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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)

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