Everyday Makeup Bag

My everday makeup essentials

I have a ton of makeup. 

More makeup than any one person needs, really.

When you’ve got so many products, it can be really difficult to find a particular item that you need when you’re in a rush to get ready in the morning.  I try to organize my makeup as best as I can but that’s not really one of my strengths. To cut back on the time that it takes me to get ready, I keep all of the items that I use on a regular basis in a makeup bag so I only have to grab  face products, shadows, blush and lip color for the day when I’m getting ready.

Here’s what I keep in the bag:

Face Primers – I have three in my bag right now, though only two of them are actual primers and they’re both deluxe samples, not full size - Makeup Forever HD Primer (my holy grail!) and Laura Mercier Foundation Primer-Radiance (which is nice if you want a bit of glow). I also have a tube of Clinique Pore Minimizer, but I only tend to use it in warmer weather because it has a slightly mattifying effect.

Concealers – I have four concealers in my bag at the moment, but two of them are in there mainly because I want to use them up - the Maybelline Dream Mousse Concealer in Fair and MAC Select Moisture Cover in NC15. I like the Moisture Cover for under the eyes because it has a slightly peachy undertone, but I’m not crazy about the Dream Mousse Concealer. I also have the Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Anit-Dark Circle Roller and Bobbi Brown Corrector in Porcelain Peach, both of which I love as I’ve mentioned.

Under Eye Powder- I have Benefit’s Powderflage in my everyday makeup bag. It’s a pricey product, but it sets under eye concealer pretty well. And I use so little each day that I’m still on the first container I bought a year and a half ago.

 Eye Primers and Bases- I keep a tube of Too Faced Shadow Insurance (TFSI) as well as a bottle of Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin in my go-to makeup bag. I also have a small sample of TFSI in Candlelight. More often than not, I wear the regular TFSI. I also keep my MAC Paint Pot in Painterly and a L’Oreal HIP Creamshadow Paint (I think these have been discontinued) in Secretive. I use these over the TFSI when I want to hide any discoloration on my eyelids. They’re both pretty much skintone in color, but the Hip Cream Shadow Paint has a satiny finish as opposed to Painterly’s matte finish.

 Mascara – I have a ton of mascaras because I’m always getting kits that come with one, but I generally only have two open at a time. Right now, it’s Maybelline’s The Falsies Volume Express Waterproof in Very Black and Benefit’s Bad Gal Blue (I find blue mascara to be very brightening and this is a good one). I also have a beat-up e.l.f. lash curler in the bag that I really need to replace.

 Brow Products – I dye my hair a light auburn color, but since red fades so quickly, my hair can vary in color depending on how long ago it was dyed. As a result, I keep brow products in a couple of different shades in my daily makeup bag so I always have something that matches. Right now, I have a pot of Smashbox Brow Tech in Smashing Auburn, LORAC Take a Brow Kit in Blonde, and an Essence Eyebrow Designer Pencil in Light Brown (which is really more of a dark blonde if you ask me). I always keep a tube of clear brow gel or mascara in my bag as well. Currently, I have a sample of Anastasia’s Clear Brow Gel.

Highlighting/Contouring Products – I have such fair skin that it’s usually tough to find a contouring powder, be it a blush or bronzer, that’s light enough to work on me.  Bare Escentuals’ Natural Light has been kind of a God Send – the Back-Lit color is just dark enough to look natural on me. And to think I let this sit in the back of a drawer for a couple of years! When I want a subtle highlight, I use the Well-Lit shade from the duo. I also have a sample of Benefit’s Highbeam and Tarte’s Glowlight Amazonian Clay Lumizing Wand in Pink.

Lip Balm – I always have a tube of some type of lip balm in my bag to prep my lips for lipstick or gloss. Right now, I have a small tube of the Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment, which was part of the Sephora birthday gift that I just received. It feels great on the lips and has an SPF of 15, which is always good.

Do you keep all of your everyday products in a separate bag or drawer?  What are your daily essentials? Do you have any makeup organization tips that help save time in the morning?