What is in my Make Up Bag - January 2015

What is in my Make Up Bag - January 2015

My Make Up Bag

I am in my boyfriend's house today and had not planned a blog post or taken any pictures for a post I could work on. I was feeling sorry for myself when I thought - wait this is the perfect opportunity to to a blog on my make up bag!  

I travel to and fro between my house and my boyfriend's house and, although I have a drawer with some bits and bobs, I always tend to bring my make up bag forward and back with me. 

My brushes

I bring the things I need to do my make up for whatever occasion. This is my new make up bag which was a gift from my boyfriend's sister for my birthday and I am obsessed with it (if you have read by liebster post I'm sure you already know this)! 

Tonight we are having a few friends around for a board games night so its nice and casual.

I have a few of my brushes with me- My 35N Make Up Forever foundation brush and my Real Techniques buffing brush, contour brush and deluxe crease brush. These would be the brushes I use the most. 

My foundations and concealer

My favourite Rimmel Match Perfection foundation (here's my review of it)  has just run out so I am now using Oriflame Studio Artist Foundation which my good friend gave me. I love this foundation and it smells amazing which is a plus. I use the Sleek Bare Skin Foundation in Praline for contouring and find that it works very well with the Oriflame foundation. Finally I have my old reliable concealer - Rimmel Match Perfection in Ivory ( also reviewed here ).

My powders

I have a few different powders. Firstly my Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light. It has to be the most useful palette ! I use it everyday for contouring. I have my new Primark P.S. Love... bronzer which I am testing out at the moment and my Natural Collection Pressed Powder for setting my make up. 

Eye Make up

I have my Sleek Brow Kit in Dark which is my favourite brow kit at the moment, my favourite Sleek eye palette i-Divine Oh So Special 658, Collection Intense Colour Kohl Pencil and Rimmel The Max Volume Mascara. 

Seventeen and Collection

Finally I have my two favourite lipsticks at the moment! Seventeen Stay Pout -Going Steady and Collection Gothic Glam- Seduction (reviewed here). 

And that is the extent of my make up bag! What is in your make up bag? I would love to hear from you.

I will be doing reviews and swatches of these products soon so stay tuned!

Thanks for reading!


I'm off to start playing the board games!  Enjoy your night :)

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Love Bobby x.

Conceal and Highlight

Conceal and Highlight

Concealer has become one of my everyday essentials in my make up routine both for highlighting and for cover blemishes. I like to have a few different colours and consistencies to choose from depending on which foundation or look I go for.

Sleek Correct and Conceal Palette 002 

Sleek Correct and Conceal Palette

My boyfriend bought me lots of different Sleek products this Christmas-  I was a very lucky girl. Included in his present was three different Sleek concealer products. First up is this lovely Sleek Correct and Conceal Palette.

I love this product because it is small and handy to carry around in your make up bag. The first two are cream concealers and the final disk is a powder. They last the whole day and blend well with my other make up products. A major perk for me is that it also has SPF 15.

Sleek Hide it Concealer 00

Sleek hide it concealer

This is the second concealer by boyfriend picked up for me. Again it is a handy size and a creamy consistency. It also has SPF 15 which is fabulous. 

Sleek trio and Sleek hide it concealer

Sleek Luminaire 02

Sleek Luminaire 

A third find by my boyfriend -Sleek Luminaire. I really like this concealer and highlighter although I haven't hand many opportunities yet to use it. I'm looking forward to getting an excuse to wear it again soon !

Swatches of Sleek trio, Sleek hide it and Sleek luminaire 

Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer and Highlighter 010 Ivory 

Rimmel Match Perfect Concealer and Highlighter

I have included a review of this product in another post  here . This would be the concealer I use everyday. It is easy to use, affordable and good quality. 

Swatches of Sleek trio, Sleek hide it, Sleek luminaire and Rimmel
 

Natural Collection Cover Up Stick - Fair 

Natural Collection Cover Up Stick -Fair

I must admit I haven't used this concealer lately. It is extremely affordable and has heavy coverage so it is great when you are having a bad skin day. I would generally use it in very small amounts in conjunction with other concealers if I needed a bit of extra coverage. 

Swatches of Sleek trio, Sleek hide it, Sleek luminaire,  Rimmel and Natural Collection

These are a few of my concealers from my collection. Do you have any concealers you would add to this list? I am always on the look out for new products so I would love to hear from you :)

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Thank you for reading!

Love Bobby x.

  

Long Lasting Make up

Long Lasting Make-up

A good base is key!

It is always a good idea to have a good base for make-up and so today I will be discussing Foundation, Concealer and Powder. 

Formula Daily Care 

I always start my make-up regime in the morning by using a gentle cleanser and then applying moisturizer. I leave the moisturizer for ten minutes to make sure it has fully soaked in. During this time I might start on my hair if I am a bit pushed for time. Alternatively you could use a good night cream the night before if your skin is not prone to dryness. The night cream I use at the moment is working well for me- Formula Daily Care. It is always important to keep your skin hydrated, especially before applying make-up. 

Seventeen Primer

Next I apply primer. See a review for the primer I use here. Primer is a new addition to my make-up bag and I use it on the days I know I need my make up to be long lasting. I find it is best to apply it with a brush a little bit at a time otherwise it tends to dry too quickly and become flakey which is a pain. 

I then move on to my foundation. See a review of my foundation here.. I usually mixed two different foundations together to get the colour I want, especially if I have one expensive foundation which I don't want to use heaps of at a time. I always use a foundation brush to apply the foundation and then a beauty blender sponge on any areas that need some extra blending.

Match Perfection

Concealers

I then use concealer to conceal any blemishes. I also use a highlighting conceal under my eyes to make them look brighter and more fresh.

If I was going to wear eye shadow that day I would apply it at this stage. It is easier to get rid of fallout from eye shadow with a foundation brush at this stage rather than afterwards when you have set your make up with powder.

Next is contouring and highlighting. I still find this step a little scary so I do tend to only use very light colours when contouring. For me - less is more!

Finally I set my face with translucent powder using a kabuki brush.

I find that the moisturizer and primer help to keep the foundation in place for longer as does the translucent powder. I would always follow these steps if I knew I had a day and night commitment and would not have time to re-apply make up between the two.  

Do you guys have any tips or tricks to add for long lasting make up?

Thanks for reading :)

Love Bobby x.