Whats in My Travel Bag?

Hello Dolls!

First I would like to apologize for not posting this earlier today. I have been running around helping my aunt and others and finally now just got home to start this post.

One thing I absolutely love is to travel. Unfortunately being a full-time college student tends to prevent traveling more, but when school is out, I always try to get to go somewhere exciting. This coming weekend I am going out of town and I thought it would be fun to show y'all what I am bringing with me. This weekend I am going a small and more secluded beach near Santa Cruz for a company event for my moms job. We get our own villa with a magnificent view of the beach while lounging around and indulging on delicious meals provided for us. (YES I will be using my tips on how to be healthy on vacation, you can see them here!) (I can make a blog post about this trip if y'all would like to see it! If you would like to see it then comment below and let me know!)

The suitcase I use is a hard shell  hot pink one that I purchased at TJ Maxx. They have great suitcases at reasonable prices (I definitely recommend going to check them out!).

Everything I put inside my suitcase:

1. Survival Kit
   As y'all know I carry this with me in every bag I have, here you can see what exactly goes inside my infamous survival kit.
2. Toiletries Bag
   In here I keep everything I could possibly need! I got this lovely bag at Target during the Lilly for Target collab. 

• Travel sized shampoo & conditioner
• It's A 10! Leave in hair conditioner
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Contacts case
• Contact solution
• Travel sized body wash from Bath & Body Works in the scent 'Pink Chiffon'
• Travel sized deodorant
• Number 7 makeup
• Botanics facial cleansing set

     3.  Macbook Air 

I always bring my laptop with me everywhere! It is so important because you never know what you may need it for and it never hurt to bring a small laptop along with you! 

     4. Clothes

Of course this varies on the type of trip I am going on. Since this weekend is a beach get-a-way I will be bringing mainly cute printed shorts, plain tees, a couple shep shirts, pajamas, and a dress for the annual clam bake.

     5. Accessories

Obviously this depends on the type of clothes I am bringing. I always bring my gold monogram necklace, gold nautical knot earrings my late grandmother gave me, Tory Burch wrap bracelet, Hermés H clic clac bracelet, J Crew paved link bracelet, and my silver Michele watch. As for a purse I bring my Rebecca Minkoff mini quilted affair and for shoes I bring various types of flip flops. 

     6. Necessities for the specific trip (Beach Bag)

Since I am going to the beach I am obviously bringing my beloved beach bag! I have an entire post of everything inside my beach bag and you can check that out here.

7. Lilly Pulitzer Agenda

If y'all know me, then you know that this is a given. I carry my agenda with me everywhere and a weekend get-a-way is no exception! You can see how I organize my agenda here. 

I guess my travel isn't too different from others, however if there is something you carry with you on every trip let me know down in the comments section below! (and yes you can comment anonymously and let me know if you want to see this trip documented in a blog!) 

XOXO, 

The Californian Belle

Drugstore Makeup Jackpot

Hello Dolls!

If you guys know anything about me, its that I L O V E Target!! In all seriousness I am there 3-4 days a week! So a few weeks ago I was at Target and decided to walk by the makeup isle. 

*For the record I am not a makeup person..I will wear makeup but typically only drugstore makeup. If it isn't drugstore then I don't buy it because I personally rather spend my money elsewhere.*

So as I'm walking I get bombarded by this sales associate for some makeup company. If it's one thing I absolutely can't stand is when people try to sell me something when I am not there to specifically buy that product. I had some extra time on my hands so I let the associate show me all of the products this brand had to offer. 

The brand, which originated in England,  is called Boots; and this company has so many different sub brands connected. The one at Target was No. 7 (their makeup brand) and Botanics (skin care). Let me start off by saying that within the two weeks I have seen MAJOR improvement to my skin and I am so happy that I took the time to listen about this product. I would wake up every morning with even better skin than the night before!! I have oily acne prone skin (ew I know) so finding really good drugstore makeup has always been difficult for me. 

Botanics Skin Care

Daily foaming facial cleanser and toner designed to make you feel refreshed and make your face matte to get rid of that shine!

Used this scrub/mask twice a week in the evening and it did a great job "deep cleaning" my skin.

Daily matte facial moisturizer with spf 15!
*The only moisturizer to leave my skin feeling hydrated and breakout free*

No. 7 Makeup 

No. 7 has a few different foundations that meet the 

A M A Z I N G matte primer!! A little goes a long way. Created a great base to put my makeup over. 

I couldn't believe the coverage I was receiving with this foundation AND its spf 15!! The color is "cool beige". 

This under eye concealer (I got the lighter of the two available) works like a charm!

Pressed powdered blush in the color "Soft Damson"

Moisture drench lipstick in the color "Blush" (I wish there was more variety in colors)
**Sidenote: THIS LIPSTICK MOISTURIZES BETTER THAN SOME LIP BALMS**

Loose face powder in the color "fair". They only have two colors: "Fair" and "Translucent". These colors work on any skin tone because they are so sheer. "Fair" has a matte finish and "Translucent" has small hints of sparkle in it. 

The number one thing I have to say about this product is that less is more. This product is meant for a little to work a significant amount. I have to say after using Boots products I am throughly pleased and would honestly recommend this to anyone who has sensitive or troubled skin. All of these products were amazing and I am so surprised these are drugstore products!!

The products I listed were only from the "matte" collection. There are so many other products from this company. I would also like to note I am not a "makeup or skin specialist" and that I am writing this blog based out of trying this product from experience. This product may or may not be for you, but I thought I would share my drug store discovery with you guys so if you think this may be a product for you then you can try it out!

Till next time XOXO,

The Californian Belle