Aloha Kirstie: zara

Sunday, 4 May 2014

Wishlist : eBay #8

Now this is a post I have been wanting to do for a while.
I always love other peoples whether it be on their blog or on their youtube.... I think this is because I can be quite nosey and I love to know what everyone else carries around with them, I'm sure I'm not the only one like this! So here we go... Kirstie's What's In My Bag post...

My bag is from Zara and is the green mini shopper - if you have been on my blog recently (thank you) then you would have seen it in my June Favourites post!

I love it and even though it's called the "mini" shopper, it isn't mini at all!

I like to carry a lot round with me and this bag is perfect! It fits in so so much and doesn't look ridiculously big, it is actually the perfect size for me, and it was only £22.99 - a Barry Bargain some might say!

Cath Kidston Umbrella - Clearly living in England this has to be up there with the top things to carry around with you! I think this was a limited edition one for the Olympics last year, I got it for Christmas and love that it is so compact!

Soap & Glory Hand Food - The best hand cream ever, so nice to have it with me all the time.

My iPod - This is my first and only iPod I've ever had - it's doing me well! It is the 120b silver classic and holds soooo much, I have thousands of songs, Tv Shows, Movies - I wouldn't ever buy any other iPod other than a classic.

My Phone - I love this badboy and don't go anywhere with out (man I sound sad but I bet you are all the same!) It is the white iPhone 4S , my contract isn't up until March next year so will have it for a little while longer yet!

Half a packet of Polo's - I like to have these in my bag to keep my breath fresh!

Hair Scrunchie - Random! (From eBay)

My Kindle - This was mentioned in my Colours Of The Rainbow Tag post. I love reading so when my boyfriend bought me a Kindle out of the blue I was so excited! I got this case from TruffleShuffle.com as I (obviously) love the Wizard Of Oz and thought it was so cute!

My Purse - Can't go anywhere without this badboy! My purse is a metallic pewter FCUK wallet with a bow detail! I got it from ASOS a few months ago and it's so handy, lots of card space and zip pocket! I'm the sort of girl who changes her purse alot, I alwasy want to buy a new one!

Diary - I always have this in my bag, it is the Cath Kidston small 2014 diary and it is perfect, week per page and lots of spaces for notes too!

Princess pen - ...to write in my diary... duh! Got this at Disneyworld last year!

Make-up - I only carry around lip products with me on a day-to-day basis (as I'm normally only at work or in my local area). I used to carry around my whole make-up bag when I was younger but I near enough never needed it so I decided to stop! Here I have Barry M Lipgloss in Bubblegum, Rimmel's Apocalips in Nova, Maybelline Baby Lips in Pink Punch and a Carmex tube in Strawberry. (I like to have options alright!?)

Keys - I don't drive (I know I'm a loser!) so I literally only have my house key which is on a cute Alice In Wonderland thingy and I also have my Dorothy keyring (do you see a theme?) and my keyring from Kardashian Khaos in Vegas!

Pink Chiffon Body Spray - I mentioned this in my May Favourites it is from Bath & Body Works (so I can't get it easily in the UK :( ) and I love the scent so much, brings back amazing memories of being in America aswell everytime I spray it!

Soap & Glory Hand Maid Anti-Bac - I love anti-bacs, I can't leave the house without one.... so I have two! This soap and glory one smells amazing and I talk about it more in my Beauty Buys Of The Week post. I also have the Bath & Body Works (they do the best hand gels) one in Warm Vanilla Sugar. (yum!)

Travalo - If you don't have one of these you are crazy (learn more about them here) In this one I currently have Taylor Swift - Wonderstruck, which is my favourite perfume of the past year or so. (Taylor Swift & smells amazing - win win!)

Glasses - I probably don't wear these enough but I carry them round with me 24/7 anyway, they are by Guess. I'm kind of bored of them now and when I can afford some new ones I'm going to change my frames to something a bit cooler!

Hairbands & Grips - A girl always needs these in her bag.

Hello Kitty Pocket Tissues - just a given, why wouldn't you carry tissues around with you?!

Pocket Mirror - Wizard Of Oz themed once again (I always get bought these things for xmas and birthdays :) ) Always handy to have a mirror with you!

Sunglasses - These are from River Island but sold on ASOS and were only £2 in the sale last year - bargain!

So there we have it - that is what I carry around with me on a daily basis. (Sorry if that was super boring!)

What do you keep in your handbag?

June Favourites

Another month down which means, another favourites post! June has been mostly a great month, with a few lows! My highlight of the month has to be the Isle Of Wight Festival, I had such a great time with my boyfriend and friends (check out my 30 Day Snap for some pictures of my weekend)!
Here's just a few other things I have been loving in the month of June!

A bit of a mixture of things this month and I've actually already mentioned a few of them in previous posts aswell, but these are my top picks from the last 30 days or so!

First up is the Sally Hansen Moisturising Nail Polish Remover for dry, brittle nails (aka mine!)

I actually was going to put this in my May favourites but totally forgot about it, so Iknew it just HAD to go in this months!

I have been using this stuff for a few months now (after stealing it from my Mum) and really love it!

My nails are so so brittle and flaky and always have been. They don't grow and if they do then they just break - which is why I love have extensions and shellac! Not only can I feel this stuff befitting my nails but it works so so well as a remover. Just one cotton pad with this stuff gets all my nail varnish from both hands off first time, not alot of removers can do that! (if you go looking for this in the shops it is the blue Sally Hansen remover .... you can't really tell that in the photo!)

Next is the Face Contour Kit by Sleek in the shade - Light. I mentioned this in a haul post called Thank You Mr. Postman and have used it everyday since! (Well everyday that I've worn make-up)! I use an angled blush brush from the elf mineral bamboo line for the bronzer along my cheek bone and then the real techniques contour brush to apply the highlighter above it! I then use the blush brush again from Real Techniques to blend them together to avoid any harsh lines. I love the effect and the quality of the product is amazing, I keep getting asked if I'm wearing High Beam (a Benefit highlighter) on my cheeks - well worth the price it is now a staple in my make-up bag.

Pretty isn't it? Yup I've got myself a new bag this month, so clearly it has to be in my favourites!

This is the mini shopper bag from Zara (I'm sure you've all seen it before!). I don't have a Zara anywhere near where I live so I always get my stuff from their online store. Originally I did want the orange version of this bag but unfortunately they didn't have that one available on the website so I settled for this gorgeous green colour. (Although black is a great colour as it goes with everything I fancied something a little different this season)! I think this bag is such a bargain for the price - only £22.99 - and the size, for me, is perfect!

I always seem to manage to have everything in my bag, I feel the need to be prepared for any situation or outcome so space is a big thing for me and although it looks fairly small it really isn't! I've used this everyday for weeks and keep getting loads of compliments on it, if the orange shade ever goes online I will 100% be buying that one too! (What's in my bag? post will be up later this week!)

First of all ... LOL at my foot sneaking in the photo, I've only just noticed this as I'm writing this section - doh!

If you read blogs alot, watch youtube, go on twitter or hell, just use the internet you are going to have heard so much about these already! Baring this in mind I shan't bore you for long. These are some of my Real Techniques brushes - the best brushes I own. From left to right you have - the Powder, Buffing , Blush, Stippling, Contour & Expert Face brushes. I use most of these daily, they are so soft and give the best results for someone who wears a full-face of make-up like myself - a fantastic investment.

Now, I could do a whole post about these. If you are a regular reader (thank you) you would have already seen me rave about these in my recent post - Kirstie's Beauty Buys Of The Week. A few weeks ago now I purchased the pink shade on the right - Nova. I immediately fell in love with the feel and result of it and knew I would be purchasing more.

After searching high and low for a new red lipgloss I knew this was going to be the one - Big Bang (left) is such an amazing colour and I love that I have the look and stay of a lipstick and the shine of lipgloss all in one!

These lip lacquers are faultless I'm going to be buying more this week!

Guilty confession to make with this one. I copied my Mum! She has the larger version and this one and I always think they look so cute! So this week when I saw this on sale for half price I had to buy it!

It is from M&Co (I think this is actually the first thing I've ever bought from there) and was down to £6 from £12. I've put all my small stacking rings in here and it's replaced the glass ashtray that was featured in my Make-up Storage post with it.

In my last favourites posts I shared with you my favourite album of the month and this month is going to be no different!

I cannot stop listening to Demi Lovato's new album - Demi! This is my sort of music, girly, fun, a few ballads and great to sing along too! It is one of those albums that you only have to listen to once and you know you love it, I have been playing it non-stop for weeks and weeks! My favourite tracks are Nightingale, Warrior, Made In The USA & Really Don't Care (which features Cher Lloyd!).

What have you been loving this month?!