Today starts my 7-day cruise vacation! This will be my first time traveling outside of the U.S. – and no, Canada doesn’t count because it’s around the corner from us here – and my first cruise, so I’m excited to see what’s in store.
Travel Essentials
Family and friends know I am a meticulous, early, and heavy packer, like crazy bag lady packer. I tend to start packing 2-4 weeks before to make sure I have everything I need and are in order. But this time around, it’s been the complete opposite. I finished packing two days before leaving and still had errands like crazy the day before.
For this trip, I only shopped for essentials, like toiletries and flip-flops. I surprisingly had enough clothes I liked to not buy new ones, which somewhat sucked lol. Below, I’m going to talk about how I pack my essentials to ensure everything is in place, so expect to see multiple bags and components – remember bag lady.
What Did I Pack?
With the trip being over a week long, I didn’t buy many travel-sized items. Most are full sized. Pictures above show how I packed some of my essentials.
- Toiletries
- Good Vibes bag
- Dove bar soap with travel case
- Biore Charcoal face wash
- Toothbrush & toothpaste
- Listerine
- Floss
- Razors
- Sephora bag
- Astringent
- Cotton rounds
- Dr. Bonner’s Peppermint soap for makeup brushes + sponges
- Moisturizer
- Face oil
- “i hate mondays”
- L. liners
- Baby wipes
- Good Vibes bag
- Beauty
- Flamingo + blue mailer
- Travel-size setting spray
- Makeup foundation (3) because I’m extra
- Pinterest has AMAZING travel tips. I learned to my foundations in a poly bubble mailer to protect them from damage. I recycled the mailers received from online shopping, and I folded it in half to fit in my makeup cosmetics bag.
- Concealer
- Setting powderS (2)
- Mascara
- Lashes (2) + glue + tweezers
- Brow pencil
- Travel-size blush
- Janet Jackson
- Lipsticks
- Lip glosses
- Makeup brushes
- Flamingo + blue mailer
- Purse
- Wet Ones
- Clorox wipes
- Passport
- Snacks + gum
- Hand sanitizer
- Wallet
- Sunglasses
- Headphones + charger
- Carry-on
- Extra clothes
- DSLR camera
- Journal
- Reading book: We’re Going to Need More Wine, Gabrielle Union
There you have it. I believe I covered it all. So I’m packed and ready for warm weather and relaxing on the beach!
Officially on Vacation
The Moxie Playbook is now on vacation until Wednesday, March 7th! I’ll be back with a fresh tan, new and exciting content.
Follow me to see where I’m heading on my cruise through Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat: @moxieee.
xo,
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