What's In My Travel Makeup bag

Last week I was on my 1 week of holidays!! Yes after working like a dog for 12 weeks in uni I get a week off  and then straight back into it, A WEEK!!! Don't get me started. Anyways I was off to Sydney and as I was packing I decided I would do another what's in my makeup bag post. I previously did one HERE.

I love reading/watching these kinda post so I thought i would do another one. This time i admit, i was a little naughty.....ok, maybe a lot. I took more stuff than needed and some i didn't even end up using, but hey better be safe than sorry rite;)

I used my trusty old Sportsgirl makeup bag that I love!!!!Picked it up a year ago and i have to say it's pretty good for packing extra unnecessary stuff.

Chanel Bronze Universal, Mac Face and Body, Garnier Roll-On Anti Dark Circle, Clinique Almost Natural Powder Makeup

Nars Albatross, Benefit Girl Meets Pearl, Milani Baked Blush Luminoso and Dolce Pink, Mac Stereo Rose

Wet n Wild palettes, Milani Liquifeye, Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil Milk,  Mac Haute and Naughty mascara, Australis Liquid Liner, Mac Paint Pot Bare Study, Inglot palette

Wet N Wild 901B, Sleek Coral Reef, Mac Ever Hip, Nyx Megashine lipgloss Beige, Nyx Round lipgloss Peach  and Mauve, Nyx Megashine lipgloss Salsa 

I don't think I was too bad with the packing rite?;)

FOTN- After Exams Fun

Of course after exams you have to celebrate!! Despite all the whining I do, I really love pharmacy. It's a hard course but I love it:)

So on Friday nite to celebrate my results as well as catch up with friends I made my way down to The Rocks.  I decided to bust out Ever Hip since it's spring and I recently saw a FOTD blog post featuring this lippy and fell in love with it again.

Face- Mac Face and Body C5, Garnier Roll-On Anti Dark Circles, Clinique Almost Powder Makeup 04 Neutral

Cheeks- Chanel Bronze Universal, Milani Baked Blush Luminoso

Eyes- UDPP, Wet N Wild Trio Silent Treatment, Milani Liquifeye Brown, Mac Haute and Naughty mascara

Lips- Mac Ever Hip, Nyx MegaShine Lipgloss Beige

August Favourites

Here's some of the beauty products I have been loving the past month. August was definitely not a very creative or colourful month with makeup, hopefully this will change for September, especially since spring is finally here!!!

Chanel Bronze Universal - All I can say is love!!!The more i use it the more i love it. For a detailed review click Here

Benefit You Rebel Dark - A light tinted moisturizer that I have been reaching for a lot more and will definitely be doing more so as it starts to get warmer. 

Milani Liquifeye Brown - My HG eyeliner. That is all I have to say:)

Mac Sheen Supreme Lipstick Impressive - Love the finish of these Sheen Supremes, glossy and moisturizing.

Nyx Round Lipstick Frapuccino - Been reaching for this more recently, gorgeous brown pinky colour. For a better swatch click Here

Mac Kissable Lipcolour Super - Another my lips but better darker nude brown shade, almost always worn on my lazy makeup days.

L to R: Mac Sheen Supreme Impressive, Nyx Round Lipstick Frapuccino, Mac Kissable Lipcolour Super

What have you been enjoying in the past month?

Post Exam Goodies!

There's nothing like a little after exam haulin' to make u feel better. After a stressfull 2 weeks I was greeted by 3 packages that I had purchased during my exam period. Oh the joy of opening them up and swatching away! 

My Cherry Culture haul that I purchased during one of their 20% off sales arrived with the new Nyx Matte lippys and some round lip-glosses .  The next day I received my Sleek order and the following day I received my eBay order with all the Wet n Wild stuff. It was like Christmas in August!

And the lovely boyfriend bought me the Lush Coco Lotion as a "please stop stressing so much, you will do fine in your exams" present. So sweet :)

I will be doing swatches of the lippys over the next few weeks so stay tuned.

NOTD- Opi Skulls & Glossbones & Sally Hansen's Disco Ball

I had been in the mood for grey polishes lately, i know it'a a little weird since the weather has been all sunshine and beautiful spring days. Maybe it was just because I was stressing out due to exam season. Opi Skulls & Glossbones is such a lovely murky cream grey. Really been loving my cream polishes lately and this is no exception. 

However as i was painting my nails I thought to myself, i think i need a little sparkle in my life. So out came  Sally Hansen's Disco Ball. It's definitely not an* in your face glitter polish* rather it just adds a little bit of sparkle to my nails. Personally I hate glitter polishes with a passion!! Don't get me wrong, they look so pretty but they're a B*** to remove and honestly I don't have the patience for it. Nevertheless once in a while I do bust out the few glitter nail polishes i own cause they're still too pretty to pass up:)

The glitter is not that obvious in pictures but I kinda like it that way, a little understated glitter nail.

Urban Decay 24/7 Liners

Sorry about the lack of consistent posting guys, i'm in the midst of exam season and i am a massive stressball at the moment. Have just taken a few minutes here and there to write up some post. I promise normal posting will resume after the week is over. 

Anyways, today i'm gonna talk about eye liners of the pencil kind. So I know Urban Decay 24/7 liners are pretty much the Maserati of this category but I'm not too sure about that. I feel the Milani Liquifeye could give them a run for their money but I still do like the Urban Decay as they have a wide range of colours and do a pretty decent job.

I know they need sharpening:)

I picked up a few mini liners in a set from Sephora  while back just to give them a go. I personally find they apply better on the upper lash line than the waterline. That being said I usually use them as a pop of colour on my waterline especially on my "no eyeshadow days", which have been pretty frequent recently. I guess if you layer it on, it does apply more pigmentedly than if you only did one swipe. They last pretty much all day and come of easily with any eye makeup remover. I like them because not only do they have a wide range of colours but different consistencies as well i.e. some of them have micro glitter flecks to give an extra sumthing sumthing to your eyes :) 

L to R: Whiskey, Zero, Bourbon, Crash, Underground & Gunmetal

I love trying out different brands of coloured eyeliner but I have to say Milani Liquifeye *my HG liner* wins hands down. Hopefully they come out with a wider range of colours but till then these babies do a lovely job.

Blush Love- Nyx Cream Blush

Lately i've been on a cream blush kick. I love layering a cream blush under my powder blush just to give a slight dewy finish and make my powder blush pop. I started out my cream blush craze with Nyx and all though I have tried other brands i find myself reaching for my Nyx cream blushers more frequently than the others. These are the blushers I have in my collection at the moment and i thought i would share it with you guys.

Now these blushers are extremely pigmented and sooooooo creamy. When i say creamy i mean CREAMY:) I would even go as far as saying they're much more creamier than my Mac Cremeblend blush, so yes it's a big claim but I love 'em. They blend flawlessly, look amazing and all thought they may not last the whole day, i'm pretty happy with the product overall. Definitely high on the twinxntrax recommend list.

Clockwise from bottom right: Glow, Hot Pink, Rose Petal, Tea Rose

L to R: Tea Rose, Rose Petal, Hot Pink, Glow

I have to admit that out of the 4, Glow is hands down my all time favourite. It's a very natural colour that actually does to my cheeks what it says, glow! 

 You can purchase Nyx Cream Blushers at CrushCosmetics or CherryCulture.

Have you tried Nyx Cream Blushers? What are your thoughts?