Inside My Make-up Bag

Every week flies by me without a second thought and I have now found myself at my boys house with none of the products that I was intending to blog about.  So instead of telling you all about how fantastic I think the Lily-Flame candles are or about how creamy and long lasting I find the Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick collection I am going to dip into my make-up bag and share with you my everyday make-up.  All of the pictures above show everything I am currently wearing on a daily basis.

First up is my Lancome Teint Visionnaire Skin Perfecting Makeup duo.  Now, in all honesty finding the perfect foundation for my skin is an ongoing struggle.  I've tried a fair few and whilst this Lancome one is the best I've tried so far it still battles to blend out nicely when my skin is having a dry, angry day.  This foundation does actually come with a concealer but I feel it is quite thick and difficult to smooth onto my skin and I would much rather use a liquid concealer.

Which brings me onto the Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer.  A lot of people have had very good things to say about this concealer and I have to say it took me a while to really be convinced that such a cheap concealer could work so well.  I use it under my eyes and to cover any blemishes I might have and it lasts me all day, what more could you want?!

For bronzer, which I lightly dust over my whole face, I use the Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess Soft Shimmer Bronzer in 02.  I actually got this for christmas in 2012 and I have used it ever since.  Its the perfect bronze for my face with a slight glow but without being too sparkly.

My favourite blush currently is the Lancome Blush Subtil Palette that actually comes with a sculpt, blush and highlight.  On an everyday basis I tend to only use the blush, its the perfect peachy pink shade for the apples of my cheeks.

I find shaping my eyebrows a real effort, especially on days where I am in a rush and I really can't be bothered to spend time getting them right.  So when I found the Topshop brow pencil and discovered how easy it was to use I was really, really happy. Their make-up range surprises me more and more all of the time and this particular brow pencil has become a staple product in my make-up bag.

Moving onto the eyes I like to keep it quite simple.  I use the Lancome Hypnose Drama everyday without a fail.  The brush of this mascara amazes me.  It is quite curved so that when  you apply the mascara it applies thicker on the outer corner of your lashes which I love.  I am currently using a sample size of this one because I had a couple in gift sets that I had for Christmas, but I can safely say that I have already ditched my previous mascara and as soon as this runs out I will be purchasing the full size.

For liner in the day I actually prefer to use a Pencil rather than a liquid.  I find that the liquid always seems too thick and dark on my lids no matter how thin I apply it.  This of course is fine for nights out but in the day I prefer my liner to be quite smokey and simple. The one I am using and loving at the moment is the Lancome Le Crayon Khol in 01 Noir.

I find that my lips need quite a lot of attention as they can get quite dry quite quickly which isn't great.  I use the Burt's Bees Replenishing Lip Balm which I find to be extremely moisturising and also adds a bit of colour.  I'll also sometimes use a lipstick, depending on where I am going or how I am feeling, and I am currently loving the Lancome L'absolu Rouge in 132.  It is a very classic and christmassy red which I think is beautiful.

I try to minimise the amount of brushes I use on a daily basis as it means if I go away somewhere I don't have to take too many with me.  To apply my foundation I use the Lancome Foundation Brush No.2, to apply my concealer I use the Bare Minerals Max Coverage Concealer Brush and for my blusher and bronzer I use the Lancome Cheek & Countour Brush No.25.

As I said before, these are just my everyday products that manage to make me look alive.  What products are you loving and using at the moment?

Love Ellie

An Introduction To My Blog

My name is Eleanor Isabella Harris, but you can call me Ellie.  I’m twenty years old, I live a pretty normal life and I guess you could say I’m just another girl with a big dream.  You see, I’ve always had a passion for the more creative things in life, the things that people may say are out of reach or maybe even silly.  I adore singing and I absolutely love writing and speaking about life and all of its little beauties, although I rarely find time to get into as much of this as I would like to.  I’m a massive dreamer, I could sit for hours just dreaming about all of the wonderful things I would like to do or achieve, but my biggest problem is that dreaming is usually where it ends.  I would love to be one of those people who find small ways towards making a big dream come true.  And that is exactly what this is, just a small step towards making my dream come true, because I have always wanted to start a blog and I have always wanted to turn that blog into a YouTube Channel. 

I’ve decided that my blog is going to be mainly beauty related with a hint of life.  Things are going to start pretty simple, just with my opinion on certain products or perhaps different looks I like to achieve or even exciting things that have happened in my life.  I’m going to aim at doing a post a week, which is something I will try really hard to stick by, and I plan on doing this every Sunday.  Today’s post is just an introduction to me and my reasons for starting a blog.  I look forward to chatting to you again next week.

Love Ellie