I am most definitely a handbag hoarder, I keep way too much crap in my medium sized bag. However, amongst the various crumpled receipts, old gum wrappers and a cheque book I've never ever used, there are the odd few handbag staples that stay the same.
As I live in the unpredictable land of weather that is the UK, I have to make sure that I have a good solid umbrella for those showery occasions. I've recently replaced my battered pound shop umbrella for something a little jazzier. This cool dude is a Buddhist Monk style brolly that I got from a shop called Pylones in Chester, formally named Octopus. They sell really cool, quirky Homeware like rice bowls, tea towels, dish scrubbers and much much more. I did have a purple doll one a few years ago, but alas, her head may have popped off.
Then we have the not so pretty and exciting essentials. First up is a good old bottle of water, I try and keep one in my bag at all times in case I feel anxious in a situation. It always makes me feel better to know I have water to hand. Then there's the beauty trinity, body spray (nothing worse than feeling like you smell) a tube of L'Occitane hand cream and some Carex lip balm. I can not stand it if I have dry, scaly hands, the feeling goes through me like chalk on a chalk board. The L'Occitane hand cream is one of the best around and I got mine as a freebie in a magazine! Bargain. I also have very dry lips so I like to keep some sort of lip balm in my bag. I do prefer the tubs rather than the tubes, but my nails are so long these days I find them a little hard to use.
Finally, we have the tool everyone should have, a pen. At any one time I can have 5-6 pens in my bag and usually 4-5 aren't actually working. You never know when you might need a pen and you usually find that you need one most when you don't have one.
Picking my essentials has really made me re-evaluate what I carry in my bag, I obviously need my purse as well, but I think I could really do without the piles of receipts. I'm pretty sure I have a good few pairs of 3D glasses in there as well, but sometimes I just like the mystery of a messy bag.
I carry way too much in my bag, but a lip balm and hand cream are always essentials for me! The L'Occtaine one looks lovely x
ReplyDeleteAngela | The Sunday Chapter
It really is, I just wish I stored those things in a little pocket instead of throwing them into my bag haha x
DeleteI also always carry the same essentials... But I always always carry anti-bacterial hand gel also! Can't live without it! And you know what? An umbrella has become a necessity also here in Italy...
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I usually have my S&G Hand Maid gel in my bag but I've just run out! x
DeleteThat umbrella is absolutely adorable!
ReplyDeleteI always forget a pen, and I always fall short!
Great little picks, enough to place into cute small bags to!
Kelly from | DayDreams & DaisyChains
Absolutely! They can fit into anything!
DeleteI love that little shop in Chester, it's full of stuff I would never actually need but instantly want as soon as I see it. I too always have a good hand cream and lip balm in my bag. I'm a bit of a balm collector, there's about 3 in each bag haha!
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I know! I really want the oriental rice bowl but I can't justify getting it because I would never use it lol xx
DeleteJust twitted you, I live in London but umbrella didn't cross my mind at all!! lol Lipstick, hand cream & sunglasses xx
ReplyDeletehaha an umbrella is a must! xx
DeleteWater, hand cream and lip balm are my handbag essentials as well! I like to keep a compartment in my bag separate for all the little things so they don't get lost or mixed up!
ReplyDeleteMy filofax and iPhone charging case are the other two things I can't leave the house without!
Keira | Little Law
I wish I did that, I am forever losing things into the pit that is my handbag haha
DeleteI love the little handcreams - still gutted that the cocoa butter one was limited edition xx
ReplyDeleteWho is She
I never tried the cocoa butter one, I really want to get more scents though, I love them!
DeleteI love these essentials! A bottle of water is always a must for me, as is a pen. I'm such a nightmare for forgetting things, and yet my bag is always overpacked with stuff I don't need haha
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I know! I usually forget the things I need but then I've got like 7 pairs of 3D glasses in there haha x
DeleteI've just gotten back into carrying a purse. For the longest time I only carried my wallet! I can't go anywhere without my day planner. I love that umbrella, by the way!
ReplyDeleteI have a day planner and never ever use it because my life isn't interesting enough lol
DeleteToo many things! Wallet/purse, name tag for work, some pens and pencils, sunglasses, hand sanitizer, lip balm, painkillers (I'm prone to headaches), Urban Decay concealer chubby pencil, and Listerine breath strips.
ReplyDeleteI try to keep painkillers in my bag but I always forget to replace them once there all gone!
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