What's in My Makeup Bag?

This seems to be one of the most popular posts to be done by bloggers and recently I read it on Cant Makeup My Mind. Many of my favourite bloggers have done this post at least once so I decided to jump on the band waggon and join them.

My makeup bag was a gift from my sister for Christmas. Its from Primark (Atmosphere) and is white and gold. The white is cutout into a pretty pattern so the gold can be seen through it and it has snap fastenings on each side to give it its shape.

Brushes
At the moment I'm using the Body Shop brushes to apply my makeup and I love how soft they feel on my skin! I was gifted these recently and I've used no other brushes since, they are great for blending and everything I need them to do. :D
I have: face & body brush, blusher brush, lip/concealer brush (I use it for concealer), foundation brush, eyeshadow brush, slanted brush and eyebrow & lash comb in my set.


Base Products
As it is Summer now (how is it already July???) for my base I like to go for light bb creams or tinted moisturisers and tend to steer clear of heavy foundations. I don't know why or if it has any benefits at all but its just what I've always done.
I've been using Avon's Clearasil Tinted Moisturiser (review- HERE) a lot lately and it's probably my favourite face product this year. Inside my makeup bag I also have 3 bb creams: Maybelline Dream Fresh 8-in-1 Bb Cream (colour-light) which is almost empty and will definitely need replacing this month, and 2 Avon Ideal Flawless Bb skin loving beauty balm (one in nude and the other in ivory) because I'm between these shade so I have to mix them in order to get the shade which suits my skin tone (does anyone else have this problem?).
As well as these I also have translucent No.7 perfect light pressed powder which helps when I have shiny days or when I need to set my makeup in place. No.7 natural blush tint powder in Soft Damson is also an essential in my makeup bag for those days when I lack colour in my cheeks.

Lips
Being someone whose lips crack very easily in both winter and summer I take a lot of care of my lips and I feel like most of the makeup or skin products I have are for my lips.
Boots original lip balm is great!!! It is clear but it gives a slight shine and after a couple of hours my lips are incredibly smooth (amazing value for only £1!). I also use the Body Shop 'born lippy' raspberry lip balm (review of strawberry flavour - HERE).
Moving on to lip colour before I bore you with lip balms.
No.7 high shine gloss in tangerine twist looks orange-ish in the tube but on, it is more of a coral colour and it suits me very well. For a more glittery option I use Avon's glaze wear dazzle lip gloss in pink radiance. It is slightly pinker than my lips and the 'dazzle' in it is great for parties but not so good for everyday use like the no.7 high shine gloss. A lip gloss which I haven't used much and its quite a new addition to my makeup bag is colour ultimate lip gloss in a pinky colour (sorry there was no shade name on the packaging).

Left to right: No.7 High shine gloss, Avon's glazewear dazzle lip gloss x2 and ultimate lip gloss

Eyes & Eyebrows
A good but cheap palette for eyeshadow is the Revlon redemption palette iconic 2 which has only had a few uses but none the less it hasn't failed to impress me every time.This is the only eyeshadow product that I have because I don't really do a lot with my eye makeup, I just depend on a good mascara and eye liner.
The best mascara that I have used this year is definitely Soap & Glory Thick & Fast super volume mascara. My eye lashes look visibly longer and thicker and it really helps to widen my eyes.
The pencil eyeliner that I occasionally use is the Body Shop eye definer in black and the liquid eyeliner that I use is the Rimmel London Professional liquid eyeliner. I prefer to use the pencil eyeliner even though the liquid has a bolder colour because the liquid eyeliner is difficult to apply and it only sometimes goes 100% correct. I usually keep my Miss Sporty mini me eyeliners in my bag but lately I haven't had time to top up through the day so at the moment they are living in my makeup bag. I have them in white and black. I use the white on my water line to open up my eyes and I use the black as regular eyeliner.

 

If you haven't already done a 'What's in my makeup bag?' post, try it! It was so fun to write and super easy too.
If you have any suggestions of new products I could invest in please let me know in the comments below.
Fiona xx