adorable makeup case alert!

April 17, 2007 at 8:00PM by Jill Percia |

When I was 13, I stored my makeup in a fuschia Caboodle. For years, it went everywhere with me: on road trips, on vacations, to sleepovers, etc. When I started college, the thing was cracked from so much wear-and-tear and from the 10 pounds of makeup I carried in it for so many years. I got rid of it and decided it would be cool to throw all my makeup in a Nike shoebox when I got to college. Well, that didn't go over so well...within a few months I spilled all sorts of gunk inside of it and my lip glosses started leaking through the cardboard. For Christmas that year, I asked Santa for a Sephora train case. It was amazing and so professional-looking (I wasn't a makeup artist but it looked like I could've been) in all it's silver glory.

Fast forward a few years: I still have my lovely train case but I have this problem. See, I've been traveling a lot, and the thing is HUGE and so heavy. So for the past few weeks I've been on the hunt for a more portable, really cute case that holds my makeup. Recently, I contacted a company for a beauty article I'm writing, and one of them sent over the SOHO bag pictured here. I swear, it's even more adorable in person. There are two zip-up clear compartments inside of it that can fit a ton of makeup or a few medium-sized toiletry bottles, which makes it great for bringing on vacation or even to the pool or beach. This one's called the Deckchair Stripe (cute name to boot!) and you can find it at Kmart for only $15. Gotta love a bargain...

So, where do you keep your makeup? Do you have a cute cosmetics case that you use? One of my friends uses a large Ziploc bag (that kills me!) and I'm planning on getting her a SOHO for her birthday....

Love,
Jill, reader services editor

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