FBFF: What’s in My Bag

A new visual thing is going on with FBFF these days, to be hosted by members on the Fridays that we don’t do questions any more. The first one is What’s in My Bag hosted by A Pretty Nest. 

I can’t remember ever doing a what’s in my bag before (I know, right? Have I been living under a rock?) so this one was super fun for me!

I’ve been carrying this bag a lot lately because the color feels bright and summery to me, and I like carrying a lighter bag during hot weather. I try not to carry around my computer or camera. Something about a heavy bag seems to weigh me down during the summer– especially on 103 degree days.

I travel pretty light when I carry the yellow bag. I love that it has so many pockets and compartments inside so I can organize things. I don’t carry any of these books around, I just thought they made good props for the photos and they’re my collection of fashion and photography books (The Sartorialist is underneath my sunglasses and phone). So what’s in my bag?

  • Make Up For Ever bag with oil blotters, eye drops, and other miscellaneous and boring things
  • Small gold Hanae Mori wallet that I got it while studying abroad in Japan
  • MetroCard, very important, need that to get around
  • Old Coach outlet sunglasses that I can barely see out of any more, so many scratches but they’re my favorite
  • Vitamin C drops from Target that practically count as a fourth meal (so many germs in New York)
  • iPhone 3GS that I barely even use for calls any more, over half the apps are social networking types
  • Laura Mercier lipstick in Hibiscus Bloom and Secret Camouflage compact, two summer staples for touch ups
  • Make Up For Ever Aqua Lip in 16C has great staying power (waterproof!), all the Aqua Lip colors do
  • NARS lip gloss in Moon Fleet which I mostly use over the Aqua Lip pencil
  • Burt’s Bees pomegranate, I never go anywhere without it
  • Little J.Crew barrette of some kind (currently leopard) for hair emergencies

Sometimes I carry a little more, sometimes I carry a little less. But I’ve been guilty of carrying around at least four different things for my lips every since I started carrying a bag around all the time when I was eleven or twelve. I can never remember what lip gloss I have in the bag and am constantly tossing in more. I’ve gotten better now that I started carrying around the little clear Make Up For Ever bag… that I just got at Sephora like last week.

Hope you liked seeing my little collection of things! See what everyone else carries around at A Pretty Nest.

Comments

  1. says

    I must say that I absolutely love that middle photo … particularly the fact that you have “Influence.” I need to get that book (maybe for my upcoming birthday??). And you already know how much I LOVE that yellow bag; I’m glad you bought that one instead of the pink … even though I initially voted for the pink.

    • says

      Influence is a pretty cool book.  I think I got mine with a Barnes and Noble 20% off last year so it was a good buy. 

      I would have so gotten the pink bag if I didn’t think I was totally ridiculous for buying two… but people in front of me in line at the sale definitely walked out with 5+! 

  2. Anonymous says

    Thanks for sharing ! I’m drooling over that bag, I wanted a MAC Clutch for a while and I’m currently saving to get one ! I just hope my big wallet will fit inside.

    Thanks for playing !

    • says

      If your wallet is on the thinner side it will definitely fit. However if it’s one of the trifold ones that’s more than 2 inches thick then things get squishy. I got this bag at the RM sample sale in New York for like 40% off but it was included in the online sale like a month later for the same price– I think that’s the best time to get a MAC because they sell out so fast during department store sales!