What's In My Bag

I have seen a few of these What's In my Bag type posts floating around the blogosphere and decided to join in, as it makes a change from all the beauty posts. If you are anything like me a nosey bugger then you'll enjoy seeing what goodies other people carry around all day and what essentials means to them..This is a clean cut version of my bag, because lets face it-nobody needs to see all the receipts I seem to accumulate at the bottom of my bag. I can tend to overfill my bag, but I am attempting to be more tidy and this means being more practical with what I really need with me.

First up is my current bag of choice, My lovely TopShop holdall that I picked up in the sale ages ago-I think it was £20 if I remember correctly?! I love the colour and I just think it's a really beautiful bag. So onto the contents of my bag-my phone of course which I would be lost without! My kindle, which isn't exactly an essential daily item but you never know when you have a spare few minutes to read or browse. My diary which is really just to note down my work shifts and appointment and such. I prefer a small dainty diary like this as it's handier for me work wise and it's really pretty, plus it was only £1!. Also my glasses are usually lying about the bottom of my bag-I really should use my case but I always forget-whoops! It's time I invested in a few new pairs anyway.

Then I have my purse with all my cards and so on, and my small money purse where I just keep some loose change. I love my purse as I think it's quite unusual-I picked it up on holiday a few years ago in Cyprus. My small money purse is River Island and I love the colours-really vibrant and cheery.

Beauty wise I don't keep much-if I'm working I generally do not wear makeup Shock Horror but as I'm constantly running around at work in very humid conditions(why is it always so bloody warm!) it just looks awful after a 12-13 hour shift so I just use my Nspa Brightening Day Cream (which I love). I am never without some form of lip salve and the current favourite is Baby Lips in Hydrate me, which is surprisingly good and really hydrates and softens my lips.

If I am wearing makeup on a day off, rather than take my makeup bag I just take my 17 concealer for touch ups and a lipgloss, L'Oreal Glam Shine Dare The Dragon Fruit being my go to at the minute. I carry a mini Body Shop Strawberry Body Butter, because I love the smell, but also at work sometimes I use it after the many many many times I wash my hands. I take a bottle of my Victoria Secrets body spray for a quick spritz of freshness for work, I'm not as obsessed with these as every one else seems to be, I find them very sweet but a quick spritz is enough for me and truth be told I want to use them up. Waste not Want not as the old saying goes.

You'll also probably find a random packet of tissues and polo sweets in there, but I'm trying hard to keep it as minimalistic as possible as I would carry everything and the kitchen sink if I could, So that's What's In My Bag. Hope you liked it and if you have done a similar post let me know--I'm always intrigued to see what others have and what Lovely handbags they own!