WHATS IN MY BAG COLLABORATION POST

As I've mentioned many times before, I'm a little bit obsessed with handbags. Ok quite a bit obsessed, but we all have our weaknesses, right? My current favourite is the Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM because it's perfect for every day use. So since I've been using it quite a bit recently, I thought I'd show you what's inside! 
To make things more interesting, I've also got two lovely guest bloggers to share the contents of their bags with you as well. They both have amazing blogs (linked below) so please don't forget to check them out! 

Here's what's inside my bag: 

1. Bobbi Brown face powder 2. MAC Pro longwear concealer 3. Real Techniques mini powder brush 4. Louis Vuitton clutch bag 5. Earphones 6. iPhone 7. Giorgio Armani Sì perfume 8. Alexa Chung IT book 9. 2015 planner from Paperchase 10. iPhone charger 

11. Hair ties 12. Bobbi Brown lip gloss 13. Extra chewing gum 14. Soap and Glory hand sanitizer 15. Water 16. Umbrella from Jack Wills 17. Pen 18. Makeup bag from Ted Baker 

Now on to my fab guest bloggers!

They say you can't judge a book by its cover, but can you judge a girl by the contents of her handbag?

I'm sure that the depths of psychoanalysis lend themselves quite nicely to the mysteries of the trusty female companion, and there's a hidden meaning to having 6 different lip products and not one mascara in your bag, but that's for you to judge, not me.

I will admit, I've removed a couple of rogue receipts and out of date Boots coupons, a bobbi pin and a hair tie, before embarking on this feature. But the rest of the contents are as you'd find them, tucked inside my handbag.

First off, let me introduce you to my latest bag. This rather lovely cobalt blue beauty has been my faithful companion since in came into my possession during some pre-Christmas shopping. I nabbed it at the crazily appealing sale price of £9 from New Look. It's a far cry from my usual leather totes and over sized shoppers, but at a fifth of the price, who was I to object?

So, here you go, this is what's inside my cobalt bag...

Large Chanel Purse / Burberry Glasses Case (containing nude BE2103 glasses) / Bottega Veneta Suede Makeup Bag / NARS Lip Gloss in Odalisque / Chanel Rogue Coco Lipstick in Chinz / Tom Ford Lipstick in True Coral / Carmex / Roger & Gallet Bois D'Orange Eua Fraiche / Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Even Finish Compact Foundation in Cool Beige / Bobbi Brown Face Touch Up Stick in Cool Beige / NARS Satin Lip Pencils in Descanso and Torres Del Paine / Charlotte Tilbury Air Brush Flawless Finish Powder in Fair / Accessorize Gold Oyster Card Holder /  Vintage 1950's Mother of Pearl Cigarette Case Used as Business Card Holder / Gold iPhone 5s in H&M Gold Case / Keys / Swarovski Crystal Pen / Crabtree & Evelyn Pomegranate Hand Cream / iPad Mini in H&M Pink Case / Pink 2015 Diary / Accessorize Pink Coin Purse / Tangle Teaser

I wonder what that says about me...

For more snippets into my life, you can find me on Instagram @emilyselixir or over at my blog: www.emilys-elixir.com. 

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If you are like me, you love handbags. For some people it's shoes, others makeup - for me my thing is handbags. Sure…my shoe collection isn’t horrific, and my makeup collection grows nearly every day, but I find a handbag makes or breaks an outfit. Not many people will know but I am somewhat of a hoarder, so I keep, basically, everything useless in my room and especially in my bag. I have wanted to film this video for a while, and I thought as my YouTube is finally up and running I would share it with you guys! No there probably isn’t as much rubbish in here as there will be in a few weeks time, but as they say no time like the present! I used to be the sort of girl to carry around her whole makeup just in case something happened or there was a freak weather accident, but now i carry around a host of practical things…and now I just sound boring! Anyway, here is my ‘whats in my bag’ video!

YOUTUBE | findneverlandwithme
BLOG | findneverlandwithme.blogspot.com
INSTAGRAM | instagram.com/findneverlandwithme
TWITTER | twitter.com/ameliajoyclark

A huge thank you to my lovely guest bloggers for taking part, 

and as always, thank you for reading!

NV

xoxo 

BEAUTY TIPS (COLLAB POST WITH THE GLAM PACK)

I recently did a poll on my blog asking what kind of posts you would like to see, and I got the most votes on ‘beauty tips’, so I thought it would be a good chance to do a little collaboration post with the The Glam Pack (absolutely amazing beauty blog) - so here it is, hope you enjoy!

 I am super excited to be part of this guest post for Natalie Blogs Makeup. I am always on the look out for simple, beauty tips that I can use on me, and also when I'm doing makeup on someone else. Here are some of my favorites:

1. Sleeping: If I don’t have enough hours of sleep and wake up a little puffy, one thing that always helps is making green tea ice cubes. In the morning, I wrap the ice cubes with gauze, and lightly press them under my eyes; the cubes not only feel refreshing, but they also help me reduce puffiness...while also definitely waking me up!!!

2. Water, Water, Water: H2O is the key to a healthy skin. Hydrating is important, and you will be surprised how much drinking water will help you achieve the perfect canvas. The more hydrated your skin is, the less makeup you will actually end up using.

3. Cleansing: It doesn’t matter how late, or how tired I get home; there is no chance I will go to bed with my makeup on. When I am too tired to do my nightly cleanse routine, I use wipes that I keep on my night table and I remove my makeup. Your skin recharges overnight, it needs to breathe.

4. Hot Bath: When I work long hours standing up, there is nothing better to recuperate than a hot bath with epsom salt and coconut oil. Coconut oil is an amazing natural moisturizer. The magnesium in the epsom salt plays a number of roles in the body including reducing inflammation, helping muscle and nerve function, among others. Sulfate helps flush toxins, ease migraine headaches, and help improve the absorption of nutrients. There are many positive things your body receives from this amazing home remedy.

I consider these to be my basic beauty rituals. There are so many more tips for makeup, but the fundamental factor remains to be taking care of your skin. Do not take for granted hydrating and moisturizing. They seem like familiar topics, and everything I just shared with you, you’ve probably read somewhere else before; but that only means one thing... IT WORKS!! ;)

Hope you enjoyed this post.
It is always a great pleasure to collaborate with Natalie!

xoxox

Virginia

www.theglampack.com

Instagram: @celenediez

twitter: @glampack

Here are a few of my tips as well!

1. Now this happens to all of us once or twice - you buy a foundation, and put it on at home only to realize it's not quite the right shade. If you are a newbie, your best bet is to go to a counter and get color matched to a foundation that is best suited to your skin. I know No7 do a really cool matching service at boots stores too, so it might be worth a try. Another good way to test a foundation before committing to a full size bottle is to get a couple of samples. That way, you can try it out on yourself, and see how you like it at the end of the day.

2. Another basic tip is to find one place in your house where there is natural lighting. As I said, this tip is super basic but makes a huge difference to your makeup routine. It's much easier to do any makeup in better lighting, even if you're going for a very natural look.

3. This next tip is quite useful if you sometimes get mascara on your lids (btw I'm guilty of this too). A handy thing to do is to tilt your head back slightly, and then apply your mascara. That way, you're less likely to get it on your lids!

4. If you’re doing a sleek hairstyle and you want to keep your ‘fly-aways’ down, just use a clear inexpensive mascara to gently brush them down.

5. Doing a glitter/smokey eye? Put on your eye makeup first, then remove the fall out using a makeup wipe, and do your face makeup!

6. If you want your lips to look nice and full, you can quickly add some bronzer and highlighter to make them look a lot fuller instantly – for more details check out this post!

7. If painting your nails is often the last thing you do at night, try using Drip Dry by OPI (or any other products designed to make your nails dry faster). This means you’ll cut the time in half, and you’ll spend less time worrying about weird looking nails the next day.

Thank you for reading,

NV

xoxo