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I can totally cheat on this one! I traveled recently, so I had clean out my purse. Right now, I have Jack Black Lip Balm and Bobbi Brown Pink Sequin High Shimmer Lip Gloss. I don’t normally have too much in my purse–usually a couple more Bobbi Brown glosses.

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Precious Avatar

My make-up purse contains the following: Chanel Le Petit Pinceau Touch-up Brush, Guerlain Le Stylo Yeux in Jackie Brown and Meteorites Compact in Blanc de Perle, Tom Ford Cheek Color in Frantic Pink and Lip Color in Bruised Plum. 🙂

breyerchic04 Avatar

Maybeline Fit Me Foundation Stick, a mini UD Liner and some mini mascara, Burts Bees hydrating Pear balm, UD Rapture, Stila Kitten Lip Glaze, and a mac lipstick, I think it’s Crosswires right now. I usually have some kind of shimmery cream product in a champagne color that I can use on lids or cheeks too but I don’t right now.

Ryou Avatar

I only ever have lip products in my purse. Currently, the ones that stay in there semi-permanently are:

– A pinky-red semi-opaque lipstick (an old one from Oriflame, I really need to replace this)
– Epically Epic Lip Balm in Epic Berry (tinted lip balm in MLBB color)
– Natio Lip Balm SPF 30 (For SPF purposes)
– Jack Black Lip Balm in Grapefruit & Ginger (to top lip colors with, as it provides hydration but not TOO glossy or slippery)

I do usually bring my lip color of the day, but when I can’t be bothered, these four work perfectly well. On days I actually bother to wear a full-face make-up, I usually have a small retractable eye brush, eyeliner, and maybe a small bag of loose eyeshadow for touch-up.

Somayea Avatar

Blotting sheets(does that count?) + Maybelline Baby Lips + a lipstick
I don’t really touch up, mainly because I am lazy and kind of would feel awkward doing so. I want to get into it, but eh.
Also I’ve tried to be better with having longer lasting face makeup.

Daniel Avatar

Hahahaha, a lot, usually. I have my get-ready kit: L’oreal Voluminous Mascara, Benefit They’re Real! Mascara (I use both), an eyelash curler, a clear lipgloss, The Body Shop Lipbalm, Femme Couture Sahara Rose Lipgloss aaaaaaand Benefit the Porefessional Agent Zero Shine 🙂

Jade Avatar

Hahaha, love this question! … MAC Lip Conditioner, Revlon Matte Balm in Elusive, Covergirl Liquiline Blast Eyeliner in Blackfire, BareMinerals Primetime Brightening Eyelid Primer, Benefit That Gal mini, MAC Opulash Optimum Black, and Garnier Anti-Dark Circles Tinted Roll-On. Hahahaha can you tell I finished my makeup on the fly yesterday?!

Also: L’Occitane Subtle Violet Hand Cream, Ego SunSense Daily Face SPF50+ Invisible Tint Finish, Ego SunSense Lip Balm SPF50+, and two eczema creams.

CeeBee Avatar

TmeBalm concealer in Light/Medium, NYC Expert Last lip colour in Air Kiss, Guerlain Gloss D’Enfer in Dragee Bomp, a stub of Revlon Luxurious Bronze eyeliner, a clean mascara spoolie wand and Jack Black Lemon lip balm.

Mariella Avatar

A blush, a pressed powder and a brush I can use for both, a Clarins lipstick and a lip brush and a Revlon lip butter. Although I rarely touch up my face, I always feel I should have stuff in my bag in case I need to touch up my face….sounds silly but in reality, I probably should touch up my face a bit mid-day but I rarely have time. The only thing I do regularly is slap on some of the lip butter at lunch time!

Deb Avatar

Just the essentials: Blinc Mascara, L’Oreal highlighter/concealer, CO Bigelow shine-free lip balm (mostly for my husband), Bare Escentuals Buxom gloss in Amber, Burt’s Bees pink grapefruit chapstick, MAC Flamingo lipstick, and MAC Easy Lounger gloss.

I like to keep a few lipsticks and glosses that need to be used up with me at all times so I can remember to reapply often! It all fits into a little Hello Kitty pouch that I got from a Sephora gift with purchase promotion.

Wednesday Avatar

Anastasia brow pencil, Cle de peau concealer, Tom Ford semi-sheer lippie in Bare, NYX Mega shine lipgloss in ?? some frosty peachy brown colour. Korres lip butter in guava, Shiseido laquer gloss in Nebula, Maybelline lipstick in Born With It (neutral pink), YSL Rouge Volupte in #1 Beige Charnel.

I’m so bad for accumulating lip products in my little makeup bag until it gets completely over-stuffed and yes, I am due for a purge. Rinse. Repeat.

Jaimee Avatar

Oh boy! Boscia green tea blotting sheets, 2 or 3 lipsticks (Hourglass & Chanel), Hourglass diffused light powder, comb, Fresh sugar lip treatment and a bunch of hair ties.

grlnxdor Avatar

MAC Huggable Lipcolor in Love Beam, Fresh Sugar Lip treatment and Smith’s Rosebud Salve(which feels great on my lips, but I absolutely hate the taste of it)

Nancy Avatar

I love these kinds of questions!
Cover Girl + Olay concealer balm in fair/light
Elizabeth & James Nirvana Black
Chapstick Mixstix in Strawberry banana smoothie
The Balm Sexy Mama anti shine powder
Retractable brush
Burt’s Bees ultra moisturizing lip treatment
Mango Kisses lip balm
Caudalie lip conditioner
GloMinerals protecting lip treatment in Flirtini
UD Naked lipgloss in Rule 34
A Bobbi Brown sample of the high shimmer lipsticks in Pink Gold from Sephora
29 lipgloss in …Sin?…can’t read the label.

Mercy! No wonder my purse is so heavy. Methinks I need to cull the lip products!

Clio Avatar

I, too, have recently emptied out my purse due to traveling, but I currently have a Maybelline Dream Wonder pressed powder, Benefit Hydro-Smooth lipstick in Fling Thing, and Too Faced La Creme in Pink Chocolate.

Shinel S. Avatar

I have:
MAC Blush in Gingerly
e.l.f Powder Brush (the flat top one)
Maybelline Stiletto Liquid Liner
Real Techniques face brush
MAC Lipstick in Snob
Chanel Translucent Powder in Naturel 30
NARS Radiant Cream Foundation Compact in Stromboli
Maybelline Falsies Mascara
Maybelline Baby Lips

Lawd, I feel bad typing that all out, lol.

patsyann Avatar

I have a tube of Coola moisturizing sunscreen spf 30, a tube of Lansinoh, a decant of Iris Padilla, and a Neutrogena MoistureSmooth color stick in color 60 (soft raspberry). And of course, a nail file, dental floss and a little hairbrush.

Mary Avatar

MAC Blot Powder, mini UD Catfight Revolution lipstick, mini UD Black Velvet 24/7 eye pencil, mini Bobbi Brown Extreme Lash Glamour mascara, NYX eyeshadow in Haywire and mini powder brush, tweezers and brow brush.

AudreyNZ Avatar

Antipodes Hungry Like The Wolf Lipstick which I didn’t like during summer but now that it’s Autumn…funny thing that, how colours which I didn’t like in summer, I’m totally rocking it now:))

Karen Strickholm Avatar

Just one item — a miniature Jane Iredale “Just Kissed Lip Plumper.” On the other side of the mini-tube is the word “TOKYO,” all in caps. Not sure if that’s the color, or just part of their branding. Anyway it’s a great teeny thing, the color is sheer-ish, and very pretty. When I go out I usually have the rest of my makeup set for the day, and I usually carry the lipstick I’m wearing to refresh. But if I forget or whatever, this is my “wallet backup!”

Denise Avatar

I’m currently carting around (in my wheelbarrow!) Bobbi Brown creme blush (for lips too), Elizabeth Arden beautiful mascara (on its last legs and for emergencies only), Chantecaille lip chic in tea rose and Chantecaille brilliant lip gloss in Charm (I looove those two), a coral lipstick (forget who by), a neutral lip liner by Avon, and a liqui-glide eyeliner also by Avon. If I’m honest the Chantecaille products get the most use followed by the creme blush.

Rebecca Avatar

UD Surreal skin cream to powder foundation, Revlon color burst lipstick in pink truffle, UD 24/7 shadow pencil in mushroom.

Melissa Avatar

Bobbi Brown corrector; MAC ProLongwear concealer, Prep n Prime lip and Stud eyebrow crayon; Buxom mascara, Chanel Chamade cream blush and Rouge Coco 45 Caractere lipstick; Milani Eye Tech Extreme liquid liner; Tarte Lipsurgence in Fiery; C.O. Bigelow My favorite night balm; NARS And God Created the Woman e/s palette; UD sample size Primer Potion; Smashbox travel sized Photo Finish primer and a sample of Chanel’s Le Lift moisturizer.

eamenes Avatar

I do eyes and face before heading out and set them with UD All Nighter, so there’s nothing in my bag but lip touch-ups:

UD 24/7 Lip Pencil in Manic
Lancôme Gloss In Love #351 Lily en Lamé
Givenchy Gelée d’Interdit #8 Electric Purple

J Avatar

UD translucent powder, burt’s bees lip balm, and nyx butter gloss in fortune cookie! I’ve been working so much lately and only have room to carry those for touch ups.

Elizabeth Avatar

I just cleaned my winter stuff out of my purse, but I left my MAC Studio Fix in C25, one Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey, one Clinique Chubby Stick in Fuller Fig, and a pack of Tatcha Aburatorgami Japanese beauty papers. I don’t have all of my summer touch up items in my bag yet, but I am working on it.

AbigailOD Avatar

My few regulars are Spiked eyebrow pencil (if and when my brow gelcreme wears off), Starbucks napkins (amazing for emergency blotting!), lipbalm, 2-3 makeup remover wipes, hairspray and perfume – and whichever lipstick of the day is.

chris Avatar

MFU HD Foundation 177
Bobbi Brown Concealer
Becca Highlighting Powder in Topaz and Opal
Anastasia Brow Pencil
MAC Clear Brow Gel
Tarte Lights, Camera,,, Mascara
Drew Barrymore Blush Stick
NYX Waterproof Eye Liner or Stila Liner
Lips – it varies by day

CKG Avatar

I always carry my moisturizer, my MAC SF compact (even though I hardly use it I always carry it, even if it’s just for the mirror), Rimmel Tiramisu liner (probably because I was going through a trying-to-make-some-nude-lipstick-work phase) and a nude lipstick like Aishwarya Rai’s Loreal lipstick, MAC Touch or now Dior Esquisse.
I add eyeshadow or blush or eyeliner or a particular lipstick depending on what I might want to use that day, if I want to use anything at all. Friday was just MAC Ocean City, which I finally received and Burberry Golden Peach, which actually looked a bit sweet together.
I don’t use mascara much but I’m kinda checking around for a new one to try. I didn’t like the last natural/organic one I tried at all! I should just get a clear one because they tend to touch under br brows and leave little black dots

Nicole Avatar

Like always several lipprducts: Neutrogena lip care, Clinque Chubby Stick in Heaping Hazlenut und Mighty Mimosa, Laura Mercier Lipgloss in Babydoll, Shu Uemura Lipstick (can’t remember the number).

Sarah Avatar

Oh gosh, I don’t want to admit this!

-MAC Pressed Blot Powder
-MAC lip glosses in Cultured & Baby Sparks
-Julep lip gloss
-Ulta lip gloss
-moisturizing Chapstick
-L’Occitane Shea butter balm
-L’Occitane Shea butter Chapstick
-Benefit Bad Gal mascara
-Benefit Gimme Brow
-Anastasia clear brow gel
-mini tweezers
-Soap & Glory Hand Food
-L’Occitane Shea butter hand cream
-MAC Pink Plaid lipstick

I *think* that’s it! but I could be wrong. There might be more.

Nikki J Avatar

I keep a makeup bag with my favorite/most used products readily available. My bag has the following:
Carmex lip balm
Monistat Anti-Chafing Gel (used as face primer)
Sephora Microsmooth Powder Foundation
NYX Single Eyeshadow in Black
Urban Decay 24/7 Double Liner in Zero/Whiskey
La Femme Blush Palette
MUFE Mist & Fix Spray
MAC Spice Lipglass

Hannah Avatar

-YSL Bleus Lumieres palette
-Shiseido natural concealer
-Collistar Biscotto bronzing powder
-L’Oreal voluminous mascara
-Chantecaille brilliant gloss in Myrth
-Chanel Teheran lipstick
-MAC Shangai Spice lipstick
-PUPA miss pupa #601 and #402 lipsticks

kurohana Avatar

fresh sugar lip balm in honey, lypsyl lip protectant, cocoa butter Vaseline lip therapy, Vaseline advanced formula lip therapy, em cosmetics lip balm in sorbet, the body shop cocoa butter lip care stick, and dermstore lip quench moisture infused lip treatment. i have chronic dry lips and i drink 4-5 liters of water day.

Emilie Avatar

Buxom Full On Lip Polish in “Dolly”, Burt’s Bees tinted lip balm in “Rose”, Elemental Herbs All Good Lip Tint in “Maroon Creek”, EOS Lip Balm, and Palladio oil blotting tissues. Those lip products pretty much stay in my bag permanently, I use them all the time!

Leticia Avatar

Clinique Double Face Powder in Matte Neutral, Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss in Apricot and Ginger and Cream Shaper for Eyes in Starry Plum; Neutrogena Intense Repair Lip Balm, Blistex lip balm, Too Faced La Creme LS in Spice Spice Baby, MAC LG in Pret-a-Papier,Lancome Effacernes Concealer in Beige Pastel, Maybelline Lumitouch Highlighting Concealer, Dermablend Stick Corrector, Sephora Retractable Eyeliner in Matte brown/Black, MAC Pearlglide in Blackline, MUFE Crayon Khol in 01, a lip brush and eyedrops…..I should take some things out.

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