What’s In My Weekend Away Bag

Hello!  I recently spent a few days back in my home city, and I thought that some of you may have wanted a cheeky peek into my weekend away bag.   Go on, be nosey…

As the weather was verging on unbearable, I didn’t want to take a lot as I knew I wouldn’t use most of it.  I think I managed to pack quite light, although the weight of my suitcase told a different story!

I took my miniature bumble and bumble surf foam wash shampoo and creme rinse conditioner because a) the bottles were small,  b) I wanted to use them up and  c)  they wouldn’t weigh my hair down too much but they also wouldn’t dry my hair out if I washed it repeatedly.  I didn’t rate this duo much when I had long hair but they seem to work well with my short hair, and encourage its natural curl.

Another miniature product I took was the  LUSH Rose Jam shower gel.   The small bottle meant it didn’t take up much space, and I also wanted to get it used up.   Does anyone else have too many shower gels on the go?

I packed my Venus Snap razor just in case the heat reached critical levels and I had to take my tights off.  It didn’t, and the tights stayed on (woohoo!).  Even though I didn’t use it, it was handy to have regardless.

As I  didn’t have a specific body SPF (and again there was a risk I would have to expose some limbs to the sun) , I dug out the  LUSH The Sunblock from the stash.  This is a solid sunscreen that you apply to wet skin in the shower and rinse off.  I can’t say whether it worked or not, as I still kept my arms and legs covered, but it did make my skin feel lovely and moisturised.  Sadly, my bar of this came to an untimely end when I left my suitcase in a hot car.  It’s a good job I didn’t put it in my make up bag! (RIP Sunblock)

I included the bumble and bumble surf spray  in my weekend bag as I had already taken the shampoo and conditioner, and I thought if anything it would make them work better.   It did, and I was rocking some lovely curls all weekend.   I wish it did something about the frizz though.. .

The Colab dry shampoo was one of my most used products all weekend.  It really helped to give my hair a refreshing boost in between (multiple) showers.   Why oh why did I get a fringe?!

I packed my bottle of  Paul Mitchell Heat Seal  in case I used my ghds.  Whilst it was too hot to fully style my hair, I still straightened my fringe (whilst leaving my hair to go wild).  It’s a good job I did take it!

The La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL Comfort Cream SPF 50+ was the product I needed the most that weekend.  Thanks to this wonder product, I have no burning, no dry patches nor any new freckles even though I was in the sun during its hottest hours.   I am seriously beginning to fall in love with this product!

To make sure I smelled nice-ish that weekend, I packed my small bottle of Etude House Belle Dress perfume.  The fresh floral scent made a nice change from the usual sickly sweet body sprays I tend to use.

Time for make up!   Of course I had to take my favourite make up bag.    Isn’t it just the best?

Usually when I go away I take about 50 red lipsticks and only use about two of them.  I decided that I was going to be good this time and I simply took the Bourjois Rouge Velvet in Hot Pepper .  It stays on a long time and can survive through eating and drinking.  It’s a nice summery shade too!

I needed the Urban Decay primer potion to combat my oily eyelids, which were a lot worse in the hot weather.   I swear all the oil in my face lives in my eyelids.

I made sure that I packed my  RapidLash eyelash serum as I am still testing it out for you all, and I didn’t want to forget about applying it.

I know I should have packed other make up to try this month, but I couldn’t resist including the  Benefit They’re Real mascara and the Oriflame THE ONE Eyeliner Stylo in my make up bag.  I knew that both products could stand the heat.

I also had to have my Benefits Brows a Go Go set , my B. eyebrow pencil and two brushes from the Real Techniques Eye Starter Set for blending in the eye primer and also to fill in my eyebrows.  Eyebrows are important.

And finally I made sure I packed one of my favourite bases, the Ginvera BB Cream .  It has a SPF of 30 and makes my skin look amazing , without being so heavy I want to claw my face off.   Spoiler alert – I will be sharing a full review of this with you all soon…

What do you take for a weekend away?  Are you a light packer, or do you need to take everything but the kitchen sink?

Dannie x