Mirror in Handbag!?

angel

I've searched the BAA site and on here but can't find the answer.

When I fly I always take my make-up mirror so that I can while away time doing my make-up before landing. Cabin crew have never said anything but I'm now wondering if mirrors are actually allowed, I'd hate to have mine confiscated as it's a good one. Does anyone know?

alanrowell

I can't think of a single reason why a mirror isn't allowed

asea

theoretically someone could smash the mirror & use a shard as a weapon

but the answer is no - it's allowed & will not be confiscated

angel

alanrowell wrote: »

I can't think of a single reason why a mirror isn't allowed

I thought that it wouldn't be allowed because shards of glass would be much more dangerous than my tweezers which are banned.

glitzy

angel wrote: »

I thought that it wouldn't be allowed because shards of glass would be much more dangerous than my tweezers which are banned.

A mirror is fine - but how much make-up are you taking? + the likes of lip gloss are not and only 100ml of liquid, so if you take perfume you might not be able to take foundation.

angel

I thought that as long as each container was 100ml or less it was allowed, I've got through with my make-up bag and toiletries many times before, I put all of the "liquids" in the clear sealed bag. Maybe I've just been lucky?

alanrowell

angel wrote: »

I thought that it wouldn't be allowed because shards of glass would be much more dangerous than my tweezers which are banned.

Unlike the litre glass bottles full of inflammable liquid that you can buy once airside

oggy

Mirrors, tweezers minds me of the billy connoly joke about the swiss army......... marching to war with their knives drawn the world has gone barmy............:rotfl: :rotfl:

lisyloo

so that I can while away time doing my make-up before landing

A mirror is the single most useful piece of equipment that you could have in your handbag for rescue (I've been on a course where we did this as an exercise i.e. pick the things you want to take for a rescue).

full-time-mum

If you are really worried about loosing this particular mirror, I would suggest one of two options.

1. Get another cheap one.
2. Get a padded envelope, put the mirror inside it, take it to the PO and get it weighed and stamped, address it to yourself. If they decide its not allowed to travel with you, pop it in the nearest post box!

g_attrill

glitzy wrote: »

A mirror is fine - but how much make-up are you taking? + the likes of lip gloss are not and only 100ml of liquid, so if you take perfume you might not be able to take foundation.

The restrictions are no liquids in containers greater than 100ml, and a total limit of whatever fits in a 20cmx20cm ziplock bag. Also the liquids must be in their original containers.