I love getting to go away for a weekend, it's a great excuse to try out all the sample sized products I get! This weekend, I'm heading up to Crewe in Cheshire for a birthday party of one of my Mum's friends, so not only do I get a night in swanky Crewe Hall Hotel, but also a chance to test out some new products!
So here is what I'll be taking in my bag! I'm going to wear my trusty black H&M skinny jeans tomorrow night, their the only black jeans I've ever had that held their colour! Plus they fit amazingly, they hug my butt and show off what all that walking up and down in tube stations has done! I'm going to pair this with a new shirt I picked up in Sainsbury's of all places! I've been looking for a shirt with studs on, and this is a beautiful sheer Oxblood Red colour (
it doesn't show up great in these pictures) and it was only £19.99! I'm going to wear this with my gold and black Primark bangles (£3.00) and my trusty black heeled military boots. I'll be taking a plain white tee to pair with the jeans to wear the next day, to minimise how much I have to take! I'm learning the art of light packing!
I plan on wearing my hair curled and pinned up in an 'undone bun' tomorrow night, so I'm taking Batiste's dark and deep brown dry shampoo, to revive my roots and give it a little oomph and bounce after a long day's traveling! I'll be chucking my glasses in my bag too, as after a late night, my eyes tend to struggle!
Makeup-wise, I'll be packing my new favourite foundation, Benefit's Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow in Ivory! This foundation is incredible, it's light enough to provide flawless coverage with very little liquid needed! I mix their "That Gal" highlighting primer into the foundation for a dewy, fresh faced look. The combination of these two products is great for a daytime or nighttime look!
I want to rock a pretty natural face with a bold lip tomorrow, so I'll be wearing The Body Shop's Shimmer Cubes in natural on my eyes, and a little YSL Touche Éclat, with Benefit's They're Real mascara. I love these shimmer cubes, they're great for creating a nude smoky eye, to wear in the day, or at night with a bold lip.
My bold lip of choice is MAC's Matte Ruby Woo Lipstick. This is my perfect red lip, it has great staying power, and it really suits my skin tone. When I wear this lipstick, I always wear a little of Sleek's Blush in 935 'flushed'. It just makes the lip look more suited to my face! I'll also be chucking in Stila's Lip Glaze in Apricot, for the next day!
Also, I'll be throwing in my cosy Primark pj bottoms, as I'm sharing a hotel room with my mum! I'll be packing Lady Gaga's The Fame as this is my favourite fragrance this winter!
I picked up this glitzy headband in Accessorize today, to wear in the evening! I wanted to add a little sparkle to my outfit, since it's nearly Christmas and all! I thought about getting sparkly hairgrips, but I figured I would probably wear this more! Accessorize has a great range of hair accessories, to add a little sparkle to your Christmas party wear! They've received quite mixed reviews from bloggers, but I LOVE my Tangle Teezer, and my handbag sized one will be slipping into my bag!
I picked up this sample in Benefit last week after having my makeup done at their stand in House of Fraser, and am really excited to try it out! It claims to be intensely moisturising, which I could do with, since the winter weather is getting to my skin!Also, it's a great sized sample, I think it will give me enough moisturiser for the evening and morning!
Lastly on my list is Soap and Glory's Peaches & Clean cleansing milk. I picked this up on a Boots 3 for 2 last week, and haven't used it enough to review it yet! But I like it's unusual smell, and I hope that the Poreshrinker Technology really works!
Do you have any must have travel essentials?
