What essentials do you always have in your bag?

[jayohwhy]

it looks like the tiny bag bandwagon has not been jumped on here, lol. Not for me either. I carry most of what y'all do.

My mini bag is nowhere near mini! One of my best friends can do the tiniest of clutches but for me I feel like i'm missing something if I don't have certain items!

 

[bellebellebelle19]

Aside from the boring typical stuff, I have an "emergency pouch" that I keep stocked up:

-folding scissors
-floss
-perfume
-travel sized eyeliner and lipstick
-several kinds of bandaids
-headphones
-earplugs
-blotting paper
-measuring tape
-Bobby pins
-hairclip

Plus a pill box, which has all kinds of medicine I need, plus gum!

 

[QuelleFromage]

Essential:
Phone
Keys
Small card case with all my CCs etc.
Compact (mirror/powder)
Lipgloss
Antibacterial gel

usually also:
Sunglasses
Extra phone battery (if I'm out all day)
Mini moleskine

This all fits in even my smallest non-evening bag.

 

[Cookiefiend]

Wallet - usually an H Silk'in unless it's a small bag, then a card-carrier
Phone
Epi-pen
Small cosmetic bag with 2 lippies, aspirin, flossing thingys, TicTac gum, tweezers, purse hook
Keys
Sunglasses

 

[catsinthebag]

Essentials that go in every day bag:

Chanel card holder that functions as a wallet
Phone
Kleenex
Sunglasses
House key on a key ring that also holds a whistle and a tiny flashlight
Lip balm
Eye drops
Hand sanitizer
Rescue inhaler
Subway card

Also if my bag is big enough:
Hand lotion
Pen
Leuchtturm notebook
Reusable shopping bag
Dental floss
Lipstick
small mirror

 

[Purseloco]

I have an essentials bag. This is what I keep in my essentials bag. I can't go without my essentials bag! I have the lighter in case I need to start of fire. I always imagine that I will be stranded somewhere in the woods and I might need to start a fire, to stay warm of course.

 

[Pimpernel]

- Double-zip long wallet from MyWalit (holds 18 cc, two currencies, passport, tickets, shopping lists, checkebook, coupons, bank extracts, bills)
- Filofax Calipso planner in Personal size
- Picard small organizer with 6 compartments for: 1. Lady stuff & extra undies (ya never know...); 2. Meds, kleenex, mints & emergency stuff (band-aids, tweezers, small torch, lighter); 3. Make-up, hair stuff, hand balm & perfume; 4. Tech (chargers, earbuds, power bank, USB sticks, mini sewing kit; 5. Pens, markers, slim notebook, post-its, Superglue, sanitizer; 6. Eyeglasses + work badges) ---> saves me from carrying 5 extra pouches!
- mini Swiss knife
- phone
- Hermès Le24 coin purse
- LV Empreinte cles with house, work, car & studio keys + emergency money
- ultralight foldable nylon bag

Optional:

- light flat collapsible umbrella
- 500 ml water bottle
- shawl & gloves (in a slim wallet's dustbag, to avoid snagging)
- slim plastic A-4 sleeve for novel manuscripts in progress, work files, or newspaper/magazine (loathe it when the ink stains the purse lining!)
- pepper spray

Yes, I´m a belt-garter-and-suspenders type and a kit-and-kaboodle fan. But my bags aren´t heavy!

 

[doni]

Essentials:

Card case (Calvi)
Key (one)
Compact fountain pen (Kaweko Sport)
Valerian tablets
Iphone (6 plus I think?)
Glasses pouch (which doubles as cleaning cloth)
lipstick (the mini Tom Ford ones)
Hair pin


Essentials+:

Sunglasses
Ink cartridges
Notebook/agenda
Newspaper/book
Earphones
Small perfume flask (Muji)
Dental floss picks
Small brush
Ipad pro
Apple pencil

And various pouches/clutches to carry the stuff.

 

[ilovemydog]

I have this cheap little bag I got from Target, and I keep:

• tampon (I’ve helped many friends)
• pad
• tweezers
• bobby pin
• hair tie
• ibuprofen (small case)
• tums (small)
• bandaid

And in the trunk of my car I keep a towel, blanket, extra pair of tennis shoes (life saver), extra pair of flats for work (again-life saver)