Pink Buta Makeup Bag

There is a particular kind of boldness in Bagru printing. Not the delicate trailing vines of Sanganer, not the fine repeat of a Jaipur workshop. Bagru prints with confidence, a strong ground colour, a motif that holds its own against it, nothing apologetic about any of it.
The buta here is a small flowering plant, leaves fanning outward from a central stem, a single bloom at the top rendered in sky blue against the hot pink ground. It is the kind of motif that has been carved into teakwood blocks and pressed onto cotton in this corner of Rajasthan for generations, simple enough to execute cleanly, distinctive enough to be immediately recognisable as the work of a particular hand in a particular place.
The pink ground is dyed first, the cloth stretched and dried before a single block touches it. Then the green of the leaves, then the blue of the flower, each pass adding a layer until the pattern is complete. The white that outlines the petals is the cotton itself, left untouched where the resist was applied.
Once printed, the cotton is hand-quilted along vertical channels for a soft padded weight, then bound with a hand-woven blue and white stripe trim. A self-fabric tassel finishes the zip, weighted with our small metal tiger.
The kind of bag that does not wait to be noticed.

Every Pink Buta bag is printed and stitched by hand, so no two are quite the same. The pink ground is one of the more characterful colours in the range, and you may notice it carrying a slightly different warmth or intensity from piece to piece. A buta may sit a fraction higher or lower than its neighbour, or catch the dye a little more heavily on one side. This is the block printer's hand at work, and it is what gives each bag its own character.

• Wipe clean with a damp cloth for daily care
• Machine-wash on a gentle cycle in cool water
• Wash separately the first time, colours may release slightly
• Air-dry away from direct sunlight
• Steam or iron on a low heat if needed

UK delivery

• Standard delivery — £5.95, free over £60. Royal Mail tracked, 3–5 working days.
• Express delivery — £7.95. Royal Mail tracked, 1–2 working days.
• Order before 2pm Monday–Friday for same-day dispatch. Orders placed after 2pm, or over the weekend, dispatch the next working day.

International delivery

We ship worldwide. Rates and timeframes calculated at checkout based on your destination. Customs duties and import taxes are not included and are the customer's responsibility.

Returns

You have 14 days from receiving your order to return it. Items must be unused, in their original condition and packaging.

For change-of-mind returns, we email you a Royal Mail returns link — no printer needed, no postage to pay upfront. The cost of return postage is deducted from your refund.

For faulty, damaged or incorrect items, we cover return postage in full and refund your original delivery charge. Sale items are final.

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Every piece in our collection is sourced directly from artisan workshops we know by name. We pay fairly, we visit often, and we believe the people who make a thing should be valued as much as the thing itself. We use natural dyes wherever possible, plastic-free packaging in every order, and we donate a share of every sale back into the craft communities we work with.

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