My Travel Makeup Bag:

So my sister and me are going to spending the next 5 days in Disneyland Paris, and this is the content of my makeup bag that I will be taking on our travels. I tried (emphasis on tried) to keep my products to a minimum, as our luggage weight allowance is quite low. 

For foundation, I took two products – the Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua for a rather light feel and coverage, and it also has SPF15, which my skin will need during the day. But I have also packed my Estee Lauder Double Wear incase I want a more heavy-duty foundation during the evenings. To ensure my foundation is kept in place during our long hours in the park and with the addition of water rides, I’ve also packed my Benefit Porefessional primer. I have packed two concealers, bareMinerals correcting concealer for under eye areas, and my Collection Lasting Perfection for any blemishes.

  For a natural bronze glow, I’m taking my Dior Amber Bronze, and as for highlighter the Topshop cream blush in Butterscotch. Mac’s Pearlmatte powder, ‘Sunday Afternoon’ is the only cheek colour I’m taking as it has 3 different shades, which I can alternate, or use swirled together throughout my stay. 

Sleek’s Nude collection eyeshaddow palatte should be all I require for my stay; the palatte has 12 neutral shades, some shimmery and some matte. I will also be taking two cream shadows – MAC’s ‘Bare Study’, which is a gorgeous champagne frost, and Stila’s smudge pot in ‘Bronze’, which is a metallic bronze with slight shimmer. These products will work well either on their own, or can be used underneath my powder eyeshaddow to ensure longer lasting results.  I will be taking two eyeliners with me, Collection’s Extreme Felt liner (my favourite liquid liner) which I know will keep my winged liner put for the whole day, and Rimmel’s Scandal Eyes Liner in Nude to brighten my eyes. Two eyebrow products will be traveling with me - Sephora's Waterproof pencil, and my usual Stila eyebrow set in 'dark'. As for mascara, L’oreal’s Telescopic has earned a trip to Paris – this mascara creates long, separated and curled lashes in just two coats. 

I am going to keep things rather minimal when it comes to lip colours, with one bright lip – MAC’s ‘Fusion Pink’, one nude lip - MAC’s Myth, and as an added extra I will be taking L’oreal’s Rouge Caresse in ‘Fashionista Pink’ which is milky baby pink.

The only makeup tools I am taking are the Eco Tools Travel set that includes four brushes for foundation buffing, concealer application, brozer and blusher. These brushes are super soft, dense and apply makeup like a dream! I'm taking one shaddow brush that I've managed to fit inside my sleek palatte. I will also be taking my Eco Tools angled brush (for eyebrows), a spoolie and eyelash curlers.

Let's just hope I haven't missed anything! 

xo

What's Inside My Makeup Bag:

When I was younger I used to fill my makeup bag with unnecessary products, believing that any makeup product used on that day had to be in my bag ‘incase of an emergency’. I’ve now learnt the best way is to only keep ‘touch up’ products and some essentials inside your bag. Here’s a little insight into what I carry with me almost everyday. My makeup bag is from Kurt Geiger (last year) and it fits the perfect amount of products inside. Due to its canvas material it does get dirty quite easily, but nothing a quick washing machine rinse cannot fix. 

A few necessities in there are my Cuticura Hand Sanitizer – this is my favourite hand gel as it avoids that harsh alcohol scent. The passionflower and mango is a light tropical scent that does not linger on for more than a few minutes. Secondly, is hand cream, this one’s from Superdrug (from a Christmas set), and it pretty much does the job. I also keep my Bach’s Rescue Remedy purely for the fact that I’m prone to small anxiety attacks throughout the day, and this helps keep them at bay. I keep The Body Shop’s Vanilla body mist with me just to spritz all over whenever I need that extra oomph. The spray is quite strongly scented, and I find the smell to stay on for a couple of hours – love this product, and I cannot wait to try the coconut one next. A good lip balm is an absolute must for me, as I seem to have dry lips all year round! My favourite lip balm is this Nuxe Reve de Miel as it has a matte finish and makes lipstick application easy after being used. 

As for makeup products, I try and keep the content to a minimum. Mac’s Mineralize Skin Finish is kept as a touch up powder, but I also like to keep a sample size of Nars Sheer Glow incase I need extra coverage. I also keep a couple of concealers in my bag (which I never really reach for..oops). These are Collection’s Lasting Perfection and Illuminating Touch concealer. As the bronzer junkie that I am, I keep Jemma Kidd’s Perfect Tan Bronzing Trio in my bag – this product is great for adding colour to your skin, and due to its light shimmer particles, it creates a natural looking glow. To apply these two products, I keep two brushes – Eco Tools travel size buffing and brozng brush. Not only are these super soft and easy to use, but they are the perfect size!

I tend to keep two lip products, one nude and one brighter shade just incase the day takes an unexpected turn and I want to snazz up my makeup. At the moment I’ve got MAC’s ‘Creme Cup’, which is a perfect pinky-nude shade, and Chanel’s ‘Insolente’ – a bright, blue toned, medium pink with slight shimmer.

Finally, I keep a small tube of one of my favourite mascaras, ‘Diorshow Extase’ for days where I am out for longer hours and my lashes lose their curl/volume.

xo