What's In My Bag?

Over the summer I have collected so much junk in my bag (AKA receipts and empty food wrappers) that I decided to have a clear out and do the what's in my bag post. Considering how long I've been blogging for I can't believe I haven't done it before tbh. Starting with the tech essentials such as my phone and headphones, plus the newest must-have which is a portable charger! I really don't now how I survived without this now, it's saved me so many times, especially if I go out in the evening. The other essentials for any outing are my purse and keys (which have both a Captain America and Elsa Keyring on). And if you're wondering what the little drawstring bag is there for, I put all my beauty essentials in it so that I can move it all easily from bag to bag or from my school bag. So basically there's a mirror, oil sheets, lip calm, hand sanitiser, bobbles, grips, hand lotion, ibuprofen, sun lotion and a little glasses cleaning wipe. There is also a little bottle of body spray and usually at least one lipstick, if not 6. The bag I use is black boho style one from Primark that looks like engraved leather, it's the perfect size for all my essentials and is great for day or night really.

So what are your bag essentials...

Summer Day Trip Essentials

So I'm going to London with my friends in a few weeks and thought I'd give you a peek at what I'll be taking in my bag with me! All of these things are basically just what I'd carry with me for any summer adventure I go on, ignoring the essentials such as purse, keys, phone etc. In hindsight the title of this post now seems misleading haha! 

The backpack which is featured in the picture is one I bought recently from Primark, I couldn't resist the gorgeous boho fringing on it and when I saw that it zipped up and had a magnetic closure, plus has three pockets inside, well I was sold. Starting with the very essential luggage; drinks and snacks. Usually if I'm going  out for the day that involves an early wake up call, thus I usually need a cup of coffee or green tea to get me going, so you will rarely see me out of the house before 8am without a travel mug in my hand. I picked up this particular one in Primark after I dropped my Costa one on the floor and smashed it *Insert crying emoji* I liked the bright colours and slim design. I also like to carry a bottle of water or something else as well for later in the day. Even if we do end up going out for lunch I always like to have a healthy snack with me, today I have some light Tesco popcorn as I couldn't find any ProperCorn or Metcalfe's, plus a Yoyo bear which my brothers girlfriend introduced me to. They're like winders but made from pure fruit and thicker with a slightly more rubbery texture.

In the summer it's always important to stay protected from the sun, so I always try to carry a mini sun lotion this one I picked up in the clearance section of boots and at least one pair of sunglasses with me! To keep myself smelling fresh I usually carry a mini body spray or deodorant and to stop shine I always have a pack of oil sheets with me. I swear there's a pack in every bag I own, but these Kleenex ones are soooo good. And I always carry my new powerbar wherever I go as everyone knows how unreliable smartphone batteries are nowadays. Many a time at work this has saved me or more recently when I went to Stratford and had to wait for an extra hour for the train because we had just missed the last one back home.

Let me know what your summer bag essentials are in the comments...

BTS: What's In My Bag?

My second Back To School post. That must mean I'm almost back at school *cry*.

Here is my bag, it was a birthday present of my mom and dad for sixth form and is from Primark.  They are still selling it though my birthday was in March. I do not understand Primarks stock control sometimes.

 The boring essentials-notepad and folder. Since I'm going to be studying four subjects I have put 4 dividers into the folder and will put all my work into this (whether thats things I've wrote in class or sheets my teachers give me) and then empty it out every two weeks or so into folders for each subject.

I'm also going to be carrying this little plastic wallet with flashcards and post it notes in so that during my free periods I can get some revision done. I'll also be carrying my journal (to note down homework etc) which isn't in these photos because I won't get it till I go back to school.

 Then here's all the other stuff I'll be carrying- Lunch Box (featured in my mini BTS haul here), water bottle, VS body spray, Pencil case/miscellaneous (You'll see below)  and then girly products ;)

My pencil case is actually a makeup bag from Primark which has two compartments, one I use for stationary and one I'm going to use for my miscellaneous stuff which I used to keep in the pockets of my school blazer (I'm very sad that I will be without pockets). I have all the usual stationary- pens, pencils, ruler, rubber, sharpener, highlighters,calculator and more unusually a mini stapler.

And in the other section I'll carry a compact mirror, lip balm, lotion, hand sanitiser, oil sheets, chewing gum (Dont tell anyone or I'll have none left!), my keys, a bobble and some grips.

So there we go. I have two more days of freedom now *more crying*