My essentials

Is it possible to experience writer's block when sitting down to compose my second blog post? I mean the pressure of the first blog post is always there lingering in the background as it's your first greeting to the blogging world- a bit like your opening line on a first date (Hey there, do you come here often? was the most original I ever got). But the second blog, well it seems there is even more pressure because you actually need to start sharing thoughts that are worth while... 

On with the show then, and here it is- my essentials. I've never been into wearing a full face of make-up everyday. This is partly down to the fact I can't pull it off, and also due to my sheer laziness in the morning. However there are four key products which I would really struggle to leave the house without. 

Up first is the highly talked about Chanel Vitalumiére Aqua (I use Beige 10). With it's easy application and light feel, it's no wonder so many of us reach for this trusty little bottle. One feature which I think often gets forgotten about is the gorgeous smell! Every time I unscrew the lid the beautiful scent wafts up- it's amazing! And who wouldn't want a nice smelling face?!

Next I grab my favourite mascara- Clinique High Impact Extreme Volume Mascara (in extreme black). I, like many others, have tried numerous mascaras. All it would take is for a new advert to tell me my eyelashes would grow ten times longer over night and I would be queueing up in Boots straight away. Waking up the next morning with the same old stubby lashes which are now clumped together was not the end result I ever wanted, but unfortunately it's what I always got! Now these troubles seem like a distance memory thanks to this beauty. It applies well, making sure the eyelashes do not clump together and it does actually make my eyelashes look slightly longer than when I was 3 years old (result!). 

Now my next essential is a must. My natural hair colour is ginger and with that comes blonde eyebrows (it's never made sense in my head either). Anyway, I dye my eyebrows myself at home after I was shown which products to use and how to do it in a hair salon a couple of years ago (let me know if you would like to read a blog on this topic). Unfortunately my eyebrows never have, and never will be as bushy as our jammy friend Cara D, so I use this Benefit Brow Zings to fill in the gaps and give my brows a clearly defined shape. It does come with two applicators; one for the powder and one for the wax. I use the powder applicator but prefer to use the Real Techniques Eyebrow brush from the Eyes Starter Kit for applying the wax as it it easier to create a neat shape. Currently, Real Techniques do not sell this brush as an individual item, but this kit is often reduced on Amazon and the other brushes are useful so it's worth a purchase!

Finally, a fairly new essential for me, Soap and Glory's SuperCat eyeliner. I've always used felt-tip pen style eyeliners as I'm fairly incompetent when it comes to drawing a straight line (I've only just conquered 'the flick'). I used to use Maybelline's Masterpiece eyeliner but after receiving Soap and Glory's little pen as a free gift, I thought it would be rude to ignore it. Let me just say, I've never looked back (sorry cheesy pun)! It's a happy medium between thick and thin, it produces a great, bold black line and it has supported and guided me through drawing some of my first acceptable flicks- something that needs to be celebrated!

So there it is, my list of 'essentials' which I just couldn't live without (sorry to sound so extreme). Do you use any of these? Have you found any drug store dupes for the higher end products?

Georgie.