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Do You Bring Everything and the Kitchen Sink With You When You Pack Your Makeup for a Trip?

June 2nd, 2017 by Karen 17 Comments

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Tiny travel minis by It Cosmetics (SO CUTE!)

Or are you one of those annoying people like my friend Jen who can naturally streamline her makeup down to the bare essentials?

The last time I took a trip with her, her makeup bag was this teeny, tiny thing smaller than an envelope (!), and I brought a train case bursting at the seams (of course).

(Oh, and um…the trip was only two days.)

I think you can guess which camp I’m in. 🙂 Deciding what to bring, and what not to bring, is not my forte, because I can easily justify bringing…oh, just about anything.

NO, SERIOUSLY.

Anyway, I’m trying to do better on my trip to Hawaii, since the baby and I will be sharing a suitcase, and she’s a total clotheshorse. LOL!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Do You Bring Everything and the Kitchen Sink With You When You Pack Your Makeup for a Trip? / Originally published June 2nd, 2017

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  1. Agata says

    June 2nd, 2017 at 2:36 pm

    I totally overpack… I am leaving for Poland in 10 days, I need to figure out what to take with me…
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    • Karen says

      June 2nd, 2017 at 3:21 pm

      How exciting! How long will you be there? Will your sweetie and step-son be going too?

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  2. Christine says

    June 2nd, 2017 at 2:57 pm

    My former location-independent, freelance life trained me to be a minimalist. I had to pack (1) pro makeup/hair kit for shoots & short films (at one point in included an airbrush machine; (2) dance teaching clothes; (3) dance costumes; (4) “normal” clothes; and (5) my own “normal” and stage makeup. All in a hand-carry with which I could traipse between the Montreal-D.C. roundtrip Megabus, New York subway, Washington D.C. Amtrak, and Philly SEPTA. O_o

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    • Karen says

      June 2nd, 2017 at 3:21 pm

      TEACH ME YOUR WAYS, LADY!!!

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  3. Christine says

    June 2nd, 2017 at 3:26 pm

    😀
    Come visit me in Waikiki! Perhaps I can be the Konmari of makeup kits. lol…

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  4. Bea says

    June 2nd, 2017 at 3:58 pm

    I recently got the charlotte tilbury beauty glow palette with eye shadows blush bronzer highlighter. It’s perfect for travel ! And those only 5 min in the morning days! It’s very pretty and staying power was good for the eye shadows IMO!

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    • Christine says

      June 2nd, 2017 at 5:04 pm

      omg this is great! How big is this?

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  5. Lupe says

    June 2nd, 2017 at 4:39 pm

    I tend to pack the correct amount of makeup and brushes. I always overdo it on the clothes lol.
    Lupe recently posted … Ipsy Bag May 2017

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  6. Stephanie says

    June 2nd, 2017 at 5:24 pm

    *raises hand* I’m a chronic over packer, however I can get a LOT in a bag. My husband has come to expect that I will be prepared for anything. I have a really hard time choosing what makeup to bring. It never fails that I end up wanting the palette I didn’t bring.

    Jean from extrapetite.com has a couple of good blog posts on how to pack.

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  7. Efrain says

    June 2nd, 2017 at 9:26 pm

    This is fun, tomorrow I’ll putting makeup on a gal for a friend’s photo shoot and we haven’t choose tomorrow’s look so I grabbed all my stuff and the kitchen sink; but in real life I’m more about “downsizing” my makeup bag (the essentials are marked with an *, and it’s what I carry for a weekend if there isn’t any big event):
    -Foundation
    -Silica powder* (Home girl needs his soft focus)
    -Brows*
    -Bronzer*
    -Blush* (for more days I always pick at least two or a palette to save space)
    -Tinted lip balm*
    -Lipstick
    -Highlighter

    So yes for a lazy weekend I can get away with five makeup items, but if we talk about skincare I always carry all my stuff. And for clothes I always carry an extra outfit that can work for a semi formal event and an extra pair of underwear.

    I didn’t realize they were CC creams, I thought they were concealers,they’re way too cute.

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  8. LindaLibraLoca says

    June 2nd, 2017 at 10:22 pm

    I used to always overpack, but a six weeks road trip in a campervan with my daughter taught me to be more streamlined.
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  9. Eleni says

    June 3rd, 2017 at 2:54 am

    I totally don’t. I’m travelling between Britain and Greece a lot and hate having heavy bags. Only when I have a three week stay somewhere will I take more with me, but again, not more than hubby does for example.
    Eleni recently posted … Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Collection for Summer 2017

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  10. Nicole says

    June 3rd, 2017 at 7:37 am

    For clothes: I somehow always manage to simultaneously overpack while never bringing enough options. I blame it on my ‘weather amnesia’. It’s like I never remember what 60-75 degrees feels like and I end up packing for the dead of winter. (Just in case it’s chilly, right?)

    For makeup: I try to stick to the basics. That’s usually tinted moisturizer, one eyeshadow quad or palette, one blush, powder, one eyeliner, mascara and a few lipstick options. And all my basic brushes. I do like the idea of cream products that cut down on the need for brushes, but I haven’t found any that I love as much as my powder makeup. Might need to try Nudestix or Kjær Weis.

    Loving the travel series, btw! Do you have any in-flight skin care tips? I’m still trying to find a way to keep my skin from getting so dry and irritated on long flights.

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  11. Rachel R. says

    June 3rd, 2017 at 1:26 pm

    I almost always take too much. I’ve been working on paring it down. I’m better than I was a couple years ago. I think my anxiety disorder always wants me to be prepared for any contingency, so it’s hard going.

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  12. Angela Cruz says

    June 3rd, 2017 at 6:55 pm

    I got a Makeup Geek empty Z palette that I filled with shadows, blush and highlighter. Then I bring my pencil products and a few brushes and I’m set!!

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  13. Dany says

    June 4th, 2017 at 5:14 am

    I’ve cracked this problem by buying a fancy Christian Dior travel palette from an airport. Since it is a travel palette it packs liner, bronzer (for me, others might call it powder), blush, eyeshadows, lipgloss and mascara into one small case. I don’t use this palette except when travelling, so it always feels fresh and special even though the colors are very basic. In addition to this palette, I have lip balm, concealer, pressed powder, eyebrow pen. Maybe something extra, but the whole does fit into a small space.
    Also, it helps to know that if I find myself missing something, cosmetics is the perfect thing to shop when travelling and forgetting something would be a very good reason to shop…

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  14. Lily says

    June 4th, 2017 at 9:51 am

    I finally figured it out last time I went on a 3 day trip a few weeks ago. I did my makeup right before leaving the house and I only took what I used. No extras. It worked out just fine. In fairness, there were no special events planned that would require a fancy look, but I think if I had added a red lipstick I still would have been okay.

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