Summer in Shanghai.

[the_grynne]

Come this Friday, I will be going to Shanghai (from Sydney) for a little over a month (a combination of work and seeing family/friends). This time, instead of randomly tossing items that take my fancy mere hours before I have to dash for the airport, which is how I usual do my packing for these regular trips, I thought I would carefully plan what makeup I would take with me*.

If my idea was that this would lead to me somehow reducing the volume of my luggage, I was sorely mistaken, as I discovered after drawing up the list of "necessary items for 37 days of work and play in Shanghai" on my Notes app. Perhaps some further editing was required, I admitted to myself. That's where you can help.

What do you think is a reasonable amount of beauty products to take on a trip of this length? What could safely I do without?

Not pictured (because I have backups at home in Shanghai) are:
- foundation (NARS Sheer Glow, Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua and Becca tinted moisturiser)
- primer (MUFE HD primer)
- skincare
- lip conditioner/balm (Clinique Superbalm) and
- brow pencil (Shu Uemura).




Base
Becca loose powder
MAC Painterly (eyeshadow base, in travel pot)
Sisley pressed powder compact (for touch ups)
Stila Perfecting Concealer
Almay Bright Eyes Eye Base + Concealer (for the purse)
Guerlain Terracotta Sheer Bronzing Powder (brunette)
Clarins 8 Hour Cream (vv useful as highlighter on the go and all-purpose cream; favourite way to use it is all over the lid, with an eye pencil smudged over it for a wet, glistening look)
Clarins Beauty Flash Balm
Mecca Cosmetica To Save Face (facial sunscreen)

Brows/Eyes
Shu Uemura Brow Manicure
Shiseido Perfect Mascara (brown)



Eyeshadow
Cle de Peau Beaute Eye Color Quad #7
NARS Make Up Your Mind: Express Yourself Palette
Laura Mercier Black Plum
NARS Jolie Poupee
NARS Bali
Hourglass Lagoon
NARS Nouveau Monde
Shu Uemura M Dark Brown cream eyeshadow
Stila Mambo




Blush
Shiseido PK304 Carnation
Becca Amaryllis
Becca Freesia
NARS Luster

Eye Pencil
Chanel Stylo Yeux Jade
Guerlain Khol Me 01 Black
Guerlain Khol Me 03 Brown
Shu Uemura ME Pink




Lips
Chanel Insolence
NARS Heat Wave
Sisley Rosewood
Cle de Peau Beaute R2 Red Abundance
Guerlain Rouge Automatique Chamade
Chantecaille Anais
Chantecaille Heirloom




Nails
China Glaze Fast Freeze Quick Dry
Sally Henson Double Duty Base & Top Coat
China Glaze No-Chip Top Coat
Mecca Cosmetica Dionyza (aqua - mani)
Mecca Cosmetica Cassandra (coral - pedi)
Chanel Jade Rose (nude pink - mani)
Chanel Pulsion (neon pink - pedi)
Chanel Mimosa (yellow - mani)


Perfume (not pictured): Chanel 19, Serge Lutens Clair de Musc, Aqua di Parma Iris Nobile, and Ormonde Jayne Champaca, all sample-sized or decanted into Travalos.


*The problem is of excess, not of weight. My baggage allowance is 30kg, and summer clothing is not that heavy.

And of course, every time I go to the Shanghai apartment, I always leave some products there for the next time I go back, so not all of this is coming back to Sydney with me.