The Travel Beauty Thread

[sister13]

(January 2023) Thought I’d resurrect this thread, now that there’s a bit more possibility of travel these days! I would love to live vicariously and learn from fellow BICers, so please post any tips, pics, and/or your fave travel minis or routine!  I’m still not doing a lot of travel these days, but may post some pics and notes from past trips.  💗💗💗

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Since the old travel thread sadly got lost in the switchover (😢😢😢) it was suggested a while back, and I’ve been meaning to get a new one started. If there is one already for this, let me know. I travel a bit for work and for fun, and I love checking out beauty stores and seeking out exclusive or hard-to-find items in different places around the world. Some of my favorite makeup destinations have been the Face Powder and Perfume Museum in Torino, Italy (a surprise find) and the Les Merveilleuses Laduree in Tokyo. I have relied on great tips from other BT/BICers on many of my trips, especially Toronto and Tokyo, so I would love to keep this updated as a resource for BIC.

Please share your discoveries, store reviews, pictures, purchases, and travel tips, and I’ll try to keep and update summaries here in the main post for future reference. If you don’t have a chance for much travel, feel free to share your favorite beauty destinations in your home city. I plan to update with photos below from various trips as I have the chance to organize my archives and update. What do you guys think? Feel free to make suggestions on how to organize this thread, too, it might be a bit of a work in progress. Thanks and happy travels BT/BIC!

[lmi82]

Wow! Those pictures are beautiful, @itscarin. Congrats on your engagement, too!

[itscarin]

@lmi82 thank you!

[MissPuff]

@itscarin Those pictures are gorgeous and your dress is to die for! I had no idea balloon pictures by the Eiffel tour were a thing, but now it looks like an absolute necessity! 

[itscarin]

@MissPuff absolute necessity 🤣🤣🤣

[Kim888]

beautiful pics @itscarin !!!

[itscarin]

@Kim888 Thank you!

[blackkitty2014]

@itscarin, love love these pictures.  Thx for posting.  You two are way too cute   Should i also say "congrat"? 

[itscarin]

@blackkitty2014 Thanks!  We haven't tied the knot yet but we did just get engaged a few weeks ago.  Stay tuned for the destination wedding photos!  Right now, it's looking like it will be in Panama, but give me 24 hours and everything could change.  LOL

[blackkitty2014]

Congrat again @itscarin ! Please keep us posted  

[Kim888]

Just got back from a great trip to Italy with my fam! I always find one of the funniest things about Europe is that there’s all these super old buildings with new and modern stores in them. Lucca was definitely one of my favorite places I visited in Italy and in this village with 1000 year old churches and buildings was a Sephora haha. I thought of all you ladies and snapped a quick pic so thought I’d share

[melissabt]

@Kim888,

Wow! Thank you for sharing this photo, it's so cool to see!

[MissPuff]

@Kim888 The juxtaposition between old and new is one of my favorite things about europe! Glad you had a great time, Italy is one of my favorite destinations! 

[sister13]

So glad you thought of us!  Definitely a juxtaposition there!  I willl have to share some pics from Sephora Madrid, it is similar - this gorgeous old square and statues outside the modern Sephora! @Kim888 Is Lucca in the north or south of Italy? 

[Kim888]

@sister13 Oooh yes I would love to see those pics! Lucca is fairly close to Pisa so I would say central Italy. 

[Ispend2much6]

@Kim888  That's so awesome!

[curlychiquita]

Gorgeous pictures, @Kim888!  I'm glad you enjoyed visiting Italy!

[RaquelBT]

Hi @Kim888,

I hope you had an amazing time with your family in Italy. The Sephora store looks so cute. I hope to one day visit a Sephora store at one of our international locations. Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂

Best Regards,

❤️ Raquel 

[Loretta55]

@RaquelBT Just a suggestion, how about offering a tour where we could visit different Sephora stores in Europe either as a contest or as something maybe that the person taking the tour is responsible for their own airfare?

[RaquelBT]

Hi @Loretta55,

This sounds like a great idea! I've sent the information you've provided to the appropriate department for future consideration. 🙂

Best Regards,

❤️ Raquel

[CakesCakes]

No hauls or store reviews but I wanted to post that I’m in Positano, Italy! 🇮🇹 I love it here and wish I had allotted more time for this city than Rome. It’s more beautiful than words can describe. Tomorrow will be my first day exploring the area and I’m so excited!! 😁 Lmk if you have any tips or stores to check out around the Amalfi Coast!

[melissabt]

@CakesCakes,

Soooo pretty!!! The colors in the photos are amazing!