Minimalist toiletries for Québec Trip

As a skincare junkie, trying to pick and choose what toiletries I will take on a trip is like choosing a favorite child. It’s just wrong. Yet, because they are inanimate objects, I didn’t hurt any feelings by choosing my essential products.

The toiletries:

From on top of the pink bag, moving downward 

• coconut oil– all around moisturizer and I use a few drops in place of conditioner
• toothpaste. 
• deodorant.
• Shampoo bar– can also double as a body wash.
• A little piece of African Black Soap– a facial cleanser
• Evan Healy Rose Cleansing milk– gentle facial cleanser
• Evan Healy Rose water– first step after cleansing
• Mad Hippie Antioxidant Facial Oil- serum/ moisturizer
• Juana Candlenut body wash
• raw whipped shea butter
• toothbrush
• Aveda body lotion- didn’t use it
• Ren face lotion 
• eye cream
• jade roller- for facial massage
• (not pictured) facial sunscreen

Final assessment: Because it was so cold, I used my more moisturizing rose cleanser instead of my African Black Soap, so I didn’t need to bring that. Also, I am terrible at using body lotion, and I just used my coconut oil.

The makeup:

I am not a makeup person, and I didn’t even use half of the stuff I brought. I did bring:

• clear eyebrow gel- my personal desert island essential.
• Lancome liquid eyeliner- my second desert island essential
• Lancome mascara- didn’t use it
• black eyeliner- didn’t use it
• Dior concealer- didn’t use it
• pink mini Marc Jacobs lipstick- didn’t use it
• matte red lip pencil- didn’t use it
• mini Benefit highlighter- didn’t use it
• Lancome makeup remover
• Muji cotton squares
• Tweezerman tweezers
• mini spatula- for scooping out my raw shea butter
• disposable mascara wands- didn’t use them

Since most of the makeup items I brought were minis, the added weight wasn’t too bad so it wasn’t too much of a packing regret. Just stuck to my everyday look of groomed brows and a small flick of liquid eyeliner at the outer corner of my eyes.

Final assessment: Don’t expect that you will magically become more interested in makeup when you are on a trip. Always put skincare first!