American actress Zoe Saldaña, star of a catalogue of blockbuster science fiction films including ‘Avatar’, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘The Avengers’, shares her must-have items in Vogue India's In The Bag. The 43-year-old unpacks her oversized tote bag – which she dives into headfirst – sharing the essentials she’s never without, no matter which film set she’s on. Family plays a huge part in Zoe's life, from a journal gifted by her husband, with a handwritten poem on the first page, to sunglasses which remind the star of her mother; the actress's tote bag is bursting with items linked to her loved ones, "I always have one toy from one of my boys...because I work a lot, I get to take a little piece of them with me everywhere I go.” Add in gifts from Hollywood royalty and friend Cameron Diaz, and a face cream that rescues her skin after hours in the make-up chair for her green-skinned ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ character Gamora, the eclectic contents of Zoe Saldaña's bag are the physical embodiment of a bonafide superstar and working mum all rolled into one. Ps. After you’ve watched this video, go watch her latest release, Netflix sci-fi adventure ‘The Adam Project’.
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Hi, I'm Zoe Saldana.
And today I'm going to share with you all my things that are in my bag.
So I hope you find something interesting.
And I like reading it.
This is my cell phone.
I got all these little stickers from my girlfriend, Jamie Mizrahi,
who has this line of undergarments called Kit Undergarments.
And I got in one of my packages these stickers of just titties,
all kinds of titties.
And I just love it so much because I love women.
And my sons are tickled by it every time they grab my phone.
No pun intended.
Also, there's a sticker saying women supporting women.
And one inside that's already worn off saying, call mommy.
Because I always need to be reminded to call my mother.
Kindle, reading is very important.
I don't want to be on my phone as much.
I want to be efficient.
I like to read.
I like to escape.
I need adventures.
So reading has kept me healthy.
Favorite book of all time, 100 Years of Solitude.
And Different Seasons by Stephen King.
I always have money.
And I have euros.
I have dollars.
And right now, I have pesos.
I come from all those three places currently.
We speak all these three languages currently.
Every nanosecond, we're switching.
So it's good.
Perfume.
Carnal flower has been my scent for many, many years.
And because I can't be carrying the big vase of it,
I tend to just have these little samples
in all of my bags and coats.
Because I always think I stink.
This is a scarf.
Because sometimes, you just need a pop of color.
Sometimes, you're chilly.
And you just need to do, you know,
you just need to wrap something around yourself and stay warm.
Never have enough, you know, hair bands.
Because my hair is always, this is like the best
it's ever been, trust me.
Amethyst because of its healing properties.
I decide to just keep it in my bag
because it just makes me feel good when I see it.
Favorite thing.
I always have one toy of one of my boys.
A toy, a pair of socks.
I think this is Bowie's.
Because if one of them needs a little calm down toy
because they're having a hard time,
I can just like surf through my bag and hand them something.
And it's as if like they've never seen it again.
Also, when I'm away from them because I work a lot,
I get to take a little piece of them with me everywhere I go.
AirPods.
This is something new that I'm trying.
I'm very reluctant to it.
I don't know how to use it.
I like it once it works.
So I have my AirPods.
But I'm also very old school.
Because if something isn't broken, why fix it?
So I like this.
I don't move that much when I'm on the phone.
It's not like I'm going to freaking, you know,
disconnect a phone call.
So I like my old school kind of earplugs.
I like red.
I think red is a cute color.
Hand cream.
I'm getting more mature, like a fine wine.
And my hands tend to get really dry.
Also, I'm going through an arduous process of makeup
by doing Guardians of the Galaxy Part 3.
And my skin tends to fall apart when I go
through those four hours of makeup.
So moisturizing my hands and my face and my neck
is very important.
You know, COVID hand sanitizer or hand baby wipes.
If we go to restaurants, if we're traveling,
like, I need to have baby wipes.
This is for us to stay safe and stay sane.
Ray-Bans.
This reminds me of my mother.
She had the most amazing pair of Ray-Bans growing up.
And they were just those heavy ones.
And they were like pure glass, you know?
But they looked so gorgeous on her.
I just love them, because every time I see them in my bag,
I think that I'm her.
Makeup.
OK, it's big, but I'm going back to always being,
you know, prepared and having makeup.
My lips are always chapped, so right now I'm
using a really good lip balm.
One of my girlfriends, Cameron Diaz,
not to name drop or anything, but she
has this beautiful thing about her
where if you compliment something on her,
if she has it in her possession at that very moment,
she just gives it to you.
Like I said, I'm not name dropping or anything,
but I just happen to be good friends with Cameron Diaz.
My hair, living in Los Angeles, tends
to go a little dry because the weather is just so dry.
So I'm using my Ross ointment for my hair.
It just doesn't leave it heavy or anything, and it's amazing.
Also, my girlfriend Mara does it,
so I think it's super hot that women actually
start their own businesses.
I need a mirror.
I'm old.
I don't know where I'm aiming.
So I think I put lipstick on my lips.
Turns out I didn't, and I missed my lips completely.
So I need a mirror so that I also
know I don't have any food on my teeth or lipstick
like I do right now.
So give me a moment.
But the older I get, I'm becoming that lady
that has food on her teeth, and it's horrible.
OK, I need coverage sometimes.
I think I'm looking great sometimes,
and then I look in the mirror, and it turns out that I'm not.
So this is just for a little bit of insurance and stuff,
but I don't use it all the time.
I'm learning to accept myself by who I am,
which is why I have another concealer as well,
but I don't really use it all the time.
But this is good because this is by a company owned by women.
It's called Un Natural.
They are very organic.
They also are very sustainable.
So I love their concealers, and I
love the texture of their concealers as well.
Eye cream, because I just don't know where I'm going to be,
and sometimes my eyes can get a little dry,
and that is very bothersome.
So I have the night, and I have the day cream.
Go figure.
Masks, extra masks.
I am that lady that if you have extra masks on your desk,
I will ask you for them, like Whoopi Goldberg and Ghost,
and I will take like four or five
because I run out really quickly.
These are three little notes that my sons wrote,
and their spelling is super delicious.
This is a little note that they each wrote
about what they're grateful for and what they desire.
My son, Sai, he says he desires a bed, a toy,
and a toothbrush, as if he doesn't have enough toothbrushes.
Oh, and, you know, a tool from one of my boys' toys.
We don't call it weapons, we call it tools,
and they roll their eyes every time I say tools,
but it's OK.
I'm their mother.
They will learn to appreciate me one day.
I hope.
Gracias por sintonizarse, de verdad, que esto fue,
la pasé muy linda, el poder compartir con ustedes
mis esenciales que viven ahora mismito en mi bolsa,
y nos veremos pronto.
Un beso y un abrazo.
Chao.
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