Airplane/Travel Tips + Easy Makeup & Outfit! | Meredith Foster

🎵'Cause you're like the room, like a flower bloom. It don't start till you get here, it don't feel right unless you're near it. I want to be where you are. So I...🎵 Hello there, friends! It's Meredith. I'm Meredith. It's nice to meet you. If you are a new viewer, I welcome you to my internet paradise island. Today, I'm going to show you my airplane and travel essentials, what I like to bring in my carry-on bag. And then, I'm also going to show you what I usually do for my makeup and my airport attire. So I hope you guys enjoy and find it helpful. I'm going to start by showing you my packing tips and my carry-on essentials. So the first thing I recommend doing is laying out everything you're going to take with you the day or night before you leave for your trip. I was headed to New York City where it is currently snowing and very cold, so I was packing things like scarves, hats, boots. A good thing to do is check to see what the weather forecast looks like while you are away so that you know what kind of clothes to pack. One thing I always like to do is stuff my socks into my shoes. It saves you some space in your suitcase and it makes everything much more organized. For my carry-on bag, I usually take my Herschel backpack and I'm going to show you what I take with me. I usually always take some type of makeup bag and makeup wipes. The ones I've been using recently are the Stila Ready for Takeoff. If my flight arrives late at night, I like to bring these so I can remove my makeup right after I get off the plane. So in my carry-on makeup bag, I have a compact mirror, lotion, eye drops, oil absorbing sheets, hand sanitizer, a hair clip, some creaseless hair ties, and some lip balm. I also recommend setting out what electronics you want to take with you. So if you want to take pictures, lay out your camera so you don't forget that. And then if you need chargers for your phone, I would also pack those in your carry-on as well in case they run out of battery when you're on the plane. Sometimes planes have outlets where you can charge your phone or your laptop. I like to bring my journal and a pen with me in my carry-on bag just to jot things down. I also like to bring gum, mint, and breath spray. I like to be thoroughly prepared. And then of course you want to bring some type of wallet or wristlet to carry your IDs or cards or whatever you want. Sometimes I like to bring deodorant with me just so that after I get off the plane I can freshen up a little bit if I'm going somewhere. I always bring my sunnies even if it's not sunny because I may look like a hot mess when I get off an airplane and want to distract you from what's really going on under there. Another thing I like to do is lay out what I'm going to wear the night before so that in the morning I can throw it on really quick and save a little bit of time. So moving on to my makeup. I like to keep it very simple when I travel. What I usually do is put on concealer and moisturizer. So the product I'm using today actually has moisturizer in it. So I just put that under my eyes and any areas that I want to give a little TLC, I just blend that into my skin with my finger. I will set everything with a powder and the one I'm using is just this matte powder by Maybelline and I don't think they sell it anymore. I've looked all over for it. Can't find it. If anyone's seen it out there, let me know in the comments. I would be very interested to know. I usually try to fill in my eyebrows because it makes me feel a lot more confident to have them filled in. And let's just be real here, they don't look too hot when I go all natural. Something extra I'll do if I have a little bit of extra time is just apply a little bit of mascara. And lastly, I'll just throw on some lip balm and I'm out the door. Moving on to my travel wear. So I'm that person that literally rolls out of bed in their pajamas and wears that to the airport. I would much rather be comfortable while I'm sitting on a long flight or in a long car ride. I guess my only exception to that would be if I needed to go somewhere right after I landed or got out of a car that required me to wear something that wasn't my pajamas. Just wear what you feel good in and what makes you feel beautiful. So for my pants, I have on these grey sweatpants and they are from Forever 21. My grey t-shirt is also from Forever 21. For my shoes, I have on some Adidas that I just bought actually and they're extremely comfortable. And a really cool thing is they're really easy to slip on and off so that's great when you're going through security and you have to take your shoes off. They're just my go-to shoes right now. I usually always try to remember to bring some type of jacket or something warm to put over me just in case it gets cold. The black sweatshirt I have on is actually from the men's section at Target. I originally bought it for my brother and he didn't need it so I was like, okay, you know what? I'm just gonna keep it because I like it. Something I'll use occasionally is this inflatable headrest thingy majiggy and it is so cool because you can get all the air out and make it really small and then put it in your carry-on and it doesn't take up any space. I always bring headphones with me when I'm traveling because I love to listen to music on the plane. And because I don't want to pay for airplane food, I usually like to bring snacks from home. So I just brought some little chocolate berry things and a mini bag of Pirate's Booty and that always tides me over. Oh my gosh, you guys. I sat next to a dog on my flight. His name is Hank and he was just the sweetest dog. He was so good. He was sleeping under the seat and he had his head on my backpack. I can promise you I was the happiest person on that plane because I got to sit next to this adorable dog. Something I love about traveling on an airplane is looking out the window and playing some music. Maybe it's a really nostalgic song and just looking down at the world and how beautiful it is and realizing how small we are in comparison to this vast universe. It's a really humbling feeling. Let me know in the comments if you've ever done that so we can agree that it is one of the best feelings in the world. I wanted to let you guys know that I'm going to be at BeautyCon in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, March 14th at Fair Park. So I hope to see you there. So that's it. I hope you guys enjoyed. If you did, remember to give it a thumbs up. Thank you so much for watching. I love ya and I'll talk to you in my next video. Bye! Peace out, Girl Scouts. Freak out. Okay, bye. There's something in my eye. Okay, bye. I rhymed. Okay, wait. Did I do that outro? We'll be cruising once you go down. 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