Easy products

The Lip Color/Blush/Eye Shadow

Want to have pretty lip, eye, or cheek color on hand, but don't want a bag full of products or a bunch of powder that's going to get shimmery dust all over the inside of your bag? Let me introduce you to MAC Cream Color Base ($17), then. Once you've found a shade of this stuff that flatters you, you'll be using it all the time. No brush necessary.

The Press-On Eye Shadow

Going from work to a party or cocktails? You can always throw a couple of Japonesque Eye Majic ($5) eye shadow strips into your bag. Just pull them out and wipe them across your lids to get fancy-looking shadow.

 

The Perfume Pencil

The A Rather Novel Collection Fragrance Pencils ($10 each) are inexpensive and easily fit an the bottom of a clutch. Plus they're all sophisticated tea-inspired scents, so you'll never smell like you just bathed in cheap body spray.

The Quick Cover-Up

Palladio Oil Absorbing Rice Paper Tissues with Rice Powder ($4) are amazing for a number of reasons. They're nearly flat and totally mess free, they absorb oil better than blotting papers, and they're pigmented, so they're a great substitute for pressed powder or concealer.

The Instant Updo

Goody Spin Pins ($6) are new, but they're getting rave reviews everywhere, and she's been a convert ever since. These little babies are super easy to carry around, they're simple to use, and they have the holding power of 20 bobby pins.