My Current Favourites

Recently I haven't had many blog posts ideas so I thought it would be a good idea to share with you what I have been loving recently to hopefully fuel some ideas for my next couple of posts; let me know in the comments below what blog posts you want to see and I will do them for you! 

Snapchat- Snapchat has been my favourite app recently because it's definitely one of the most easiest ways to talk to a range of people and obviously I love the filters (my favourite is the dog). I only have a personal snapchat but I am open to the idea of making one for this blog.

Barry M Nail Paints- Recently I have been painting my nails a lot more and my favourite nail polishes are the ones from Barry M. I love the shape of the brushes because they're not messy and there's so many different shades depending on whatever colours you like. Also the price is amazing too!

Netflix- I definitely always go through phases with Netflix as sometimes I watch it more than YouTube or other times I will watch YouTube more. At the moment I have been watching Gossip Girl and The Only Way Is Essex on there but I have also been watching quite a few movies on there.

Storage Trolley Drawers- For my makeup collection I got this storage trolley that I could use the other 7 drawers for other bits and it has helped my room become so much more tidier and I can find things way more easier. They were from Amazon and were only around £20 which is amazing.

Lush Bubble Bars- I've always loved Lush but at the moment I'm definitely preferring their bubble bars because I love having bubbles in my bath and I have also been preferring the scents of the bubble bars to the bath bombs so I always buy the bubble bars rather than bath bombs.

Backpacks- I have a new system which is using whatever handbag matches my outfit so I always use all of my handbags but I have definitely preferring backpacks as I love the feeling of being hands free. Yes backpacks can be annoying in a rush but I usually keep the most important things in my pockets.

Primark- Although I haven't been impressed recently with most of the clothes shops, Primark has been my favourite. I haven't really like most clothes shops recently and that's only because I haven't found anything in them but Primark has been my favourite place to buy clothes recently. 

That's everything I have been loving recently and haven't included in my monthly favourites post, which I will still be doing at the end of the month. Follow me on Twitter (@thelipinsider) and Instagram (@thelipstickinsider) for more of me on both!

Primark Haul

I feel like I haven't done a Primark Haul in ages and that's because I haven't done a big Primark shop for a while but the other day I bought quite a few things and it only came to £24.20 which is great considering the fact that I bought 9 items and it's also good that I didn't spend that much money!

Floral Umbrella- I didn't have an umbrella at all and whilst in Primark I noticed the umbrellas and remembered to get one so finally I now have one. I really like this floral print but they had a lot of designs if you don't like the floral.

This was £4 from Primark

2x Faux Plants In Pots- I already had one of these and that sits on the top of my books but I realised that my room lacked nature so I bought 2- one is going to go on my dresser and the other will probably go on my desk or windowsill.

They were £2 each from Primark

Pink & White Cosy Socks 2 Pack- For a trip we got told to bring cozy socks and I did have some but I wanted to get some fresh ones. These ones are really cute and I love the cosy socks from Primark

This was £1.70 from Primark

Pastel Paint Splodges Makeup Bag- The bag that I'm currently using is pastel so to go along with that I bought a pastel makeup bag which will be my travel makeup bag. Something that makes this even better is that on the zip there is a silver tassel!

This was £3 from Primark

Plastic Black Wayfarer Sunglasses- Obviously it's not summer yet but I wanted to buy sunglasses before the actual summer and you never know when you'll need them. These were £1 and I really like wayfarers as I think they suit me the most.

This was £1 from Primark

Floral Slip On Plimsolls- I needed a pair of shoes that I didn't mind if they got ruined so I got this pair because they're cute and I would wear them if they didn't get ruined but if they did get ruined I wouldn't care.

These were £3 from Primark

Navy Blue & White Birds Sweatshirt- I also got this for the trip but it's really cute and I know it will be very comfy as I already have a sweatshirt from Primark and it's super comfy as the sweatshirts have a cosy, fleecy lining. 

This was £5 from Primark

Black Leggings- Primark is the shop where I always buy my leggings from just because I don't want to spend loads on leggings. Obviously they do create holes but that is after a few months of having them so I don't mind spending £2.50 on them.

This was £2.50 from Primark

That is all that I have bought from Primark on my latest shopping trip. I have actually bought two more clothing items from Primark on a separate trip but I will show you them in a collective haul. Let me know in the comments below what is your favourite clothes shop? Mine is probably Primark and H&M.

Makeup Collection + Storage | April 2017

Recently I got some new drawers to organise my makeup collection and also my other beauty products so today I'm going to be sharing that with you. The drawers are from Amazon and were £19.99 but there was the shipping price of £8 on top. I'm really happy with how everything is organised at the moment so that's why today I'm going to share it with you.

On the top of the drawers I currently have my bag and M&Ms from M&M World and also some sunglasses as I didn't know where to store them. In the basket (which is from Tiger) I have spare makeup brushes, hairbrushes, a lint roller and also some pens and highlighters in a pencil case from Superdry.

The first drawer is face products. Firstly we have all my foundations at the front and to the left of them we have two blushes and behind them is powders and mirrors. Behind the foundations I have my blushes and on top of my blush palette from Makeup Revolution I have a setting spray from Maybelline and a brush cleaner from Studio London.

The second drawer is eye products. At the front we have eyeshadow palettes and to the left there is cream eyeshadows. In the middle there is a pencil sharpener and an eyelash curler. At the back I have three eyeshadow quads from Technic and next to them I have a lot of mascaras and next to them I have some mini Victoria's Secret sprays and a Victoria's Secret rollerball.

The third drawer is lip products. At the front there is all my lipsticks, lip glosses, lip crayons, you name it, it's there and it's very messy as they all move about. At the back I have lip balms and my Lush Bubblegum Lip Scrub, which I love.

The fourth drawer is body care. It is very messy but it was very hard to get them all neat but fit but I don't care it is messy to be honest. I have shower gels, body lotions, a hand cream and also a pack of makeup wipes.

The fifth drawer is more body care as it didn't fit all in one drawer. In this drawer I have sponges, body sprays, cotton wool pads/buds. body lotions and other random body care bits.

The sixth drawer is my nail polish collection. I wanted to have them all standing up but they didn't all fit so some are standing up down the side but at the back I have the rest laying down. At the front I have other nails bits like remover, fast dry spray and them toe seperator things that I never actually use. 

The seventh drawer is my bubble bars from Lush. I have quite a few and these are quite hard to store as they're all awkward sizes and the bags are crumpled so this drawer is quite messy. I also have a random body mist from Boots In here because there was space for it.

The eighth drawer are bath bombs from Lush. These just about fitted in the drawer and it is quite a squeeze when trying to open or close the drawer but at least this means that I cant buy anymore for a while.

The ninth drawer just has papers in. These last two drawers have stationery bits in that didn't fit around my desk. In here I have a pencil case, a whiteboard and all random papers that I have lying around that I want to keep.

The final drawer also has stationery bits in. On top we have some packs of felt tips, then a catalogue that I want to read, then my science revision guide and right at the bottom is my refill pad which I use for revision notes. Down the side I have two phone chargers but my other one is in my bucket on the top.

I really hope you enjoyed seeing inside my drawers and my makeup collection. If my makeup collection changes I will do an updated post but I don't think it will change anytime soon. Make sure you followed my Twitter @thelipinsider and my Instagram @thelipstickinsider

Lush Collection

The other day I was looking at all my Lush stuff and realised that because I had so much I should do a post on it; today we have my Lush Collection and I'm rounding up all my Lush products and share them with you. There is some Christmas & Valentine's Day bath stuff in this post and that's because I haven't used them yet.

Christmas-
-Candy Mountain bubble bar
-Never Mind The Ballistic bath bomb 
-Magic Wand bubble bar wand

Valentine's Day- 
-Rose Bombshell bath bomb
-Unicorn Horn bubble bar

Normal Range-
-Intergalactic bath bomb
-Big Bang bubble bar
-Think Pink bath bomb
-Milky Bath bubble bar
-The Experimenter bath bomb
-The Comforter bubble bar

That's all the Lush products that I currently have. In case you are wondering I store these in a large Lush bag and I store them in there because the bag is really cute and because the bag is big I can randomly choose a bath bomb or bubble bar because I like choosing from random.

Collective Haul | Topshop, Lush + More!

For a while now I have been collecting things to put in this haul and now I have quite a lot so I'm going to be sharing my purchases with you. There is quite a lot of stuff here but that is because I have been collecting for a while so that explains why there is a lot. 

Black Brooklyn Jumper- I really like this jumper because I love the detailing down the side because I think it really adds something to the jumper. This is a perfect jumper to throw on and it looks good with a lot of different outfits, which is good. 

This was £5.99 from H&M

Black Ivy Park T-Shirt- I had wanted to get something from Ivy Park for a while but I didn't want to get any jumpers because I already have so many so I got this t-shirt which I love and I have been wearing it so much. It's so soft aswell and I want to go back and get the white version.

This was £16 from Topshop

Black Flat Shoes- My old school shoes had completely fallen apart so I got these ones from Primark and I really like them and they are very comfy. I would also wear these out but I'm only using for them for school.

These were £4 from Primark.

Pink and Floral Pyjama Set- I love these pyjama sets from Primark so I decided to pick up a new pair because you can never have enough pyjamas. This set includes a pink top (which is short sleeved) and floral bottoms and it's really cute.

These were £6 from Primark

Black Minimalist Backpack- I wanted to get a nice backpack that I could use outside of school so I got this one from New Look which I really like and it feels really nice quailty and it's definitely going to last. This backpack goes with so many outfits and looks really cute.

This was £19.99 from New Look

Rimmel Rita Ora Nail Polish in Port A Loo Blue- I wanted to get some new shades of nail polish because I have a lot of pastel shades so I wanted to have a mixture so I bought some new ones. This shade is really nice and it looks really nice on the toenails and I'm sure it will look good on the fingernails in the summer.

This was £2.99 from Boots

Rimmel 60 Second Shine Nail Polish in Instyle Coral- This is definitely more of a summer shade but I bought it anyway because when it actually comes to summer I'll probably forget to buy a coral nail polish and I really wanted one last year.

This was £2.99 from Boots

Barry M Speedy Quick Dry Nail Paint in Supersonic- This was my first Barry M Speedy nail paint and it didn't dry that fast but the colour is beautiful. It has a beautiful shimmer and I want there to be more sparkly Sppedy nail paints.

This was £2.99 from Boots

Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation- My Match Perfection foundation is kinda running out so I wanted to try one of the only Rimmel foundations that I hadn't tried yet. I have tried this foundation and it is really nice and has a nice finish.

This was £7.99 from Superdrug

NYX High Definition Blush in Bitten- As much as I love my MAC blush I wanted to try some more brands so I picked this one up from NYX and it is really nice. This is a very dark pink colour and a great colour for autumn/winter.

This was £5.50 from Boots

Real Techniques Foundation Brush- This was one of the only Real Technique brushes that I would use that I didn't have so I decided to pick it up when it was buy 1 get 1 half price. This blends your foundation really nicely and it's very good quailty.

This was £8.99 from Superdrug

Real Techniques Powder Brush- Again this was another Real Techniques brush that I didn't have so I wanted to pick it up. I love how big it is so you can really nicely apply your powder and set all your makeup.

This was £10.99 from Superdrug

Lush Stuff- As you can tell I have bought a bit of Lush bath bombs and bubble bars and to be honest I don't have a reason why I bought quite a few when I already still have lots. The bath bombs and bubble bars I bought include (left-right):

-Cupid bath bomb

-Rose Bombshell bath bomb

-Unicorn Horn bubble bar

-Big Bang bubble bar

-Supertramp bubble bar (Oxford Street exclusive)

-Creamy Candy bubble bar

Miniature products- For my handbag I wanted to get some mini's of products so they can fit in my bag and in my beauty bag in my backpack. I picked up a hand sanitizer, a mini antiperspirant and a mini pack of Simple makeup wipes.

These were 3 for £3 in Superdrug

Soap & Glory The Scrub Of Your Life Body Scrub- At Christmas I had a mini of this and I really liked the product so I bought the full size. This was expensive for a body scrub but I do really like it and it definitely helps skin. 

This was £7 from Boots

Gabriella Meow Tumbler Cup (back of the pic)- I actually had this before but I have a gross story to why I threw my old one away but I actually missed not having it so I bought another and it's actually right next to me as I type this.

This was £4 from Primark

White Heart Pillow- Again I used to have a white heart pillow but it was quite dirty and had broken at the bottom as you could see into the pillow and see the stuffing so I thought I would replace it and this new one is so soft and so much nicer.

This was £3 from Primark

Birds A4 Wired Notebook- I wanted to get a notebook for my Geography notes because for geography I like condensing my notes so I think having a notebook will be the perfect place to have all my notes together instead of doing a page for each thing. 

This was £6 from Paperchase

Mini Glasgow Backpack- Firstly I bought the cream version of this mini backpack and I liked it so much that I also bought it in black. I used to not be so keen on using a backpack as my main handbag but now I prefer it as it's so much easier.

These were £26 each from Topshop

That's everything that I have been buying recently. I know that there was a lot in this post so your probably not even reading this but if you are comment what your favourite purchase has been recently because I would love to know!

What's In My Bag

I feel like I haven't done a What's In My Bag forever (but I probably have) so that's why I wanted to do an updated one. This What's In My Bag is going to be different because I actually have a mini backpack as my current handbag so this is more of a What's In My Mini Backpack.

This is the bag that I have and I have it cream and black aswell and I like to mix around with the colours depending on my outfit. The bag is from Topshop and both were £26 each but it is really good quailty and I have been using it loads. There's not that much room but that's good because it limits how much I'm taking. I think this bag is called the Mini Glasgow Backpack from Topshop. 

Purse- Firstly I have my purse. I'm still on the lookout for the perfect purse and as I haven't found it yet I've gone back to using this one because I really like the copper. This purse was from Primark and I know it's probably wiser to have a smaller purse but I hate folding notes so I am still using a big purse.

Tangle Teezer- A normal hairbrush is probably too big for this bag so I like to keep one of my Tangle Teezers because the wind will mess up my hair and sometimes it goes out of place to I want to brush it and kinda keep it straight again. My Tangle Teezer is from Topshop. 

Phone- Obviously when I go out I have my phone. If my coat/jeans have pockets I will keep my phone in there because it's annoying to keep opening and closing this bag so I want it in easy reach. In case you was wondering I have a Rose Gold Samsung A3 with a random case on from Carphone Warehouse.

Earphones- When I'm out and about I like to listen to music (when I'm on my own) but when I'm not listening to music the earphones stay in my bag. The earphones I have are the Samsung ones that came with my phone but I would like to get some cute ones.

Zip Card- This is in every single What's In My Bag posts but I will explain it again, this is my bus pass/train pass Oyster thing which is like a teenager's oyster and we get cheaper travel. I keep it in this card holder from Paperchase which I've had for ages but it's a good thing to have. 

Mint Coin Purse- In my main purse I don't like to keep copper coins so I have a separate purse from that. This purse was from Primark (and was only £2!) and when it gets filled to the brim I will go to the Coinstar machine and get it into the coins into cash because I never ever use these coins. 

Gum- Something I hate in life is having smelly breath so to avoid this I like to keep a pot of gum with me in my bag. I have the Extra Peppermint gum in my bag at the moment and I prefer this one because it's very minty and I'm not too keen on the green one. I also like to keep pots of gum because the small packets go really quickly.

Beauty Bag- For all of my beauty bits I keep them in this Zoella Beauty beauty bag. Inside I have essentials such as tissues, a mirror, hand sanitizer, antiperspirant and wet wipes. This bag is a great size because it fits everything in but doesn't take up too much room in my actual backpack.

eos Lip Balm- My lip balm doesn't fit into the beauty bag so I keep this loose in my bag but it is easy to find as it is an unique shape. This flavour is the Blueberry Acai one, which is one of my favourites, and mine is really dirty so I might need to get a new one soon.

Water- Sometimes I will take some of the stuff out of my bag so I can keep a water bottle but if I need everything one day I will just hold the water bottle. I like to have water with me because you never know when you might need water if you become thirsty or if you have a headache.

So that's the stuff that I usually keep in my bag most of the time. At the moment I'm really liking having a mini backpack because it means my hands are free when I'm out and I really like that feeling.

Empties | April 2017

It feels like yesterday that I did my last Empties post (a blog post where I show you all the products I have been using throughout the month and give you a little review on them) but today I am going to show you new products that I have recently used up because I have been using up a lot of products. 

Skincare

Skin Therapy Tea Tree Face Wash, Gentle Face Scrub & Moisturising Lotion- This is my skincare routine and it works really well for my. I use the wash every day but with the scrub and moisturising lotion I use every other day because I don't want to use too many skincare products. These work for my skin so I have already repurchased.

PS... Deep Cleansing Facial Wipes- I recently moved over to using micellar water to take off my makeup but I do still like to have a pack of wipes for when I'm doing my makeup and if I make any mistakes. I really like these wipes as they're not harsh on the skin and I will repurchase when my other pack runs out.

Garnier Micellar Water 125ml- I moved over to taking my makeup off by using micellar water and I really prefer it because it's a lot less harsher on the skin. I first bought the 'on the go size' because I wasn't sure whether I like it or not but I did and I have repurchased and started using the big size. 

Shower

The Body Shop Frosted Berries & Spiced Apple Shower Gels- Before Christmas I bought some Christmas shower gels which probably was a bad idea as I didn't even use any before Christmas but I have used them both up now. I can't repurchase it at the moment but I don't think I would repurchase it but my favourite scent was frosted berries.

Soap & Glory The Scrub Of Your Life Body Scrub- I got this in a Christmas gift set and I really liked it. It smelt amazing as it had that classic Soap & Glory scent and it really seemed to scrub any harsh skin off. I loved this a lot and I actually have bought a large version even though it was £7!

Baylis & Harding Midnight Fig & Pomegranate Body Wash- This was in a set that my friend Cerys got me and I had already used up the body lotion but I only just used up the shower gel. I really like the scent of this and it was really strong so you could smell it after the shower. If I could I probably would repurchase this shower gel.

Soap & Glory Clean On Me Shower Gel- Again this was part of a Christmas gift set but I had used this before and really liked it so I was happy it was in that gift. This product has a really thick consistency and I really like that and I am probably going to get a full size of this product but at the moment I have a lot of shower gel. 

Soft & Gentle Wild Rose & Vanilla Antiperspirant Deodorant- Another empty product I have is deodorant and this is the deodorant that I was using. I did like the scent of the product but it left white marks even though the can said it didn't so I wouldn't repurchase any Soft & Gentle deodorant.

Radox Feel Pampered Bath Soak- In the picture there looks like there is quite a bit less but honestly I can't get anymore out so it is finished. I actually really liked this bath soak because I loved the scent of it but I did have to use a lot of product to get quite a few bubbles so I didn't get much use out of this.

Soap & Glory The Righteous Butter Body Butter- This was another product in that Soap & Glory gift set and I really liked this body butter because it was really thick which meant that it was very moisturising and you knew it was working. I would purchase a full size of this product.

Baylis & Harding Midnight Fig & Pomegranate Body Lotion- This obviously had the exact same scent as  the shower gel and I really like that scent. This was a really nice body lotion and I did really think this helped my skin feel more moisturising. If I could I probably would repurchase this.

Makeup 

Essence Quick & Easy Nail Polish Remover- I bought this because I wanted to try out nail polish remover in a pot and because it was cheap I bought this one. I actually did really like this but towards the end I had to take the sponge out of the pot and dab the nail polish remover on a cotton pad. I probably would repurchase this.

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer- Finally! It felt like I had this product for ages so I'm really glad it's used up now because to be honest I didn't really like it as it didn't last all day and it didn't really cover my under eye circles. I wouldn't repurchase this as I much prefer my Rimmel Wake Me Up Concealer. 

Lush

Recently I have used up quite a few of my Lush bath bombs and bubble bars (even though I still have quite a few). The ones I used up were from the Christmas range because sadly Christmas has gone and past. The ones I used up include: 

-Northern Lights bath bomb

-Ruby Red Slippers bubble bar

-Shoot For The Stars bath bomb 

- Candy Mountain bubble bar

-So White bath bomb

So they're my recent empties and the products that I have used up recently. I will probably do another one of these when I have used up more products. Also let me know some blog post ideas you want to see.