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My In-Flight Beauty Travel Essentials (Have a relaxing flight and still look human after landing!)

My In-Flight Beauty Travel Essentials (Have a relaxing flight and still look human after landing!)

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Travel essentials. Yeah, it’s an overused phrase. But I just never tire of it!

These are all of my absolute essential products for when I’m (happily) smushed into an airplane seat.

I’ve got a 9 hour flight (*screams*) coming up that I’d really like to get some sleep on, but I still don’t want to stumble off the plane and, as my favorite travel vlogger, Sonia Gil, says, “walk around looking like a slap in the face.” (If you haven’t checked out Sonia’s channel, Sonia’s Travels, I highly recommend it.)

These 10 beauty items ensure I have a comfy flight, (well, mostly,) and I disembark feeling refreshed and ready to go, (well, as much as possible.)

And away we go!

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How To Pack Your Travel Makeup Bag (Best Tips + Hacks!)

How To Pack Your Travel Makeup Bag (Best Tips + Hacks!)

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Packing is an art form. Yeah, you could toss all your things in a bag and call it packing, but does that method really serve you?

I used to be one of those people. Packing meant gathering up a pile of items I wanted (notice how I didn’t say “needed”) and shoving them into any crevice I could find in my unapologetically stuffed luggage.

As I attempted to use said items at my destination, just finding what I wanted became a daily struggle.

And then arrived the moment when I had to reconstruct the puzzle for the journey home. It was exhausting.

I decided I no longer wanted to struggle with my things when I should he having a blast on vacation. I began putting much more effort into packing and keeping organized. The effort has paid off by providing me with the piece of mind to enjoy my trip knowing that I have everything I need, and not to mention, that everything will make it back home with me too.

If you want to see how I pack my makeup so all my precious friends arrive at my destination in one piece, so I can find the thing I want, when I want it, and so everything arrives back home unscathed, then this is for you!

Let’s talk packing!

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Walmart Beauty Box Unboxing for Spring 2017 — Travelers Listen Up!

Walmart Beauty Box Unboxing for Spring 2017 -- Travelers Listen Up!
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Just in case you didn’t hear me any of the other 10,000 times I’ve shouted this from the rooftops- the Walmart beauty box is perfect for travelers.

If you’re looking for a true “beauty box” that gives you fun makeup samples each month, then this isn’t the subscription for you. There’s not a whole lot of makeup in there.

BUT, if you travel a lot and enjoy experimenting with new shampoos, conditioners, moisturizers, toothpastes, and more, then you’ll love this.

Or if you’re just a sample lover like me, then you can’t go wrong with spending $5 every 3 months for a pretty good selection of samples. Think about how much all of these travel sizes would cost if you purchased them from the travel section. A lot more than $5, I can tell you that.

Let’s get into what arrived in my Spring 2017 Walmart Beauty Box!

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