Hey guys! Sorry I've been so MIA, I promise I have a good reason, and that is that I've just spent the past week in the gorgeous town of Queenstown, New Zealand! If you've ever been there, you'll know what I mean when I say you NEVER get sick of the view. If you haven't, ill attach a few happy snaps at the end to show you what I mean.
So, considering this, I thought I'd do a little blog post on what I brought with me, and pretty much my day to day face. I had to consider the coldness, and of course the fact I'd be spending three days skiing. My routine, to be honest, was not THAT much different to normal, more just pared down to the basics with products I knew would last and were easy to apply quickly leaning over the bathroom counter!I thought this would be easiest if I laid it out by purpose - everything from base to eyes.
Base
- Rimmel London Stay Matte Powder in Transparent
- Face of Australia Leopardess Palette
- Daiso Floral Black Powder Foundation Compact
- Revlon Colourstay Foundation in Ivory
- Rimmel London Wake Me Up Concealer in Ivory
- Maybelline Fit Me Stick in 110
- Rimmel London Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation in True Ivory (mouthful)
I probably packed the most practically for my base, with basically just the essentials. Every day I put on makeup I used the Wake Me Up Concealer, which has a doe foot applicator and is easy to use in a rush, my Colourstay foundation, Stay Matte Powder and the Face of Australia Contour Palette. Speaking of, the mirror on that palette was an absolute godsend. I've never cared about mirrors on palettes until I had to travel with makeup!
I didn't really need to use my Fit Me stick or the Stay Matte Mousse, simply because the Colourstay was easy to apply and lasted ages, and was easy to apply with just my fingers.
I also only brought the Daiso compact because I went shopping there before my plane, so I didn't have much of a choice! The compact is super cute, the powder is a bit sparkly but for $2.80 you can't really complain!
Best for travel: the Rimmel Concealer for its simplicity and ease of use
Worst for travel: as much as I love it, the Colourstay foundation lid doesn't stay on, and the glass jar makes it fairly heavy and also more dangerous for travelling, especially overseas.
Eyes
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| Sounds like a lot more than it actually is. |
- Essence Clear Lash and Brow Gel
- Daiso Eyeliner Coat
- Pur Minerals Shadow Stick in Iced Bronze
- Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
- Savvy by DB Eyebrow Pencil in Blonde
- Essence Long Lasting Eye Liner in Cest La Vie
- Simple Kind to Eyes Eye Makeup Corrector Pen
- Daiso Ellefar Felt Eyeliner
- Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Liner
- Rimmel London Glameyes Liquid Liner
- Rimmel London Exaggerate Liquid Liner
- Rimmel London Scandaleyes Lycra Flex Mascara
- Daiso Cream Eyeshadow in (I think?) Rose
- Nyx Eyebrow Cake Powder in Blonde
Yeah, I brought four liquid liners... I swear there's a reason for that. Anyway. The Nyx Eyebrow Cake Powder was a great choice for travelling, since it comes with a small angled brush and a spoolie (even though I've lost the angled brush and use my Ecotools one anyway), and the Essence Lash and Brow Gel was quick and easy to set them in place.
I didn't end up using the Savvy Eyebrow Pencil (didn't need it), the Simple Makeup Corrector Pen (forgot I brought it... silly me), the Glameyes or Exaggerate Liquid Liner (I fell in love with the Daiso liner, but that's another blog post for another day!) or C'est La Vie. My daily face was pretty much eyebrows, liquid liner wings, Iced Bronze on my lower lash line, mascara, and Nyx Milk in the lower waterline. On our nights out I used the Daiso Cream Eyeshadow all over and it stayed forever. Legitimately, had to soak my eyelids the next morning to get rid of it - but, again, my Daiso haul will come soon.
Best for travel: Nyx Eyebrow Cake Powder because it's an all in one palette!
Worst for travel: Probably the Pur Minerals Eyeshadow Stick and Nyx Milk because of their pain in the ass lids that crack and come off easily.
Lips
- Australis Mineral Inject Lipstick in Salsa
- Australis Mineral Inject Lipstick in Electro
- Nyx Butter Lipstick in Pops (forgot to put it in the picture)
- Ulta3 Matte Lipstick in Brown Sugar
- Elf Matte Lip Colour in Tea Rose
And I actually wore... none of these. Except Pops, which is the one I didn't photograph! Oops. The reason for this is mostly because I was in Queenstown where it is freezing and you are constantly reapplying lip balm. You don't really have smooth, prepped lips for lipstick. The one night when I wore Pops I didn't bother reapplying and instead just went over it with lip balm because, y'know, lip balm. It's a necessity. I brought over my Lucas' Paw Paw Ointment and a Burts Bees Pomegranate Oil Lip Balm, and bought some Lanolin and Kiwifruit Lip Balm while I was over there. Good stuff.
Best for travel: The Ulta3 lipstick because it's so cheap and the lid stays on well.
Worst for travel: The Elf Matte Lip Colour - pen form makes it hard to stick in a purse or pocket.
Tools
- Ecotools Angled Eyeliner Brush
- Pur Minerals Small Stippling Brush
- Mirinesse Powder Brush
Only three! I was even impressed with myself. I applied concealer and foundation with my fingers, then used the Powder Brush for my Stay Matte Powder. I used the Pur Minerals brush for contour and highlight, then the eyeliner brush for my brows. Easy as!
Since I don't have brush guards, I brought brushes I didn't care about too much (ie the Pur Minerals and Mirinesse ones), and one that I love so much I couldn't live without it for a week and would buy again in a heartbeat anyway (ie the Ecotools). They all got crammed in my tiny makeup bag, so I was reluctant to bring anything too expensive.
Best for travel: The Ecotools brush. This baby is seriously perfect.
Worst for travel: the Mirinesse powder brush, but only because a powder brush is just difficult to bring in general unless you have brush guards.
The Whole Makeup Mess
I swear, I performed some kind of magic getting that all into my teeny makeup bag.
That's all for now guys! Again, sorry for disappearing with no warning, but I have some great posts lined up, so watch out ;) xxx
Bonus NZ picture:
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