Summer Journal #10 What's In My Handbag

Hiya!

It's a little bit early today with this post, but I thought I'd get it out of the way because I think I'm going out to Starbucks with my friends. We're going to the one in town, and usually I'd do some shopping and write a little haul, but I'm practically penniless so it would have probably been a very tiny haul. However, I didn't want to just take pictures of my double shot iced cafe latte (yum) and I was about to sort out my handbag when it suddenly hit me.

Do a What's In My Handbag.

Now I've seen these done on YouTube and on blogs about  a million times before, but I've never done this before, so I though I'd give it a go!

My handbag is from Accessorize and cost around £45. I really love the floral design as I can use it year round (not that I do, obviously, I have an obsession with handbags). It's also rather large and roomy, so I can fit my whole house into it easily. There is a big main area, then two small phone/iPod pockets and also a larger zip pocket.

As you can see there is a lot of space in this bag. 

The first thing I like to keep in my bag is an umbrella. Living in England you never know when it will rain so an umbrella is an essential. Mine was £2.99 from B&M bargains and is a lovely pink colour and has a pretty welly boots design. I always carry a compact umbrella like this because it fits in any bag I'm carrying unlike a traditional long one.

The next thing in my bag is my bus pass wallet. I've taken my bus pass out for privacy or whatever, but this is what it looks like. It's from Primark and I bough it a few weeks ago for £1. The London bus print is really cute, and the wallet easily holds my bus pass and my weekly ticket if I'm getting the bus that week. I like to buy a weekly ticket instead of one every journey, because where I live it's only £5 for under 18's and you get unlimited travel which is so much cheaper. Also, I don't need to faff around with my purse and find coins, I can just whip out my little wallet. Chances are, I'm standing at the bus stop at 7;15 am in the pouring rain, carrying an umbrella, a handbag and an A2 art folder, so I really don't want a faff.

This is my blogging notebook! Isn't it lovely with its lovely leather cover and it's beautiful spiral binding... I carry this book of inspiration everywhere, on the bus, on the train, in bed, wherever... I use it to jot down ideas of new blog posts to do, I write down tag questions and I plan DIYs. It helps me to stay organised with my blog and I don;t know what I'd do without it!If you are a fellow blogger YOU MUST GET ONE OF THESE! They will help you so much ,just somewhere to write down what's in your head!

These pencils aren't really supposed to be here. I think I left them in my bag the other day when I bought them.

These are my sunglasses. I got them from Specsavers last year, and they were my fist pair of Prescription sunglasses! I'm short sighted so I usually just fumbled around wearing normal sunglasses from Claire's which made my eyesight worse, but then my Mum finally let me get these. They are Tommy Hilfiger and usually retail at around £150, but I love the frames because they are not too big or too little. Also I know that they will keep my eyes safe from the sun becasue they came with added UVA and UVB protection.

Another thing I like to keep in my bag are some spare glasses, just in case the ones I have on break or get scratched or whatever. These are from Firetrap and cost about £130, however at my opticians they had a buy one get one half price thing going on, so I got them for half price. I love the tortoiseshell frames, and I do think that this style of glasses looks good on anyone.

My purse is by Fiorelli at Debenhams and cost £25. At the time of purchase, I was really pleased as I thought that the quality would reflect the otherwise quite expensive price, but now I can say that I do regret paying so much. As you can see, the colour from the corners is rubbing off, which makes me sad. To be honest, the quality isn't any better than a purse from say, Primark, which could cost so much less. It is a nice purse though, in one of my favourite colours and it has lots of space for cash and cards.

I always like to carry an Impulse spray in my bag, just so that I can freshen up throughout the day. The one I've got currently is Tease, which smells so fresh and fruity. I don't tend to wear really heavy scents, especially not in the Summer, so a nice light floral perfume is great. You can pick these up anywhere for between £1-£2.

Hand cream is an essential for me, because my hands get dry so often! Also I paint my nails a lot, soon those rare days when I'm nailpolishless, a handcream really is a must for nourishing my nailbeds. The one I've got today is by Boots Botanics, and is inspired by Kew gardens. It comes in a handy 50ml size so I can fit it in the tiniest of bags and retails at a reasonable price of about £2.50.

A pen is essential to life. If you don't have a pen in your bag, you need to have a serious word with yourself, because there is something wrong with you. What if you need to write down a phone number, scribble a shopping list, or WRITE IN YOUR BLOGGING NOTEBOOK! Seriously though, I always have a pen in my bag, nothing fancy, but just an ordinary black biro (I can't write in blue).

This is my teeny tiny pouch with a few beauty things that I like to take with me. It's from Istanbul hence the name, and I think that it's really pretty.

The first thing in ma pouch is a lip, because you always need a lipbalm in your life. This one is the Nivea Pure and Natural and it tastes of milk and honey, which is an added bonus.

If you wear or have ever worn braces like me, you will know what a tedious thing they are. How much work must I do to get perfect teeth! This is an interdental brush that I use when I'm eating out, just to make sure I don't have anything stuck in my teeth, because that would be embarrassing.

Again, another piece of dental equipment, braces wax. Whenever you get a sore gum you can just stick a piece of this over your brace, and voila, you're all good! I can't wait till next year when I can put all this stuff in the bin! Yay!

Another lipbalm. I keep this in my little bag in case I want to spice up my look with a little bit of colour on my lips. I did a review on the BabyLips balms, and you can find that here

I always have a concealer in my bag because you never know when you will break out. I like this concealer because it blends in well and is quite light. Also it was only £2 from Boots, and you guys know how much I love a bargain! I never carry the full make up kit i.e foundation, mascara, blush, bronzer etc. but I do tend to have concaler and sometimes a powder, but I usually only bring powder when I'm at school.

This is the last little pocket!

I have my earphones because I'm constantly listening to music! I get the bus a lot, so I definitely need something to keep me occupied. I don't actually have an iPod because all my music is on my phone, which is the iPhone 4S, nut in the future I will definitely invest in an iPod because my phone doesn't have much storage. Its the 16GB, which sound like a lot, but I have about 800 photos, and 600 songs, and I don't think I will be able to fit much more on it! I've been thinking about doing a Music Favourites post so let me know if you guys would like that!

The second to last thing I keep in my bag is a nail file. I don't think I even need to explain myself because as you probably know I'm a nailoholic! I showed this nail file in a haul last week, so click here to see the post and get the details! 

Last but not least I have my USB stick. It is the 32GB model and holds all my photos, my school work and some blogging stuff. I like to keep it by me at all times, just in case! I definitely wouldn't like to loose it!

So that was a long post, I hope you enjoyed seeing what exactly is inside my handbag. I'm going to head out now, and I will see you guys later!

Lots of Love

Eva