This is part 3 of my London trip series. Please read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
For a makeup addict, planning and thinking about what beauty products to bring to travel is actually a nightmare. So many choices, so many plans, so many “what if” situations! Because space is limited, we are of course forced to bring only the essentials and for me, having to choose which lipsticks to bring and leave the others behind actually brought forward some guilt and confusion into the process. Yes, I have a very complex emotional relationship with my makeup products 😛
Thankfully, before I got a chance to be even more dramatic about it, the perfect solution was presented to me. I was invited to collaborate with Wardah Cosmetics in their Travel in Style program! This means, I would travel armed with a complete range of Wardah products, wrote my travel stories, which they would then publish into a fabulous little booklet (coming soon!). Not only did this make my journey even more interesting, it actually saved me from the headache of having to plan what I had to put into my makeup box!
Anyway, because my schedule in London didn’t permit any experimentation on makeup of any sort, I decided to simplify my makeup look into these 2 concepts:
Day Makeup: Neutral eyeshadow, a thin strip of black liner, black mascara, peachy-pink cheek and bright-colored lipstick
Evening Makeup: Black eyeliner smudged to a soft smokey look, piles of black mascara, neutral cheek and glossy nude lips
Those 2 looks were very easy to create and were relatively low maintenance too. Here are the products I used to create those looks:
Day
Evening
As for skincare, I used the following products:
Some people asked me, did I really use the Wardah products that I brought? My answer is, yes I did! I’m lucky that my skin never had any serious problems but I honestly thought both Wardah day and night cream proved to be wonderful in keeping my skin well hydrated during the cold Autumn London weather. The facial foam was also something I was thankful of because it could really cleanse my face without making it feel dry or taut. In fact, I think my skin looked the healthiest during my 2 weeks there. Of course I’m also fully aware that lack of pollution and harsh UV exposure also did contribute to the state of my skin. A friend took this photo of me and I guess you could see that my skin had that healthy glow to it that I sadly could not recreate after being back here 🙁
Some tips:
By the way, do you know that Wardah is having ‘Travel in Style’ travelling style and photo contest where you can win a prize to visit Turkey? Unfortunately, today is the last day to submit your entry, so you better hurry up!