My travel must-haves
Monday, September 6, 2010 at 7:36AM 
Good morning from Baguio! I'm here with Marco to chill - quite literally. It's very cold here. Unfortunately I was naive enough to think otherwise, so I brought only one jacket and mostly flimsy clothes. Horror, I tell you, especially for someone who has low tolerance for cold. How I wish I sneaked off some of the new Ukay Manila blazers from my store! (Yes I just have to say that lol. New arrivals today ladies!)
Anyway, I'd just like to share with you the kikay stuff I brought. You can easily guess from my what's in my bag post that I prefer to travel extra light. I don't mind sacrificing a few comforts, routines, and favorites if that means that I don't have to worry about the weight of my bag, breaking anything, or god forbid, losing anything important.
Only three small pouches and the rest are clothes. Yes I brought my POSH Pocket Shoes! Soo travel-friendly.
This VNC bag is perhaps the most useful thing I ever got from an event. It has divisions, garter holders for brushes, and has this hook so I can hang it. It's also a shoe bag. It's thin and small but very roomy so I prefer to use it for stocking makeup when I'm out of town. Everything is protected and nothing jiggles around while my luggage is in transit. I'm not sure if this is for sale, but if you ever see it, get it asap!
lippies, Stila Illuminating Powder, NARS Super Orgasm, Shiseido Supplist foundation, Revlon Blush & Bronzer, MAC Studiofinish, travel-sized Clinique High Impact Mascara, Urban Decay 24/7 liner in Zero, Wet n' Wild Icon Eyes palette, In2It brow kit
I'm traveling with my boyfriend who prefers me with minimal makeup on. I don't always agree, but heck, I'm not going to any events while I'm here anyway so what would I do with bright and smokey makeup? Haha. So I just packed products to get that natural face. The Wet n' Wild Icon palette is made of love - it's pigmented and long-lasting! Unbelievable. It can do a brown smokey eye too.
Another favorite is the Revlon Beyond Natural Blush & Bronzer duo. It's not that long-lasting but it's quite pretty on me. I will review both soon! Within the week I hope.
The no-makeup look requires lippies that are close to the natural color of your lips. My current faves for that purpose are (from L-R): Bobbi Brown lipstick in Brownie Pink, Avon Pink Pop, Wet n' Wild Megalast in Bare It All, and (just in case I'm in the mood for a pinker lip) Revlon Creme Gloss in Patent Leather Pink.
Close up
Of course I brought the Charm Pro Travel Brush Set! I love it to bits! It IS made for traveling. Stay tuned for my video review post on this. ;)
As for skincare, I brought very, very little. I just brought the Pond's Cold Cream which serves a dual purpose as makeup remover and moisturizer, travel-sized Pond's White Beauty facial wash, and PH Care feminine wash. Very basic. The shampoos, conditioners, and soaps we just brought in sachets.
And that's it. I should start getting ready for the day ahead. In fact this vacation doesn't really feel like a vacation since I'm still working. But hey! A change of scenery is always nice.
What are your travel must-haves?
Reader Comments (4)
Hi Liz! Congrats on mastering the art of travelling light :)
I prefer to bring toiletries bec I really don't wear lots of makeup to begin with (boo). Now that Im at the beach I brought 4 diff kinds of sunblock (2 for face, 2 for body), tinted moisturizer, tinted lip balm and mostly flowy dresses and shorts. Hmm..maybe I should just blog about what I brought ano? Lightbulb (ala Dr. Gru). Enjoy your vacay :D
hi liz... i also love tha charm travel set...a always carry it in my bag..:) n planning to save up sa black makeup brush pro set ng charm.. i saw it n parang ok.:)
buti ka pa u can carry light lang.. here i am again sharing full loaded hehehe toiletries: 2 rolls of tissue, soap, lotion, deodorant, tooth paste, tooth brush,alcohol, feminine wash, sponge, joy antibac n fabric bar soap (for my son's bottles, spoon n fork )facial wash, toner, moisturizer, concealer, powder foundation, lipstick 5shades, cover girl quad, blush, lip balm, makeup brush set, wipes, slippers: mine, kid, n husband, flashlight/ omni rechargeable portable one..:) , good self-help book, clothes for extra-extra pa.., towel 3 din, umbrella, jacket, pashima, cologne, "first aid kit", pain reliever medicines, travel size sewing kit, cold-fever-cough med for my son, his vitamins, 3in1 coffee, snacks, bread, spread (i detalye ba?! ) weird noh...sobrang kulang nlng the whole house dalhin ko.... sana i could learn to pack my things very very light.......:) i guess pag kame lang ng husband... still tig isa pa sin kame ng bag..:) hope it makes sense...just want to share it with you liz...:)
@ Kira oo nga blog about it! i wanna see your travel staples too. how's Dakak? marco and i are eyeing a beach vacation soon too!
@ Apple oh my goodness! that IS a lot of stuff! how do you manage to tote all of this? amazing. :D and yes, the Pro set looks awesome no? im thinking of buying as well when i need to retire my NARS brush set.
hi liz, oo hinde pa yan complete..:) but i guess kc ganun na tlga pag mommy o.a o daigin pa ang girl scout..kahit my husband hates it soooo much...but at the end he can find his things inside of his bag...hehehe kanya-kanya kme..:) or i guess thats how my mom also packed our things before..mana-mana:)
oo nga type ko tlga, but palipasin ko muna yun gastos ko...mallagot na ako...:) maybe by december kuha ako..:) i saw it pala sa blog ni Shen yun brush.:) n sa site ni Ms. Sophia :)