I’m a bit of a hoarder. I think I must be part nomad, for my love of lugging around my house on my shoulder. So I was stoked to get this medium-sized purse that will make me cut back to the essentials rather than every parking coupon, shade of lippie, full-sized skincare product, hotel pens, three pairs of sunglasses (no idea why) and the odd canape or mint to eat later (true story.)
Here, then are some of my most-loved and oft-used products I have on hand in this What’s In My Handbag post.
First up, the essentials: my wallet and sunglasses. Prada blue tortoiseshell eyewear from Sunglass Hut and wallet Vivienne Westwood.
Essentials for hair and body. I like a hand sanitiser for clean hands. Banks & Co Cherry Blossom hand sanitiser, Compeed blister plasters are the best I have tried for fashion shoe injuries, Vicks lozenges on hand for winter, Linden Leaves hand cream, Evolu Smoothing body lotion, and Juicy perfume. I look for travel-sized hair products which are easy to transport, such as Redken 28 Control Addict, and Sebastian Professional Shaper Zero Gravity hairspray. Spritz your face with Rejuvenating Face Mist from Sodashi.com for a quick hydrating pick-me-up. Cute sneaker USB stick by New Balance.
I always need a few good lipstick colours on hand. Fave go-tos include MAC Lip Conditioner, MAC Rihanna Bad Girl RiRi, Maybelline ColorStay 14HR, World Organic, and Karen Murrell. I like tiny tubes for makeup touch-ups in a handbag such as this Chanel foundation and Smashbox BB Cream. For a quick and easy eye, I have a classic black eyeliner pen by Eye of Horus and Benefit Cosmetics Brow Gel for easy brows.
Handbag by Melie Bianco. Farmers has recently added Melie Bianco handbags to its accessories range so you can shop the range at www.farmers.co.nz
Background silk scarf by Loobie’s Story.
Megan Robinson
13th May 2014
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