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The Narwey travel toiletry bag is a soft-sided case that stands up on its own. The main compartment takes bottles and a hairbrush lying down. The front folds open into a flap of brush loops and a clear zip pocket. It packs flat when there is nothing in it. This one is built to sit open on a bathroom counter and stay open while you use it.

26 by 19 by 14, and a front that folds down

Narwey lists the bag at 26 cm wide, 19 cm tall and 14 cm deep. That is 10.2 by 7.5 by 5.5 inches, and 8.5 ounces empty. The main compartment runs the full 26 cm. Lotion, mouthwash, a hairbrush or a shaving kit go in lying down. Inside it there are three mesh pockets and four elastic bands. The front is a separate compartment that folds open flat. It holds five elastic loops for brushes or a toothbrush, plus one clear zip pocket for compacts. Two fabric handles sit on top. The fabric is water-resistant. The wide opening and squared-off shape are what let it stand upright instead of slumping. There are seventeen colours and patterns, four of them plain and the rest checkerboard, stripes, flowers and a bird print.

A strip of counter, turned into storage

Hotel bathrooms give you a strip of counter about the width of the sink. A resort bathroom often gives you less. A bag that holds its shape open turns that strip into storage. You take things out of it instead of unpacking it. The fold-down front is the other half of that. Your brushes and toothbrush end up flat on the outside of the bag rather than buried under the bottles. When you are done it packs flat and goes back in the suitcase.

What keeps coming up

The thing owners say most often is that it holds more than they expected it to. Holds everything and then some. So much space. Fits a lot. Plenty of them credit the pockets for stopping things sinking to the bottom, and a surprising number bought it for something other than travel and kept it, as a hospital bag, a medication kit or a gym bag.

The one expectation to set is what it is made of. This is a light fabric organiser rather than a structured case, and that is the trade that keeps it under nine ounces and lets it pack flat. Owners who wanted something rigid say so. The ones who wanted light and roomy are the ones raving about it.