Travelling long haul? Here's my hand luggage essentials.

Travelling long haul? Here is my bag of essentials that I travel with when going anywhere over a few hours. 

      

First of all, the make up bag. As I'm sure you all know, you need to have your liquids in a see through bag to get through security. This Harvey Nichols make up bag is perfect for this. Not only does it looks super cute, it is still pretty see through when filled with your make up goodies. 

Face 

For me, when I'm travelling long haul, the two most important things are face wash and moisturiser. Still on a plane for a long period of time without 'fresh' air is not great for your skin. And when I go long haul I normally like to catch a few hours sleep. I wouldn't sleep at home with my make up on, so I wouldn't sleep anywhere else with it on, especially a plane. I use the Shu Uemura Cleansing Oil for make up removal at home, so I packed a mini sample size to make sure I could have nice clean skin before applying my moisturiser. Which leads me onto my next must have. Creme De La Mer. Hydration is so important when flying. The recycled air on the plane can really dry your skin out, do I used my Soft Cream to keep my skin looking healthy. You can pick up these minis when you are getting your normal size products. I always like to keep them for then I am travelling. 

Around an hour before landing, I like to top up on a bit of make up so that I look reasonably human when I land. My Boots Foundation is the perfect size for my travel bag, so in it goes along with my Sigma Kabuki brush. I also added my ABH dipbrow pomade and Morphe brush to fill in my brows before I land as they just don't look right otherwise. I don't do them as well as normal, just filling in the patchy bits ;) 

I also added some Benefit Benetint and a lip colour from .... to add a little bit of colour. 

I've also got a spare brush from RealTechniques and a little sample of They're Real Remover just encase! You never know.

Hair 

Although my hair will be a little greasy, I put it up out of the way as soon as I get on the plane to try and eliminate as much grease as possible from my face transferring to my hair. But I've added my little BirchBix hair brush which was new in this months box. Perfect timing for my holiday! It also matches my make up bag hehe. 

So that's my long haul essentials make up bag. I will admit I forgot to put some mascara in, but found it wasn't really an issue. 

DLJ 

Xoxo

P.S. I was travelling from the UK to Hong Kong if anyone wants to know! Around a 12 hour flight 

RealTechniques Big Win

A few months ago I entered a competition with RealTechniques called #rtlookbook. The competition was to design a bronze smokey eye. I have no make up training and decided to give it a go!

Here is the look I entered. 

Photo : Highendmakeupgirl

As I mentioned above, I have no make up training and am completely self taught so was so excited when it heard that I had been selected as a runner up in the competition. 

It took a little while (about 2 months) for my products to come through, but it was so worth the wait. 

Photo : Highendmakeupgirl

One of the things that I love about RealTechniques is that all of the brushes are colour coded.

Pink - for finished of your look with powder, blush or bronzer
Orange - is for your base, so foundations, concealers
Purple - for eyes

Photo : http://www.lookfantastic.com/brands/real-techniques.list

I couldn't believe how much stuff came through. And not only did I get practically the whole brush range, but two make up palettes as well. A serious dream come true. I was in desperate need of new brushes but going out and buying all of these in one go would be so expensive. 

Thank you so much RealTechniques! 

I am more then happy to do a more in depth breakdown if people want. 

DLJ

Xoxo

Foundation Brushes

Do they really make that much of a difference? For years I went by thinking that they wouldn't, then one day I decided to splash out and have never looked back. 

There are loads of different styles of brushes on the market, but I'm going to focus on the two that I feel are most popular styles. 

The first if these is the is the Bobbi Brown Foundation Brush. This was th very first foundation brush I ever brought. It cost £32 which is a little steep for one brush, but you can buy similar styles from different brands. 

I used to love this brush, but now only occationally use it when I get broad of my other brush or fancy a change (I know living on the edge right?) 

I find that this brush can be too much effort. I know that sounds so lazy, but you just can't use it quickly! And sometimes you just need a foundation brush that is quick and still delivers results. And so onto my favourite brush.

On the plus side I find that this brush doesn't absorb as much foundation, so less waste. But it just doesn't give me the coverage that I need. 

The Stippling Brush from RealTechniques is technically a finishing brush, but I use it as my foundation brush and have friends that do the same. 

This is a real bargain buy. At only £11.99 you really cannot go wrong with this brush. It gives amazing coverage and is designed to give an airbrushed finish. 

I love this brush because it is quick. You can use this in a rush and still get great results. It has a flat head so you can literally get makeup onto the face with speed and blend in quickly. Loads of other brands also do the flat headed foundation brush these days, but I've not come across any this cheap. I've had this brush for nearly a year now and it's still going strong! 

All in all, a foundation brush is a must have for your make up bag. No matter what type of foundation you use, foundation brushes are essential. 

DLJ

Xoxo