What's in my travel wash bag & makeup bag?

Hi all! I hope you all had happy holidays and got everything you wanted and held the ones you love close. As I type I'm sat in Dover harbour on a ferry waiting to leave for DISNEYLAND with my boy :) so I thought I'd use this chance to write a general post about what I've packed, beauty-wise.

The Body Shop tea tree face wash

The Body Shop tea tree toner

The Body Shop tea tree hydrating lotion

Simple kind to skin hydrating light moisturiser

The Body Shop tea tree night lotion

The Body Shop tea tree blemish gel (I've been going a bit tea tree crazy this month, can you tell?! Look out for it in my next monthly favourites post!)

Alberto Balsam Tea Tree Tingle Herbal shampoo

Pantene conditioner

Coconut and Lime shower gel (this was a Christmas present that was a good travel size, so I can't remember the name of the maker off the top of my head)

Soap and Glory Butter Yourself (I couldn't find a smaller bottle of body lotion or body butter anywhere anywhere in my house, so this will have to do!)

Soap and Glory Hand Food

Boots electric toothbrush and Aquafresh toothpaste Listerine Smart Rinse (yes I use kid's mouthwash, shut up!)

Gillette Venus Breeze razor

TRESemmé hairspray

TRESemmé heat defence serum

Cotton wool

Hairbrush

Rimmel London Wake me Up foundation

Rimmel London Wake me Up concealer

Rimmel London Stay Matte powder

Mac prep and prime eye base 

Urban Decay Naked 2 pallet

The Body Shop coconut lip balm

Rimmel Kate lipstick in shade 01

2 No7 lip glosses from a gift set

Rimmel lip gloss in Cookie

The Body Shop lip scuff

I'm sure you've noticed that I don't quite have a full makeup collection here, and that's because I have some if my Christmas money with me and I'm planning to raid the ferry duty free and the French shopping centres for all their worth once I've posted this!

In terms of brushes, I wasn't planning to bring this many - I'd packed my ecotools brushes, but I opened up one of my Christmas presents from Cal to find a set of Cath Kidston brushes so I couldn't just not bring them too!

I may post up before the new year, but if not, have a good one!

Laura xo

P.S. Sorry about using some more shitty iPad photos - sorry, it was the easiest way to get photos for this post on short notice!

Mistletoe, wine and polka dots

Dress - BooHoo

Blazer - BooHoo

Tights - H&M

Shoes - River Island

Lips - Rimmel London Kate lipstick - 01

Merry Christmas everybody! I thought I'd use this opportunity to do a quick outfit post so that I could try up the blogger app and the camera... On my BRAND NEW IPAD!!! I'm so happy that I have it and no one will be able to get me off it today!

I'll also take this opportunity to apologise for the lack of posts this month - the college coursework load has been craaaaazy plus I have exams coming up, but hopefully once those are it the way I can work open becoming a more consistent blogger.

I do have a few posts lined up for the next couple of weeks, so don't expect another long absence from me!

Happy holidays everybody

Laura xo

November Favourites

Its December already? Where did November go? When the first came around yesterday, I didn't quite believe it and I kind of wanted some of November back... although that all changed when I got to open my advent calendar  So anyway, November coming to  close means that it's time for a November favourites post. There aren't a lot of favourites here, in comparison to other beauty vloggers and bloggers, but in the future I'm going to be sure to keep a running list throughout the month rather than struggling to think of things on the last day of the month!

1) Rimmel London Vinyl Gloss

I picked this up a few months ago, In August or September, but ended up sticking it in a drawer and forgetting about it. Earlier this month I rediscovered it and have been loving it ever since, so much that I have been wearing it most days for the past couple of weeks. I never really realised how much lip product made to my made-up face before - it stops my face looking to 'top-heavy' like when I make up my eyes and then don't bother putting anything on my lips when I'm rushing out the door to college. I adore the colour - I have it in 'lovesick' - and it stays on really well, too.

2) The Body Shop Tea Tree face mask

Oh. My. God. I love this so so so so much! My mum picked this up for when she was in town a few weeks ago and I fell in love immediately. I use it once a week and every single time, it leaves my skin feeling amazing and practically glowing afterwards! I think this is probably my favourite face mask that I've ever used and I can definitely see myself repurchasing it when it runs out. In fact, I love it so much that a few days ago I went out and bought more products from The Body Shop's tea tree range. I have problematic skins and so far I feel like it's working quite well, so I'll see how it goes and hopefully I'll be able to include more things from this range in next month's favourites!

3) Burt's Bees

(prepare for some really terrible photos because I was too lazy to retake them in better lighting)

Lip balm has been an absolute saviour recently since the weather has been getting drier and much, much colder. I've been loving this one - Burt's Bees replenishing lip balm with pomegranate oil. It smells divine and I also find it works really well for going under lip gloss - namely the one that I mentioned above. So, a big thumbs up from me!

4) Brown Boots (Dorothy Perkins)

I wanted a new pair of brown boots this year as my old ones were not only getting battered, but they also killed my feet if I walked in them for any more that 10 minutes. When I walked into Dorothy Perkins and saw these babies, I just had to get them. At £55 they were a little pricey for a pair of boots that aren't real leather, but they've still held up really well and I'm definitely going to get my money's worth out of them as I have been wearing them A LOT over the past couple of months.

5) Ready Brek

And finally, a random little food favourite to throw in. I've been looking to try and eat better breakfasts than I have been recently (a pain au chocolat or a cereal bar as I run out the door, usually) - ones that are healthier and still full of energy for the day. My first thought was porridge but going to all of the effort to cook it and stuff just seemed a little too much for my rushed mornings. Then I remembered Ready Brek. I used to eat it as a kid and I figured it would make a perfect, relatively healthy and energy-packed breakfast that I can liven up by adding things like chopped fruit.

Song of the Day - The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses

Laura xo