Hoi, it is time for a 'What's in my bag?' video.
I usually do these every year, and I hadn't done one yet this year.
I was waiting for the perfect backpack to come my way.
I have recently been so annoyed with backpacks and skirts,
and the fact that I feel like I should just be able to live my life and wear a backpack and wear a skirt,
but somehow it doesn't wanna work for me, I know it's a common problem, anyway.
Basically I went on a hunt to try and find to the perfect backpack
and I ended up with this beauty from Matt & Nat.
It's really funny because next to my head it looks really big
but it's actually one of the smaller backpacks I've ever had.
Matt & Nat is an amazing Canadian brand, like a really cool, ethical brand.
I already had a small bag from them, but I decided to get a slightly bigger one
Because it's wider than it is tall, it's really good to put my laptop in and it stays a bit higher on my back.
One of the other good things about it is that it means I can, like, sit down on the Tube
and I don't have to take take my backpack off because it's quite thin, AND I can't over-stuff it.
I have an issue where I just put so much crap into my bags,
and I don't understand how people can go out with like teeny tiny bags
because I need my laptop, which I carry with me on a daily basis, I need a book, I need lots of other stuff
But with this one I can't bring as much as I usually bring, which should be a good thing for me and my back
Alright, so basically I'm going to show you what this bag looks like and what I have inside.
First of all, there's a little pouch here which has a little magnet, I just usually put some coins in it, so nothing big really.
And then it opens up like this, and then it's got a zipper here.
I wasn't able to find any reviews of this bag online,
I want to say it's called the Pacific. I'll put links to in the description
It's sold out on their website, but I managed to buy it through a different source
This is what it looks like.
I love watching 'What's In my Bag?' videos, and usually when you tell non-internet people about them,
they always get a bit snooty about them,
and I just love seeing what people carry with them every day.
This is my laptop, I got this case off of Etsy
And you could like customise what you wanted the colour of the stitches to be.
This is the 12 inch Macbook, it is really thin, it's so little and it is actually quite good for video editing
It's obviously not the best for video editing, but the fact that I can carry it around with me every day is the most perfect thing for me
because I spend a lot of time away from home where like if I'm staying in my boyfriend's flat,
I just want to be able to do work wherever I go, and this is the best way to do it.
Also the battery life is amazing.
Next up: Predictably I have a book. I always carry my book around in pouches like this.
I was thinking about having pouches like this made as like a merch kind of thing,
not with my name on it, but with cute patterns on it because people always ask me where I get them.
These are like old Aesop bags that I have because you usually get these little cloth bags with Aesop products
I use these to protect my books because I am that kind of person.
The book that I have with me at the moment is the "Midwich Cuckoos" by John Wyndham
I actually really love this edition so I really want to keep it nice.
This is what we're reading for the End of the World Book Club this month in case you haven't started yet.
Next up, I have a tote bag.
Because this bag isn't huge, very often after work I'll do some grocery shopping, or I have some other stuff to carry around with me
So it's nice to have a tote bag. This one I bought years and years ago at Shakespeare and Company,
the English language bookshop in Paris, and I love this, I think it's a nice bookish fashion statement.
I've got this little pouch, which is basically my bag lady pouch
It has every kind of medicine or pill or whatever else you might need.
Whatever emergency you might be in, I've got the solution right there.
My wallet. I feel like I've shown this in previous years, and then I actually managed to buy a new one on Ebay
because they were no longer selling this range, and now this one is falling apart as well
But it's a little Cath Kidston space pouch, which has my Oyster card
I'm still very proudly carrying my 2012 limited edition Jubilee Celebration Oyster card which is really cute
And I got I think right as I moved to London, so I'm going to try and keep a a hold of that for forever and the rest
Of it is just cards and some
Paper money, I'm trying to use mostly card at the moment and something that's really helping with that is Monzo
I recently discovered this and I wanted to share. It's basically an online bank.
They're still in sort of testing but they always recommend you carry an extra card with you
but what I really like is that it comes with an app. You basically use it as a sort of
Allowance for the month and it keeps really good track in little charts of where you're spending your money
It is really easy to
send money to your friends who also have Monzo and you get amazing rates on money when you're abroad and no extra costs for
Using your card abroad, so I really like it and it means that when I look at my normal bank statement
It isn't just like "2£ at Pret, 2£ at Pret". Some little bits and bobs
Muji pen, my glasses in this really old case that's falling apart. I got some new glasses recently
I'm going to go very wonky-eyed. They're probably very dirty as well
I usually wear contacts, my vision is pretty bad, then I have a
Portable charger still rocking the easyacc. It's really heavy but it's really powerful, and then I've got this little cord for it as well
I just feel like I can't really go anywhere without having a portable charger with me anymore
I'm due for a new phone quite soon. I'm already out of contract with the one
I have I did actually put it in this bag because I usually carry it in my pocket
Some accessories for my laptop because I'm living that dongle life
This is so I can plug USB stuff into my laptop, and this is my little card reader for video editing
I think we've come to the last little bag, but first
I'll show you what the inside of this bag looks like so it has a little as a zipper here
And then it has a little like phone holder here, and that's pretty much it and on the inside
It says "This lining is made of 100% recycled plastic bottles. We recycle on average three million +
Plastic bottles per year". Alright, last is also this Aesop bag, just keep every thing in little pouches
I have my trusty moon cup also I did a video with Marion on the DerpinaMODE channel
Which is all about cruelty free makeup, skincare, stuff like that where we talked about
Sustainable periods and I talked about my mooncup a lot there if you want to check it out, so this is some like skincare
Bits. I've got some deodorant spray from Hema
And then I've got a little hair bobble, and really old real techniques face brush Rose lollipops Lush lip balm
I actually don't use lip balm because I feel like lip balm is a scam like the more lip balm
You use the more you need it, but sometimes I put it on top of lipstick
Then I have my Jane Iredale face powder
in this like reusable compact so use that for topping up my face throughout the day and then
What else is in there... and then I also have this little like decanted
Sunscreen that I use and some blotting papers which I need desperately right now, it is so warm!
Lipstick, Pillow Talk by Charlotte Tilbury like a very nice sort of nudie color. Always lovin' the matte colors that they do.
Smint!
And then finally, my Illamasqua
Concealer which is almost out really love this good for high coverage
It also has a teeny tiny mirror in it which can definitely come in handy, and now the bag is empty
I hope you enjoyed having a little peek in my bag also if you are going to Summer in the City this year, the big YouTube
festival/gathering
Conference, Ariel Bisset the booktuber, and I are having a meet and greet
so if you have a ticket
And you're signing up for the meet-and-greet ballots don't forget to include us if you'd like to see us
I will be at summer in City for the whole weekend
Let me know if you're going to be there, and I think that's everything thanks so much for watching! Doi!