The holiday season’s flurry of parties calls for a well-stocked evening bag, and you’ll need a few beauty essentials in addition to your phone, credit card and cash. Less is most definitely more in this scenario since you don’t want to be struggling to keep your clutch closed all night, so it’s important to find pint-sized, portable versions that have all of your needs covered. Here, a few of our compact favorites.
Wander Beauty Play All Day Translucent Powder
Taking loose powder to go can be a challenge, but this version makes it easy—and it’s evening bag friendly. With a plush anti-bacterial puff that’s pre-packed with translucent powder (and a much-needed mirror), all skin tones can refresh their makeup, minimize shine and blur imperfections on the fly. Even more, the finely-milled powder is formulated with niacinamide, vitamin C-rich goji berry extract, aloe leaf extract and safflower extract for skincare benefits between your morning and evening routines.
The Ouai Anti-Frizz Sheets
If your blow-out requires occasional touch-ups throughout the evening to keep it looking sleek, tuck a few of these individually-wrapped sheets in your minaudière. Infused with coconut oil, shea butter and Ouai’s signature musky-floral Rue St. Honoré scent, a few swipes restore smoothness and shine while taming static and fly-aways.
Tom Ford Boys & Girls Lipsticks
Only Tom Ford would think to create petite versions of his 50 most coveted lipstick shades to free up room in your evening bag. Named after (you guessed it) men and women who have crossed Ford’s path in some way or another at some point, some of the human inspirations are easy to guess while others will leave you wondering. P.S. These minis are also a great way to fill in any shades that may be missing from your lipstick collection or test-drive a color before buying a full-sized bullet.
Listerine READY! Tabs
These minuscule breath-freshening tablets may not be the fanciest thing in your evening bag, but there’s nothing less chic than bad breath. Designed to transform from a solid to a liquid for a whole-mouth cleansing and refreshing experience, this lifesaver offsets any garlic or onions you may have eaten with dinner—and they're so small they might even get lost in your Judith Leiber.
Creed Fragrance Atomizer
There’s no need to ever be without your signature scent (whether it’s Creed or not). This refillable leather-wrapped atomizer holds enough juice to get you through the night—or a weekend away—and looks oh-so luxe when you pull it out of your evening bag.
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