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This a collaboration blog post with Sophie from http://www.sophiesfashionn.blogspot.co.uk/p/about-me.html After you have read my post go over to her blog and check it out because she has done another post in collaboration with me! Anyway...

I get into bed and make myself all cosy; head just landed on the pillow, when I remember I've left my makeup on, or forgotten to moisturise. I'm afraid to say this has become a regular occurrence. But when you've had a long day at work or school it is easy to forget, you must agree? My solution to this problem has been to keep 'minis' by my bed so that there is no excuse to sleep with my makeup on... 

Here is a glimpse of the current line-up:

Soap & Glory Hand Food hand cream

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream (I couldn't find the mini online)

Simple light moisturiser

What are your bedside beauty essentials?

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The makeup bag: Zoella guinea pig beauty bag

LOreal True Match foundation

Benefit boi-ing concealer

Rimmel Stay Matte powder

Bourjois Delice de Poudre bronzing powder

MUA blusher

Soap and Glory brow archery

Smashbox Photo Op eyeshadow trio - cover shoot

Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless

Benefit lollibalm

Mac Angel lipstick

I haven't included makeup brushes but I'm thinking of doing a blog post on how to clean makeup brushes so I can talk about my collection in more detail then. If you have a request for a blog post feel free to tweet @etc_chloe or email me chloeetcblog@outlook.com

I purchased both of these lip products from a really great website called Fragrance Direct where you can find loads of discounted or discontinued beauty products - high end or drugstore! The Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquer in the shade Across the universe was £1.99 and the Maybelline Colorsensational Lipstick in the shade 130 Peach Juice was also £1.99. You can buy the Rimmel lip lacquer in Boots and Superdrug, however I think the particular shade of Maybelline lipstick has been discontinued because I haven't managed to find it in store. 

I saw a friend of mine wearing this Essie nail polish and thought it looked really pretty and had been 'umming' and 'arring' whether to buy it or not. But when I saw they had the colour I was after on fragrance direct for £2.49 I had to pick it up. I got the shade Mademoiselle but they also have loads of other really lovely shades available.

I was on the hunt for a new foundation because mine were on their last legs so I picked up the Rimmel Lasting Finish Nude Foundation (£7.99). I'd heard a few people say good things about it and I'm a huge fan of Rimmel foundations so I thought I'd give it a go. 

Whilst I was buying the foundation I noticed Boots had stocked up on their Collection Lasting Perfection Concealers (£4.19) so even though I didn't really need it, I grabbed one whilst I had the chance!

Lastly, for my birthday I had a Benefit voucher and so I went into Debenhams. The ladies in their were really helpful and I ended up getting the boi-ing concealer (£17.50) because it's really high coverage and will be great for covering up those pesky spots and blemishes. The lady also said it would work well for the under eyes as well because of the creamy formula. 

I hope you have enjoyed today's post; even if it means my bank balance is in the minus! Whoops. I guess I'll be avoiding Boots and Superdrug for a while. Have a great weekend and I'll see you next week.

Christmas is by far my favourite time of year to shop in Lush. It's also my favourite time of year to have baths. So when the to come together I tend to go a little crazy and start my own 'Lush shop' on the bathroom shelf - as my sister likes to put it. Anyway, a lot of you probably like lush too, and it's nice to know I'm not the only one who gets a bit carried away. 

Most of these were kindly given to me as gifts from my friends and family; with my birthday being so close to Christmas I tend to receive a fair few bath bombs as presents, although I did purchase some myself. Over the Christmas holidays I have used up some of them already. My sister gave me Dashing Santa bath bomb for Christmas and I also got Think Pink bath bomb (so if your reading and wondering why they're not in the post it's because I have already used them!)

Ickle Baby Bot bath bomb and Space Girl bath bomb are from the permanent range at Lush so can be brought any time of the year. 

Ickle Baby Bot - Lavendar, Chamomile Blue, Sandalwood £1.95

Space Girl - Grapefruit, Bergamot, Almond essential oil £2.35

Butterbear bath bomb is from their limited edition Christmas range. 

Butterbear - Cocoa butter, Ylang Ylang £1.95 (This one is really moisturising! Butterball from the permanent range at Lush is the same if you want to get your hands on Butterbear.)

Sex bomb bath bomb is from the Lush permanent range; available all year round.

Sex bomb - Jasmine absolute, Clary Sage, Ylang Ylang £3.35

Candy Mountain bubble bar is only available at Christmas.

Candy mountain - Vanilla Absolute, Candy fragrance £2.75 (This lasts me about 3 baths!)

The magic wand bubble bar is a Christmas limited edition product. 

Magic wand - Candy fragrance £5.25 (This one is great because it is reusable!) 

What is your favourite Lush product? 

Let me know in the comments or tweet me @etc_chloe 

When I was in Germany this summer I can't deny the fact that I went a bit crazy in their drugstore - whoops! I noticed that the Maybelline Baby Lips were the same price in Germany as they are in England but it worked out cheaper because they were obviously in euros. I ended up getting 'Pink Punch' and 'Cherry Me' but my favourite by far has been 'Pink Punch'. I love the formula and colour pay off of these. Definitely want to get more of the Maybelline Baby Lips.

In BUDNI (the German drugstore) I also picked up an eyeshadow trio from 'Wet'n'Wild' in 'Walking on Eggshells' because I don't think we have them in England, (although my cousin told me you can get them in Ireland). When used with a primer the shadows stay on all day and the pigmentation is great. They are a really smooth texture and at €3,99 you can't really go wrong!

MUA blushers have always been a favourite of mine. You can buy them in Superdrug for £1 and there small packaging makes them perfect for travelling. I've been getting a lot of use of the shade 'Bubblegum' this month; a dusty pink colour. 

Last but by no means least is Mac 'Omega' eyeshadow. I really don't know what I would do without this product. I use it everyday with the 'Real Techniques Brow Brush' to fill in my brows and it is just the most natural and perfect shade I have found to use to fill in my brows without making them look drawn on or fake. This shadow is also great to use in the crease for a natural eye look. If you are thinking of buying an eyeshadow from Mac definitely consider 'Omega' because it is so versatile and would make a staple product in pretty much anyone's makeup bag.

So these are all the products I have been loving this month. My new uploading day is on a Friday so be sure to look out for some Autumnal posts on the way!

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