in-flight beauty

Ever thought you needed to bring beauty products with you on an airplane? Sounds silly, but it will make you feel and look a million times better once you land.

Flying, especially for an extended period of time, completely zaps all moisture from your skin due to the elevation and constant air conditioning blowing into your face. 

I make sure to pack a "beauty bag" (in a clear, ziplock bag with all products under 2 oz. of course) in my carry-on for every single flight I go on so I don't look like I got slapped with the ugly stick when I get off. Tomorrow I am flying to Amsterdam (!!!) and  want to make sure I can feel refreshed when arriving after a 10 hour red-eye flight.

In-flight beauty bag essentials:

travel-sized goodies

1. Moisturizer: This one contains Vitamin E so it's super-moisturizing so it's perfect for flying. I'll try to reapply before sleeping and before landing to put moisture back in my skin.

Lip/Cheek Stain: How cute is this mini benetint?! A stain can give your face life after a flight, so I'll dab some on my cheeks and lips before landing. It's a game-changer.

Concealer: This concealer also contains Vitamin E and also Marula Oil so it's packed with moisture. I love this creamy concealer for under-eye bags, and I'll also put some on my eyelids and under my noise to cover-up redness as well.

Deodorant: Do I need to explain?

Hand Cream: Yep, moisture again. This Hemp Hand Cream is insane - it makes even the driest hands feel smooth.

Face Wipe: I usually get travel-sized cleansing wipes, but I got this free Puffs one so I'm going to give it a try.

Lip Balm: I prefer Vaseline, but it is a personal preference. It's really important to keep your lips moisturized while flying, especially after drinking/eating/sleeping!

Comb: Unless you naturally have perfect bed-head hair, I recommend running at least your fingers through your hair before landing.

Not pictured: mini perfume and toothbrush/toothpaste.

There's nothing worse than seeing yourself in the airport bathroom after a long flight and having to scramble to make yourself look like you didn't just sit in an airplane for hours. So splash some water on your face in the plane bathroom, use the right products, and arrive looking and feeling tip-top!

so catty

I've been missing out for years. 

For the past four years, I've been using e.l.f.'s black liquid liner, and it's fine, but I got Stila's Stay All Day Liquid Liner and it is AMAZING BEYOND WORDS. It is the god of all liquid eyeliner gods!

It's the best because it is so easy (no, seriously) to apply, is super pigmented so you only need one layer, and stays on literally all day and all night long. I'm a harsh critic of eyeliners because my eyelids tend to get oily so most liners don't stay on, especially liquid ones.

Perfectly black 

Overall, this is by far the best eyeliner I've ever used, and I plan on only using this one until someone is able to pry it from my eyeliner-stained fingers.

sick therapy

Despite trying to be a responsible college student by getting the flu shot this year, I spent the entirety of this past weekend on the couch. With the flu.

For three and a half days I did not go outside at all (pathetic and true), so I had zero motivation to put any effort into my appearance. Even if you aren't lucky enough to stay at home when you're sick, you still shouldn't worry about putting on makeup because chances are it'll make you look worse rather than better.

My three sick beauty musts are:

1. Sleep. Sleep!!! Beauty sleep is a thing, people. This will not only make you look better but feel better, too. Sleep as much as possible.

2. Water. This will also make you look and feel better -- your skin gets dehydrated when you're sick and can turn dull quickly. Drinking water, and splashing a bit on your face before bed, will help prevent your skin from looking as lackluster and sickly.

In sickness and in health, I love this stuff. Sorry for the bad joke.

3. Moisture. Yep, the dehydration issue again... It's super important to continue to apply moisturizer on your face and lips, especially if you're constantly blowing your nose and irritating your skin.

These were the only things I was concerned with in terms of my beauty routine for the past five days. Staying bare-faced while sick plus resting and hydrating is the absolute best thing you can do for yourself besides watching hours of TLC and eating soup by the pound (no, really).