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Wendy M. Avatar

I do! 🙂
I usually carry my studio fix + foundation, blushes, several lipglosses, blotting papers, mirror, mascara, eyeshadow (in case I need to touch up), 239 and 129 brushes, maybe a lipstick, bronzer, bobby pins (lol), chapstick, mini eye liners and… my gel eyeliner. 🙂

nicci Avatar

I used to carry a purse but not anymore – just bring lipgloss if going out and wallet. But in my work bag, I do not bring a makeup bag. I do have a small makeup bag though in my desk drawer at work 🙂

Lizz M. Avatar

I’m exactly the same. I’ve stopped carrying a purse around, but even so I never really took to carrying my makeup with me. Recently i’ve taken to carrying whatever lip product I’m wearing that day, but that’s all.

And I similarly keep a stash of my everyday products at my desk. It’s just so simple to have them there, ready and together.

Helena Avatar

I usually don’t even have a purse with me; but, when I do, I don’t (what? ha ha). I used to have a makeup bag in my backpack about three years back, though. Now, just essentials in the smallest pocket of my trusty Jansport.

Tina Marie Avatar

YES! It’s a must! It’s mostly lip products inside it. Like lip balm, a few shades of lipstick, and maybe a lipgloss thrown in there as well. I also have in there a travel size perfume, eye drops, contact lens case, bobby pins, and concealer!

Marissa B Avatar

All the time and here are the current contents:
Tools – eyelash curler, angled liner brush, BE wet/dry brush, BE dueal ended smoky eye brush, & BE blending brush
Face – Dior Nude concealer & Dior Nude Sculpting Powder
Eyes – UD 24/7 liners in Stash, Crash, Bourbon, & Underground; Dior Show mascara; and BE Smoky Amber eyecolor
Lips – MAC Purple Rage lipglass, aromaleigh rocks notorious lip tint, BE Buxom in Ruby, MAC Nymphette lipglass, Rouge Dior in Amber Camera, BE Buxom in Joy, and Dior Kiss in Fizzy lemonade.
I have two small kids and need to be able to put myself together anytime or anywhere & this all fits in a relatively small makeup bag. Though these contents can shift dramatically from day to day, something new goes in some thing else has to go – it won’t zip shut otherwise.

Sheena F Avatar

Yes I do! I bring MAC pressed blot powder, my blush for the day, lip liner, lipstick and gloss for the day. My face gets really oily after about 3hrs and my lipstick fades too so i constantly need the touch-ups especially when i have 12-hr days!

cass Avatar

me too! and thats all i have haha. …except im pretty sure i have an over abundance of lip products floating around my purse lol!

Jenna Avatar

I do! I carry around blotters, lipgloss of the day, tissue, a mini comb, a mirror, a few bobby pins, and a mini bottle of hand lotion.

Rosanna Avatar

Yes.
Contents change depending how much I finished of my makeup in the morning. Usually there’s a curler, mascara, Chanel blotting powder, lipsticks, blush brush, blushes and sometimes lipgloss.

Peggy M Avatar

Yes!
I usually put in a concealer (studio Finish/NW20)and a powder (maybelline dream matte powder/03).
My favorite eyeliner (MUFE aqua eyes/0L) and a mascara (wichever one im using at the time, right now thats 1001 cils by bourjois).
A few lipsticks, lipglosses and my favorite chapstick(nivea a kiss of moisture).
A few brushes and sometimes a blush.

XOXO

Chrissy Avatar

I definitely do although most of the time it’s not really necessary to carry as I usually only touch up my lipstick/lip gloss. I don’t know why but i like carrying at least 5-10 different lip products (totally unnecessary). I also make sure I carry black eyeliner, mascara, mineral powder compact, NARS deep throat blush and an e/s quad so I can do my makeup at work if I don’t have time before I leave.

SusyLovesMac Avatar

Sure do, never leave home without it!

MAC MSF natural, 129 travel size brush, mini MAC sample jar filled with foundation, concealer, mary kay lip mask & balm, pocket mirror, mascara, curler & spoolie, black eyeliner pencil,

stuff i add daily depending on what i’m using that day… lipstick, gloss, blush, waterline color liner

alot i know! 🙂

Lo Avatar

I do, I use the mini make-up bag that came with the mac naughty noir (?)eye bag last holiday season. I carry my mac MSFN (which is what I use as ‘foundation’) a kabuki, a mini urban decay E/L, A lipstick and mini lipgloss (also from the holiday sets), my dermaogica Lipbalm, a trial size of lush charity pot lotion in a little tin, and a sample size spray of Chanel Chance Tendre.

carmen Avatar

I no longer carry a handbag because it would get so heavy that it would mess up my posture and hurt my shoulder; now I carry a little clutch where I can barely fit my wallet, phone and exactly one lipstick and a compact( the super pretty Baroque boudoir one :)).

DevilishDoll Avatar

My purse pretty much is a makeup bag, I keep whatever I’m wearing on my lips, some eyeliner and face powder, a brush, some money and a pen.

Karen Chalmers Avatar

I have a little makeup bag inside my handbag. And it contains pretty much everything that I might need for the day and a spear of the moment night out. Its not excessive, but I am well prepaired. Revon Foundation, Revon concealer, Mac Blushers (1 Darker, and 1 Pinker), Revlon Press Powder, Mac Eye Liner, Dior Mascara, Mac Eye Shadow, 2 Lipstick colours, Estee Lauder and Mac, Clinique Lip Gloss. Along with a blusher brush, Lip Brush and Eye Shadow Brush.

Ophelia Avatar

i keep a small bag with me and all i have in it is:
mini tarte lights, camera, lashes mascara sample
stila sarah lipstick
mac gentle shimmer slimshine
mac love nectar lusterglass
urban decay zero liner
tide to go!
hair ties
bobby pins
and burts bees wax

Liv Avatar

I just use the inner side pocket of my purse to carry lipglosses, stila pressed powder, stila retractable brush, clinique blot papers, and rohto eyedrops.

Hannaj Avatar

This may male mw spund crazy but half my makeup kit is in my bag an i thought i was d only crazy person who did this! I have another huge bag of makeup in my office in case i go straight from the office! I’m thinking of havig two of every frequenty used makeup– one @home and one for d office! Hahaha

Laia Avatar

When I go to parties I usually bring the lipstick/lipgloss I’m wearing and concealer, and sometimes a bit more (a little bag with eyeliner, rimmel and blush apart from the others mentioned) when I know I’m going to be away for a longer time. For the rest of the days I only carry my chapstick or transparent gloss 🙂

Maria Avatar

I do,normally I just put my powder the lipstick/gloss I’m wearing that day, mascara, and black and white eyeliner just incase i need to touch it up durring the day oh and I normally will randomly throw in a lip balm in even though I dont really use them I just like to be safe.

Charlotte Avatar

I don’t have a bag but I do have a zipped pocket and I have several lip products, normally I try to keep whichever one I’m wearing with me for touch-ups but then I forget to take them out and at the mo I think I’ve got about 20 in there lol! And a powder compact (Benefit Get Even 01) for blotting and it has a mirror.

Anitacska Avatar

No, I don’t. I have a small pocket in my purse (or handbag as we call it in the UK, purse is what we keep our money in, lol) that I keep my lipgloss/lipstick, lipbrush, blush brush, sticky plasters, nailfile, occasionally a blush, etc. in), plus I have a small mirror, face powder, Vaseline and Nivea handcream in the main part of my bag just rattling around, lol.

Fudgedrops Avatar

Yes. A couple of lipsticks and a lip gloss. The two hello kitty lip conditioners. Mac naked honey salve. A lip brush and a few q-tips which I never used. A small mirror.

amelia Avatar

no, my bag’s really small. i carry a lipgloss (usually a dazzleglass) and a balm, and maybe a Benefit Boxed Powder (if i can fit!) but no, i dont reapply.

Azaza Avatar

I usually have my powder foundation, blush, lipstick and/or lipgloss, eyeshadows I used that day, blotting powder, pony tail, make up brushed I used, mirror, lip balm, eyeliner

Rita Avatar

Yes, and I seem to have more and more stuff in it! Six lip liners, lip brush, tinted and clear lip conditioner, today’s lipstick and lipgloss, blot powder, mini hand cream, toothpicks, and a nail file!

Yaël from France Avatar

of course, my mineralize skinfinish, a blush and a lipstick or a gloss. Today it’s “The big easy” a blush from Cargo and Bobbi Brown’s Treatment Lipshine “Pink Glisten” (I love it)

Eliza Avatar

Omg Christine, can’t believe you don’t carry a makeup bag :p haha
I do! depends if i’m going out after uni.

If i’m not just lipgloss/lipstick of the day, lipbalm, oil blotters, jurlique rose mist & mirror
If i’m going out i will add Studio fix powder & pencil eyeliner. I really wanna bring blush, since i’m a blush freak & my blush usually disappears after 4 hours 🙁

denise Avatar

Yes I do, especially of a trip to the gym is planned during the day (meaning ill have to do my entire face again).

Base: Skinfood Peach Sake BB Cream,NuColour 2 Way Powder Foundation,YSL Touche Eclat
Cheek/Face color: Guerlain Terracota Light in Brunette/Nars Mini multiple in South Beach, optional blush
Lips: Lip balm and lipstick of the day
Eyes: Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara, Shu Uemura H9 Eyebrow Pencil in Seal Brown, MUFE Aqua Eyes in Champagne
Tools: Body Shop Kabuki, MAC 109, Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler

Otherwise on a regular day, I just bring a powder, lipbalm and lipstick for touch ups:)

Karyn Avatar

Yup! Mine contains:

– Eye drops (most important since I wear contacts)
– MAC Lip conditioner
– Softlips lip balm
– Whatever lip product I’m wearing that day
– Hand sanitizer
– MAC Blot powder
– Hand lotion
– Mini lysol
– EcoTools retractable kabuki

That’s about it really. I don’t carry around a curler or mascara like some do, nor do I carry around my eyeshadow. That only changes if I’m going out after work (which is rare), then I’ll pack an e/s and a mini brush 🙂

Courtney Avatar

Yes i do. Im a flight attendant for i just always keep one in my purse. It has all the makeup id use: clinique foubndation, mac studio finish concealor, mac groundwork paintpot, mini clinique mascara, mac 4 color eyeshadow quad with neutral shades, nars blush in orgasm and nars bronzer also clinique blush and, mac stiduo stick foundation, all my brushes, feline eye kohl. it sounds like alot, especially with the brushes but its a small benefit makeup bag 🙂

Tessa Avatar

I usually do, because I often stay at my boyfriend’s or go out after work. I usually carry whatever I’m wearing that day, plus a different lipstick and maybe one or two bits and pieces that would help me pull a different look together. I also carry tampax, painkillers, hair grips…

Emily Avatar

Whatever I’m wearing that I day I just throw in a pocket together, only things that my needs touching up: lipgloss, powder, lipstick/liner if needed, sometimes chromagraphic pencil, and little foldable brush/mirror.

AnGeLwInGz Avatar

Yep! I keep all my everyday must-haves in my m/u bag and then toss in whatever blush/shadows/lip colors I’m wearing on that particular day. It always contains UDPP, Zero 24/7 liner, Dior Browstyler, black mascara (I’m running through various samples right now), UD De-Slick powder, vanilla Lip Smackers, and a cheap Milani shimmery white shadow that I use as a highlighter or an allover if I’m in a rush and have to put on my face on the way to work.

Vickie Avatar

yup its the litte bag that came with the mac naughty noir eye bag during the holidays…i always a my mac tendertone and a 209se brush that i use as a lipbrush for my tendertone a mini ud 24/7 liner in zero and then whatever lipstick and lipgloss im using for that day

Natalie Avatar

I carry a makeup bag to protect my designer bags, as well as to protect my precious makeups. It usually contains a blotting compact (Koh Gen Do pressed powder), and a lipgloss.

angella Avatar

Yup!! I do my makeup on the go most days, and sometimes I go out straight from work so I always keep it handy.
I have concealer, mascara, foundation. eyeliner, eyelash curler, lipstick and perfume.

nabelaaa :) Avatar

Mmhm!
I carry hand sanitizer, a little vile of perfume, my Brave New Bronze lipstick, naked honey lip salve, & (drum roll please? :P) fold & tuck lipglass! my essentials 🙂

LNU Avatar

Always. In my makeup bag I carry my eyeshadow I’m wearing that day, UDPP, eyeliner, mascara, lip conditioner, lipstick, eyeshadow brush, concealer, concealer brush, blush, eyeliner sealer, Studio Fix Powder, a comb, bobby pins, and blot paper.
I have oily skin…so I’m just really paranoid my makeup will get messed up.

Sass Avatar

Yes. Let’s see what I have in my new TokiDoki makeup bag…

brow comb brush
MAC Viva Glam iv lipglass
Heatherette compact with blot powder in it
MAC Fresh Brew, Cocnutty, Viva Glam Cindy lipsticks
MAC tinted moisturizer in Pink Fish
129sh in my Fafi brush holder
Yes to Carrots Lip Butter
Tweezer, nail file, nail clipper (small)
Purell (mini)
Polish remover (mini), top/base coat from Sally Hansen
Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero
Wet n Wild brown brow pencil
pencil sharpener
roller ball in Marc Jacobs Daisy (fragrance of the day)

and that’s it! Not sure how one can leave the house without his/her makeup bag.

Erika Avatar

I do! I have my Maybelline Dream Matte Powder, Revlon Concealer, Hands sanitizer, a lil bottle of perfume, bobby pins, hair ties, a little hair brush, Avon chapstick, whatever lipgloss im wearing that day, but i usually have NYX Mega Shine Lipgloss in “Natural” and “Beige”, whatever lipstick im wearing that day, a lil deodorant (LOL! im always late for whatever place im going and i forget everything so that’s why :p )and a mini 109.

P. Cruz Avatar

Not quite a make-up bag. I just have a small pouch with various things I find necessary for life wipes, alcohol, a comb, lip balm, a toothbrush and some toothpaste. I just add some touch-up powder, eyeliner, or lip gloss when I think I might need it.

ivette Avatar

Yes! in there you can find dream matte powder, blotting papers, laguna/orgasm duo, blistex spf 15, powder brush, blush brush, viva glam v lipglass and mauve it over lipstick

Kerry Avatar

always always always have my makeup with me 🙂
atm in my schoolbag i have a sephora girls makeup bag with a bobbypin by jeffrey fulvimari bronzer, eyelash curlers and about 5 mascaras haha 🙂

Mirna Avatar

I will sometimes. That sucker can get heavy though, so I will carry another bag for it! or take out the items that I need and put those in my purse (like lipgloss and/or lipstick, blotting powder/sheets, & mirror). What I have in my makeup bag is a mirror, blotting papers, blusher, mascara, blush brush, setting powder, brow pencil, lip pencil, 182 brush, plumping lip gloss, mini brush set, mini sun block, penultimate e/liner, and MAC Studio Fix. This is more like my emergency makeup touch-up bag.

Carol Avatar

It’s not a cosmetics-only bag, exactly, but I do keep some makeup in there! Here’s what is in it right now:

– Eyeglass cleaner and mini cleaner rag
– Harajuku Girls “G” solid perfume
– Tide To Go pen
– NARS Giza lipgloss
– NARS Dolce Vita lipstick
– MAC Viva Glam Cyndi lipstick
– Urban Decay 24/7 Eye pencil in Zero
– Bliss Blood orange + White pepper hand cream
– LUSH Colour Supplement in Light Yellow sample
– LUSH Handy Gurugu hand cream sample
– MAC NW20 Studio Finish Concealer
– Burt’s Bees chapstick
– Sephora Original Nourishing Cuticle Oil
– Mini hand sanitizer
– A second, tinier, sample size of Urban Decay 24/7 Eye pencil in Zero
– Nail file
– Bobby pins
– A couple hair ties
– A toothpick

This all fits in the MAC Magic, Mirth and Mischief brush bag!

Mariela Avatar

nope, i leave my makeup at home. I’ll maybe carry a lipgloss or the lipstick im wearing. I try to buy make up that lasts me trough the day so that i wont need to reapply

viv Avatar

oh yes – with at least 1-2 lipsticks, lip liners, lip balm, powder compact, hand sanitizer, contact lens wetting drops, dental floss picks… no wonder my purse weighs a ton. =|

Amy Avatar

Kind of – I keep lip gloss and powder in it, but also face powder, band-aids, hand sanitizer and advil. All the smaller items go in the bag to make it easier to switch purses.

Tango Avatar

I have just a little 3×5 pouch that fits the essential easy stuff (things I can grab and use without mirror in 10 seconds): gum, gloss, and blotting papers. I just grab it and toss it in whatever bag I’m using, so I know I can reach in and pull out whatever I need.

Joanna Avatar

ABSOLUTELY. I keep a powder for touch ups: usually a matte one because I have oily skin. I keep a lipgloss, lipstick, and lip balm because those wear off easily for me. Sometimes, I keep a facial spray and eyeliner.

Madi Avatar

Yep! Powder to blot (whatever kind i grab), Urban decay 24/7 liner in zero, eos lip balm, whatever i have on my lips that day and my studio finish concealer. Just enough stuff to touch up 🙂

Salvinia Avatar

Yes, and I keep it well-stocked even though the only thing I ever really touch up is my powder. It contains: translucent pressed powder, blotting papers (which for some reason I never have to use even though I live in a hot country now), stick concealer, eyeshadow and blush brush, pink lipstain, black pencil eyeliner, tweezers, hair elastics, and whichever blush and eyeshadow I happen to be wearing that day. I keep my lipgloss in my pocket 😉
I don’t know why I feel it necessary to carry around so much stuff; I think it’s just a habit now, and I suppose it’s better to be prepared!

Ella Avatar

Yes, but it’s just a small one, and the contents change everyday. Currently it has UD 24/7 Eyeliner in Underground, Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse, Viva La Juicy roll-on, and some loose bare minerals touch-up powder 🙂

Quennie Avatar

Yes, I do. My staples are nude lipsticks, MAC Boy Bait lipglass, compact mirror, Qtips, perfume (sample size) and a lip brush.

Cathy Avatar

Absolutely!! I must have my gloss.lipstick,roll on perfume,lip liner,concealer,eyebrow pencil and,of course,a tampon with me at all times!!

Nic Avatar

Never. The only cosmetic items I carry with me are: ChapStick, powder compact, blotting sheets, whatever lip color I’m wearing (if any), and occasionally an eyeliner to touch up my waterline. I just keep that stuff in a small zipper compartment in my purse.

coco72 Avatar

I have a MAC green brush bag, from Colour Forms collection. Inside, a mirror, slants, pressed Mac Blot, blotting papers, a travel size of MAC spray Fix+, NARS the multiple in South Beach and two lipglosses

Debra Avatar

Yes I do! 🙂 I carry it in my purse and my backpack. I have my guava lip smacker, Flashmode lustreglass, whatever lipstick I’m wearing for the day (today I’m wearing Made to Order), and my little mirror and face-blotting tissues 🙂

Katie Avatar

I always do for touch-ups, but I find that I rarely do. Still, I like to have it on me anyway. I carry a pressed powder, concealer, lip balm, mascara, and Benefit’s Some Kind-A-Gorgeous (because although I don’t like it as a foundation, it’s good for when you need something quick and easy to fix yourself up with).

Cassie Avatar

I have the medium Style Warriors zebra makeup bag, and it contains:

matches, a mirror, $7, MSF Natural in Light, two pill boxes, Viva Glams Cyndi and Gaga, a makeup remover towelette, 129SE brush, a lone tampon, bobby pins and other assorted hair thingers, See Sheer lipstick, nail clippers, a moist towelette, one of those plastic things you stick in your to-go coffee top so it doesn’t splash out, a Sharpie, eye drops, tweezers, Burts Bees chapstick (2), 212 SE brush, a switch blade comb, BPAL imp (Perversion), Pacifica Spanish Amber solid perfume, a glasses repair kit, more matches, Cargo Purse Gloss in Beijing, Bare Minerals lip gloss (7 Layer Cake), 40’s Pink Mattene lipstick, and last but not least Dervish and Cherry lip pencils.
Clearly I am insane!! I can’t believe this all fits….

Roxy Avatar

In my everyday bag, I keep a small makeup bag which contains my MAC pressed powder, Prestige automatic eyeliner in Expresso, Tweezerman tweezers, eye drops, Burt’s Bee lip balm in Peony and a couple of lipglosses and lipstick. Currently I have today’s lipgloss (Chanel Glossimer #96) and Nars Orgasm lipgloss. When I go out and use a smaller bag, I just bring my lipgloss/lipstick with me.

0037sammie Avatar

Yep- only put it in today believe it or not! Lol, I got tired of staying out for long periods of time and looking like my dogs dinner by the time I get home =)
Its got topshops eye crayon in sun shower, urban decay zero liner, mascara, revlon fabulous fig/ mac viva glam lipsticks, elf hydro tint, eyeko highlighter, nars multiple duo and sleek pressed powder in there.

Cherie Avatar

Yes!! I got a cute hot pink one at Sephora recently to replace the bulky MAC one that comes with SE brushes. I was tired of misplacing l/s in my purse.

Contents:
– lipstick + gloss of the day (it rotates with makeup/outfits) plus lip pencil if it’s required
– kiehl’s mango lip balm
– mini mirror in heart shape (thank you mom!)
– nail clippers
– glass nail file
– cuticle pusher backer thingy
– floss
– cotton swabs
– bobby pins
– bandaid

If I plan on going out after work I will pack a bigger bag but dont know why as I never end up touching my makeup up anyways… just the MSF powder to thwart off oil at end of day.

Elli Avatar

I usually keep in my bag a little mirror, mascara, eyeshadows that i used in the day,gel eyeliner, compact powder, mineral foundation, kabuki, lip balm and lipglossor lipstick.

Linda Avatar

There is usually a lipgloss or lipstick in there at some point along with a mini mascara as i always seem to forget to put it on lol. Oh and lipbalm.

nicole Avatar

Yes, because I always need to touch up (or redo my entire face!) after P.E. I keep:
Studio Fix Powder w/ a retractable kabuki brush
Dame blush (use same brush as Studio Fix)
Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved
😀
Bare Lipstick

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