Makeup & Skincare Travel Essentials

Well, it’s pretty crazy at my house getting things together and cleaning things out. I am still packing. I packed a huge majority of things like clothing, shoes, underwear, makeup, toiletries, that kinds of stuff. Of course, there are always those little things that you still need to somehow fit somewhere, like vitamins, feminine products, a picture frame that two pictures of my boyfriend and I that he gave me for Christmas to bring along with me when I go off. Definitely packing those three things I mentioned, and more, I just have to figure out what suitcase or bag I am putting it into, and how to fit it. Along with the picture frame, I was planning on printing extra pictures of him and I, as well as friends and family, but I realized that I have hundreds, even thousands of pictures of my laptop of my boyfriend and everyone else. So in my defense, I pretty much have the pictures wherever I go, and I can save money.

With packing a lot of things, like a mentioned in my last post, I’ll be away for 3 1/2 months (January 20th – May 5th), I had to REALLY think about my makeup situation. Skincare wasn’t bad because I use a specific line of products for my acne. But for makeup…man, there’s a lot. I have half travel-sized and half normal sized products, along with brushes, and somehow, I was able to squeeze everything into a Sephora Beauty on the Fly makeup bag (it’s small let me tell you, but can hold a lot), and a Sephora brush pouch (looks like a fancy pencil pouch). I relly don’t know how I did that. I was able to fit a brand new Beauty Blender IN IT’S ROUND PACKAGING IN THE SMALL ASS BAG. Pardon my french, but we gotta be real here. I am actually forgetting that I am bringing about three eyeshadow palettes in a Sephora Makeup Brush bag, but I have two bags and use them both for palettes. They are great for palettes because they will be safe, and they won’t break unless you do something stupid like climb up somehow and drop it off the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but I don’t think anyone is stupid enough to do that….especially because palettes nowadays are over $30.

ANYWAYS, let’s get into what I am bringing for makeup & skincare. Brace yourselves, there’s gonna be a lot of products…maybe grab a snack:

MAKEUP (not in any particular order, all fits in Sephora Beauty on the Fly Bag):

• The original Beauty Blender (Pink)
• Tarte Amazonian Clay Full Coverage 12-hour, oil free Foundation SPF 15 (Fair Beige) – also sold at ULTA
• Tarte Shape Tape Contouring Concealer (Fair Neutral, I use Light in the summer)
• Urban Decay Naked Skin Weightless Complete Coverage Concealer (Light/Warm) -also sold at ULTA
• Sephora Brush Wipes (from a brush set) – link: ones sold separately
• Butter London Iconoclast Mega Volume Mascara (Brilliant Black)
• Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner (holy grail since HS, Intense Black – they may have changed the shade name)
• MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua Eyes Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil (#10- Matte Black)
• CHANEL Precision Lip Definer with brush (#38)
• BECCA Cosmetics Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed Highlighter (Pearl)
• Sephora Show Curl Eyelash Curler (18 Karat)
• Fiona Stiles Soft Cheek Veil Blush (Sweetwater)
• Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Water – travel sized
• Too Faced Shadow Insurance 24+ Hour Anti-Crease Eye Shadow Primer – sample/travel sized
• Sephora Super Nourishing Lip Balm (already small packaging)
• Sephora Universal Waterproof Lip Liner (01 – Clear)
• Too Faced Shadow Insurance 24+ Hour Antie-Crease Eye Shadow Primer regular size – bigger, but still small-ish
• CHANEL Pencil Sharpener
• Benefit Roller Lash Mascara (2) – travel sized, different packaging from one another
• (NEW) Marc Jacobs Le Marc Liquid Lip Creme (454 – Truth or Bare)
• Too Faced Sweet Peach Creamy Peach Oil Lip Gloss (Papa Don’t Peach) – also sold at Sephora
• Tarte Tarteist Lash Paint Mascara – sample/travel sized
• Urban Decay All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray – travel sized
• Urban Decay All Nighter Long-Lasting Makeup Setting Spray – regular size
• Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion (Anti-Aging)
• Belif The True Cream -Aqua Bomb –  flat sample size

BRUSHES:

• Sephora PRO Allover Shadow Brush #12
• Sephora PRO Angled Liner Brush #22
• Sephora PRO Shader Brush #18
• Sephora PRO Crease Brush #10 
• Sephora Eyeconic Everyday Eye Brush Set (bringing all except for the angled liner brush)
• Tarte The Buffer Airbrush Finish Bamboo Foundation Brush – also sold at Sephora
• Tarte Tarteist Sculpt & Slim Contour Brush
• IT Brushes for ULTA Airbrush Blending Crease Brush #105
• IT Brushes for ULTA Airbrush Ultra-Fine Liner Brush #130
• Tarte Fan Brush (different packaging, same product)
• ULTA Contour Bronzer Brush (used for blush)

SKINCARE:

• The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash
• The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Toner
• The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Daily Solution
• The Body Shop Jumbo Tea Tree Oil 

(^All HOLY GRAIL)

• Mario Badescu (Mere-e-o —  Ba-des-cue) Glycolic Eye Cream 
• Caudalie (Co-da-lee) Vinoperfect Radiance Serum regular size  (picked for a birthday gift set in travel size)
• Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Sorbet (may be regular size)

 

If I forgot anything, I will add it later, but that is all of the makeup/skincare I am bringing with me abroad! I hope this helps anyone in any traveling situation!

 

xx Jordan