Hello my lovelies, I hope you're all doing well and having a great week. I'm going away tomorrow and whilst preparing my carry on luggage, I thought I'd also share it with you all on here. Now I tend to take a different variety and amount of items and products depending on if I'm flying short or long haul. This time around I am travelling long haul to Las Vegas, so its around an 11 hour flight from London Heathrow. So keep on reading to find out what I'll be taking on the plane with me!
The bag I will be using is my everyday handbag from Michael Korrs. Even though I constantly complain about my arm acheing or my bag being too heavy, I'm really not a rucksack girl so I grin and bare it. I love this bag, I bought in their sale at the store in Westfield a few years ago and its still going strong today. Its handy also as I can just empty it out in my hotel room and then use it as my daily hangbag, saves me bringing two bags.
I'm going to start with beauty and skincare products then move onto entertainment and miscellaneous items. I always bring an average sized makeup bag with me on the plane, I love this one from Victorias Secret. Depending on the length and time of the flight, and how I'm feeling that morning, sometimes I'll wear a tiny amount of makeup and others my usual full face. I like to bring a selection of my everyday products so towards the end of the flight I can apply them or touch up what I'm already wearing. My flight is around midday, so I'll have to be up at around 7 to leave for the airport at 8, so chances are I'll have a 'no makeup makeup' look on that day. I'll also bring the majority of my makeup brushes in this bag, the rest will go in my toiletry bag in my suitcase.
Some of my esscentials include my Tangle Teezer hairbrush, My Johnsons makeup wipes (the purple kind) and my absolute favourite deodorant, which is the Sure Maximum Protection. I always pick up the pink one (The dove version is also amazing). I usually bring one bottle of perfume, I try not to choose one thats too heavy as I sometimes buy one in duty free as well. I've gone with Lady Million this time. I've also got my sunglasses, they're nothing expensive, just a simple rose gold pair I bought in duty free last year. I also always carry a packet of Wet Ones, which are antibacterial wipes, just in case we need them for anything. I've packed my large clip as well just in case I want to put my hair up during the flight if I'm applying makeup or washing my face.
Of course I'll have my phone, I have the iPhone 6S Plus in Rose Gold, along with my Apple earphones, as I listen to a lot of music on long flights. I also bring along my standard charger and a portable charger incase my battery dies out faster than I'd like it too. This one I bought off of Amazon for less than £10 and it will charge my phone to full battery life 4 times. I've decided not to bring my laptop this time as my Macbook Pro really weighs down my bag. I've got my Michael Korrs wallet (in the monogram style), with all my cards and travel money inside and of course my passport. I'm someone who is always too afraid to put any valuables in my hold luggage in case it gets lost, so I'll be carrying my Canon 700D camera with me as well, I obviously can't include that in the photos as I'm using it to take them!
I always have a bottle of water and a selection of snacks and sweets. I'm someone who gets dehydrated really quickly on long flights, one mistake I always make is not eating or drinking enough on the plane and then feeling really sick. I absolutely despise plane food, I hate the smell of it and always decline it and bring my own snacks. I try and pick out things I know I'm going to eat and then of course have a selection of sweets and gum. I usually have a big breakfast at the airport before boarding and then head to Boots or Whsmith to buy some crisps, fruit or other small snacks. I've already got some Extra gum and my favourite, Werthers Orginals toffees (they'll be gone within the first hour I bet).
For entertainment purposes, of course I'll be listening to music and playing games on my phone. I've been searching the app store like crazy for new games to play! However, I'm also bringing a book with me, as I do actually really enjoy reading. I recently ordered Youtuber Channon Rose's book, The Story Of Channon Rose. It had amazing reviews and she's someone that I love watching so I thought I'd give this a read on the plane or poolside. I'll probably grab a couple of magazines at the airport too!
I hope you enjoy this post. I always feel like I'm missing something after I'm packed so hopefully It's all there! I'm really into packing and holiday related videos and blog posts myself, the neat freak within me loves to pack! Let me know what you're hand luggage essentials are or where you're travelling too this year! xx ♡
