Hi everyone! Today I thought I'd share with you some of the beauty products I've been toting around. I'm sure everyone is well aware that us girls need to have our beauty products at the ready for those touch ups throughout our busy days. When it comes to my beauty bag, I'm a minimalist. While I'm sure that my Sonia Kashuk Completely Organized Maxi Cosmetic Bag can easily accommodate more than what I'm packing, I chose to keep it simple on the daily.
I typically carry items that I feel are essential for my everyday wear and to keep my makeup looking fresh all day. In this post I'll share those with you.
I have oily/combination skin so blotting papers are a necessity for me. I keep a pack of the E.L.F. blotting papers with me at all times. These are very inexpensive and work great for blotting away excess oil before touching up with concealer or powder.
If I need to touch up my concealer, I always turn to the Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda concealer palette. The size of this compact is perfect for taking on the go. But what I love most about this is that it offers three different concealer shades. Two for concealing and highlighting (they can also be mixed together to customize the shade), a green based concealer for covering up redness if needed, and finally a setting powder. For me, this is perfect because this one single palette eliminates the need to carry multiple products with me. It also wears amazingly.
For touching up on powder, I turn to my IT Cosmetics Celebration Foundation. The compact offers a very nice sized mirror and also comes with a blotting sponge. Perfect for my T-Zone while also helping to set and blot away any excess oil.
For blush, I always carry a travel sized compact of the Laura Geller Blush and Brighten in Boysenberry. For application I use the Laura Geller retractable Baked Powder Brush. The brush is compact enough to fit into my makeup bag with ease, and because of it's retractable quality it allows you the versatility of two brushes in one. You can use the brush at its fully extended form, making the brush more fluffier. Perfect for a more sheer application of product. When the retractable chamber is pulled down (nearly closed), it pinches the brush just enough to allow for a more concentrated application of product. Just what I need if I'm just touching up the powder around my nose after concealing.
Keeping my lips well hydrated is a must. I always have with me the E.L.F. Lip Exfoliator which comes in a lipstick form. It exfoliates and hydrates and tastes like sugar cookies. The lipstick form also makes exfoliating on the go a breeze and virtually mess free. I also carry an EOS Lip Balm and an Urban Decay Lip Primer.
The only item that usually changes much from day to day is my lip color. I always make sure to toss whatever lip product I applied in the morning in to my little bag so that I have it with me for when I need to reapply.
To keep my hands well hydrated throughout the day I use the Aveda Hand Relief revitalizing vitamin formula. The scent that I'm currently working through is rosemary mint and it smells amazing. This lotion keeps my hands and cuticles well hydrated throughout the day, even after multiple washings.
Finally, I carry with me a glass nail file. I make sure to keep this with me in the event that I chip a nail and need to file it down before I completely tear it off.
So that's it guys! A quick tour of what products I take with me on the go each and every day. Like I said, I'm a minimalist when it comes to what products I take with me and I only switch out the lip color product daily. The rest are pretty much staples in my make up bag.
What products do you take with you on the go? Is there one that you just have to have with you at all times? Do you have any makeup bag staples? Please share your thoughts and comments below. I'm always glad to read them.
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