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Sunday, 7 September 2014

What's in my beach bag

This year has been a special year for me and as a result, I got to travel abroad twice. Back in April, I went to Tenerife with my friends for my hen do and more recently, I travelled to Mexico with my husband for our honeymoon.

I love spending days by the beach or pool so a beach bag to pack all my essentials is…essential! I know it's now September but lots of people love the winter sun plus it's cheaper to travel now the kids are back at school. I don't have that option as I work in a school so I always have to travel during peak season.

First up is my trusty Cath Kidston bag. This is the perfect weekend bag and has served me well over the years. It's also well travelled – it's been to Majorca, Ibiza, Tenerife and Mexico! As the bag is coated with PVC, it makes it the perfect beach bag as it is easy to keep clean and it's fairly waterproof.

Obviously, I need a swimsuit for the beach and this beautiful bikini* is from George at Asda. It's actually Rory's favourite from my collection and I have about 10! It's great value and the quality is great – it still looks brand new after being in the Caribbean Sea, the swimming pool and the washing machine! I definitely recommend swimwear from George at Asda. You can check out the full collection here.

We didn't actually need to take beach towels to Mexico as our resorts provided them but I did for Tenerife. How awesome is this one from South Beach**?! Plus it's named Veronica which is my mother-in-law's name! (Fun fact for you!)

These are actually prescription sunglasses as I wear glasses or contacts everyday. Without them I suffer from serious headaches. I love these ones and for prescription sunglasses there pretty fashionable! I'm part of Boots' loyalty scheme therefore I get glasses and sunglasses for half price. These were still expensive at £75 but they are a necessity for me.

A cover up is a must for travelling to and from the beach and also for those days when the sun is extremely hot. This was my favourite during the summer as it was easier to put on and take off without rubbing off my suncream. Plus it got lots of compliments! It's only from H&M but I bought it a couple of years ago.

Flip flops – I'm not sure these need an explanation! These beautiful sandals are from Primark and they're actually really comfortable.

Suncream is an essential especially in the Mexican sun. I wore at least factor 30 and avoided the midday sun every day as it was just unbearable. It was also extremely humid so that made it feel worse. I'm getting very sensible in my old age and married life!

My hair is extremely dry and damaged already so a UV hair protector is a must. I usually buy one prior to my holiday but I noticed my heat protector includes a UV filter. I love 2 in 1 products as they free up more room in my suitcase!

Lots of people forget their lips but protecting your lips from UV rays is so important. I have never burnt my lips but I never want to. This lip balm is only about £1 from boots but it provides SPF 15.

This was amazing in Mexico and may have actually saved our lives! One day we went to see some Mayan ruins but we were out in the sun at 11am with very little seabreeze to cool us down. Needless to say we were HOT! It did an excellent job at cooling us down and making us feel refreshed.

I couldn't spend the day at the beach or by the pool without my book and music to entertain me. You can see this and two other books which I read Mexico here. I love nothing more than relaxing on the beach, getting lost in a book and listening to music and pretending I'm the only one there. (I can't be the only one!)

What are your beach essentials?

Rachel x

*PR sample

**Goodie bag

Friday, 22 August 2014

One Mulberry Bag Guest Post - Holiday Make Up

The gorgeous Grace from One Mulberry Bag was kind enough to write a guest post for Lost In Lipstick. Unfortunately, I ran out of time to schedule it before I left for Mexico as I was so busy with the wedding, packing and a Christening. Luckily, Grace is so lovely and understanding, and she still wanted me to publish her post. Thank you again Grace for understanding and your fabulous guest post.

I was lucky enough to jet off to Turkey last month for an amazing week away with my best friend, Jess. Not only was it a very welcome break from work and general day to day stresses at home, it was also at times 42 degrees! Now, as wonderful as that sounds it can also be a potential nightmare, not only for sunburn but also when it comes to make up.

I don’t ever wear make up in the day on holiday, but when we went out in the evenings, I wanted to look like I’d made somewhat of an effort. Like I said it was boiling even at night so my usual night time routine was a total no go as it would have totally slid off my face by the time we even made it out of the hotel. Instead I opted for a sun kissed basic make up but still making an effort- if that makes any sense.

As my face takes the sun straight away I knew I wouldn’t need a heavy foundation so I opted for my trusty L’Oreal Nude Magique BB cream. This gives light coverage, but also smoothed over the skin and made me look naturally flawless! The best thing about this is, it works better when you apply it with your fingers so I didn’t even need to ‘faf’ about with makeup brushes.

Although I was on holiday relaxing, I was still not getting much sleep. Bars till 3am and then up for 9 to catch the sun are not a good combination for my under eyes, so I still needed to conceal those bad boys. I went for a favourite again here with the Rimmel Wake me Up concealer in shade 101. This is my normal shade so with a tan it helped really illuminate my under my eyes as it was much lighter.

I have super sensitive eyes so often end up lying in the sun with sunglasses on and end up with slight rings of lighter skin around my eyes - “panda-chic” if you will! In order to sort this out and try to vaguely resemble a human being I need to bronze the rest of my face all to the same colour. For this I wanted a light bronzer so as not to end up with a ridiculously brown face, and I went for the Collection Summer Bronze. This is a light bronzer that can be built up if needs be, but I found it was perfect for emphasizing that holiday glow.

I’m a huge winged liner fan and I think it really does bring a look from casual to glam, I couldn’t ignore this step. However, I did tone this down a lot for the heat and went for a very small flick rather than my usual dramatic wing. For this I used my Collection felt tip liner, perfect for creating light lines and winging out to a thicker point.

I picked up this little beauty at duty free as it’s one of my all-time favourites. Due to the ridiculous heat there was no way I was going to wear lashes and this product really helped cure my dark lash addiction. I do feel this really helps give me the look of not quite fake but enhanced lashes I want.

The final, and most important step to any look is eyebrows! I did buy the Benefit Gimme Brow at the airport in the hopes it would be a quick and easy brow product for the heat. However, I wasn’t wildly impressed and instead stuck to my trusty HD Brow palette. My brows are fairly light anyway, and they got even lighter in the sun, so I found I only used the powder very lightly to define my arch and then brushed them through so they looked much more natural than I would normally go for at home.

The finished look was much less full on than my home night time looks, but I think that’s the beauty of a tan that you can get away with much less. I am still wearing this make up for work now I’m back at work and will do until my tan fades.

I hope you enjoyed this little guest blog and thank you to Rachel for giving me a chance to write on her brilliant blog. If you liked the sound of me, and fancy more holiday product information and other looks please head on over to my blog, onemulberrybag.blogspot.co.uk.

Saturday, 7 September 2013

Ireland 2013

In August, I went to Ireland for the first time with my fiance, Rory and his family. We stayed in a place called Louisburgh in County of Mayo. I had a fabulous time and we were really lucky with the weather. It was lovely to go away and just relax and not have to worry about anything. The house that we stayed in was beautiful and had wonderful views of the mountains and the sea. I thought it would be nice if I shared a few of my pictures with you.