What's In My Make Up Bag? ♥

 I love, love, looove this make up bag from Primark. It's actually meant to be a toiletries bag that you hang on the back of your door, but I thought it would be perfect as a make up bag. Only costing £4.00 from Primark and being an excellent Cath Kidston dupe, well, I had to have it! 

 All of these products are my must-go-to items in my make up bag at the moment. I'm loving Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation, and it is so beautiful mixed with Mac Strobe Cream...perfect duo. I find that as my foundation is so long lasting, I'm not really having to use my L'oreal Studio Secrets Primer, but It's such a lovely product that I always pop it in my make up bag just in case. My favourite concealers are Benefit Erase Paste and Collection Long Lasting Concealer. I never used to be a big fan of the Erase Paste- I didn't feel it did anything for me...ah, so wrong I was! I suffer from terrible red/blueish bags under my eyes, and I find that this product really diminishes the blue and red tones. I then blob a little Collection Concealer on, and I look awake and bright eyed. My favourite highlighters are Estee Lauder Double Wear Highlighter, perfect for above the eyebrows, and Me Me Me highlighter, which looks a real treat on the cheek bones. I always finish the look with a touch of Rimmel Stay Matte Powder as I have oily skin occasionally, and a little Rimmel Sun Shimmer in the Summer- it's also perfect for contouring as it has very little shimmer to it. 

On my eyes I am loving Estee Lauder Double Wear creamy eye shadow pots in Ivory Lace. It stays put all day, and has such a natural, beautiful shimmer. I also enjoy L'oreal Colour Appeal Star Secret Trio eyeshadows (what a mouthful!) when I fancy a smokey eye. Favourite mascaras are L'oreal Telescopic mascara for super curled and separated lashes, and L'oreal Double Extension Renewal Mascara for extra length. I also really love my H&M Light Brown Eyebrow Pencil....an absolute bargain, lovely colour and stays put all day. I always curl my lashes with Primark lash curlers...absolute bargain at £2.00. 

I am currently using Real Techniques brushes; the Buffing Brush and Contour Brush being my favourite. I recently bought some Italian Brushes from a Company called Kubo Beauty. They retail around the £13 mark, but I know are also available in TkMaxx at the moment for a little cheaper. I'm not sure how I feel about them yet- the concealer brush is lovely, but I find the powder brush is a little dry and irritates my skin at times...shame, because they look pretty impressive. 

I've also been trying Seventeen Shimmer Palettes which are new to the collection- I'm not really that impressed. It has little colour pay off and the pigmentation is really pants. I am however loving the Estee Lauder Double Wear blusher....it is such a gorgeous colour, but I think it was limited edition because I can't find it to be available anywhere!

What are your favourite things in your make up bag? I'd love to know!

L'oreal Lumi Magique Base Pure Light Primer ♥

Another post about my love of L'oreals Lumi Magique range.  The Pure Light Primer from their new range is really impressive, and I've already had a few compliments saying how dewy my skin looks. L'oreal say the product can be "used alone or under foundation to enhance radiance, or dab onto cheeks and brow bones as a highlighter". It definitely does enhance radiance too...my skin looks healthy and glowing, without looking like I've used a lot of make up.

 The bottle looks sleek and expensive, but it's really light, which although is good for popping in the handbag, it does make it feel a little inexpensive and not very special. The primer is dispensed through a pump, which I found really easy to use. The right amount if product would be dispensed, and I didn't have a problem with too much product coming out of the pump, which I find is quite common with similar products. What I love amount the product is the light shimmer it has, which looks just as lovely if the primer is used on its own or under your foundation. I find that my foundation lasts all day, but I do use powder to keep my make up intact.

 The consistency is quite thick, but nice and creamy which makes it easy to blend with your foundation. I personally like to use mine with foundation, which makes my skin look really healthy and glowing. I am a fan of using the product on my brow bone and cheekbones, which make them look really defined. The product retails at £9.99 for 20ml, which although is pricey for drugstore make up, it definitely rivals high end beauty brands, and therefore is worth every penny!

                                              Have you tried the Lumi Magique range from L'oreal?