One Makeup Kit To Go, Please

You don't have to lug a huge makeup bag to get pretty while you're on the go. Here are products I normally keep inside my travel makeup kit. 

These are also the products I use at work since I put on my face when I get to the office. (Otherwise, it would take forever to leave the house!) Most of these products are multi-purpose, that's why they are great for traveling. Read on for tips and some product swatches, too!

1. Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer: This doubles as a sunscreen because it contains SPF 20 and works as a light foundation.

2. MAC Select Cover-Up Concealer: I prefer the liquid concealer over cream because it is easier to blend and does not cake, especially underneath the eyes. On days I want more coverage, I mix a drop together with my tinted moisturizer. Plus, it comes in a small tube so it takes up very little space.

3. MAC Pressed Blot Powder: Keeps the shine away.

4. ELF Studio Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder: I can use this handy compact as a highlight, blush, bronzer and contour. To get a deeper cheek color, lightly swipe your brush alternately over the bronzer and blush powder, tap excess and apply.

5. NARS Blush in Mata Hari: I bring this along in case I do not want any shimmer on the cheeks. It looks natural and not overly done when applied, even if the pan is screaming PIIIIINK.
   
   

   

   (Left) ELF Studio Blush & Bronzing Powder
   (Right) NARS Mata Hari

6. Maybelline Eyeshadow Quad in Chai Latte: This quad is great for everyday use. It has neutral colors so your eyes don't look too made up, especially during the day.

Maybelline Eyeshadow Quad in Chai Latte - LOVE!
Swatched dry, no base. Very pigmented for a drugstore brand!

7. Revlon Colorstay Eyeliner in Brown: I prefer a dark brown pencil liner, especially for daytime, because it looks softer and more natural.To create a smokey eye for a night out, apply a thicker line close to the lash line and smudge with an angled brush or your pinky finger.

8. Revlon Kohl Eyeliner in White: I apply this to the inner corners of the eye and on my lower waterline to brighten and lift the eye area. 

9. Lipstick and/or Lipgloss to finish off your look.
   

   

   (Left) The Body Shop Lipstick - this shade has no name.
   I think it was from their Moroccan Rose Collection.
   (Right) NARS Lipgloss in Stella
   I love the subtle gold flecks in both of them!

All these fit nicely in my ELF cosmetic kit - with room to spare for additional knick knacks like hand cream, eyelash curler, wipes and another eyeshadow quad.

What's in your travel makeup kit?

Ria