As you've probably noticed i've been attempting to switch my content up a bit, as i've been looking at back at the kind of content I was posting a year or so ago and I felt like it had been ages since I properly did a what's in my actual everyday handbag post. So I thought today i'd do an update of my current go to bag and the essential bits I carry around on a daily.

It's been some time since I last did a 'whats in my bag' style post and since i've now been in my job just gone six months, my bag situation has changed quite drastically. I thought it would be fun to do an updated whats in my bag but also talking about my new in bag organisation that has become a total life saver.

I've never been an overly organised person, although a major part of my job is too be organised to a fault, everything else i.e my bag, is not. Before my job I always stuck to a pretty small bag that held the bare essentials but now having a full time job, I do need more things on a day to day basis and organising that is actually really difficult. The struggle is real. I've heard about in bag organisers, but i'd never really heard enough or really seen them in store to really see how they worked, so when the team at Insjo contacted me in trying out one of their in bag organiser, I thought i'd see what it had to offer.

Insjo is one of the first in bag organiser brands, of which specialise in helping us women organise our bags in a simple yet stylish way. They offer a wide range of different in bags organisers for all different bags sizes, which also makes it really easy when switching between bags and avoids the hassle of having to constantly reorganise your bag and it means you won't forget any of your daily essential items.

I've been using my Insjo Inari Cotton bagINbag* (£28.50) for a few weeks now and it has changed my life, well my bags organisation life. It's the perfect size for me, as it fits in both the smaller bags that I use, but also fits in my everyday work bag whilst allowing extra room for any bulkier items such as folders, notebooks etc. What is great about this in bag organiser is that it has so many pockets and compartments, that is keeps everything separate and stops things getting tangled up inside my bag. What is also great is that all Insjo bags come with a keyring of which you can attach your keys too. I have the Insjo Pink Keyring* (£4.50), which is great as it had a clasp of which you can attach and unattached your keys to really easily!

So within my bagINbag, I like to keep the essentials that would move from bag to bag rather than random bits and bobs that would just clutter up my bag. Within the main compartment of the bag I keep my Go Stationary Diary (£8) along with a few pens and usually the boring things like spare hair bobbles and grips. Within the next compartment that has a popper, which is super handy for quick access, I usually keep just my iPhone 6 so it secure but still easy to get to. Within the last two pockets I keep my Apple Earphones, which I use on a daily basis especially at work as it helps me concentrate but I also use them for the gym (when I actually go), so I like to keep them in a handy but easily accessible place. I also keep any Lipsticks/Lip Products that i'm wearing or have been wearing so I can top up on the go, but keep them from rolling around in the bottom of my bag. I also keep my Car Keys attached to my bagINbag in order to find them easily and as I mentioned the clasp makes it super easy to attach and unattach from your bag.

All in all i'm so happy with my current in bag organisation and I cannot believe I hadn't invested in one before as they are so handy and just make life, or a part of it so much easier. If you are thinking of purchasing an in bag organiser, i'd highly recommend checking Insjo as they stock a wide range of in bags organisers for all different types of bags. If you do decide to take the plunge be sure to use my exclusive code 'CHARLOTTE15' for free shipping!

Have you ever tried an in bag organiser?

It's been quite some time since I last did a 'What's in My Bag' post and since i've now left uni, and have started a new job my bag set up has changed ever so slighty. I thought today it would be fun to update you all and to also show off my new bag, which I am obsessed with!

If you saw in a recent post, i'd recently picked up a new bag as a treat to myself as I needed a decent sized bag for work, not too big but also not so small as I sometimes have to take work home with me, which can include anything from fabric swatches to a huge wad of print outs.

When I first set eyes on this Topshop Marina Tote Bag (£42) I knew that I had to have it as it is so on trend with many designer tote bags that i've been lusting over but obviously cannot afford. It's the perfect size to fit everything i'll need for work and then some. I also really like it's black, as I don't actually own many black bags (shock!) and it's also safe that it'll go with any outfit that i'll ever wear to work. 

Now onto the contents and I don't really carry all that much, not as much as some people but I try to keep it as simple as possible mainly because I don't see the point in carrying a load of random crap that i'll hardly ever use. Starting with the obvious, my car keys will always come with me to work as I have an hour commute to and from work everyday - so I really rely on my little Peugeot. Also with the weather changing, I always need a pair of sunglasses on me, especially for when i'm driving as the sun is always in my eyes. The pair i've been wearing a lot recently are these Primark Animal Sunglasses (£3), which are so chic and I love the design to them. 

Stationary, a recent obsession of mine in my attempt to be more organised and i'm so glad that I finally picked up a diary and this Go Stationary A5 Diary (£8) has been a life saver at times and the size of it is really handy. Unfortunately you can't buy this one anymore but they have some really cute stationary designs, so go check out Go Stationary. I also have really been getting into cute notebook designs and I this Mara Mi George Stanley Notebook, which I picked up from Home Sense as they have some super cute stationary in there at the moment.

Onto the technology, apple technology to be precise and I recently got myself an iPad Mini in gold and I love it! It makes everything so much easier, watching Youtube videos, tweeting and even writing blog posts as i've managed to type up a few posts on my iPad and although it can be testing at times, it is doable. I need to get myself a case for it, so if you know of any cute ones then let me know! I also always have my iPhone 5 on me as everyone does but I also use the sat nav on it when I often get lost as there is constant road closures around where I work and not being that familiar with the area can be quite difficult at times. I really want to upgrade to an iPhone 6 when my contract is up, do any of you have the iPhone 6?

Last few things now and my purse is always a necessity, even though I work in the middle of nowhere, we sometimes do sandwich runs especially on Fat Friday. My purse is an old Whistles Purse and I love it, so much that I have a back up for when this one eventually breaks or becomes really dirty. It's so spacious and holds everything that i'll need! When clearing out my bag I found a good stash of MAC Lipstick (£15.50) in various shades as I am obsessed with lipstick at the moment, i've really gotten back into wearing lipstick and i'm just loving it at the moment. Lastly, is some chewing gum (boring) but a necessity! 

So that is what I carry in my work bag! I hope you enjoyed this post, as I love a good nose into what people carry in there bags and I know some of you do too!

What things do you carry around in your work bag?

As I received a new makeup bag for Christmas, I thought it was about time I updated the products that i'm currently using on a daily basis as I haven't done a post like this for quite some time now and I love having a nose into other peoples makeup bags also.

It's been sometime since I did a 'what's in my bag' post, and it occurred to me that i've never showed you guys my everyday bag or the things that I need/use on a daily basis, so I thought it was about time I did.

Lastly is skincare, now I thought that I had packed a cleanser but it turned out that I haven't, so i'm just going to have to persevere with what i've got. First up is my trusty Nivea Gentle Facial Cleansing Wipes, which I use to get the majority of my face makeup off. Next is the L'oreal Gentle Eye Makeup Remover, which I use on my eyes and then all over to remove anything the wipe didn't. Ever since purchasing the Hydraluron my skin has never thanked me so much so of course I was going to pack that. Lastly for moisturiser i've opted for my trusty Origins Ginzing, which I love!!

So those are my makeup and skincare travelling picks. I hope this post has been somewhat helpful and has given you a few tips of what to pack when you're travelling.

P.s - Sorry if the photos are a little crap compared to my usual, the lighting wouldn't play ball.

What are your travelling necessities?

As i'm now back at uni, I thought it would be a fun idea to do another 'what's in my bag' post as I haven't actually shown you guys what I carry around with me in my bag for uni and I really enjoy reading these kind of posts. I'm so nosey ha!

I'd been thinking about getting a new bag for uni, as all my other bags were either too big or too small so when I was contacted by the lovely folks at Bagable to review a bag of my choice I obviously jumped at the chance. Bagable is a website I had not come across before, but they stock a wide variety of different bag brands for both men and women at amazingly affordable prices.

After scouting their website I finally chose this adorable Nica Lila Tote Bag as I thought it would be the perfect sized bag for me to use mainly for uni and i'm so happy with it. Tote bags are my favourite style  of bags as you can easily hook them onto your shoulder or over your arm without them being uncomfortable and this one definitely is comfortable. It's so spacious and fits all the necessary bits and bobs I need for uni without it being too big or bulky. It has loads of little compartments to hide or store smaller items with a little zip pocket inside, a compartment for your phone and also a pocket on the front of the bag with this really cute clasp detailing, which is actually quite spacious and is handy to just chuck things like lip balms into. This bag is available in a wide range of colours and i'm really pleased I chose the tan, as I was having a hard time deciding between the tan or the black but I thought instead of playing it safe with black i'd go for the tan as pretty much all the bags I own are black ha! Now let's move onto what I actually carry inside my bag!

Now the first item is my MacBook, which I don't actually carry in my bag but I do take it to uni as I often need it for lessons and stuff but I carry it in it's own travel bag as that one is a lot more padded and protects my laptop from any bumps it may get during the day. Next up is my Purse, which is from Primark would you believe! I always carry my purse as I have to pay for parking, lunch and sometimes petrol to get me home. The next two products probably don't come as a shock to you, good old beauty blogger right here - these are the Carmex Lip Balm and the Maybelline 'Cherry Me' Babylips (review here). I always have a lip balm or two knocking around in my bag and as I don't really carry a makeup bag these normally get thrown in my bag somewhere! The next few items are ones that I always have to have with me, one of course being my iPhone 5 (post here) I can't leave the house without this thing as i'm always tweeting on the go or instagraming what i've had for lunch (sad I know!) I also carry my Ear Phones if I want to listen to music whilst doing my work at uni and my Charger Cable as I use this to connect my phone to my radio in my car and if I need to charge my phone. The next item is this Topshop Notebook, which I bought a while back when I was on placement in London and these have proved really handy when it comes to taking notes and jotting down idea's during lessons seeing as I have a memory of a frog! Next up is another obvious one, my Car Keys - if I didn't carry these my car wouldn't work! I also have my usb attached to them if I ever need to save anything off the uni computers and it saves me losing it all the time. Last but not least is my Pencil Case, where I store a few stationary bits and pieces, rather than having random pens and pencils floating around in the bottom of my bag.

So that is everything I carry in my bag for uni and it fits really well into my bag with a little more space for any other bits and bobs, like books or a jacket/cardigan!

What's in your uni bag?

*Bag was sent to me for review, but my opinion is 100% honest as always.

Hello everyone! In my post yesterday I asked you guys to vote what post you wanted to see in todays post and the 'whats in my bag' got the most votes so here it is! 

So this is my bag, it's from H&M which I picked up last week during the unidays 25% offer and I also picked up a few other things which I was going to feature in my H&M haul but I don't know if I'm going to post that.. Never the less I love this bag, it's a tote shopper style and has these two handles which allows me to hook it over my arm but there is a strap also which allows me to carry it on my shoulder. I love how it's a minimal black bag and I think it will be a staple piece in my wardrobe for many years to come. It's so roomy and has so many little compartments which I can fit so much in especially as I pick up the metro/free magazines on the way home!

And this is what is in my bag that I'm currently using for placement!

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Topshop notebook, UO hat, River Island purse (so old but so many card compartments), iPod Touch (very battered), iPhone 4, Vaseline hand cream, Keys, Oyster card & Cath Kidson holder, Topshop Lipstick, Chewing gum and Ibuprofen.

So this is my make-up bag which you have all seen from my recent Primark haul and I instantly snapped this up for £3! It's so spacious and all the products below all fit in it with extra room too.. so if you're looking for a new spacious make-up bad, go to Primark!!

Face Products

Sleek Blush by 3 Palette - I featured this palette in a haul a while back now as I loved the idea of three blushes in one palette in a variety of colours which I could also blend together, genius. 

Sleek Contour Palette - Again a part of the same haul I also got this Sleek Contour Palette which contained a contour powder, highlighter and blush but the contour shade I could also use on my eyebrows if I was on the go and I loved the idea of four products in one. I use this on a daily basis and I cannot rate is highly enough especially as it is only £9.99.

You can read my reviews on both of the Sleek palettes here.

Nars Blush 'Luster'- Now I know I only featured this yesterday but it has already made itself at home in my make-up bag and having only used it once I can't really say a lot, I'm still too excited about purchasing my first Nars product! 

Lipsticks

I'm not going to babble on about my lipsticks as I have already reviewed all of my Rimmel Lipsticks here and I will be reviewing my CK lipsticks and Topshop lipsticks very soon for you all, but I will list the shades below for you all.

CK: Flutter, Fusion.

Rimmel: Coral Queen, Vintage Pink, Heather Shimmer, Kate Moss no.16.

Topshop: Beguiled, Innocent.

Yves Rocher: Rouge (received in a recent Glossybox).

Lip Treatments/Balms

Carmex - I don't think I've featured this Carmex on my blog, this is the original Carmex which I picked up from Primark (yes Primark sell Carmex) for £2 and I have never looked back. Honestly if you have never tried out a Carmex you need to, it does wonders for your lips. Review coming soon.

Vaseline Pink Bubbly - As this was a limited edition Vaseline of course I was going to snap this up. I own far too many Vaseline's as the are so easy to grab and throw in a bag or pocket and most Vaseline's work wonders for your lips apart from the pink tinted Vaseline but thats another story.

Jason Lips Bee Healthier - I received this in my January Glossybox and it was the only product out of the whole box that I liked as it honestly leaves my lips feeling so smooth and moisturised! You can read a little more about this lipbalm here.

Blistex Relief Cream - I always use this stuff just before I go to bed so that when I wake up my lips are all moisturised and not in their usual cracked, dry state but I don't use this throughout the day as it isn't an invisible lip cream, but if you have a problem with dry lips try this out!

Collection Skyscraper Mascara - I have featured this mascara at least once on my blog and honestly this has got to be the best mascara ever! I never repurchase the same mascara but this one I will be, it is so good at lengthening lashes but without emptying half of the contents of the brush onto my eyelid.

Soap&Glory Supercat Eyeliner Pen - I featured this in my Boots haul a few weeks ago and this has just reminded me that I need to review this and I will soon but it is a really good eyeliner pen and the nib makes it so easy to apply without making a mess of your eyeliner.

Rimmel Super Kohl Pencil Eyeliner - Trusty Rimmel again, I have had this eyeliner for quite some time now and it's taking a while to use up which shows that it is value for your money! It applies so easily and lasts such a long time throughout the day. Every girl has to own a pencil eyeliner.

2True Effortless Eyeliner - I don't want to admit the fact that I have this eyeliner for at least 2 years but it's something that has always stayed in my make-up bag to touch up my eyeliner and i'm actually shocked to think how long I have owned this.. maybe I should invest in a new liquid eyeliner.

Urban Decay Naked Palette 2 (Dupe) - I bought this on eBay a while back and to my annoyance this is not a real Naked 2 Palette but I still use this on a weekly basis as I'm not going to not use it as I paid a fair bit of money for it and the shades are almost identical to those in the real Naked 2 Pallete just a lot less pigmented. You can see my review on this dupe here. 

This is not a real Naked Palette 2, don't ever trust ebay sellers! 

Model co. Eyeshadow Duo - I recieved this in my February GlossyBox and I was really happy with this, the eyeshadow shades were right up my street and I use this on a weekly basis! You can read a little more about this duo here.

Germaine de Capuccini Flawless Eyeshadow Trio - I bought this from a local salon and I have never come across this brand before or since but I use the brown shade to fill in my eyebrows and the other shades as eyeshadows on a weekly basis as they are really nice natural shades for a basic eye look.

I honestly could not tell you the brands of these make-up brushes so instead i'm just going to list what I use each brush for..

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Foundation brush, foundation brush, eyeshadow brush, powder brush, eyebrow brush and tweezers.

This post took me so long to write you guys would not believe, so I hope you like this post and have found some of the reviews linked useful!

xx

Instead of posting another haul I decided do a 'whats in my bag' series whilst i'm in London as I bought several different bags containing different beauty/haircare/body etc items with me and I thought it would be another little thing to blog about as I have seen many posts by other bloggers and being my nosey self I always enjoy these kind of posts and I thought you guys would as well! 

Lee Stafford Bleach Blondes Shampoo & Conditioner: As many of you know I use both of these products together on the ombre part of my hair as it helps to tone out the brassy tones you can get with bleaching hair and leaves it feeling ultra smooth and soft. I of course couldn't not pack these as i repurchased these back in January at The Clothes Show Live as they had an amazing 3 for £10 offer on all Lee Stafford products.

Aussie Miracle Moist Shampoo: I featured this in my Boots haul a couple of weeks ago and mentioned that I purchased this to bring down to London as it is a shampoo that I always go back to and I don't know why I don't use it constantly as using it for the last couple of days has made me fall back in love with this shampoo, it does wonders for the dry condition my hair is in and leaves it feeling full of life!

Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Reconstructor Deep Conditioner: I featured this on my blog a couple of weeks ago as part of my caring for my ombre hair post and as I still have a lot of this product left in the bottle I decided to pack it instead of my huge Tigi S Factor Conditioner as it works wonders as I have said before leaving my hair feeling so soft and adding some much adding moisture to my horribly damaged hair.

Face-care Products

Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish: I don't think I have ever featured this on my blog and that surprises me as I have had this for ages and I could not live without it! I love this product, as for me I can use it as a cleanser but also as a makeup remover as it doesn't contain any harsh chemicals that irritate my eyes and gets makeup off so well. I will be doing a full review on this product very soon for you all!

Johsonson's Facial Cleansing Wipes: I featured these on my blog last week I believe as part of a haul as I picked these up from Wilkinson's for like £1 and I needed some face wipes to bring down to London. Now I used these for the first time last night and my eyes were streaming, the chemicals instantly irritated my eyes so if you are going to purchase they do not use them on your eyes unless you want to look like a panda!

Hope you all liked this post and let me know what you think about the 'What's in my Bag' series idea :)

xx