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What makeup would you bring on a weekend beach getaway?

What if… you were going on a weekend vacation to the beach, what would you bring?

What couldn’t you leave at home?

Now, I’d…

For a beach vacation, I would probably bring along about 8-10 eyeshadows.  I’d either take a long to self-made quads or else fill a 15-pan palette with the shades I wanted.  For short vacations and trips, I try to plan out a couple of looks and bring those shades along, and then I’ll toss in a few of my favorite shades as well, for any impromptu looks. I’d go for one or two blushes, two to three lipsticks, and one to two lipglosses.

When it comes to the beach, I don’t wear a ton of makeup to the beach, but inevitably, you may go out at night or what-have-you.  I’d also bring SPF 30+ for both face and body, makeup primer for face (well, and eyes, but that’s kind of duh, right?), waterproof mascara, and waterproof/smudgeproof eyeliner for my waterproofing needs.  I’d also say that a dry shampoo is a must for me, because even if you don’t get in the water, I find the dry shampoo is nice to refresh beach-hair without having to fully wash it everyday.

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Jordyn Avatar

Marine Life (Mac), Shimmermoss (Mac), Float on by Eye Kohl (Mac), Soba eyeshadow (Mac), Burnt Sugar (Bobbi Brown) eyeshadow, Hipness blush (Mac), Golden bronzing powder (Mac), Buxom mascara, Quick Corrector concealer (Clinique), and Easy Lounger lip gloss (Mac).

Madison Avatar

i’m at the beach right now!

i brought:
LM primer
LM tinted moisturizer
Benefit erase paste
MSFN
Nars laguna bronzer
Hipness Blush & Orgasm
3 neutral Nars eyeshadows
Mac feline eyeliner
HIP gel eyeliner in brown
Dior extase & convergirl lastblast waterproof
too many lipsticks & lipgloss!

To the Beach stuff to play with!
beach bronze cream bronzer
refined golden bronzer
getaway blush
marine life

audrey Avatar

mac studio finish concealer
benefit you rebel lite tinted moisturizer
mac mineralize skinfinish natural
nars laguna bronzer
mac blush in cubic
urban decay 24/7 liner in zero
wet n wild mega liner in black
lancome hypnose waterproof mascara
mac all that glitters shadow
mac wedge shadow
mac bronze shadow
mac mylar shadow
mac tilt shadow
mac blue flame shadow
mac prussian shadow
mac crystal avalanche shadow
mac lipglass in c-thru
mac lipstick in creme de nude
olay moisturizer spf 20
tresseme fresh start dry shampoo
urban decay primer potion

long list, but it includes some stuff to make both a neutral look and a blue look. 🙂

Meesh Avatar

Lets see. I’m pretty minimalistic when it comes to makeup when I travel because clothes are more important to me XD What couldn’t I leave the house with. I’d take two quads with me. One with colors for a daytime look, one for a night-time look. I’d have to take two lipsticks for the same reason and probably just clear gloss or one dark colored gloss for night-time. I’s need a travel kit set of brushes or just toss in one face brush, two eye brushes and that it. Sun block is a must. Eyelash curler and mascara. But I don’t think I’d wear makeup actually to the beach . . .

The rest is like shampoo, soap, toothpaste, towel, bathing suit etc. – travel essentials that everyone takes.

Haylie Avatar

I’d bring no eyeshadows (since I’m not a crazy eyeshadow fan). Definitely my gel liner and waterproof mascara. My NARS HG blush and concealer. Can’t forget my bb cream and MSFN. And some chapstick.
Can you tell I’m a very natural/neutral makeup wearer? 😀

Nazurah Avatar

Cos It’s just a weekend, I’ll probably bring just a golden/bronze shimmer eyeshadow and a dark brown one (for the nights), Waterproof eyeliner, mascara, Tinted moisturiser, and a tinted lip conditioner. Other than that, I guess it’s just a lot of good good skincare!

Julia Avatar

I agree with the beach. I don’t wear makeup, only maybe a little water proof mascara and a liner. but thats only if i don’t go in the ocean. If i’m planning on going in the water (which is very rare) i wont wear anything at all. Of course i would meed makeup for nights out etc. Im not a fan of foundations on vacation, i’d stick with either a tinted moisturizer or even just a cream bronzer. for blushes i would bring three, a coral, a bright pink, and a go-to pale pink like well dressed. For eyes i would probably throw together a 15 pan pallet with some neutrals, a few of my favorite colors, and a few smoky colors. For liner i would just bring a basic pencil liner, and then some water proof mascara. For lips i would bring probably 3 or 4 lipglasses, and 3 lipsticks. all basic pinks or nudes and maybe id thrown a red lip in too for a night out.

Charlene Avatar

For the beach maybe a gold cream eye shadow with water proof mascara some oil free SPF for my face with a liquid gold shimmer on top.
When on vacation I always bring an eye cheek palette, gloss, mascara & liner. Along with skin care and face powders.

Jade Avatar

Sunscreen, MUFE aqua eyes in 15L, ysl rouge volupte in provocative pink, covergirl lashblast mascara, barry m turquoise nail polish, guerlain kisskiss gloss stick in corail des mers, tinted moisturiser, nars duo eyeshadow in portobello.

amelia Avatar

MAC Softdew beauty powder (from indie girl look in a box)
mascara (preferably lashblast)
MAC penultimate liner for nighttime
concealer
MSF natural
spf 30+ for face and body
some kind of body shimmer (like the new to the beach one)
lip balm with SPF

Christine Avatar

I’d most likely lug a tinted moisturizer of some sort, Amazing Cosmetics concealer, Cargo Blu Ray powder, UD Exhale blush, Clinique Super City Block in SPF 40, Imju Fiberwig mascara (it’s fairly waterproof), some pretty pinky nude lipgloss and lots and lots of sunblock. I am not much for tanning but I do occasionally like having sunlight on my skin. For the eyeshadow fix, I’d most likely bring a palette with me like the natural palettes from Sephora – I think it’s from the Pure collection called Wanderlust.

For those nights out, I’d most likely just bring some Stila smudge pots with me (black and violet) and a red lipstick like the Viva Glam Cyndi Lauper lipstick from MAC.

KC Avatar

Excluding skincare products, dealing with only strictly makeup:

Colour 4 eyeshdow quad from Spring Colour Forecast (MAC)
Dark brown eye pencil for brows
Rapidblack penultimate eyeliner (MAC)
Lipbalm
Flashmode lipglass for day (MAC)
Angelwing lipglass for night (MAC)
Milani concealer
MAC Studiotech concealer

Joy Avatar

I’ve actually thought about this earlier since I’m going to Europe for a couple weeks after finals (boo, trimesters) and I need to figure out how much clothing I can bring along! I’ll probably bring:

Benefit Confessions of a Concealaholic
CG LashBlast & eyelash curler
MAC Marine Life
MAC lipstick in Blankety
MAC lipstick in Thrills
MAC Pearlglide Intense Liner in Undercurrent (for the occasional pop of color!)
MAC Chromagraphic Liner in NW25/NC30
Milani Liquif’Eye Liner in Brown
UD 24/7 Liner in Stash
UD Summer of Love eyeshadow palette (including the mini UD 24/7 Liner in Bourbon)

Thank goodness for palettes! And I somehow put the brands in alphabetical order… that was totally unintentional (:

adelinky Avatar

Firstly I’d bring sunscreen! Then what else follows, probably just mascara, bright lipstick, and my favorite blush coralista.

I couldn’t leave without sunscreen!!!

meghan Avatar

I live at the beach so during the summer I wear very “beach ready” makeup looks, nothing too heavy.
Today I went to a party at a friends and we went on the beach (not in the water though). I wore foundation, concealer, matte cream shadow, shimmery tan shadow, matte light brown shadow, and satin white shadow for highlight. Waterproof mascara and eyeliner. Lip stain and gloss. This was a little heavy for beach but like I said I was at a party.

I wouldn’t bring much makeup for a beach vacation though:
liquid foundation (for night time if I want my skin to look extra nice)
concealer (no brainer)
TM (daily use)
UD eyeliners and L’oreal liquid
waterproof mascara and normal mascara
4 lipsticks. pink, coral, red, an nude.
2 lipstains.
3 glosses.
1 bronzer and 2 blushes.
eyeshadow pallete from Elizabeth Arden
couple mac shadows
UDPP orginal and UDPP sin
lip balm.

That would be for a week long at the beach. For going to the beach I would wear Waterproof mascara, UDPP sin, maybe UD liner in bourbon, lip stain, and maybe TM or concealer.

Alex Avatar

I would bring
Makeup Forever HD primer
Mac Mineralize skinfinish natural
Mac quad with Shroom,Brun,Girlie,and Cork (all have multi-purpose uses)
Mac Studiofinsh concealer
Mac VivaGlam Gaga lipstick
Mac Siss lipstick
Stila Bronzing powder

JoElla Avatar

My skin care and extra Sunblock
Bobbi Brown Cabana eye and lip palette
Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge in Cabo Coral
Bobbi Brown Antigua shimmering bronzer
Smashbox Halo in light w/ brush
L’oreal Volumous in Carbon Black mascara
Lots of Lip Balm and at least 1 w/ spf
4 oz Pure Grace body lotion
Argon oil for my hair
my deodorant
a small bottle of fragrance
A book and my bathing suit and a few pairs of shorts and cute tops and a cover up.. and a great dress and 3 pairs of shoes.. what else does a girl need?

denise Avatar

Sunscreen for Face & Body (SPF 50)
Murad Oil Mattifier SPF 15
Shiseido Sun Protection Liquid Foundation SPF 42 PA+++
Supplist Poreless Foundation SPF23
Laura Mercier Secret Concealer
Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage
Shu Uemura H9 Eyebrow Pencil in Seal Brown
Shu Uemura Eye lash curler
MUFE Aqua Eyes Set
Guerlain Terracota Light Bronzer in Brunette
3 Lipsticks (probably Revlon Soft Nude, Chanel Rouge Allure in Genial and MAC Fresh Salmon)
2 glosses

Rosanna Avatar

I wouldn’t wear much to the beach.

MAC Liquidlast liners (they stay on forever!)
A waterproof mascara (Maybelline Define-a-Lash in waterproof)
Sunscreen for face and body (Neutrogena Dry-touch)
NARS Sheer Glow foundation or Tinted Moisturizer
Bronzer (Chanel Tan De Soleil that has 4 strips)
Blushes (MAC Cremeblend “Florida” & NARS Desire, Orgasm)

neli Avatar

Mac moisture tint ,UD eyeliner lucky,mac touch lipstick ,Ysl bronzer in coppersun,format blush acouple of mac eyeshadows Humid,Soba,swiss chocolate,bronze,Ysl eyeshadow duo in ameythst my fav. chanel exceptional mascara ,Ysl golden gloss

Hend Avatar

Bobbi Brown creamy concealer
Dior crayon eyeliner
Benefit’s High beam highlighter
2 or 3 eyeshadow sets
some Dioraddict , Nars and nyx lipglosses
Benefit Coralista blush and Nyx blush in expresso
Dior original Bronzer

Jazz Avatar

Considering as though I took my entire makeup collection( its a big makeup bag and then a 98 color palette) for a week at the beach in jamaica , I am probably not the best person to ask … however for a few days at the beach I would take :
bright eyeliner
nars multiple
ud eyeshadow palette
maybelline quads
water proof mascara
lots of lipglosses

IndigoXX Avatar

How are so many of you guys able to wear foundation at the beach? It’s pointless for me to bring any foundation/tinted moisturizer to the beach with me since I can change 3 shades darker in an hour despite how often I put sunscreen on, I would have to pack 5-6 different shades. For this reason alone, I normally keep my makeup simple at the beach. Thankfully, my skin looks flawless with a tan, thus I usually just bring:

Waterproof Mascara and eyeliner
lipbalm that offers a lil’ color and SPF (this year I’m taking Dior Addict Lip Glow)

nicole Avatar

I have oily skin so primer and oil-controlling foundation is a must for me!

revlon colorstay
maybelline anti-aging primer
stila illuminating concealer
urban decay primer potion
wet n wild black cream liner
loreal voluminous mascara
nars deepthroat blush
mac shimpagne msf
femme couture mineral foundation in dark (for bronzer)
revlon matte lipstick pink about it
mac dazzleglass smile
mac lip liner temperature rising
milani orangina lipstick

i’ve been loving coral and orange lips lately!

coco72 Avatar

For a weekend, I only would bring
Nars the Multiple in South Beach and Portofino
Loreal HIP khol in Burgundy
Benefit creaseless cream shadow/liner in RVSP and Stiletto
MAC Viva Glam Cyndi and New York Apple for the nights
Moisturizer (Vichy aqualia) and sunscreen
MAC brushes 109, 224 and 239
and my spray Fix+. Ideal to refresh my sweaty face

Mora Avatar

i would bring along my new shiseido sun protection foundation which is waterproof ( i tested that unter the shower!).

a waterproof mascara, some highlighting powder, a coral-pink blush, smolder eye kohl and a few glosses.

maybe a few eyeshadows too.

Chester Avatar

I’d bring:

SUN STUFF
Sunscreen SPF 30+ for the body
MAC face primer w/ SPF30 (which I still don’t have, duh!)
Labello Sun w/ SPF 30

FACE STUFF
Studio Fix Powder Plus
Blushbaby blush
Shell Pearl bp

LIP STUFF
Thrills l/s
Made to Order l/s
Shy Girl l/s
Labello Hydro Care (moisturizing lip balm)

EYE STUFF
Rubenesque pp
Artistry waterproof mascara
A 15 pieces eyeshadow palette with Blanc Type e/s, Tissueweight e/s, Sand & Sun e/s, Paradisco e/s, Firecracker e/s, Straw Harvest e/s, Bright Sunshine e/s, Goldenrod e/s, HotHotHot e/s, Red Brick e/s, Pagan e/s, Steamy e/s, Birds & Berries e/s, Zoeva 04 e/s(an intense blue), Dame’s Desire e/s
A separate palette for leftover and square e/s with Artistry Fresh e/s (similar to Pagan but with shimmer), Artistry Rain Forest e/s (medium green), Artistry Lush e/s (= Humid e/s), Golden Yellow pressed pigment (from Stacked 2!), Artistry Earth e/s (burnt orange)
A couple of khols, Rosemary & Thyme e/k, Undercurrent pgl, Engraved e/k (it says it’s waterproof but I don’t have it, yet!)

In my blog is a picture of everything and a close-up of the shadows. (Hope it’s ok to link to my blog. In my blog entry I’ve linked back to you, Christine.)
http://chesterlovesmakeup.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-would-you-bring-on-weekend-beach.html

Potatisbruden ~ Michilicious Avatar

Sunscreen, powder, rouge, some natural and colorful eye shadow, some natural, pink and coral lip gloss, some pink and coral lipstick, and probably mascara even though I might not use mascara very much ^__^
Don’t wanna be plastered with makeup in the hot sunshine!

MissDeeCanada Avatar

I like having waterproof eye makeup. Minearl blush which stays on very well and I also use it for making my own lipbalm.

I use a lip balm like MAC and mix in a little mineral pigment to create a great product for the lips with some spf!

JEN Avatar

I’m actually going to the beach soon for vacation. This is what I’m planning to bring:

SKINCARE
Clinique Body sunscreen SPF 50
Clinique Sheer City Block SPF 30

FACE MAKEUP
Makeup For Ever Primer in Pink – gives a really nice glow
Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer in Sand
NYX Cream Blush in Glow
MAC Hipness blush
MAC Cream Colour Base in Hush – eyebrow highlight and cheek highlight
Benefit High Beam
Fix +

EYES
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Giorgio Armani Eyes to Kill mascara
Urban Decay liner in Random

LIPS
Chapstick/carmex with SPF

Anitacska Avatar

Waterproof mascara is an absolute must for beach holidays. Everything else is pretty much optional, lol. I find that I hardly ever wear make up on beach holidays, although I do if I go out in the evening, but probably nothing too over the top since you don’t go clubbing with 3 children anymore, lol.

Angela0804 Avatar

Sun screen spf 15 ( I don’t need much protection)
MAC MSFN
UDPP in Sin
MAC bronze e/s
MAC 100 strokes e/s
MAC thrills lipstick
MAC Love Nectar lipgloss
MAC Engraved eyeliner
LOreal Intense eyeliner
Nars Taj Mal blush
Brushes: 129, 239, 217

kcrystal Avatar

Im a lazy mofo lol. I don’t bring eyeshadows (too much work).. but i would bring my mufe (HG)mascara, mac (HG)dark brown eyeliner, Mufe aqua colored eyeliner (HG) and femme fi as a highlighter (HG).

Primer for the face for sure, Mufe concealer ( HG), sunscreen, LM translucent powder, 2 bronzers (1 matte and 1 shimmery), 2 blush 1 pink and another orange/coral), 1 lipstick. lipliner and a lipgloss and be done with.

Kat Avatar

Neutrogena Ultra-Sheer Dry Touch SPF 30 for face
Any SPF 30 suncreen for body
Neutrogena Fresh Moisture
Body Butter
Body Lotion
Foundation
Loose powder
2 blushes (1 bright, 1 neutral)
eyebrow powder
eye primer
Maybelline Sunbaked Neutral Palette (8 e/s)
Black Liner
Waterproof Mascara
2 lipsticks (1 bright, 1 light/neutral)
2-3 glosses (1 bright, 1-2 light/neutral)
Lip balm w/ spf
Klorane Dry Shampoo
Deep conditioner
Blottinbg Sheets

Long list, but my skin and hair get dried out from sea/lake water. At the actual beach I’d probably just wear moisturizer, sunscreen, lipbalm and waterproof mascara.

Hannah Avatar

I would bring:

moisturizer with spf
Tinted moisturizer
concealer
MSFN
Florida and Joie De Vivre cremeblend blushes
Refined golden bronzer
Hipness blush
Fix+
MAC quad with brule, all that glitters, bronze, espresso
Grand Entrance eyeshadow single
Rubenesque and Bare Study paint pots
UDPP
L’oreal HIP gel eyeliners in brown and black
Wet N Wild waterproof liquid eyeliner
Waterproof lashblast mascara
Thrills lipstick
Creme d’nude lipstick
Way to Love lipstick
Love nectar lipgloss
Easy Lounger lipgloss
Softlips lip balm
Hush Hush and Tender Baby tendertones

For tools and brushes:
#187 – powder blush
#188 – cream blush
#134 – bronzer
#182 – powder
#239 – shadow
#217 – crease
#224 – blending/highlight
#219 – lashline/outer v
#209 – gel eyeliner

eyelash curler and tweezers
mini evian spray for beach bag
a good book! 🙂

jeez that’s a lot of stuff! I can never pack lightly, my boyfriend always freaks out about how much stuff I take lol.

sara Avatar

i just got back from a weekend at the beach 🙂 and although i packed a small makeup bag all i wore were missha bb cream spf 42, pf pressed powder spf 50, and mac opulash. the spf products REALLY protected my face shoreside. i haven’t worn proper makeup in over a week!

Kate Avatar

Mac MSF natural
Tarte Lights Camera Splashes Mascara
MAC Smolder Eyeliner/khol
MAC Marine Life
Shisedo quad (dusk something?)
Burts Bees Lifeguards choice
MAC Spf 50 prep and prime face
MAC Illegal Cargo e/s
Dior Gloss (dont know the colour, just know I <3 it) Pale shimmery pink
Benefit Erase paste
Benefit Benetint pocket pal

serenademe Avatar

I live in Australia where the summers get extremely hot, and the beach is pretty much our culture.
And no one really wears makeup to the beech cause it all just washes off.
At most i would wear a SUNBLOCK concealer and just curl my lashes if i’m planning to go for a swim.
But for after, i’ll probably only add my MSFN, MAC blush in Style, a quick swipe of mascara and a pink lipgloss.
Nice and simple.
The beach is supposed to be free and fun, makeup can wait 🙂

Ru Avatar

Funny you ask! Just came back from a beach trip!

I took with me:
Face
Stila illuminating tinted moisturizer
Murad Bronzer (my sister loved this on me, said it gave me a natural glow, it did, but soon felt very oily)
Bare Minerals Make up and mineral veil

Eyes
NARS Mediteranee (muted gold shimmer/ burnt orange shimmer)
Maybelline Eye Studio Marbelized Eye Shadow in Ivy Icon (Shimmery green/gold)
Maybelline Eye Studio Tuape Temptress (Pink/silver shimmery)
Smashbox Jet Set Gel Eyeliner in Midnight (black) and blue (but I forgot the brush!)
Sephora Mascara

Lips
Korres Lip Butter in Pomegranate
Sephora Lip Gloss in Rosy Glow

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