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Travel Beauty Essentials

Keeping in the theme of Travel blog posts for this month this post will focus on which beauty essentials I think you need while traveling. I don't know about you guys but I hate packing, especially when it comes to makeup. I don't wear much these days, my everyday to weekend routine consists of concealer, (swapping between) tinted moisturizer and full coverage foundation (for night), bronzer (matte finish, always), false lashes (only for going out) and my eos lip balm (or lipstick for a night out). But when I travel, it's a completely different story, I must always be prepared so I tend to pack more than I actually need. As a frequent traveler, I have finally made a shortlist of my must have travel essentials whether you are only going on a short trip, month long or whatever.

Taken on my Samsung Galaxy S5

1.  Primer - make sure it's a moisturizer and has UV sun protection in one. They say less is more, most primers can do it all, but most importantly it should hold your makeup into place for hours. Sometimes you don't have time to go back to your hotel room to freshen up or you might find yourself going from the beach straight to the club. My current picks are Hourglass veil primer, MAC P&P face primer UV50+ (only sold in Asia) & Embryolisse Lait Cream (moisturizer & primer in one). 

My work is never complete...

“My work is never complete, we wake up with a hunger to learn, and no one is ever truly an expert. Anyone who says, 'I’m an expert at anything' has closed their mind to the idea that they might not know everything. There’s always more to learn. I’ve never considered myself an expert. I’m always a student of leadership. All the work is imperfect and all the learning is continuous."

Simon Sinek

Tropical Traveling

As I plan my trip to Bali later this month, here's some of my fave items I like to take with me when I travel to a tropical paradise anywhere in the world;

•  iPad & headphones - lying in a hammock or the beach all day listening to music sounds like my perfect break!
• Clear Sephora Makeup Bag (great for airport security to place all your liquids under 100ml) 
• Shu Uemura High performance cleansing oil - Gently removes makeup (including waterproof) while leaving your face so soft
• Arbonne 5 brush travel kit
• MAC Mineralise Skinfinish - great alternative to foundation, can double up as an everyday bronzer too
• Passport - well unless your road tripping, then don't forget this!
• Marc by Marc Jacobs sunnies
• Panasonic Lumix Digital Waterproof Camera
• Roll on Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume, this is great for travel coz you don't have to lug around a whole bottle
• Bumble and bumble surf spray - for sexy beach style tressles
• Travel size Arbonne FC5 Ultra-Hydrating Hand Crème
• MAC sized to go Fix +

(Image taken on my Samsung Galaxy S5)

KV on the Art of makeup

Creative influence
Travel, museums, markets, city street culture and style, architecture, home deco and the people I meet. 

Most important tool(s)
The beauty blender, a clean blending brush and an eyelash curler 

Favourite product & feature(s)
Any great skincare product. Before makeup can look good on anyone, skin is the first step, the base. My other favourite feature of the face is eyebrows, they can do wonders to the structure of your face and can also create youth or add years, a great tip is to use a brow product lighter than your actual hair colour. 

Most admired makeup artists
Kevyn Aucoin and every artist I've ever worked with 

If you had to jet to your favourite place in the world in five minutes, what products would you pack and why?
I'm a massive fan of multipurpose products so I try to keep my makeup travel bag as light as possible. I would definitely need to bring a good base (primer or moisturiser) with SPF, tinted moisturizer, makeup wipes, vaseline, a dark brown pencil that I can use as both an eyeliner and brow pencil, a peach-pink lipstick that I can double up as a blush and lastly a pair of falsies

Happy Tummy Part II

Blueberry & ricotta hotcakes with berries at Top Paddock or The Kettle Black

 Softshell crab tacos at Mr Scruff's

Kimchi Carnitas at Chimac