Today we're talking about lake beauty. Some of you may ditch the routine altogether at the lake but I'm too vain for that (ha!) so I pare down my routine to some basics. Here's a list of what I pack and I what I leave at home.
Pack: A wide tooth comb, grooming creme and sun hats
Leave at home: the blowdryer
I can be a bit fanatical about my hair so the lake is the perfect opportunity to leave the blow dryer at home. It's like giving your hair a weekend off from everything - it gets to be it's true self. For me that's a touch wavy and very fine. I still don't love flyaways so I use a touch of grooming creme after I've combed out my hair so smooth it down. It's also my chance to experiment - so I'll often put it in side braids or wrap it up in a bun just to see how it dries! Don't laugh at me, I like to do that. Lake life forgives your bad hair days - that's what sun hats are for!!
Pack: sunscreen
Leave at home: perfume
The mosquitoes love the perfume - need I say more? No really, any trimming I can do on the routine is awesome but there's no sacrificing skin care. So after my shower I slather on the sunscreen (burns suck) and I'm good to go. Plus J is obsessed with the idea of wood smoke cologne for me (he wants to patent it!) so I keep my interfering scents to a minimum.
Pack: Lip and cheek tint, mascara, concealer, powder
Leave at home: Eyeliner
This is my absolute new favourite product. If you read this blog often, you know how much I love Benetint - a rosy lip and cheek stain by Benefit. I had been experimenting with cheaper options like Joe Fresh's cheek cream but the truth is - it just doesn't have the all-day staying power of a stain. I love to put on my stain and know it's going to last all day. So I've had my eye on the Posietint for a while - but was a little scared of the bright pink colour. Well it's so pretty! A lovely poppy pink that's perfect for summer and looks so good with just a touch of mascara and a fresh clean face.
See, just a hint of pretty pink colour!
Tell me friends - do you ditch the beauty routine on vacation and go au naturel? Or do you have vacation beauty must haves?
Hope you all have an amazing day!
I usually bring mascara/chapstick/sunscreen on vacation....but that's all. My vacations usually consist of weekend trips to the beach. If I went on a more substantial vacay, I'd probably pack more...I'm too vain ;) P.S. that lip/cheek tint is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI have such a limited beauty routine as it is- I brush my hair sometimes- teeth, everyday, sunscreen on face and I love my J'adore Dior so I do that every day too- that's it- To cut something out while on vacation would be difficult.
ReplyDeletejust a lip salve and mascara for me.
ReplyDeletethe less the better... especially with wee ones at the beach/lake.
sunglasses are a must too! :)
just hide those tired eyes! ha ha!
and yup... the au naturel curly fro hair def comes out while camping too!
it's up a lot of the time.
just easier that way!
love the benefit tint... do they have it at sephora?
anywhere else they sell it besides polo?
Totally...I usually just wear a sunscreen and a bit of lipstick during summer! And I love when the warm air dries my hair. Have a lovely day, sweetie
ReplyDeleteHey Stephanie! I bought mine at Shoppers Drug Mart - they carry a lot from the Benefit line AND you can use your Optimum points.
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Lenore
any time at the lake is with as little on as possible...including makeup. Sunscreen and lip balm is it for me! I might add concealer & mascara to that regime if our cabin wasn't as secluded though.
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My beauty routine is already soooo simple, the only way to make it easier is doing nothing! Hmmm...not a bad idea?!
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