What's In My Week Roadtrip Make-Up Bag

These are the items I would take to a road trip for a week! I love these products and recommend them to everyone!

Everyday Items: 

1) Lotion!!! I have here a travel sized version of Be Enchanted lotion by Bath and Body Works. This is my favorite scent ever by B&BW.
2) Eyedrops- Whenever I wear my contacts for an extended time, my eyes tend to get really dry, these eye drops work great.
3) Spray hand sanitizer- This works so well because it's not that messy, and it's very easy to use!


4) Got 2B Styling Oil- This is my holy grail hair product. This is an oil, so a little goes a long way. I have a travel sized bottle from a promotional period they had. I love taking it with me when i go somewhere, because whenever I feel my hair getting too frizzy, this just flattens it a little more, defines the curls, and adds shine!
5) Burt's Bees lip balm- This is my favorite lip balm, so I love using it, whenever I can get it on sale!
6) A little hair clip- This one I cannot link, because it's the only one I have, & I have not been able to find any replacement, but I love this size, and I have very crazy hair, so this is a big must have for when I just want my hair out of my face, but I still want it down!
7) Mini white shoulders perfume- I love this perfume, it's mature, but not too much, it just works for us!
8) ELF blotting sheets- These are just oil absorbing sheets, they work pretty okay, don't take off the makeup, and for a dollar, these work super well!
9) Floss- I know this is embarrassing, but I always have floss with me, I hate having something stuck in my teeth, and you can't imagine the difference a little floss can do to your smile!
10) A first aid ointment- I get hurt a lot. So I have this with me recently, just so the wound doesn't get infected, I'm not going to link this either, because I have absolutely no idea where this is from!
11) Tjing Liang Yu balm- I love this balm for when my head hurts a lot!
12) Nail clipper/filer.

Big Makeup Bag:

1) The black profusion bag in the bag holds cotton balls!

2) Neutrogena oil free face wash- I love this stuff, it's good because it doesn't dry out my skin!

3) Secret Deodorant- It's a gel deodorant, I really like this, because I feel like I can control it, and it won't break. It's not perfect, but I like it!

4) Herbal Essences Smoothing Serum- This is for wet hair, so it's perfect for when you're on the go! I love to use it as a mousse, but mousse is just way to big to carry! So this is nice to have because it give shine and curl!

5) Body spray & Shower gel- Makes me smell good!

6) The black container contains Ponds Cold Cream Cleanser- I use to remove my eye make up.

7) Ponds mini bottle contains my Neutrogena Moisturizer- I love this moisturizer, it works great & it's too heavy on my skin!

8) The two Tresemme bottles contain my own shampoo & conditioner, I love these bottles because I can actually squeeze out the shampoo & conditioner!  

Make-up bag

1) This is the Lancome palette in Taupe craze. I love using this for everyday looks. It's nice cause there's a matte brown shade as well. It's good for everyday looks, as well as night looks. The only thing is that the shimmer all over lid shade isn't very long lasting, so it's a must to put on a primer with this.

 2) Wet N Wild Blush in Mellow Wine-  Love, love, love this blush. It's pigmented, lasts long, and is super duper cheap.
3) The Covergirl Professional mascara in clear- I like using this with my eyebrow filler! It sets it and looks great! That pencil is from Germany I believe!
4) Eyeliners- I have just a couple of brown and black eyeliners, as well as my Jordana fabu-liner.

5) Soo, I know I'm a bit crazy for having 4 mascaras... but what can I say, I just love them!
I can do a whole mascara routine, but I basically use The Color Workshop Extra Length Mascara first it separates really well, then I use the Great lash , I do not like this at all alone, but it works super well with the Benefit They're Real. I also use the ELF mascara, non waterproof on my lower lashes.

6) Loreal True Match Concealer- Concealer for my undereyes.
7) L'oreal True Match Crayon Corrector- I like using the dark shade all over my face, well where ever there are blemishes. And I use the lighter shade as a primer or highlighter!
8) Benefit Watts Up- Best highlighter there is!

 9) Loreal true match powder- I love using this straight over my concealer, it makes my makeup look so natural, and light yet flawless!
10) ELF tinted moisturizer- This is so great because it has SPF, & the color is perfect on my skin tone!

11) Maybelline colorsensational lipstain in touch of toffee. It's my lip color but better!
12) ELF Tinted lip balm- It's in Rose, it has SPF 15, it's just beautiful!
13) Covergirl Wetslicks Amazemint in Tickled Pink- I love this lip gloss, it's not sticky, but it's got great color pay off!

Brushes:

I brought brushes from the Real Techniques Core & Starter collections. A couple of eye shadow brushes, and the Ecotools eyeshadow brush! I'm going to be doing a brush collection soon, so for now I'm just going to leave it as that.

I hope this was helpful! Thank you for reading! Be sure to comment, share and react!
<3
Riya 

Spring & Summer 2012

The weather is FINALLY brightening up, and it's time for my official seasonal trends post! I'm sorry I haven't been posting in a while, but I've made it a goal to do at least 2 posts every week now!

I've gathered a few of my recent sets that showcase some of my favorite trends for this year!

1) Hats. I personally never thought I'd be able to pull off a hat, it just wasn't my thing. But last weekend I was at the mall, and every single store I went to had a collection of different hats, especially fedoras, my favorite? The cheetah print one from Love Couture, extremely chic and totally my style. But what surprised me the most, is that it looked extremely well on me, and actually worked with a lot of the other outfits I had planned for this next two seasons!

2) Color-blocking. I've been doing some intense color-blocking since last year, when it really started coming back on the runways. But in my school, everyone thought I was crazy. This year? Everyone's doing it!! I love the way it brightens up your day, look at the outfit below, it's 4 different colors, but can you not see someone wearing that, and looking extremely awesome?

3) Jean Jackets. Whoa there, I haven't worn my jean jacket & shirt since like the 90's or the beginning the 2000's. But somehow, I feel so comfortable with them now, and instead of picking from my assortment of cardigans, I chose to tone the outfit down a bit with a Jean Jacket. Look below, a bright red dress, yellow wedges, and a orange/tan bag.... kinda seems crazy. But it works, cause it's Spring & Summer 2012!!!

4) Colored Jeans. This is one of my favorite trends because there is so many different ways to wear it. You can choose to go for light colors like mint and baby pink or bright ones like red, purple and blue! It fits so many different personalities and looks really bright and pretty no matter what you choose. The best part is, that they're everywhere, you can go for something for less than $25  from Target, or something for $40 from Delias, it just depends on how often you're going to wear them. Personally, I would get some from Target first, especially if you're not sure!

5) High-Low. We first started seeing this trend last year in maxi skirts mainly. But then this winter, we started seeing it in oversized sweaters (which I adore, so comfy!!!), and now, it's in everything. You can get tops, dresses, and skirts, all high-low, they look so runway ready, but work for everyday style too :) Go for something that's bright and colorful!

Over all, I love how this years trends, mixes the soft pastel colors with bright, sometimes neon colors, it really brighten ups my day, and I look forward to dressing up in the morning. A huge tip for this season is to dig through your old clothes (or your mothers closet), and see what you can find before going out and buy stuff! It'll save you tons of $$$$ and it will look super unique, no one will be able to come up to you and say, you got that from Forever 21 right?