What is in my Travel Make Up Bag

Hello Lovelies!

As I've mentioned in a couple of posts already, I went to Portugal last week for a few days.  It was a work trip so I was only able to take hand luggage so I was extra picky with the beauty products I took with me.  I couldn't have too many liquids and also I didn't want to bring loads of different products as I didn't fancy making my handbag even heavier than it was already.

So here are the products I decided to bring with me:

• Primer - Luckily when I placed my last order with Smash Box I received a sample size of the Photo Finish primer.  This was perfect!
• Foundation - I'm still loving my Vitalumiere Aqua foundation so this was a must to take with me.  I haven't actually used a different foundation for ages.
• Powder - My MSFN was a must as I was expecting hot weather and thought I may get extra shiny.
• Blusher - I brought one blusher with me and the one I opted for was by MUA.  Initially I chose it because I didn't want one of my high end blushers to crack and as the MUA ones are so cheap I knew I could easily replace it.  The blusher is a beautiful, natural shade too which I love.
• Eye shadow -  I was afraid my powder shadows would get broken with all the travelling so instead of bringing one of my eye shadow palettes I decided to bring one cream eye shadow instead. I chose the Maybelline Color Tattoo in 'On and On Bronze' which looks great for both a day time and evening look.
• Mascara - Instead of bringing a large mascara I brought the Smash Box Full Exposure miniature I got from my Try Me Kit. It was perfect as it was so compact.
• Lipstick - I brought two products with me. Firstly, Chatterbox lipstick by MAC, secondly a Clinque Chubby stick.
• Eyebrows - I brought my MAC eye brow gel and MUA powder to fill in my brows, however, I didn't actually bother doing this in the end!

Products I didn't bring:

• Primer - As I had a cream eye shadow which has amazing staying power on it's own it wasn't necessary for me to bring my well loved Urban Decay Primer Potion.
• Highlighter - The only highlighter I own in Soft and Gentle by MAC.  It is pretty big and I was worried the product may get damaged so I decided it was best to leave it at home.
• Eye liner - As I was away with work I knew I was going to wear minimal makeup.  I don't often wear eye liner to work so I didn't feel the need to bring it with me.
• Lip liner - I don't always lip liner and I didn't really need one with the lip products I was using so this definitely wasn't a product I needed.  It also meant I didn't need to bring a sharpener, bonus! 
• Setting Spray - My Urban Decay setting spray was too big to bring with me as I was only allowed up to 100ml per item.  I really didn't want to leave this behind as it makes my makeup last longer but unfortunately I didn't have a choice.

What do you think of my product choices?

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