My makeup bag which establishes residency in my purse included about 14 lip things--pencils, glosses and lipsticks, one eye cream, one eye liner, and a concealer. Not so balanced, right? My argument is that I don't like to be on top of my purse to such an all-the-time degree. I only switch up my situation every few weeks, so I wind up accumulating all manner of options I may want to go with my various looks, moods and outfits. I don't want to be on a date suddenly and only have two lip accoutrements on my person, none of them being THE lipstick. I'd totally pull a Lisa Houseman ("Where is my beige. Iridescent. Lipstick!") But I'd been carrying around enough lipstick to give myself scoliosis.
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Raychel advises that when managing your own makeup bag clean-out, start by assessing what you can't live without. Then, acknowledge we're all drawn to the same color--and you blink and suddenly you've got a full drawer of them. For me, that's a sheer red situation. I had about five. We pulled out the stunt doubles. She also mentioned you really only need one mascara, which you should replace every couple months. Then, she advised I carry a mini foundation and a cream blush for touch-ups. I scored the super creamy and luxe La Prairie Cellular Radiance Cream Blush ($70 at nordstrom.com). Why I rely only on only my lips to be reapplied, I have no idea. It's straight up irresponsible of me! By 2pm, my cheeks are DEFINITELY fading like a flower, to quote the sage musical stylings of Roxette. This translucent blush provides a subtle near-sunburnt glow, which makes me look healthfully beachy.
With my far more balanced bag, I'm much better prepared for on-the-fly plans. Tell me: What's in your in-purse makeup bag?
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You're so right, my makeup bag is full of stuff I hardly ever use! Why do we do this to ourselves?
ReplyDeleteI actually JUST cleaned out my purse and found ELEVEN lip products... ridic! Eliminated several and now I'm toting a Mineralize Skin Finish Natural to zap mid-day shine, NARS Turkish Delight, MAC Creme Cup, MUFE Smoky Lash, and another Min. Skin Fin. Natural in Give me Sun!. Feeling much more well rounded!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
ReplyDeleteI have a small MAC bag which I take whenever I leave the house. It contains:
- Oil blotting sheets
- Comb
- Eye drops
- Sample-sized tube of moisturiser
- Face powder compact
- Bronzer compact
- Lip moisturiser
- Mini Bobbi Brown blush brush
- Bobbi Brown Face Touch-up stick
Every day I update this to include whichever blush and lip product I am wearing that day. I am very strict about removing the products I have used the day before, otherwise I would end up carrying an awful lot around!
@glambr and @miss_violet good suggestions! I'm actually creating a separate makeup bag to keep at my desk at work. Any other beauty (hair/makeup) items you think I need to have to touch up during the day and transition to evening?
ReplyDeleteI've started carrying just the basics with me like lip gloss and chap stick. Whatever I apply for my look of the day will just have to stay put!
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Grrrrl! Small evening bag! On island of Manhatten uws! Please! Lol! Impossible feat nightly....I choose gloss over keys n make conceirge give me loaner key. GLoss girl over house keys!
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