Recently I got to try out the ‘Utility Pouches’ that India
Circus sells. In case you don’t already know, here’s a bit about the brand:
India Circus is a contemporary design label offering affordable and sophisticated designs by renowned designer Krsna Mehta, Design Director of India Circus. The collections offer various life-style products, ranging from home decor to personal accessories. India Circus designs seek to introduce modern sensibilities to Indian aesthetic traditions. With an All-Indian palette, India Circus draws inspiration from the flora & fauna as well as the rich heritage of India. IndiaCircus’s philosophy is very simple. We seek to bring to you a range of products right from home decor to personal accessories that is flavoured with the Indian aesthetic. Neither are our products too traditional and archaic, nor are they very futuristic. They all are a fine balance of the old and the new, the classic and the chic…in short, completely contemporary.
The site has crossed international frontiers and today has partnerships
with groups such as WestWing, Fab.com, HauteLook and so on, with maximum
traction coming in from buyers in Middle
East, Asian countries, Australia, Europe, America & Canada. IndiaCircus
also has offline tie-ups in France, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, USA &
Indonesia. The aim of IndiaCircus is to target specialty & concept stores
(dealing with interiors/home accessories) as well as departmental stores.
You can buy the products online from http://indiacircus.com/. They ship to over 200 countries
I must say, I have
been enjoying these utility pouches, or makeup bags as I like to call them, of late.
They are pretty great multi taskers with respect to storage, and the fact that
they have quirky prints and pretty colors makes them all the more reachable. I haven’t
used both bags for long, but so far the quality seems great. Here are the two pouches
that I choose:
Owl Howl Utility Pouch:
The owl howl utility pouch is my favourite; the colourful owl
print stands out against that seafoam green background. The size is just
perfect, its small enough to fit in my small purses yet big enough to hold all
my makeup. In reality, it is a bit more green than it appears in the pictures. It
is slim and broad and comes with a sling on one end. I was really disappointed
to see that the print is just on one side of the pouch. I like to use this to
keep my everyday makeup essentials, it can store all the essentials you need
for a day to night transformation. Have a look:
Here’s what I’ve put into the bag: concealer, 2 lipsticks,
lip balm, blush, single eye shadow, 3 travel size makeup brushes, mascara,
kajal, compact… Phew! .It manages to fit all these 12 essentials and still
stays slim. I don’t know if you can tell from the pictures but it does hold all
these products with ease.
It has a zipped section inside and I store the brushes and
liner there.
Bonus product: I even added my favourite L’Oreal Bella lipgloss and it fits nicely on top. But
I wouldn’t recommend putting any more
products otherwise you may dent the bag.
Obviously, you can use his pouch to store more than just
makeup products, this is just an addict’s way of using this quirky bag.
Available HERE
Kingdom of Dreams Small Utility Pouch:
Now this pouch has a lovely watercolour print of a forest
with tigers prowling and a lake with swans sitting peacefully. It can also be
used in a variety of ways. When I’m travelling from city to city, I like to use
this to store all my eye makeup brushes, I also throw in a couple of eye liners
sometimes. Unfortunately, its not large enough to store face makeup brushes but
my eye makeup brushes fit perfectly. You can also use this to store lipsticks
and nail polishes. It seems to have some padding inside and that will help in shock
absorption, so if something heavy lands on top of this bag, the products inside
will still be safe.
You can’t tell from the pictures, but its holding 15 of my
eye makeup brushes of various sizes with ease.
Available HERE
Overall Verdict: 4/5
I’m really happy with both bags, especially the prints that
they have, they are really unique. The bags store all my goodies with ease. Do
check out the website, I’m sure you’ll find something to love!
PS: Which one of the
two bags did you like?
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