Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I spent a lovely couple of days with my husband. ๐ So since I’ve been traveling a bunch this past month, I thought it’d be fun to share with you all the products that I took with me. ๐
I won’t ramble on too much, I promise — I’m just going to go over all the products and tell you why I brought them.
What I Take in My Travel Makeup Bag
Let’s break it down in different categories!
Face
* Clinique Universal Face Primer — $27, Sephora — This primer is the best. Doesn’t really help with enlarged pores, but I don’t really have to deal with that. This keeps my foundation on all day and I’ve never had a problem with it breaking me out at all. Love it!
* Laura Mercier Smooth Finish Flawless Fluide — $48, Sephora — I recently purchased this on the recommendation of the lady who was working at Sephora…and she was right. I love this foundation — it gives me flawless, medium coverage that looks so natural on my skin.
* L’Oreal Infallible Pro-Matte Foundation–$14.99, Ulta–I purchased this right before I left, so I was able to test it out while away. I always like to take a high-end and drugstore foundation with me when I go places, and this one was great!
* Maybelline Fit Me Concealer — $6.99, Ulta — This one is always being raved about on Youtube and the Blogging community, so I won’t go into too much detail as to why I brought it with me. It works like magic on any breakouts I might have and I wouldn’t go anywhere without it!
* Coty Airspun Loose Face Powder — $6.99, CVS — This face powder is A-MAZ-ING! It is very light on your skin, doesn’t look cakey, and doesn’t change the color of my foundation. It makes my skin look beautiful and I love it!
* It Cosmetics CC+ Radiance Palette — $38, Ulta –This was a great one-stop-shop for me to bring along to do my cheeks with. It has a blush I like and a bronzer that looks great on my skintone to warm it up. Great palette well worth the price.
* Too Faced Soleil Matte Bronzer — $30, Sephora — I took this one because, while I love the bronzer in the It Cosmetics face palette, this one is more cool-tone while the other is a bit warmer. I like to use this one to contour my cheeks. And it smells great!
Eyes
* LORAC Behind the Lines Eye Primer — $21, Ulta –I’ve raved about this a lot on here, so you all know how much I love this primer. No way I’m going anywhere without it!
* bareMinerals 5-in-1 BB Cream Shadow — $18, Sephora — I got this as a point perk from Sephora and have been crazy about it ever since! I really like how it cancels out any redness on my eyes and if I want to have a really natural eyelook, with just a really good winged liner, this is what I put on.
* LORAC Mega Pro Palette — $59, not available — This is all I need when I travel. There are so many colors in this palette and I can create a very neutral, matte eyeshadow look or I can get all glam and sparkly. Love it! I’m just sorry y’all can’t get it for $59 anymore… ๐
* Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Zero — $20, Sephora — I am actually not a huge fan of this liner as I prefer my eyeliners to be more pigmented, darker, and black. But I brought this one along with me because I’ve been wanting to get more use out if it before it dries out on me.
* LORAC Front of the Lines PRO — $23, Ulta –Y’all know how much I love this liner! It’s the best pen liner I’ve ever tried and I love how fine the point is and how black the liquid is. And it’s so handy for travel, so of course I threw this in my bag. ๐
* L’Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara — $7.99, Ulta — This is another new product that I’ve been trying out and I really like it. It gives me very black, long, thick-looking lashes. What’s not to like?! ๐
Lips
* SoftLips Cube 5-in-1 Lip Care — $3.49, Ulta — I always have to take a lip balm with me when I travel and I’ve really been liking this one. It feels great on my lips, not to thick or sticky. And tastes yummy, too, lol!
* Colour Riche Extraordinaire Lip Color — $9.99, Ulta — I own the color Nude Ballet. This is a really comfortable gloss that has just a little pigment to it. If I don’t want to wear any color on my lips, but want them to look healthy, I’ll wear this. It’s something easy and effortless, so into my makeup bag it went!
* NYX Butter Lipstick — $5.99, Ulta — The formula of these lipsticks are amazing. They feel so good on the lips, give a lot of color, and last a pretty long time. The color I own is in Pops Explosif. It’s a really natural pink that I love to wear.
* NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream — $5.99, Ulta — I am in love with this formula and had to bring the color Zurich with me. It is really long wearing and dries to a matte finish on your lips. While it doesn’t really hold up to food, it does a fabulous job of staying put for several hours.
* Maybelline Color Sensational Lipcolor — $7.49, Ulta — Got to have a darker color with me for those evenings out! This one is in the color Rum Riche and it’s a beautiful mauve. It glides on beautifully and looks great.
Allyn Lewis says
Sticky lip balm is the WORST! I’m looking forward to trying the SoftLips Cube after your recommendation! =)
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Jessica says
I have been looking to try a matte lipstick – I’ll have to check out the NYX one! Thanks for the recommendation!
Robin Wilson says
I have been wanting to get a new primer and foundation so I am really glad to read about these. But I am curious as to why you carry a high and and drug store brand with you when you travel. (I don’t travel much LOL!)
alyssa nicole says
I always grab a few essential items when I travel, like foundation/powder/mascara/ and a few lipsticks. I can’t travel without a few lipsticks.
ellesees.blogspot.com says
some of my fave and best products are in there! that powder is a classic and for good reason!!
Anna @ The Beauty Section says
Great products to travel with! I just bought the Loreal Infallible Matte Foundation too and so far I’ve really been loving it! I use the Coty powder every day! I love that stuff!!! ๐
MalloryB12 says
Can’t go wrong with a Lorac palette!
Aimee Spinato says
oooooh i want that palette so bad!!
Leah says
Nice! I always end up bringing waaaaaaayyy too many lipsticks when I travel!
krissie says
thats alot in the travel makeup bag
Mai Tran says
In my makeup bag is MAC STUDIO FINISH SPF 35 CONCEALER, LAURA MERCIER SECRET FINISH MATTIFYING GEL, ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS BROW WIZ MECHANICAL BROW PENCIL IN DARK BROWN.
Nicole says
I’ve never heard about the Clinique primer…I always use Smashbox. But want to try it now. And I got that same Softlips in my Xmas stocking and I cannot stop applying it!
Dana says
I bring so much less than you. I need sunscreen everyday but tend to bring a BB cream on vacation to save room
Kellie Harrion says
I LOVE my Too Faced bronzer. I take it with me everywhere!
Elva Roberts says
I take much less than you do! ,,I always take my moisturizer, foundation, blush, lip gloss and perfume. I never wear eye makeup because of my age(senior) and the fact I wear glasses.
Beautiful Bedlam says
That Lorac palette is SO gorgeous <3 I need to get my hands on one. And the Laura Mercier foundation, I've heard so many good things!! Great post!
We have done a travel makeup bag post on our blog too, please check it out if you get the chance ๐ xoxo http://beautifulbedlamblog.com/?p=560
Katie Garvin says
This Mega Pro palette IS gorgeous! Unfortunantly, they don’t sell it anymore (though you can buy it privately from people if you look around). However, LORAC just released a new palette, the twin to the palette in this post, called the Mega Pro 2 palette that is still available at Ulta. Get it while you can!!