How many beauty items do you keep with you day-to-day? Does it change if it’s a special occasion?
I only have Jack Black Lip Balm in my purse. If it’s a special occasion, I usually bring along whatever lip products I wore!
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I carry a ton of lip products with me in my purse just because I’m a chronic re-applyer. Also if I kept them at home I would probably never use them.
Im exactly like you, my purse is always full of makeup products.
Same here. I have way too many lip products in my bag right now!! I also carry enough to do a full face for myself just because I’m always running late.
Carmex lip balm (not glamorous but does the job), MAC’s Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light for touch ups during the day and whatever lipstick I’m wearing. So, three!
In my small makeup bag right now: Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Monte Carlo (or lipstick/lipgloss of the day), Laura Mercier Lip Tint in Rose, Jack Black lip balm, MAC Blot Powder, Yes to Cucumbers Face Wipes (great for after gym sweatiness), backup hair ties, travel hair brush.
A lot of lip products. I think currently my bag contains four lipsticks and five glosses. I like to have options! I also have a sunscreen sample just in case I get caught in the sun unprepared.
Maybe a gloss. I never touch up during the day. If i get shiny i just blot.
If im going out: also whatever lip products i wore.
Original Chapstick and pressed powder
I do my makeup during my morning commute so I bring a small makeup bag with with sample sized products in it but staples include MAC Studio Fix, Lancome’s Color Design Palette, MAC Lipstick in Hug Me, MAC blush in Sunbasque, a travel sized eyelash curler and Lancome’s Artliner (which I also double as a mascara)
Wow girl im jealous!! 🙂 I totally wish I could do my make up on my 45-an hour commute in the morning!! Im honestly super jelly!!!! Lol 🙂 more power to u!!!! Lol you go girl!!!! Ha ha
As 4 what products do I keep with me.. I used to bring a little make up bag w/me everywhere but a few months ago I thought ‘man I don’t ever reapply any of this except lip products & sometimes powder!!’ So I mixed the bag but still carry whatever lip products of that day, small travel set of Wet N’ Wild brushes, my powder & a black eyeliner. I feel like a weight has been lifted since I stopped carrying everything lol =}
I meant nixed not mixed lol sorry darn autocorrect 🙁
I have my Body Shop lip butter, loose powder, a small hand mirror, eyeliner , oil blotter, and lipstick.
Way too many! I have 4 lip glosses (6 if you count the double-ended ones), 4 lipsticks, a lip balm, and a Blistex lip ointment. In my defense, it’s because I’m usually rushing to get out the door in the morning, so I like to have some choices while I’m applying at the stop light. 🙂
all the time:
blotting sheets
lip balm
compact mirror
depending on the occasion:
lipstick and lip gloss
powder and travel brush
It’s like we are twins except, I always carry whatever lip products I am wearing.
I always carry lip balm, and whatever lipstick or lipgloss I’m wearing, so that I can reapply. For special occasions, I’ll also carry my eyeliner and a mini-mascara. During the summer I also carry sunscreen with me.
Lipstick, gloss and concealer.
At least 10. I like to be prepared.
I have with me only Korres-Quince lip balm and Apivita Lip butter
i carry a bag of stuff but only ever reach for gloss and lipstick so why i carry so much i dont know. oh and a concealer is a lifesaver.
2 lipsticks a nude and pink. 2 lipglosses a hot pink and a clear. A compact mirror and mascara.
I usually have a small bag in my purse with travel size makeup in it (mascara, eye pencils, lip gloss) and other things like band aids and a travel size toothbrush. Other than that, I’ll take whatever lip product I’m wearing in case I have to reapply and sometimes a concealer pencil.
I keep way too much stuff in my daily handbag and must pare down because I keep adding to it and only actually use two or three items a day. I have at least 6 lipsticks and 5 lip glosses/balms, blotting sheets, pressed powder, and contact lens drops.
Since I tend to spend most of the day away from home, and sometimes don’t sleep there either, I generally carry (almost) everything with me.
My anywhere-everywhere kit: mascara, concealer, liquid black eyeliner, a small container of white eyeshadow for the inner corners, eyebrow pencil, Korres tinted lip balm (doubles as a blush — I accidentally broke the last one carrying it in my purse), and the lipstick of the day (sometimes two — a daytime one and a nighttime one). This takes up almost no room, and if I have my fold-up mirror/hairbrush with me, I’m golden. I try not to carry too many pressed powder products with me, since I’m always devastated when they break.
My gym bag also has deodorant and hair elastics in it. I’m thinking of also filling a tin with coconut oil to use as emergency eye makeup remover to take with me, as well as some mineral powder.
I carry these essentials with me like a waterproof eyeliner, lipstick and also powdered blotters.
i’m afraid too much stuff. i always carry with me in a little purse: my laura mercier undercover pot, a clinique lip pencil, 2 mini size lipglosses, one mini size mascara, one lip balm, a black eye kohl, a lip brush and an eye brush, plus random (ex. the lipstick of the day, blush of the day).
i don’t really retouch during the day but it makes me feel comfortable to bring everything with me.
oh you were talking of beauty ITEMS! i thought only makeup. then the list is so much longer lol!!! i have a mirror, many moisturizes samples, for face hands and body, bobby pins, perfume, hair ties, plus random!!!
an SPF stick, lip balm, & blotting paper. if i’m wearing lipstick that day & know i’ll be eating a meal, i’ll bring that, too & a lip brush to reapply.
Just my lip balm – either the EOS or Neutrogena brand. I used to carry my eyeliner pencil around for reapplication, but I rarely wear makeup nowadays unless I need to, so I don’t carry it anymore. I like to carry light (only my extreme necessities), since I hate digging for anything in my handbag or backpack.
my makeup up carry-on bag is full of stuff and ready to do a full-face in case of need (you never know how or where a night’s out can end up :o) so specifically: small-sample size tube of makeup remover, or mono sized sachet of remover-soaked cotton pads (Sisley does this as a give away sample and I treasure them) moisturizer (sample tube) a sample tube of foundation; pressed powder, compact bronzer + small brush, brown eyeliner, blush, GWP size mascara, 2 lipsticks , 2 lipglosses, 3 vials of diff perfume.
well, of course I carry a big purse (that stuff would never fit a in a clutch!!)
NONE
Only a lot of lipbalms!
I carry blotting sheets and whatever lip product I’m wearing that day.
mac blot powder,love nectar lipglass or some lip balm and eyebrow pencil.this is my minimal list,I carry a small make up bag with other goodies very often but these are my “worst case scenario” products:)
It depends on the day, if im going to work or going shopping alone, then hardly anything, maybe the lipstick and lipgloss im wearing for the day.
If its a special occasion, or a day trip or out with my boyfriend, then ill carry everything ive worn apart from eyeshadows and foundation.
If its an evening out with friends and im carrying a small bag, just mascara, lip gloss, lipstick and maybe powder
On a normal day I carry lip gloss and lipstick and if I’m out longer I take my eyeliner
Lip balm,lipstick or and lipgloss
I carry my Jack Black & Sugar lip balms, MAC’s HUE since it’s pretty fool-proof to apply even without a mirror, MAC Underage l/g, MAC Subculture lip liner, MAC Blot Powder in Medium Dark, and mayyyybe sometimes the eyeliner I used that day (but rarely).
Oh, the full regalia! Basically whatever I use in the AM except for foundation and primers. I RARELY need to touch up, except for when I go out straight from work, but since I apply my makeup at 6:30AM I need my security blanket! Today’s example – Diorshow Extase mascara,Anastasia Brow Powder, Bare Minerals Well-Rested, Stila smudge stick waterproof eyeliner in Stingray, NARS lipstick in Catfight, MAC lipliner in Plum, Bare Minerals Mineral Veil, Paula Dorf Perfect Illusion for lips, 2 Clinique Superbalm glosses, MAC blush in Pink Cult. Not including brushes that’s 10!
A sample sized spray fix+
MAC Tinted Lip Conditioner
NARS the multiple in South Beach
A sample size of Diorshow Mascara for the times I forget to apply it at home
Chanel pressed powder
A mirror and slants
Philosophy Kiss Me spf 20 lip balm, Aubrey spf 30 sport stick, a hair tie and hair clip. During the winter I don’t carry the spf stuff, just C.O. Bigelow mentha lip shine.
And for special occasions, I carry just whatever lip products I applied.
1. Pressed powder for touch-ups (right now it’s MAC Studio Fix)
2. MAC lip erase
3. Daily lip products (usually a liner and a lipstick)
Jack Black lip balm (thanks to you!!!), along with whatever lipstick and lipgloss I am wearing
I usually just keep lip products with me. Unfortunately, my left eye has decided to water every day from 9:50 to 10:10am. I have to keep eyeliner with me to touch up what my tears wash away.
honestly, I dont have any makeup products on me. The only thing I have is burts bees chapstick… but that’s it.
A lot of lip products, Guerlain’s Meteorites Pressed Powder for touch ups, Guerlain’s Terracota and the blush I’m wearing that day, also for touch ups.
I have a ton of lip products in my purse like my Tarte LipSurgence in Glisten and my EOS Lemon Drop Lip Balm. I always carry blotting sheet and MAC Blot. I also carry my Philosophy Amazing Grace and Lip Gloss duo. I also will carry a blush and my Too Faced Flatbuki brush.
I used to carry my brow kit (208 brush, wax, powder and mac espresso e/s) with me everywhere I went, until I discovered Inglot matte e/s and I use that now for my brows and they dont budge or fade…so now I only carry a compact with translucent powder and whatever I’m wearing on my lips
My lipstick and blush of the day. Sometimes I carry the eyeshadows I’m wearing thta
Hand cream, cherry chapstick, nivea lip essential care, whatever lipstick I’m wearing that day. And a travel hair brush + mirror, it folds and closes. I think that’s it.
Just the lipstick I put on in the morning for touch-ups. Maybe a second if I think I might change my mind. And I always forget to take them out of my purse so I’ll have six in there by the end of the week.
mac blot powder, random ELF lipgloss and chapstick! i rarely touch up durng the day but i might put in another gloss since theyre just sitting in my makeup box upstairs!
Blot papers, mufe hd powder loaded onto a travel brush, and a ton of lip products. Just keep adding and adding…
I always have Burt’s Bees lipbalm for my husband. He used to keep it in his pockets but he kept losing them or washing them.
I always have one clear sheer lipgloss (usually from Bath & Body Works), which I prefer to chapstick unless I’m extra chapped. I usually have one lipstick (right now it’s the original Viva Glam Gaga), but sometimes I’ll grab an extra for a special occasion. I often forget to take it out, so I’ve had up to 6 lip products in my purse at onec!
Other than that, I usually have a ponytail holder and a couple hairpins, just because I often have to get my hair out of my face at work on short notice because I work with chemicals.
I carry a small brush, MSFN, blush, 1 lipstick, 1 gloss, wipes and blotting papers with me most times just in case.
They do change for special occasions but for everyday use I carry Maybelline Dream Matte powder, some lip balm, Lancome Blush Subtil blush, kabuki brush, L’oreal touche Magique, Maybelline Mineral power concealer and some blottin gpaper. And of course my daily lipstick or gloss!
Right in my purse I’ve got two Jack Black lip balms, a Burt’s Bees chapstick and a black eyeliner pencil. I’ve also got some hand sanitizer, lotion and a mini deoderant.
The lipstick and blush for the day always. Most days, the eyeshadows.
EOS passionfruit, Burt’s Bees original, Carmex, and sample size mascara and brown eyeliner. Sometimes I only have time to do my foundation before I have to leave, so I keep my essential eye products with me.
I always keep a cosmetic bag in my purse. It includes a few spares of my favourite lipsticks, 2 glosses (1 pink toned one and 1 warmer peach/earthy one), tweezers, compact mirror, lipstick that I am presently wearing, 2 roll on perfumes of choice, blotting papers (I have bangs and hate when they get dirty from an oily forehead when the rest of my hair is still clean), nail file, comb, mini brush, floss and sunscreen!
Ooooh em gee…lemme see….besided my tooth and hair brushes and tooth paste..a full bottle of sunscreen, hair ties, deodorant, enough makeup for a full face, brushes..cant bear the thought that id be unprepared. I may not even have a change of clothes for my working uniform, but makeup, sunscreen, toothbrush and toothpaste I just have to have!
antibacterial, lotion, chapstick, lip gloss , mirror, scrunchie, benefit creme shadow , mascara, mufe aqua cream, bronzer, mac msf natural , mac msf in petticoat
I don’t carry much just Murad Lip Protector, MAC Nymphette Lipglass(my stand-by), Whatever lipstick I’m wearing that day or night.
Always have rosebud salve with me at all times, and Urban Decay de-slick mattifying powder… usually bring along concealer as well just in case 🙂
I take with me my pressed powder, concealer, at least 2 lip glosses (I can’t live without lipgloss!), the lipstick and eyeliner I choose for the day, a sample sized face moisturizer, a small nail file and clear nail polish – for a total of 9 products (at least)!
I carry everything! Face products to extra pairs of socks. I hate feeling unprepared and it’s easier this way because I’m always doing things on the go. If I forget anything it’s in my bag.
I have a 8 inch gold mock croc zipped makeup purse in my work bag every day. It usually contains powder plus a flat brush, concealer, a Bobbi Brown lip quad, two lip brushes, a stub of brown eyeliner, a Natio Lotus lip pencil (half used), Jack Black lip balm, a mini Dior gloss, a couple of hair elastics and whatever lipstick and gloss I am wearing that day.
Ironically, if I have a special occasion I usually only take a clutch purse so I only carry lipstick with me.
I carry at least 2 lipliners, 3 lipglosses, 2 lipsticks, 2 eyeliners, blotting papers, blotting powder, eyelash curler, brow gel, nyx 10 pan eyeshadow palette, a small travel size eyeshadow brush, and my compact mirror.
I never leave the house without Chapstick in my pocket, whether I’m wearing makeup or not. Other than that I usually have my MAC pressed powder and whatever lipgloss I’m wearing that day in my purse, plus whatever lipgloss was in there that didn’t get removed from previous days. A few days ago I found 4 glosses in there in addition to the one I’d put in that morning! If I’m wearing lipstick I’ll throw that in there as well, but that’s rare… I’m much more of a lipgloss wearer.
Like you, I usually only carry around my Jack Black balm, ha ha.
I keep just enough with me that I could make myself look neat and tidy again after cycling 4 miles to school!
The most important things are a blush, pressed powder, concealer, mascara, pencil eyeliner (there are a good 3 or 4 black and brown ones hanging out in my bag!) and lipstick. I also usually have one fluffy eyeshadow brush and a highlight shade that I can use for cheek or lid highlighting at a pinch!
lip baqlm from day to day, and then whatever lip product I’m using
Just lip balm and sometimes a gloss or lipstick. In the winter, hand cream.
1. YSL Touche Eclat
2. BE Mineral Veil
3. Eyelash Curler
4. Lipliner
5 Lipstick
6. Lipgloss
7. Bronzer
everything!
I have enough travel/sample/GWP sized products to apply what I would need if caught barefaced when I’d rather not be. Mini foundation, cream eyeshadow, cream eyeliner, eye pencil that I can also use for my brows, cheek and lip product, and a couple tinted moisturizers with sunscreen that I didn’t like so they serve for emergencies. Then I have daily necessities: mirror, powder sunscreen, a few lipbalms including one with sun protection, and blotting papers, then I’ll throw in the day’s lipcolor. I only keep a small eyeliner brush with me, so most of it is applied with fingers therefore I also have hand sanitizer in my makeup bag.
I never leave home without my dark-brownish eyeliner and lipstick in my makeup pouch. They are my absolute essentials.
2 lip balms (carmex an Dr Pepper), a few other various lippies (sticks, gloss, stains), and a couple small perfume sprays.
In my desk @ work I keep a mascara, liquid liner and powder compact, generally just for in case I go out directly from work.
The rest of my make up seems to last long enough to not require touch-up.
I keep blotting papers, lipstick, lipbalm and eyepencil for touch ups in my purse… That’s about it.
Only 2 items : I will just carry a liquid eyeliner and a reddish pink lipstick. Oh yes a lip gloss.
only what i need to touch up the look of the day!
I only carry my EOS lip balm in Summer Fruit. 🙂
My daily pouch will have a few essential like eyeliner, long-lasting lipstick, multi-vitamin supplements, lip balm (I am very prone to dry crack lips) and yes eyebrow pencil (I have got sparse eyebrow).