Makeup Collection/ Storage

Don't get your hopes up folks. There isn't much to it! A few people had said they would be interested in seeing this so I thought I'd get off my bum and film it. Sorry for the shaky camera. It starts of ok then goes downhill from there. I'm sure I don't need to bother saying this but i'm not trying to brag blah blah blah I just really enjoy watching these videos and thought someone might like this.
Take care folks! xxx

Collection Overview – Nail Polish

I recently shifted all my polish from a drawer that was getting too heavy to open to a shelf. Now since I took these pictures I have a sold a few bottles and some are still available for sale here. I’m aware it’s a silly amount but hey, it’s not as bad as some! I haven’t named everything because honestly I haven’t had time!

And my nail arts bits and bobs. 

How do you store your polish? X

*All bought by me or received as gifts* 

Updated Collection Video

I've had a bit or a reorganisation so I thought I'd do an updated video. Now I don't have the biggest collection in the world but it's more than enough for little old me. After all I only have the one face to slap all of this stuff on.



Enjoy! x

Brush Storage

Over at Confessions of a Beauty Guru (great blog if you've never visited!) they have a post up about brush storage. I thought it might be fun to share mine with you! Most of these brushes are fairly new so I am planning on reviewing them (inc MAC 188, ELF studio brush set and a couple of Revlon brushes I think everyone should own).

This is just a chest from Au Natural filled with rice to make the brushes stand up. Hope you like!

What’s in my makeup bag?

Honestly I was kind of frightened to find out although I did find a button that came off my coat about 1 month ago and I haven’t yet bothered to sew back on. Tramptastic! Currently I using an Estee Lauder makeup back because erm... it’s purple? I switch it up a lot though. 

First we have the essentials. Hand sanitizer, Airwaves gum (I’m a little sniffley at the moment), blotting paper, Too Faced retractable Kabuki (LOVE), compact mirror, rogue buttons and some loose change. Exciting stuff! 

Lips: It escaped my bag for this shot but usually in there is a tube of Carmex with SPF15. It must be lurking in my hand bag.... There is also a NYX gloss in Mauve, No7 Lippie in Waterlilly, some random Max Factor lippie sample, Rimmel Moisture Drench lipstick in Summer angel, Clinique sample lippy and Maybelline Watershine gloss in Strawberry Carat. Oh and Urban Decay lip primer potion too. 

Perfumes: Paco Rabanne Ultraviolet and a Givenchy Very Irresistible sample. 

Other stuff: Bourjois Double ended liner. It doesn’t last all day so I top it up at lunch. MAC MSF Natural which irritatingly doesn’t have a mirror in the packaging.... Botanics SPF 10 hand cream which I go through constantly. 

Do you do your makeup in the morning then forget about it or do you touch up throughout the day too? I’m always fiddling with my makeup. I blot and powder several times a day thanks to my oily nose and I usually find either lip products or eyeliner need reapplying then too. What about you? 

*All bought by me*

Thwarting the awful NYX pigment packaging with a helping hand from Boots

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you might recall my post on the NYX pigments. The gist of it was basically fab products, fab price, awful packaging that you couldn’t fit a brush into. As a result even though I like the shadows I never used them. I received a lot of comments confirming that I wasn’t alone in this so I thought some people might find this useful. Behold our pigment saviour!

5 jars that all screw together creating a handy and easy to use pigment stack. And it cost me a grand total of £2. Fab! I bought this one from Boots but I have seen these kinds of things in all sorts of drugstores and supermarkets in the travel cosmetics sections. This one can be found here

Now the plastic does feel slightly brittle so it might not survive a bashing in a suitcase but for sitting safe and sound in my dressing table it does the job very nicely. The jars are the perfect size for an entire NYX pigment container and the wide openings mean you can actually get a brush in there and use it. All I need now are a couple more shades to pop in the two empty jars! X

*I bought this myself*