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Monday, November 8, 2010

What's in your makeup bag?

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What are your basic essentials in your makeup bag?

I love doing the "What's in your makeup bag?" segments, it's always interesting to see the progressive change of your "must haves" and their transition to other items or brands. Some of my friends already know I am a pretty organized person and have this insatiable need to have basic essentials on me at all times because I fear a moment where I actually am in need of something (like a toothbrush) and it'll bother me not to have them in my possession. But it always works out when my friends are in need of something because I always have it handy!

So I thought id post what's in my makeup bag, what I call my mini "survival kit" in my purse. How did I figure out what I would need? I simply asked myself if I were to not have the comfort of my home and all my things, and had to go somewhere on a whim after work, what would I need to get by to 'spruce' myself up in a jam?

I corresponded each item with a number in the pic below and listed a description for each item/number below to see what is what and why it's essential in my bag. I am also a gal on the go, so in additional to my makeup bag, I have a travel kit that just has toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss, q-tips, makeup remover, Cortisone (my skin is sensitive and is always itchy), and a mini tinted moisturizer which believe it or not has come to the rescue numerous times when I am crashing at my girlfriend's house.


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What's in my makeup bag (forgot to add my blush in this kit "Warm Soul"):

1.) My Harajuku girls organizer makeup bag from Sephora
2.) My Carmex lip balm and my Visine eye drops since I can't live without chapstick and eye drops because my eyes get irritated so easily from dust and allergies.
3.) UD eyeliners in "Rockstar" and "Bourbon"- I wanted two eyeliners that can go with pretty much any look, "Rockstar" is a nice deep dark purple with a hint of shimmer which is great for smokey looks, and "Bourbon" is a nice balance for neutral looks since it's a nice soft brown with shimmer. MAC lip liner in "Oak" is a nice soft natural brown which is a nice addition to my makeup bag to perfect the pout. MAC technakohl eyeliner in "Graphblack", sometimes I will use this over the Fluidline or liquid eyeliners because it's fast, easy, and less messy.
4.) Sonia Kushuk dual sharpener
5.) MAC Lipglasses in "Splashing" and "Molto-Bene"- Figured it was nice to have a pink lipglass and a neutral brown lipglass to complement most looks. Clinique mini mascara in Black and MAC Liquid Eyeliner in "Boot Black".
6.) MAC quad e/s palette: Bisque, Orb, Satin Taupe, and Motif. Just simple basic eyeshadows I always use on a daily basis. I added Satin Taupe because it's a nice brown color and I can definitely turn it into a smokey eye for an evening look.
7.) MAC Sheer Pressed Powder in NC35- I love this powder to softly get rid of shinyness and since it's a sheer powder it has the perfect amount of color for touch-ups without looking overdone and freshens up a look, as oppose to the blot powders that have no color.
8.) Sonia Kushuk Retractable Blush Brush- Great for applying blush or mineral foundation. MAC Studio Stick Foundation in NC30, I actually just recently added this to my makeup bag because at times I like to alternate and maybe use this on days when I don't really want to do a full face but just dabs of this and spread with a sponge and you're gold!
9.) Revlon Lash Adhesive- Because you never know when you're gonna need to touch up the glue on your falsies after a long night of dancing, or if you're gf needs some glue. MAC makeup remover tips for cleaning up eyeliner or eyeshadow in hard to reach places.
10.) Boscia oil blotting sheets from Sephora to combat shinyness and oil.

Travel Kit (flower pouch I got as free gift from Sephora)

14 comments

Leslie said...

The flower pouch is adorable. I have to have lipgloss/balm and mascara in my bag always - my bare necessities :)

Georgia said...

great post i love reading these. I carry a travel kit aswell. Glad I am not the only one

Jenni said...

thanks for sharing these useful tips! am going to look at MAC"s pressed powder now (was thinking of getting blot powder at first)

AskMeWhats said...

Love "what's in your bag" nessa!!!! :) So neat and cute pouch!

Anonymous said...

OMG!!! Where have I been!! Your back!!!!!! LOL!!! Welcome back!!!! Good to see your doing a lot of post!!!

charmed-chick said...

Great post <3

Arezu said...

I love that Harajuku make-up bag! I keep eyeing it on the Sephora website.

I love that you carry the essentials. I don't go out much, so I don't carry anything really in my make-up bag. Also because I don't touch up my make-up during the day either.

I love your travel kit idea though, that's a good thing to have in those special circumstances that like to pop up.

Unknown said...

Satin Taupe is my go-to everyday eyeshadow! I do need to purchase another one soon though since I have hit pan on it. I carry lip balm, lipstick and lipglass in my purse everyday since I only retouch the lips.

ARES said...

i love the Harajuku makeup baggie!! i saw that one on Sephora.com but i bought the Harajuku Brush case instead and i love it!!

im so glad your back to blogging. i've missed reading your post.

Unknown said...

I got that flower pouch too :)

Toni Tralala said...

Oh my gosh! That's a lot! :) I have the same MAC palette, by the way. :)

tanvilovesmac said...

Will definately get myself one of those harajuku lovers bag. So cute!

On the go, I don't really carry much makeup. What I carry, pretty much, is:
-MAC sheer powder
-Mascara
-Victoria's Secret lip balm
-Smashbox sheer powder (translucent)
-MAC or YSL lipgloss
..and that's about it! No touch-ups for me really. LOL =P

for the love of beauty by lara said...

You're back!!!! Welcome back! :)

yummy411 said...

hey mamacita!!! we missed you! so glad you're back in action! look forward to more posts! love ya girlie!

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