My favourite time of the year is when I plan a holiday and get to pack all my beauty products into my suitcase! Travel size everything has become essential when trying to cram every single beauty product you own into your suitcase, especially now you get charged for every kilo you take with you! I find packing a little stressful as I always find myself taking too much with me which then results in a suitcase clear out at Manchester airport whilst all the other sensible travellers stare at you!

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Victoria Beckham has launched her second capsule makeup collection with Estee Lauder and here’s my verdict! This collection is the ultimate wearable luxury with beautiful premium packaging and colours that are daring but sophisticated and sensual! Launched in September this year in premium department stores including Selfridges and Harrods the collection is one that celebrates fashion, colour and femininity. The great thing about the VB collection is that all the products are easy to apply, highly pigmented and long lasting. However the price point certainly does reflect this, not a cheap collection but suitable for the beauty lover and someone that maybe wants to treat themselves to a few luxury items for their makeup bag. Victoria has also created tutorials for each of the looks in her bathroom which made the launch feel more genuine and authentic allowing viewers at home to create these looks from Victoria Beckham herself.

I find myself feeling incomplete if I leave the house without lipstick on, almost as though I have forgotten something important. I have become obsessed with lipsticks over the years and somehow filled an entire draw of them. A few years back I would only wear the brightest shades available, fusia pink, pillar box red and tangerine. Now I can’t get enough of nude lipsticks from pale pinks to beige tones, I have a few favourites but yet to find one that lasts not only all day but doesn’t leave your lips feeling dry or flakey. 

For all those beauty junkies out there, the Estee Edit collection is definitely a must have! When I found out that Estee Lauder were launching a younger, more affordable beauty range I was very excited. The collection launched in 320 Sephora stores across the US and Canada and exclusively in Selfridges in the UK this May. I tried out some of the products in store and was given some samples to try at home. My favourite product was the Sunday Vibe lipstick, it is hydrating, rich in colour and not sticky at all. It’s a nude shade which is what I like to wear every day and at £17 it is very affordable.