Hello everyone, today I am talking about the makeup I will most likely be taking on holiday and some of the items I feel are essential when flying. I hope you find this useful if you are going on holiday or were just interested in what I was taking. I use my Cath Kidston travel bag, it is a gorgeous floral design and has two compartments, I use one for skincare and the other for my makeup. It also has a handle which is really convenient for carrying around.
For my skincare, I take my travel size Micellar water, as well as cotton pads (I will take more than in the photo.) I have also included an eye makeup remover which makes your life so easy when wearing waterproof mascara. I also think a moisturiser is key, preferably one with SPF, I have this matte one from Garnier which is meant for oily skin. I grabbed this in a hurry when I was in Tesco because it was on offer and the only one that didn't have a strong scent. However, I think it will be handy in hot weather to keep your skin a little less oily when in the sun. A lip balm is a major essential because you want to make sure they aren't chapped and stay nourished, Blistex is my favourite brand for lip care. I couldn't fit my setting spray in the other side but chose to take it as I will be wearing concealer and want it to stay in place all day.
For base, I included two concealers. The collection one is for the evenings to brighten my under eyes as I will have a tan and then the Rimmel Wake Me Up is for daytime use. If I want some light coverage then I have a BB cream for the evening because my foundations won't match my skin, this is the same with powder but it will be good to set my concealer and brighten up my eye area. I of course had to take my Mac highlighter as it is a holy grail, then a shimmer brick for a bronze glow as well as my sleek contour kit which has a bronzer, blush and highlighter. I will also take a cream blush for the daytime.
I absolutely love my Beauty UK cream eyeshadow and eyeliner duo. The copper colour is stunning, especially in summer. I don't use the eyeliner so took a liquid one by Collection and this doesn't run or budge until you remove it. I included two mascaras, a waterproof one for the day and Roller Lash for the evening.
I am getting my eyebrows tinted because I have extremely light eyebrows compared to my brown hair so this way I won't have to fill them in and they will remain with colour when I swim or go to the beach etc. I have taken my Browzings in case I need to fill in a sparse area with a brow wax and if I want to make them bold in the evenings. I've decided to leave my Naked 3 at home and take the Collection one because there are many wearable and nighttime looks with these eyeshadows.
This may seem excessive but I am taking all my Mac lipsticks because I will have a tan so can wear all of them and pull off a couple of colours better than normal! I will most likely throw in a lipgloss too.
These aren't everything but some items I will be taking. Books are a must to occupy yourself as well as magazines. Here I have a book from the Divergent series and a book of my interest, forensic psychology. Headphones or earphones are ideal for listening to music wether it's on your phone or an iPod and they also come in handy if you watch films on the plane. Gum is perfect for taking off to avoid your ears going all funny and I also feel some chocolate is good too! Moisturiser, eye creams and serums are good to prevent dry skin, simply place these into travel size pots and you are good to go. If you are wearing makeup or doing your makeup on the plane then taking some is useful.
I hope you found this useful, stay tuned for more posts, although there won't be any when I'm on holiday :( Love, Liv xox
