What's in my makeup bag!

I just rearranged the makeup purse I keep in my handbag  (I threw in a couple new entries) so, let's take a look!

• Maybelline Dream Lumi Touch concealer: it helps conceal and brighten up the under eye area, perfect for touch ups on the go.
• Shiseido sponge: it came with a Shiseido foundation and I keep it in my makeup bag because it is perfect for blending out the concealer and the little case keeps it separate from the rest of the stuff so it doesn't get dirty and doesn't stain everything else as well.
• Dior Rosy Glow blush: I just got it and I knew it would be very handy in my makeup bag because its color is really universal so I can touch up my blush no matter what I wore in the morning. It also has a decent brush and a good sized mirror.
• Dior Fluidstick in #373 Rieuse: another new entry, I chose a perky and luscious coral-red because lately I just run out the door with some bb, brows and mascara, so this lipstick/gloss hybrid will be perfect to give some color back to my face (dead man walking at 8 am is not funny, lol!). Did I tell you it feels sooo good on? Yeah. I think I'm starting a new addiction (sorry YSL Glossy Stains, I love you too!)
• Mac Fix+: I won't bore you to death, you know that I go nowhere without it in my purse.
• Burt's Bee lip balm: I really like this one, no frills and does the job.
• Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on pencil in Zero: I rarely touch up my tightline but I carry it always with me, just in case.
• Travalo: currently filled with a B&BW body mist, light pleasant and inoffensive. 

Dior Fluidstick in #373 Rieuse, Dior Rosy Glow blush.

If you would like to see what I previously kept in my makeup bag, take a look here .

That's it for now,  I hope you are all well and thriving! 

What's in my makeup bag!

As of late I keep two makeup bags, in different sizes: a tiny one, for my small purses and a medium one for the rest of my handbags. This is the most convenient way for me because I don't have to bother with removing or adding things, I just put them in and go.

Here they are!

Tiny makeup bag.

The little zippered pouch is from H&M and i find the seethrough material very practical. Inside it I keep the following objects:

• Mirror
• Blotting paper
• Mini nail file
• Blush. This little thing deserves some elaboration, because it has three colors that to me are perfect for touch ups year-round: a peach, a pinky rose and a deeper, plummy color that can be used even for contouring. It also has its own little brush inside. BTW, it's 021 Summer Fever by Rimmel London
• Blush brush (from a Benefit blush), its shape is ideal to use the shades of the blush separately.
• Concealer sample
• Band aid
• Wet tissue paper

I also keep separately a small Mac fix+ and a lip product.

Medium makeup bag.

This one is a raspberry pink pouch from Tosca Blu, I love it because it is spacious without being bulky, well constructed, durable, easy to clean and prettttyyyy above all! In here I keep:

• A 30ml Caudalie face mist that I'm currently trying
• An Ecotools retractable kabuki brush (I just realized that I must remove it, I don't use it in the summer anyways because I don't touch up with powder, I use blotting paper instead)
• A cute, old Mac palette, I removed the original eyeshadows and placed three others that I use as blush (what can I say, I like to have options!). It also has a mirror
• Blotting paper
• Concealer
• A few lipglosses, I keep them always in this bag just in case, plus they don't melt during the hot as hell greek summer
• Mascara sample
• Small nail file
• Hand cream
• Mini perfume
• Band aid
• Wet tissue paper

I also have a third one that I permanently keep in my office at work, not strictly makeup oriented but more of pure necessities but that's another post!

Here's an older version of what's in my makeup bag.

What is the most necessary thing, the one you always have in your on the go makeup bag?

 

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What's in my makeup bag!

WARNING: Loooong post ahead. LOL!

It is a fact that until recently I didn't feel the need to carry in my purse a makeup bag! I just did my makeup in the morning and all I carried with me was a lipbalm.
That changed radically one day at work: while washing my hands I glanced in the mirror and I saw a washed out resemblence of myself staring back to me! What had happened to my blush? To my strategically positioned highlight? Where did everybody go?
So, that day I decided to have with me at all times a little something for touch-ups on the go. 
 
The easy part was to make up my mind, the tough part was to actually make it happen, because I don't want to carry too many things with me since all my purses are moderately sized. 
That puzzle was solved with a little improvisation and it actually works for me just fine.

So, enough said, let me show you!

First item I wanted was a makeup bag and I decided to get this Mac one - €29 (€21,75 on a 25% discount) because:

• the size was ideal for my purses
• the black material is discreet enough (for work) but not boring
• it has an inner pocket that's perfect for little things

Next thing I wanted to carry with me was my Mac Careblend pressed powder but the included sponge/applicator applied too much product on my face and I needed a brush to blend it out. Instead of that, I got an Ecotools retractable brush - €11 from Ebay (very decent brush, soft and doesn't shed) and every morning, when I do my makeup, I dab it lightly in my Careblend and put the brush in my little bag. This way, I don't have to carry with me the Careblend compact, and I use what's on my retractable brush for a touch up.

Next item I wanted in my purse was concealer (just in case I need it) so I put a little of my Benefit Erase Paste in a jar and I use it with a little brush that I had from a free Sephora brush kit.  Also, Mac Fix+ is a necessity to me because it refreshes and hydrates my skin.

The puzzle to me was how on earth I could manage to have with me something for highlight, blush and contour, without having to carry all these separate compacts. The tougher one was blush, because I had to carry with me a different blush almost everyday (depending on what I had put on in the morning), but I also have a few in pan form in a Mac palette (not something to have in my purse!).

So, instead of going crazy over this I decided to think outside of the box and the result is simple and fuss free. That's how:

• I put in good use a Mac 4 pan empty eyeshadow palette that I already had
• I looked at my eyeshadows and chose one that would do for highlight but I wouldn't miss from my eyeshadows palette. Crystal Avalanche was the winner (I don't use it that much since I got Creamy Bisque, I also have a Korres one in a similar shade).
• next I wanted an eyeshadow as a contour. I chose Moleskin from my stash but I'm thinking of buying Omega or Kid because Moleskin is limited edition and I want to keep it for my eyes.LOL!
• last but not least I chose two eyeshadows from my stash that I could use for blush: Passionate because it is a cool pink shade and Free to Be because it is warmer. This way, I don't have the exact shade of blush that I wore in the morning but I have something to refresh it that matches with the rest of my makeup, in cool tones and warm as well. Both eyeshadows didn't get much use from me as eyeshadows, but I really love them as mini blushes on the go!

Here's a swatch of them all. It is heavy because I wanted to show you the colors, it goes without saying that when I actually use them to refresh my face makeup I use the lightest possible amount on my brush.

Here's my little highlight-contour-blush palette

So, what I basically do is that I buff the Careblend on my face and then I use the same brush for contour and blush (for the highlight I use my finger). Then I spray my face with the Fix+ and I' m done.

Next thing that I carry in my makeup bag is a lipstick and lipgloss. I rotate these everyday, depending on what I used in the morning.
For instance, yesterday I wore Sweet Eve After lipcreme and Show Me! lipglass (both Mac pro longwear), here they are

The last thing that I always carry with me is not makeup related but a necessity to me and that is a hand creme. Currently I have the EOS one (€12 on Ebay) because I love the packaging, it's like a little pebble, very slim and purse friendly!

Here's my makeup bag once more

I'm totally satisfied with the above configuration since this way I manage to have with me everything I will need for a touch up in a very compact and low volume way.

What makeup item do you always have in your purse?