What do you usually have in your handbag?

toucan

If we were to look inside your handbag, what would we usually find?

my handbag contains:
wallet
Blackberry
iPod
pack of baby wipes
aluminium bottle for refilling with water

cosmetics case with
lipstick
lipgloss
Colgate Wisps (brilliant things which are individually packaged disposable mini toobrushes with paste already in them)
powder compact
eyeliner
Essie cuticle pen



small Swiss Army knife (includes tweezers, scissors, etc)

small hairbrush

pen and notepad
think that's it.

SeekUp

In every bag I own I have a few things ready so that if I need to switch bags in a hurry, all I have to do is toss in my wallet and bberry:

Chapstick
Hand lotion
Nail file/emery board
Pen
Gum

I also tend to always have old receipts that I never clean out . . .

Xiney

wallet
lip balm
nalgene bottle
fold up hairbrush
keys
mobile
2 foldup shopping bags
small makeup bag

edit: forgot about the notebook & pen that I always have with me as well

PrettyInPunk

You guys carry alot:

The only things i find a necessity to have in my handbag are

cigarettes
lighter
wallet
phone
ipod
water
powder
car keys

other than that i might use a bag and have some other **** still in it but there the only things i would need

mental07

Am never without the following:

Wallet
Phone
Keys
MP3 player

Sometimes there can be found:

Headache tablets
Comb (or hairbrush, depending on the size of the bag)
Pen
Powder for the visage if I think I might need it
Lip balm
A book or newspaper (again, depending on the size of the bag)

purse
keys
vaseline
phone

skywards

Wallet
Phone
Keys

Though I generally just cram everything in my pockets .

liah

Oh jesus. My handbag is my life;

-passport
-wallet
-2 tubes of lip balm in different shades
-3 or 4 eyeliner pencils
-1 or 2 pens
-mascara
-foundation
-concealer
-toner
-full-sized round hair brush
-two or three little eyeshadow pots
-camera
-lipstick
-2 bottles of different perfumes (I mix)
-pencil sharpener
-tiny little box with safety pins, a needle, a bit of thread and buttons
-small pair of scissors
-nail clippers
-thumb pick (guitar)
-rolling papers
-miniature padlock and key (no idea why)
-a german mark
-a small mirror
-antiperspirant can
-a lollipop
-occasionally an umbrella
-occasionally a notebook, if I remember

My phone and mp3 player and keys live in the pockets of my leather jacket which I never really remove.

This comes from being a little transient (I get stuck in a lot of crappy situations); I keep everything on me at all times.

My handbag isn't very big, either, when I start pulling things out it's like a bloody clown car, nobody can ever figure out how I can fit so much in there, but I do. It fits quite nicely under my arm, only about six inches deep or so. If that.

jesus liah I hope you've done a course in manual handling :pac:

TriceMarie

mental07 wrote: »

Powder for the visage if I think I might need it)

Nice one on the wod "visage" tehe:p..


Depends...if I'm just poping to town for a few jobs I'd prob just bring the essentials:
Phone
Purse
Keys

If it's a slighty long trip:
(If I remembered to charge it) my mp3
Cigarettes
Lighter
Chewing gum
Sunglasses
Passport
A book
Notepad
Pen
Hair brush
Make up wipes
&Make up bag;which contains:
Eyeshadow,lipgloss&mirror compact
Mascara
Tweezers
Eyeliner
Teeth whitener
Powder
Foundation stick
Concealer
Eyeshadow and concealer brushs

Léan

Oh god, i keep so much stuff in my bag.

Always have
Bag full of makeup (foundation, concealer, eyeshadows, moisturiser, mascara x 3, eyeliner).
Bottle of water
Keys
Wallet
Phone
Passport
Tissues
Carmex
Hairbrush
Comb

Usually have
Umbrella
Socks
Pens
Assorted lipsticks
Chewing gum
Chocolate bar of some sort
Tones of bus tickets :pac:

Think thats it for now :pac: Would probably be worse if my bag was in front of me.

Stheno

There's a very entertaining thread on this already which always cheers me up

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055203055&highlight=handbag&page=8

From there:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=57471454&postcount=113

psycho-hope

work keys
house keys
mobile phone
lip balm
purse
learners permit
loose change that i couldnt be bothered to put in purse
umbrella
lip gloss
pressed powder

GirlInterrupted

Antacid tablets.
MP3 player
Phone
Paracetamol
Mini LED torch
Swiss Army Knife
Wallet
House/car keys
Lots of spare hair elastics that somehow breed in the bottom of the bag
Small makeup purse containing 8 hour cream, lipbalm, mascara, and compact mirror
Serious hairbrush
Carton of chocolate covered raisins
Foldy Uppy reading glasses

If I'm going out for the night the contents are limited to keys, phone, wallet, mirror, hairbrush and lipstick.

Faith

Wallet
Keys
Mobile (sometimes two)
Old receipts
Eyeliner if I'm out
Mirror
A condom (it's been there for a while, and I don't use them right now, so it's in case a friend is ever stuck)
Tampons
A pen
Old chewing gum
Vaseline
Lip gloss

Wibbs

Apologies in advance for the bloke intrusion....

Wow! :eek: That's all I can say. Right I'm now taking names of those out there I want with me on a desert island for survival purposes. liah is in the lead so far with GirlInterrupted coming a close second. With that lot they could start a fire, make a signal, write help letters and make a sail for the raft and take pictures for the inevitable book that would follow.

Handbags have fascinated me. Damn near every woman I've known for any length of time has helped me out with something out of her handbag. One ex of mine had a first aid kit in hers. I laughed when I brought her fishing one time and she brought it with her. Oh how I laughed at her. Right up to the moment when I hooked myself in the ear. Her laughter ended up being louder....The design aspect too. One of my women mates reckons I'm a dab hand at spotting a good un. Must be right beside the love for gooey choccy gene on my Y chromosome.

BTW Great idea for a thread I have to say.

Wibbs

Actually GirlInterrupted seems to have read the SAS guide to useful stuff one should carry in ones handbag.:D

Nevyn

I don't have an everyday handbag, I have a black backpack, it has pretty red ribbon tied on to it, I do have going out hand bags which are smaller, but I can still fit ALOT in them.

I know the ammount of stuff I have in the backpack pockets fluxuates but I would rather have something and not need it then need it and not have it.
Hang over from being the eldest of 5 and a scout/guide leader long before I was ever a Mammy.

In back pack usually.

Black umbrella
hairbrush
toothbrush
two lipsticks
gum
plasters
pens
postits
notebook
phone
wallet
mp3 player
books
rescue remedy
knife
green tea
mini sewing kit
plasters
condoms
flying fox temple balm
tissues
bottle of water
keys
usb key
hair bobbins
hair clips
hair slide
fluxx card game
stamps
hand cream
psoriasis cream
clear nail polish
manicure stick
pencil
pencil parer
tin of sweets
bpal perfume oil imps
kotex
lighter
screw driver
occasionally rope ( don't ask )
Dice
mirror

tote/makeup bag
(only if I am out all day and/or staying over night somewhere)
Flatter shoes
clean underwear
moisturizer
mascara
eyeliner
eye shadows
tweezers
blusher and brush
pan stick and sponge
concealer
deodorant
fav perfume

GirlInterrupted

liah wrote: »

Oh jesus. My handbag is my life;

That can't possibly be a handbag Liah, surely its a suitcase?:D

Wibbs wrote: »

Actually GirlInterrupted seems to have read the SAS guide to useful stuff one should carry in ones handbag.:D

What can I say, I'm a practical girl.:)

Xiney

My OH nicknamed me the walking pharmacy since if we go anywhere far from home I carry the following:

- anti-nausea tablets
- neurofen plus
- antacids
- gas-x
- plasters
- tissues

rainbow kirby

Usually I have:

Wallet
Keys
Phone
MP3 player
Whatever book I'm reading
Lip balm (currently 3 ChapSticks - strawberry, cherry and original)
Notebook and pen
Mints or chewing gum
(possibly) Bottle of water

dancingqueen

Takes a breath:

Wallet
Phone
Keys
Passport
Driving
Camera
Monthly Prescription (so I don't lose it!)
iPod
Bottle of water
Book
Mini light to attach to book for reading in darkness
Always
Chewing gum
Nintendo DS
Guitar hero plug in :rolleyes:
DS games
Phone Charger
Tissues
Wet wipes
Chocolate bar
Hand cream
Antibacterial gel
Mini hair clip thingys
USB key
Internet banking card/calculator thingy
Spare socks
Hairbrush
Deodorant
Perfume (sometimes 2 bottles)
Vaseline
Fruity Lip balm
My crocs

Make up bag containing:
Mineral powder
Blusher
Brushes
Eyeshadow
Eye pencil
Mascara (x2)
Lip gloss
Posie tint
Compact Mirror

Oh my, that seems like a lot :eek:

toucan

LOL at the image of liah with her "clown car."

I forgot something very important for my list. I always have Hollywood Fashion Tape in my bag. Some people call it "tit tape" but that's not what I use it for. Basically it's a little tin with strips of double-sided tape. It's brilliant for all sorts of emergencies like rips, clothes that won't stay where they are suposed to etc..

Highy recommend!

RxQueen

i dont do hangbags all that much, never really bring one to work.. pockets are great

minidazzler

Wibbs wrote: »

Apologies in advance for the bloke intrusion....
With that lot they could start a fire, make a signal, write help letters and make a sail for the raft and take pictures for the inevitable book that would follow.

And with all the make-up, they will look great doing it!!!

Ladies, half the stuff ye carry in ye're bag's I could only Dream of taking!!!

Swiss Army Knives!!!! My pockets are already full!!!
Camera's?


I wish I didn't look like a plonker with a man bag!!!

[/jealousy]

My handbag tends to be quite respectable. It is only really to try stop me losing my keys, phone, camera and bank link.

My car is something else though.

Nevyn

Moonbaby wrote: »

My handbag tends to be quite respectable. It is only really to try stop me losing my keys, phone, camera and bank link.

My car is something else though.

Handbag on wheels darling, handbag on wheels.

Silverfish

Canon EOS 20D
18-55mm lens
Wallet (made of duct tape!)
iPhone
Elizabeth Arden 8 Hour cream
1 x Foundation
1 x Lipstick
a paper cocktail umbrella (you never know when you need to add class to your drink)
1.2kg spare change
Hair bobbin
2 hairslides
Miss Army knife (pink swiss army knife)
Cigarettes

This is the reduced version, I used to have one hell of a list, then I realised that the emergency / zombie invasion / nuclear holocaust I was preparing for was unlikely to happen while I was out for a stroll.

Nevyn

Silverfish wrote: »

This is the reduced version, I used to have one hell of a list, then I realised that the emergency / zombie invasion / nuclear holocaust I was preparing for was unlikely to happen while I was out for a stroll.

I have been known to leave the house with just the mp3 player, keys wallet and gum, but if I am going a distance or have kids with me, it's just easier.

orestes

Wibbs wrote: »

Apologies in advance for the bloke intrusion....

Wow! :eek: That's all I can say. Right I'm now taking names of those out there I want with me on a desert island for survival purposes. liah is in the lead so far with GirlInterrupted coming a close second. With that lot they could start a fire, make a signal, write help letters and make a sail for the raft and take pictures for the inevitable book that would follow.

Handbags have fascinated me. Damn near every woman I've known for any length of time has helped me out with something out of her handbag. One ex of mine had a first aid kit in hers. I laughed when I brought her fishing one time and she brought it with her. Oh how I laughed at her. Right up to the moment when I hooked myself in the ear. Her laughter ended up being louder....The design aspect too. One of my women mates reckons I'm a dab hand at spotting a good un. Must be right beside the love for gooey choccy gene on my Y chromosome.

BTW Great idea for a thread I have to say.

Your surprise is down to you not understanding the principles of handbag-temporal dynamics sir. It is a theory I have been working on that is understood implicitly by all women but cannot be grasped by men for some reason.

Essentially, handbags do not correspond to the same spatial-temporal dimensions as the rest of physical matter in the universe. This is because they are not in fact comprised of temporal matter. Rather, each handbag is a portal or wormhole (think along the lines of stargate here) to an enormous central hub which is infinite in capacity and contains all of the convenient and useful items that a lady might need and can be retrieved in a moment of crisis.

I call it the Mary Poppins theory

aloevera

phone
keys
cigarettes depending on if im in a social smoker mood or have been out the weekend
foundation
blusher
bronzer
eyebrow pencil
paper clips
post its
deodrant
perfume
lip gloss
hair slides/clips
stapler
pen
eyebrow pencil
mascara
receipts that are possibly 6 months old
laser
chocolate bar wrappers
a large scissors on occasion
baby wipes
my laptop
plug for laptop
a4 pad/dairy on occasion
hhhmmm, oh sunglasses
white board markers