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Because after в when it means in / inside, Russian normally uses the prepositional case.
- косметичка = makeup bag / cosmetic bag
- Prepositional singular: в косметичке = in the makeup bag
The possessive word моя also has to match the noun in case, gender, and number:
- nominative: моя косметичка
- prepositional: в моей косметичке
So в моей косметичке means in my makeup bag.
Because моей is the prepositional singular feminine form of моя.
The noun косметичка is:
- feminine
- singular
- here in the prepositional case
So the possessive has to match it:
- моя сумка
- в моей сумке
The same pattern appears with many feminine nouns:
- в моей комнате
- в твоей машине
- в нашей школе