What's in my bag?

Well, I think its about time I did another 'What's in my bag?' post! Ella and Jess have just done some recently which gave me the urge to do one again. I last did them in January and October so there's a good few months between each one. In the October one I also included a picture from a 2008 'What's in my bag' which is fun to see how things change. Anywho I've been using this peachy/coral primark rucksack for the past few weeks and have been meaning to do a post like this for a bit anyway. I did take some pictures in Instagram and really wanted to use them, but I'm trying not to have constant Instagram pictures on here, despite my love for the app! If you do or have done a 'What's in my bag?' post, let me know in the comments, since I do love having a look (I'm very nosey!).

So as I mentioned above the bag is from Primark, they have a few different colours but I spotted the cream version afterwards and was a bit gutted, I really want it but can't justify having two of them!

On the first step I have a few magazines to read in work or down the boys. I bought Mollie Makes for the first time which came with a Wedding guide, both are beautiful and I want to subscribe! I also have a Glamour magazine which has been in my bag for weeks now.

I also have my new paperchase notebook which I've been drawing and writing in today, Impulse spray (99p in Tesco atm!) and some dry shampoo. These are usually left in my bag for work, I tend to leave most things in it and take out a few things, i.e my work badge this time. I have an old mint humbug sweet, I can go through a pack of them really quickly so I'm surprised that's still there, and a nutri grain bar in case I get the munchies.

Next to my bag are anti bacterial hand gel, an array of lipbalms (H&M, Figs & Rouge and Nivea) and my new favourite hand cream, Burt's Bees, Beeswax and Banana. It smells divine! Like I can't get enough of it and want to live in that pot forever and ever!

On the second step, I have my tan purse from Accessorize, my polka dot sunglasses from H&M, my car keys, pink hair brush, a kirby grip, two pens and an Owl umbrella from Primark. I also have two make up powders as my Benefit one is running out, so I'm mixing that and a Tesco one together until I get paid and can buy another Benefit one. Hello Flawless is the best powder make up I've ever used and I get really sad when it runs out, darn you costing over £20! But I don't mind paying that so much now, since I did used to drop it ALL the time after a week of getting a new one, so £20 is a bit steep for one week of usage. 

So I hope you enjoyed reading that, and don't forget if you've done one let me know in the comments and I'll check it out. Also hello and thanks for following me to my new followers, it makes me happy ^_^ I'm still undecided to whether I should do a 50 follower giveaway or a blogoversary giveaway in July. I was going to do whichever came first, and the blogoversary is in July, so that will probably come first at this rate! lol.

What's in my Bag #2

It's been awhile since I did my last What's in my bag post, and I thought I'd do another one when I was bored the other day. However, it's been about two weeks now since I did it, but oh well better late than never! Here is the second 'What's in my Bag' post! Obviously not that much as changed in four months so most of the stuff is the same, but also new. Also this is the second post of the day since I've not really been posting for awhile and I felt like it.

 I got this bag in Tesco a few years ago for £10 and it pretty much holds my life, I can fit everything into there, all the random stuff I "need", food and spare change of clothes/uniform. Its really good value for money I think, depsite the fact that the zip on the top fell off, but I think that's more a reflection on how I use things than on how well made the bag is. It has loads of pockets and I've had a few compliments on it. It may not look like much but its my number one favourite bag that I usually use in Winter.

 In my bag I have:
A diary notebook I'm not sure what to use for yet, food diary, budget book etc
The first Hunger Games book, but I've now read all of them
A turquoise sharpie pen
My nintendo DS plus case
My purse from Accessorize
Dry Shampoo, Tesco body spray and hand cream
Benefit powder
My phone
Painkillers and strepsils
Soap and Glory Perfume
My work lanyard
My H&M makeup case, its so pretty!
Umbrella from Primark, it has owls!
Hello Kitty hairbrush
Paperchase Diary with a random pen with that which holds all my receipts and other bits of paper
Spare batteries
A Nutri-Grain Bar, chocolate bar and a fork (for work)
A Hello Kitty bag in a bag for shopping
A War Horse postcard I got for my mum
A Tax Disc thing for my car which I should put on now before I forget (I have a few days though)
Car keys
A glove which houses my camera, lost my camera case so this has to do for now
A can of fanta
A very warm hat!
And a pair of gloves for my hands, not my camera, since its so cold out :(

Inside my make up bag is pretty much the same as last time.

Bag is from H&M, I love anything with birds on it
Bourjois Paris blusher
Germaline since I'm always ending up with cuts
Burts Bees lipbalm which has been in the wash a few times
Nouvea Lashes Noir Mascara I got from the December Glossy Box
Barry M lipstick, not sure what shade but bright red
Free liquid eyeliner from a magazine, I'm going to be so sad when it runs out
Nivea lipbalm
Accessorize eyeliner but I swapped the lip for one with a sharpner
Tweezers from Tesco?
Soap and Glory Bright Here, Bright Now instant-radiance energy balm
and Vaseline, just in case my two lipbalms are not enough!

What's in my bag #1

I've been wanting to do a 'What's in my bag' post for awhile now but decided to do one today after seeing it on Madam Thumbs blog. I first found out about it on Flickr when I came across the What's in your bag group. I did one in 2008 which I'll include at the bottom of this post, and its interesting to see what I always have with me and what I don't. My camera is still on the wonk, but a bit less smudgy after I tried cleaning it. I still need a new camera though, I have to think how to angle the camera so I can crop the black line out and still get a nice picture. Too. Much. Work.

• I'm carrying one of those giant Primark canvas bags since I find they hold everything I need, plus if I go shopping I can put it all in there. I never really liked using plastic bags, but now since they're charging there really is no point. It also has enough room in it for a change of clothes/work uniform and my coat.
• I have an umbrella, also from Primark since you never know when it rains. Usually I just get umbrella's from the lost and found box in work, if no one's collected them in months, since I lose them or break them all the time.
• My make up bag, not really much make up in there though.
• Receipts and bus tickets, most of them are in my purse.
• Dry shampoo! I love using this after work, I have to wear a hat, and hat hair sucks!
• Cheapy Tecso spray, it smells lush. Everyone always asks what it is when they smell it lol.
• Cheapy Tesco hand cream, I go through loads, in fact I need some now!
• A plaster, since you never know? I'm so clumsy.
• Make up powder from Tesco, the lids broken so I'm using a bobble to keep it together. I use Benefit powder at home, but I've dropped two in the past and it goes everywhere and its so expensive I use Tesco when out and about, and that has been dropped a few times too as you can see.
• Usb stick, for swapping films and music and had my old dissertation on it.
• iPod nano in a pretty blue colour which you can't see. If i'm on the bus without it I want to kill myself, a lot of chavs and crazy people get on my bus :(
• Broken hairbrush, I usually have a cute kokeshi doll one which I've lost.
• Student discount booklet from the freshers fair.
• Lego mini figures! Me and my boyfriend collect them, I should do a post on that one day haha. These ones are a Zookeeper and a man in a Hazard suit.
• My Sony Ericsson phone, I recently had to buy a new replacement one, there was so much hassle, don't go with the Carphone Warehouse! Or if you do, don't go on their insurance, sucks.
• Monster energy drink. I needed energy for work yesterday and it was buy two for £2 so why not.
• Brisingr by Christopher Paolini, I keep forgetting to give it back to my friend, so it's living in my bag at the moment, and is very heavy >.< 
• Cute little hand bookmark thing, I have it in a few colours ^_^
• Sketchbook from Paperchase, with string tied around it to hold loose papers. The outfit posts I draw are in there.
• Inky black pen, hello kitty pencil and a random pencil.
• A bucket, yes a bucket, from a Nando's stall at the freshers fair. My boyfriend gave it to me today, so that's why it's in my bag.
• Purse from accessorize. You can't see the details in this picture, but its so pretty.
• Cute camera case from Paperchase.
• Diary and pen from Paperchase, to keep track of my life, otherwise I forget! It has elephants on it :)

• My make up bag is from H&M, I was tempted to buy it in all the patterns.
• Soap & glory Bright Here, Bright Now instant-radiance energy balm.
• Primark mascara, which is actually pretty good considering how cheap it was, it was only meant to be as a back up, I keep losing things!
• Face cream incase of spots.
• Free liquid eyeliner from a random magazine, can't remember what, but I got it for this. It's amazing, but I don't know the make so I can't buy it again :(
• Eyeliner from Accessorize.
• Blusher from Bourjois Paris. I love the little brush that comes with it.
• Burts Bees lipbalm, with all the label off which I've just noticed now, weird.
• Some hairgrips.

So that was what was in my bag today, and here is what was in my bag three years ago! I should really do these more often, but its nice to see what's changed in such a large amount of time.

• My friend went to Kenya and had this bag made for me <3
• Wreck This Journal which I've doodled stars on the front. I really need to carry on with that.
• Old Sony Ericsson phone, I really do love the make, with a cute giraffe phone charm.
• Old Billabong purse which was a christmas present, with two keyrings, one with my name on, the other saying I'm addicted to bed.
• Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff, pokemon toys for my One Obect 365 Days Project.
• Spare batteries.
• Receipts.
• Key to my house with a ribbon, which I've lost.
• A stapler, I was looking to buy staples to match I think.
• Old iPod nano.
• Doctor who notebook.
• Cheapy biro.
• Tesco make up powder.
• Ted baker travel body spray thing.
• Nivea hand cream.
• Hair brush.

So as you can see, a few things haven't changed at all, but I do carry way more things now. I'm not sure whether I should try to cut down or not! Anyway it was fun doing this, so I'll try to keep doing it every few months or so. It's also really addictive going through the group I linked to above's photos, I just find it really interesting to see what is in peoples bags.