What's in my make up bag?

Hey guys,
I thought for this weeks post I'd do something a bit different and beauty related and show you what is in my make up bag and what products I have been loving recently.

Yep, I put alllllllllllll that on my face every day!

To start off with, I like to prime my face with the Benefit porefessional, I just love the look it gives my skin and the finish you get with it. I then take my Dior Skin Sculpt concealer in the shade 001 and blend that in with the Real Techniques Buffing brush. I then like to cover my under eyes with the Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer in the lightest shade (its rubbed off otherwise I'd tell you the colour!) and I tend to blend that in with the Real Techniques deluxe crease brush. For foundation I use the Dior Skin Sculpt foundation in the shade 010  and the Soap & Glory Show Good Face Foundation and Primer in the shade The Fairest Of Them All and blend that all over my face with the Real Techniques Buffing Brush. I then like to go over with my concealer in the areas that I need it and then powder everything in to place with my Rimmel powder in the shade 006 Warm Beige with the Real Techniques Powder Brush. I have recently been IN LOVE with the Dior Skin Nude Tan bronzer in the lightest shade (001) and using that to contour my face with the Real Techniques Retractable Kabuki Brush and then finish off my whole lengthy face process with my travel size Benefit Coralista blusher again with a Real Techniques brush, this time it's the blush brush.

Moving onto eyes I have really been loving giving myself a bold brow and a subtle smokey eye look. For my brows I use the colour Bark from my sleek pallet with the Real Techniques Brow Brush and then set it with the Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting Brow Mascara in Dark Brown. For my eyes I am loving my naked pallet, I take Sin all over my lid with the Real Techniques Base Shadow Brush and then like to take my MAC 217 brush and mix a little bit of Naked and Buck together to run through my crease. I love brightening up the inner corner of my eye with Virgin and the Real Techniques Accent Brush. My go to and favourite liquid eye liner for a cat eye is the Loreal Super Liner then finish off with my No 7 eye lash curlers and add the Soap & Glory Thick & Fast Collagen-Coat Mascara. I have also been trying out the Dior Addict It-Lash mascara and oh my lord it's AMAZING! I'd recommend it to everyone, it gives you fuller, thicker, longer eyelashes and I am for sure buying the full size when it comes out.

When it comes to lips, I prime them with Carmex then add the Bourjois Rouge Edition Velvet lip matte finish in 04 Peach Club just for a pop of colour to my lips and it's a perfect Spring/Summer colour and it's super long lasting which is good in my books!

I hope you've enjoyed this post, it's something a bit different and I enjoyed writing it and I hope you've liked finding out what I put on my face on a regular day to day basis, if that's even a thing?!... Anyway - if you've liked this post feel free to leave me a comment or tweet me or follow me on Instagram - @ellie_christmas or just let me know what you want to see next!

                                                                     Ellie xx