What's in my travel makeup bag and duty free!
Here's the little make up bag in question. It's a nice pink polka dot number I picked up very cheaply from Superdrug a day before I went away. I like it as it's flimsy and wipe clean, all my other ones are structured and way too big.
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I surprisingly managed to pack very light in my opinion... agreed? :)
LIPS: Mac 'Creme d'nude', 'Creme Cup' and 'Costa Chic' lipstick, Dior addict lip polish 004 and Benefit 'Didn't hear it from me' lipgloss.
ESSENTIALS: YSL touche eclat, Nars e/s primer, Clinique high impact mascara, Mac 'Lord it up' eyeliner, Benefit 'eye bright', Urban decay 24/7 liner 'Lucky', Mac 'Oak' lipliner, Rimmel eyebrow pencil 'Hazel', Mac studio finish concealer and Shu Uemera painting liner in black.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0s6bk8HUM2dsR5KJqTvGJFGibD4nco7_Ev0msEk8HiOczAMzyzn17iMaHkC9HlDR6OW2lr0-P5vcNxr1yaOdI5WHzpWOkYjBU4YLImW_M3RUcZ6RmdSaZZQqR44XAaeJ-043tARfYGMT/s400/MAKEUP.jpg)
I also took along a mish mash of my favourite brushes from different brands, I used my brush roll and tucked it into my makeup bag. Nice 'n' neat!
On the plane I decided to purchase the Bare Minerals 'Get Started' kit, it contains the foundation, mineral veil, warmth, concealer and 3 brushes. It cost me £38! I got the shade 'medium beige' which seems to be fine.
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So far I have used the foundation to set my Mac 'face and body' (C3) and I LOVE the finish it gives me, it's extremely prominent in photos (see photo below), I can't believe how smooth my skin looks. The concealer is nice too, and I can't wait to try the other products. I tried bare minerals a few years ago and I thought I had an allergic reaction to the bismuth oxychloride within hours, but this time round it seems to be fine, maybe it was something else I was allergic to in the past, who knows.
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The brushes are also great, they don't shed which is something that has been driving me up the wall lately.
Here's the lowdown:
FACE: Mac 'Face & Body' foundation decanted into a pot, Chanel pressed powder, Benefit 'Hoola' Bronzer, Mac 'Stereo Rose' and 'Well Dressed' blush.
LIPS: Mac 'Creme d'nude', 'Creme Cup' and 'Costa Chic' lipstick, Dior addict lip polish 004 and Benefit 'Didn't hear it from me' lipgloss.
ESSENTIALS: YSL touche eclat, Nars e/s primer, Clinique high impact mascara, Mac 'Lord it up' eyeliner, Benefit 'eye bright', Urban decay 24/7 liner 'Lucky', Mac 'Oak' lipliner, Rimmel eyebrow pencil 'Hazel', Mac studio finish concealer and Shu Uemera painting liner in black.
EYE SHADOWS: All Mac stored in a Z palette - Ricepaper, Patina, Carbon, Vellum, Romp, Club, Stars n Rockets, Sweet n Punchy and Humid.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0s6bk8HUM2dsR5KJqTvGJFGibD4nco7_Ev0msEk8HiOczAMzyzn17iMaHkC9HlDR6OW2lr0-P5vcNxr1yaOdI5WHzpWOkYjBU4YLImW_M3RUcZ6RmdSaZZQqR44XAaeJ-043tARfYGMT/s400/MAKEUP.jpg)
I also took along a mish mash of my favourite brushes from different brands, I used my brush roll and tucked it into my makeup bag. Nice 'n' neat!
On the plane I decided to purchase the Bare Minerals 'Get Started' kit, it contains the foundation, mineral veil, warmth, concealer and 3 brushes. It cost me £38! I got the shade 'medium beige' which seems to be fine.
So far I have used the foundation to set my Mac 'face and body' (C3) and I LOVE the finish it gives me, it's extremely prominent in photos (see photo below), I can't believe how smooth my skin looks. The concealer is nice too, and I can't wait to try the other products. I tried bare minerals a few years ago and I thought I had an allergic reaction to the bismuth oxychloride within hours, but this time round it seems to be fine, maybe it was something else I was allergic to in the past, who knows.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJVFhFXDyuVpZgNslK3CPLbQZmOVp9WLr2Fo_7nri864XBAMJe4JN1BwtjmzGKQ46iyujRjncJ23iqcXwe0zpd9cLuO9xSr30FVtKODFFA0rHqSt54yHOt0fpxvLas2Z07qcqHO0EYq6j/s400/s.jpg)
The brushes are also great, they don't shed which is something that has been driving me up the wall lately.
Comments
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When I go on holiday, I bring far too many lipsticks hehe x
And your skin really looks great with the mineral foundation on, so smooth and glowy.
Thanks for this post :) Emma xx
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Club e/s is amazing, a great one for the hols as it looks like you have put more effort into a look when you haven't :) xx
I like the 3-step because the products have very few ingredients; which in my book equals to less chances for irritation ;)
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Only downside is it does tend to cake around the corners of my nose.
Another thing.. I really like the finish this gives me without moisturiser underneath.. which is something I discovered when in a rush, but it didn't break me out at all and I loved the finish.
I'm trying not to make a habit of it :S
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Please do a review on the bareminerals as I've wanted to try that for a while as I trouble skin :( rosecea and acne :(
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That bag is really nice and dont know why but the blush looks so attractive to me, I will check it out ;)
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I use one of the clinique cleansers--it's a foaming gel and is a see-through light green (it's not near me). I like it fine. The Bare minerals--I've had such a bad relationship with them in the past that I swore them off. But the finish it leaves on your skin is so lovely that it has me wondering if I should give them another try? xx
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@Victoria - A lip polish is the same as a lip gloss, a moisturising gel is just a different texture to a lotion, it’s much lighter. I don’t use a primer and thankfully the bare minerals does match my skin tone.
@cryskay @carla Thanks, I made it myself
@heavenrain – I don’t mind them but prefer without but it’s not a big deal.
@fantastic sometimes second chances work and sometimes they don’t, see if you can get a mini pot?
@Claudia yes I put the BM on top of the mac face and body, the face and body is such a light foundation similar to a tinted moisturiser that it doesn’t EVER look heavy or cakey, and thankfully the BM is light too so it never looked cakey they actually go really well together for me.
- Aliye x
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