I recently escaped the cold for a brief jaunt to sunny Arizona. Here are some products I used on the daily (if not multiple times a day) while traveling!
This product alternative title is apparently "24-hour Miracle Cream", and I'm thinking that's a substantial claim, but not one that I'm really going to argue with. I first started using this when I heard about it in a
Pixiwoo video and
then stumbled upon it at
Ricky's NYC. I'm pretty into the texture and
hydrating properties (shea butter, beeswax, aloe vera, soy protein), though I'm not wild about the packaging. The metal tube is pretty beat up, as it's my go-to
travel moisturizer. I figured it'd be a great contender for any
airplane dryness I'd face (boo HISS @ connecting flights), and it was.
It's a daily staple, not just a travel necessity, and frankly, sunscreen
ought to be a daily staple for all y'all! This is an incredibly
lightweight titanium dioxide/zinx oxide formula that absorbs quickly with no greasy residue at all. If
you're at all averse to sunscreen greasiness of yesteryear, try this
formula to have any and all of your sunscreen apprehension dramatically shift to
complete and utter love. This one won't leave any whitish cast on your skin, so it's great for any and all skin tones. It's a needed product in your daily
routine. Also: this sunscreen wears beautifully under makeup!
As I've mentioned, I have unusually pigmented lips, and time in
the sun makes the edges of my mouth much darker. My go-to tinted balms that contain SPF usually melt in no time in heat (sorry, Fresh Sugar Lip Tint), so I avoided carrying them in my bag for touch-ups or taking them with me when traveling.
For sunscreen protection without a tint, I packed this Nivea stick,
which is comfortable to wear thanks to vitamin E and sunflower extracts.
A newcomer to the Benefit range and a totally welcomed addition to my
warm weather face routine, this lightweight foundation formula adjusts to match your skintone
(though there are multiple shades in the range to begin with), goes from a creamy liquid to a
matte, powder-like finish and contains SPF 35. What's
not to like
about this?
Nabbed a mini of this perfectly summery EDP as a Sephora VIB Rouge deluxe
sample and have thoroughly enjoyed both wearing it and admiring the
adorable nature of the teensy bottle. The pink peony, rose and amber notes are unusually appealing to me, a not-so-floral fragrance lover. Reminder:
I like mini beauty things.
I can't say I love decanting products too much for travel
purposes. I seem to buy endless amounts of travel-size containers for
this exact purpose and they all seem to collectively suck because they
all end up being the containers that leak endless inside my Ziploc bag.
No bueno. Every hand cream I had in my arsenal seemed to be 2+ ounces,
so I was amped when this sample surfaced in a drawer. I've had a number of these over
the years, and the smell now reminds me of air travel (in a good way -
and yes, I
do think that's a thing!), and it really does an excellent
job of hydrating, softening and soothing hands. Well worth the full size
purchase!
