Today I thought I'd do a blog post I haven't done in years. Actually I don't think I've ever done a 'What's in My Makeup Bag' post but a 'What's in My Bag' post.
The reason for doing this now is because in the last month I decided to actually keep my makeup bits in one place in a makeup bag rather than have them floating around in random pockets of my bag and at the bottom amongst the crumbs and receipts!
The reason for doing this now is because in the last month I decided to actually keep my makeup bits in one place in a makeup bag rather than have them floating around in random pockets of my bag and at the bottom amongst the crumbs and receipts!
So I'm now using a small Ted Baker cosmetics bag that I kindly received for Christmas and I love it. It's just the right size to keep in my handbag without taking up much room and it definitely keeps everything together... very handy if you are after a tissue or a hair tie - you know exactly where it is! Side note - my actual handbag is the ASOS Structured Shopper (£28.00 - ASOS here).
What's in my On-the-Go Makeup Bag?
Fragrance
Keeping a perfume or two in my bag is a must as I find that scents don't often last all day on me. My favourite go-to scent right now is Guarlain Insolence (£24 - The Fragrance Shop here) as it smells like parma violets and I also have a mini bottle of Cartier Delices De Cartier which isn't a popular scent but one I love and also have a full-size bottle of.
Touch-ups
I've never been the type of girl to carry a lot of makeup around with me and touch-up foundation etc throughout the day. But I do always carry concealer because as the day wears on I find makeup does wear off slightly to reveal dark circles or blemishes. My favourite brightening concealer is YSL Touche Eclat (£25.00 - Boots here) so I keep it in my bag at all times to touch up under my eyes and the odd blemish that can comes through. I also carry the lip product I'm wearing that day - so a you can see the last time I went out I was wearing MUA Sweet Sheen Lip Tint in French Violet (£2.00 - Superdrug here).
Lip Products
My handbag is never without random lip products from too many lip balms to various lip glosses. On the go I'm not much of a lipstick kinda' gal but prefer to touch up with a comfortable non-sticky lip gloss such as one of the Clarins Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector's that are just lovely, or a simple glossy lip balm which at the moment for me is Elemis Fresh Skin Loving Lips Lip Balm (£4.99 - Superdrug here).
Extras
On to other essentials, I always have to have a variety of hair ties in my makeup bag, my favourites being from Popband (here) and Invisibobble (£3.75 - Feel Unique here). Tissues and blotting paper from Paul & Joe are also a must and a mini hair brush from Denman that I received in a beauty box.
For a beauty junkie I think my makeup bag is pretty minimal and simple! I'd love to know what you keep in your own bag and if it's in a makeup bag or all over the place!
Fee xo.
