Okay here's a snap shot at the makeup essentials that I carry with me on a trip/if I'm getting ready at a friends. I hate carrying a lot of stuff so I tried to pair it down the best I could. Sometimes I swap out the lip colors, for instance right now, I'm using Satin by Mac.
What do you carry with you? What are your makeup essentials? - for travel, work, play!
What you see:
Perfume Sample - great for when you need to freshen up your scent
Small hair clip
Hair tie - Scunci No Damage Elastic
Nail clipper
Tweezers - Tweeerman
Breath mint
Paper clip? I'm not really sure why that's in here actually.
Concealer - Covergirl Olay
Powder foundation - I now use L'oreal True Match Mineral Powder
Blush - L'oreal True Match in Ginger
Sharpener
Chapstick - Blistex Silk & Shine
Various lipsticks - Satin by Mac, Revlon Colorbust Matte Balm in Standout (red)
Eyeliner - I usually carry a crayon type to smudge and a marker to define. I'm currently using Revlon ColorStay Liquid Eye Pen and the crayon twistable one.
Mascara - I always carry Neutrogena's Healthy Volume in Carbon Black, and a volumizing mascara if I want more definition or if I'm going out at night or something (Rimmel Volume Accelerator)
Eyeshadow - I carry a few creme palettes and a glitter pressed shadow for nighttime (Revlon/Sephora - Girl Talk)
Eyelid Primer - el cheapo stuff that I probably got on sale. I rarely ever use primer, unless I'm going some where for an extended period of time and wearing a look that requires a lot of eye shadow. It really does help hold your color, and you don't have to worry about touching things up once you step outside!
Eyebrow wax - I'm too lazy to use a pencil to fill my brows in, and I'm a bit scared of looking like they're drawn on, so I just use a clear wax to hold them in shape (NYX)
Brushes - I know people swear by their brushes but I honestly take about 1 minutes applying foundation/blush, if that. I have a kabuki brush, a small angle brush, and a smaller blending brush.
If you have any tips.tricks.suggestions please do share them! (o:3