A looong time ago, I did a guest post on Rachel’s blog about what’s in my purse. I still use that purse from time to time but lately they’ve gotten much smaller. I used to carry around a huge bag to and from work because I wanted to make sure I could fit a book in there. However, since moving to the city, I’ve found that I need something a lot smaller. I was using a really cute pink-ish bag from Charming Charlie for a while and decided to treat myself to something new during the Kate Spade surprise sale.
Kate Spade Prospect Place Rima | I couldn’t resist this one when I saw it, even though I did narrow down my choice from 6 purses in my shopping bag. Whoops. I was looking at some larger totes for when I’m back in the office (still need one, but might check out an outlet sometime this summer), a backpack purse, and a few wallets or wristlets. I decided on this one because it looked small enough to be a nice cross-body and large enough to fit my Kindle/iPad depending on what I’m reading. #priorities
Jessica Simpson Wallet | I bought this a while ago because my other Coach wallet was getting beat up AND was too big for the smaller purses I started to adopt. This one is tiny and doesn’t include a section for checks, which is fine because I basically just use those for rent now anyways! It has cute cheetah print on the inside flap and the black/gold match my new purse perfectly.
Keys | I have a lot on here because I live in a million locations, basically. I have keys to my mom’s house, Chris’s parents’ house, my office, my mailbox at the apartment, two apartment keys (main door and apartment door), and my car key. I have a few keychains (Lego hot dog guy, an “L”) and various cards for grocery stores, Panera, and multiple libraries.
Various chapsticks | I did cut down once I saw this picture, but I always have one tinted chapstick and one plain one in my purse. I don’t do a lot with my lips (ie. I don’t like lipstick because it smudges and takes too much work), so you’ll see me running to a tinted chapstick of some kind the vast majority of the time. The Burt’s Bees ones are the best because they’re more sheer too. I like some of the NYX ones but none are pictured here.
Powder and brush | I have pretty oily skin so there are many times I have to do a quick touch-up when I’m out. If I put my makeup on in the morning, work all day, and see friends at night, I’ll probably need powder by 9 PM. I don’t really do this too often now that I’ve fixed my makeup routine, but I’d rather have this just in case!
Hair clip | I get really sick of my hair when it’s down, so you’ll often see my clip some of it back to keep it out of my face for the day. I always need a hair clip on me as a result.
iPhone | I don’t think I need to explain this one, right? (I also have another iPhone for work, which I used to take this picture, but I usually have both of them in my bag at the same time.)
Tide to Go Stick | I’m a very messy person so this is a must-have for me. I spill on myself constantly when I eat or drink. Chris bought me a pack of these for my birthday recently because all of my other ones had dried up. This is always a lifesaver for other people too 😉
Kindle (sometimes!) | Depending on my plans for the day, I’ll stow my Kindle in my purse. It’s a small bag, but I can actually very easily fit the Kindle in it. It looks better when I stand the wallet up instead of lay it down, and then put the Kindle next to it. It stays pretty flat that way. I haven’t tried my iPad yet but I have a mini, so I’m sure that’ll fit too.
I love your phone case! It’s so cute! I can’t live without my Burt’s Bees either 🙂
Thank you 😀 It was like $8 on Amazon! haha
Ooh, you have great stuff! I love our phone case and your purse. Your kindle cover is really pretty too. Great post!
Thank you 😀 <3
I could never do this post because I have 999 lipsticks and receipts in my purse?. I love the Kate Spade and wish I would’ve known about the sale. Also, I need to start putting tide stain sticks in my purse too. Great idea!!
This definitely helped me clean out my purse first hahaha. Thank you!
These types of posts are always so fun! I LOVE Kate Spade, I have two cross bodies by her (one black and one blue) and I’m constantly talking myself out of new things since I have a Kate Spade outlet in my area, lol (It’s the BEST THING EVER, I got my blue cross body and a matching wallet/passport holder for like $70 back during my birthday month).