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What beauty products are in your purse right now?

What beauty products are in your purse right now? Inquiring minds want to know!

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Nikki C Avatar

mac sheer pressed powder in nc35
mac lipglass in 2n
mac plushglass in fulfilled
shu uemura eyelash curler
mini chanel inimitable mascara
hello kitty blotting tissues
mac lipstick in dressmaker, dressmaker
sephora ultra shine lipgloss in 20
mac tinted lip conditioner in feelin’ good
it’s kinda alot but it all fits in a tiny cosmetics bag

Christine Avatar

smashbox camera ready concealer
sephora volume mascara (a sampler)
avon anew black liner
victoria’s secret beauty rush lip gloss in honey do
clean and clear blot sheets
mac smolder eye pencil

just the essentials… i just put things in my purse that are i’m gonna need for touching up. i’m not the kind to take eyeshadows and blush and the whole 9 yards.
🙂

xMissxAndristx Avatar

I just took my h-ween makeup out of my bag, so all that’s left is my usual stuff… Urban Decay de-slick powder and UD lip junkie in Naked.

Jessica Avatar

– L’Occitane Cherry blossom handcream
-Stage wondergloss lipgloss in 08 Narcissus
– Clean & clear oil control film
– DKNY Be Delicious perfume ( i transfer it into a small perfume vial)

Carrie Ann Avatar

Stila Lip Glaze in Pon Pon Gerbera, Benefit Benetint Lip Balm, MAC Tinted Lip Conditioner in Close for Comfort, and an expired lip balm from Bath & Body Works that I really should throw away.

Rosanna Avatar

Let’s see I always have:

Shu Uemura Lash Curler
Maybelline Full n’Soft Mascara waterproof
NARS stick Concealer “Custard”
Quo Blush Brush
NARS Blush (I switch out different colours, primarily it’s been Sin though)

chetali Avatar

marks and spencer juicy tube – got it as a gift .. part of a git set .. but love the colour !
bodyshop lip balm in strawberry
mac natural msf in medium dark
mac kabuki 182
maybelline waterproof mascara
mac power point eyeliner in black colour (dont remember the name)

J Avatar

My purse is more like an overnight bag, so:

Korres Blush in Natural
Laura Mercier Secret Concealer
Mini-mascaras from Sephora
Shimmery white Sephora eyeshadow I got as a gift
Drugstore (Maybelline, I think) palette that has a taupe shade that’s perfect for my eyebrows
MAC TLC in Perfect Plum
MAC Lipstick in Lady Bug
Mini blush brush, mini eyeshadow and concealer brushes, and an angled brush for my eyebrows
Pressed translucent powder compact (to set, and to use as a mirror)

🙂 That’s it!

Chester Avatar

In my purse is my touch-up makeup bag, which contains:

MAC blot powder in Medium
MAC beauty powder in Shell Pearl
u|m|a Oil Remove Paper
MAC eye kohl in Feline
Artistry concealer in Medium
Lipsmacker in Cherry Coke
MAC lipstick in Viva Glam V

and other necessary stuff a woman might need throughout the day 😉

Nicole Avatar

In my pusre are MAC Blot Powder, NARS Orgasm lipgloss, YSL Tea Rose & Rouge Volupte Nr. 2, MAC Dazzleglass Babysparks and MAC Viva Glam Cindy.

Inga Avatar

MAC Lipstick in Syrup
Labello lipbalm
MAC Tendertone in Tender Baby
Maybelline powder
MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer in NW20
Gosh Lipgloss in 68

Diana Avatar

Chanel No. 19 in a minature atomiser, Guerlain Rouge G de Guerlain Grenat, NARS Afghan Red, Utowa Beige 43, Chanel Rouge Coco Mademoiselle, Ellis Faas Eyelight E301.

tehteh Avatar

It’s kind of obscene how much stuff I have in there…2 lipbalms (one with shine and another without), my old Yves-Rocher volume mascara, MAC Thrills Lipstick and an orange lipgloss from back when Zara sold makeup…

Svetlana Avatar

-MAC Blotting powder
-MAC 129SH brush
-Estee Lauder Signature lipstick in Rose Amethyst
-Sephora mini lip pencil in 16 (Royal rose)
-MAC lipglassin English Accents
-MAC 316 brush
-Kiko cosmetics Blotting papers (yeah yeah I know I have a blotting powder too lol).

ledonatella Avatar

I do my makeup before I leave the house and then I carry some mini sizes with me for touchups….MAC Blot Powder, UD mini Zero liner, Mini Clinique High Impact mascara, Aveda Uruku lipgloss in Peony, MAC Conceler in the pot NW25, MAC lipliner in Soar, Aveda mini lip shine in Golden Prism, a mini Clinique blush

Lauren Avatar

MAC l/s in Lazy Day
MAC l/s in Innocence, Beware
MAC l/s in Ever Hip (currently on my lips)
-NIVEA glamour gloss/dry lip stuff
-Bad Gal Mascara in brown for work

natalia Avatar

MAC Blot Powder
Viva Glam V lipglass
Explicit lipglass
Revlon lipgloss in Peach Petal
MAC Lip conditioner w/ SPF15
Dior smoothing lip polish in 001
My fav lipstick in a dc’d shade Honey Drizzle by Revlon
Flawless face brush by BE

coco72 Avatar

Blotting papers
A 5X mirror
MAC Tinted Lips Conditioner in Popster (hello Kitty collection)
a Tweezerman slant
Urban Decay glide-on eye pencil in Zero
a Sample-size of MAC Fix+
MAC pressed blot in Medium Dark
MAC lipstick in Violetta
a hair clip

Ann Avatar

Lipstick Queen Saint Nude lipstick (gorgeous everyday lipstick)
Bobbi Brown blemish concealer (mini stick concealer)
Smith’s Rosebud Salve in Strawberry (not my favorite but fine for carrying around)
Bobbi Brown blotting papers in a small black leather case with mirror

I don’t really bother with any other makeup, but I have random useful items like tissues and a handkerchief, a mini spritzer of perfume, a small comb, advil, gum, mouth spray, pen, pencil, mini notebook, little pieces of candy blah blah blah.

Vanessa Avatar

MAC Studio Fix Powder
Benefit Pore-fessional
MAC Darkly my dear
MAC Strange Potion
Falsies Mascara
Truth and Light
UD Primer Potion
Glamour Doll Eyes tower “Stacey”
NYX Eyebrow cake
PF Shimmer Strips Eyeliner
Eco tools/Sephora/MAC brushes
Duwop Lip Venom

** Poor purse 🙁 (lol i do my makeup on the way to work sooo thats why its all in there)

Katie Avatar

Benefit’s Some Kinda Gorgeous (for touch ups), my sample of MAC Zoomlash — I got one with every purchase when they were available so now I have a bunch for travel. I also take MAC Hue, HK Pretty Baby BP, and a mini Eco Tools Kabuki brush.

Katie Avatar

I forgot to add this: My biggest tip is to take samples when they’re offered to you. Every time I shop online, I grab samples if I can. I know Sephora offers three and Ulta too. Sometimes MAC gives out a sample with EVERY purchase. So, if MAC happens to offer a free sample, make sure you purchase when they have free shipping available. They don’t pair items together. So, if you purchase something, check out, then purchase something else, you’ll get two separate orders and two samples. Most of what’s in my makeup bag are travel sized gems.

Veronica Avatar

Estee Lauder Rose Tea lipstick, Estee Lauder Raspberry Pop Sparkle Pure Color lip gloss, Clinique Pink-a-Boo lipstick, Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in Nearly There and Pink Sand, Sephora Gloss in Rosy Glow and Bronzed Beauty, Juicy Couture Perfume Rollerball, full bottle of Vera Wang Princess perfume and Philosophy Melting Marshmallow lotion. Sometimes I have mascara and a travel size Benefit Some Kind a Gorgeous with me, too!

Amy Avatar

Nestled inside one of my Bare Escentuals makeup bags…
Mac’s Lipglass in “Florabundance”
Mac’s Lipglass in “Polish it up”
Mac’s Lustreglass in “Instant Gold”
Mac’s “Stripdown” lip pencil
NARS “Belle De Jour” lipstick
Lorac’s Multiplex 3-D Lipgloss in “Polished”
Nars “Turkish Delight”
Bare Minerals “7 Layer Cake”
Bare Minerals “Bare Radiance”
Smashbox’s mini Kabuki Brush.

For the record, I typically use just 2-3 of these items daily; (Belle de Jour & Turkish Delight) but one never knows! And this bulging bag is typically why my Blackberry (never locked) speed dials the pizza spot on my Speed Dial…. 🙂

Kelly Avatar

Like way too many lip products, sometimes I change my colors mid-day depending on my mood. So I have: MAC Hue LS, MAC Cut a Caper LS, MAC Lazy Day LS, MAC Faiere Glen LS, MAC Full Fucshia LS, MAC Fellin Good TLC, MAC Cherry Liner, Naked Liner, MAC Wicked Ways LG, MAC Strange Potion LG, NARS Turkish Delight LG, & NARS Chiuhua LG. Oh, and some cuticle oil and a sample of Chanel Chance perfume. Wow, I feel like a crazy person for carrying around all those lippies! A little excessive I know.

Wendy Avatar

Nars Okinawa
MAC Personal Style Eye Kohl
Estee Lauder Double Wear Eyeliner/Onyx
Estee Lauder Double Matte Powder
Maybelline Color Sensation Lipstick in Coral Gleam
Lora Mocktail
Bobbie Brown Shimmerbrick
Tons of Brushes, Sephora Eyeliner Sealer, Maybelline Lipstick Removerm, Estee Lauder Pleasures Delights, Estee Lauder Pure Color Gloss in Clear.

Yes, I carry ALL that crap, every day! LOL

DonnaN Avatar

This is the stuff that keeps PERMANENT residency in my makeup bag, which is ALWAYS in whichever purse I carry:

CG Lashblast Fusion Mascara
FRESH SugarPlum Tinted Lip Treatment SPF 15
Smashbox TOKIDOKI Stellina Mirror
Sephore Healing Eucalyptus Cuticle Oil pen
Burt’s Bees Aloe and Witch Hazel Hand Sanitizer Spray
Arbonne Intelligence Hand Cream
Crest Glid Deep Clean Floss in Cool Mint

once I do my face for the day, I typically add the liner/powder and lip stuff for touchups and then empty it out when I get home and wash my face off for the day.

Michou Avatar

Tube of Eucerin (my hands get soooo bad), Vincent Longo lipgloss in Aurelia, Stila Lip Glaze in Brown Sugar, MUFE Aqua Eyes in Black and Clinique mascara. 🙂

Nicole Avatar

Chanel pressed powder
Dior Lip Glow
Chanel glossimer in Charming
Blotting papers – I think I have only one left! Aaaah!
L’Occitane mini hand cream

Marcela Avatar

i dont carry a makeup bag with me as i have no need to touch up my eye makeup throughout the day (my MAC eyes even last through my 3 mile run at the gym at the end of my work day!). but i do always have a random handful of MAC lipglosses in my purse that i change out every few days to fit my mood.
-MAC Totally It lipglass
-MAC Devilishly Stylish lipglass
-MAC Sinister lipstick
-Mac Money Honey dazzleglass
-Neosporin lip balm

Lee Avatar

Just a MUFE lip liner and a broken MAC Sweetie l/s (I really need to get a new one). I really only carry lip products to touch up at work, my eye and face make-up generally doesn’t need much touching up.

ak Avatar

In my purse/handbag, 15 MAC lipsticks, a MAC Select Moisturecover Concealer (to neutralize pigmentation), six MAC Lip pencils, and one YSL Rouge Pur Couture in Brun Sienne.

Jazz Avatar

Bobbi Brown Creamy Concealer
Mac MSF natural in deep( or dark one of the 2 )
Some co bigelow glosses
Loreal eyeliner
Mac Lipglasses
Tarte Lipgloss
Hair scrunchie
Lotion
Body Spray

iliana Avatar

Revlon Pink About It (Toxic Tale “dupe”!) matte lippie
Revlon Pink In The Afternoon lippie
MAC Ramblin Rose lippie
MAC Hug Me lippie
MAC See Sheer lippie
Nivea Q10 Plus lip balm
Popster TLC
NARS Turkish Delight cream blush
MAC Fleur Power powder blush
MAC Studio Finish concealer
The Body Shop 03 Clover Pink lip liner
MAC 187SE brush

OMG. That’s a lot. I also have a hand cream in my bag somewhere… I love (and cannot live without) huge bags for everyday use. It’s something from college that I never outgrew, because I also always have a planner, sketchbook, mini notebook, pens, medicine kit, digital camera and a spray bottle of isopropyl alcohol in it. WHEW! I wish I could bring only the essentials but I’ve come to think that all of those are “essential”!

Z Avatar

Burt’s Bees lip balm with mango butter
EOS lip balm in mint
Bobbi brown sheer color gloss in Black Chocolate
Burt’s Bees Hand Sanitizer
Auric Blends Egyptian Goddess perfume roll on
Toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss

Linnea Avatar

Jack Black Lip balm, Burt’s Bees Honey Lip Balm, Revlon lipstick(Mauve), as well as Clinique in Extreme pink, Annabelle volume lip gloss. Finally! My clinique breast cancer “key” chain: with 2 glosses and a lipstick. 🙂

(lots of lip products! I like to have choices)

Kaoyee Avatar

Some of you girls have a lot of makeup in your purses!! And I can’t believe I read everyone’s lists. HAHA

I have:
Korres Jasmine Lip Butter
Revlon Color Burst lipstick in Blush
Laura Mercier Secret Camoflauge SC2
LM Matte Translucent Smooth Focus Pressed Setting Powder Shine Control (whew!!! that’s a mouthful!)
Stila Convertible Color in Magnolia
MAC studio touch up stick in NC20
Vaseline Cherry flavor lip therapy balm
a tiny sample sized Benefit some kind a gorgeous foundation
a tiny sample of Benefit PosieTint
ONE coconut lipbalm
L’Oreal HIP jelly balm in Plush

Okay. I digress. I have a lot in my purse too. LOL!

Veronica Avatar

Hard Candy’s Lip Tattoo in Poppy
Hard Candy’s Mouthing Off lip gloss in Gossip
Hard Candy’s Nobody’s Perfect palette (for those emergency touch ups)
and BBW’s Shea Cashmere hand cream

Not much I know, unless I’m running very late to work I leave everything at home.

Veronica Avatar

Oh! Almost forgot the small vial of perfume oil I carry, can’t go anywhere without my Serpent’s Kiss (from the Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab).

Nic Avatar

Way more than usual:
ChapStick
EL AeroMatte pressed powder
MAC Lipgelee in Resort Life
MAC Lipglass in Jampacked
Chanel Glossimer in Mirage
UD lipstick in Sellout
UD 24/7 liner in Zero
Clean & Clear oil absorbing sheets

lazeny Avatar

Chanel Le Crayon Khol in Brun, Guerlain Rouge G in Gaby, Body Shop Lip Butter, Shu Uemura Sheer loose powder, Clean & Clear Oil control film and Hello Kitty unscented wipes.

mally hale Avatar

My 24K gold Hot Lashes eyelash curler~! I love eyelash curlers and they way they make my eyes really POP. I need need a good curler where the curl will last. My favorite is the Hot Lashes heated eyelash curler. It has a sturdy gold curler that fits all my lashes and with heat it makes the curl lasts. It comes with a seperate pink heater thingy that heats just the pad in the curler.
My all time favorite and best out there..Love love..I read reveiws on Amazon.com and they also have a HotLashes website.The rolls royce of curlers..My holy grail..HTH`:)

EfbE_0033 Avatar

in my purse are right now Dior ultrashine 612 lipstick, and MAC suntints “Just a smidge” (I’m really crazy with the scent and taste of this, it reminds me seashore so much, don’t know why !)

Elisabeth Avatar

a MAC studio-fix compact, Victoria’s Secret lip gloss in Pink Lemonade, a body spray of Body by Victoria and lastly, a little tester bottle of Gucci Guilty.

Chris Avatar

I have Korres guava body butter for my hands, Pacifica sandalwood solid perfume, Boscia blotting papers, Crazy Rumours mocha lip balm, and Korres lip gloss in plum. Plus, if there’s something I need to touch up throughout the day, I’ll just throw it in my pocket before I go!

CeeBee Avatar

Anna Sui Lip Rouge V in 360 (bright fuchsia with iridescent blue micro shimmer), DiorKiss Gloss in Snow Cherry, TheBalm Sexy Mama anti-shine powder, Anna Sui concealer stick 02, Philosophy Kiss Me lip balm, a Dior lip brush, Bobbi Brown Rose Lip quad and a mini tube of Dior Ultra Gloss Reflects in 257 Rose Organdi.

Why yes, I do routinely carry around more lip products that any sane person would ever use in a normal day…

Promise Avatar

I have Stila’s lip glaze in Pinkle Twinkle in my pocket now, and in my purse I have many things….
UD lipstick in Naked
Stila Mango lip stain
Hard Candy blush in Honeymoon
A bunch of Avon 24k lipsticks
Korres gold eyeliner
A bunch of Avon mineral lip glosses
MAC lip glass in Lychee Luxe

That’s all that I can remember, I’m sure I have more!! 😀

Nadia Avatar

MAC Sandy B l/s, Love Nectar l/g, UD Zero, Soft Lips French Vanilla, MAC sharpener, Sephora glass nail file, MAC mineralize skin finish natural, disposable mascara wand, Sephora natural blush brush (I.T. collection), MAC honey skin salve, True Blue Spa Shea Cashmere hand cream.

Quennie Avatar

Ooh!I have the ff in my makeup bag:

– Benefit I Think I Love You lipstick;
– Smashbox Captivating lipstick;
– Smashbox Sublime lipstick;
– MAC Boy Bait Cremesheen Glass;
– Stila Plum Lip Glaze;
– MAC Love Nectar Lustreglass;
– MAC Petals & Peacocks lipstick;
– Peter Thomas Roth Instant Mineral SPF 30;
– Dior J’adore perfume

Jaime Avatar

Ugh. I just had my bag stolen, and the only thing I was upset about losing was the makeup bag inside it! It had:

– MAC Cruella De Vil red lipstick (Heartless?)
– MAC Currant lip liner
– MAC Prep and Prime lip
– MAC Moisturecover Concealer
– MAC Plushlash mascara
– Blot film
– LUSH Maple Taffy lip balm

Sigh! Makeup bag, I miss you. Come home!

Cathy Avatar

Clean and Clear Blotting Film,BE Buxom Lip Gloss in Sandy,L’Oreal In the Buff lipstick,Milani HD Concealer in Light,Benefit High Beam,Benefit Moon Beam,the Maybelline Brow Definer in Medium Brown,Revlon Colorstay Lip Liner in Natural,two roll on perfumes in Lovely and Falling in Love,Physicians Formula Powder Foundation SPF 50 and a small kabuki brush.

lisa Avatar

Mac blot powder in medium
Mac lipgloss in underage
A miniature bottle of chanel coco mademoiselle
A small tin of l’occitane shea butter.
sonia kashuk oil blotting papers

Hannah Avatar

I have…

– Mini Benefit Erase Paste
– MAC Dipdown Fluidline and 263 brush
– YSL Faux Cils Mascara
– Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment
– MAC California Dreamin’ Lipstick
– Some NARS blush..think it may be Amour? I can’t remember

Yumi Avatar

Using my bigger purse today, usually I just have 2 lipsticks (Creme d’Nude and Blankety), 1 gloss (MAC On the Scene) and blot paper, but today on top of that, I have makeup removal wipes, MAC tinted moisturizer/prep+prime face protect SPF 50/Matte cream, NARS Orgasm, a small blush brush, and Amazing Concealer because I had to be ready to throw on a full face after visiting the salon! Yes…somehow it all fit, though my little makeup bag was a bit full.

Karen Avatar

In my small crossbody bag with my billfold and car keys, I have my Bobbi Brown City Lights Lip Palette and my MAC Viva Glam Passionately Red lip palette. My lipstick will be in my pocket or on my desk and in my tote bag that goes to work with me is a cosmetic bag of about 20+ lip glosses and another cosmetic bag with some mineral veil, some BE foundation, a neutral eyeliner, lipliner, blush, and a black mascara. And a Laura Geller collapsable brush.

Mar Avatar

Chanel Rouge Allure Laque in ‘Dragon’, a Korres lipstick in ‘Nude’, Maybelline Superstay 24hrs concealer in ‘Light Beige’, lipbalm, a brown eye pencil, Garnier hand cream and blotting sheets.

Tina Avatar

VS lipstick in Be Mine, MAC Beurre creamstick liner, MAC pressed powder NC15, L’oreal Infallible eyeliner, Dior eyelash maximizer, MAC lipsticks in Sweetie and Lovelorn, MAC dazzleglass in Roman Holiday

Laura Avatar

bare Escentuals Warmth BLUSH/BRONZER
bare Escentuals little Bunny lipgloss
Maybelline’s Last Stiletto Vloume mascara
a brown eye pencil,
Wet’n Wild Mega Eyes trio palette
and that’s all, don’t want to take too much ^^

Lissa Avatar

Product W****!!!!

Maybelline double ended concealer-highlighter light
sample jar (I refill) of foundation (MAC SS NW15)
mini Buxom lash
foldable Revlon lash curler (can’t find a new one!!!)
lipliner
mini Buxom Eva
Korres mango natural purple
sephora retractable shadow brush
major tip–use small recloseable plastic pill packets to hold cosmetics: 3 shades of BE eyeshadow plus a brown for brows
folded Ponds facewipes
sample tubes of caudalie moisturizer, and EL serum and eye cream
sample packets of eye and face primer
UD mineral powder in illusion for fast foundation or fast as just powder
folding hairbrush

a lot but if I have to rush out I can do my whole face and it’s actually pretty compact I <3 samples and the refillable sample jars (MAC and EL are best)

adele Avatar

MAC msf natural in light/medium
Too Faced retractable kabuki brush
MAC blush in Peaches
Sephora retractable blush brush
Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light Bisque
Dior Diorshow Blackout
Stila Kajal eyeliner in Onyx
YSL Tea Rose l/s
YSL Frozen Mango Pur Shine l/s
MAC Viva Glam Gaga l/s

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