I chose this good-looking makeup bag because it looked like it could hold most of my favorite pieces of makeup with various pockets and linings. The bag has a sturdy posture but is also bendable to sit in my office drawer. The material of the bag is textured and checkered in dark and light brown. At first, I did not think the design of this bag was practical. The zipper is not located directly on the top of the bag but rather in the front so when the bag opens, it folds out. And now the top of the bag lays flat on a surface of a table. Then I thought: once the bag is loaded and closed, the stuff loaded in the top of the bag would fall into the other side of the bag (the bottom). However, the zipper pocket acts as a WALL and holds the top stuff in place so that eyeshadows and face powders don't become damaged. GOOD TO KNOW! This bag is ideal for travel because it has ample of space and secure enough to keep makeup from spilling out.