Saturday, May 1, 2010

Springtime Make-Up Bag!! Yes or No?

I briefly mentioned my new make-up bag in this post. I had been lusting for the Sephora "Poppy" Make-Up bags since they came out in February or March but knew they'd go on sale so I waited. The collection included make-up bags of various sizes (large travel, medium, pencil, etc.) and came in yellow, green, pink, and lavender in choices of solid or floral prints. I got this bad at a steal. It was originally $40 but I got it for $20 (on a giftcard) so it was kind of free. =) I was sad that they didn't have anymore of the green in store but lavender was my second choice so I got it anyways. (All the large sizes sold out online just days after they went on sale.) THEN, I went to Sephora last Tuesday and saw the green!! I almost went ahead and bought it but I talked myself out of it because there was a teensy tiny mark on it. EW! Anyways, here's the bag..
I don't really like the little pink flower keychain and matching zippers but they can easily be replaced.
Look at the inside! on the left is a huge clear zipper bag that you can take out. Then you get another medium sized clear zipper bag that attaches in the center. There's also a mirror with a lavender frame included. Then on the right is a zippered compartment (same size as the removable bag on left) but you can't take this one out. It's part of the bag. What I don't like about this is that if there's any spillage/mess, you can clean the plastic clear part but can't clean the fabric part that is part of the bag. I wish it was plastic-y all around.
This is what it looks like with the bag on the left taken out.
Fabric floral print.
And look what I found! A mark! This is smaller than the mark I saw on the green bag but I was seriously contemplating on keeping the bag because of this stupid pen mark. I hate when you buy something new and it had marks/loose threading/missing buttons/etc. Come on!! We're paying for something new -not something broken/stained/etc. If that were the case, I would've gone to a thrift store or the flea market.

Overall, I like the bag -with the exception of that pen mark. It would be better in green but lavender was better than pink and yellow would've gotten dirty. I do wish that the one compartment was all plastic-y and not half fabric because it's way easier to keep clean. It's a little big -something that I'd probably take as a carry-on or keep with me instead of squeezing it into my suitcase. This really isn't my ideal bag though. I'm looking for one of those oval-ish traincases where there's 3 compartments -1 on top, 1 in the center, and then a large 1 at the bottom. Haven't had any luck yet. I'm going a little crazy with the make-up bags though. This should be my last one for awhile. The majority of them don't even get any use! ..But I'm still looking for The One.

6 comments:

  1. very cute, what would you use it for, travel? or keeping your makeup in?

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  2. Travel! My makeup collection would never fit in there =\ It's got a generous amount of storage space but I feel that it would be kind've big to carry around along with my actual purse. I always have space issues when traveling though so this should keep me happy for a little while.

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  3. i know what you mean about looking for THE ONE. i like this one a lot, though! :)

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  4. Yea.. still looking for THE ONE. Unfortunately, this isn't it LOL. I've been looking for 2 years!!

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  5. Lol, THE ONE. I bought my travel make up bag at Target. Practical yes, but I don't LOVE IT.

    P.s. I've given you an award, come and check it out : )

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  6. Target has lovely makeup bags! I have a Sonia Kashuk one I bought for my art pens/pencils/tools. Yeapp.. they need to invent something like -design your own makeup bag. I guess you could sew one up yourself but it's so nice having it already made for you and ready to buy in stores. =P

    Thanks for the award! I'll post it when I get the chance. And congrats on your award too. =)

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