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What’s In My Bag As An Artist 👩🏻🎨
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items All of my everyday essentials as an illustrator who is serious about living a romantic life. The heavy portion of my workload is sitting down on a desk, but the creation process all happens with my supplies that can fit into my bag. Sometimes the bes...
Sections
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Art Supplies
Skincare
Makeup
Perfume
Hygiene
Art Supplies
Non-negotiable art supplies! I must ensure that the creation process is as easy as can be with the best materials.
Moleskin sketchbooks are my top choice because of how the pencils glide over the pages effortlessly. The drawstring helps to keep the sketchbook pages safely tucked inside.
Moleskine Art Sketchbook
Sakura brush pens are a Japanese archival ink pen with a brush tip. The brush tip allows for full control between thick and thin lines. Perfect for cafe sketching! I have sketchbooks from 10 years ago that still have ink that didn’t fade a bit.
Sakura Pigma Brush Pen
Smoothest pencils in existence! These blackwings are 3b, but are the softest, most responsive pencils I have used for drawing and sketching.
Blackwing Pencils - Matte Black, Pkg of 12, 3b
An artist's slime before slime was a thing. Kneaded Erasers are the best for mess-free drawing sessions! They are also fully adjustable in size and very affordable. I do recommend you get a little case/holder for it as mine likes to collect dust and ...
Faber-Castell Kneaded Eraser
Basically white-out but in a pen! Use this opaque white ink to add highlights or make corrections. I've used these since high school. The ink is Archival like other Sakura products and the seal is perfect. Even when you come back to these pens after ...
SAKURA Gelly Roll Basic White Gel Pen
Skincare
Because artists deserve self care too!
The ultimate skin calmer. Perfect for all skin types, but especially great for oily skin as it provides moisture without lingering or feeling emulsive. I feel it even has a mental calming effect.
Avène Thermal Spring Water Spray
Makeup
I rarely get a good night's rest. It is something I am working on. In the meantime I use these to help me look and feel my best. What's a productive day if you don't feel your best?
All time fav lip balm. It's so glossy and juicy and the applicator is actually metal. It has a nice cooling effect on your lips and is excellent for sensitive skin. Linking the Ulta link for you but this is also available on ILIA Beauty and Sephora.
ILIA Lip Wrap Reviving Balm
Sensitive skin girlies, we finally have a cushion that doesn't make our face itch! This cushion legitimately has the best feeling and I've never had any irritation with it. It's fantastic for touch-ups and looks beautiful on the skin. Use code JEANY2...
Parnell - Cicamanu Serum Cushion - 40 Colors
It can be hard for gloss to feel comfortable on your lips. This gloss from rom&nd in Peony Ballet is so versatile. You can use it on it's own or as a topper and it's my most used lip gloss. Oliveyoung is currently having a sale. Use my code OLXJE...
rom&nd Glasting Color Gloss
This blush is perfect for on-the-go touch ups. It's light-weight and the putty-texture makes it unbreakable, even for clumsy tired hands. It's also easy to just apply with fingertips and applies matte - fantastic for my oily skin.
Rare Beauty Soft Pinch Matte Bouncy Blush
Perfume
Perfume is so important for me because it instantly lifts my mood. These are easy to carry, and smell wonderful! Despite being a visual artist, I can definitely attest to the fact that lots of times what we don't see gives an extra sparkle in the day...
The Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet roller-pearl is my absolute favorite from Dior! I'm not sure why it smells so much better on my skin than the actual perfume, but it does! It's a floral princess scent that always lifts my mood when I wear it. Plus it's...
Dior Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet Roller-Pearl
Like a warm, foamy vanilla matcha latte. Subtle, sweet, and soft. It's a great size to put into a purse and it smells so pretty. This is water-based so there is no problem for sensitive skin people and safe to put on hair.
Decorté Kimono Mai Water-Based Fragrance
One of my favorite rose perfumes ever! I love rose but I am extremely picky. I thought when I started my collection I would have so many rose perfumes like I do actual rose plants. However, not all rose perfumes capture the essence and beauty of a bl...
Turkish Rose Perfume Oil
Hygiene
Staying cleanly not only in our work, but also in the flesh.
I switch between Touchland and Bath & Body Works hand sanitizers. My current one is the Rosewater Touchland sanitizer and I adore it! Touchland is generally easier to use because of the product design. It's also quite easy to store away in your p...
Touchland Rosewater Revitalizing Hand Sanitizer
I have a sweet tooth and need to compensate! This floss is excellent, the best one I've ever used! I like it over soft picks as well (those hurt my gums). This floss expands and catches all the gunk and will keep your breath fresh.
Burst Expanding Floss, Mint Eucalyptus
Normalize travel-size mouthwash! As a chronic coffee drinker, these are a lifesaver.
DentaViva Travel Size Mouthwash
Xylitol mints are a must! Especially for someone with a sweet tooth like me. Plus the containers are excellent for carrying messy supplies like shortened pencils and even charcoal. Just make sure to mark it so that you don't mix it up with your regul...
Epic 100% Xylitol Peppermint Mints Sugar Free