Make-up bag shameful secrets

[TapDancingPimp]

Care to share? The things in your bag you love, always have and always will, but would never admit to?

Mine is Max Factor creme puff I have always had horrendous skin and honestly I haven't found anything that hides my blemishes and shiny skin more...DiorSkin nude comes a close second but at £5.99 the creme puff wins hands down!

I suppose it's associated more with old women (my granny swore by it), that's the only reason it's my shameful secret...

[Eliza22]

My shame? I love all things beige/taupe/"natural"/neutral .... only to find, they aren't. I'm a magpie and have stuff that goes back years. And don't get me started on "beige pink/brown blush".

[NotQuitePerfect]

ZacharyQuack I have a similarly sized collection of nude/lip/beigy-brown lipsticks & glosses.

Some of them are practically identical and I shudder to think of the £££s I've invested.

Still never found the actual right colour though!

[NotQuitePerfect]

Ooh just remembered I still have a Clinique Basic Eye Emphasiser from about 1980. Can't bear to chuck it out, it was so precious when I bought it.

[StrawberrytallCAKE]

I have about 5 eyeshadows to create 'smoky eyes' which is a look I've never once achieved without looking like I've been in a bar fight.

I had a tip from a make up artist once that the best make up bags are clear so you can always see everything in your bag and it saves time looking for something that may or may not be there. Boots do some very cheap plastic make up cases, I have about 6 in varying sizes, so useful.

For at home I have a regular make up bag sized clear bag for all of my daily make up.

For day times I use a small wallet sized clear make up bag with little plastic pots filled with my tinted moisturiser, lip balm and various tester sized products.

For a night stay I use a medium make up bag and for a week or more there's a huge one with handles on which fits the at home bag in and whatever else I need.

Erm, I seem to have got carried away, sorry about that.

Btw what's wrong with benefit make up? I love the body shimmer stuff for the front of my legs.

[StrawberrytallCAKE]

these bags

[mignonette]

Ancient tubs of Agnes B apricot colour correction cream and violet colour correction- from the mid 90's. Still good!

[Repeatedlydoingthetwist]

I have a red eyeshadow which I used to wear out in all seriousness when I was 16. I'm twice that age now but I can't quite bear to get rid of it for some reason.....