{"id":15048,"date":"2015-02-25T08:30:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T00:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=15048"},"modified":"2015-02-25T08:18:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T00:18:44","slug":"muji-makeup-pouch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2015\/02\/muji-makeup-pouch\/","title":{"rendered":"What can I fit into that dinky, compact, well-designed Muji makeup pouch?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buy enough makeup or skincare and chances are, you never ever have to buy a makeup bag\/pouch. Hands up whoever agrees with me LOL! \ud83d\ude00 I don’t know how it is overseas, but here, GWP (Gifts with Purchase) are common and a common GWP is a fancy makeup pouch. Heaven knows, I’ve collected, given away and used so many free makeup pouches in my time. It came to the point that I’d actually decline a free makeup pouch because I have a cupboard full of them!<\/p>\n

Yet quite recently, I bought one.<\/p>\n

I blame my friend Xin, who texted me one evening with her dilemma as to whether to buy this adorable makeup pouch she discovered at Muji.<\/p>\n

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It’s quite unassuming isn’t it? So we texted back and forth, she sent me a bunch of photos and eventually the clincher came – “It’s on 30% discount” so I said “Ok, buy me one and let’s see what it does!” I’m suggestible that way \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

But there was a reason I wanted it, and when I took it home during the Chinese New Year break recently, I discovered just what a nifty little thing it is. Yes, emphasis on little, because it isn’t very big is it? As you see in the picture, it sits in the palm of my hand quite comfortably and it barely takes up any space, yet it’s like Mary Poppin’s bag in there – it fits a ton!<\/p>\n

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Ok, here’s the reason that Xin and I were sold on this Muji makeup pouch.<\/p>\n

The pouch zips up to a small handy, compact size that tapers up the top. However, the magic happens when you unzip it, because the reinforced frame along the zip area of the pouch folds open wide, so the pouch stands on your dresser like a little box.<\/p>\n

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And best of all, it opens up so wide, you can see everything in there from the top! If you’ve ever had to dig around your makeup pouch you’d know that the struggle is real. With this one, I can see everything in there and because the top opens so wide, it’s easy to take things out without disturbing the packing equilibrium.<\/p>\n

You know that packing equilibrium right? It’s when you pack all your items nicely into your pouch, making sure everything fits and slots into place; and then you realise you’ve packed your foundation right at the bottom, and that happens to be the first thing you need. So you pull it out, and disturb the equilibrium and the pouch never zips shut again.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0didn’t happen this time! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

So, what do we know about this Muji pouch? We know that it’s small (10 x 15 x 9.5cm) and that it’s a squishy polyester material, and that it has a few side pockets there that can potentially hold a lipstick or hair pin or two. We know that it zips up fairly compact, and that it opens up wide and stands up comfortably like a box on your dresser.<\/p>\n

But how much does it hold? Here’s what I fit in there, which I will also use to show you what I brought on a short trip out of town.<\/p>\n

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Here’s everything that fit into that small wonder Muji pouch:-<\/p>\n