BY ZOE FOSTER Sometimes, especially after The Most Disappointing Summer in History, us Strayans take ourselves off to Europe during winter for a bit of sun and fun and maybe even a plum.
Being that we live so stinkin’ far away from the country of Europe (I’m joking, put your maps away), we often stay over there for 2-3 weeks (or, if you’re a bum of an author with a penchant for gyro like me, 2-3 months) to make all that travel – and all that cost of travel – worthwhile.
Obviously, we need a fair amount of Beauty Stuff to keep us looking good and smelling even better during that time. And so I thought, since I myself am making my voyage to Europe this very week, I would outline the basics of beauty packing for such a trip. LESS is BEST, girls. (And I know some of you will watch this video and be amazed that this is considered “less” but remember, I am a beauty editor, and as such genetically predisposed to overpacking my toiletry bags.
The video below refers to the skin and hair (and nails) but not the makeup, because that gets its own video. I concede that compared to glittery eye makeup tutorials, it’s not a very exciting video, but hopefully it’s slightly less dull than me writing the list out.
Speaking of dull, here are some of the essentials that didn’t even make the non-exciting video!!! Get ready for thrills!!!!!
– Mario Badescu Drying Lotion to stop all pending spot attacks
Top Comments
Hi Zoe,
Can you tell me the best beauty buys to be found at Sephora?
Cheers!
this is disturbing.
I can see Zoe is passionate about this stuff and seems lovely.
But this list and the explanations make me shake my head.
Is the outcome of of evolution + 100 years of freedom, sanitation, nutrition and education ? Our feminist grand-mothers and Anzac grandfather would be wondering why they bothered to fight for us, so that we can worry about what to do if there is no nail salon on our overseas holidays.
This dinner party is becoming vacuous and disappointing.