My Handbag Essentials

Hi!

There are a few bits and bobs I find I need to keep in my handbag, I don't like to carry a lot around even though I tend to have a big tote bag! I used to just pile things into my bag and you could guarantee that when I needed something I could never find it and therefore I probably looked like Mary Poppins delving about!
A while ago I decided that I need something quite small to keep everything in and that was easy to get to, so I purchased a small make-up bag from Next.

So as I said before I don't like to carry to much around, I like to keep it simple and only things I may need....
A hand sanitiser (my current one is strawberry laces- which has leaked) as you never know what you might come across or may have to hold!

Hand cream- it's always good to keep your hands well moisturised and I so happen to have two at the moment, a Neutrogena Norweigian one that I find great in the colder months or if my hands are particularly dry and then a L'Occitane Shea Vanilla Bouquet hand cream which is delightful and I always receive comments on how amazing it smells.

Body spray- this is always handy for a quick freshen up

Nail file- handy if you break a nail or one of those annoying little bits that click, you can sort it out and fix it straight away

Powder- I currently have the Rimmel stay matt, this is a good touch up product and mystify's my T-zone right away and another plus is it's relatively cheap (£3.99)

Two small make-up brushes- I keep a small powder brush for powder touch ups throughout the day and an eye shadow brush which can help with eye colour blending and correcting through the day or concealer touch ups

And last but by no means least is a gift I received a few Christmas's ago from my best friend, a little bag of happiness , which is one of my favourite things to carry with me. It is a little bag with several little things in to help with happiness, some of these are:
a plaster to heal you when you hurt
a love heart so you know someone loves you
a rubber to erase some of those little mistakes you make
a marble for when you start losing yours
a coin so you are never completely broke
I think this could be one of the most precious and special gifts I have received.

Kerry xo

My current go to nail colours

Hi!

First things first I must admit I'm a bit of an Essie nail polish addict and I have found that I have been picking pretty much the same few pastel colours recently especially with it being summer time (if you can call the current British weather summer!). 

Go Ginza is a lovely lilac/blossom colour which make me think summer, sun and lots of fun. I feel very girly and luxurious when I'm wearing it and find it looks good with or without a summer tan.

Mint Candy Apple is another delightful pastel, I find this one a bit more bold and definitely makes a bit of a nail statement. In my opinion you could wear this colour all year round as it adds a nice pop of colour in those darker cooler months when I find myself wearing more deeper and darker colours.

Eternal Optimism is a warmer more spicy rose colour and the only one of the four colours that isn't an out right pastel! This was a new purchase recently that caught my eye in boots and as you can imagine that meant I just had to buy it. It apply's lighter than it looks in the picture above and you could match it with most wardrobe options throughout the year.

Fiji is my favourite ever Essie polish and I have just repurchased it as my first one dried out but it was almost finished. It is a typical girly pastel pink which looks extremely chic on the nails adding such a subtle pop of colour. 

Essie Gel Setter top coat is a new product that has just launched this summer, it is a genius way to get that gel feel and look to your polish. I purchased this a few weeks ago and I have used it every time I have painted my nails since. I just love this product as I have already said it makes any of your polishes look like gel giving that different finish to your look. It is extremely easy to apply and dries so quickly, I would definitely recommend giving it a go.

Kerry xo