I'm usually pretty minimalist when it comes to the contents of my bag, but that doesn't mean that my purse doesn't get out of hand from time to time. I hate being unprepared and being caught without some essential items, so I tend to organize my purse with smaller bags (as most girls do). These are all my essentials that I keep in my wristlet (which gets thrown into whatever purse I'm wearing currently.
1. COACH WRISTLET | I keep all these contents in this Coach wristlet (the strap is hiding). Not because it's expensive and nice, but because it's the only wristlet I have. I got it as a gift maybe 3 years ago. It makes it easy to find my essentials in a bigger purse, and easy to leave the house in a hurry, while ensuring I never forget anything
2. NIVEA VANILLA & MACADAMIA LIP BUTTER | I found that I lose potted lip balms a lot less often than I do stick balms. I love the Nivea lip butters. Another product I like is the Strawberry Rosebud Salve.
3. KEYS | Car keys, house keys, mail keys. I keep them on this purple carabiner key chain so that I can hook it onto my jeans loop, or purse handles if necessary. That way I never lose my keys.
4. TORY BURCH CARD HOLDER | I got this as a gift this past Christmas. I have difficulties with wallets for some reason, so these are perfect. For cash, I just throw it in the wristlet itself.
5. iPHONE 5 | My best tool as a journalist is my smartphone. I can make calls, send emails, update social media, reply to blog comments. I can take photos of my food and HD videos for vlogs. It's great.
6. ALTOIDS SMALLS | I'm not a fan of gum because it makes me look wildly unattractive. To freshen breath, I like to go the mint route. It's always a great emergency cough drop.
7. GO TO LIP GLOSS | I always have at least one lip gloss or easy lip product on me just in case. Right now I have this nude Almay lipgloss. I've talked about this gloss before and have compared it to the MAC Cremesheen Glosses.
What are your must haves that you take with you everywhere?
2. NIVEA VANILLA & MACADAMIA LIP BUTTER | I found that I lose potted lip balms a lot less often than I do stick balms. I love the Nivea lip butters. Another product I like is the Strawberry Rosebud Salve.
3. KEYS | Car keys, house keys, mail keys. I keep them on this purple carabiner key chain so that I can hook it onto my jeans loop, or purse handles if necessary. That way I never lose my keys.
4. TORY BURCH CARD HOLDER | I got this as a gift this past Christmas. I have difficulties with wallets for some reason, so these are perfect. For cash, I just throw it in the wristlet itself.
5. iPHONE 5 | My best tool as a journalist is my smartphone. I can make calls, send emails, update social media, reply to blog comments. I can take photos of my food and HD videos for vlogs. It's great.
6. ALTOIDS SMALLS | I'm not a fan of gum because it makes me look wildly unattractive. To freshen breath, I like to go the mint route. It's always a great emergency cough drop.
7. GO TO LIP GLOSS | I always have at least one lip gloss or easy lip product on me just in case. Right now I have this nude Almay lipgloss. I've talked about this gloss before and have compared it to the MAC Cremesheen Glosses.
What are your must haves that you take with you everywhere?