I love you very much, TikTok, you and the beautiful things you make trending like the Altoids Wallet. Maybe you didn’t know it, but there is a whole universe of content dedicated to Altoids tins that are being used as wallets and even small toiletry bags to carry with you everything you need or what makes you happy.
What is an Altoids Wallet and What is It For?
In case you still have any doubts, let me explain: an Altoids Wallet is a wallet made with the metal hinged tin box of Altoids mints. The idea is to decorate it and store whatever you want there.
As a curious fact, these mint tins have existed since 1780 and were created in the United Kingdom. Although their design has changed over the years, these mints have always been famous for their tin boxes because they are durable, resistant and have become an object of worship for many people.
In fact, old editions are collectible and have always found additional use as pillboxes or sewing boxes.
How to Decorate and What to Put in an Altoids Wallet?
You can make it as simple or as elaborate as your creativity and skills allow.
Altoids are sold mainly in supermarkets and the point of this trend is to reuse your tin of mints and personalize them, but you can order similar tins online in craft stores, there are also at SHEIN, Amazon or Etsy.
To decorate them, they mainly use stickers, sheets of paper, cutouts, scrapbook materials, fabrics such as felt, springs, and also washi tapes.
In this video you can see some ideas:
We also found organizing Altoid tins on Etsy that go inside your Altoids box in case you need them for something specific. You can also make these divisions yourself with cardboard.
What To Store In Your Trendy Altoids Wallet
When I say you can carry whatever you want in it, I mean it. Anything that fits, needs and/or makes you happy is a good idea. Also consider that ideally you should store things that normally get lost among everything else you keep in your bag and that you need to find quickly.
And in case you need inspiration, here’s a list of everything you could carry in your Altoids Wallet.
- Transit pass
- Money
- Barrettes or other hair clips
- A hair tie
- Essential medicines
- Earrings
- Lip balm
- Mirror (attached to the lid, much better)
- Miniature perfume
- Miniature makeup (lipstick, mascara, concealer, etc., at Sephora, almost when you check out there is a whole section of miniatures and travel size items)
- Earphones
- Photocards
- Antibacterial gel
- Handcream
- Eye drops
- Lighter
- Lucky quartz
- Sonny Angel
- Candies
- Chewing gums
- Miniature scissors
- Nail clippers
- Miniature sunscreen
- Safety pins
- Rings
- Photos
- A comb
Altoids Wallet: Ideas
We are not going to leave you alone in this, we come with ideas on how to decorate, how to arrange and what to store in your future Altoids Wallets.
In this photo gallery we leave you many other ideas of Altoids Wallets.
