Many times we run out the door and we realize we have forgotten our makeup bag or our favorite lip balm. I have a solution for that! I decided to fill several small bags with the tools I use daily. I call them my S.O.S. bags!
Clear bags work best so you can see what is inside. The essentials I include in each bag are brow gel, mascara, compact with four or five different eye shadow colors (preferably neutrals), brushes, concealer, a small mirror, bronzer, and one cherry-colored lipstick that I can also apply on my cheeks.
I try to find smaller versions of all of those products to put in the bags — product samples are great for this! — and I always have several bags ready to go. I keep one in the car, one close to the front door (hidden of course), and one in a drawer in the kitchen area in case I have to retouch a bit while hosting guests and working in the kitchen at the same time. Keep your bags in strategic places at home and at work so you will always have what you need whenever you are in a hurry.
