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Travel Beauty Essentials - what are your must-have beauty products when traveling?

itsfi — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:04:02 GMT

Makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

Whether your approach to packing for a trip is a minimalist, moderate or maximalist one, whether you're going for work or play, by train, plane or car, or whether your vacation plans involve playing in the sun & sand, or with skis & snow, or anything between, let us know your travel essentials.

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Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

itsfi — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:37:20 GMT

I went with a minimalist makeup travel squad for a recent weekend getaway.

And, this was my liquids bag for the vacay I'm currently on.

Tagging @sister13, @heartsmyface, @Guessgal, @missjeanie, @CynthieLu, what beauty products make up your travel essentials or go-to's?

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

CynthieLu — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:46:06 GMT

Thank you for the tag @itsfi I will be coming back to do a post for this. I can definitely share what made the cut for my summer traveling and I really want to hear what everyone brings with them and why. 💝 I love reading the BIC insights 😄

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

missjeanie — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 16:50:40 GMT

@itsfi Love this! Travel is where my GWP's tend to shine. I'll often place an order if I see a good GWP for my travel stash. I also love the holiday season when value kits tend to make a more prominent appearance for the same purpose. I'm going away this weekend so I'll have to take note of what I end up stashing into a make up bag!

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

itsfi — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 18:02:36 GMT

@CynthieLu, looking forward to hearing about what you took with you and if it's something you would include in your travel kit again.

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

itsfi — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 18:07:15 GMT

Yes, yes, yes @missjeanie! Makeup, skincare, hair care, bath & body, nail care, etc. If it's part of your travel squad (or if it's not - i.e., you use what is provided by hotel), I'd love to know. I'm hoping to come up with staples / essentials that will just be automatic for me to reach for when packing - certainly some depends on where I'm going and when, but I'm interested in learning about everyone's travel must haves. I've gottten good and packing a lot of stuff with me - what a surprise! - but am aiming to go for a more minimalist approach here, with a travel essentials capsule, if you will. 🛅

Hope you have a fabulous trip!

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

Samtian — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 20:59:33 GMT

@itsfi I pack like I'm moving I swear...and then I never use like any of it haha.

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

CynthieLu — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:41:13 GMT

GWP's make great travel buddies. @missjeanie 😀. Small enough to not take a lot of space, and when it's smaller it means you can pack more things, right? 😉

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

itsfi — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:51:15 GMT

Hahahaha @Samtian! That’s me when it comes to skincare, especially SPF, when my travels are for personal and not business reasons. But I do use my SPF, I just don’t use everything I bring. I may have gone slightly overboard with the sunblock on this trip 😂

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

PrettyPaint — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 22:00:21 GMT

Full disclaimer - I'm really bad at packing! When I most recently traveled, I mainly grabbed from my stash of samples to bring. This worked really well in terms of mini moisturizers, shampoo/conditioner, etc. For makeup, I happened to have several products that were nearing empty or close to time to toss (mascara, etc.) or things that I wanted to get rid of, so I was able to toss a lot of stuff at the end of the trip before going home. I'm probably just weird, but I didn't want to bring many of my favorite products for fear of losing/breaking them or feeling like they were dirty from hotel bathrooms, etc.

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

itsfi — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 22:09:32 GMT

@PrettyPaint, that is not weird at all!! I’m always a little hesitant about bringing my faves, but I try to find workarounds, if I can. Mainly in the form of deluxe samples or mini’s of my faves.

Smart on taking near-empty products - you have an idea of how they perform and you get that much closer to finishing them! Win-win! 🙌🏼

I hope you enjoyed your most recent travels. Was it someplace warm or cool?

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

Samtian — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 22:49:06 GMT

@itsfi That's cause you forgot to pack me 😱

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

buddim — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 23:44:19 GMT

I pack mini sizes most of the time and these are no brainers for me. All the other stuff depends on what I wear or the vibe I want.

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

itsfi — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:38:44 GMT

@buddim, those are some great travel essentials - that Laneige watermelon lip mask is a good one - it smells amazing, too! The INNBeauty SPF has been received good reviews; your list is reminding me to pull mine out to try.

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

itsfi — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:40:13 GMT

lol, I could have packed a few more folks and I'd still have leftover sunblock @Samtian. 🤣

Re: Travel Essentials - makeup, skincare, body care, hair care, etc. - what are your must-haves when traveling?

PrettyPaint — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:52:28 GMT

@itsfi It was warm-ish (70s), but that's a lot cooler than I'm used to so it seemed cold! 🙂

Re: Travel Essentials - what are your must-haves when traveling?

faeriegirl — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:53:37 GMT

For hair and body I usually take items from my GWP/ sample stash. I have a bunch of mini containers from Tatcha that I refill with my cleansers and moisturizers. I always start off packing a small makeup bag but by the time I leave it’s always overflowing😂

Re: Travel Essentials - what are your must-haves when traveling?

itsfi — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:50:51 GMT

💯 with you on that overflowing bag @faeriegirl. This time, sunblock was the reason for the tight squeeze; I packed enough for literally every single person on the trip. 😆

Re: Travel Essentials - what are your must-haves when traveling?

CorgiMommy — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:35:45 GMT

I pack from my foils and GWP. I have tons so it is easy for me to have everything need for skincare. Shampoo and conditioner are coveted GWP for me as I can go through them pretty quickly.

Makeup, I bring a sample mascara, than my usual makeup from home generally not taking large palettes.

For plane travel a facial.mist is a must have.

Re: Travel Essentials - what are your must-haves when traveling?

CorgiMommy — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:27:28 GMT

@faeriegirl great idea . I will try to save some empty containers for future travel use. Thanks!