My grab and go make up bag

I always have a prepacked make up bag; which I can carry in my handbag in case I end up spending the night somewhere unexpectantly or I need to do my make up en-route to somewhere, normally when I end up getting up too late. It has even proved itself useful on a couple of weekends away.Alongside a toothbrush *not in the picture because who doesn't know what a toothbrush looks like?and a selection of other toiletries   including my solid perfume which would have been in the piccie except it has gone walk-about.

I reallystruggled to put the kit together, because I needed make up which could be adapted to any situation it has to be truly multi-purpose. So the products I've chosen are really easy to work with, for almost anything and anywhere.

So whats in the bag? Well here's the list in addition to a little review of each....

MASCARA- Bad gal, from benefit £17.50 Its got a bit grotty from so much use and it truly is water proof, I have well and truly put it to the test and have even worn it when swimming. One of my favorite mascaras the only thing I am not to keen on is the brush.

EYELINER-Extreme felt tip liner by Collection 2000 £2.99 Easy to control, lovely brush and once again it is undeniably  waterproof, its easy to control and with practice can even be applied on the train.

FOUNDATION-  £3.99 NYC mousse foundation, A cheaper version of Maybelline dream matte mousse. Its not perfect for everyone's skin type but it does its job

PRIMER- NYC primer, £3.49 It's not the best, but for the price I can't really complain. I really prefer That gal and porefessional by benefit,  they really can't be beaten but there a little bit out of my price range for everyday use.

SHINE CONTROL TISSUES- Superdrug- Comes in useful now and again especially in summer. However, I haven't had much use of them so I guess they will be out of the grab and go bag pretty soon.

PALETTE- Soft neutrals my estee lauder. I love this it has a bronzer and four eye shadows. I can't find it on the website but I'm sure it won't be at high street prices. I think the colors are really versatile, even though they didn't photograph well. I would be more than willing to buy this again even though it is a tad bit expensive.

As good as new...

Well today hasn’t been the luckiest, wake up and stick my head out the window to see if I can get away with wearing shorts, only for a bird to fly over at the same time and decide to do its business!  Apparently that’s meant to be lucky so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see if I magically become a millionaire in the next few days. Let’s hope so, because getting pooped on by a bird doesn’t feel too lucky.

I know a lot of people really don’t like charity shops, car boot sales, eBay and the like but I love them, for me there is nothing better than a little bit of *retro* shopping or even just an opportunity to get something that is a couple of seasons old and that no one else will be wearing.If I like something, the fact it’s from a charity shop won’t stop me. As for eBay I am the last person you would like to get stuck into a bidding war with! The chances of you winning are close to none.

So thought I would share two of my purchases from today. Firstly is this lace/crochet top which was originally Dorothy Perkins and I’m pretty sure it’s a few years old, but it was an eBay purchase. In all honesty the pictures it was listed with made it look awful but I thought I would risk it for the sake of a couple of pounds. I am unbelievably happy with the result! Sorry it’s a bit pic heavy but I couldn’t choose between the photos and I wanted to show how versatile it is! I realised from these pictures how weirdly I hold the camera!

Leggings- 
New look
Skater skirt- 
H and M

Secondly, as Sunday had such gorgeous weather, I thought I would take the opportunity to trail round the boot sale! It sounds weird but it’s something I used to do a lot with my parents as a child. I had a bit of a phase as a young teen where I refused to go because it was *uncool* but I’ve fallen in love again.

Although there is a lot of rubbish, I really wonder how people assume they can sell the likes of a headless china bunny, or a jigsaw with only half the pieces. There are some real gems dotted around though, and I absolutely adore trying to find them. This Sunday I only found one thing.

This pair of Tommy Hilfiger shorts cost me £4 and they were BNWT so I know they would have retailed for A LOT more, I couldn’t find them on the website for this season, but at a guess I think they would have been around £50 from the shop. So I was delighted to find them underneath a big pile of frankly horrible clothes. But it is always worth a bit of a delve.

Blouse- H and M

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