So it’s no surprise that when I saw the notification for a new installment of “In The Bag” featuring one of my favorite pop stars,, I lunged toward my laptop. I was already late, as my phone had been set to Do Not Disturb and I missed the push from the YouTube app. Who knows what kind of crucial information hadn’t crossed my doorstep? Charli’s favorite mascara? A wacky snack? Some sort of witticism about herAs expected, the video is a joy.
Charli’s video, in particular, is a fabulous yet concise example of why “In The Bag” is such an effective creation. On one hand, it’s a chance to get a glimpse of what products a beautiful, successful, talented public sensation uses to maintain those three descriptors while on the go. And on the other hand, it’s an opportunity to peek into the wilder side of a celebrity, or one that might be more relatable than your preconceived notions had initially suspected.Snooping is my favorite pastime.
“In The Bag” allows me to live out my most meddlesome fantasies. The secrets that are being revealed by these celebrities, on some couch somewhere in Britain, are nothing that they wouldn’t share with the public. They’re already doing it on camera, after all. But it still feels so intimate. When Charli XCX starts her video by pulling out a braid of fake hair snatched off the top of her head after a night out, a wall has come down. There are plenty more invisible barriers, fortified and standing strong to protect theperson beneath the pop star extraordinaire before us. But at the very least, we’re seeing something exciting and unusual, further from the unreachable heights of fame and closer to us peons here on earth.
beastobsessed That was fun! Kate you need to support your tatas though. 😎