hey ladies!

Sorry my blog posts have not been as frequent for a long time! Health issues have meant I haven't had time to blog much, but this will change. 

I have acquired quite a range of beauty products to talk about!

Let me know if you would like to see a few beauty/make-up posts or would prefer a few lifestyle posts every month. As i would like to get to know my followers, you all mean a lot to me.

make good choices

pippa

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As i've got my overnight bag with me I thought i'd do about my products bag which is full of both, skincare, body care and hair care. I don't stay anywhere without these products!

 Here is my products bag, its a bobby pin one that i've had since my early teens and I really need to invest in a new one as this one is slowwwwly breaking :(, it is pretty cute right?

 As you undo the bag it sort of rolls out into something like above and it has two compartments that are detachable. In the top section I have some of my skincare products and in the bottom compartment I have hair products, other skin products and body products. 

 Here are some of the products in the top section, these are my No 7 Soft & Soothed Gentle cleanser, toner and my No7 Essential Moisture Day Fluid. I have used these for a good 6 years and they are just great and if you have the 5 pound voucher from boots then they only cost 2 pounds each. I've only ever used these cleansers and toners, I have occasionally changed moisturisers but I more than likely always come back to this. Also if your wondering what the little bottle is on the end it's a spray bottle with just water in I apply this to my cotton wool pads just before applying my cleanser and toner it stops it soaking into the pad so you have more product... didn't know that until a couple of years ago.

 I have been using these Kleenex facial cleaning wipes for only a couple of weeks and there finished already, I use make-up wipes to remove my make-up before I cleanse and tone. I'm planning on doing an empties blog very soon so i'm not going to say too much about these....

 I wasn't sure about putting this photo in, but as it's included in my bag I thought I may as well show you. They are just normal round shaped cotton wool pads, which I have always used however I want to try the more oval pads once this packet is finished. 

 Now here is what is in the second compartment, from the left is my Soap and Glory Hand Food which I just keep on purchasing over and over again, i'm sure there is going to be a lot of reviews about it on the internet so i'm just going to say.. it's FRICKIN' amazing! 

Next is my Bed Head, Dumb Blonde Smoothing stuff, which I apply after styling my hair and it's great for keeping those stray hairs down and because it's specialised for blonde hair it also has quite a glittery sheen to it which makes your hair look a lot more shiny and smooth. 

After that is my Avon Advance Techniques Heat Protection Styler, which I started to use after my hair dresser used it on my hair and it smells sooooooo good! 

Below that is my Caudalie Beauty Elixir which i'm currently trying at the moment as i'm still wondering if i like it or not, i'm more than likely to do a review on this once I make my mind up about it. 

Above that is my Sure Maximum Protection deodorant, this is the best deodorant I have ever tried I started using it when my friend recommended it to me. I don't sweat at all with it and it has the loveliest smell ever, i'll buy this product until it become discontinued.. which I hope it doesn't!

 And below that.. is some White Glo toothpicks another thing I was contemplating including but i'm using some White Glo toothpaste which i'd also like to do a review on, my list is quickly growing!

Here is some Bio-Oil which is also in my products bag however I forgot to include. I've currently got a serious leg problem which means I have to massage it a lot, and this stuff is making my skin soooooo soft I just want to smother it all over my body! It's also great for scars and stretch marks so if you've currently got any then this is the stuff you want! Just ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!

Do you think I have enough for an overnight stay (sarcasm), again if you need a link to any of these products then just drop a comment and i'll give it to you :)

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My Overnight Make-up Bag

As i'm round my boyfriends now and had my make-up back with me I thought I should do a overnight make-up bag- so here it is!

I got this make-up bag a few years ago from boots when they do the ted baker gift sets and it's just big enough to fit everything in that you would need for an overnight stay. I also like how it's just long enough to fit my brushes in too as some brushes are too long for my other make-up bags.

 This is the selection of make-up that I have with me. (I'm sorry for the background, i normally take photos on my desk which is white so i had to use my laptop :)). I believe that there is just enough there for an overnight stay if you know what make-up look you want for the next day.

 From left to right there is my Benefit concealer brush and Benefits boiling concealer, which I only bought this weekend when I went to the Birmingham bullring I was planning on doing a haul but with me only buying 3 products as I also bought Benefit's they're real mascara. I'll do a review on the concealer and the brush for you later on today. Next is my CORALista blusher which I just love for sping/summer time because it's so bright but looks so nice on the skin, if you'd like to invest in a Benefit blusher for the summer time this is definitely one to buy! Also there is my Cosmopolitan blusher brush as i'm still trying to accumulate good brushes, this is the only decent one I have :).

 Here is my Diorskin Flawless Perfection Foundation which was the last review I did which you can view here. That is actually the box for it and as I forgot to mention on my review I have the colour 020 light beige and that colour is just perfect! Next is my No7 Loose power in the colour 10 Fair and I usually apply this after putting my foundation, concealer and highlighter on to help it stay put, and that next to it is my No7 Powder brush, i'm still trying to find new brushes as this is not the best one as the hairs shred on it :(.

 I have only just started using this eyeshadow duo and I don't know why because I absolutely love it, it's from Clinique this is there Eye Colour Combo with the colours, Almost Peach which is the top colour it also has a little shimmer in it so it's a perfect base colour and the colour that pulls out from below the other one is Bewitched which is the most perfect contour colour! I love this duo, it's lovely and natural.

 This is a new mascara that i'm trying, as my money seems to disappear at the end of the month so does my mascara :( so I started using this, BRIGHT yellow mascara from AVON, its there super extend extreme, I decided to try this as my mum had the extend extreme one which isn't as watery as this one (which is a downfall) as when your applying it it very easily comes off onto your eyelid. 

I always like seeing what the wands are like on the mascaras so I thought i'd take a photo incase any of you like it too...or am I just weird? It's got quite hard bristles which I like as i feel they are easier to apply to the lashes rather than the brush type wands. 

Do you think this is enough for an overnight stay, or would you take more? What do you think of some of the products i have included? Let me know!

If you want any links to where i've got my products from then just drop a comment down below :)

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DiorSkin Forever Flawless Fluid Foundation

I got this as a sample from out of a Harpers Bazaar magazine. I have a monthly subscription as I absolutely love how they are filled of fabulous clothes and advertisements for make-up and beauty products that are all out of my price range, if only money grew on trees ay! 

I tried the sample out of this foundation and actually fell in love with it, as i am normally used to high street brands this was a whole new world for me. My auntie knew how much i loved this foundation and surprised me with it for christmas.

Baring in mind that i use this every day and i still have that same bottle is pretty amazing, all you need is one pump of this and it covers your whole face! 

I doubt i will ever go back to high-street brands again as this has lasted for over 6 months and i believe i still have half the bottle left. Maybe it's better to just splash out on a high-end foundation rather than settling for the cheaper stuff, let me know what you think?

I swatched my hand to show you girls about how lovely the consistency is, its so smooth and just glides onto the skin so lovely. It gives such an even finish and if you get the colour just right for your skin tone, it looks flawless. With me also having freckles, i do like them to be covered a little but it's also nice to see them but not so prominently and this just does the trick.

Hats off to the guys at Dior, I really do love this!

Let me know about what you think about if you think high-end foundations are really cracked up to be, and if so whats your favourite one?

This product is £31.00 at boots, here's the link for if you want to try it for yourself;

http://www.boots.com/en/DIOR-DIORSKIN-FOREVER-Fluid-Foundation-SPF-25-Flawless-Perfection-Fusion-Wear-Makeup-30ml_1234421/

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