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

[itsfi]

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. 

Also, be sure to check out The Travel Beauty Thread 

[PrettyPaint]

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. 

[ather]

@PrettyPaint  Great job! I love your idea to bring things that are almost done!!! 

[Mellmars1185]

@PrettyPaint I appreciate your honesty. I can totally relate to not wanting to bring newer items. It also makes extra room for packing on the way home if you leave the empties/used products. I wouldn't want to ruin anything special or brand new. Thanks for the idea! I know I have some open minis that would be great for my next trip 😀

[PrettyPaint]

@Mellmars1185 That's a great point about being able to clear up suitcase space at the end of the trip. I ALWAYS manage to make a few purchases when traveling. 

[itsfi]

@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? 

[PrettyPaint]

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

[Samtian]

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

[ather]

@Samtian  You don’t use it all.  Awww 

[Mellmars1185]

@Samtian I understand! I went camping for the first time this year and we packed too much 😅. We are going again next week so I am challenging myself to bring less. But skincare is a must!!

[missjeanie]

@Samtian preach!!!

[CynthieLu]

Lol @missjeanie @Samtian same! 🤣

[itsfi]

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 😂 

[Samtian]

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

[itsfi]

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

[missjeanie]

@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!

[Mellmars1185]

@missjeanie Holiday sets are such a great idea for travel! Sometimes I wonder if I should travel more to use up all of my foils and minis?! I hope you have a lovely weekend away!

[missjeanie]

@Mellmars1185 I think this is a FANTASTIC reason to travel more often!

[CynthieLu]

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? 😉

[missjeanie]

@CynthieLu Yes!  I love the smaller sizes so that I can fit a routine into my bag without having to take an entire extra suitcase to fit everything.  

[itsfi]

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!

[missjeanie]

@itsfi I will say... minimalism isn't my forte.  I'm working on it... but I always worry 'what if I need to rock a smokey/glittery eye with my high heels' on a beach vacation.   I'm working on it though... I'm working on it!