Happy Friday readers! Hopefully this work or school week has not been a complete wreck. This blogpost, hopefully, will make you a little more on top and prepared for the twists and turns of the weekdays. It's time for Purse Essentials! For busy girls, a purse is everything. Most girls carry their whole life in their purse and can get through many situations with just the contents of their purse alone. It is great to prepared: for long times in a doctor's waiting room, traffic, rainy days where your make up comes completely off, for times where you feel inspired or artsy, etc. These are the things I try to keep in my purse:
(This is must have for your purse ladies! If you have long days and you want your makeup to look flawless until you get home that night, I recommend a pressed powder with some kind of sponge applicator or at least a translucent powder. Rather than using a loose setting powder, which can make quite the mess your purse, you can use this to also save the space you would have been using if you had to carry a brush. One example of a great pressed power is definitely Bare Mineral's Translucent. This stuff, along with my makeup setting spray, keeps my foundation and cheek colors on all day. A bit pricey, but worth the money!)
2. Wallet
(Obviously, I keep my wallet in my purse. When buying wallets, I have been trying to look for something sturdy that I can recognize when i'm blindly reaching into my purse and also something with a lot of slits for my ID's, my credit/debit card, gift cards, and coupons/promotion cards. I've been in search for a new purse and wallet, so let me know if you have any recommendations.)
3. Headphones
(This is a key essential! If you have Spotify Premium, i'm sure you listen to music 24/7 like I do. This is also great when you want to share a song or video to someone without disturbing the environment around you. My personal favorite is the normal iPhone headphones. They are compact, neutrally colored, and long-lasting.)
4. Perfume/a Scent
(Pretty self explanatory! No one wants to be smelly, so just keep this in the purse in case you need it. Maybe you have to run to class one day or you spent too much time in that hamburger joint you ate at for lunch? Believe me, this will come in handy if you just have it laying in your bag!)
5. Extra Stash of Feminine Care Products
(This shouldn't be anything new. You know, sometimes shark week comes a little early or unexpected. You must always be prepared for this! Even if you know for a fact, on the hour when you will have it, still just keep an extra tampon and liner for one of your girlfriends or something. Help a sista out!)
6. Compact Mirror
(There will be a time where you need to use this. There are times where you just need to pluck that stray hair that is sticking out of your eyebrow, or you need to take eyelash from out of your eye, or you just need to check your eye makeup. Do yourself a favor!)
7. Snacks
(What girl doesn't keep a snack in her purse? I don't know any that don't. For me, the snack could range from a granola bar, to cashews, to even fruit snacks! This snack is crucial for someone that is always on the go! Sometimes, you will be so caught up in your work that you will forget to eat lunch or to grab breakfast. A filling snack is the answer to your problem! This snack will hopefully tie you over to the next meal or at least to the next hour, and I don't want you fainting.)
8. Gum or Mints
(This is just a must. For me, I hate having bad breath or my mouth tasting like what I ate for lunch! You just don't have time in the middle of the day to brush your teeth (unless you have wisps), so pack some mints. Mints and gum can also substitute as a back up "snack" if you forgot your snack for the day! Pop one in after that coffee you had in the morning or after lunch and you'll be set.)
8. A Pouch of Goodies
(Pouches are a good way to organize your bag and to have a place for the little things that would otherwise dwell at the bottom of your dark pit of a purse. For me, this pouch can have hand sanitizer, a small bottle of hairspray, tissues for makeup mishaps, band aids, and even the headphones I mentioned earlier!)
9. Sunglasses
(Who wants to commute to work or school when the sun is so bright that it is blinding you?! Not me! A typical pair of glass I would buy would be similar to the one in the picture. My favorites always come from H&M because they last FOREVER! Be smart and bring sunglasses to stop the crowfeet inducing squinty face. Your older self will thank me in the future.)
10. Lip Product
(Sadly, I am not one of those girls that has 5 different Mac red lippies or the NYX matte glosses in my purse. I, for the most part, love MLBB shades or no shade at all on the lips. That does not mean I keep my lips bare and untreated though. I try to keep it smooth! It is always important to have some kind of balm or scrub in the purse, especially in these cold winter months. The product I featured for this section of the blogpost was the Rosebud Salve lip balm. Holy grail now! This product is so moisturizing and it provides the perfect natural tint color. Definitely recommend.)
11. Deodorant
(Do I have to say anything more? No one wants to smell the radiating odor protruding from your pits. This is also very nice to put in the purse for the days you forget to put on deodorant. I have so much anxiety about not putting on deodorant that I am pretty sure I also have one in my car somewhere. I use the Clinical Strength for extra long lasting protection, so try it if yours doesn't seem like its working.)
12. Pill Case
(This definitely came in handy when I needed it. I always keep a pill case either in my purse, my school bag, or my carry on when i'm traveling. For those days when your headache just cannot go away or when you feel your sinuses acting up, you will be thankful that you thought of putting a pill case in your bag. I carry pain-killers mostly, but the ones that have pills in their bag carry Mucinex and Midol. Those are good things to put in there too!)
13. Hair Accessories
(I learned this when I played volleyball! You will ALWAYS lose your rubber band and you will ALWAYS need bobby pins. Make your bad hair day a not so bad hair day with these. I keep an extra rubber band, a small hair clip for when I want to pin my bangs back, and bobby pins for the lazy bun days.)
14. A Pen
(Signing receipts, filling out paperwork at the doctor's office, writing a phone number on the back of a business card - there are many times you will be asked or will need a pen. My favorites right now are the Uniball Jetstream RT's. They never smudge!)
15. A Moleskin
(My absolute favorite newest addition to my purse! My moleskin has become my baby. Everything has been inspiring to me lately! It provides a way for me to get my thoughts together, to write new song ideas, to create lists, to tape my movie stubs in and plane tickets in, and many more. In the past couple of weeks, I have gotten 2 of my close friends on the moleskin bandwagon! Please try it even if you have the slightest interest. The ones I get are very thin and lightweight, so there will be no hassle putting it into a purse or backpack.)
Song Recommendation of the Week ♪ ♫ ~ For You by David Ryan Harris
Thanks for reading! I hope y'all enjoyed reading my Purse Essentials. Please comment and send me requests if you have any. I would love the feedback. Watch out for next week's post and make sure to subscribe by email or follow using Google+ or Bloglovin'!
xoxo-
Jordyn
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