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Megan Avatar

Skin tone: Pale, cool
Must-have skincare: Boots Botanics Rosewater Toning Spritz. It hydrates like crazy. Also Neutrogena Makeup Wipes, or the Target knockoff.
Must-have palette: Naked 2
Must-have lip colors: Bobbi Brown Rose Gold lip gloss.

Dara Avatar

1. I’m a little lighter than an NC15
2. Must have skincare for travel is definitely a good moisturizer!
3. I like to travel with my Naked 2 or Lorac Pro palettes
4. I always take my Dior Addict lipstick in 564 Model, my Mac Cremesheen Glass in Boy Bait, and a good red lipstick, just in case.

MissJae1908 Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Dark/Deep (NW50)
Must-have skincare for travel? African Black Soap
Must-have palette for travel? My customized Coastal Scents palette full of Hot Pots
Must-have lip colors for travel? MAC Ruby Woo, Maybelline Nude Glow, Maybelline Lavender Voltage, Milani Naturally Chic, Milani Sangria, Milani Black Cherry, Milani Sweet Nectar, Revlon Smoked Peach, MAC Girl About Town, and CoverGirl Hypnotic.

Ami S. Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC15
Must-have skincare for travel? Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap, La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo, Ole Henriksen Protect the Truth SPF 50
Must-have palette for travel? Sephora Blinged Palette
Must-have lip colors for travel? Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey

CeliaV Avatar

.Fairest Neutral Porcelain with Cool Hair/Eyes
.Clarin’s Chamomile Toner (hydrating, calming, refreshing) or a spritz mixture of my usual EOs (Castor, Tea Tree, Jojoba) for cleansing/makeup removal/healing
.NARSissist Palette. It seems like an odd choice but it’s super sturdy and very buildable. It’s easy to get a sheer daytime look or an intense smokey eye look. Best to add a couple “wow” shades from Sugarpill or Geek Chic (etc) to add in brights.
.Smith’s Rosebud Salve for tint and moisture, balm with SPF included, and anything I don’t have to freeze! I like traveling with my Rouge G’s in my purse because the tiny mirror is great for touch-ups without needing to whip out a compact or palette and the heavy metal packaging is very protective of the lipstick.
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kurohana Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring:medium/warm
Must-have skincare for travel? sunscreen, face wash, toner, moisturizer, lip balm (love DHC)
Must-have palette for travel? I dont take one nor do i own a palette…i just dont wear or own a lot of makeup but i love to look at makeup and watch stuff about makeup
Must-have lip colors for travel? none just plain old lip balm

Most of my traveling is work related and its for the Forest service so i’m either on the ground pounding dirt for 2 weeks 16 hours a day for i am in a dispatch center working the night shift there is no need or time for anything fussy.
Personal travel i am to busy having fun in the sun and just want to make sure my skin is not getting sun burnt or super dry. i don’t do anything fancy (dinner) i just want to be outside hiking, swimming, way to exhausted by the end of the day to do anything super fussy.

Danielle Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC15
Must-have skincare for travel? Any sort of hydrating products because my skin tends to dry out when I travel
Must-have palette for travel? Sleek Blush by 3
Must-have lip colors for travel? Revlon Lip Butters or Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains – anything low maintenance

LU Avatar

Skin tone: Medium Light Neutral
Skincare: My Clarisonic, Clinique moisturizer with SPF, Olay daily facials
Palette: My z palette, can’t go wrong with a palette you customize yourself!
Lip Colors: A nude and a red is all I would need: MAC Modesty, MAC Russian Red or BITE Beauty VIB Rouge, MAC Venetian Lustreglass, Jack Black Lip Balm

Mariella Avatar

Skintone: fair, cool
Must have skincare for travel: minis of what I use at home and always a daytime moisturizer or CC cream with SPF. And a mini bottle of Evian and a good lip balm (also with SPF)
Must have palette: right now, I’d say TF Chocolate Bar or Stila In the Garden
Must have lip colours: MAC Plumful or Craving, MAC Red Necessity

Rikki Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Light
Must-have skincare for travel? SPF if I have it, cleanser, serums, makeup remover obvs, a mask prob
Must-have palette for travel? Prob LORAC Pro
Must-have lip colors for travel? MAC Angel and WNW Within These Adobe Walls, my go tos

ElKay Avatar

■Your skin tone/coloring: NW-25
■Must-have skincare for travel? Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré – my favorite moisturizer
■Must-have palette for travel? Nars blush palette and Naked palette
■Must-have lip colors for travel? Mac angel, rudy woo and candy yum yum

Eliz Avatar

Skin Tone: Porcelain with cool undertones

Must-Have Skincare: Same as every day for the past 30 years – Clinique 3-Step, but I’ve switched out the DDML for Moisture Surge Intense as I’ve gotten older

Must-Have Palette: Chantecaille Les Macarons because it’s sleek and has a little bit of everything (blush, shadow, liner, gloss, highlighter) in shades that are neutral, but not boring. It’s also easy to create both day and evening looks.

Must-Have Lip Colors: Dior Addict Extreme Lucky, Dior Addict Rose Deshabille, Tom Ford Spanish Pink, and Laura Mercier Lip Glace in Bare Pink. Oh no, I forgot a vampy shade…Buxom Menace. Okay, all set now.

Lee Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Vry fair, faint yellow undertones

Must-have skincare for travel? Same basic stuff I use at home, just in travel sizes: Cetaphil, Elta MD Clear SPF 46, Differin prescription, eye cream, lip balm

Must-have palette for travel? UD Naked 1

Must-have lip colors for travel? An opaque hot pink, a sheerer lighter pink, and a gloss. If it’s summer, a sheer peach or coral.

Amanda Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Deep with golden undertones.
Must-have skincare for travel? Origins Checks & Balances cleanser and my Clarisonic.
Must-have palette for travel? Urban Decay Naked 1. It’s a boring answer, but I just feel like it’s the most versatile for my skin tone.
Must-have lip colors for travel? I usually take a rosey brown “my lips but better” shade, a bright pink for nights out, and a tinted lip balm (ideally with SPF!)

Mia Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: medium with yellow undertone
Must-have skincare for travel: my all time fav Garnier moisturizer 🙂
Must-have palette for travel: UD Naked/ Naked 2
Must-have lip colors for travel: Revlon Lip Butter Peach Parfait/ Clinique Chubby Stick Whole Lotta Honey

Lisa Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: light medium
Must-have skincare for travel? Sunscreen
Must-have palette for travel? Naked Basics
Must-have lip colors for travel? Laura Mercier Raspberry Sorbet, Urban Decay Gash

Lotus Avatar

HELLO! I’ve BEEN ANSWERING AND REPLYING TO HELP OTHERS ( IN QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, AS WELL AS ASKING FOR RESPONSES BUT I AM SEEMINGLY INVISIBLE. WHY IS THIS? I listed a full length answer for someone looking for Fushia liner, asked Christine several things, but nothing. I also listed the recently shown LE sephora 12 liners Samba collection in my response to that person but NOTHING. 🙁

Your skin tone/coloring: Porcelain
Must-have skincare for travel? If it’s just a long drive or flight, lip balm and Avene thermal water spray or a travel friendly face mist. If I’m staying somewhere, I decant my full skincare regimen for the duration I’ll be gone. Currently Paula’s Choice, Avene, and La Roche Posay citaplast B Baum.. and a few BB creams for extra protection And to elimate other makeup. ( too faced, dr jart, holika holika, Jane iredale, dr Dennis gross cc all in lightest shade)
Must-have palette for travel? Urban decay Flushed Cheek palette. It can be used on face and eyes! Handy 🙂
Must-have lip colors for travel? I try not to worry about lip color when I travel, but rather lip moisturizer. So I’ll pack a few, just in case. Bite Agave lip mask, fruit butter, and UDs naked gloss are great.

Kica Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NW45
Must-have skincare for travel? Make up remover wipes, Cetaphil and moisturizer
Must-have palette for travel? Naked 1 or the LORAC pocket pro 3 color palette
Must-have lip colors for travel? a red ( currently NYX Chaos) and a nude (currently one by MUFE)

Amara Avatar

fair skinned
skincare: neutrogena makeup wipes, clinique moisturizer, sample sizes for sunscreens, cleansers
palette: any of the naked palettes, maybe a small z palette with glittery/bold colors
lip colors: UD revolution lipstick in native, clear gloss or balm, maybe a bolder lipstick if i think i’ll be getting fancy.. like UD shame.

Sylirael Avatar

Your skin tone/colouring: neutral-cool vampire
Must-have skincare for travel? Moisturiser! Sunscreen too if I’m going into the sun.
Must-have palette for travel? Naked 2. It’s a bit heavy, but it’s sturdy and has everything you need! (I see I’m not alone on this one!)
Must-have lip colors for travel? Bloom Tangerine, Revlon Peach Parfait, Revlon Fire and Ice.

Jenn Avatar

1. Cool/pale

2. I always travel with MAC Gently Off Eye & Lip Makeup Remover, Rodial Stemcall Super-Food Day Cream, Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion, Caudalie Beauty Elixir

3. I only own 2 palettes since I prefer individual products, and I rarely travel with the two I do have!

4. Ugh, I’m in a major lipstick phase so this changes, but on my last trip I took MAC Viva Glam Rihanna, Givenchy Brun Createur and Givenchy Rouge Interdit Magic, along with a few Baby Lips and some Jack Black balm, of course!

Jennifer Avatar

Coloring: Snow White (the character)
Skin Care: Plain Cetaphil and Burts Bee’s Classic.
Palette: I have a fantastic Tarte one from their holiday a few years ago, ’12 or ’13. Brights, neutrals, shimmers, mattes, it has everything. It also came in a sweet case that I use for travel.
Lip Color: Two really intense lip sticks in different undertones. Like Lipstick Queen Scarlet Red Sinner and Maybelline Shocking Coral. That way I can wear full on, or sheer out with balm, or blend to make a gazillion looks.

Veronica Avatar

Skin tone: NW10/15
Must-have skin product for travel: Cetaphil SPF50 moisturizer
Must-have palette for travel: I usually take my z-palette or UD singles palette, that way I can pick what shades and blushes I man need.
Must-have lip products for travel: Bobbi Brown Bronzed Heather, Revlon Pink Whisper, Maybelline Nude Embrace, UD Ozone, and Mary Kay Firecracker

Divya Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: medium olive Mac NC 40-42
Must-have skincare for travel? caudalie beauty elixir and moisturiser + sunscreen
Must-have palette for travel? no palettes just mac patina and moleskin for eyes and tarte exposed/blissful for cheeks
Must-have lip colors for travel? Ysl glossy stain in no. 7

Alexa Avatar

1. MAC NC20/ MUFE 120
2. Dr. Dennis Gross Clinical Concentrate Boosters: Hydrating, Radiance, Purifying (oil control). These can be used alone or with other makeup/skincare products.
3. MAC or Inglot palette. Customizing lets you control the quality and quantity of shades included.
4. Anything buildable. I like the YSL Rouge Volupte Shine formula because you can achieve a more sheer or more opaque look and they’re very moisturizing.

Tori Avatar

1. Between NC25-NC30 (I usually Go with NC25)
2. Same as my regular skincare – Cerave cleanser, Juju Aquamoist Vitamin C toner, Olay Regenerist serum, and Cerave moisturizer.
3. Too Faced Natural Eye palette
4. Stila Stay All Day liquid lipstick in Beso, YSL Kiss and Blush in Nude Insolent (10), YSL Tom Ford Lip Color in Cherry Lush, Bite Beauty lipstick in Violet, YSL Rouge Volupte lipstick in Rose Asarine, Too Faced Sweet Sun Shines lip gloss in Papaya Slushie. . . Some brights and a handy MLBB and I’m good to go 🙂

Leah Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: UD Naked skin4 (light-medium with warm/olive under tones)
Must-have skincare for travel? Moisturizer! (Perricone MD photo plasma)
Must-have palette for travel? UD Naked 2
Must-have lip colors for travel? Revlon Honey balm thing 🙂

Nikki Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC50
Must-have skincare for travel? Acne.org treatment gel
Must-have palette for travel? LORAC Pro Palette
Must-have lip colors for travel? MAC Spice Lipglass, MAC GIrl About Town Lipglass, Buxom Scoundrel lipstick

candleashes Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: Fair

Must-have skincare for travel? A nice moisturizer, skin refresher like rose water toner and a skin fix like Glamglow mask. Definitely need tons of chapstick and hand cream.

Must-have palette for travel? Sephora x Tokidoki Arte palettes. Or something neutral and cheap I don’t mind getting broken, like a Rimmel quad. I rarely take nice powder makeup traveling.

Must-have lip colors for travel? Clinique chubby sticks are a great no-fuss way to keep up appearances.

Poo@beautyandmakeupmatters Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC40/Yellow undertones
Must-have skincare for travel? – Makeup remover, Moisturiser, sunscreen, Lipbalm
Must-have palette for travel? INGLOT lip and eye shadow palette
Must-have lip colors for travel? – Bright Red, Non Pink, Orange/coral lip colors.. 🙂

Hima Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC 35ish, Medium/Deep

Must-have skincare for travel?: All of my origins stuff. I use that every day. 🙂

Must-have palette for travel? Probably my Revealed Palette from coastal scents. It’s compact and very versatile. 😀

Must-have lip colors for travel? Nyx Ever lip pencil with Nyx butter gloss in tiramisu over it. New favorite MLBB combo. 🙂

Meghan Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: light with yellow undertones, but I’m actually finding out I’m leaning more neutral than previously thought! G. Armani 4.5
Must-have skincare for travel? I like using the samples I accumulate for travel to use them up & a good travel sized oil based cleanser. Also this is usually the only time I’ll use face wipes consistently.
Must-have palette for travel? Naked Baskcs
Must-have lip colors for travel? MLBB shades are me all the way 🙂 I’m loving the L’Oreal the balm lip gloss/ lipstick hybrids right now. I would probably only take a few different options for travel anyway.

Madelyn Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: MAC C4

Must-have skincare for travel? A good moisturizer and sunscreen.

Must-have palette for travel? Naked, the one and only original palette!

Must-have lip colors for travel? A MLBB color, a color color, a pinky pink color, and a stop traffic lights red color.

Trudy Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NW10 in Studio Fix liquid foundation
Must-have skincare for travel? Clinique 3 steps plus eye cream
Must-have palette for travel? A good mascara, eyeliner, foundation, blush, and several lipstick options
Must-have lip colors for travel? Red, orange, purple (Heroine <3), pink, nude – you name it!

Aneta Avatar

skin tone: very pale olive

skin care:
lip balm (Repair by Yves Rocher, my HG),
moisturizer (depends on the season, but for travels I will go for a richer formula than at home),
face gel wash that can be used for eye make-up too (e.g. Hydra by Yves Rocher),
sun screen (e.g. Avene).
For long flights also vitamin C serum (e.g. Body Shop).

eye palette: I wouldn´t take a palette. But my choice of eyeshadows would include:
something very pale yellowish (Carefree by MAC or 351 by Inglot)
something olive (still seeking my HG)
something taupe (usully Omega by MAC which I use for contouring too)
+ one brighter eyeshadow or pencil

lips:
tinted lip balm – best formula for flights (mineral one by Uni),
nude lipstick or gloss (e.g. my HG Mineral Lipglaze in Perpetual Plum by Revlon; or Graped-up chubby stick by Clinique, or Nude Rose by Revlon which I use on my cheeks too),
one bright colour (e.g. Grand Rouge by Yves Rocher).
+/ or lip pencils (pencils weight less and in combo with glosses or balms work as lipsticks)

Marilyn Avatar

-3.5 (Urban Decay), 20 (Chanel), medium beige (BareMinerals)
-Clarins Beauty Flash Balm, Chanel skincare samples, and whatever Lush cleanser I’m currently using in their sample black pot
-Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette (works perfectly for eyes and face)
-Chanel Rouge Coco in Mademoiselle, Chanel Rouge Coco Shine in Evasion, Clinique Chubby Sticks, Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Lovesick

Kat Avatar

Skin-tone: Fair and cool, NW15 in the summer!
Skincare for travel: Er, cleanser and moisturizer?
Palette for travel: Urban Decay whatever
Lip color for travel: Lip palette!

Yeah, I don’t travel much.

Chris Avatar

MAC NC50, Queen/Covergirl 825
Proactiv +
I stick to a teal, brown or olive liner, black mascara and groomed brow when traveling
MAC Cyndi Lipglass (coral), MAC Red and a plum shade
I also bring along a neutral blush like NARS Lovejoy or NYX Mocha

Precious Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: NC20

Must-have skincare for travel? Cure Natural Aqua Gel, Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II, and Guerlain Blanc de Perle Hydrating Mattifying Emulsion

Must-have palette for travel? , Chanel Ombres Matelassees in Charming, Guerlain Ecrin 4 Couleurs in Turandot, and Urban Decay Naked 1 Palette

Must-have lip colors for travel? Guerlain Rouge G in Gigolo, Garance, and Gisela; Tom Ford Lip Color in Bruised Plum and Casablanca

xamyx Avatar

Skintone/Coloring: Fairly light, very neutral; dark-featured.

Skincare: Whatever I’m currently using, in travel containers. Skincare is too important to me to cut corners, and although my routine is fairly simple, I still need to have all my products.

Palette: If I had to choose only one, it would be either LORAC Pro or NYX Butt Naked “eyes”. Ideally, it would be all my UD Naked palettes, or Kat von D palettes in Saint, Sinner, Poetica, & Ladybird, which were the 4 I travelled with last.

Lip product: Lip balm is what I usually end up wearing exclusively, but I do pack a nude, MLBB, & vampy shade, and those change too often to list… This year, I plan to pack L’Oreal Freida’s Nude, which is a combination of nude & MLBB for me.

Maddie Avatar

■Your skin tone/coloring: C3/NC20
■Must-have skincare for travel? Just makeup wipes of any kind/brand, and sunscreen!
■Must-have palette for travel? UD Naked plus UD Naked Basics.
■Must-have lip colors for travel? I tend to go for a nude lipstick like MAC Angel, a red, like MAC Relentlessly Red, and some low maintenence lip balm with some tint, like Fresh Rose.

becca Avatar

Your skin tone/coloring: nc/nw 10
Must-have skincare for travel? clarisonic mia brush and philosophy purity cleanser
Must-have palette for travel? mac quad with shroom, kid, quarry, satin taupe
Must-have lip colors for travel? ysl lingerie pink, mac pink noveau, chanel rouge coco cambon, tom ford nude vanille, ysl gloss volupte grenade pepite

Jan Avatar

◾Your skin tone/coloring: MAC NC42
◾Must-have skincare for travel? Tough call. Usually a good makeup removal wipes, a hydrating serum and something like oxygen based moisturizer and neck creams.
◾Must-have palette for travel? I travel with palettes designed for travel and try to leave may favorites at home. Lately, I’ve been using Tarte’s Amazonian Escape. It will be awhile before I use it all.
◾Must-have lip colors for travel? Spring/summer: Something with a sheer pink base. Summer/Fall: Something with an orchid base, Fall/Winter, at least one a deep mahogany or wine shade.

Nadia Avatar

I have very fair neutral skin with freckles
Don’t wear makeup on the airplane, chances are you’ll fall asleep in it. Also if you’re flying bring a moisturizer for your face and lips so they don’t dry out.
I’m currently living in France for three months, I didn’t bring much makeup since i don’t really wear a lot everyday. I’m really glad I brought my L’oreal Colour Riche quad in Cupa Joe, its 3 matte and pigmented brown shades and then one cream shade that makes a great brow bone high light.
Bite Beauty lipstick in Fig, its a rosy natural pink that goes with many eye looks; MAC Angel, its such a classic nude pink with shimmer that I’m just obsessed with. I love bright coloured balm stains so I always bring a Revlon one I have called Sweetheart, its from the old range before the Colourburst balm stains (I think they were called Kissable Balm Stains) and its sooo pretty. I’m not a huge gloss lover, but i really like Nyx lip gloss in Beige (I’ll say it because I feel obligated to: its not beige) it looks great over MAC’s Angel and Bite’s Fig.

Amanda Avatar

Skin tone: very pale-neutral undertone
Must have skin care for travel: Mario badescu glycolic foaming cleanser (can take off all makeup & cleanses great) & Josie Maran 100% pure argan oil (my favorite night-time moisturizer for my oily skin)
Must have palette: my z-palette with mostly makeup geek shadows
Must have lip colors: fresh sugar rose lip balm (hydrating and subtle color) & bare minerals marvelous moxie lipgloss in rebel (natural-pink gloss that looks great with everything and lasts for quite a while)

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