What are your everyday handbag essentials?

[mintbug]

I'm nosy. What do you take with you wherever you go?

I stumbled across a Reddit thread on the topic which I read with interest but it was old and mostly American.

Mine:

Phone
Card holder with bank card and driving license
Portable charger
Keys
Sunglasses
Cotton tote bag
Hand sanitiser
Tissues
Perfume
Lipstick
Headphones
Mirror
Mints
Notebook
Pen

Phone and key.

Phone
Purse
Keys
Antiseptic wipes
Anti histamines
Folding hair brush

Keys
Purse
Phone
Sunflower Lanyard with Radar Key on
Meds
Hand Sanitizer
Perfume
Headache tablets/migraine tablets
Hair bands/clip
Brush
Hand cream
Mirror
Poo bags
Lip balm
Perfume

Card wallet (debit, driving licence + about 20 membership/discount/loyalty cards)
Freedom Pass
Keys
Lip balm
Lipstick
Pressed powder with mirror
Sunglasses for me and DCs
Portable power pack and cable
2 fabric folding shopping bags
Biro
Ear buds
Tissues
Phone
Coin purse with emergency cash
Radar key

I use all of the items regularly, I couldn't get on with just phone and keys!

Phone
Purse - cards and sometimes has some loose change in
Earphones
Vaseline
Hand cream
Hand sanitizer
Tissues/ wipes
Pen and mini notepad
Hair brush
Canvas tote bag
Tampons
Medicine pouch - pain killers, eye drops, antiseptic cream, tweezers, plasters,

Purse
Phone
Diary (yes, an actual real diary)
Pen
Propelling pencil
Tissues
Menthol chewing gum
Mask (still an old one tucked into a side pocket)
One solitary plaster
Ibuprofen
Keys (unless I have jeans on, in which case they will be in my pocket)

I was literally reading through your list @festivemouse thinking ‘god I bet her friends love her!!’ then got to the end 😂

Mine;
Purse
Keys
Phone
Mascara
Lip balm
Perfume, mini sized
Sunglasses
Chewing gum
A couple of hair bands
Tissues
Headphones
Pen
Painkillers
Mini foldable hairbrush

Also as I’m a toddler mum;
Mini colouring pencils
A small book
A mini toy car or two
A snack or two
Pack of wet wipes
Change of pants, socks and joggers (he’s not had an accident for MONTHS but you just know if I took them out, he would!)

Purse
Phone
Keys
Mints
Tissues

Phone
Keys
Pen
Lippy (there were 5 in there last weekend, when I emptied work stuff, mind you!)
Earphones (wired/wireless - depends on where I'm going)
Crystals (a gift - believe or not, someone took the time to choose them for me, so I take them everywhere and take care of them)
Rennie/paracetamol/immodium/anti sickness tablets (sometimes evening tablet)
Sometimes eyeliner or small make up bag
Tote bag (usually an indie band logo and signed by the band)

Sometimes hair brush & bobble for one of the girls. Sometimes add a tampon or pad...I have post-chemo mad professor hair & no periods but saves them taking a bag 🤷‍♀️

Keys
Purse with cards
Tissues
Mints
Lip balm/eyeliner/mirror
Tampon
Paracetamol and plasters
Sunglasses

I don’t have a handbag, but the things I carry everyday are just the house keys, car keys, phone and I have a phone case to keep some cards in.

I used to like bags, I have some nice ones but 90% of the time I just carry phone and keys. For days out I take a rucksack and add water bottle, headphones, lip balm and maybe my kindle. If hiking might add food and plasters.

Purse
Keys
Phone
Umbrella
Lip balm
Spare contacts
Water
Gum
Plaster
Small plastic bag
Tissues
Reusable shopping bag
Clip on torch
Slightly expired epi-pen (DS has his new ones on him but it would do the job so I don't get rid of them)
Hand sanitiser
Face mask
Hair bands
Ear buds

I love threads like this.

I always have:
Keys
Purse
Phone
Mini charging bank and wire.
Earphones
A sanitary pad and a tampon
Eyeliner, mascara, lipstick, mirror
Bottle of water
Book
Tissues
Pen
Notebook (I know I've got a phone but it's not the same)
Perfume

Purse
Phone
Keys
Tissues
Wipes
Hand sanitizer
Mirror
Lipstick
Folding shopping bag
Inhaler
Mini screwdriver
Mini bottle opener
Pen
Small notepad
Face mask.

Out of curiosity, how often do you need the spare knickers?

Just keys, phone, lip balm, sometimes a hairbrush if out all day.

As someone who can't bear the idea of carrying things around that I probably won't need at least semi-regularly, I find this fascinating/impressive.

As PP have said though, I bet your friends love you.

Tape measure is an interesting one! What for?

I can only dream of being this low maintenance.

I have a bottle opener on my keys 🍻

Phone
Kindle
Bath and body works pocket bac
Tissues
Brush
Perfume
Hand cream
Lipstick
Ear buds
Purse

This is a good point... it doubles as my ID though (when I'm very, very occasionally asked).

No!! I feel lost and naked without my bag 😱

I'll only bring a crossbody out maybe 4 times out of 10. Otherwise I just do phone, keys, and perhaps a wallet, all in my coat pockets.

Bag usuals:
Tinned lip balm
Lipstick
Tinned all-purpose herbal balm/salve
Hair tie
Couple of pens
Mini water bottle
Paperback book if I know I'll be waiting somewhere

My pocket stuff stays in my coat pockets, separately.