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Temptalia Asks You – Do you carry a makeup bag in your purse?

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Do you carry a makeup bag in your purse? Why/why not? What’s the size? How crammed is it?

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Yes because I need to touch up after P.E.. its about the size of a normal pencil case (seeing as it is one) and takes up barely any space at all, but i manage to shove everything inside perfectly =)

:D I have a little Dior bag that I got as a gift (it's about the size of a pencil bag) and in it I just keep what i need: kleenex gum Q-tips, hairpins, and hairties (which i keep in an empty starbucks gum tin :P ) blotting paper &/or compact concealer highlighter and whatever lipgloss/ lipstick i have on eye drops o and Tide to go !!

Oh, that sounds great!!

Yes i do.... Hello Kitty mirror. My blush (the one that im using that day) Lipgloss Hand Sanitizer Excedrin

Ohh, Excedrin, good call ;)

Usually. I like to touch up my lips at work :) I guess its a good idea to carry around powder too but I never do.

Sometimes I'll carry the lipstick/gloss combo I had earlier, for touch-ups, too.

I probably should, huh. No, I don't carry a bag, but I do have blot powder a lipstick and a lipgloss that I carry with me at all times.

I only carry a lipgloss or two, so I don't have a bag either, Dee!

I carry around a MAC canvas bag with me all the time. It holds the following: Pressed Blot powder compact About three lipsticks Lip gloss Pack of Q-tips Small (sample size) tube of moisturizer perfume Since I have oily skin, I always carry a powder compact with me. I touch up my lipstick about twice a day. I carry the Q-tips to remove eye liner smudges etc. I had a make up back in high school as well. Old habits die hard ;-)

For special occasions, I carry a blot powder or pressed powder of some sort, too!

I use a little mini bag from Dungaree Dolly with some pressed powder, chapstick, lip gloss and sometimes a lipliner.

Oh, that's so cute, Jess!!

i carry my small mac fafi make up bag with me with studio finish concealer, studio fix powder, lipstick and lipglass, an eyekohl and sometimes a single shadow or a quad :)

WHAT ABOUT YOU CHRISTINE??

I don't, actually! I have a lipgelee and TLC in my purse for last minute lip fixes, that's about it!

ABSOLUTLEY!!! I DO! :) I CARRY A RED MEDIUM SIZED CLINIQUE MAKE UP POUCH IN MY PURSE AND OF COURSE MY MAC BRUSHES :) I ALWAYS CARRY MY DAILY LIPGLOSS AND BLOTTING SHEETS,TWEEZERS,MIRROR,((E/S)) CHAPSTICK, HANDLOTION, BLUSH (BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW) LOL. AND TWO HOLY GRAIL MASCARAS!!! (I ALWAYS USE TWO COATS, ONE UNDER AND ONE FINISH) --MAC_GiRL

Cute!! What brushes do you take?

Yep, I have a small clinique makeup bag, that's basically filled with my everyday uses (eyeliner, powder, sheer lipstick) plus some moisturizer (can't live without it!) and tweezers, qtips and makeup remover.

Good idea, Betsy! I love how everyone carries tweezers too!

I do carry makeup in my bag (powder and lipstick/gloss) but not in a specific makeup bag though.

Ahh, has anything ever broken?!

I use an old Coach wristlet as my cosmetics bag in my purse. I carry:small mirror, loose powder, blk eyeliner, neutral lip liner, and whatever lipstick/lipglass I am wearing that day. I never carry eye shadow!

Cute, Tammy, and creative thinking, too :)

I do carry a small Sephora make-up bag that I don't think is sold in the stores anymore, which is a shame because it's tiny yet holds a LOT! (It's black, sturdy sateen with a small silver piece engraved with the Sephora Professional logo.) In it I carry a compact mirror, dental floss, a mini hand sanitizer, Softlips lip balm in Strawberry Sorbet, MAC Viva Glam VI lipglass, Visine, a mini Swiss Army knife, Maybelline Cool Effect Cooling Shadow/Liner in On the Rocks, a pill container, Avon blotting papers, a few tampons and extra hair ties. I still have additional lip balms, lip glosses and hand cream floating loosely in my purse.

Good stuff to have! I always wanted a Swiss Army Knife!

I have a little one but I don't carry much seeing as I don't reapply any make up during the day. Inside mine I have my blot powder, vaseline and TLC in fuchsia fix. A lipglass or lipstick if I'm using them.

Perfect! I have a Fuchsia Fix lying in my purse, I think, too!

Yep I carry a cute little make-up bag in my purse :) I made it myself!! In it I always carry - A mirror pill holder with - vicodin, ibprofen and an emergency valium a mini sample of hand lotion blotting papers a mini nail file mini floss two lip glosses and two lipsticks an organic fem hygine product

Cuteness!! The only makeup bag I ever carry is the one you made me ;) MINI FLOSS! Yes, so important.

Of course! It's kinda small, and hardly ever crammed. I keep a mascara or two, a NARS Multiple, a lipstick, a lipglass(or gloss) or two, sometimes an eyeshadow duo. A mini manicure kit, and a moisturizer with SPF. Oh, and a lipliner, eyeliner, and fragrance.

Wow, you can fit moisturizer with SPF in it? Is it a small travel size?

Hey Cristine, Oh yes i do carry makeup bag in my purse depending upon the size.With this i wud like to go with Nell,She says it all.Its very important for me,very imp.But i never carry foundation stick or mascara once applied in a day ,enough.I also carry a little perfume bottle,it weird i know but i carry(LOL). No Cristine never it is crambled,iam always carefull never careless!! Zzainy..

Carrying a little perfume bottle is an excellent idea! I love sample sizes so you can always have a scent with you.

I just carry a bag with the items i used for the make up of the day, except for the eye shadow, that i never reapply. my makeup bag is not very big, my lipstick, powder, blush and their brushes fit perfectly in it.

That's a smart idea, Renata :) I'm so lazy, I'd never remember to change it out, lol.

I had bought this cute little bag from Sephora idk if they still have some but it is made with all silver shiny sequins on it; I love it! they came in all different colors. Anyways, I always keep my studio fix powder, blush, a mini blush/powder brush, smolder eyeliner, and whichever lip combo I am wearing that day I have in there a lip liner, lipstick, and lipgloss! :-)

Cute, Sarah!! :) Sounds like a small but good selection of touch-up products!

Nope. Unless I'm at a formal event, but the last time that happened was almost 2 months ago at a dinner sponsored by my boyfriend's hockey team. Typically I carry blotting papers or translucent powder, and then the slew of lip products that are always lingering at the bottom of my purse.

Yeah, I carry around my lip stuff when it's an event, too! :D

I sure nuff do!! LOL I usually carry: foundation powder (pressed) eyeshadow(s) blush brushes lip stuff (whether lipglass or lipstick or both) mascara Actually, I dont even have to carry half of the stuff that I do but I always think, "What if I need to touchup?" So I do anyway. And the makeup bag is cute too, lol!

Oh, wow!! I've never carried foundation with me, lol!

yes i do .. haha usually how cramped the bag would be depend on how long would i be out and how much makeup i had. but most of the time it have a tube of vaseline lipgloss and kiehl lipgloss and concealer! thats all hahaha

lol! So you regularly change up your makeup bag?

I started off with just one Bobbi Brown train case but my makeup collection expanded very quickly after that. Since I end up applying my makeup at work every morning, I take EVERYTHING with me. I usually carry a tote that was given to us at work to carry our "work" but I carry all my makeup!! LOL. I take all my 6 15-palettes with me daily to work. I have a ton of brushes, bronzes, loose powders, blushes, and liners that make that trip with me every single day. I've been really wanting to condense my travel collection but I haven't found the perfect case or the will power to leave any item behind!!!

LOL, your work bag is your makeup bag, love it. ;D

Kinda similar to CCee, I think! I have a 6"x6" pouch in which I always carry - tube of neosporin ointment (for hangnails, ugh!) - PF Organic Wear pressed powder - Tendertones in Purring - retractable lip brush - Mygrastick (essential oils for treating headaches) - tweezers - mirror - hand sanitizer (great for when I go to the MAC counter!) - a few samples of moisturizers - whatever lip gloss I'm wearing - Perk mocha latte lip balm - mini Clinique high impact mascara yes, it all fits, with room to spare!

lol, wow! I can't believe all of that fits in there ;)

I have a "first aid kit" in my purse, it's +/- 12x9x6 cm. You might find it amazing, but it has: - a small packet of babywhipes (for make-up emergencies) - mini handsoap leaves - cuticle scissors - mini nailfile and buffer - bandaids - asperin - a small Dior lip palette - a mini Chanel Inimitable mascara - 2 Urban Decay colours (sin and goddess) - a small mirror - Badger evolving balm (wrinkle, shrinkle and crinkle care) - a Neutrogena lip boost tube - a mini Clinique continuous rescue antioxidant moisturizer. I even have a flashlight, glowsticks, a swiss army knife and handcream floating loose in my bag.