Alva Vanderbilt's 39th birthday present from her husband was a 140,000-square-foot summer "cottage" on the shores of Newport, Rhode Island.
23.08.2024 - 17:13 / cntraveler.com / Madison Flager
The best travel makeup bags keep your beauty and skincare essentials secure and organized while in transit, and help protect the rest of your belongings from accidental spills and leaks. A few years ago, I ruined one of my favorite tote bags after a bottle of foundation broke in my old makeup bag and spilled everywhere. There goes my tote bag and my overly priced foundation. After that, I decided to invest in a protective, durable travel makeup bag that could handle bumpy car rides, long-haul flights, and a reckless suitcase toss or two from TSA. The best options are also roomy enough to fit a vacation's worth of makeup while still being compact enough to neatly fit in your carry-on or personal item. And bonus points go to the cosmetic cases and bags that feature smart pockets or loops to keep small products like brushes, lipsticks, and eyeliner in place.
Below, we've rounded up the best makeup bags for travelers to pack on their next trip, including top-rated bestsellers across the internet and some tried-and-true picks from our editors. Whether you need a small pouch for a weekend's worth of essentials or a well-organized case for a destination wedding, we have a cosmetic bag that will hold everything you need. Your days of rummaging through a never-ending black hole of a makeup bag are over.
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Without an organized cosmetic case, doing your makeup often involves rummaging around in a bag trying to find everything. This Lay-n-Go bag, though, is a dream come true. Instead of having to dump out all your products, the bag opens up by way of drawstrings, and can be laid out as a circle on any surface, allowing every product to be on display. When finished, pull the drawstring back together and watch it transform into the size of a clutch. It also comes with a zip pocket for storage and elastic brush loops, so nothing goes rolling off the bathroom counter.
For travelers who have no desire to pack light, Calpak's oversized cosmetics case will keep all your favorite products neat and visible, thanks to its full transparent exterior. The clear makeup bag unzips fully so each side can lay flat, and has an extra mesh interior pocket to hold smaller items. Senior commerce editor Madison Flager uses the large version for extended trips (closed, it's as big as a sheet of printer paper, and several inches wide), but we recommend the medium size for weeklong vacations. These bags are roomy enough to be used to hold makeup products on one side and skincare essentials on the other, allowing everything you need for your travel beauty routine to be kept in one place. Plus, a top handle makes for easy carrying or looping over a bathroom
Alva Vanderbilt's 39th birthday present from her husband was a 140,000-square-foot summer "cottage" on the shores of Newport, Rhode Island.
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