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What’s In My Makeup Bag At Work
I’m not traditionally one for a makeup bag – I don’t carry a purse and therefore if something comes with me, it has to fit in my pockets. At the office, I used to just leave makeup bits and pieces in my desk drawers…. but, about a month ago, my office moved into what is called an active work environment, which means we no longer have our own desks. It’s a fluid workspace – you pick and choose what desk you’re going to work from depending on the hour, the meeting, or the work you’re going to be doing for the day. I’m still adapting to it (and after 15 years of having my own desk, it’s very discombobulating!), but one thing I knew I needed to figure out was how to carry my laptop around with me (I’ve got a cute, chic backpack I use for the office now) AND what I was going to do with the makeup I normally kept in my desk drawer.
I don’t usually need much makeup throughout my workday – I usually bring the lip colour I’m going to be wearing in to work with me and bring it back home that night and that’s it. However, there have been instances over the years where something goes wrong and my mascara flakes off, my eyeliner or brows rubs off, or a patch of foundation disappears around my mouth when I’m having my lunch, and that has necessitated having some backup makeup at the office in case of emergency. So that’s what’s in my makeup bag – emergency makeup.
All of it is housed together in a monogrammed makeup bag from Sephora Collection with the letter “R” on it. While my full name is Rachelle, I prefer going by the nickname Chelle – however, I have never associated myself with having the initial “C”, so the “R” on the bag makes much more sense to me, even though it may seen a bit bizarre to people who know me only as Chelle!
The item I definitely have the most of in my makeup bag is lip products. Why I have so many lip products in here is actually a bit of a mystery since I’m more likely to grab my lip colour for the day at home and bring it in to the office with me. But these sit here in case I NEED something… which is funny because I don’t generally feel like I NEED lip colour.
Anyway, since I usually wear a bright eyeshadow look, I have a bunch of “safe” lip colours that fit most occasions. Bite‘s Glace and Fig, alongside Charlotte Tilbury‘s Bitch Perfect are the kind of shades that will suit nearly any eye look. Fig is my most used colour I’d say, as I’ve finished a full size bullet of it in the past and have a few minis and another full size sitting in my collection at home.
MAC‘s Russian Red is sitting in my bag because I’ve made it a point to wear this particular lipstick at least one day a week because I’m trying to finish it up. The Paul & Joe Limited 003 shade is a fun juicy red/pink that wears just like a balm, so I love popping that on for an easy look (usually if I’m wearing a neutral eye look). And lastly, I’ve got the Clarins Lip Oil in Tangerine in my bag. I absolutely LOVE those lip oils (I’ve gone through two other tubes before of various flavours) and having one on hand for the cold winter months always feels like a must.
Perhaps the most important thing in my work makeup bag are my liners. If anything is likely to go wrong with my makeup on any given day, it’s either my eyebrows disappearing off my face because I wore a toque in to work (seriously – I often lose the entire tail of my brows to my freaking hats), or my eyes will tear up due to the wind on my walk in to the office and my liner will start to dissolve – wreaking havoc on my eyeshadow look. So I keep two brow pencils in here – the Revlon Colorstay Brow Pencil in Blonde, and the It Cosmetics Brow Power Waterproof Perfector 5-in-1 Waterproof Eyebrow Pencil in Universal Taupe. These are adequate products, although not my favourite brow items ever, but they are primarily kept in here because they’re so bloody LONG that they don’t actually fit in my acrylic drawer at home! They work well in a pinch, so I keep them at the office for emergencies.
As for liners, I have the Jesse’s Girl black liquid liner (it’s a brush tip, and lovely to use), as well as the Annabelle Skinny Gel Eye Pencil in case I need something that isn’t in a liquid format.
I was hesitant to even photograph these two because I have no idea how old they actually are… I’m fairly confident Covergirl no longer makes their Simply Ageless Eye Concealer, and I’ve likely owned it for… 7 years? Maybe 8? It doesn’t smell funky though, so I continue to use it. I’m not much of a concealer person, and heck I don’t even actually use this under my eyes – this is solely here in case my foundation decides to patch off anywhere on my face. Usual culprits are my nose or my chin, and I just dot the concealer over those areas and blend it out with my finger.
The mascara has also lived a very long life. It’s a mini size of the Smashbox Full Exposure mascara that I think I got with my PR sample of the Double Exposure palette back in the day. Oddly, this is my least used product in my makeup bag, but it does come out to play every now and then if I’ve missed a gap in my mascara, or, heaven forbid, I’ve completely forgotten to put on mascara that day. (It happens! I have no idea how, but it does!)
And lastly, these are what I call “my tools”. I’ve got a Sephora Collection set of blotting sheets (something I reach for frequently in the summer), a small Real Techniques mirror, a pair of tweezers (because you just never know when you’ll need a pair), a Sephora Collection lip brush (which also has a lid so that it stays mess free in my bag) and an ARTDECO Lip Primer which works really well to keep my lipstick in place.
So that’s what’s in my bag at the office. All laid out it looks like a freaking ton of product, but it actually all fits rather loosely in the makeup bag I have it in.
Do you keep makeup at the office like me? Or do have a makeup bag in your purse that you bring with you everywhere? Let me know!
Some of the products in this post are PR samples that have been mentioned in posts in the past. Post contains affiliate links.
Swatch Sunday: Charlotte Tilbury The Sophisticate
There’s nothing like a Charlotte Tilbury eyeshadow quad to make me feel super luxurious!
This quad was a hand me down from a friend who had no need for it anymore and while it has been on my “To Buy” list from the brand, because it’s a matte neutral palette it was definitely at the very bottom.
But these are the kind of shades that are the absolute workhorse of any cohesive makeup look, so I was super happy to add it to my collection!
Charlotte Tilbury The Sophisticate Swatches
The Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Quad in The Sophisticate can be purchased on charlottetilbury.com for $53 USD or on their Canadian site for $66 CAD.
Charlotte Tilbury Summer Look (ft. Dolce Vita, Bitch Perfect and Magic Foundation)
Summer to me means Charlotte Tilbury. Why you ask? I mean, her brand has very little association with any season, so why summer? Because it was during the summer, two years ago, that the Charlotte Tilbury brand actually launched in Canada AND I got to meet her at Holt Renfrew here in Toronto! So for me… warm weather screams her makeup line!
For that reason, I wanted to put together a summery look featuring her products. I wanted to create something golden and warm, but definitely still glamorous.
Mission accomplished? I think so!
If you’re looking for a healthy glow with a little bit of drama, check out these products I used to create my look:
The Dolce Vita quad has a warm rust shade and a deeper brown to help deepen everything up. It also has a shimmery beige and hands down one of the best “Pop” shades I’ve used amongst all her quads. That amber glittery shadow has a substantial base to the colour that really helps amp up those shimmery flecks.
As you can see, this palette is no stranger to pigment!
I have the Enhance shade over the entire lid and through the cream. The Prime shade is on my brow bone and inner corner. I used the Pop shade on the lid and on the lower lash line. Finally, I used Smoke to deepen up the outer corner of my eye.
On my lashes is two coats of her Full Fat Lashes mascara. And, for once, I skipped falsies!
For blush, I wanted something easy and well… pink. Pink is one of the best and easiest shades to wear on my cheeks, and her Cheek to Chic blush in Love is the Drug is the perfect shade.
The idea behind the Cheek to Chic blushes is that you swirl your blush in the outer rim, apply it to your face, then pounce the tip of the brush into the center of the pan and then pop that on the apple of your cheek. But let’s get real here: I run my blush brush through both colours for the perfect shade.
There’s almost no better shade to wear during the summer than a solid “my lips but better” in a shade that veers peach. And that shade, for me, is Bitch Perfect.
As with all of Charlotte Tilbury’s lipsticks (and I’ve tried quite a few by this point), Bitch Perfect is exceptionally comfortable to wear. This particular formula is hydrating and creamy – so you’ll have a hint of a sheen on your lips.
To top it all off, I’m wearing Charlotte Tilbury‘s Magic Foundation in the shade 4.5. 4.5 is on the medium side of things, but it does match my skintone in the summer (or when I’ve got some fake tan on like I do in these shots). I’ve been wearing this foundation non-stop for the last two weeks and I can comfortable say I really, REALLY enjoy it. The coverage isn’t too much, but neither is it too little – it’s literally just right!
What I like about this look is that it has some of the drama that I really like to wear, but it’s also not overkill (for me anyway!). I’ve got some shimmer on the lids, a warm rusty crease shade and a super easy to wear lip colour.
And in case you’re wondering, my highlight and bronzer is courtesy of her Filmstar Bronze and Glow. I have a previous review on that product here.
So what’s a summer look you especially enjoy wearing? It can be something conventional, or otherwise, but I’d love to hear about it either way!
Charlotte Tilbury – Quick ‘N’ Easy – The 5 Minute Makeup Revolution
Coming soon (seriously, I cannot find any launch information to save my life), Coming December 28, 2016, Charlotte Tilbury‘s pre-packaged sets to help you get out the door looking poised and polished in five minutes!
And who doesn’t need a little help to get out the door just that much quicker?? (Heck knows I do since I’m eternally late for everything in my life!) I’ve got one of the four Quick ‘N’ Easy Makeup – The 5 Minute Makeup Revolution sets to walk you through today – the Natural Glowing Look.
Jam packed with some of Charlotte Tilbury‘s best selling products, you’ll find these Quick ‘N’ Easy sets are complete no-brainers when it comes to doing your makeup. The Natural Glowing Look kit comes with:
- Wonderglow (mini – 15 ml)
- Legendary Lashes (mini – 4 ml)
- Beach Stick in Moon Beach (full size – 6.5 g)
- Matte Revolution Lipstick in Very Victoria (full size – 3.5 g)
- Colour Chameleon in Amber Haze (full size – 1.6 g)
- A plastic Charlotte Tilbury makeup bag
The products come perfectly matched so you know they’re going to suit each other!
I’ve previously reviewed Charlotte Tilbury‘s Wonderglow (so you can read a full review here), and I use this on and off as foundation primer. In this review, in sticking with the five minute makeup theme, I opted to use this without foundation and found that it gave my face a very, very subtle sheen. Do not expect to get a discoball face with this one!
In swatching the other products, I was especially delighted to find that the Colour Chameleon in Amber Haze was incredibly smooth and pigmented. No need to worry about having to drag this colour across your lids to get pigmentation!
The Matte Revolution Lipstick in Very Victory was also a lot more pink than I was expecting from the bullet (which I’m VERY pleased about!). I also found it slightly more emollient than the rest of the Matte Revolution lipsticks I’ve tried (Lost Cherry here and Miranda May here). No difference in wearability – just that it felt a bit smoother gliding onto my lips.
And lastly, the Beach Stick in Moon Beach. This product can be used on your cheeks and lips, but I always prefer to stick to just one kind of usage and stuck to applying it on my cheeks. It’s easy to blend on to my cheeks, but I did find a needed a few layers to really build up the colour. It’s gorgeous though!
The Natural Glowing Look
And here’s how it all played out on my face! On the left I’m wearing absolutely nothing but a smile. On the right, I’ve got the whole Naturally Glowing Look on plus my eyebrows cuz… well I wasn’t going to leave that out now was I?
Although I’ve not been one to rave about Wonderglow before, I do feel like it works with this particular makeup look to bring some life into my skin. I feel like it works especially well with the Beach Stick to get that little extra oomph of colour onto my cheeks.
I already knew I loved the Matte Revolution lipstick formula as it’s such a comfortable matte formula to wear, but I wasn’t sure what to think of Very Victoria when I saw it in the bullet. It seemed kinda… brown. On the lips it was such a different story – it’s a pinky-brown that is incredibly easy for me to wear with a wide variety of eye looks (I’m looking forward to pairing it with bright eyeshadow!).
The one thing I really, REALLY have to rave about is the Legendary Lashes mascara. It is SUPER black, slightly wet and it deposits the perfect amount of product onto my eyelashes. This stuff is fan-freaking-tastic! I’ve also noticed no flaking which is really unheard of on me. Two enormous thumbs up for this item!
The Colour Chameleon was an absolute dream to blend. I’m not usually a fan of eyehadow pencils because I find them difficult to blend out with a brush and they often do not set the way I want them to. This one gave me enough time to blend it with a brush (and honestly, it was effortless), but it set shortly after I was done. It also layered well! I was able to add a layer, blend it with my brush, and then add another layer on to my lid to up the intensity. You can also see how it looks deeper in my outer corner? Yeah, I didn’t add any extra product – that’s just the Colour Chameleon proving how much of a one-and-done shade it is!
Final Thoughts
If you couldn’t already tell, I’m more than a little bit smitten by this selection of products. The Charlotte Tilbury Quick ‘N’ Easy makeup set is not only foolproof, but it’s also a phenomenal way to try out a bunch of Charlotte Tilbury products all at once.
I’m sad to say that I do not currently have pricing or a release date, but as soon as I do, I’ll update this post with the information. The release date for these sets is December 28, 2016 and they’ll set you back $85 CAD. Thankfully, each item in this bag is a permanent product by the brand, so you needn’t worry about missing out on a particular shade!
Charlotte Tilbury products can be purchased on charlottetilbury.com and you can shop from a variety of countries in your own currency!
The products featured in this post were sent to me for review.