Keeping Your Cosmetics Organized While You Travel

Mar
09
2010

Keeping Your Cosmetics Organized While You Travel

Imagine that you’ve just taken a great vacation, but you’re exhausted and glad to be home. Unpacking has never been one of your favorite parts of taking a trip, but alas, it has to be done. You unzip your suitcase only to find smudges of blusher and foundation marring that shirt you bought at the souvenir shop, as well as many of your other favorite clothes. This is a scary scenario to think about, but likely one that most women can relate to.

Whether you are a professional makeup artist or just a normal woman who likes to have makeup on hand, traveling with cosmetics can be a tricky thing to master if you don’t have the right gear. You might have a nice cloth-based travel makeup bag, but it’s probably still difficult keep your tubes, bottles, and compacts in place during travel. True organization and freedom on the road can be accomplished by one simple solution: a professional-grade train case.

The train case isn’t only for those who opt to travel by train, regardless of the name. It’s simply a hand-sized suitcase-like box meant for carrying conveniences during travel. (Think back to some black-and-white movies you may have seen in which a woman carries a small suitcase-like box onto the train.) Train cases of old were largely hollowed out, possibly with pouches lining the walls of the interior and a vanity mirror on the inner side of the “roof.” Modern cosmetic train cases put traditional train cases to shame when it comes to organization and convenience! Most come with several compartments on the lower portion of the box and several expandable trays that simply slide out to display your cosmetics. The lower potion is large enough to hold hair brushes or other supplies you might deem handy to have while you travel. The best advantage of new cosmetic cases is that the majority of them are available in an aluminum finish, ensuring that no matter how rough your trip is your makeup will arrive intact.

If you need something a bit more spacious, there are larger variations of the train case that feature wheels and a telescopic handle–kind of like a “carry-on” bag. If you think you might have use for both, you can also buy sets that include both the train case and the larger case. The best thing about cosmetic cases is that you aren’t simply limited to makeup; they are also great for hair care products and nail accessories.

Train cases are a definite must-have for anyone who travels with a substantial amount of cosmetics!