Bags Of Beauty...
Saturday 15th September 2007 by Elizabeth Richards
Big bags are back so celebrate fashion week – and Anna Wintour’s return to the British shows – with a choice investment from this season’s collections. But remember, filling it to the max is simply not stylish. A heavy handbag equals sore shoulders and poor posture so resist the temptation to tote your entire beauty kit from home to work and back again.
Instead, look good on the go – whether you’re on the dance floor or out on the school run – with a selection of handbag-sized, perfectly portable products for face and body. Choose dinky wand-style stains for lips and cheeks, oil-absorbing sheets and gels to keep skin fresh and nourishing multi-tasking balms for hands and lips. And with most cult products reproduced in miniature form for summer travel kits, now’s the time to snap them up to get through winter in style.
Benefit Pocket Pal, £14.50
Hooray for Benefit who have taken their cult stain Benetint, packaged it in a handbag-friendly wand and paired it with a clear gloss for instant colour and high shine. It’s designed for lips but we also use it out and about to give cheeks a healthy bite of colour.
Available at www.BenefitCosmetics.co.uk 
Rodial Glam Balm, £62
Just as perfect in your in-flight case as your work handbag, this nourishing balm is a real hero product, coveted by celebrities, makeup artists and beauty editors the world over. Use to moisturise dry patches, groom brows, soften lips and cuticles, refine wrinkles and soothe stressed skin.
Available at www.Harrods.com
Stila Convertible Lash & Line, £18
Each end of this smart silver wand reveals a secret – at one, a lash-nourishing mascara while at the other, a delicate liner in a perfectly coordinating shade – so you can be sure of perfect peepers wherever you are. Available in four shades including on-trend teal.
Available at www.HQHair.com
Origins Zero Oil, £10
Perfect for patting over makeup to blot shine and restore this season’s must have semi-matte finish, this lightweight lotion smoothes skin without overly drying and leaves no residue whatsoever. Best of all, it comes in a super-tiny bottle for carry-me-everywhere appeal.
Available at www.Origins.co.uk
Micheline Arcier Nourrissant, £11
This rich hand and nail oil comes packaged in a tiny bottle which – although glass – makes a sensible alternative to a traditional space-hogging tube of cream. Apply a couple of drops once or twice a day for super-soft hands and enjoy the heady scent of lemon and patchouli.
Available at www.MichelineArcier.com
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