What's in My Bag?

When it comes to bags, I've always been pretty much your typical backpack kind of girl. School had a lot to do with my preference in a lot of things since what I carried mostly consisted of books that could at times be horrendously heavy. And then there was the fact that I used to think handbags were for "grownup ladies" and I didn't think I could picture an image of myself looking so grownup with a handbag hung over my shoulder. 

Still, I grew a little older and I've taken a liking towards handbags. They just look so pretty to carry around and when it comes to formal occasions like private dinners, weddings and the like, bringing a laptop backpack doesn't seem very appealing. Not only that, sometimes, I would want to escape from looking like a student all the time especially when I'm with friends. Handbags or a pretty casual backpack seems to be a more practical and smaller option to hold my things.

Until today, I own three different handbags and all fit for different occasions. For today, I'll be talking about my more favourite option out of the three. Here she issssss!

This simple black bag is my most preferred item to carry around when I'm on short outings with friends and just anywhere else. It's not anything branded and it cost me just above RM100 from a sale event at KL Central late last year. I never regretted making this purchase and it's been with me wherever I go.

As you can tell, despite how small this bag is, I could store a lot of stuff that I want to bring around with me. This is also going to sound super random but I love that this bag is so squishy! Anyway, these are my usual items in my bag these days:

Book | I haven't read much these days but I'll always make an effort to carry a book with me wherever I go. It's more out of habit than because of the need to feed my actual reading habits. A good book makes good company in long train rides or when I'm waiting for my food order at a restaurant.

Mask pouch | Since masks aren't always durable, I would have an extra in my bag for emergencies. I keep at least one in a pouch.

Purse | Girl, I can't go anywhere without my purse! It's nothing fancy. I had this passed down to me from my sister and if you personally know me, I can never say no to a cute pink purse.

Makeup pouch | I keep all my makeup essentials that are travel friendly in this small pouch I got as a door gift from a friend's wedding recently. It's so cute and handy to carry just the right amount of things I need without having them spilling everywhere inside the rest of my handbag. In here, there's always a concealer, two lipsticks of different shades (must be ready to rise to any occasion), a blusher and its brush (I can't find one that's smaller in size. I'm still on a lookout for one), and a light moisturiser.

Hand sanitiser | Even before the pandemic knocked on our door months ago, I've always kept a steady hand sanitiser or a packet of anti-bacterial wet tissues with me. I've been using this particular bottle for months now and there's no sign that it'll be used up any time soon! 

Black pen | A pen is always handy when you need it. Sometimes, I need it to sign anything like  visitor logs before going inside a shop or public places when the QR code on my app isn't working (it always does this on my phone ugh). 

So what are your current "must haves" in your handbag? Share about them in the comments below!