What's In My Bag?

I've tried and failed to do this post so many times, and to be honest I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because I used to have way too much in my bag. I previously used a huge Primark bag (the one that looked slightly similar to a Mulberry - mine got mistaken for one once!) and it had everything in it. Anytime someone needed something, they'd ask if it was in my bag. For Christmas, I got my beloved River Island bag that I have wanted for so long. It's smaller than my old bag, so of course I had to throw out some of the things that weren't as essential - although to me it all was! You never know when you'll need a half eaten worn away pack of chewing gum, 6 pens of the same colour, or two notepads!

Isn't she beautiful? As it's a present I shouldn't really know the price but it's £35 and it also comes in a coral colour (not sure if there's others too) I love the buckles. :)

Inside my bag is a wide range of things - considering the bag looks quite small, you can fit an awful lot in. Here's a photo of it all:

It's all pretty self explanatory, and you many notice the Charlie spray from my previous post. :) My make up bag is from The Body Shop (it's what the Seaweed Mini Set comes in) and here's what's inside:

Again, it's all pretty self explanatory, however as you can see my Witch concealor has lost all of it's writing! Also, the little black and silver thing is liquid eyeliner that came free in a magazine and is now my favourite (I threw away the pencil bit that was attached as I didn't like it)

So there we have it! What do you think, you nosy bunch? ;)

PS. Ditzy Glamour now has it's own Facebook page - I'd love for to like it. :)

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My Every Day Make Up Routine

I enjoy playing around with make up and trying out different eye looks etc. however I thought I'd show my general day to day 'face'. I sometimes change certain things depending on how I feel, but it's normally the same. This is the look I wear for days when I don't want to appear too 'made up' for example going to work, or just popping to the shops.

Foundation: After moisturising the first thing I apply is my foundation (if I know I'm going to be out all day I may apply a primer) but the foundation I use is MAC Studio Fix Fluid in shade NW15. I normally apply with either a sponge or a Sigma F80 brush.

Bronzer: I then apply bronzer just below the cheekbones, and glide it around the sides of my face, on my forehead, nose and chin. I sometimes apply a bit to my neck in order to match the shade of my face. The bronzer I normally use is from Accessorize but I'm not sure which shade as the writing has worn!

Eyebrows: I then colour in my brows using a dark brown shadow that I received in a set years ago. If I change the colour of my hair then I often change this if necessary. I use a small angled brush to do this.

Eyes: Depending on how I feel, I'll either just use one colour over the whole lid (in the photo I've applied 'Buck' from the Urban Decay Naked Palette with a eyeshadow brush and then blended in with a contour brush) or I'll create a brown smokey eye. I then use MAC Carbon and apply using an angled brush along my lash line. I sometimes top up with a liquid eyeliner (don't know the name of mine - it came free with a magazine) if I want to go for a sharper look (I've used both in the photo). I then apply mascara. The mascara I use changes every day, but today I used Rimmel Lash Accelerator then Maybelline Falsies.

Face (Again!): I apply a small amount of concealer under my eyes and rub in using my finger. The best tip I've learned is to use the ring finger - it is so much better as you use less pressure and it's the softest! I then apply a small amount of blusher to my cheeks using a bronzing brush and then apply a powder all over using a face brush. The blusher I've used is Benefit Coralista and the face powder is by MUA in Shade 2.

So there we have it! I sometimes end by spraying ELF's Make Up Set and Mist (I think that's what it's called - I can't check as I've currently misplaced it) which is a wonderful product.

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A New Addition To My MAC Palette

Just a quick post really to show you one of my Christmas presents that I didn't mention in my Christmas post. My mum bought me two MAC items of my choice just before Christmas, and I had to suffer seeing them under the tree and knowing what it was! Anyway, the first one was MAC Snob which for some reason is coming up really dark - not sure whether to blog about it or not seeing as it doesn't look right, but let me know if you want me to! The second thing I got was an eyeshadow called Expensive Pink. I originally wanted a really bright pink but they didn't have any so the MUA suggested this colour for my skin tone.

Although it has 'pink' in the name, it's more of a gold/coral with a hint of pink. It's a lovely colour though, and like all other MAC eyeshadows, very pigmented and easy to blend.

It looks lovely in my palette - and I know I've only got 3 but I'm getting there! The true colour of the Expensive Pink eyeshadow is more representative in the second photo. :)

Which MAC eyeshadow should I get next? :)

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Sale Shopping!

At first I vowed not to go sale shopping as I hate it. I can't stand how horrible and greedy some people can get. Oxford Street was a no go for me (I worked there on Boxing Day and saw how bad people can get!) so two days after, Aiden and I ventured to Croydon (not so busy) and did some sale shopping. I didn't get much, as I want to save money, but there were a few things I couldn't resist.

I wanted to buy this as a pre-Christmas treat but couldn't justify spending £16 on myself when I had so many others to buy for. However, as you all know, Boots do amazing half price deals on all the green stickered items so for £8 it was a steal. I also bought another for my mum as she really wanted the perfume. The body butter is also a firm favourite of mine.

I bought these because I always like to carry a mini spray in my bag and I'd run out - plus £2.50 is a bargain! :)

I'm a big fan of fake tan but generally too lazy to apply it, therefore I never see much point in me paying out for fake tan. Cue the sales - I had my eye on this from before Christmas and I love that it's a gradual tan instead.

As you all may already know, Lush sell all of their Christmas products from half price after Christmas. Normally, it all goes within a day, but I was lucky enough to get this Gingerbread house for just £7.50 (ish). It contains 4 products (2 are underneath) and I love the tin too.

Now this wasn't actually in the sale, but my nan gave me a Next voucher for Christmas. I couldn't face throwing myself into their sale with all of the crazy bargain hunters, so I headed to this as I'd previously won it in a giveaway and loved it so much I wanted another. This one cost just £10. It's a gorgeous, girly, floral scent and a perfect addition to my perfume collection.

All in all, I had a successful shopping trip. I didn't spend too much, but still got a lot of things I wanted but for a cheaper price.

What did you all get in the sales?

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What I Got For Christmas..

I was a little unsure about writing this post, as I was worried it would seem a bit like I was screaming 'Look at what I got!' and people may not like that. However the twitterverse seems to disagree and I've loved reading other posts like this so I thought, why not?

I actually had an amazing Christmas, and I got very spoilt this year. I decided rather than just showing everything, I'd just show what beauty products I got.

This present I love! Aiden's sister chose the charms specifically for me because of my blog. :)

One of my all time favourite fragrances. This is my third bottle, and you can already see I've used quite a bit!

Hinted majorly for some Lush products from my brother and he did well - it contains Snowcake Soap and  a L'il Lush Pud Bath Ballistic. :)

Ted Baker Nail Polish set from Boots - comes in a pretty box too! :)

Cannot wait to play around with this, contains everything you need for metallic eyes.

This all came in a gorgeous black bag - and it all smells amazing!

These are all from the Littlewoods website - my dad did good! They look so pretty though, I don't want to open them!

More bath things! :) I love the box it comes in, not sure what I'm going to use it for yet.

Wanted these for so long - love the fragrance! :)

These brushes are actually from Asda, and I'm really surprised by how soft they are and how well they apply products. You can probably see I've used a few already, but I love how professional they look!

I also got a few lip balms, as well as CD's, books, pyjamas, clothes, lots of chocolate, and a lovely Christmas scented candle. Also, not forgetting handbags - one of which I have wanted for ages!

Link your Christmas posts below, I'd love to read them. :)

Coming soon... 'What I Purchased In The Sales'

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Looking Forward To 2012

I am seriously so excited for 2012. It's a new chance to do things right, and there's 366 opportunities to have a good day. I've got lots of plans for this year, and I spent so long thinking (and changing my mind) about what my resolutions would be. I decided that a year is a long time to stick to something so I was going to make resolutions each month.

I do however have some overall aims, which include saving money (proper saving, not pretending to when really I'm in Boots buying every make up deal), not eating takeaways (my health can't take it, nor can my bank), and focusing on working hard and blogging lots.

I realised that making monthly aims would be a lot more acheiveable and realistic and it can help me assess what I can do in order to make 2012 the most productive and best year. - I will not waste a single day in January. I promise.


My resolutions (or aims) for January are:

Tell friends and family about Ditzy Glamour.
It's something I've wanted to do for a while but feel like people wouldn't really understand what the point is. I'm going to mention it on Facebook and people can choose to read it or not.

No takeaways.
I reached a stage where I was buying too many takeaways, and I don't even want to work out how much it was costing me. So Aiden and I have made a joint to decision to give them up. I'm hoping it will be easy as I know it will benefit me in more ways than one.

Start going to car boot sales.
I have way too much junk which is just being stored under my bed so I need to do a car boot sale and get rid of it all. I want to do them as often as I can, but in Janurary I need to do one. And I will.

Take lots of photos.
If I look back, I think the most recent photo of me is from over a year ago. I want to have more memories on camera so I will take more photos.

So my resolutions this year aren't that serious, and to be honest all I want to do in 2012 is work hard and play harder. It will be a great year for me and I will make sure of it. I hope you all have an amazing year, and I look forward to hearing about all your resolutions.

Here's to a great 2012. What are your resolutions?

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Looking Back Over 2011...

 As much as I like to think that next year will be better than this one, I thought I'd look back over what has been good this year and what I have achieved. Please note I'm not normally one to blow my own trumpet but I think it's good to look at positive points rather than negative. :)

• I guess my biggest achievement would be passing my driving test. I had no intentions of doing this in 2011, but in March, something made me think I wanted to. I made it my aim to pass by December and I did it early! I also managed to do the drive to Aiden's (2 hours!) for the first time just a month after passing my test.
• My second biggest achievement would have to be this blog. I had an old blog but it was called 'Away With The Fairies' which most of you will know is also the name of Hannah's blog. I didn't realise this and it caused a lot of confusion, so I made Ditzy Glamour and I am so happy that people are actually interested in what I say. So, thank you for reading this.
• Also in 2011, Aiden and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary. It's a milestone I knew we would reach but it still doesn't stop me from being proud, and very happy. :)
• I signed up for the Open University this year. I've written two posts here and here on my experience so far, and I'm still loving it. I was unsure if I was making the right choice but now I'm certain I did as I'm sure it will help me a lot in the future.
• 2011 is also my first full year of being in the working world. I still work at ONLY. (If you haven't heard of it, then it's another retail company related to Jack Jones and Vero Moda)
• I've probably missed a lot out as 2011 has been a very long year, but as good as this year was, I cannot wait for 2012.

Come back tomorrow to read my Looking Forward To 2012 post. :)

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