Packing Light!

Some of you may know that I will be traveling to my motherland Turkey tomorrow, I am ecstatic! There is no need to say that I have a slight addiction to make-up...Although I try my best every time I travel not to pack my entire collection, I fail miserably! This time I made a promise to myself, which I will keep, that I am packing light! I thought "what I'm packing" would be a fun post so here it is!

Since I will be staying with my family, I won't be taking bath & body products and all the little extras (Hey mom and sis, hope you stocked up haha :)) I am also not taking my flat iron as getting a beautiful blowout in Istanbul is super cheap, most people can afford to get their hair professionally done for $5, the hair stylists there are amazingly fast too! (and anyway I wash my hair twice a week)

Here is what I'm taking with moi...


Foundation - Revlon PhotoReady
Powder - MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Natural
Bronzer - Benefit Hoola
Highlighter - Dior Amber Diamond


Blush - Illamasqua Lover, NARS Lovejoy & Douceur
Concealer - MAC Studio Finish, elf Concealer & Highlighter Duo

Eye Shadows-
Pro Color x 4 Compact - Filled with; Print, Patina, Satin Taupe, Grain
MAC Beauties Play It Cool Palette (I am obsessed with purples what can I do?!)
UD Naked Palette - Only because it's much thinner than my favorite palette ever Too Faced Natural Eye
 In a perfect world, I would take my most used MAC palette with me. However in my summer trip, I lost 2 eye shadows (Humid and Nylon) MAC palettes sadly don't seem to be too sturdy.


 Primer/Base - UDPP, MAC Shadestick in Sharkskin
Mascara - Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash
Eyeliner - Shu Uemura Painting Liner & Milani Liquif'eye Pencils
Lipsticks - Maybelline Pink Please, Revlon Soft Nude, MAC Shy Girl & Angel
Lip balm - EOS

Brushes - I definitely need them!


Skin Care & Fragrance
Origins Checks and Balances Face Wash
Origins Perfect World Moisturizer
Givenchy Ange ou Démon Le Secret


So what do you think, am I crazy for taking too many products or am I crazy for not taking enough? :) Are you guys light-packers when it comes to make-up or do you take everything with you?

11 comments:

  1. I just went to the Philippines this Christmas, and I totally ran into the same problem! I might've brought the same amount of things you're bringing (maybe a few more), and I found that I really didn't need ALL of them!
    I think for next time, I'll definitely bring fewer things and challenge myself to be creative use what I have. I also ended up buying a bunch of makeup there too, so I need to leave room for extra stuff! :D
    Have a safe, super fun trip! :)

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  2. I think you took more than you should, but i am the ssme, i always pack so much and most of the time dont use anything. I adore the original ange ou demon parfum by givenchy.

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  3. i am a horrible packer! i'm always promising myself that i'll just take my everyday products.. and 20 products later i'm still trying to zip my makeup bag shut! xxx

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  4. I think you've packed just enough for your holiday :D You don't want to be taking anymore cause it will take up more space and you probably won't use it all! It's so difficult to leave stuff at home though!!
    I LOVE Turkey.. It has got to be one of the best places I have visited! I hope you have a lovely time :)

    -Sriya xx

    www.LipglossAndLeopardPrint.blogspot.com

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  5. I normally pack way too much makeup..."just in case" but then I never use half of it :-/ Have a fun and safe trip!! <3

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  6. mrb canim,

    anladigim kadariyla, yarin, yani bugün oluyoo ;) Türkiye ye mi ucuyorsunnn?? ayyy cok güzel, keske ben de gitsem :Pp nereye gidiyorsun ??
    bu ara da nerelisin, merak ettim simdi *_*

    ürünlerin cooook güzel, sen zaten direkt kaynaginda yasiyorsun, ne güzel !!

    kucak dolusu sevgiler tatlim
    öpüldün <3

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  7. Packing light *lol*, but I acutally think it's ok to bring that much! I always take way too much and get laughed at by my boyfriend! :-)

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  8. Şimdiden hoşgeldin diyelim :) Umarım keyifli vakit geçirirsin burada.

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  9. Great selection! I always try to keep it simple when I travel, but then I think to myself..and if I do the makeup to somebody??... then I get crazy and start packing everything!! haha!!
    :)xx

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  10. Hi, Im new to your blog and I love it! Its hard to pack your makeup lightly when your traveling, especially if it's a long trip. I eneded up bring a bunch of makeup with me when I went to Antalya and I hardly wore any of it. It was just too hot and humid and the makeup would hardly stay on so I just wore my studio fix powder and did my eye brows lol. I was pretty lazy. I hope you had a great trip, I miss Turkey a lot!

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  11. Hi, Im new to your blog and I love it! Its hard to pack your makeup lightly when your traveling, especially if it's a long trip. I eneded up bring a bunch of makeup with me when I went to Antalya and I hardly wore any of it. It was just too hot and humid and the makeup would hardly stay on so I just wore my studio fix powder and did my eye brows lol. I was pretty lazy. I hope you had a great trip, I miss Turkey a lot!

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