A Festival Makeup Bag

Hey everyone! Some of you may know that in the UK festivals are huge and I was lucky enough to go to T in the Park in Scotland. It rained, I had to sleep in a tent and the phrase "swimming in mud" was no longer metaphorical but nevertheless, I had the most amazing time. The line up was incredible and being with my friends made it all the more bearable ... last cheesy line I promise! 

I thought I would show you the makeup I took with me as I know some of you may also be going to a festival, but this also would be great makeup to bring to the beach or for a very relaxed day.

soft makeup bag from Jack Wills

l-r: bobbi brown pot rouge in powder pink, revlon lip butter in lollipop, laura mercier oil free tinted moisturiser in nude, mac eyelash curlers, l'oreal waterproof volume million lashes, bobbi brown corrector in light bisque, maybelline color tattoo in on and on bronze, benefit boi-ing concealer (01), burt's bees lip balm in acai berry, clinique almost powder makeup in neutral fair (02), nars blush in deep throat 

 Bonnie x 

A Summer Wish List

- Clarisonic Mia - Mac Lipstick in Show Orchid - Topshop Cross Print Leggings - Moroccan Oil Intense Hydration Mask - Topshop Vectra Flats in Mint Green - Essie Nail Polish in Figi - NARS Laguna Bronzer - Chanel Illusion d'Ombre in Emerveille - Laura Mercier Oil Free Tinted Moisturiser - Joico K-Pak Deep Penetrating Reconstructor Treatment - Palmers Lip Butter - 

Bonnie x 

Apologies

Hey everyone! Just to let you know that I am back in the beautiful world of blogging after my exams. So sorry for not putting a post up in ages but it's been a busy couple of months! Lots of lovely posts to follow.


Hope you are all well,


Bonnie x

Birthday Haul!

Just wanted to show you all a couple of things that I got for my birthday, I had an amazing day! 

Mac eyeshadows in Star Violet and Quarry

Chanel Nail Polish in May - Blog Post

Chanel Chance eau Tendre

YSL Elle Shocking

Vintage Chanel Earrings

Hip Flask from Urban Outfitters

AND ... 

YAY! 

Hope you are having a lovely week.

Bonnie x

Nail of the Day - May by CHANEL

For my birthday, my mum treated me to my first Chanel nail polish. Obviously I was incredibly excited and the colour was simply beautiful but I was slightly apprehensive. Due to the huge hype around Chanel makeup - I include my self in this - I feel the quality must always match the price for it to be justifiable. Therefore, I hoped that it matched up to my previous good experiences of Chanel makeup.

The nail polish is Chanel's Spring Collection which consisted of various lipsticks, a beautiful blush that I could never afford - you know which one I am talking about - and three nail polishes : April, May and June. Although my birthday is in April my mum decided to get me May because it was more appropriate for the summer. 

To get the opacity seen in the picture I had to apply three coats, not great considering the price tag. Nevertheless, the colour is gorgeous. It has an almost gel effect which has excellent staying power - not one chip yet! (three days after)

I expect that this will be my one and only Chanel nail polish, it is a nice luxury but I could have got six Barry M ones for the same price! 

Bought from HERE! 

Bonnie x

Hair SOS - Redken Extreme Anti-Snap

    I have a confession to make: I am a fake blonde. 

For the past couple of years I have gone to the hairdressers every two months to get my hair coloured.  My natural hair colour is - I think - a very dark blonde/auburn colour. Although I colour it, usually I would say that my hair is in good condition because I rarely use heat on it. But recently my hair has given up on me; it is dry, brittle, abundant with split ends and sometimes bits just SNAP off ...

After searching on the computer for miracle hair products that would save my injured hair, it became obvious that the unanimous response was Redken's Extreme Anti-Snap leave in conditioner. 

I have been using it for about a week now and I can already notice a huge difference in the quality of my hair. After washing my hair, I put a couple of pumps of it into the bottom half of my hair and then dry after ten minutes. The consistency is a white creamy formula which smells absolutely divine! It contains an "Interlock Protein Network" which provides protein and ceramide "to help fortify weakened areas". My hair is no where from being cured, however, it is less dry and the split-ends have depleted. I hope that if I continue to use it, eventually my hair will be back to its normal self.

Do you have any recommendations for damaged hair?

I got my Redken leave-in conditioner from HERE!

Bonnie x

Lip of the Day - Costa Chic by Mac

It's still cold in Scotland but I recently bought a new lipstick to brighten up my day ... how sad. 

I think I am in love. Costa Chic from Mac is the perfect coral with a slight shimmer/sheen as it is a frost. This makes it slightly different from the usual corals that have bombarded the make up aisles for years. 

applied as usual

applied and then blotted

I really do think it is the perfect shade for summer and somehow it makes me look slightly more tanned! It's a Mac classic.

Retails for £13.50 online and in Mac stores

Bonnie x