The travel essentials you need..

So this weekend I got back from my first trip to New York.. so thought I would share some of the travel essentials I have come across recently and made packing easier and traveling light less of a drag..I was only taking on a carry on case and so had to pack light (mostly so I had more room to buy clothes and makeup!)

Firstly I came across this brand over instagram and thought it would be an great multi purpose makeup essential.. Model co has just launched their new mascara Lash and Line, it has a eyeliner in the top which is amazing.. when i first got this I thought it may be a bit gimmicky (if thats a word) and the eyeliner probably wouldn't be that great..


However I was sooo pleasantly surprised how black it was and how long-lasting it was..  and even though it has a small handle it was easy to apply.. and the mascara has a great wand.. it has a spoon shape which adds curl and lift.. the mascara is also super volumising and lasts all day without having to re-apply all the time. its the perfect 2-in-1 product for on-the-go glamour! Well done Model Co!!

Here is a pic so you can see the shape of the spooly.. click here to grab your hands on one 

 The next item I have discovered was this cutch from dollop beauty.. which is like the classist little cutch which also doubles up at a makeup storage which is great for packing for trips as it has a compartment for depotting your shadows, blushes or powders, doll up beauty have a really easy and helpful video on depotting. You can find this here. It was the perfect thing to pack my makeup in to for traveling and then use as a clutch in the evenings.. it also seemed to go with everything I paired it with!

Here it is open and you can see it can actually store quite a lot.. more than I thought at first! it also has a massive mirror for touch ups on the go! Which I found super handy..

These were my 3 staples that I used everyday while I was in NYC, nars creamy concealer in mont blanc, my Models Co lash and line mascara and a mini smashbox liquid lipstick.. and they all fitted perfectly in my dollup beauty clutch 

The last item that I fell in love with and knew I had to get as soon as I saw it, was this in flight travel essential bag from emma lomax.. (she has done colabs with clinique and also does a lovely selecttion of quirky makeup bags) that has everything you would ever need, all tightly packed in this plane friendly see through zippy bag.. it even has a extra battery pack for your phone 

you have to take a look at her website to see all the different themed SOS bags she does, think palm tree, brides, gym, and even festival theres one for every kind of trip you may want to go on! Click here to find them!

(I think there may be a common colour theme... hot pink and orange?)

For my skin I popped in these minis from (Malin + Goetz) as they were just enough for my trip and saved me decanting my emma hardie cleansing balm... these were, a cleanser, face moisturiser and lip balm (I may add that they are all very very good, find the whole range here ) 

Hope that helps.. are you going away soon? 

Lauren Bea