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My Travel Handbag: What I carry with me while traveling | Jamila Musayeva
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What’s in Jamila Musayeva’s travel handbag (key lifestyle & practical picks)
Bag & travel philosophy
- Uses a zipped, adjustable-style handbag that can look compact or open up to carry more.
- Prefers zippers/magnetic closures to keep items contained—especially because she says she can’t pack light.
- Keeps the handbag’s contents flexible for different situations (work, meetings, travel days).
Carry essentials (daily + travel-ready)
- Phone
- Lock screen quote: “dream big, brave enough to try”
- Avoids personal photos/family images on the wallpaper while traveling/working.
- Sunglasses
- Cat-eye style with larger lenses for sun protection to help reduce freckles/pigmentation.
- Stored in its own protective pouch.
- Wallet / passport holder
- Versatile holder for passport + cash + cards.
- Repurposable as:
- a passport sleeve/card holder
- a quick makeup pouch (passport removed, essentials added)
Makeup & grooming (mini kit)
- Lumify eye drops (for long shoots, travel fatigue, or redness)
- Lip gloss (travel size; bought when she lacked her usual lip balm)
- Lip liner
- Her go-to “most natural” shade
- From an older line and harder to replace
- Eyebrow/eyelash brush (keeps brows neat after gel)
- Brown eyeliner
- Switches from black to avoid a “panda” effect and an overly heavy/hooded look
- Includes a smudging/smoothing feature
- Breath fresheners
- Carries mint strips instead of chewing gum for professional/networking situations
- Hair ties
- One for herself + an extra for her daughter so she doesn’t forget
- Crystals & personal luck charm
- Rose quartz and amethyst
- Animal charm (her birth-year protection symbol)
Planning & productivity
- Hermès leather notebook
- Uses detachable/reusable paper components
- Writes more on paper than typing
- Includes a pen attached to the notebook
- Book
- Carries her current read (mentions The Fifth Agreement)
- Portable charger
- For battery anxiety due to heavy photo/video usage
Jewelry safety
- Keeps a dedicated jewelry box (example: Tiffany box)
- Packs it in the handbag rather than checked luggage to prevent loss/damage
“Pharmacy pouch” / comfort & health items
- Antibacterial wipes
- For wiping hands/phone/surfaces (especially with kids around)
- Lavender warm eye mask
- Warming + relaxing when eyes feel tired/itchy/red (especially on planes)
- Scalp brush
- Soft bristles for relaxing/massaging the scalp
- Perfume
- Stored in a pouch (kept “secret” in a protective bag)
- Medicine & wellness
- Mentions an immune-boosting supplement available in pharmacies across Europe (name appears auto-transcribed)
- Panadol
- Anti-allergy medicine
- Hand hygiene & skin care
- Hand cleansing gel
- Hand cream (highly moisturizing; described as ergonomic “egg-like” shape)
- Nail care
- Small nail buffer for cuticles/nail discomfort
- Basic first-aid
- Band-Aids
- Ginger bites / ginger juice
- Sweet-spicy warming taste (something she loves)
- Lavender essential oil (for scent)
- Headphones
- Old-school (no charging), kept in a pouch so they’re easy to find
- Business card holder + cards
- Always ready for chance networking (plane, waiting areas, events)
Also carried beyond the handbag
- Laptop
- Copies of her book
- Keeps extra copies to potentially gift/share if she meets people
Outfit styling shown at the end (smart casual travel look)
- Smart casual travel/work outfit:
- High-rise Zara jeans (her preference; avoids mid/low-rise for her fit)
- Simple sleeveless Zara top
- Blazer from “mimati”
- Chanel sling bag(s) (two-tone; works for casual + cocktail settings)
- Plus her Song collection bag in Tope (described as matching multiple colors in her wardrobe)
Notable brands/products & locations mentioned
Speaker
- Jamila Musayeva — international etiquette expert, author, online course instructor
Brands/products mentioned
- Song collection (Songm/Song), Louis Vuitton, Slaon sunglasses, Hermès notebook, Tiffany wallet/jewelry box/business card holder
- Lumify eye drops, Clarance lip gloss, N7 lip liner (older discontinued line)
- Panadol, Chels hand cream, Gin gers (ginger bites/juice)
- Chanel sling bag, Zara jeans/top, mimati blazer, plus Hermès essentials (notebook + pouch usage)
Locations
- London (video prompt after a recent trip)