-And the most unexpected item in my bag is...
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-Hi. I'm Alessia Cara. Are you ready to spill it?
So, I brought this backpack.
It is one of my many backpacks that I travel with.
This one is one of my favorites. I don't know why I like it.
I just feel like it's really cool.
I got it from Japan.
We were in Tokyo, my best friend and I.
For some reason, couldn't find this mall
that we were gonna go and shop it.
And then we saw this, like, little lineup of students
walking home, like high-school students, I think,
in, like, uniforms.
So we asked them. We, like, used Google Translate
to, like, ask them where this mall was.
And they were so kind enough to lead us there.
And it was just one of those moments
that was really sweet and cute
because it was such a language barrier.
But I don't know, it just showed like the pureness of humanity,
and I always just remember that moment.
I usually take bags like this pretty much everywhere.
I don't know why, I refuse to bring, like, big purses.
I just like backpacks,
which is probably why my back is completely hunched.
There's definitely, like, a half-eaten bag of chips
from the flight [chuckles] in here, I think.
Alright. So, let's get started in here.
So, the first thing is my phone.
It's extremely old, not updated.
I have no space on it,
so every time I want to take a photo,
I have to delete something.
But this is it right now. The pop socket is faded.
Car keys, sunglasses.
As a kid, I never wore sunglasses
'cause I was always like -- I always found it humiliating
to wear sunglasses for some reason.
But now I enjoy wearing them,
especially in Los Angeles with the nice weather.
It's very cool, and I like these.
They kind of feel very vintage.
This is my mom's tiny wallet that I stole,
and there's just a bunch of cards in here.
It's easy. I like to carry this with me
if I don't want to take, like, the full bag.
Microfoliant -- I didn't even know this was in here.
Ooh. So this is the smallest perfume bottle ever.
It's like a mini version of my usual perfume,
and I take this with me if I just need a little re-up.
It's La Vie Est Belle, the best perfume in the world.
It's like my signature scent.
It smells so good.
I wish you guys could smell it through the screen.
It's very, very nice.
Gum, of course.
Orbit. This is really old, as well.
So, this is Fenty lip gloss
and ILIA -- it's like a lip conditioner that's tinted.
This is the best lip gloss in the world.
This, as well, it's just like a really pretty lip tint.
This is the best color, too.
There's like a couple different colors,
but this one is the best.
It is Gloss Bomb.
Sanitizer, of course. Little travel size.
An old film roll, uh, with nothing in it.
This is like the container for the film roll.
I got the point-and-shoot camera from Japan, as well.
It's an Olympus zoom. It's like an old camera.
I got it for supercheap on eBay.
Taking film photos is always a little bit cooler
because, you know, you kind of forget the photos that you take,
and then when you get them developed, it's like, "Oh."
What is -- oh, Lexapro. Lexapro for the brain.
And, so, I was eating at a restaurant the other day,
and a publicist, like, gave me her phone number.
Don't worry, my publicist. Love you guys.
What else do we got? Wired headphones.
Got to have them.
I am not a fan of pods.
I don't like that you could lose them.
I don't like that you have to charge them.
I just want to listen to music.
I don't want to have to worry about the battery.
So, of course mask. I like the cloth ones.
This one has a cute, little, like, bendy thing
to, like, grip around your nose.
My laptop that is also kind of old.
I think it's time I get a new one.
I got this cool, like, little laptop cover a few years ago
on this website, Society6.
Sunscreen, 60 SPF.
I always apply this every single day to my face especially.
This is my little glasses case.
This was my friend Liv's. She lent this to me.
And these are my reading glasses that I should wear more often,
but I don't wear them enough.
Oh, yeah, these are the old chips
that I referred to before from the plane.
A little hair clip to clip up my hair.
I feel like my hair can get damaged really easily
and my curls can frizz up,
so I always just prefer to have something
that I can loosely clip them up with.
What is this?
Okay, I didn't even know this was in here.
This is so old. What is this?
This is a chocolate-chip, chewy granola.
It was one. Look at it. [ Laughs ]
And a 2 -- oh, this is awesome.
This is a $2 bill from someone named $2 Steve.
He just, like, walks around giving people $2 bills.
And they're real.
Like, I think you can actually use them.
So this is one that I obviously kept in here.
This -- ooh, this is cool. This is a little --
My, like, self-promotional
"Band-Aids for the growing pains" Band-Aid kit.
But they're not actually Band-Aids.
They're just stickers.
And disinfecting wipes.
Again, COVID times. Got to be safe.
Ooh, more Fenty. This is old.
I don't like this one.
Uh, another Band-Aid.
I get blisters a lot, so I always carry Band-Aids.
Oh, two passports, my Canadian one and my European one.
I am an Italian citizen, as well.
So, hey, so you want to flee the country?
Dark chocolates. [ Chuckles ]
Also didn't know this was in here.
A receipt for a restaurant in Miami.
I haven't been to Miami in over a year -- over two, so...
Okay, a little first-aid kit/ toiletry kit.
I have some lozenges, a comb, more bandages, Benadryl.
One time I got a really crazy allergic reaction to vitamin B.
I thought I was gonna die.
And what else is in here? Tylenol.
Anyway, we don't need to go through that anymore.
That's enough.
This giant wad of $1's and $5's
that my dad makes me travel with.
He always sends me away with some cash.
Classic Italian dad.
Another mask, another mask, and another mask. [ Chuckles ]
Oh, and another mask.
Some deodorant. That is, uh, cucumber.
I was gonna say flavored, but scented, I guess --
cucumber scented.
I don't eat my deodorant, obviously.
Oh, and a portable charger.
Oh, and then, so, last but not least,
the most unexpected item, I guess,
would be another bag that I got from Joshua Tree
for 15 bucks, one of a kind, made from candy wrappers.
I just really love it.
I love that no one else has one like this in the world,
and it's just -- like, it's so cool.
It's like DIY, repurposed. It's really nice.
So there you go. That's what's in my bag.
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