Category: Beauty

Beauty, Travel, Travel Tips

Five Easy Hairstyles for Travel (that aren’t a messy bun or ponytail!)

Alyssa adjusts her hair in a mirror

I think it’s fair to say that we all want to look our best when we travel, but we don’t want to spend hours at the hotel bathroom sink trying to make it happen. So how do you look “normal” after traveling long distances for days at a time, often without access to a curling/straightening …

Beauty, Destinations, France, Travel

My Favorite French Beauty Finds + Where to Buy Them in the U.S.

A collection of bottles from a French Pharmacy

Go ahead and do a web search for “City Pharma Paris” and you’ll see lots of blog posts and other websites praising the giant discount parapharmacie mecca. (I’ll still be here, promise). Everything they say is true – it’s busy and crowded but the prices are much lower. The staff sometimes seem a little frazzled with …

Beauty, Packing Lists, Travel, Travel Products, Travel Tips

Traveling Light: Packing a Liquids Bag for Summer Travel

A quart bag from the brand Blue Avocado is filled with travel liquids

By now I’m sure you know all about the TSA’s rules for bringing liquids in your carry-on – and in case you haven’t heard, I’ll go ahead and mention it anyway so you don’t feel awkward: Often referred to as the 3-1-1 rule, in order to bring most liquids into the cabin of an aircraft, …