also
burnt skin. It really soothes the skin creating a cooling effect. This Aloe Gel
Lotion was sent to me by my best friend who lives in America Chloe (https://instagram.com/chloe_matthewss/) she is very beautiful, so I
recommend you go follow her ;)
Underneath any makeup I wear a primer. My primer is
the same as I’ve always used and it is my love. This is the Benefit ThePore-fessional. This in the image is the travel size and that’s because it is
much easier to take on holiday with you so I like to buy this size.
Like I mentioned above, I hardly wear foundation on
holiday however, for the first day or two I do. I will wear the Estee LauderDouble Wear Light foundation in intensity 0.5. This foundation is like
concrete. Once I have it on and powdered it doesn't move. It lasts until I wash
it off at the end of the day! The Double Wear light is an easily buildable
coverage. I normally day to day build it up a lot however only wear a thin
coating on holiday just to have an even skin tone and to cover any smaller
blemishes.
If on holiday I don’t wear foundation I normally
apply a CC cream. I love the Clinique version of this. It is very longwearing
and the shade matches my skin very well when I become a bit darker. This also
has a buildable coverage.
To go with my foundation I always take a powder. I
try to take a translucent powder because this means that even when I am tanned
I can just apply some of this to reduce any shiny patches. The powder I find
works the best at doing this is the Rimmel London Stay Matte Powder in 004Sandstorm.
One thing that I believe everyone should take with
them when in the sun is a lip balm. I love the E.O.S Lip balms because you
don't have to dip in your finger and then be left with it all sticky when you
are done. They are super easy to transport and last a long time. This is
'Summer Fruits' which I would have to say is my second favourite behind mint.
However it is nice in the summer because it is a subtle smell.
I am very partial to wear liquid eyeliner. I
love to create make-up looks all the time with liquid liner, yet I’m not brave
enough to ever go out wearing it. However once I have a tan for some reason I
also gain a lot of confidence which clearly, was never there before. I like to
use the Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Liner. Now this really does what it
says on the bottle. The nib is so fine I can create the thinnest or thickest
wing simply by moving up the nib line.
As well as this I like to alternate to a simple
black eye pencil. The eye pencil I use it the Sephora Contour Eye Pencil 12HRWear, Waterproof in the shade 01 Black Lace. The black is very matte with a
smooth application. I find this pencil easily glides on, yet never leaves.
When going on holiday I like to take 2 different
lipsticks as well as a lip gloss. This is because I like to alternate depending
on what I’m wearing or what kind of make-up look I have chosen to wear. I take
my Mac Cremsheen lipstick in the shade Hot Gossip as well as the Estee LauderPure colour in the shade 26 Nectarine. These colours are very different from
each other. One is a subtle pink, the other being bright red! The lip gloss is
also by Estee Lauder in the shade 11 Passion Fruit, which is a gorgeous Pink
shimmer. (Both the Estee Lauder products where free gifts with a purchase so they cannot be purchased.)
One necessity that I wear everyday no matter what
is mascara. Now the mascara I take everywhere with me I have raved about in
previous blog posts so I won’t write too much here but it is the BenefitThey’re Real. This mascara has been my favourite since it came out and still
is. The only problem I have with it is the fact it’s so hard to take off!!
With me everywhere I go I take my favourite palette.
The Urban Decay Naked 2 Palhttp://www.sephora.com/naked2-P302916?skuId=1393636ette is my all-time go to palette because it has all
the necessity colours. I love Tease and Half-baked, and they both go amazingly
together. (I did a review of the palette and you can check that out here!)
As well as make-up you obviously need utensils (not
a whisk and spoon!). I always take eyelash curlers with me because they help to
open up my eyes, because my eyes are a darker colour. My eyelash curlers are
from The Body Shop UK and are amazing. I absolutely adore the colour of them.
Finally of course take make-up brushes. I own a lot
of the Real Techniques brushes. Here in the photo is the Powder brush and the
Buffing brush (Which come in the core collection). These two brushes are extreme essentials to me because the
Buffing brush is for my foundation or bb cream! However my all-time favourite
brush is the Powder brush because it is so big and soft. It applies my powder
so smoothly and doesn’t create much fall out, as in the product doesn’t fall
off.
I hope you have enjoyed this longer blog post and
that you aren’t asleep by the end of it. Have a lovely summer!
<3
