The YSE Guide to Packing Light

It’s quick trip season – and there is no worse feeling than giving up a good outfit for that last bit of suitcase space. We’ve all been there: sling backs in your left hand, hair dryer in your right, anxiously awaiting the sacrifice that must follow. If there is any room to consolidate, we will take advantage – and consolidation best occurs in the cosmetic section. 

Happy skin on vacay doesn’t have to mean an involuntary bag check. And this summer, we are sparing you the extra load. The experts (aka, us) are here to inform you on packing light – and these eight travel items will keep your face routine intact during your OOO, no soldier left behind. Read more to discover our favorite product hacks that are overhead bin approved. 

A Really Good Cosmetic Bag (with Really Good Skin Staples) 

What can we say, we’re particular. And we need a travel organizer that can lay flat, fit in any sized luggage, and keep products on display to avoid the scattering panic of “where is my lip liner, I swear my hand just grazed it but it might’ve been my eyeshadow brush”. The Perfect Nightcap solves this problem, and then some. The set includes the four elements of our PM routine in travel size, as well as a 10-inch clear cosmetic bag to keep your favorite products in eye’s reach. Have we pushed this bag to its limits? Yes. Has it yet to let us down? No. 

The set includes our Gel-Oil Cleanser, the travel underdog. It cleanses morning skin, working to wash away impurities, without stripping the skin of its natural oils.  It also doubles as a slick base for your gua sha, or any other depuffing method that requires a smooth surface to properly glide. The Problem Solver mini is included for routine brightening, and as your spot treatment if any unexpected issues arise (literally). Since we’re overachievers, the travel-sized Last Call keeps you loyal to your retinol routine. And of course, your daily dose: the Xtremely Rich™ Moisturizer – big time hydration in teeny tiny form. Your travel buddy will be grateful for the newfound counter space they get access to… we promise you.

Elite Travel Containers 

The complimentary shower products are convenient, but we know what we like. With a good set of cosmetic travelers, you can carry on your whole vanity and still have extra space – which is why we love the travel container sets by Cadence. Chic, compact, and conveniently labeled, you will never have to do long distance with your shampoo again. Plus, they’re magnetic to one another, taking on-the-go organization to a whole new level. 

A Universal Sheen Stick

Nothing says vacation like glassy summer skin – but nothing says travel nightmare more than a liquid highlight. Keep it tight with our Vacation Glow™ Highlight Stick, a good-for-you formula bringing luminosity deeper than the surface. We love keeping this in our bag as a universal makeup refresher, perfect to pop on the high points of the cheeks or on the eyelids. It blends seamlessly with the warmth of the fingers, which means no extra brush or glittery mess – and the less cleanup, the better.  

A Better Dry Shampoo

If you’re anything like us, you’re stretching a blowout as long as it can last – but a bottle of dry shampoo is quite the space hog, and aerosol containers aren’t the most compatible with air flight. A compact dry shampoo like this one by Crown Affair comes equipped with its own application brush to bring your hair back to wash-day fresh.  She travels well, what can we say?

A Three in One Skin Solution

Your SPF can do more… and by more, we mean more. Our Skin Glow contains SPF 30 for protection, light-scattering microspheres to blur imperfections, and a skin loving primer that supports your makeup layer.  That’s your sunscreen, glow serum, and a primer –all in one bottle. Bonus points if you use the excess product on the highpoints of our decolletage to double as a little body glow. 

A Sheet Mask

And for on-the-go treatments, there’s nothing more packable than a single-use mask. The Overachiever is your travel bag’s greatest companion. They make for the perfect in-flight remedy, and come in a pack of six so you don’t have to be greedy. For the full face, slip a few pouches into your bag for a quick fix when you’re due – both efficacious for the skin, and compact for the circumstance. Apply the mask when you find some downtime, and toss it once you’re finished – most masks are biodegradable, taking away the guilt of a disposable product. 

And there you have it – a cosmetic bag that packs a punch… all under a pound. 

Shop The Perfect Nightcap and all other TSA-approved products on www.ysebeauty.com.