What's In My Makeup Bag?!

Hi guys I am back with another post! With all the travelling that I have been doing recently, and with much more to come I thought it would be a fun idea to share with you my favourites in the cosmetics area recently which are in my makeup bag! I honestly love these posts/YouTube videos because they're like "What I've Been Loving Recently" & "My Current Favourites" kinda posts/vids. So without further or do, here's the post!

First of all I like to keep with me two different primers with me when I am travelling, which include the L'Oreal Nude Magique Blur Cream which is awesome for blurring pores (I use the shade for light to medium skin). I also like to take along with me a primer that's good for a dewy look on the skin which is the L'Oreal Lumi Magique Pure Light Primer which is also great as a liquid highlighter!

When it comes to foundations, I like to have options! I would usually take just the one foundation which would probably be the L'Oreal True Match (which I have loved for so long now!) but on longer trips, especially if I might be going out or have fake tan on, I like to carry other shades and types of foundation that help to match the stages of my tan or that have more of a lasting complexion on my skin. With that I'd add in my Bourjois healthy mix serum Gel Foundation, which apparently is 16hrs (I beg to differ - it's not 16hrs but it does last a good amount of time) but this is a lovely foundation for a more glowy or dewy skin look; "radiance-boosting even, revived complexion". If I plan to go out for an evening and prefer a darker and long lasting foundation then I will opt for my beloved L'Oreal Infallible foundation which is perfect with my fake tan and has never failed me. This one probably would last for 16hrs! 

I only take with me one powder to set my face with, my L'Oreal True Match powder. This little thing is actually really great for on the go because it comes with small poof and a mirror in a separate compartment which is handy. I always take this, especially even if just on a night out and use it to powder my nose briefly. But to apply it all over my face I use my Real Techniques Duo-Fibre face brush which is popped into my makeup bag also.

Another brush I'll take with me on my travels it the Real Techniques powder brush which I often apply a light bronzer with. I often take 3 bronzers in my makeup bag, those being the Accessorize baked bronzer in Monaco (Shade 2), the Collection Shimmering Glow Powder in #7 Gold (perfect for a bronzed goddess//highlighted look) and lastly my contour kit from e.l.f cosmetics with a blush and bronzer duo. My only other blush I tend to take with me recently is the Avon true colour blush in the shade Soft Plum.

On to eyebrows; in the bag is my e.l.f Eyebrow Kit in Dark, for a more defined brow look and my Rimmel eyebrow pencil in 001 Dark Brown.


Surspringly, I have only packed 2 lippys in my makeup bag, those being Mac's peachstock and Revlon's Pink Pout (which I have fallen in love with again haha) I have two concealers in my bag, the Maybelline Cover Stick in 02 Vanilla and this Tea Tree Concealer which I don't know where it's from (it just has the url www.badgequo.com? on the bottom) and the shade is in Light. These act as both brilliant brightening concealers and are actually very similar to each so I don't seem why I felt the need to pack both of them??

Moving on to eye products, I packed a little palette which I believe I talked about in my last makeup video (GRWM: Wintery Look) but it is the Revlon Photoready palette in 505 "Impressionist" which has a trio of shadows plus a primer + sparkle, but these all blend so well together and are so mesmorising it's brilliant for first timers and is so quick and easy to do! I packed my L'Oreal Blackbuster Super Liner in Black because although I don't wear eyeliner a lot I still can't live without it. And lastly is my all time fave, the L'Oreal Volume Million Lashes 'So Couture' Mascara in the shade 'Black Mascara' - THIS MASCARA THO. If you prefer more wet mascaras this is 4 U!!! It is brilliant and I can't even go into it bc this post is already pretty long. 

But that is it makeup-wise - all that's else is a couple more brushes which are in the photos below! If you have any questions, please leave a comment or email me at my business address: melissanye058@gmail.com.


Hope you all had a fun and safe New Year's and a lovely Christmas and I'll see you soon with another post or video! 

Melissa xoxo

Vlogs!

Three new videos have been uploaded to my channel in the last couple of days PLUS with many more to come so stay tuned for more Winter and Christmassy filled vids!!

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8rm7CVbgXOdMQMsjwiifA

OOTD: Friday 10th Oct 2014

I have been super(!) distant lately just because of settling into uni and with assignment deadlines getting scarily closer and closer and I promised a quick post way back when on my Instagram (@melissanye) on this look so here it is briefly!

Apart from looking irrationally blonde here, this is my favourite look of the autumnal season so far! It's warm enough to wear to keep you from getting a bit chilly but it's also breathable which I find is quite difficult to find in an outfit for these kind of months - it can be sweater weather one minute, but an Indian summer the next. This jumper provides a beautiful concoction between the two. The jumper comes in a variety of different colours and patterns and is slightly cropped if you can't tell from the photo. It's from H&M and is conveniently priced at £7.99 RRP*.

My jeans are my second favourite new pair of jeans (after my indigo super skinny high waist Primark ones) and are titled "Push In, Push Up" in order to hold in the food baby you might have going on and to also give a slight lift to dat booty by having a sweetheart yoke just above your cheeks. These jeans are also from Primark and were priced at £13. Again, these come in a range of colours.

My boots (which unfortunately you can't see in this photo*) are just small cut out black leather look booties from Deichmann, which have a little heel and are super gorgeous. These cost £24.99 RRP. 

*I hopefully plan on getting round to doing a 'Student Shopping Night Haul' post (maybe even a video?) in which you will see these items in more detail hopefully. That's why I've put RRP on the prices as I didn't pay RRP, due to student discount but I'll get into that in the haul post!

Thanks for reading, Melissa xxxx

GRWM: First Impressions + Chat

Here is a Chat With Me/ First Impressions video that is up on good old YouTube! (the next time you see a sit down video from me might be in my new flat oooh exciting)



Thank you! 

Melissa 

xoxoxoxox

Blog As I Go Tutorial!

So I don't know if this is an actual thing but I thought I would blog what I'm doing and using makeup wise as I did it! This is 100% real life time trust me it is currently exactly 3pm on Wednesday 3rd Sep 14 so let's see how long this takes!

First I'm going to start by priming my t zone with this - (L'Oréal Nude Magique Blur Cream in light to medium skin)

Next I'll be applying L'Oréal Infallible foundation in the shade 140 golden beige - this shade is a bit too dark but is perfect with a tan. Plus this foundation is perfect for staying all day and honestly is 24H like it says!

After that I'm using my Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer to highlight under the eyes, down the bridge of my nose and to conceal any imperfections.

To set my face I'm using my Natural Collection Loose Powder in Neutral Translucent - this is perfect to keeping your base staying flawless all day and gives you a natural matte finish.

Then I just filled in my brows with my beloved elf Eyebrow Kit in dark :)

Next I bronzed my face with the Bronzing Summer Glow Kit by 17 and  contoured my cheeks and nose with Nars Laguna.

For my eyes I used the Sleek Au Naturel palette and placed the 2nd greyish shade all over my lid. I then placed the 5th shade which is a peachy orange into the crease. I darkened up the outer v on each eye by placing the warm brown shade there with a small fluffy brush by Estee Lauder. Using the same brush I placed the almost black shade on the outer V also and blended it all together with a clean fluffy brush from eBay (these eBay/china brushes are soooo good and incredibly cheap so I'll leave a link below if I can find them). 

Next I used my eyeko skinny liner to add a small wing which makes the black shadows draw into the centre of the eye without looking too heavy. Next i used my new favourite mascara - the volume million lashes so couture by L'Oréal. 

For my blush I used Benefits Coralista with a Real Techniques duo fibre face brush in order for the product to be applied more sparsely. I used the same brush to apply my highlight which was the MUA Undress Your Skin shimmer highlighter. For my lips I used Revlon Super Lustrous Matte lipstick in Smoked Peach 013.

MAKEUP BRUSHES: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/10-Pcs-Professional-Makeup-Brushes-Set-Makeup-Brushes-Kit-Free-Draw-String-Makeup-Bag/1836599605.html

I was stupid and forgot to take a selfie so you could see the finished product... the one photo that actually matters... well... if you create this look I'd love to see the different ways it came out haha! just respond with a photo :)

Thanks again!

Melissa xoxo

ELF UNBOXING HAUL! 💕

Hi everyone! If you haven't seen this already it was uploaded last week! You may have seen me talk about this video in vlogs before (I can't remember if I did!) but this was filmed way back in the beginning of June and I was finally able to edit it (even though my editing is rubbish). Thank you for being patient with me and here is my first PROPER REAL KINDA VIDEO!!! Soz for being embarrassing.

Melissa xoxoxo

My Summer In Photos!

I'm thinking of making my blog a bit more universal as now I'm working between 5-7 days a week it can be difficult to think of new ideas specific to beauty or health that are quick for me to do. 

Plus, to make my blog attract more of a universal audience, I decided to include lifestyle and day to day posts, starting with this one! So over the summer I haven't gone on holiday like most people do but have had a lot planned in terms of days out etc! 

So this is my summer so far (22nd June - 13th August) in photos!

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