Last week before heading to Rome I decided that I didn’t want a big handbag that I had to lug around with me all day whilst sight seeing and eating ice cream. I had a online for handbags which I could wear cross body and which were also light-weight and pretty. I spotted this Dorothy Perkins one on the House of Fraser website and fell in love with it as it can also be worn as a clutch.
My boyfriend was a bit of a star in Rome and offered to carry my DSLR camera in his rucksack so I just had to pack a few more of my essentials.
In terms of beauty I kept it minimal, a Bourjois Healthy Balance Powder to obviously powder my face but which also has a great size mirror, to go with that I packed my Real Techniques Setting Brush- it’s my favourite! Just incase my eyeliner did decide to melt off (it was warmmm!) I packed my Sisley So Intense Liner and my Burberry Full Kisses lipstick in Rose Apricot for post pizza application.
With that there are a few essentials; a phone charger and european adapter, my vlogging camera for quick videos and my favourite La Moda Sunglasses. When trying to keep my bag light I also swap out my big chunky purse for a smaller coin purse, this one actually lives inside my larger purse so is really convenient. In my purse I kept the basics; ID, money and my bank card.
I’m so glad I kept it light for Rome as we walked so much! I can’t wait to share more Rome posts over the coming month so keep an eye out!
those sunglasses are beyond beautiful! I use a little bag most of the time, just makes life easier for going anywhere. I don’t carry much either, find you don’t need most of it anyway 🙂
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You’ve definitely got the essentials!
I’m currently going through the dilemma of what to pack – I’m flying out to Italy on the 2nd!
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Nice selection of products! I also like to keep things light and fresh when I travel.
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So much easier to carry when it’s light! xx
omg those sunglasses look amazing! I’ve just dug out my Bourjois Healthy Mix powder recently and I’m more obsessed with how it smells than how it works tbh
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