The Morning After: 10 Overnight Bag Essentials for Single Ladies

Gather here all!

The weekend is here again with all its expectations and excitements. The weekend is when couples have time to spend together after a busy week. It’s also the most convenient time for ‘hooks ups’.

When you struggle to lift your eyelids in the morning and realize you are in a bed that isn’t yours, the overnight bag is the survival kit you need to feel like yourself and ultimately avoid the ‘walk of shame’. The overnight bag also helps you avoid looking like a hot mess and going straight home to freshen up.

So to save you from a deadlock we present to you essentials you need in your overnight bag to survive the morning after.

1. Co*doms: Its responsible to have one with you, the guy might not always have one and you really shouldn’t be having s*x without a condom if you are having any at all.

2. Face wipes: This helps wipe off makeup from the previous night since you aren’t packed to have a shower.

3. Face towel: Splash some cold water on your face after the cleansing wipes and use the towel to mop up.

4. Make –up: It’s good to have  powder and lip-gloss/lipstick to apply on to give a clean morning look.

5. A change of clothing: It’s wise to have a change of clothing, a clean shirt over your jeans is great way to avoid looking like you did the previous night and

6. Change of underwear: You MUST have a change of underwear in the morning.

7. Mouth wash/ Breath mints: It’s not advisable to log around your tooth brush, so a little bottle of mouth wash or strong breath mints will be great to avoid morning breath.

8. Deodorant: To avoid smelling stale form the night before spray on some deodorant.

9. Hair brush: Tame your bed hair with your night brush, tuck all stray strands and look neat.

10. Chocolate bar: After a long night there is the tendency to wake up hungry, have a chocolate or granola bar for a kick of sugar.

With all this in your overnight you are equipped for the morning. Even if the atmosphere becomes awkward in the morning at least you look and smell good.