What's In My Travel Makeup Bag?

I'm going for a course in Kota Kinabalu starting tomorrow and the part that I hate the most is packing at a short notice. Believe it or not the thing that gets me in a tizzy the most is selecting which makeup to bring with me.. I don't want to bring too much or too little, neither do I want to bring the wrong items.. You see where I'm going with this..

I know, I know.. For some of you this might seem OCD and maybe you're right. Anyway, as a general rule I always try to bring minimal stuff or things that have a dual purpose to them. I also like to bring palettes as it's more convenient. Lets get on to the items that I have finally decided to take with me on this course.

My makeup bag from Sasa 

 Make Up For Ever Powder Foundation

I chose a powder foundation simply because they are really convenient as it merges 2 steps (putting on liquid foundation then setting it with powder) into 1. I save time and space in my makeup bag. Yay!

 Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge For Lips and Cheeks in Powder Pink

This baby here as the name itself states, is a dual-purpose product whereby it can be used as a lip color and a blush. I personally find that it works as both perfectly for a natural look. I used to use this all the time but eventually I moved on to other products and somehow forgot all about it Huhu.. 

 MAC Mini Lipglass in Mimmy (Ltd Edt)

I love this color and I rarely ever use it because it's limited edition. It's a mini too so I want to make it last as long as possible. Silly I know. Hehe.. I chose this because it's a complementary gloss color to the Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge. As it's a mini, I can tot it around with ease.

MAC Select Moisturecover Concealer NW25 

L-R: Bobbi Brown Metallic Eyeshadow in Nude Beach and BB Eye Shadow in Hot Stone

I will be using the Nude Beach on my lids and the Hot Stone on the outer corner of my eye. This makes a really nice look with a cool, neutral tone to it. It would definitely suit any outfit that I might choose to wear and it cuts my anxiety level to the minimum just by not having to think about color matching my outfits with my makeup (yeah, I'm old-fashioned that way).

MAC Bare Study Paint Pot 

This is a perfect base for the Bobbi Brown eye shadow duo. I will be using this as my eye primer because aside from making the colors of the shadows more vibrant and fresh, the colors also lasts significantly longer. Bare Study is fast taking over Reubenesque as my favorite MAC Paint Pot.

 The Body Shop Shimmer Waves in 01 Blush

I felt like I needed a bit of a glow because the Make Up For Ever powder foundation, while applies smoothly and leaves my skin looking flawless, it does tend to look ever so slightly powdery so I figured that a little highlighter is needed. The colors could also be swirled together as a blush and used individually as eye shadows.

 MAC Mineralize Eye Shadow in Illusionary Burning Ambition

As a girl I cannot run away from the 'what if' mindset that always make the female population bring gross amounts of unnecessary stuff while traveling. I decided to throw in this eyeshadow duo to provide another option for an eye look, only these are warm neutral colors. A bit dramatic with the gold but still wearable.

The brushes that I will be bringing.

Undeniably we can get by without makeup brushes, just like we can get by without forks/spoons, and just use our fingers. However just like fork and spoons, makeup brushes makes our life easier. With that being said, I simply must have at least 2 brushes with me but the usual ones that I would bring are the ones above and a blusher brush if I'm using powder blushers.

So that's what I have in my travel makeup bag to last me 3 days and 2 nights. if you have a question or request for a review, do comment in the comment box below. Cheers!

Makeup Switch Up: 2nd Week Of May 2011

Hello! Hello!
My dear readers, I would like to apologize for the long hiatus. It's been a month right? I haven't been in the mood to wear makeup at all for the past month or so, so I haven't been switching up my makeup bag. However, I did start to get back into it the past week and I've done a switch up.. Yay!

Bobbi Brown Sheer Finish Pressed Powder in Warm Natural

MAC Superslick Liquid Eyeliner in On The Hunt (Ltd Edt)

MAC Prep + Prime Eye in Medium

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish SPF 15 in NC35.

Notice that it's getting to the end of it's lifespan? Am so proud of myself for using it until that point and looking forward to trying other ones by MAC such as the Studio Sculpt Foundation SPF15 or even other high-end brand for that matter. Don't get me wrong, I do wear drugstore foundation but I think that it's great to have one really good high-end foundation. 

I've heard that the Laura Mercier Silk Creme Foundation and the Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua Foundation are really good. I would have to get the former when I'm in KL as there is no Laura Mercier counter here in Sabah. As for the latter I'll have to check if it's available at the Chanel counters here in KK.

MAC Special Reserve Highlight Powder in Rose Ole (Ltd Edt)

The Body Shop Hi-Shine Lip Treatment in Perfectly Pink

This gloss has a dusty pink color. It has a thicker and stickier consistency to the other Hi-Shine Lip Treatments that I've tried before. It's very pigmented as well and can be worn on it's own. 

MAC Paint Pot in Dangerous Cuvee (Ltd Edt)

L-R: MAC Mineralize Eye Shadows in Earthly Riches and Play On Plums

The left on e is Ltd Edt and the right one could be Ltd Edt. I don't remember. 

T-B: TBS Eye Definer Shade in Burnished Amber, Brilliant Blue, MAC Superslick Liquid Liner in Defiantly Feline (Ltd Edt), TBS EDS in Glowing Amethyst and Vibrant Emerald

Za Cutie Curl Mascara

The Body Shop Cheek Color in 01

MAC Pigment in Mauvement (Ltd Edt)

MAC Pigment in Softwash Grey (Ltd Edt)

Coastal Scents 88 Warm Palette

The Body Shop Concealer Pencil in 04

I notice that this concealer gets easier to apply with each use. It doesn't take as much time to warm it up to make it creamy and I use it under my eyes with no problem of blending it in.

Revlon Beyond Natural Smoothing Primer

MAC Lipstick in Quietone.

This is the first lipstick that I had ever bought from MAC and I love it! It's my favorite one so far because even though it looks brown in the tube, it actually looks like my natural lip color only better and is really great for an everyday lip color.. I need to use it sparingly now because I'm more than half-way through. The picture above was taken when I first bought it last year.