The beauty bag essentials every woman should have on hand (2025)

There’s nothing like treating yourself to a brand-new lipstick, eye shadow, highlighter, foundation, blush – the list goes on.

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But before you know it, our beauty bags are overflowing with more products than we actually need!

Luckily, there are plenty of multitasking palettes, tubes, creams, and tints guaranteed to save you space and money.

We’ve rounded up a few of our favourite multi-use products for the ultimate beauty bag essentials to have on your radar!

Beauty essentials for the it-girl on the go

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Quick fix

Cute, compact, and travel- friendly, this clever, multitasking pot can be popped over the cheeks and lips for a dash of colour. Infused with hydrating raspberry leaf extract and vitamin E for comfort, swipe
for a subtle tint or gradually build up to your desired shade.

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Dream cream

This tinted cream can be applied alone, mixed with moisturiser, or used to highlight your favourite features. Packed with pearlescent particles to enhance the skin’s natural glow, its ultra-creamy texture blends like a dream to deliver a lush, fresh-faced complexion.

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Sunny savior

Banish redness and calm irritation with this lightweight tinted SPF that feels like a second skin. Apply using a sponge or brush to build up coverage as you wish, relying on the hardworking formula’s glycerin to soothe the skin.

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Sculpt on the go

This sleek multi-palette includes everything needed
to keep your face looking effortlessly sculpted. With three pigmented shades designed to blur and blend redness, dark spots, and under-eyes, it’s the perfect solution for a quick transformation.

Along with two concealer and three contour shades, the balmy formula swipes seamlessly over the skin for
a subtle flush of colour.

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Take a brow

This handy all-in-one pencil 
is your savvy solution to achieving the perfect brows. Gently shape and fill using 
the precision tip and powder.

Then, use the clear gel to set it in place, and wow – you’ve got instant, effortlessly chic brows that will last the whole day.

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Complexion perfection

Seven luxe, highly pigmented, blendable powders packaged together in a compact palette? Um, yes please!

This all-in-one partner in crime has all your complexion needs covered 
– quite literally – with contour, blush, highlighter, and four eye shadow shades all included. 
Did we mention it comes with 
a built-in mirror, too? Sold!

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Glazed days

Swipe on this hydrating lip tint for a subtle splash of colour while its nourishing vitamin E works to keep skin smooth. With the added bonus of SPF this glazed gloss is an instant handbag staple.

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Bold eyes

Not just for lengthening 
lashes, this biotin-based mascara doubles as a serum
to keep hairs looking long 
and healthy. With a powerful bonding complex, it works hard to strengthen lashes 
for a much fuller, bolder look. Beauty bonus!

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Brush it off

No need for multiple makeup brushes thanks to this nifty buy. The Everything Face Brush can be used to apply and buff foundation, bronzers, and powders with carefully curated bristles to deliver a flawless finish. Talk about an overachiever!

Stephanie De Nobile

After completing a Bachelor of Arts Media at Macquarie University, Steph then completed a Diploma of Fashion Business with a Statement of Attainment in Fashion Design at FBI College, while simultaneously interning for various magazine titles including InStyle, Dolly, and Shop Til You Drop. For the past six years, she has been writing and compiling fashion, beauty and homes content across Australia’s top weekly titles including New Idea, Who, and Woman’s Day. When she’s not writing about the latest fashion and beauty trends you can find her purchasing candles she doesn’t need and telling anyone who will listen why reputation is Taylor Swifts best album.

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