When packing for a weekend away I always seem to end up with a bulging make up bag that frankly takes up good space that could be dedicated to shoes, it feels so wasteful! I am even slightly disgusted by the number of make-up items I carry around in my everyday handbag. Considering this, I have picked my top 5 ‘quick kits’ to keep you looking gorgeous and make handbags everywhere less cluttered.
Stila Beach Girl Palette
This cute little compact contains four eye colours, a cheek colour, highlighter and mirror. Probably not enough items to cover everything you might need, but it is certainly ideal for keeping in your handbag or taking on a night out. The best thing is this bargain palette come in 4 different colour ways, making it easy to pick which one suits your skin tone, or pick up a couple if you’re indecisive!
Pixi Fake Awake
This petite drawer is a ‘power nap in a box’. It contains 2 concealers, cream highlighter, brightening cream, cheek & eye awakening powder, nude setting powder, glowy pale pink lip gloss and strawberry red lip & cheek stain (and the kitchen sink!) It basically everything you could need, with a focus on getting your skin glowing, even on the go. These products are sheer but will brighten your face instantly.
Too Faced Natural Face
This prim and proper palette contains a luminizer, concealer, cream and powder blushes and a bronze-veil in neutral and sun-kissed shades. It also comes with three how-to tutorial cards, which demonstrate application techniques. The balance of items in this palette is great, and paired with your choice of primer or foundation you’re good to go
Benefit Cabana Glama
This gorgeous box is packed with Benefit’s signature products including their best-selling hoola bronzing powder and some kind-a gorgeous foundation, and well as posietint poppy-pink tinted lip & cheek stain and three eye-shadows. Billed as your ‘vacation-ready makeup kit’ it has everything you need for bronzing and brightening, home or away.
NARS Beach Lover
This five-piece set contains travel sizes of iconic NARS shade for a sizzling summer look. It boast a blush duo, an eye shadow pencil, a limited-edition shade of Laguna lip-glossa and a golden shimmer illuminator. This kit is small but perfectly formed, with products that compliment each other and will work a bronzed and beautiful look all summer.
Would these make-up essentials make your life easier? If you could make your own kit, what would be top of your must-haves list? Let us know in the comments.
About Alex Bucktin
I'm a graphic designer for a London ad agency but being creative isn't just a 9-5 thing for me. Its part of everyday life. I have an unhealthy obsession with typography, I ski like I have a death wish and my ideal afternoon would be spent walking the dogs and baking french macaroons. I collect china tea cups and shoes, and have no idea what I want to be when I finally grow up.
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