I'm Back - What I took on Holiday and Holiday Haul

I'm now back from my summer camping trip, thanks everyone for still being here and hello to my new subscribers, I hope you enjoy it here. As you've probably noticed theres a few posts floating around bloggerland of what people have taken on holiday etc so I thought I'd make mine slightly different by telling what I ended up not using and what were my holiday saviors. I have also included some swatches of my new bits, but expect so see full reviews coming up. 

What I took

Above are the products I took with me, I tried to bring eyeshadows in palettes so I had more of a choice without taking up too much room. I also included a waterproof and non-waterproof mascara along with a variety of lip products to suit different occasions. I also tried to take multi use products such as a blush with a highlighter included and an eyeshadow palette with two cream eyeliners. The products I ended up taking were.... 

Face

• Bourjois Healthy Mix Foundation - 53 Light Beige 
• Bourjois Healthy Mix Concealer - 53 Dark Radiance
• ELF All Over Cover Stick - Ivory
• Barbara Daly Velvet Blush - English Rose 
• 17 Blush and Go - Strawberry Swirl (review)

Eyes 

• Too Faced Shadow Insurance  (review)
• Sleek Curacao Palette (review)
• Sleek Monaco Palette (review)
• Beauty UK Eyeshadow and Eyeliner Collection - 2 (review)
• Topshop Bold Liner - Burnish (review)
• 17 Eyeliner - Onyx 
• Collection 2000 Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner - Blue (review)
• Accessorize Volumizing Mascara - Jet Black
• Accessorize Waterproof Mascara - Black Waterproof

Lips

• 17 Mirror Shine Lipstick - Beehive 
• GOSH Long Lasting Lip Marker - Berry
• No7 Lipgloss - Sultry Red (review)
• Collection 2000 Cream Puff Moisturizing Lip Cream - Fairy Cake (review)
• Soft Lips Lipbalm SPF20 - French Vanilla 
• Benefit Benetint 

The products I didn't use

The ones I didn't use...

Of all the products I packed only 4 weren't used, these were mainly lip products as I found myself reaching for my lipbalm as it had SPF20 and was a lot easier to reapply throughout the day. I mainly used Benetint when I wanted some colour as it was longlasting, meaning I didn't have to keep stopping to reapply.The foundation came incase I ended up on a night out and wanted some coverage, but with the hot days I found myself only wanting a bit of concealer on and so ended up not using it.

What I used the most

I used the Barbara Daly Cream Blush a lot as it was quick and easy to apply with my fingers and gave a natural summer glow that lasted. I also mainly stuck to using the ELF All Over Cover Stick as opposed to the Bourjois Concealer as it was easier to apply sat in a tent! And as already mentioned I found myself reaching for the Softlips lipbalm many times a day as it smelt lovely and had an SPF20 in it, although I didn't find it was particularly moisturizing on the lips. 

   

  The Haul

On one of the days I had a few hours to myself whilst my OH and his brother had some time together, I decided to adventure in one of the nearby towns and ended up in Superdrug/Boots. I have no will power! There were a few offers I managed to pick up with the two Collection 2000 products being £4.99 for both (Superdrug), the 17 Gel Eyeliner came free with the Mascara (Boots) and the Lashes on introductory offer (Superdrug). 

First impressions are that the mascara is a must have, my new favourite infact, the two Collection 2000 eyeliners are both very pretty and the Sleek blush as usual is pigmented and stunning. 

• 17 Falsifeye Gel Eyeliner (Boots, free with Mascara below) 
• 17 Falsifeye False Lash Effect Mascara - Brown Black (Boots, £6.49)
• Sleek Blush - Rose Gold (Superdrug/Sleeks website, £4.30) 
• Collection 2000 Glam Crystals Dazzling Gel Liner - Shake it up! (Superdrug/Boots, £2.99)
• Collection 2000 Extreme 24 Hour Felt Tip Liner - Teal (Superdrug/Boots, £2.99)
• Superdrug Lashes - Volume Edition 20 (Superdrug, Introductory Price £3.99) 
• Ciate Lipgloss - Ibiza, Not pictured (free with current Marie Claire magazine)

L-R: Sleek Rose Gold, Shake It Up!, Teal, Gel Eyeliner

Hopefully this post hasn't been too boring, but if it wasn't your cup of tea I have a couple of reviews and a Mermaid Inspired Look planned for this week so please don't give up on me just yet! 

Thanks for reading my post, If you wanted a full review/swatches of anything mentioned here or just have a question you want to ask, please don't hesitate to contact me using the comments below, Thanks again, H :)