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4.5
I bought this for my niece as a Christmas gift to hold her first makeup kit. I like it so much, I may get one for myself! The metallic rose gold is even prettier in person than it is in the photos, and this case is big! (I've included a photo with my hand inside it to show how big and deep it is.)I like that the brush storage in the inside of the lid has a cover over it to keep the brushes from shedding makeup all over the rest of the stuff in the bag. The brush head cover Velcros down to keep it in place. I usually keep my brushes in a separate bag for that reason, but that is not needed with this bag. The lid has four pockets in it, but each pocket is big enough for at least a couple of larger brushes, or several detail brushes.I also find the removable divider in the bag interesting. Usually all my stuff just ends up kind of jumbled together in my makeup bag, and it can be tricky to find what I'm looking for without taking several things out. I suspect having a divider could help with this problem. I also like that the divider is removable, so that if you don't like the divider, you can just take it out. (Hint, if, when you install the divider, the shorter, upper divider looks crooked or diagonal, you probably put it in upside-down. I did this at first, and was looking at it thinking, "That's not quite right." I took it out, flipped it, and put it in again, and it looked straight, as you see above.)The plastic the bag is made of is pretty thick and hefty, too, so I think it will be fairly durable, and probably water-resistant. (This is a gift, so I didn't test if it was water-resistant, lol.) The lining appears to be some type of nylon, so I believe it will be fairly easy to wipe this bag clean, inside and out, as needed. It has a double zipper, and the zippers and zipper tabs seem to be good quality. The zipper tabs are an attractive gold tone that looks nice with the rose gold.I received this cosmetic bag just a couple of days after ordering, and in plenty of time for Christmas. The bag was shipped folded flat, and, as you can see in my first photo, the sides are a bit rumpled from being folded. However, I believe that once the bag is loaded up with cosmetics, the sides will probably smooth out, and the plastic will probably relax some with use, so I don't see this a huge problem. I guess, on the bright side, this demonstrates that the bag can be folded more or less flat for storage when not in use.On the whole, I think this bag is a great value for the price. When I was shopping for a gift for my niece, I was surprised at how much prices had gone up on even very small and simple cosmetic bags. Given the storage capacity, quality, and attractiveness of this bag, I think it gives more expensive cosmetic bags a run for their money. The very competitive pricing of this bag allowed me to spend more money on makeup, and other makeup kit must-haves for my niece.I am very pleased with my purchase, and would highly recommend this as a travel bag for someone like me, who has a large makeup collection, or as storage bag for someone with a small makeup collection.
