Perfume collection

My perfume collection consists of a mix of body sprays and high and low-end perfumes. 

This is where and how I store my perfumes, on a stand thing, which I think is for office supplies, that I purchased from a thrift store of some sort (this sits on a bookshelf right next to my makeup table):

 

  (Ignore the random box of kleenexes on the right).

On the top row, from left to right (all from Bath & Body Works): Moonlight Magic perfume (which is discontinued, and I'm so sad because it was my favorite B&BW scent!), Secret Wonderland, Moonlight Magic, Summer Vanillas Coconut, and Forever Sunshine body sprays.

Middle row, left to right: Estee Lauder Sensuous Nude, Chanel Chance Eau Tendre (my all-time, favorite, holy grail perfume), and Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy perfumes.

Bottom row, left to right: Marc Jacobs Oh Lola!, Marc Jacobs Dot (doesn't he have the best packaging?), and Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy perfumes.

In the little pocket on the left side are two rollerball perfumes, one of Britney Spears Fantasy (honestly probably my second favorite perfume) and Bath & Body Works Sensual aromatherapy, a B&BW Midnight Pomegranate body butter, and a Snow Kissed Berry body cream, also from B&BW.   

All of the high-end perfumes (Estee Lauder, Chanel, and Marc Jacobs) I purchased from the duty free store in the airport (thanks to our employee discount!), and the Juicy Couture and Britney Spears perfumes I found at Ulta and T.J. Maxx, respectively. 

I love perfumes, they're one of my favorite parts about getting ready; when I think about what outfit and makeup I'm going to wear that day, picking out a scent to go with it is always part of the process. I always shine brighter when I know I smell good.

--Shine bright

What's in my travel (work) makeup bag

Since I basically travel for work, this is the bag I take with me that is also my work makeup.  Most of the makeup in here is neutral and is not what I would take with me when I travel for fun (which would actually be a much smaller makeup bag) or what I would wear on a day off.  Keep in mind that I don't use every single one of these products every day, but I like to have options (you can't wear the same makeup look every day for a four-day trip, right?).  Also notice that there are no lip products in here; I keep my lip products in a seperate little bag that I keep with me on the plane, unlike this bag which I leave in my suitcase (I'll do another post with what's in my mini lip-product bag).  I bought this bag at a resale shop for about $4 or 5.00:

Here's what it looks like when I open it:

In the top compartments I have Q-tips to clean up any boo-boos, a mascara wand from an old tube of mascara that I washed and use to comb my eyebrows, a Bare Escentuals "max coverage concealer brush" that I use to re-apply foundation after I clean up boo-boos, and two Sonia Kashuk blush brushes (don't ask me why I have two, one would be plenty). 

The bottom compartment is where I keep all of the actual makeup:

In the white bin I keep blushes, a few eyeshadows, some smaller brushes, and other eye products:



Left to right: Chanel eyelash curler, Revlon Photoready concealer, small brush to dust powder on top of concealer, Covergirl Lashblast Volume mascara, random brush to sweep away fall-outs, Urban Decay Primer Potion, L'Oreal Lineur Intense Carbon Black liquid eyeliner, InColor Fabuliner liquid eyeliner in Black (my all-time, holy grail liquid eyeliner; this is the only eyeliner I use to make wings), Revlon Makup Eraser Pen (which I'm pretty sure is dried up, but I could make it work in a pinch), InColor Fabuliner in Brown, and tweezers. 

The blushes and random eyeshadows in the white bin:

Top row left to right: (All Covergirl Cheekers blushes) in True Plum, Rock 'n Rose, Pretty Peach (my favorite!) and Brick Rose.
Middle row left to right: Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso, MAC Mineralize Blush in Warm Soul, Chanel Ombre Essentielle (French for eyeshadow single) in Sillage, and NARS eyeshadow duo in Kalahari.
Bottom row left to right: Philosophy eyeshadow duo in heaven/earth-01 (which I got from Big Lots!) and Revlon Luxurious Color satin eyeshadow in Nude Slip (I just realized that the glare in the photo prevents you from seeing the actual color of the eyeshadow-oops!  Sorry!).

The eyeshadows, etc. in the rest of the compartment:

Top row left to right: Covergirl Eye Enhancers eyeshadow trio in Shimmering Sands, Maybelline Expertwear eyeshadow duo in Indian Summer, and an ELF single eyeshadow in Saddle.
Middle row left to right: MAC eyeshadows in All That Glitters, Woodwinked, and Naked Lunch, and an Ulta eyeshadow in Twilight.
Bottom row left to right: The Body Shop eyeshadows in #32, #07, and #30 (I hate that they don't have names!), my giant Maybelline Shine Free loose powder in Medium-02 that I use to set my foundation, and the kabuki brush I use to apply it that I got from Rite Aid.



This is the other stuff I keep in my makeup bag:

Left to right: a random eyeshadow brush from Big Lots, two eyeshadow brushes from Target, my Japonesque Dual Sided brush #110 that I use to apply my foundation, and my dual-sided mirror that I've probably had since junior high. 

These are some other makeup-related items that I just keep in my suitcase, mostly because they won't fit in my makeup bag:

Left to right: Nivea Eye Make-up Remover that I use on the Q-tips to clean up boo-boos, my Revlon Colorstay Whipped foundation, and the Argan Oil that I use as a moisturizer. 

Sorry this was such a long post, but those are the makeup items that I keep in my bag for work/travel! 

--Shine bright