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Temptalia Asks You - What makeup do you have stashed in your purse right now?

What makeup do you have stashed in your purse right now? Women are notorious for carrying more in than purse than need, and it got me to wonder just how much makeup are we keeping in our little (okay, big) bags?

Me? I hardly carry makeup with me, other than the lipstick/lipglass I used for the look of that day. I think all I have in my purse is Lil’ Sizzler lip gelee! So I think I might defy the norm in this respect.

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Tiffany Avatar

I have now in my bag is the C7 studiofix, nightmoth lip pencil and chestnut lip pencil, viva glam ll,atmospheric lip glass, instant gold lip glass, jellybabe lip gelee, and my bronze powder.

Belle Avatar

I usually keep oil blotting sheets and studio fix powder and either a lipglass or lipstick sometimes both but I find that I never end up using anything except my lipglass lol but I like to keep the sheets and powder in there you know just in case! I think I’m comforted knowing that it’s there if I need it.

Rabi Avatar

Right now, my makeup bag has Lipgelees in Amber Russe, Saplicious,Jellylicious and Who’s that lady, Lipglasses in Bazaarish, Pink Grapefruit, Pop Mode, Bare Truth, Flashtronic, Pink Clash, Viva Glam VI,Synched Up, Boundless, and Wondershine, Plushglass in Ample Pink, and Lipstick in Viva Glam V!, Barely Lit, and Rubia. I also have Christian Dior Gloss in 117, Stila Lip Glaze in Vanilla, and Sephora maniac Liner in 06. I have a serious gloss jones! I also carry Benefit concealer, Urban Decay 24 hours liner in Zero, and Clean and Clear Oil papers.

Fie Avatar

Hmm…I don’t usually carry makeup around with me. And probably just like you, I bring around the lipgloss/lipstick color I’m wearing on that day. But most of the time I’m lazy I just bring my Purring Tendertone around cos I loves it. 😛

Karen Avatar

Viva Glam Holiday 2007 Lip Palette
Fashion Pack Lip Glass
Clear Lip Glass
Flattering Mattene Lip Stick
Mellow Flame Lipstick
316 Lipbrush
Shiseido blotting papers

Holy shizz, I just realized I’ve been carrying this around with me for the last TWO WEEKS.

(And there is currently more makeup on my desk, surrounding my keyboard ad my coffee cup.)

Vanessa Avatar

I have the kitchen sink with me today, all crammed into a lovely metallic Sephora makeup bag. Not alot of MAC this time! Bare Minerals face paraphernalia, Diorshow, Benefit Get Bent, NARS Orgasm, Sephora 8-pan eyeshadow palette, assorted MAC & BM brushes, MAC blushes Peaches & Cheek, MAC Blitz & Glitz, an Olive Eye Pencil (great for almost any brow if applied lightly) Alison Raffaele Soft Gloss in Polished, Clinque Black Honey, a mini Lancome eyeshadow quad that has a muted golden brown eyeshadow that I love, Benefit lipstick in Good-to-Go, MAC Clear brow gel, Victoria’ Secret Eyeshadow in Gratify, Dior Gloss in Jersey Girl (which compliments none of the other makeup I have with me!), and some Bourgois lip gloss I got as gratis that’s far too metallic and shimmery for my liking.

glamqueen Avatar

This is the confessions of another lipglossaddict: Nouba Sweet Kiss no16, MAC Power Supply plushglass, LeClerc 05 Fraise, Kiehl’s Berry 1851, FACE Stockholm Rose, l’Occitane Lip Balm, and the lipsticks are: MAC Mellow Flame, MAC House Wine, Shiseido Bordeaux. Further a small and handy test of Helena Rubinsteins Magic Concealer. What if I suddently get the urge to change lipcolour?;)

Kyle Avatar

POWDER:
1. Chanel Poudre Universelle Compacte in 40 Dore
MOISTURIZER:
2. Mini Borghese Crema Straordinaria SPF 25
3. Mini La Prairie Cellular Time RElease Moisturizer
LIP BALM:
4. Burt’s Bees Beeswax Lip Balm
5. Soft Lips SPF 20 Vanilla
FOUNDATION:
6. Mini Bobbi Brown Foundation Stick in Natural
LIPSTICK:
7. Revlon Colorstay Lipcolor in Fabulous Fig
8. MAC Lipstick in Sparks Can Fly
9. MAC Mattene Lipstick in Composure
10. Mini Bobbi Brown Lip Color in Slopes
11. Cargo Plant Love Lipstick in Yellowstone
LIP GLOSS:
12. Lancome Baume Baiser
13. Chanel Glossimer in Summer Plum
14. MAC Lip Gloss in Flashtronic
15. MAC Lip Gloss in Illicit
16. Smashbox for Tokidoki Lip Gloss in Dolcissima

Wow, I carry around a lotta crap in my purse.

Carrie Avatar

Right now I have:

1. Philosophy the Supernatural mineral foundation (for easy face touchups)
2. Lancome l/s in Pale Lip
3. Lipglass in Fashion Pack (gorgeous over Pale Lip)
4. Tendertones in Warm Smile

More than I thought!

IxLovexMAC Avatar

VG Palette 2007
MAC Smolder
Diorshow Mascara
Estee Lauder Lash Primer
Victoria’s Secret Very Sexy Mini Perfume Bottle
Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Nutmeg
Rosebud Salve
Burt’s Bees Reg. Lip Balm
MAC MSF Natural in Light
Moisturizer

Jacqueline Avatar

Not very much today…
Cover Girl Volume Exact and Lash Exact, both in black
Cover Girl eyelash curler
Sonia Kashnuk barely there loose powder in naked
Bare Escentuals powder brush
OPI LipSheers in SheerMagic
That’s it! Wow. Reality check!

Madeleine Avatar

Lipsticks change as outfits change.Meaning on daily basis.
Today:
MAC Honeyflower lipstick
MAC Soft Lust lipstick
MAC Fast Lane lipstick
MAC lipgloss in Nymphette
MAC lipgloss in Lull
MAC Slimshine in Gaily
MAC Slimshine in Long Stem Rose
MAC lipliners in:Spice,Whirl, and Subculture
and lip brush and so called line softener.

It certainly seems like a lot,but everything fits in a little flatbag.

Megan Avatar

MAC Sparks fly and Lancome juicy tube (forgot the name it’s a light pink with glitters)
Nars Orgasm or Torrid blush
Lola pressed powder
MAC powerpoint in Buried Treasure
Eyelash curler
Carmex

Courtney Avatar

All I carry is Jellybabe lipgelee (it’s really neutral on me so it goes with whatever look I wear) and a trial size mascara (I have super blond lashes, so I always need a mascara just in case!)

If I am going somehwere nice (a wedding, party, etc) I will also bring along some coverup and whatever lipstick/lipgloss I’m wearing.

Janis Avatar

I don’t bring any make-up at all in my purse except lip balm….but if I go to parties I usually just bring the lipstick I’m wearing for touch ups 🙂

Audrey Avatar

I have a HUGE, HUGE purse so theres a ton of makeup in it in various locations- pockets, zippered sections and 2 makeup bags. But here goes:
MAC lipsticks: viva glam v, love,henri, roleplay, frenzy, plum dandy, sunmetal.
MAC lipglasses:pinkular, adventuresome, malibu barbie, viva glam v, pink clash, sex ray.
Chanel: christalle gloss in #16, mini gloss in a shade i forgot the name of (ruby red w/gold sparkles), and mini lipstick in java.
bobbi brown posey shimmer lip tint mini, co bigelo liptint#1139, urban decay big fatty lip plumper mini, ulta dark brown eyeliner pencil, bobbi brown mini everything mascara, a small jar of my bare escentuals makeup, mac mini concealor brush, mac patternmaker 3 tan lips palette and smiths rosebud salve tin. thats all- PHEW!! 🙂

Hannika Avatar

wow. you guys must have big bags lol. i just have a small makeup case with the following

– mac studio fix
– mac pressed blotting powder
– (right now) my MAC customized quad containing my present makeup in Sumptuous Olive, green smoke and black tied (for an easy evening look)
– vaseline lip therapy
– MAC Shush Tendertone Lip Balm spf 12
– MAC barely lit lipstick
– MAC bare truth lipglass
– elf eye shadow regular brush
– MAC 266 angle brush
– contact solution eye drops
– extra hairpins

Chyla Avatar

Since I usually go all out with my make-up during the weekends and not-so-much during the week, my bag is relatively light when it comes to make-up. I have a travel-size make-up bag (that I got from MAC because it was sold with a brush set :D) that usually contains the following:

-MAC Tendertones in Shush!
-MAC Moonbathe Lipglass in Moonbathe
-MAC 3D Glass in Synched Up
-Benefit Dr. Feelgood Lipscription Duo (Buffing Lip Beads & Silky Lip Balm)
-Clean & Clear Persa-Gel 10
-Bath & Body Works travel-size Anti-Bacterial Moisturizing Hand Lotion (this month’s scent is Midnight Pomegranate)
-compact mirror
-dental floss

nicole Avatar

School ended, but I usually carry around:
MAC Studio Fix Powder Foundation
MAC Dame Blush
MAC Bare Lipstick
MAC Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Engraved (must!!!)
and some Clean and Clear blotting sheets I keep it all in a little pencil case 😀

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