From the necessities like phone, wallet and keys to the slightly unusual or forgotten items lurking in the debris, we all keep a lot of crap in our handbags.
But while most of us do our best to hide it, Jessica Rowe has opened hers up for the world (or her Instagram followers at least) to see.
“What’s in your bag?” she captioned the photo of the inside of her bag.
“Me – I’ve got all I need – unicorn snot, chewy, a spare bra and one kilo bag of panko crumbs!”
Chewing gum and a spare bra? Potentially not that uncommon. And pretty darn clever, to be honest.
But it takes something special when a kilo bag of panko crumbs isn’t the most unusual item in your bag. (Post continues after gallery.)
Yep, there was one essential Rowe mentioned that had her followers truly puzzled – unicorn snot.
“What is unicorn snot?”, “WTF is unicorn snot”, and “What the eff is unicorn snot?! Sounds amazing,” comments were left in their hordes.
We were also confused. Was it a child’s toy? A magical elixir? Genuine snot taken from a mythical creature? Not quite.
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“[It’s] body and face glitter!” Rowe responded to one follower.
Available from a range of online sites and boutiques like Beginning Boutique, Unicorn snot is a non-toxic glitter gel that can be used on the face, body and even hair. It retails for $19.95.
The magical tubs. Image: Beginning Boutique
"It's translucent when applied with the most insane amount of sparkly, coloured glitter you've ever seen!" the product description reads.
"Join us in fantasyland and apply generous amounts of the Unicorn Snot Gold on your cheekbones, arms, legs and anywhere else you want to sparkle with the snot of unicorns!"
It probably raised more questions than it answers (When does Rowe wear it? Where does she wear it? Is it office appropriate?) but one thing's for sure - we kind of want some for ourselves. Never change, Jess!
Image: Instagram/@jessjrowe.
Top Comments
I can't imagine what use I would have for glitter gel, at the age of 35.
Except unicorn snot is glitter. Which gets washed down the drain into our waterways, polluting the oceans. Not really such a great choice, and far from "non toxic" to or ocean life.
Then send all the Unicorn Snot to us country folks who are on septic systems. Maybe wash it off on a patch of the lawn to make it sparkly. Wouldn't glitter be like grit that would get trapped in sand particles and end up on beaches making them all sparkly. Now I have the answer to how the Rainbow Fish was made ( excellent book, please buy more of)
I'm also on septic, living rurally. And I understand that while we're on septic, the water doesn't just go on a weird endless cycle, it still ends up in the oceans and waterways eventually. There are some great resources on "take 3 for the sea" if you need more information on how rural waterways and coastal waterways are linked.