Glow by Lady E

  Whenever I travel, I try to strike a balance between bringing enough makeup to feel put together and not overpacking. For my Vigan trip, I curated a mix of tried-and-true staples and versatile products that could handle long road trips, sudden rain showers, and nights out at Calle Crisologo. My makeup bag for this trip Makeup Brushes & Tools The makeup bag has a place for storing brushes. I brought the following brushes: blush brush concealer brush eyebrow brush bronzer brush different eye shadow brushes blending brush These brushes fit perfectly in the case, making them easy to pack and grab on the go. However, the garter to hold the brushes is too big, so the brushes kept falling out whenever I opened the bag! My solution was to bunch as many brushes in one compartment so they won't fall out easily.  Face Base BYS Full Coverage Foundation  – reliable for long wear and humidity. Review soon!  NARS Soft Matte Primer – I use this for my eyelids.  BYS Hybr...

If there’s one makeup product I never travel without, it’s a red lipstick. It's actually usually the only lipstick I bring because I like traveling light.  Not a coral. Not a sheer pink. Not even a tinted balm. A full-on, unapologetic, show-stopping red. But not just any red — this one. ✨ MAC Powder Kiss Lipstick in Ruby New ✨ (Made in Italy) It’s a Power Move in a Tube Whether you're running late for brunch, headed to a museum, or grabbing last-minute dinner at the hotel lounge — red lipstick always pulls your look together. You can wear the most basic tee and jeans and still feel polished with a swipe of this color. This is my day look. I muted the red with my Laneige Lip Mask From Day to Night, It Travels With You MAC’s Ruby New is a soft matte. I'm not a fan of matte lipsticks because they dry my lips out. I have super dry lips and skin to start with,  but I'm confident to wear this because I use it with my Laneige Lip Mask .   You can blot it on duri...

Here are my favorite palettes for travelling: Too Faced Glamour to Go Fairy Edition Estee Lauder Gold Palette Sephora Lip Palette No matter where I’m going, I always bring these 3 palettes with me. If it’s just an overnight trip, I leave the Sephora Lip Palette behind as the Too Faced Fairy palette already has lipstick plus I always put a tube or two in my handbag so there’s no need for this palette. Travel tips: You may have noticed the lack of brushes and applicators in my palettes. That’s because I leave them behind and bring my full size brushes. I find it hard to apply makeup with the mini brushes that come with these palettes and when I travel, I’m always on the go. I keep the brush in the lip palette for hygiene purposes. I don’t want to use my fingers to apply lipstick. I am a high maintenance girl. I’m sorry but I am. When I travel, I want to bring all my makeup with me. Like I said, we are always on the go so that means I have to get up before everybody...

Continuing my series of posts about my travel makeup, here’s a glimpse of my palettes: I haven’t used these Bobbi Brown palettes yet. As you can see, they are very versatile. They can get you from day to night. If you’re a low maintenance girl, you can just pop one palette in your bag and a lipstick and you are all set to travel. These palettes are also good for your everyday makeup kit. This is the Clinique Milly palette. It comes in a pouch but I don’t use that. This can also take you from day to night and all you need is a tube of lipstick. I bring this palette to my domestic and international destinations. This is also a great palette for when my husband and I decide to have a quick getaway in Tagaytay. The Estee Lauder gold palette is for the more adventurous type because of the colors. There are just 2 neutral shades in this palette. I bring this palette when I travel with my family as the word I associate with this palette is “fun” and being with my family is always ...

I was supposed to go to Thailand this May but my health is preventing me from doing so. I was given the clearance to travel early in February by my doctor but something happened that made my doctor take back her word so now I’ll be stuck at home for the rest of the summer. What’s inside the suitcase? Dreaming of travelling, I decided to make a series of blog posts about my travel palettes. A treasure trove of makeup! Estee Lauder Gold Palette Bobbi Brown Palettes Clinique Milly Palette NARS15 Palette Sephora Lip Palette Too Faced Glamour to Go Palettes Stay tuned for more!

This is the Too Faced Glamour to Go Fairy Edition Palette: This is also one of my travel palettes. I use this with the Estee Lauder palette whenever I travel. The eyeshadow shades go well with Estee Lauder’s. It has 8 eyeshadows, 1 blush, 1 lipstick and 1 bronzer. It also has a big mirror but no brushes. Here are swatches: Color payoff is much better than the EL palette. This is also a day to night palette. We carried this at Hyphen. This palette was damaged so I got it for myself. I fixed the broken brown eyeshadow by applying alcohol and pressing it. I can’t remember what I used to press it but if you have a circular pan, you can use a coin. just be sure to wash the coin first and sanitize it then wrap it in tissue then press. You can also just use your fingers. I love the blush in this palette. I use it alone or blend it with the EL blush. The lipstick also has a nice neutral look. The bronzer is what I like best with this palette. I used to skip bronzers for my...

You can’t see how gold it is here because the gold cover keeps reflecting the light but it’s really gold. This is the Estee Lauder Pure Color Palette. It features 6 Pure Color Eyeshadows and 1 Signature Silky Powder Blush. There should be some blushes on that bottom compartment which I removed. Here are swatches: The eyeshadows are Hot Cinnamon Shimmer, Sepia Sand Satin, Amazing Grey Shimmer, Winking Periwinkle Satin, Intense Violet Matte and Wild Sable Matte. The blush is Nude Rose which you can barely see in the photo. I can barely see it on my cheek too so I layer it and blend it with another blush. I got this palette as a GWP from Estee Lauder US. We did not carry this here. I also use this as a travel palette. You can go from day to night with this palette. I’m not a huge neutrals person but I mostly use the neutrals in this palette. I also use the blue often. I think I stick to regular makeup when I’m in a different place as I’m always on the go. I don’t...

If I’m not mistaken, this is the special edition Sephora Lipstick Palette that they produced to support the fight against breast cancer. We carried several palettes at Hyphen and of course, I took the last one. I only use this palette when I travel. It’s very convenient to bring in my purse as it’s small and light. It has 8 shades, a brush and a big mirror. It beats bringing several tubes of lipstick. When I travel, I like to have my complete makeup arsenal but who says they have to be big, bulky and heavy? Palettes are always my travel companions. Here are swatches: I never realized how pretty they look, especially the red one, until I processed the photos. When I took the shots they look ordinary to me but they really look pretty here. These are not exactly long-wearing lipsticks but they last for a good amount of time. They’re non-drying but I still apply a coat of lip balm underneath. I also like the fact that I can use my finger to apply them when ...