What's In My Bag

My blog version of the ever popular "What's In My Bag" videos on YouTube. Although I feel that despite what the "gurus" say about not bragging about the Chanel/Givenchy/Gucci/Louis bags the banks allow them to use, it's ALL about bragging.

I don't know if you'll find this post interesting, but I was certainly fascinated by the contents of my own bag.

My Friis & Company 2-3 year-old bag that I bought at Zando. It's a bottle green bag that goes with maybe one thing in my wardrobe, but because I'm too lazy to change bags with every outfit, it's become my everyday bag.

It's soft and poofy and comfy to carry around. Other that what I emptied out there's usually a phone or 3, an iPad or 3 and water bottles living inside there too.

Who walks around with this many nail polishes in their bag? 3 are now and not been used yet. 

1) Sparitual Lacquer in French Tip Creme

2) essence effect nail polish in 21 Icy Fairy

3) essence colour & go 186 Polka Holga

4) LA Girl Metal in Sterling Silver

5) LA Girl 3D Effects GNL307 Sparkle Ruby

6) LA Girl Matte GNL530 White

7) Passion Nail Lacquer - This is one of those Dischem Bargain Bin special polishes so it doesn't have a colour name or number. It's a dark navy base with emerald/turqoise/gold duo chrome fine, fine glitter.

8) Compact mirror - gift from hubby from China

9) Mr Price Home notebook

10) SuperRubgy tickets for the Blue Bulls vs Stormers match from a couple of weeks ago.

11) El cheapo headphones from Primark

12) Cerruti wallet - gift from hubby from Switzerland

13) Nu Health Food Cafe menu

14) Pen swiped from a hotel.

15) Empty Catrice brush pouch. I don't remember the reason for having this in my bag, if there was a reason at all.

16) Cotton pads. I had a grand plan to do my nails in the car while waiting for the kids at school.

17) Happy Valley menu. We've been going to this little Chinese takaway since we moved to Joburg. 

18) Receipts that should have been thrown away.

19) School AGM agenda.

20) Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Me (Can be bought here online.)

21) Tear drop hoop earrings from Woolworths. (Not available online but check out others here.)

22) Clinique Superbalm Moisturising Gloss sample in Currant

23) Catrice Ultimate Shine in 060 Teddy Brown

24) essence studio nails sweet mini file

25) Sheraton Hotel nail file 

26) essence kajal pencil in 04 white

27) smashbox Always Sharp Waterproof Kohl Liner in Raven

28) Clinique even better dark spot correcting hand cream SPF 15 sample

29) Revlon Ultra HD Lipstick in 899 HD Snapdragon (Just been released. I don't think it's available online yet. It's not even on the Revlon SA website yet.)

30) LA Colours Chunky Lip Pencil in CCL588 Wine - Don't bother with this. It's horrible. I bought it because I thought it was LA Girl which I much rather prefer. Bought at Dischem.

31) Botanical Collection Tropical Hand & Nail Cream with Vitamin E Oil. Excellent! Buy this!

32) Elastic hair tie from a pack of a lot form Clicks. I don't like the type with the metal piece. I think I bought this because it was all that was in stock at the time.

33) UVLAB High Performance Sport Screen SPF 50.

34) essence crystal eyeliner in 07 Blue Heaven

unlabelled - Clicks Sensitive Baby Wipes (10 pack) Very, very necessary if you have kids. And a husband.

The reason there's not a lot of lippies is because I was looking for a few lipsticks and glosses so I dug around all of my bags, took them all out and put them where they belong. Then these made an escape and found their way back into this bag. The Revlon HD lipstick in Snapdragon was bought on yesterday and it still has the seal on. Review up soon.

Hope you found this voyeurism somewhat interesting. I like watching these types of videos, even though I'm convinced that it's done more to show off the bag than anything else.

Anything else you'd like to see...?

Catrice Ultimate Shine Gel Colour - 080 Russian Violet

After years of sticking to the safe, neutral zone in lipsticks, I have ventured out into the colour spectrum in the last year or so. Last summer the colours that drew me in were bright, blue-based pinks and by the end of summer I had an unhealthy obsession with tangerine.

From left to right: Revlon Lip Butter in Pink Truffle, MAC Amplified Creme Lipstick in Girl About Town & Revlon Just Bitten Balm Stain in Rendezvous

This year, even during Winter, I found myself gravitating toward richer, more colourful winter and sometimes even brighter shades. One in particular that I find myself reaching for more and more is Catrice's Ultimate Shine Gel Lipstick in 080 Russian Violet.

R68.00 at Dischem or online at Spree

  To my eye it's the perfect Radiant Orchid! 

Picture poached from the Pantone website.

You could pretty much get every variation of Radiant Orchid in the above picture from this lipstick. Applied sheer you'll get the lightest, and with a couple of swipes you'll get the brighter, blue-based purple.

This picture really doesn't do justice to the actual colour, but it's the best I can do with a phone's camera. I think it's still gorgeous, though. Top swatch is just one swipe, bottom is 2-3 swipes.

The formula is very moisturising and has a respectable amount of gloss without being OTT which makes it perfect for a quick one layer tinted balm on a no-makeup day. You can vamp it up to a night time look by applying generous layers, blotting in between, without it looking too garish - that is providing you keep the rest of your makeup to a minimum. 

 

Look out for an upcoming post on how to remove that pesky sticker / glue residue from your lipstick tube.

I'm not one to be taken in too much by packaging, I'm more interested in what's inside. But I do like the sleek, chic silver tube. It's sturdy, makes a reassuring click when you close it so you know it's secure, and will hold up well in your bag. Upon closer inspection of the inside of the tube and top there's a lot of plastic-y-ness going on, but that's just me being super critical. Who's going to look at or even mind what the inside looks like, right?

It retails for around R70 and is exclusive to Dischem and available online at Spree.