Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Everyday Handbag Essentials...


I am one of those people who always needs to carry around a large sackful of things to keep me going throughout the day. I am not one for travelling light, whether this is a night out, a shopping trip or even a holiday. I am always the person who carries something for every possible inevitability.
So as you can imagine my every day bags always need to be a little be on the larger side so I can fit in as many things as I think I might need throughout the day....Mary Poppins style!
Aside from the obvious 10,000 hair clips, bobbles, chewing gum and receipts hanging around the bottom of my bag, I do have some essentials that I just couldn't leave the house without...
Firstly, let start with my purse this is a Chanel purse in caviar leather.
This is something that I just cannot be without, if you forget your purse then your whole day is ruined. This is the perfect size for me, there are compartments for cards, coins, receipts and loyalty cards (I somehow have managed to accumulate thousands of them!) and more...everything you could ever need!
I have had this purse for about 3 years now and it still looks as good as new, if you were looking to splash your cash on a new purse then this is one I would definitely recommend.
My IPhone...
Now this is something I could not live without, let alone leave the house without. I have the IPhone 6 in gold and white and this is my favorite design of the phone yet, especially as the back is more of a rose gold then true yellowy gold.
I have been an avid lover of IPhones since the very first one came out...I can’t ever imagine using another brand of phone!
My car keys and a pen....these two essentials can go without explanation, they are simply a necessity....!
This detangling heavy weight is one hair brush that NO handbag should ever be without and I am well and truly obsessed. I think I must have around 5 or 6 ‘Tangle Teezers’ at home, almost one for every room in the house. This newer compact version of the original is slightly smaller and has a protector to ensure the bristles don’t get bent or damaged in your handbag....and the gold casing is just fabulous!
Now onto beauty products, these are the few very select products which make it into my handbag every single day.
I always need a blusher and powder on hand to top up throughout the day, my current favourites are the 'Laura Mercier Mineral Powder' and the 'Chanel Jous Contraste blush' in ‘Pink Explosion’, this really helps to perk up my drab winter complexion. I use my Real Techniques blusher brush to apply both, I don’t have time to be switching between brushes!
Next up is lips...I always carry an EOS lip balm around with me, initially I did fall in love with their unusual packaging and shape but the product is just as good as the design and it keeps my lips hydrated throughout the day.
My Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat in ‘Pillow Talk’ has a huge place in my heart at the moment. I’m in LOVE. It’s the perfect cheat to bigger lips and helps to keep any lip product on for longer.
Lip gloss wise, these are my two current favourites. The Chantecaille 'Brilliant Gloss' in the shade ‘lucky’ is the perfect everyday peachy pink shade with a gold shimmer running through it, it keeps your lips looking full and juicy all day!
My natural lips favourite is the Clarins ‘Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector’, it does exactly what it says on the tin and gives you that 'your lips but better' appearance.
I used to be that girl who ALWAYS carried around a large heavy perfume bottle in their bag...that was until I discovered a Travalo’.
This little device is ingenious, this dinky fragrance atomizer has been created so that you can now take your favourite perfume around with you wherever you go. You simply pump your current fave perfume into this and voila you have a miniature version of it to pop into your handbag. In mine I currently have Jo Malone –Woodsage and Seasalt this is my current favourite scent!
Now the last thing to talk about is my bag, this is the Stella McCartney ‘Falabella’ bag. This is a very recent purchase for me, so I have only used this a couple of times but so far so good, I am loving it!
I love the way you can wear it in so many different ways, transforming it into a different bag each time. The slouchy-ness of the bag makes it so easy to carry around all day and ensures it never gets too heavy...when packed with LOTS of essentials!


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