Perfectly styled outfit? Check. Unmistakably chic aura? Double check. But no matter how good the look, a cool fashion girl is nothing without a bag stocked with her essentials—which she’s likely carrying from appointment to appointment, perhaps even with a laptop in tow, for a long day of mixing and mingling. Figuring out what belongs in said bag, and what doesn’t, is both an art and a science—a balancing act that ensures you have everything you need and nothing you don’t.
Now imagine this: You quickly run to the bathroom after lunch and realize your lip combo has faded. In an ideal world, you’d have a tube of lip balm at the ready. Or, worse, it’s 4 p.m. and you are looking particularly dewy despite your best oil-controlling efforts. Wouldn’t it be nice to quickly mattify with a pressed setting powder? At dinner, your friend tells you you have spinach in your teeth. Instead of getting up from the table, you pull out the luxury compact mirror your boyfriend got you for Christmas and, discreetly, of course, extract the rogue green. You could rummage through the black hole that is your bag to find any and all of these accoutrements, however, wouldn’t it be nice if everything was neatly contained a pretty toiletry bag?
A Fashion Girl’s Favorite Beauty Accessories
Picture your tote as a canvas, and its curation your masterstroke: A pouch you can comfortably tuck inside your bag is your base; aesthetic hand lotions, cutie petite combs, and elegant compacts that snap shut with a satisfying click are your signature flourishes. Leave a little extra room, and least you’ll always feel prepared, no matter the day’s agenda.
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Gilded Glances
Sure, you could just look in your iPhone selfie cam—but where’s the fun in that? A compact mirror adds a bit of luxury to the humble act of touching up your makeup. Whether you’re snapping it shut or sliding it back into a buttery soft leather pouch (we see you, Dries Van Noten)—these compact mirrors are eye candy, for you and everyone watching you reapply your lip liner.