I bought this today from Primark in Hanley and absolutely love it! It cost £10 and honestly rivals those in other high street stores at the moment. My best friend and I actually thought that the Primark version felt a much better quality to others, and the colours are all so in right now. Being black, white and tan (*with rose gold detail may I add) means it can be paired with almost anything this season. Also, that white pocket you see at the front? It's actually a removable pouch!
Now on to the good stuff.. what's inside...
- 2015 Diary - my boyfriend and I have a tradition each new year that he buys me a diary and I get him a calendar, with a little nudge I was thrilled to get this one from Paperchase! It's a day per page diary with gold edged paper, LOVE! The sticky notes are important dates for me to remember, and honestly they really help me to keep organised, I can't be without my diary.
- Real Techniques Retractable Kabuki Brush - this is a brand new brush (does anyone else fear the first use, knowing it will never be as perfect again?) bought as a replacement for my retractable bronzer brush. In all honesty, I didn't much like the bronzer brush but love the idea, I'm hoping this one will be better for touching up my face throughout the day.
- Nu:elite Notebook - I got this from uni a few weeks ago, because I'm hopefully graduating soon and new beginnings obviously mean a new notebook don't they? Anyway, I think the extra money I spent on this is paying off because of how durable it is and very high quality. I just hate cheap feeling paper!
- Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Lipstick in 120 Desirable - Another Christmas gift! This came as part of a gift set and it couldn't be a better colour for me to be honest. Its the perfect pinky nude for my lips (like a pinker version of Mac Patisserie) and I may have to buy the full size when this runs out.
- Mac Syrup - I picked this up not realising it was a fairly hyped product, but can completely see why it is. Its a wearable, day-time colour with a brown/pink/purple tone. Very hard to describe but I'd recommend going to try this for yourself!
- The 'Just-In-Case' Bundle - inspired by Vivianna Does Makeup I decided to bundle up those items everyone has (or should have) in their handbags in case of an 'emergency'. In my bundle there's wet wipes, tissues, plasters, allergy tablets, paracetamol, a bobble, hair pins and wax (for my brace). Depending on where I'm off to, sometimes things will be added/taken out, but you get the picture.
- E45 Intense Recovery Hand Cream - I've already talked about this here but if you haven't already tried this, you should!
- Travel Size Tangle Teezer - the investment in a Tangle Teezer is one you will never regret I promise you, I have 2 full size brushes and this one for my handbag which has a handy cover to protect the bristles. Although its small, it still works just as well as the original.
- Polos - ahh instant fresh breath! Usually I keep Extra White chewing gum in my bag, but while I've got my fixed brace on, Polo's have taken its space. I'm rather enjoying it, so may make the change permanent.
- Emergency Chocolate Bar - you may laugh now, but you wouldn't be when you're out somewhere and desperately need something to eat. Only carrying one is actually unusual for me, but I'm in a transition to Summer weather when chocolate just melts. I'm trying out packs of raisins and dried mango to replace the chocolate for now.
- Purse - I got this purse last year from River Island (I bet you probably guessed that just from looking, there's something about River Island purses...) and it's really lasted well. I didn't expect the stones to stay this well fixed at all! It can be heavy though so I'm on the hunt for a cute little coin purse for days when I use a smaller bag.
- iPhone 4S - this is actually my old phone, but I still love using it to play music in the car. That way, it doesn't matter if the battery is rubbish on it, and I don't need to worry about the memory on my new phone...
- Sony Xperia Z3 Compact - LOVE this phone! I think I'm fully converted to android now, the memory, camera and battery are just so much more superior to the iPhones in my opinion and really don't get the credit they deserve.
- Estee Lauder Pure Color Lipgloss in Praline Paradise - this is a beautiful shimmery pink/nude gloss, in similarly beautiful packaging. This was another gift at Christmas and its not been out of my bag since. It is fairly sticky for a gloss, but I think that's part of the reason why it lasts so well on the lips.
- Max Factor Colour Elixir Lip Liner in Pink Petal - this is pretty much Mac Syrup in pencil form. So creamy and long lasting, and really suits any nude or pinky lip colour.
- Lanolips 101 Ointment Multipurpose Balm - this has been my lip saviour, and although it comes at a fairly high price (much to my boyfriend's dismay) it's totally worth it and I'm never looking back!
- Concealer - I'm ashamed about how old this is, and the fact I can't even tell where it's from! I'm going to assume its the collection lasting perfection concealer but I may be wrong. My handbag concealer is usually whichever needs using up and this is probably due a trip to the bin.
- Chanel Levres Scintillantes in Glossimer - a gorgeous pink gloss with shimmer flecks running all through it. They don't show up too much on the lips so no need to worry, and the pink isn't too bright either (the packaging is deceiving). I love the formula and it's really long lasting - what you expect from Chanel really!
And that's it! I hoped you enjoyed having a nosey through my handbag essentials, I love to read about everyone else's myself!
A
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