Bag and brushes

3 March 2010

As part of my ongoing “upgrade” of makeup and whatnot, I wanted a new cosmetics bag. My bits and pieces were housed in a little wooden crate and a couple of little pencil cases I bought in Ecuador. It was all fairly neat, but the moment I took anything out of the crate everything remained collapsed in a heap.

I looked on Etsy for a bag and found one in exactly the right dimensions to fit my shelf, but I didn’t like the fabric, so I continued my search. Then I found Sewfriendzy, who had great fabrics and seamstress Aimee was able to make me just what I wanted.

One big plus on the bag: a bright interior. Why are so many bags are black inside. How does that help me find what I’m looking for, hmm?

I’ve stuffed the bag with all my gubbins, even my new big brushes fit in there. Though actually I put them in first, so I can’t get to them very easily now. Good move. I need to weed out what I don’t want/need and what I want to replace with something better.

And speaking of brushes, I have a couple of new ones for my collection: a MAC 239 and a 150. The 239 is an eyeshadow brush, which is delightfully soft – and quite in demand on eBay, where I made the winning bid! The 150 is a powder brush, so I’ve hiked out the cheap one I had that was liable to powder me with its black bristles as an unexpected gift.

But just look at those two. Aren’t they pretty? I’m loathe to put anything on these brushes. I think I may just keep them as low-maintenance pets.

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5 Responses to “Bag and brushes”

Carolyn J.
4th March 2010 @ 2:15 am

I have a large powder brush that I saved my pennies for, and when I first got it I would brush it over my face with nothing on it because it was so. damn. soft. A good brush is like a present to yourself every day!

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Emily
4th March 2010 @ 7:29 am

That bag is a fantastic size. Gubbins, what a great word, I must add it to my vocabulary.

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Thursday
4th March 2010 @ 8:46 am

We have the same tweezers and make of blusher.

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doow
4th March 2010 @ 9:43 am

I bought those tweezers because a magazine told me I should, but I find them so stiff that they quite often break the hair rather than pulling it out. The best tweezers I’ve ever found are Mum’s completely random old pair, which will grab hold of anything.

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Thursday
4th March 2010 @ 1:57 pm

Oh, mine seem fine. Mind you, I recently bought one of those magnifying mirrors which, apart from being generally horrifying, reveal that my tweezering has been pretty patchy.

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