Stuff in your PURSE

[ShortClara]

Wow - my purse is very organized at all times I realize. I get a little crazed at receipts and such just lolling about - I have to get rid of them. I have:

* Zippy cosmetics case with tattoo designs on it with all my powder, lippy & makeups.
* Vintage mirror compact.
* Hair brush
* Large kiss-lock bag containing two card cases with debit cards, etc., cash and change
* Business Card Case
* Keys
* Iphone and ear piece
* Pill case

And that's typically it! Wow - I'm anal. I can find everything all the time.

 

[ShortClara]

Wow - my purse is very organized at all times I realize. I get a little crazed at receipts and such just lolling about

OK, that's funny. The word I typed was lo ll ing

 

[Miss 1929]

Rather like the new avatar...

OK, that's funny. The word I typed was lo ll ing

"Lo ll ing in ze hay!"

 

[dollydaydream]

Dollydaydream, I saw Ceroc and had to look it up. It looks like a fun way to learn social partner dancing.
There is no Ceroc here in the US but there's plenty of social dancing. I love it!
i'd be interesed in hearing how you like it.

Oh I absolutely LOVE it!! I want to learn swing dancing, but there is nowhere near that does it (and I don't fancy travellying 2 bus rides away late at night!!) It was loads of fun & the guy who runs it also does lindy hopping & jive so he said he could teach me (hurrah!!!). I was the only lady wearing a skirt too, which was a bit strange. I'm not too keen on the salsa type moves, like the wiggles and things, but it really was lots & lots of fun!

Sorry, that was a bit fftopic: but in my purse today I have a book, an ipog and an empty crisp packet, mega purse, an apple, an almost empty bottle of water, some reciepts and 3 packets of extra strong mints (they were on offer - 3 4 £1)

 

[Sunny]

Purse (massive & fits more stuff in that you could ever imagine. What do you Americans call a purse? Thing that your money goes in I mean?

Wallet, or sometimes pocketbook, if it's money plus credit cards, ID, etc. If it's just coins, coin purse.

 

[dollydaydream]

Hehe thank you! I guess it's a pocketbook then

And place to put all other kinds of rubbish I get - reciepts, bus tickets, random papery type things...

 

[Sunny]

Hehe thank you! I guess it's a pocketbook then

And place to put all other kinds of rubbish I get - reciepts, bus tickets, random papery type things...

And coupons! Oh, yes, mine needs cleaned out.

 

[Miss 1940's]

darling,

I THINK I HAVE THAT SAME MAGAZINE!

A companion thread to stuff in your pockets for men.

Here's a few images from Glamour of Hollywood magazine from July 1939 on pages 22 and 23 to start us off. According to them, even the stars share their personality by what's in their purses. What's in yours? For the evening? For the day?

 

[Miss 1940's]

Whats in my bag?

*pocket book
*hankie
*vintage compact
*sliver cig case
*sliver Lighter
*comb
*change Purse
*lipstick...red of coures
*sun glasses
*keys

 

[goldwyn girl]

In my bag

50's wallet with poodle on it
50's tissue case in pink with many poodles on it
note book with pattern numbers, make up suggestions from the lounge, notes on what colour tag will be on sale at the thrift store next, pretty much anything I might need while I'm out. I've also noticed hubby has been making notes on measurements for things in the house
50's pink beaded purse with band aids, hand wipes,
40's-50's pill box, souvenir of Las Vegas with an engraving of the strip on it.
keys
lipstick in red and powder
card case

 

[LelaViavonie]

In My Purse :

** Lipstick
**A Pin-ip cigarette case that I use to hold all my cards and such
**Vintage mirror
**Hand Sanitizer (im wierd about that)
**Lotion (im a freak about soft hands)
**I phone W. earpiece
**Keyes
**Camera (cause u never know when a picture is needed!)
** SMall putch with x=tra bobbypins and hairclips...sometimes and x-tra flower (depending if I like the flower I am wearing)

BOY.. now that I think about it.. that is alot of stuff in my pruse!

 

[ShesSoVaVaVoom]

currently in the market for a(nother) new purse.
whew... okay, here goes...
a)outer pockets:
mp3 player.
dr. notes and bills (recently had a concussion),small lock, reciepts, palm
b)middle pocket:
reciepts, gum, 2 match books, 2 lighters, pocket book, tattoo shop flier, aquaphor, saratoga 120's, smaller purse which I keep my make-up in.

it's time to downsize!

 

[MysteriousRed]

1. Face powder
2. Lipstick
3. (3) Fountain pens
4. Wallet (A few cards, coins and ID)
5. Hand Sanitizer
6. A note from my sweetheart

 

[kamikat]

I like to keep a small and light handbag.
1 wallet
2 lipstick
3 keys
If I'm going someplace where I have to wait (doctor's office, subway, ect) I toss in a paperback book or a small knitting project.

 

[Miss sofia]

In my bag:

Compact
lipstick
bandana
comb
mini can of elnett
doggy poo bag and chew
purse
cigarette case and swan vestas
diary
phone
pens
sunglasses
random detritus, fluff, bits of cotton, coins, sticky labels, pen lid, and i had cleared my bag out a few days before, so that's me travelling light!

 

[LizzieMaine]

Out of curiosity, I just checked my bag again -- the same bag I was carrying when I last posted in this thread in 2007 -- and it still contains the same things it did then. The dates on the receipts and ticket stubs are different, but otherwise, it's exactly the same stuff. I knew I was hidebound and resistant to change, but that's ridiculous.

 

[lolly_loisides]

I happen to have my handbag right next to me, so as I delve in I find

3 different types of lipstick
tape measure
tweezers & nail clippers
wallet
handkerchief
2 cells (one has global roaming the other is for local calls)
3 pens
camera
tourist brochures and receipts

Now I just have to find my keys.

 

[Puzzicato]

I like to keep a small and light handbag.
1 wallet
2 lipstick
3 keys
If I'm going someplace where I have to wait (doctor's office, subway, ect) I toss in a paperback book or a small knitting project.

That is impressive. Do you mostly drive places? When I had a car I had a much smaller handbag than I do now!

 

[Miss Golightly]

Sunglasses
Wallet
Keys with travel card holder
Lint Remover
Anti-bacterial handspray
Make-up bag with essentials
Handcream with SPF
Mobile phone
Ipod
Mints
Tissues

 

[CherryWry]

Argh. Despite carrying a fairly small handbag, I tend to carry a ridiculous amount of stuff with me. This is all in a bag that's 12" long by 6.5 " high by 4" wide.

Contents:

One cell phone
One wallet
One iPod classic
One pack gum
One Tide to-go pen
Four ballpoint pens
One rollerball pen
comb
Two hair elastics
one modern powder compact
Keychain with car & house keys
Coupon for ice cream shop across the street
Pocket contains: birth control pills
scrap of paper with lottery numbers
zit cream
four red lipsticks
one red lip liner
one vintage compact
lip balm
nail clippers
one hair clip