Traveling Made Easy: 6 Best Multi-Purpose Face Palettes

by Nurain Alicharan

Published Jun 29, 2021

It’s finally here: time for (parts of) the world to open up again and for us to get back to exploring. Packing makeup is truly an art—you want to be prepared for anything and everything while also keeping your luggage light. Even the best of us may have gotten a little rusty over the past year and a half, here’s a travel beauty hack: all-in-one face palettes. Whether you’re planning a quick weekend trip or a month-long getaway, stop overpacking for good with our top 7 versatile, do-it-all face palettes.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Face Palette, $58

Pack a punch with this three-pan palette that features an essential bronzer, highlight, and blush trio. Bonus: it features a skin-smoothing, light-perfecting technology that blurs the look of imperfections and fine lines.

Wayne Goss The Radiance Boosting Face Palette, $45

Sunkissed, sculpted skin in a palette—this contour and bronzer powder duo gives you everything you need to shape, sculpt, and boost your complexion with a natural, healthy-looking finish.

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette, $64

Keep your glow on the go with 3 of Hourglass’ cult-favorite Ambient Lighting Powders in one sleek palette. It’s like traveling with your own lighting team in your luggage. For warmer shades, try Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette Volume II.

Dominique Cosmetics Transition Palette, $48

Swap in your entire makeup collection for this range of 15 multi-use shades that define, contour, brighten, and highlight. These blendable, longwearing pigments truly do it all.

Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze and Glow, $68

No matter where you’re headed, sculpt, slim, and shape your features with this cult-classic, fool-proof bronzer and highlighter duo.

Jouer Cosmetics Champagne & Macarons Face Palette, $34

Create endless looks with a radiant highlighter, matte bronzer, and flattering matte and shimmer blush shades—all in one easy-to-pack palette. Did we mention the blushes and bronzer are formulated with vitamin E to also condition the skin? Multitasking at its finest.