I travel a fair amount, so I am well familiar with the ins and outs of beauty on the go. When I pack my makeup bag, I tend to go for flat eye shadow palettes, multi-use products, and anything that comes in pencil form. I’ve got an always packed makeup travel bag, so at the drop of a hat I’m more or less ready to jump on a plane – often what I do is just switch out the products I haven’t used in the last few trips with something new and exciting I plan to review for the blog soon. For my latest trip to Trinidad, I made the unusual decision to completely repack my travel makeup bag. My existing bag had become overloaded with products I wasn’t even actually using on my trips, and of course a trip to the Caribbean called for makeup that would last in sweltering temperatures and high humidity!

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As the temperature rises makeup tends to want to melt away.  No need to fret, here are some helpful tips to keeping your making lasting through the hot summer days. 

-use face primer!  The silica base helps to absorb sweat and oil (try e.l.f. Mineral Infused Face Primer, $6)

-if you use foundation make sure to make it oil free and set in with a powder (try e.l.f. Studio Flawless Finish Foundation, $6)

-switch from cream blushes, bronzers and eyeshadows to powder (try e.l.f. Mineral products, $3-$5)

-opt for waterproof mascara and eyeliner (try e.l.f. es

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