Bare Necessities: Make-Up On Vacation

Packing is always an event when you’re about to go on vacation. Especially for ladies — the outfits, the corresponding shoes, the “in case it rains” stand-by’s, the “what if it’s cold?” sweaters. There’s a lot to consider when you’re staring at your closet. Make-up is the easiest thing to trim down to the basic essentials.

Rule No. 1 of vacation make-up: Unless you’re going to Vegas, you don’t really need to bring your entire arsenal of brushes, eye shadows and mascaras for your trip. We’re beautiful without all of that stuff and besides, do you really want to waste that extra time getting ready in the morning when you could be out enjoying yourself?

Enter bareMinerals. This light-weight make-up strips away all the excess, non-essential make-up and makes your natural beauty shine through without making you look or feel like you’re wearing any make-up at all. The Get Started Kit ($39.98) is exactly what you need, both for vacation and for every day. Their make-up specialists will match your skin tone for you and prepare your kit, which includes original or matte foundation, Mineral Veil finishing powder, Prime Time foundation primer, Flawless Application face brush and Correcting Concealer. It also comes with three bonus gifts: Lash Domination 10-in-1 Volumizing Mascara, Stroke of Light Eye Brightener and Faux Tan All-Over Face Color.

Boom. There are your vacation essentials. They’ll fit in your smallest cosmetic bag and you can throw it in your purse instead of taking up valuable suitcase space.

Depending on how liberally you use the foundation powder, one jar will last upwards of six months. The only thing that does run out quickly is the finishing veil, so be sure to use sparingly.

You can visit any bareMinerals store location or order the Get Started Kit online at www.bareescentuals.com. Bonus tip: If you order online before December 28, you get free shipping.