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June 15th, 2010

World Cup Handbag Help: Your Must-Have Checklist

As most of our astute readers know, watching the World Cup is a massive, global event that requires much planning and expert timing (knowing when to call off sick from work with the right “female problems” excuse is truly an art form.)

Once you’ve got your outfit sorted and are getting your WC viewing on, it’s also important to know that you have the key necessities to allow you to properly keep calm and party on.

Here’s a sneak peak of what we’ve got going on in our bucket bags and clutches for all of the World Cup viewing parties. Thankfully, we no longer feel the need to carry a flask when our rings double as bottle openers. See, our help really is valuable.

1. Mulberry Alexa Bag or 2. Alexander Wang Bag

Whatever your style may be, these are two top totes that will take any working-turned-party girl from day to night. Plus, they’re just so purdy.

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3 & 4. A hand mirror & Kleenex Tissues

A mirrored-compact is the be-all, end-all of handbag helpers. Perfect for checking your makeup before joining in on the footy fun, you better believe that tissues will be your other best friend, especially if finger food is on the pub’s menu or Cristiano Ronaldo fails to remove his shirt post-match.

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5. Jibbigo Voice Translation English <-> Spanish Translator / Dirty Italian: Everyday Slang from “What’s Up?” to “F*%# Off!”

Snogging that solitary Spanish man in the corner without first exchanging broken-English names is no longer as fashionable as it used to be. The iPhone continues to revolutionize how we hook-up, and this language app helps you avoid awkward cultural exchanges.

For those who are iPhone-less, you can always tote around your preferred “Dirty” language book. They’re small paperback guides to naughty, everyday Italian/French/Korean/German slang and they’re brilliantly written and illustrated.

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6. Sephora Pop-Up Hairbrush & The All Nighter Hair Styling Powder

A necessity for the walk of shame home from El Senor’s flat. Sephora‘s lightweight and compact pop-up hairbrush should be a staple in every celebrating female fan’s bag, along with The All Nighter Hair Powder. Here’s lookin’ at the fair-haired, oily-scalp stricken amongst us.

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7. Louis Vuitton Keyring

Remembering to bring your keys with you, and then being able to fish them of your bag quickly, are two totally separate but dependent issues. Make sure your keys are attached to a ring that stands out, like this Louis Vuitton keyring that we’ve been lusting over ever since the first Sex And The City movie.

If you lose your keychains as fast as the keys attached, this more moderately-price Mulberry animal print heart shall do the job quite nicely.

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8. Purse Light & Pocket Buddha

The best couple of quid we ever spent was on our Purse Lights. It’s a light for the deep diggers among us and very useful for finding your Pocket Buddha when your team needs a tummy luck-rub the most.

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9. Digital Camera

What happens at the pub that you capture on your camera does not stay at the pub. It gets posted on Facebook, naturally.

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10. Vixxen Celebrity Tape

Whenever one our clique is Down Under and in New Zealand’s neighbourhood, we beg and plead for her to bring us back some Vixxen quick fixes. These clever clear double-sided sticky strips will keep plunging necklines, strapless tops, epaulettes, cuffs and straps secure and solve just about any wardrobe malfunction.