I love when fashion magazines ask celebrities to share the contents of their bags. I find it so interesting, so intimate — such an indication of personality and style. So today I decided I would launch a series of “bag lady” mini-posts, asking different fashion magpies what they tote around on a day-to-basis. I’ll start.
I of course carry my wallet everywhere — it’s the Tory Burch fluorescent pink logo wallet. I get so many compliments (and also insults) from it — people love it or hate it. (“Man, that’s bright!” or “Ooh, I love that!”)
Barbie doll pink is always just fine by me, though I’ll have to find a more season-appropriate model soon. I saw this leopard print one ($195, also from Tory Burch) and wanted it badly…how cute would it look tossed inside my big black Kate Spade tote?!
I’m now realizing that the majority of the belongings I tote around on a day-to-day basis are, in fact, pink — love it — as I also always carry my pink iPod shuffle ($49, Apple; amazing for my daily runs — I just load up whatever’s poppy and on the radio and don’t have to worry about searching for songs, etc; plus, it’s so tiny and comes with a built in clip that I can affix to the band of my running shorts! Genius!) and my hot pink earphones (I go through earphones on a bi-annual basis — for some reason, I’m always losing them, which is highly uncharacteristic of me. At any rate, I snap up sets of these inexpensive, brightly-colored JVC “Gumy” earbuds — $10/pop, BestBuy):
I’m an Apple gal — I also have my trusty iPhone (from $99, Apple) on me at all times:
–and shades. I’m almost always carrying my two favorites: Chanels and RayBans:
I’ve also been known to carry hand warmers around in inclement (and even not so inclement…) weather ($10 for 12 pairs, Target):
Now, I’m sort of embarrassed to own up to this next item on the list because a) I think it borders dangerously on the “I-wear-sneakers-with-my-suit-so-that-I’m-comfortable-on-my-way-to-work” line of thinking, which — well, I find extremely unattractive, and b) it illustrates a tragic fashion-related shortcoming of my own. But. Here goes: I always have a pair of flats in my bag because I’ll admit that I am not a talented walker in high heels, and I’ll often switch into my heels for office hours and then giddily transfer my feet into some broken-in flats come 6 pm. Gah! Caught red-handed (or un-heeled, rather)! I’d happily stash these Lanvins ($525, Zoe):
My bags are always littered by stray bobby pins ($3.49 for 50, Target), hair elastics ($4.99, Sally Beauty), and headbands:
You never know when a quick hair fix will turn your day around. Sometimes, nothing makes me happier than pulling a bad hair day back into a high bun. Done and done. Another “quick fix” nearly always found in my tote? Costume jewelry. Whether a sparkling pair of enorma-studs (on sale for $75, BingBangNYC), a chunky statement necklace ($198, Henri Bendel), or a glitzy oversized cocktail ring (on sale for $105, Noir Jewelry), they can make any ol’ day better:
My other cosmetics-related must-haves: Fresh’s Sugar Rose lip treatment ($22, Sephora) and Elizabeth Arden’s 8 Hour Cream (magic balm that my mother has used for.ev.er — it soothes chapped lips, minor burns and abrasions, dry skin, etc, etc, etc — $17, Elizabeth Arden):
I’d been stashing Tarte’s lip/cheek stains ($30, Sephora — and they have great shades; I own “Tipsy” and “Flush”) in my tote for awhile, but recently (as in…two days ago), I receive a sample of Benefit’s PosieTint ($28, Sephora) and I’m a convert — I l.o.v.e. it!
What must-haves do you carry around in your tote?
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