Bag/Purse Essentials

LadyMorticia

I apologise if there is already a thread like this.

I just recently bought a new bag and I'd like to put things in it (aside from phone, wallet etc) that could prove handy for various situations.

What sort of essential things do you have in your bag/purse? I'm sorry if that's a personal question.:o You don't have to say any embarrassing things you have in there.

Thank you in advance.

x

pavlovs_dog

in my school bag i have a small make up bag which contains my 'survival kit'.

it contains

*plasters
*safety pins (eg for if a button comes off of a shirt)
*paracetamol
*lemsip sachet
*cold and flu tablets
*kirby (hair) grips
*mini hair brush
*hair band
*sanitary pad
*panty liner
*mini tampons
*tissues
*compact mirror
*mini deodorant (for those very stressful and therefore sweaty days)
*hand sanitizer gel
*mini travel toothbrush and toothpaste

it all fits in one small side pocket of my satchel, and has come in handy many a time!


for my main handbag i'm starting something similar but on a smaller scale. I have a small pencil case from muji which i keep the handbag essentials in, so that when i swap bags i don't hav to root around retrieving things from various pockets. at the moment it contains

*compact mirror
*tissues
*mints and gum
*tampons
*vaseline

it's fab reaching into my bag and knowing exactly where i will find the above, instead of rooting around for hours and hours!

LadyMorticia

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

in my school bag i have a small make up bag which contains my 'survival kit'.

it contains

*plasters
*safety pins (eg for if a button comes off of a shirt)
*paracetamol
*lemsip sachet
*cold and flu tablets
*kirby (hair) grips
*mini hair brush
*hair band
*sanitary pad
*panty liner
*mini tampons
*tissues
*compact mirror
*mini deodorant (for those very stressful and therefore sweaty days)
*hand sanitizer gel
*mini travel toothbrush and toothpaste

it all fits in one small side pocket of my satchel, and has come in handy many a time!


for my main handbag i'm starting something similar but on a smaller scale. I have a small pencil case from muji which i keep the handbag essentials in, so that when i swap bags i don't hav to root around retrieving things from various pockets. at the moment it contains

*compact mirror
*tissues
*mints and gum
*tampons
*vaseline

it's fab reaching into my bag and knowing exactly where i will find the above, instead of rooting around for hours and hours!

That definitely sounds organised! I think I may do something like that. It's annoying having to spend ages rooting around for loose things in my bag underneath everything else!

nikki2804

A little card for emergency telephone numbers? (Handy if your like me and continually forget to charge the mobile:rotfl:)

Material_Girl_2

My list is similar to the the above but I also carry a light umbrella, sunglasses, hand moisturiser, dental floss a mini nailfile, tweezers and a spare foldable shopping bag:)

Hippygirl

Lip balm, tissues, tampons, Swiss army knife (which has tweezers etc), emery board, fold up shopping bag, little note book, pen, mascara, tiny bottle of perfume (currently 'Beautiful', but whatever I have as a sample/freebie)

judyjetson

I keep a small makeup bag with the following in:
lipgloss
perfume (usually sample vial or small atomiser)
panty liner
tampons
couple of pound coins
Couple of painkillers which I keep in one of these
lip balm
mini hand cream
blister plaster

Also in my bag I have:
tissues
diary
pen
small Swiss army knife on keyring
book
small nylon fold away bag

Those are just my every day essentials. I normally have a camera with me (SLR sometimes, if I have one of my big bags), ipod or Zen, and a bag of strange Japanese sweets

jenniewb

I have several bags and each contain different things. However, there are a few items which always exist in any bag, these are:

Makeup: Mascara, Eyeliner, concealer and lip balm.
Wallet or Purse
Travel card
Tooth pick/floss
Some form of spot gel/oil/cream, Garnier Naturals Roll on exists in 2 bags
MP3
Phone
Keys
Mini Perfume spray or deoderant
Hairbrush and spare clips
(In this weather) SPF30
Scarf
Umbrella (Because this is England!)
Anti-Bac hand gel
Tissues
Biro and pad to write in
(If I remember) a 10p carry bag for the shopping.

Additional things that are in a few bags (but not all)
Sugar Free boiled sweets
An apple
Bottle of Water
Additional Make-up: eyeshadow, compact foundation, blusher, highlighter cream
Diary/Filofax
A good book or magazine
Stash of Tampons and Pantiliners
Pain Killers
Eye drops/hayfever pills

Vaila

inside my birkin
-eel skin cardholder having all my travel, bank cards etc
-swiss card
-compact mirror/brush
-mobile phone
-digital camera
-notebook/pen
-lipbalm/concealer
-perfume or body spray
-mints
-paracetomol, vix inhaler, eyedrops

Kaz2904

It's no wonder we all have bad backs isn't it?! I've got mountains of rubbish in my bag, none useful. I went ferreting round in my bag one day last year and pulled out a dummy, a babies bib and a toddlers sun hat. My kids were 7 and 5! I know that I have DS's MP3 player and DD's blue nailvarnish in my bag at the moment.
It is on my to do list though

piratefairy

haha, i'm going to sound so disorganised! i don't really have an everyday handbag, i have so many bags, and really favour clutches and small bags, so don't take much..
usually in my handbag for the day:
purse
phone
camera
pot of carmex lip balm
dove deodorant stick
keys
(that's it, as my make up bag is in the car)

that said, I have started cycling to work recently, and if i do that, my bag for the day is a bigger one, as it has all of the above, as well as a dress and cardi to change into once at work, and a pair of heels.

i also always carry my diary around with me, it's abotu a5 size, so sometimes doesn't fit in the bag.