My husband and I travel pretty frequently and I’m proud to say that I’ve gotten pretty close to perfecting the airport travel experience. It’s not always easy and travel can be stressful, but if you do it right, traveling doesn’t have to be an anxiety ridden experience. Here are my top three tips for making travel easy and my top three beauty products that I can’t live without whenever I travel.
Beauty product #1. Summer Friday’s Jet Lag Mask – This Mask is heaven in a tube. I absolutely cannot go without it when I travel. It refreshes your tired eyes when you get off a plane and it gives your skin a boost after enduring recirculated cabin air. I will also use it the morning after a long night out a concert, wedding, or bachelorette party.
Beauty product #2 Glamglow Glowstarter. I try to go light on makeup when I have travel days. I don’t want to fall asleep on a plane wearing anything too heavy and less is more when I’m traveling. That’s not to say that I’ll go sans makeup entirely. That’s why I love Glowstarter. It’s a moisturizing cream that gives you that ultra dewy glow. I dab a little along my cheekbones and alongside the inner portion of my eyes and I look polished and refreshed. I use the nude glow, but it also comes in pearl and sun.
Beauty product #3 Oribe Supershine Moisturizing Cream. If you’re giving extra love to your skin when you travel, why not give the same treatment to your hair? I purchased a travel size of the Supershine from my hair salon, but you can purchase the full size version Here for $52.00 and squirt some in a travel bottle if you are planning to travel with only a carry on. A little goes a long ways (just a pea sized amount will do) and it smells so good. Rub it through your strands with a focus on the ends and your hair will look glossy and hydrated.
Now for my travel tips!
Tip # 1. Use a empty contact case and squirt in some empty liquid concealer or foundation so you don’t have to carry the full size bottle. You can also use a contact case to carry your eye cream or liquid bronzer. Old pill bottles or mint tins can be used to carry bobby pins/hair ties, or to carry small chain necklaces/earrings. Be creative in re-purposing!
Tip #2. Travel with a cute ball cap to cover your travel hair and always pack a small brush with you in your carry on. I also always carry chapstick and a mini mascara. If you shop at Sephora, you know they give you samples of various products. I always hang on to the samples and use them when I travel (especially the travel sized mascaras because they usually will last an entire trip depending on my destination). I currently have samples from Too Faced, Milk Makeup, and Laura Mercier.
Tip #3. I’m all about carrying a cute backpack onto a plane and not a purse. Not dealing with a tired shoulder and a bag that keeps on sliding down my arm is optimal, especially if you need to keep your hands clear while navigating through the airport. Dagne and Dover makes terrific bags that are designed for travel. Investing in a good bag or backpack makes a lot of difference when you’re searching for your boarding pass or phone and you can’t seem to find the right pocket. Target also sells a wide variety of cute fashion backpacks that are durable and perfect if you are headed somewhere and don’t want to carry a pricey bag. I have a similar one to Target’s Dome Backpack that retails for $27.99.
I also always travel with a portable battery to charge my phone or tablet. No one wants to be the person hunting for an outlet in an airport. Even if the flight is short, it pays to have a battery. I personally like the one that can power two devices at once. If I’m traveling with my husband, we can both plug in at the same time. I purchased the Insignia Portable Charger and it will give you about six full charges before it needs recharging.
I’m also including two of my go to airport & travel outfits. These are for domestic travel (you’ll want to avoid jeans at all costs for long haul flights), but I would love to dedicate a post to international travel and what to wear when you’re headed to a far away destination. I tend to get cold on planes and a tunic is a great way to stay warm, chic, and if you do get hot, you can take it off and wear your t-shirt underneath. I got this poncho in an oatmeal color last year and paired it with Topshop’s Petite High Waist Raw Hem Jeans in bleach. Ugg has the Joanna Funnel Neck Poncho at Nordstrom in white that is similar to my oatmeal colored poncho. I also always size down in ponchos because they are oversized. In the second photo, I’m wearing a reversible fur vest by Ann Taylor paired with an oatmeal turtleneck and black skinny jean in velvet. PAIGE has a similar pair of skinny jeans in their Verdugo Ultra Skinny Velvet pant that is full priced at $200.00. Since we are currently heading into summer, retailers are not stocked on cool weather clothing. Once the fall comes, I would be happy to dedicate more posts to more winter weather fashion in a variety of price ranges!
Happy travels!
-xo
