Beauty To-Go

A Comprehensive Guide to my Favorite Travel-Sized Beauty Products

As someone who travels a lot, I’m fully aware that packing full-sized beauty products isn’t realistic. And trust me when I tell you that if I actually did that, I’m pretty sure all of my products would fill up an entire suitcase!! So I decided to put together a comprehensive guide to my must-haves, my go-tos, my all-time faves. These are the products that are always at the top of my packing list, and thankfully, they’re all travel-sized!

*NOTE: This post is in no way, shape, or form sponsored by any of these brands or Sephora (although I wish it was!) I’m just really obsessed with all of these products and have been a longtime Sephora shopper. I genuinely wanted to share this info with you! Please note, if you choose to purchase anything on this list, I do get a small commission, which helps me run my blog.

Skincare

• I always have these on the plane with me for deep hydration + a refreshing boost
  • L’Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream – $12.00 for 1 oz.
  • Clinique Moisture Surge 72-Hour Auto-Replenishing Hydrator – $12.00 for 0.5 oz/$19.00 for 1 oz.
  • Caudalie Beauty Elixir Mini – $18.00 for 1 oz.
• Essentially my daytime routine:
  • Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Serum – $79.00 for 1 oz.
  • Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Sorbet – $20.00 for 0.66 oz.
  • Clinique Dramatically Different Hydrating Jelly Mini – $5.00
  • Coola Classic Face Sport SPF 50 – White Tea – $32.00
• Moving on to nighttime…
  • Sephora Collection Mini Cleansing Wipes in Coconut Water – $3.00
    • Ok, so these are great for any time of the day
  • First Aid Beauty Face Cleanser – $11.00 for 2 oz.
  • Drunk Elephant NightBright Resurfacing Duo – $28.00
  • Fresh Lotus Preserve Moisturizer Mini – $17.00
  • Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask – $20.00
    • Side note: this works great as either a lip sleeping mask OR a super hydrating lip “gloss” for the day.
• An all-around great body lotion
  • Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream Mini – $20.00

Hair Products

• Everything that comes in this kit is also sold separately as a MINI! Amazing.
  • Amika Not So Basics Travel Set – $29.00 (includes: PERK UP dry shampoo, UN.DONE volume & texture spray, THE WIZARD detangling primer, SOULFOOD nourishing mask)
• I’m a blonde, so this shampoo/conditioner combo keeps my blonde tone from getting gross when I’m in the pool while on vacay.
  • Amika Bust Your Brass Cool Blonde Shampoo Mini – $12.00
  • Amika Bust Your Brass Cool Blonde Conditioner Mini – $12.00
• I also have relatively thin hair so I really love that these come in minis!
  • Bumble and Bumble Thickening Shampoo Mini – $11.00
  • Bumble and Bumble Thickening Conditioner Mini – $11.00
• My hair has a natural wave to it, so both of these products are really great for when I feel like going au natural!
  • OUAI Wave Spray Mini – $12.00
  • IGK Rich Kid Coconut Oil Gel Mini – $15.00

Beauty

• In case you’re wondering why I smell so good all the time…
  • Maison Margiela REPLICA Under the Lemon Trees Eau de Toilette Travel Spray – $28.00
  • Maison Margiela REPLICA Beach Walk Travel Spray – $28.00
• 6 perfect shades for any skin tone.
  • Tarte Tartelette Tease Eyeshadow Palette– $19.00
• A classic, matte bronzer.
  • Benefit Cosmetics Hoola Matte Bronzer Mini – $16.00
• Love that this is 2-in-1 and has a little shimmer. Also, looks great on any skin tone.
  • NARS Blush/Bronzer Duo Mini in Orgasm/Laguna – $24.00
• Comes in three different shades and is super compact.
  • Kat Von D Kitten Mini Shade + Light Contour Duo – $23.00
• This highlighter palette and lip color combo is perfect for the right amount of shimmer and a beautiful, matte lip.
  • Tarte Favorites to Glow Color Collection – $25.00
• This comes in a ton of different shades, and it’s so tiny! It’s just so darn cute!
  • Benefit Cosmetics Gimme Brow+ Volumizing Eyebrow Gel Mini – $12.00
• A cult favorite! I just really love the formulas for both the regular and waterproof versions, and I think the brushes are fantastic.
  • Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara Mini – $12.00
  • Too Faced Better Than Sex Waterproof Mascara Mini – $12.00

Tools

• I received one of these in my FabFitFun box and have been a big fan since. It fits in the palm of your hand and comes in a bunch of cute colors!
  • Foreo LUNA play plus – $49.00
• Ok, so this is NOT a mini or travel-sized item, but I wanted to include it on my list because of its amazing UNIVERSAL VOLTAGE feature. Therefore, I rarely travel without it.
  • GHD Platinum+ Professional Performance 1” Styler – $249.00
• I think everyone should have some sort of beauty sponge! Great for applying foundation, eye creams, serums, etc.
  • Beautyblender – $20.00
• I love my mini tweezers! And they’re hot pink. Perfection.
  • Tweezerman Pink Perfection Mini Slant Tweezer – $14.00