i popped it in my bag to take away and it took up no room at all. one thing i will advise is to scrape any excess product off the wand before using it because it can tend to clump as the wand picks up so much product. it took no less than three weeks of constant opportunity-seeking and careful conversation to finally get the message through, and then he opened up to the body of knowledge i had found. it features a seven pointed star within a circle. 