The Glueless Scr4pbook.

Hello everyone who is still following and checking in every now and then, I just wanted to get a quick post up to apologise for the lack of content on here over the last few months. I have started a new job role at work which has been consuming an awful lot of my time, and even when it isn't, it is the reason I am too tired to blog, however, I am getting into the swing of things now and really want to get back to blogging, I have tonnes of content that has been building up since Christmas as I have still been up to date on new beauty launches and have photographed everything ready for review, I just haven't got round to the reviewing part. I am going to start scheduling again as that was working really well for me before and it is the easiest way to keep up to date on here and not create myself a huge backlog like I have now. (whoops!!) I just wanted to thank those of you who are still following and let you know that content will be coming back very soon, it may be slightly out of sync as I have accumulated these bits over the last 3 months but I will try and keep it as relevant as possible and will maybe back date some of the themed posts (from Christmas or Valentines etc.). I hope this is all good with you guys and don't forget you can follow my Instagram (thegluelessscr4pbook) for constant updates as I am always on there.

Looking forward to getting posting again, until then, take care.

Grace

I have had the opportunity to work away from home more recently and for a beauty addict who uses different products almost every day it was quite hard for me to decide what to take on my trips so I wanted to show you what I ended up with and why I picked these products.

I used the Muji beauty travel case with just one insert because it was big enough to fit everything but still compact enough to not take up too much space in my case.

So above I have decanted my favourite Redken All Soft shampoo and conditioner into muji squeeze tubes, so I have saved money on buying travel sizes and still get to use my favourite whilst I'm away. I also included a mini Bumble & Bumble Pret a Powder because the mini spray cans never last very long and the normal size are too big, a mini Percy & Reed No Oil Oil, Bumble & Bumble De Frizz because it's a perfect travel size, a tin of Bobby pins with some sore hair elastic a inside too and my Tresemme hair protector spray in a mini bottle. I decided to take my Flowerbomb shower gel and body lotion because I really need to start using up all my minis. I wanted to take a perfume I would want to wear every day so I picked the Zara White scent as it's inexpensive and compact.

For skincare I decanted my Simple Micellar water into a Mac bottle and my Bodyshop Chamomile Cleansing oil into a muji bottle, I took the small size Aesop cleanser and a sachet with the Tea Tree exfoliant. The muji skincare minis are so handy so I packed the timer and all-in-one serum, for moisturiser I chose the Grown Alchemist day cream because of the convenient packaging and the Kiehls Midnight Recovery. I wanted to take a mask too and I do have plenty of travel friendly sachets but I chose instead to take the full size Origins Retexturising Mask because it's such a great all rounder. Lastly for primers I chose the Laura Mercier original travel size and the & Other Stories Radiance Cream, I also took the Aesop facial hydrosol to set my make up.

Make up was the trickiest part so I chose a few all time favourites and a few multi taskers. For base I chose the most reliable of the bunch and a few different options for coverage, the Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet for everyday, the Vichy Dermablend for a full coverage and the Vichy Normaderm Bb cream for a more natural option, I chose my holy grail concealers Nars Radiant Creamy concealer and the Mac Pro Longwear. For face I chose my Nars pressed powder and the Nars palette to house bronzer and blusher options all in one, I also packed the Kevyn Aucoin Candlelight highlighter and Sculpting Powder. For eyes I took the Nars And God Created The Woman palette for a great neutral mix of mattes and shimmers, the Burberry Almond shadow for an easy everyday choice and dual purpose as a brow powder, Mac Teddy Liner and a sample size Nars Audacious Mascara. For brows I went with another holy grail the Hourglass Arch pencil and the Loreal Brow Artist gel and lastly lips, I went with nudes because they are my go-to Mac Blankety and Subculture liner and Maybelline Tantalising Taupe.

All of this fits perfectly into the muji beauty case which I found so handy, I took the insert out when I was there to have my make up by the mirror and my skincare and toiletries in the bathroom, it's really a great way to organise everything. How do you plan your products when you are away? 

I had a week off from work recently and it gave me time to do some of the things that have been way over due, I took a few pictures during the week so I just thought I'd post them up. I managed to spend some time cleaning my muji drawers and their contents so there is no nasty foundation fingerprints anymore, I also gave my brushes a good clean. I got a good few days to spend on my blog, adding in links to loads of old posts and drafting up new ones and I spent a day with my good friend at Starbucks scheduling loads of future posts so I can be on track. The backlog of magazines I have is ridiculous at the moment and I finally managed to catch myself up (almost). I had a few lazy days watching the Sex & The City box set and pampering myself and finally I gave my bag a good clear out ready to go back to work. I think the next time I book some time off I'm going to try and take a trip back to Paris for a few days so I can't wait for that. Hope you enjoyed seeing how I spent my time.

I wanted to get my February favourites up early this month as I was so late last month, it wasn't hard to pick because my routine has been pretty much the same all month, a few new launches and a few old favourites too.

1. Benefit Roller Lash Mascara

I have been loving this mascara this month since I received my sample in Elle Magazine, it separates well and holds a curl for a good amount of time, great for a daytime look. If you would like to know more I have done a full review of this too.

2. Nars All Day Weightless Luminous Foundation

Another new release that I have been trying out this month, it's a full coverage foundation with a very thin consistency and a powder finish which I love, I don't think it's made it to holy grail status purely because I love my Chanel Perfection Lumiere Velvet which is very similar. I have also done a full review on this.

3. Contour Brush

I found this on eBay for around £3 and I love it, it's really densely packed but very soft so it's really easy to work with, so happy with it since I was planning on getting the Real Technique Bold Metals.

4. Diptyque Vetyverio

I had been wanting this for months and I finally picked it up when I got a voucher for my birthday. I'm terrible at describing scents but it is described as a woody scent with notes of Javanese and Haitian vetiver, Turkish rose and grapefruit. The scent stay on the skin for a good while, not that I can smell it on myself but others can.

5. Sleek Contour Kit

The powder in this is ever so slightly warmer than my Kevyn Aucoin Scultping powder which has been really working for my washed out complexion recently, and even though it is a powder product it's really easy to blend away to a natural finish.

6. Mac Prolongwear Concealer

An old faithful which I have been loving under my eyes, such full coverage but so light on the skin and the coverage lasts all day.

7. Benefit Bluff Dust

I don't think this is actually available to buy anymore which is a shame but I have been really obsessing over the Ben Nye powders this month and can't seem to find them anywhere so I shopped my stash and found this oldy which has been working really well at disguising my deep set eyes, applied with a very light hand of course.

8. Maybelline Color Tattoo Leather Effect 'Creamy Beige'

I picked this up while on the hunt for some more matte cream eye shadows and I've really been enjoying it, it's a light bronze shade once on the skin while can be worn alone for daytime or really built up for the night.

Are any of these your favourites?