The Ravings of an Insomniac

For many of us, school is starting - or has already started. One of the infinite issues I have with school is that I'm in a controlled environment with hundreds of other kids. These few words are not a good sign. Emergencies could happen anytime. For this reason, I've collected a few items over the years that I find are a good quick fix for anything that might happen during school.

• Hand sanitizer - self explanatory. I always carry around a hand sanitizer. More often than not, it's on of Bath and Body Works's Pocketbac ones because they smell lovely! 
• Hand cream - I have sad, dry skin so hand cream is a must for me. This L'Occitane Cherry Princess Hand Cream is luxurious and lovely, and hydrates my hands.
• Lip balm - I freaking love lip balm. I have one everywhere, so it makes sense that I would have one in my bag. And it makes for a good cuticle balm if you have a cuticle emergency during school (if that's even possible?). I currently have my Nivea Lip Butter tossed in the bag.
• Perfume - I wear perfume almost everyday. Whenever I forget I whip out this Pacifica Tuscan Blood Orange rollerball. It smells tangy and unoffensive, I love it!
• Tinted lip balm - because I need more than one lip balm. This usually gets rotated around, but right now it's the Boots Botanics Tinted Lip Balm. Good for a subtle tint of color to really wake up your complexion if you're looking sallow or pale.
• Makeup remover wipes/pads - personally I don't carry these around because I don't wear much makeup to school (just brows and a bit of concealer) but I think these are great to have in case you have an eye watering experience and your mascara gets messed up or something.
• Eye drops - this isn't something everybody needs, but I definitely recommend for contact wearers or people with sensitive/dry eyes like myself!
• Gum/mints - nobody likes to have bad breath, but these also hold off my hunger until lunch!
• Hair ties/bobby pins - also self explanatory.
• Band-aid - I always manage to cut myself during school, and sometimes I'm just too damned lazy to ask the teacher for one or go to the nurse.
• Tampon - alllllso self explanatory.
• Tylenol - in case myself or a friend gets a sudden headache!
• Tissues - another self explanatory thing. Gosh Emily, could you be any more boring?

Hey guys! I'm going away tomorrow and I love reading these kinds of posts, so I thought I'd write one!

Face Sonia Kashuk Radiant Tinted Moisturizer - this is my favorite everyday base for those days where I'm having a rougher skin day. It looks natural and has evens out my skin tone. It has SPF 15 too - plus!

Face Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Concealer Palette - my trusty concealer palette... you will never fail me. This handy dandy palette has two concealer shades and a neutralizer, it even has translucent powder! Everything in one.

Face Garnier Anti-Dark Circle Roller - generally, I like this underneath my eyes for lazy days, and those days when just one concealer isn't doing the trick.

Eyes Physician's Formula Eye Booster Eyeliner - this is my favorite liquid liner. It's opaque, stays put, and easy to use with the ultra fine brush tip.

Eyes NYX Slide On Pencil (Brown Perfection) - I love this range of pencils. This brown will be nice for waterlining for a natural look, and it won't budge after it sets.

Eyes No7 Extravagant Volume Mascara - this mascara works has a very interesting brush, and I've really liked it so far. I'm putting it to the test by having the faith to bring this on vacation with me.

Eyes No7 Exquisite Curl Mascara - this mascara. Is great. It curls my stick straight lashes a bit, and gives them volume while looking totally natural. It doesn't smudge or flake, and it comes off easily with remover.

Eyes No7 Lash and Brow Perfector - this is my brow gel, actually. It's fine. It works alright, it keeps my brows in place.

Lips Pixi Tinted Brilliance Balm (Unique Pink) - this is a great lip product that changes to a pink according to the pH level of your lips! I actually have a few more lip products in my makeup bag that's always with me, but this is the only one going in my 'official' makeup bag.


I'm not bringing too many tools, just my eyelash curler, an angled brush, a fluffy brush, and a sponge.

Thanks so much for reading! What's in your travel makeup bag?