Blogmas #20: Travel Makeup Bag: Holiday Edition
When you're travelling for whatever reason, it can be tough to
know what to take. Add to that the difficulty of the holiday season and it gets
even tougher. Two days ago, I arrived at my parents' house without much of a
plan besides that I'm here for two weeks. Before I go home, I have to get
through Christmas, New Years, catching up with friends, movie nights, and
parties. It can be a lot, but I didn't want to pack too heavy either. These are
the things that I packed to provide simple everyday looks as well as amping up
the glam for the holidays.
For skin care products, I brought Neutrogena Ulta Sheer Dry-Touch Sunscreen, which is SPF 55, to wear
underneath everything. It's my favourite by far, and I always find some way to
pick up some minis somewhere. Next is Benefit's
Total Moisture Face Cream and the It's
Potent Eye Cream for moisturising. I packed those for size's sake, but they
are keeping my skin hydrated right now, which is excellent.
On my skin goes my Benefit Porefessional Primer. I didn't want to bring my stick
primer, and this works super well all day and night. I also packed my Revlon Photoready Foundation, because
pictures are going to happen. Cover FX
Loose Mattifying Powder holds it down, and gives me a good base for other
face products. On my cheeks, I use the Coralista
Blush, and contour with Hoola
Bronzer. I have been finishing off with a healthy dose of Sunbeam, which is fast becoming my
favourite highlighter.
For my eyes, I brought my Stay Don't Stray Primer, and then two palettes. The first is my Revlon
Photoready Eye Kit in Metropolitan. It makes for an excellent grey smoky
eye that works for any party. I also packed my Annabelle quad, where you buy the shadows separately. The lavender
and gold shades work well during the day and come off easily when it's time to
transition to night. I also packed two different eyeliners, both by Maybelline,
who do eye stuff really well. I brought my Eyestudio
Gel Liner in Brown for a softer, more subtle look, and then my Masterprecise Liquid Liner in Black for
night. Both are great, and I highly recommend. I actually like the
Masterprecise Liner better than the Stila Liquid Liner, which everyone raves
about. Finally, I'm using my Colossal
Volum' Express Mascara, also by Maybelline. It's pretty fabulous. It
doesn't clump, holds a curl really well and stays put. I use the waterproof
version, as always.
Finally, on my lips, I didn't want to go
too extreme, so I packed something simple that works for any occasion. I'm
using the Revlon Kissable Balm Stain
in Honey, and then following it up with Benefit's
Dandelion gloss. It's looks really natural, and photographs well. Also, if I
go heavy in the eyes, I don't want to go heavy in the lip.
Whew. That's everything I intend to wear
between now and January 2nd. I brought more than I would for just any occasion
because I wanted some options heading into the holidays.
I did also haul home my entire advent
calendar. In today's advent calendar, there was a tube of Ooh La Lift.
This is a brightening cream for the under
eye are, and God knows I need that. I'm still recovering from the post-exam
bags under my eyes. Someone asked if I got into a fight the other day. I wish I
was kidding. I put some of this on and didn't feel like it was super brightening. I'm not sure what I was supposed to expect.
I am at my parent’s place, and the lighting in their gozillion
year old house (it’s only like 200, but still) is really poor. I’ll try to find
a better spot to take my photos tomorrow.
What are you must haves for travelling?