My Travel Make-up!

Oh hey guys and girls!

So as you may know I recently moved into my university house (room tour here) but after realising I was going to be living alone for a while I decided to come home in time for my mum’s birthday and my parent’s anniversary. I would like to think I have packing of certain things down to pack when needed and so I thought I would share what makeup I brought back with me and my thoughts and opinions. Maybe you’ll get new product ideas…

As you can see I actually only brought home a Make-up brush bag that I picked up from Boots around a year ago ( similar one here) and tried to pack as much as I could in it, this way you're not bringing home everything. You may also realise I didn't bring home any eyeshadows with me at all, if I wanted anything on my eyes I would just use the contour as a transition shade. 

Makeup:

 1. NARS Sheer Glow Foundation £31 (Light 3 Gobi) – This is my new favourite foundation, buildable coverage and a glowing finish that makes everything just look glammed up! High price point but definitely worth it. Check out my full review here.

2       MAC Pro Longwear Concealer £18  (NW15) - I have had this product for quite some time and it definitely has  become one of my all-time favourites, the pigment alone is enough to be full coverage and dual purpose.

3      NYX HD Studio Finishing Powder £8 (SFP01) – I never got into the baking trend until quite recently and I still haven’t mastered it but it has become a step on my makeup routine. This powder is affordable and a beautiful finishing touch.

4      MUA Undress Your Skin ShimmerHighlighter £3 (Pink Shimmer) – This is my favourite highlighter ever, affordable with the most amazing pigment and coverage. Definitely something to pick up at your next drugstore browse.

5      NYX High Definition Blush £5.50 (Taupe) – Now this I don’t actually use as a blush but as a contour which sounds weird but seen as I am porcelain skinned this actually works well. I cannot for the life of me remember who recommended this but it is incredible and works just as well if not better than higher brands such as Benefit.

6      Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade £15 (Dark Brown) – Such hype surrounds the Anastasia Beverly Hills makeup products and of course for me the brow pomade was one of the most talked about product. Stupidly I thought it was far more expensive than it was so as soon as I saw the price I knew I had to have it. This product does not budge and is long lasting, definitely a staple for me now.

7      Urban Decay Perversion Mascara£8 (Black) – So right now I switch between this one and Maxfactor but as this is a sample size its perfect for travel.  It definitely is a lengthening mascara that makes the best out of any lashes.

8      Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal EyeLiner Pencil £2.99 (Pure White) – White liner is something I dip in and out of using but right now it’s a saviour for making my eyes appear wide. Perfect for the water line!

Brushes:

 RealTechniques Buffing Brush

Real Techniques Sculpting Brush

Real Techniques Setting Brush

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Brush

Real Techniques Miracle Complexion Sponge

There you have it, everything I bought home and used on my face, as you can see from the bottom image it only takes intensity and a bold lip (MAC Amorous) to take it from day to night.
What do you lovelies use when packing a compact make-up bag?

That's all for now my lovelies,

University room tour 2016!

Oh hey guys and girls!

So as I am going into my third and final year in a few weeks and therefore moving out into private student accommodation I thought it would be fun to show everyone how I made my room personal and homelier! If there is anything I LOVE doing it is a little bit of interiors, now don’t get me wrong I am no Kourtney Kardashian but I love a white canvas with a colour theme.

I decided to keep the same colour theme as I had in my bedroom back home as I love the scheme of white with accents of grey and pink, the only difference being that I added the tiniest amounts of gold. I don’t actually have any before pictures which I am kind of gutted about but the room had the basics, a wardrobe, desk, bedside table and bed. The one thing I hate is the pale yellow wall in which the shelves and desk are on only sue to the fact I like everything white (slight obsession).

I am literally the worst when it comes to taking pictures so bear with me, this is the view as soon as you enter my doorway. My wardrobe is the same size as the one at home so it is a nice transition for me, theres not much to see hence no open photo. As you can see on top of my wardrobe there is a gift bag full of goodies for my flatmates birthday (hurry up back Jen!) the two plastic boxes are being used to hold fresh bed linen and fresh towels, I got them from the kid section of H&M home for around £3.99 (ignore the random plastic bags). The grey fur rug is one of my favourite pieces I picked up from Ikea for £10 to tie in my colour screen and hide an iron mark in the carpet from the previous tenant.

As you swing to the left there is a pinboard, I just have a selection of cute and important things. Of course a picture of my family and my best friend is top of the list as well as cute quote cards from That lame company, I also use a pin to hold my keys (quite handy!).

Now I hate a cluttered desk but as this desk doesn't actually have any drawers for me to put books and notepads etc I have to try and make it work. So as you can see I have a stack on desk pads both from Dotcreates and Thatlamecompany, a stack of university text books for this year and a pen pot. My favourite thing on my desk is definitely my jazzed up Macbook, the unicorn sparkle Macbook skin by my loves at Coconut Lane is the perfect thing to make your Macbook look amazing! (with my discount code porcelainnivory20 for 20% the entire store)

Obviously above my desk is three shelves, shelves are my thing (not blowing my own trumpet but toot toot) and I take time and pride in arranging them. So working our way from the top: I have a collection of my favourite books from Pretty Honest, a pink bible and Reasons to stay alive (see previous post on this book that changed my life) then of course I had to bring a bottle of my favourite alcoholic beverage, Disaronno! Next up is a cute good luck card from my parents and a gorgeous vanilla candle from Primark, my picture frame comes everywhere with me as my best friend is never left behind in my life despite not being with us anymore. Second shelf down is a Pandora bag that hides some medicine (I don't use any unless I am dying) a christmas Yankee candle and a wax tart burner with a cute pink lighter and the boxes are from Primark and just holds Jewellery. 

Last shelf, my collection of nail varnish which contains anything from Essie, Rimmel, Sally Hanson etc and the pot contains nail files and sweets (from Ikea). My speaker is adorable and from Kitsound and my favourite thing is my perfumes which I placed on a medium sized candle holder from The Range. 

Next to the desk is a bedside table that I had to buy in order for more storage in which one drawer is full of hair care and tools and the next holds any body and beauty bits (if you want  a post on this let me know!). However back to on top of the unit and this is where I store all of my makeup, I was after these acrylic storage units from Muji for absolutely ages and so I picked two sets of two wide drawers and two acrylic pots for my brushes. I ran out of space for my eyelashes so they are stored to the side, I also have some sanitiser on top and my pills, if you lovelies would like an updated make-up collection let me know and I will do that for you. 

Next up is my favourite DIY I have ever done, I basically have a large white wall next to my bed and wardrobe and I wanted to do something with it so after searching for ideas I found a fairy light polaroid wall. This could be deemed as an expensive project but its about shopping around, I got my fairy lights in a warm white from Amazon in 16m for £15, my polaroids were printed from photo box when they had 20% off and I used command strip hooks that I bought off eBay (shops are way more expensive for a smaller quantity!). 

Lights, camera, action! This wall literally lights up my whole room when its on and makes me happy to see all my favourite people and memories nearby. 

Last but not least is my bed situated right behind my bedroom door, I was lucky enough to get a new mattress for this room before I moved in so it is amazingly comfortable. I am also a major sucker for comfort so I tend to have a lot of pillows and things, you'll pretty much find all my pillows and duvet sets etc is from Primark as right now they are killing it with the homeware! The bedside table came with the room (I had to purchase the other one) and just holds underwear, the lamp on top isn't really used anymore since the fairy light wall went up but its a cute edition to the room from Ikea. I don't tend to keep much on their except my phone when it is charging, my current read which is Steven Furtick's "Unqualified" and my Brita to go bottle as the water in Canterbury seems to be hard so I find this helps me not only drink more water but makes it taste better!

So there you have it guys my university room (my last ever one!) in all its glory, no doubt I will find other things to add at some stage and maybe even change what's on my bedside table but nothing will be super significant. I hope you guys found this interesting and maybe helped you with styling your bedroom. 

I'm just going to snuggle up with my cup of tea and brainstorm my next post, any suggestions are welcome you lovelies, thank you for reading.

That's all for now,