What's in my Bag | Autumn Edition

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I've actually already done a whats in my bag but I adore these kinds of posts and videos, and since the contents of my handbag are completely different to my other handbag (the bag itself has even changed) I thought I would use it as an excuse to do another one of these posts!

I got my handbag last year, I bought it off eBay...and yes it is the bag that everybody and their dog has..the Alexander Wang knock-off. I think I paid about €25 altogether for this and for the quality of the bag and the amount of times, I've used it I think it's well worth it! I think its kind of a classic style of bag that I will get to use for alot of years. I also like the size of it. Its big enough but not too big that I'd be lugging around half my house in it!

I haven't cleaned out my bag in ages and even though this isn't a video and you can't actually see me pull the stuff out, I thought I would be 100% honest with all the embarrassing things I carry around with me because I think that is the beauty of these kinds of posts.

Firstly and possibly the most important thing in my bag is my phone, I wouldn't leave the house without it! Next (equally as important) is my purse...more than likely it's full of reciepts instead of money!

I always carry a water bottle around with me in the hopes that I will start drinking some more water, trying to lead a healthy lifestyle and all that! Next is my diary, I have to write all my dates & times down because I WILL forget! I actually won this diary in a Stellar Magazine competition at the start of the year and I'm a little sad that it's coming to the end. Kind of in relation to that I have no less than three pens in my bag...a girl needs to be prepared!

The next thing I always have with me is an umbrella. Kind of self explanatory, Irish weather..enough said!

I carry around hand sanitizer with me at all times too, along with Soap & Glory's Hand Food which smells delicious! 

I got my blood pressure taken the other day so I have random leaflets about that in my bag too which will probably be there for quite some time! Another leaflet is about my new debit card I got the other day. I've never had one before so I'm sensing this could be quite dangerous!!

I don't really carry around too many make-up items with me any more, I have my trusty MAC Hue lipstick, a Rimmel black kohl liner and my Calvin Klein Euphoria rollerball perfume. I also have a little brush kit that I got off Avon years ago! A packet of tissues is also a must, a nail file and a mini hair brush! I have two lipbalms, the famous Carmex and a Lipsmacker in Coca Cola flavor..yummy!

Random things in the bottom of my bag include a packet of chewing gum, a packet of tissues, a blister pad, a lollipop, receipts from Boots (oops!) and random change!

And yes I did just throw everything back into my bag once I was finished going through it...cleaning that is definitely a job for another day!

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Bioderma Review

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If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram you will have seen my most recent purchase. After much delebration I decided to bite the bullet and dabble in the micellaire water world.

I have been thinking about buying this for months now but I kept putting it off because of the price and of how hard it was to get in Ireland/UK. I ended up going on eBay and paying €25 (ouch!) for the 500ml bottle.

Since receving it I have used it at least once a day. I normally would use it in the evenings, soaked on a cotton pad and cleaning off my eye make up. I find its amazing for removing waterproof eye make-up (which I've had to start using but more on that later!) so I don't find myself having to use as much of my Liz Earle which I love but like to save! I also like to use it before I apply my make up in the mornings, just again on a cotton pad and sweeping all over my face!

I love this for three reasons..One it is very gentle. Lately I've been breaking out alot more than I normally would and this cleanser doesn't irriate my skin or make me break out at all which is always a plus! Two it does an amazing job at removing my eye make up which always seems to be the part of my make up that needs a little bit more work. It removes my waterproof mascara and eyeliner too! And finally three it's so handy! I know we all have those days where we get home and crawl into bed and then think Uhhh I forgot to take my make up off. Like I said just pour abit on a cotton pad and clean my face.

Would I repurchase this? As amazing as I think it is I don't think I'd be able to pay another €25 for it...If I was going to France or knew somebody that was I'd definitely repurchase but I wouldn't go out of my way to get it again. It is an amazing idea and I will be trying out different brands for their micellaire waters because I think it is an amazing addition to my skin care routine!

 

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Shopping the Stash

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I have seen these kinds of posts floating around for quite a while now and I think they are an amazing idea to re-introduce some products back into your life that you may have forgotten about. And since I'm hoping to go on abit of a spending ban coming up to Christmas I felt it would be the perfect time to do my first Shopping my Stash post!

First up is the ever so famous Urban Decay NAKED pallet. When I first got this I was literally obsessed. I couldn't go a day without using it and I could create so many different looks just with this one pallet. But since I've been building up my make up collection, and acquiring many more different pallets and eye-shadows my poor NAKED pallet has wound up at the back of a drawer slightly forgotten about.

Next is the Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer I bought towards the beginning of the year, used for a little while and then forgot about. It's not that I didn't like it, I did but I moved on to different concealers and never really went back to it. I love the salmon-y colour for under-eye circles. I find the blemish concealer slightly too yellow for me but I'll definitely be trying to make it work for the next while.

Now this is actually a product I've never even bothered to try. I honestly don't even remember buying this but I'm excited to give it a go. I'm quite the mascara hoarder. I love trying out new mascara's but alot tend to get forgotten about (especially this one which has never been opened! Ooops!) I'll let you know how I get on with this one!

And finally is a foundation I used to be OBSESSED with and it again had gotten forgotten about under the masses of foundations I own. I've started using it alot more recently and have re-kindled my love for it. It's a fuller coverage foundation than what I have been wearing lately, but coming into Winter I think this is what I will be going for. They only thing I'm not loving is the smell...ick!

So those are the products I will be using alot more in the coming weeks..who knows, some of them could end up in my favourites at the end of the month if all goes well!

 

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Favorite Nail Polishes | Autumn/Winter

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As you all know I'm completely obsessed with nail polishes, so I thought it was only appropriate to show you some of my favorite nail polishes for the Autumn/Winter months!

 

                       

So firstly this is a nail polish that I picked up last winter but didn't get much wear out of. Lately though I've been loving it and I think I will be getting alot of wear out of it this Autumn/Winter. It's a Revlon one named Facets Of Fuchsia. This was originally a limited edition polish but because it turned out to be so popular Revlon added it to their permanent range! It is quite a vampy/gothic polish. It has a black jelly base and then it has big and small chunks of purple glitter through it. I would use a plain black polish under it just so it doesn't take so many layers to build up the colour and the look I want.

Next up is a colour I absolutely adore wearing on my nails through the colder months and it is 17's Midnight Sapphire. This is literally a deep midnight navy colour (excellent name choice there 17!) It takes about two layers to become opaque which is fantastic and the colour is sooooo gorgeous, a nice change to black nail polish which I also like but get abit bored with.

This is a nail polish I bought over the Summer but I think that it can work for Autumn/Winter also. It's Catrice's Genius in a Bottle (Love the name!) It's a gorgeous duo-chrome nail polish, it's quite a petrol/oil spill look nail polish. It looks amazing with a tan. I have worn it quite a bit in the Summer but I'm looking forward to wearing it more over winter!

Another nail polish I picked up last year at the end of Winter and didn't get much wear out of because I started wearing more Springtime-y colours on my nails. It's Rimmel's Beige Babe, which looks really boring in the bottle. It's basically just a brown nail polish but it looks a-mazing on the nails. Its a really shiney formula and I just think it's really different and unusual! Brown/Beige nail polish has been going round quite alot this past year, I've been eyeing up Chanel Frenzy for quite awhile now but I think I'll stick with my trusty Rimmel for awhile longer!

Now for a bit more of a Christmassy colour, it's Barry M's Red Glitter. I love the Barry M glitter polishes, I think they have amazing colours in the range, the quality is amazing (you only need about two coats and your nail is covered in glitter!) and they are cheap as chips! Nothing says Christmas to me more than a bit of red glitter so this will defiantly be out alot over the Christmas weeks! (Which I'm already excited for!!)

You will have seen this next polish about a million times before, it is the gorgeous Essie's Bahama Mama. I have raved about this since I've gotten it. Very rarely have I ever taken a nail polish off because it was chipped and repaint my nails in the exact same colour again. But with this I must have done it about five or six times so far! I love this colour so so much! Despite the ridiculous price tag (€12..ow!) I will be repurchasing it!

And finally no Autumn/Winter nail polish collection would be complete without abit of Barry M's Red Black. The name describes it perfectly. It's the darkest red nail polish I have ever seen and I have gotten so much wear out of this already. Yes it is slightly similar to Bahama Mama but they are different enough to both include in this post..I swear!

So those are my choices for nail polishes for the Autumn/Winter months, I have no doubt that I will be adding to this list before the season's are over! I definitely have a problem!

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Sunday Night Ritual

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After a long week there is nothing I love more than relaxing on a Sunday night with a face-mask, painting my nails for the week & watching the X-Factor results!

What's your Sunday night routine?

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Nail Polish Haul!

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Yes I was in Boots during the 3 for 2...damage was done let me tell you! But as I keep saying it would have been wrong not to take advantage of it right?

So as you can see I have finally dived into the Model's Own world of nail polish. I picked up two bottles, Utopia and one of the Mirrorball collection called Boogie Nights. So far I have only used the Boogie Nights over another colour and I really liked it. I found it took awhile to dry but it was definitely worth it, I've never had a glitter polish like this before.

Next I've heard so much about the new Barry M Gelly Hi Shine nail paints, and been a huge Barry M fan I had to pick up one. I chose the colour Blood Orange, which to me looks alot more of a red than an orange. I am still to use this but I adore the colour and have heard nothing but good things about them so I'm sure I will love it!

Randomly the next polish just caught my eye as I was browsing the aisles. Miss Sporty wouldn't be a brand I would normally go to for nail polish, even though I do own some other colours and adore them. This is a gorgeous vibrant lilac colour. I have used this one and it looks amazing with a tan, dries quick and has a fan brush which makes application soooo much easier!

And finally the Essie stand was hit...now it could have been soooo much worse! I feel I was quite well restrained.

The first colour I picked up, I was a little (a lot) disappointed with. I thought I was repurchasing Mint Candy Apple but this was actually in the Mint Candy Apple space. It is called Turquoise & Caicos which isn't all that different from Mint Candy Apple but I'm abit sad that it wasn't what I thought it was.

But the next colour you will all have heard me rave about before. It is called Bahama Mama and I have done a seperate blog post on this beauty here. It is definitely my go-to nail polish for Autumn/Winter.

So that is my little nail polish from Boots...I will stress again that it was 3 for 2 so it wasn't all bad! What did you buy in the 3 for 2?

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Wishlist | Winter Edition

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Yet another wishlist for me but more of a wintery type one since the seasons have changed and all that!

I have been looking for a new winter bag for quite a while now and this one in Zara has been one of my favourites for quite a while but  I can't justify paying the price so I think an eBay copy is a must!

To help me through the winter months a cup of tea is always needed, and I adore this mustache mug! Its soooo cute!

I have been lusting over a Michael Kors rose gold watch for MONTHS! I have the River Island dupe but it's just not the same...but judging on the price of the Michael Kors I will be sticking with my little River Island one for awhile!

The Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour cream has always been something that I've been meaning to pick up but never got around to. Its one of those '"staple" make up bag items that's a great all rounder. For the winter months I think I'll definitely be getting myself one!

I am in love with the animal prints that has been going around lately and I've fallen in love with this shirt from Zara with the french bulldog print on it...and it's mint what more could a girl want?

Yet another thing I've been meaning to pick up is Miss Dior Chere. I LOVE the smell of this, it's such a fresh girly scent. It reminds me of some of the Soap & Glory scents and we all know that I am obsessed with Soap & Glory!!

Continuing on with my latest obsession with Rose Gold I found this chunky chain on ASOS...I think I may have to make a sneaky purchase! I think this could dress up any outfit, and I've been looking for a chunky chain for a while now!

And finally a (not so) winterish boot! I love the fringe trend that is coming in and out of style constantly and I love these cute little booties! These are just a random pair I found on google but I'm hoping to find something similar soon!

I am trying to behave myself coming up to Christmas (yes I'm thinking about Christmas already) and write lists for other people instead of myself....but we'll see how that goes!

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