What do I do when I have to pack for a 5 week trip with only a 55L backpack and a smaller regular sized backpack? Pack the essentials, make sure everything is absolutely fool-proof, and use as many space saving solutions as possible.
For my first packing post, I thought I would show you how I packed my makeup, and how I managed to pare everything down to the bare essentials (sort of) for a 5 week trip. Except for my lip products...because when I keep my eyes simple I need to have options with my lip products. I'm quite proud of everything else that I packed, as now that I'm back from the trip I can safely say that I used everything, but wasn't lacking anything!
The trick for me was packing as many travel sized/samples of products as possible for me. I basically amassed everything I could find in a travel size and brought them with me. This includes travel size brushes, and *shudder*..using sponge-tip applicators as my eye brushes!
How it all fit in my two makeup bags, complete with foundation spills.
I hate being in one place in too long. More specifically, I want to be everywhere. I love traveling, whether it's a two hour drive to another state or across the world. But this means that I'm always unpacking and repacking, and I don't think I'm actually ever fully unpacked. I still haven't unpacked from when I moved out from my college room in December, and I'm beginning to pack to move into an apartment next week!
However, for my vacations and weekend trips, I always have a pretty good idea of what makeup I bring with me. Every trip needs slightly different makeup depending on if I'll be in a city, on a beach, or in the mountains, but I always have some necessities.
Since I was going to Maine this time, I knew I would be spending a lot of time outdoors doing something active (biking all day, everyday!), while strolling through town after going to dinner. This meant I could pair down all the products I brought to the essentials. I usually end up bringing a huge makeup bag, so it was refreshing to just bring a little actual travel-size bag this time!
A lot of these products are products you see me using in my everyday FOTD's, and they are my favorites, so of course they would make it into my travel bag! It's also why you see a massive amount of pan in these..
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