Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain

Hey lovely ladies! I hope you are all well! After my recent shopping trip (which involved alot of coral!) I needed something to coordinate with my new handbag which I am in loovveee with! So I picked up one of the Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains in the shade 'Rendezvous'. These are suppose to be the highstreet dupe to the more expensive and very popular Clinique Chubby Sticks and at £7.99, they are definitely a lot more affordable. The colour is a gorgeous bright coral which can be applied very sheerly, or built up to create a lovely bold lip. The forumla and finish is somewhere inbetween a lipstick, a balm and a gloss and doesn't feel at all drying on the lips. Despite the unnecessarily long name (I mean who's going to say in passing "Hey! I just picked up one of Revlon's new just bitten kissable balm stains!" !? Not me!) I am really sold with this product. I love the crayon style packaging and I am a big fan of lip stains as a whole. In comparison to the Clinique version, I much prefer the name of the chubby sticks, its very distinctive and recognisable, where as these I definitely wouldnt remember the Revlon name and I would most likely end up calling it a chubby stick anyway! 

These are currently on offer at Superdrug for £5.99! 

Have you tried these lip stains? Do you have a favourite colour? I would love some suggestions on which colour I should pick up next!

Dressing Table (Vanity) Set Up

I love reading blog posts about other peoples makeup set ups and storage, so I thought I would share my dressing table set up with you! 

Here's an overview of my set up

The dressing table itself is from Dunelm Mill ( I think this particular one has been discontinued but there is a few similar) and is made from white frosted glass. This makes it really easy to clean and allows me to not worry about getting makeup all over the top. Underneath, I keep a few of my larger palettes in a magazine rack, aswell as a carry case with I use to travel with my makeup, and a glass vanity case which I store my nail polish in. The stool is just a cheapy from Argos and was around £3, although I am looking at getting an acrylic chair which I feel would suit the table better.

On the right hand side of the dressing table I keep;

My face brushes, most of which go in the glass mosaic pot which is actually a candle holder. I then have my Real Techniques brushes and Bourjois and Smashbox Baby Buki kabuki brushes to the side. 

I then keep my Mac Fix+ and some Dr Bronner's Hand Sanitizer in Lavender. 

I also keep a couple of my most reached for perfumes; Marc Jacobs 'Daisy Eau So Fresh', Britney Spears 'Fantasy' and a sample I received from a Glossybox which I love.

There is also a heart ornament in the same glass mosaic style as the brush holder for decorative purposes!

On the left hand side I keep;

My eye and lip brushes, kept in the same mosaic holder as my face brushes.

I then have my Clinique Makeup Brush Cleanser, which I love and is great for spot cleaning brushes.

My eyeliners are kept next to this in a tall glass filled with heart shaped glass beads to keep them stood up. Next to this is my Soap and Glory Hand Food which I use a lot so it is handy to have there to grab. 

I then keep a small bag of sample perfumes I am yet to try and a Versace 'Vanitas' sample perfume I received from Glossybox. 

The rest of the things on this side are ornaments that I think look cute sitting on my dressing table. First is a Love sign, which I actually painted myself. It used to be red but I felt this didn't go with the colour scheme of my room, so I gave it a white wash and then printed on some newspaper detailing which I love.

I then have a empty perfume bottle, and two heart ornaments, one the same as the other side in a glass mosaic style, but in an ombre pink colour, and the other in a light pink shell like material. 

I then have three pink candles which were given to me as a gift across the middle of the table as I am yet to find a mirror which I think goes well with it. The candles are really cute and in the shape of flowers. In between these I have put heart shaped glass beads (the same as the beads that fill the eyeliner glass) as I am a sucker for detail!

In the drawers I keep some of my makeup, sorted into empty Glossybox's. For the rest of my makeup I am looking for a set of drawers which will go nicely next to my dressing table, but I am yet to find one I like!

Sorry for the long post, but I hope you enjoyed looking at my makeup/dressing table set up! How do you store your makeup?

Tag: Whats In My Bag!?

I love watching the whats in my bag tag on youtube and reading about what people keep in their bags on blogs, so I thought I would do the tag myself! I don't actually keep a lot of things in my bag, as a lot of the time it is full with University work but I do have a few essentials that I have to keep in there at all times! So, here's what I have in my bag at the moment!


I switch my bags up a lot, but the one I am using right now is from River Island. I picked this up last summer for £44.99 and it has been my staple over sized summery bag. It has an arm strap, as well as a detachable shoulder strap and is pretty large which suits my needs perfectly. The pattern is a floral print with rose and yellow flowers on a black background, which is great for the summer months. 

So here is the contents of my bag in a bit more detail;

 Firstly I have my phone, with my new cute bunny case (which I have done a another post about)


I then keep my purse in my bag. The purse I am using right now is from Primark and I believe was around £5. It is a rich brown colour and has the same strap detailing as the bag. 
In here, I have all my cards (debit card, boots card, driving license etc) and any cash and shop vouchers I have.


I then have my makeup bag, a small colourful bag with a bow and zip detailing on a tie die like pattern from Ted Baker. I got this last year in Boots for around £10 and although I don't think you can still find this exact one in Boots, there are similar versions.

In this makeup bag I keep a few of my essential makeup items which I use to touch up during the day. Firstly, I have Soap and Glory's 'Hand Food', which is my favourite hand cream ever. I love the Soap and Glory scent, and this leaves my hands feeling moisturised throughout the day.


I then have my daily foundation, Clinique's Superbalanced Makeup in the shade Beige Chiffon. I love this foundation, especially for summer, as it gives good coverage without feeling or looking heavy. (I have a seperate blog post on this foundation if you would like to read a bit more about it)


I have my Mac Studio Finish Concealer in NC30. I love this concealer, it covers any blemished or redness without looking cakey and stays on all day.


I also keep my blotting powder in there, Rimmel's Stay Matte Pressed Powder int he shade 001 Transparent. As I have oily skin, I like to carry powder round with me in case I need to mattify and touch up my skin a little during the day. I love this powder for this and it is a bargain £3.99!

Lastly, I have 3 lip products. The Figs and Rouge balm in Rambling Rose which I recieved in last months Glossybox, which I apply to my lips before doing my makeup in the morning and before I go to bed at night, as well as through the day when my lips are feeling a little dry.  I really love this lipbalm, it stays on well and is very moisturising. 
The second lip product I have is Mac's Angel lipstick which is a shade I love for everyday wear. It is a frost finish and a soft pink colour that gives a natural look to the lips. 
On top of this, I like to wear No7 Liplicious  Moisturising Balm Lipgloss in the shade 'Marshmallow', which in the tube looks pretty pink, but when applied to the lips comes out fairy clear with a nice glossy finish which looks lovely on top of Angel!


Like I said, I switch up both my bag and the contents of my bag ALOT, but these are my essentials at the moment :)


Hope you enjoyed looking inside my bag; Whats In your bag?!