Whats in my travel beauty bag - Barcelona

I'm headed to Barcelona next week and as I'm an absolute ~makeup hoarder~ who can't pack light for anything (you should see how much I take for just an over night stay...), I thought I would share what I'm taking as I'm going to have to be pretty selective and only take the essentials *rolls eyes*. I also like reading these posts to see how other people utilise their packing space, as any tips are always good!

MAKEUP

Eyeshadow wise, I'm just taking my Lorac Pro Palette as it has every single colour I need and yes, its is quite big...but its really lightweight and much better than taking loads of single eyeshadows! The only other eye product I'll be bringing is my Charlotte Tilbury Eyes To Mesmerise in Jean, because, well, its too beautiful to leave behind :').

As for the rest, I'll just be taking the usuals and try not to pack 3 different types of mascara. I find I ALWAYS take a million lipsticks/lip liners and end up only using 2 or 3, so I'm only bringing the ones I reach for the most usually. I'll also be hitting up Sephora (obvi) so I want to make room for all the new makeup goodies I'll be bringing home with me! I also need to get some kind of brush holder to take my brushes in too.

SKINCARE/TOILETRIES

The only travel size things I have really are my razor and this little Origins GinZing scrub, other than that I'll by lumbering my Liz Earle cleanser (+ muslin cloth) & moisturiser with me! Then other stuff like deodorant, contact lens solution, mini shower gel blah blah boring. I also need to get my hands on some makeup wipes for lazy days and a small bottle of Co Lab dry shampoo because its the besttttt dry shampoo ever (again, for lazy days!).

 I have these really handy pouches of shampoo and conditioner which I think I got from the pound shop a while ago?! They're so good for travelling as you can just rip off as many as you want, they don't weigh anything and take up no space at all. So if you can get your hands on some of these do!

I think thats everything! Apart from stuff like paracetamol, plasters etc, all that kinda stuff. I can't wait to explore Barcelona and get some sun! If you have any recommendations of where to go, I'd love to hear :)

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New in from Beauty Bay - MUG & Morphe

I recently found myself on Beauty Bay (like most nights) and decided to start creating my own palette of Makeup Geek eyeshadows as I've heard so much about them and how good they are, I had to order some! Each individual eyeshadow pan is £4.95 which is an absolute steal considering the formula has been compared to MAC eyeshadows, which retail at about £10-£12 and up. 

The colour pay off is excellent and they blend like a dream, they also have a huge range of colours! I chose mostly warm tones as I favour more of a warm toned eye shadow look. As I'd never tried them before, I took to YouTube and did a little research on swatches etc. These 2 videos from Kathleen Lights and Jaclyn Hill helped me choose - Cocoa Bear, Cosmopolitan, Peach Smoothie and Burlesque. Rest assured I'll be referring back to thee videos when I want to purchase more!

I chose the Small Z Palette which fits up to 9 shadows. I easily could've gotten carried away and opted for a bigger size but I thought this would be good for travelling and I can always purchase a bigger one at a later date if I run out of space!  

(^^ left to right ^^ - Peach Smoothie, Cosmopolitan, Cocoa Bear, Burlesque)

With these I also bought 2 new Morphe brushes! (Again, referring to this video!) I got the M501 Pro Pointed Blender Brush to use for highlight and the E18 Round Crease Brush for blending out shadow on the lower lash line. Again, great quality and price! I feel like I'll be ordering more very soon, not that I need any more brushes...

Hi! I'm Corina, a 23 y/o Illustration graduate from Manchester..

After years of thinking about starting a blog, I've finally taken the plunge and created one! Its something I wanted to do in uni but felt like I wouldn't of been able to give it my full attention alongside (as Ron Swanson would say "don't half-ass 2 things, whole-ass 1 thing" am I right?). I have time to do that now and I can't wait to have somewhere to be creative again, posting things from trips away and the odd vlog, to my favourite eyeliner or lipstick combo, with the odd fashion post and also any recent illustration work I do :)