When I was younger
I used to fill my makeup bag with unnecessary products, believing that any
makeup product used on that day had to be in my bag ‘incase of an emergency’.
I’ve now learnt the best way is to only keep ‘touch up’ products and some
essentials inside your bag. Here’s a little insight into what I carry with me
almost everyday. My makeup bag is from Kurt Geiger (last year) and it fits the
perfect amount of products inside. Due to its canvas material it does get dirty
quite easily, but nothing a quick washing machine rinse cannot fix.
A few necessities
in there are my Cuticura Hand Sanitizer – this is my favourite hand gel as it
avoids that harsh alcohol scent. The passionflower and mango is a light
tropical scent that does not linger on for more than a few minutes. Secondly,
is hand cream, this one’s from Superdrug (from a Christmas set), and it pretty
much does the job. I also keep my Bach’s Rescue Remedy purely for the fact that
I’m prone to small anxiety attacks throughout the day, and this helps keep them
at bay. I keep The Body Shop’s Vanilla body mist with me just to spritz all
over whenever I need that extra oomph. The spray is quite strongly scented, and
I find the smell to stay on for a couple of hours – love this product, and I
cannot wait to try the coconut one next. A good lip balm is an absolute must
for me, as I seem to have dry lips all year round! My favourite lip balm is
this Nuxe Reve de Miel as it has a matte finish and makes lipstick application
easy after being used.
As for makeup
products, I try and keep the content to a minimum. Mac’s Mineralize Skin Finish
is kept as a touch up powder, but I also like to keep a sample size of Nars
Sheer Glow incase I need extra coverage. I also keep a couple of concealers in
my bag (which I never really reach for..oops). These are Collection’s Lasting
Perfection and Illuminating Touch concealer. As the bronzer junkie that I am, I
keep Jemma Kidd’s Perfect Tan Bronzing Trio in my bag – this product is great
for adding colour to your skin, and due to its light shimmer particles, it
creates a natural looking glow. To apply these two products, I keep two brushes
– Eco Tools travel size buffing and brozng brush. Not only are these super soft
and easy to use, but they are the perfect size!
I tend to keep two
lip products, one nude and one brighter shade just incase the day takes an
unexpected turn and I want to snazz up my makeup. At the moment I’ve got MAC’s
‘Creme Cup’, which is a perfect pinky-nude shade, and Chanel’s ‘Insolente’ – a
bright, blue toned, medium pink with slight shimmer.
Finally, I keep a
small tube of one of my favourite mascaras, ‘Diorshow Extase’ for days where I
am out for longer hours and my lashes lose their curl/volume.
xo
