I am going on holiday tomorrow for 2 weeks and my make up bag is absolute stuffed. Mainly with cream or v glittery eyeshadows! I could manage with mascara, mac cream colour base in Shell and a couple of bright lipsticks and my Hawaiian tropic spf30 berry lipgloss so why am I taking all this stuff!!! I know to look my best and have options but I am wondering if I'm abnormally attached to my make up?!
Nope, I do exactly the same. I try to stuff all my palettes into a travel bag and then just accept that I'll only be wearing natural makeup on holiday anyway, so I should just bring my everyday stuff. Glad to see I'm not the only one!
Usually it's half my carry-on rollie! ha ha ha! I always want to be ready for anything... and so much of what I do with makeup is based on whim. I want to be able to satisfy my whims at any moment!
LOL! I always over pack my makeup..but then again I overpack in genaral ha! I think it is a woman thing. I always pack my neutral palette and maybe a small palette with color. If I know in advance everything that we will be doing while vacationing I base my palette on my wardrobe..either way neutral never fails me.
I'm the opposite. I love packing super light. And if I'm going somewhere that has a washer and dryer I'm really packing light because I don't like checking in my bag and instead pack everything in my carry-on bag. I have a small make-up pouch for the basics...all deluxe samples of make-up I have full size of....mascara, blush,lip gloss, eyeliner and a tinted moisturizer. I'm also famous in my family for shipping clothes to my destination and then shipping it back before going back to the airport for the return trip.
I went away for a few days last summer. Took tinted moisturizer, undereye corrector, concealer, the two e.l.f. shadow/liner sticks that I own (one's blue, one's purple), a travel-size UDPP, mascara, a blush duo, one or two lipglosses, and a couple of brushes. (I don't remember if I took any eyeshadows or not.)
For a longer trip I'd likely take quite a bit more than what I took.
I went away for a weekend and took 2 makeup bags that were both compeltelt stuffed and my fold out sephora pallet that has 8 levels! I only use foundation, eyeliner, mascara, and sometimes eyeshadow. When i go on a vacation i keep throwing stuff in "just in case" i do it with clothes, makeup, and hair stuff
I'm back! Right. I used mascara every night, a bright lip colour and a bit of bronzer. Didn't use Maybelline Colour Tattoos (i've got 4, i took 4). I tookl about 10 lip colours, I used bright pink, red and 2 glosses. Eye pencils. Teal, black, sparkly blue and khaki. Lent best friend the khaki one, didn't use the others. Definitely will not take as much next time!
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Aug 05, 2012
Renni G.
I am going on holiday tomorrow for 2 weeks and my make up bag is absolute stuffed. Mainly with cream or v glittery eyeshadows! I could manage with mascara, mac cream colour base in Shell and a couple of bright lipsticks and my Hawaiian tropic spf30 berry lipgloss so why am I taking all this stuff!!! I know to look my best and have options but I am wondering if I'm abnormally attached to my make up?!
Aug 05, 2012
Renni G.
My bf has done a serious edit of the make up bag!
Aug 05, 2012
Zoe C.
Nope, I do exactly the same. I try to stuff all my palettes into a travel bag and then just accept that I'll only be wearing natural makeup on holiday anyway, so I should just bring my everyday stuff. Glad to see I'm not the only one!
Aug 05, 2012
Kristina A.
I think most of us girls do that with packing in general!! Lol
Aug 05, 2012
Mary P.
just pack what you use/wear daily. Women tend to over pack in general anyway, even clothes/shoes, lol
Aug 05, 2012
Bec S.
Usually it's half my carry-on rollie! ha ha ha! I always want to be ready for anything... and so much of what I do with makeup is based on whim. I want to be able to satisfy my whims at any moment!
Aug 06, 2012
Angelique M.
LOL! I always over pack my makeup..but then again I overpack in genaral ha! I think it is a woman thing. I always pack my neutral palette and maybe a small palette with color. If I know in advance everything that we will be doing while vacationing I base my palette on my wardrobe..either way neutral never fails me.
Aug 06, 2012
Shelley W.
I'm the opposite. I love packing super light. And if I'm going somewhere that has a washer and dryer I'm really packing light because I don't like checking in my bag and instead pack everything in my carry-on bag. I have a small make-up pouch for the basics...all deluxe samples of make-up I have full size of....mascara, blush,lip gloss, eyeliner and a tinted moisturizer. I'm also famous in my family for shipping clothes to my destination and then shipping it back before going back to the airport for the return trip.
Aug 06, 2012
Shelly T.
I went away for a few days last summer. Took tinted moisturizer, undereye corrector, concealer, the two e.l.f. shadow/liner sticks that I own (one's blue, one's purple), a travel-size UDPP, mascara, a blush duo, one or two lipglosses, and a couple of brushes. (I don't remember if I took any eyeshadows or not.)
For a longer trip I'd likely take quite a bit more than what I took.
Aug 07, 2012
Chloe O.
I went away for a weekend and took 2 makeup bags that were both compeltelt stuffed and my fold out sephora pallet that has 8 levels! I only use foundation, eyeliner, mascara, and sometimes eyeshadow. When i go on a vacation i keep throwing stuff in "just in case" i do it with clothes, makeup, and hair stuff
Aug 31, 2012
Renni G.
I'm back! Right. I used mascara every night, a bright lip colour and a bit of bronzer. Didn't use Maybelline Colour Tattoos (i've got 4, i took 4). I tookl about 10 lip colours, I used bright pink, red and 2 glosses. Eye pencils. Teal, black, sparkly blue and khaki. Lent best friend the khaki one, didn't use the others. Definitely will not take as much next time!