My travel essentials!

Renee at Cottage and Vine is having a fun party. She says: “The question is, if you are going away for the weekend and can only take five products, in your cosmetic bag, what would they be. “

Well, I couldn’t resist. I travel a lot: some trips are short-weekenders and others are weeks-long-across-the-pond kinds of trips. Even for the short variety, if I am flying, I am NOT a carry-on gal. No, if I go somewhere I want to be prepared…

In the last year I have become totally enamored with this kind of suitcase:

the 26″:



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and for short trips, the 21″:


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And my makeup kit of choice, just found on line:

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Five products….yikes…..help!…..which five? Hard to narrow it down, Renee, but here goes:

Absolutely essential: Bare Minerals makeup. I love it. Period.


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Eye liner. My all time favorite is the French Bourjois in black. It’s retractable and lasts forever.

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Can I sneak this in? Assuming the hotel has a hair dryer, I need my straightener!


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Then my moisturizer. I use Lac-Hydrn. Ever heard of it? Maybe not. Wonderful, wonderful for anyone with very dry skin, and I use it, and it alone, on my face and body.

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And for my hair, a nice thick conditioner from Bumble and Bumble:

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So, what would you pack in this essential kit??