As part of my “Travel Must-Haves” series, I’ve decided to include duty-free exclusive items which are also usually travel-friendly. Furthermore, I don’t really see reviews on travel palettes much on the blogosphere but there is a pretty awesome blog called, Beauty-Free, which showcases only travel exclusives, and A Model Recommends tends to include them as well because she travels a lot as a model.

I’ve actually blogged about my Chanel Les 4 Ombres as a versatile eyeshadow quad but I think that is more for short trips like a week or even two, but sometimes I travel for three to four weeks so a bit of variety is very much welcomed.

This Dior Cannage Color Collection Eye Palette does just that because you get eight shadows to play with and the deep black shade can double up as an eye liner. I’ve tried so many looks with this palette and brings endless joy to me when I put on my makeup (don’t you look forward to putting on your makeup if you are a beauty junkie?). You can do a wearable day look with the lighter shades and the neutral side of the palette or go for a dramatic smokey eye with the dark blue and purple. The pink and purple shades blend together beautifully and make for a fun playful look. What I absolutely love to do is to pair the top right white shimmery shade and the bottom right brown shade for a chic day-to-night look.

The only downer about this palette is that on the right side where the neutrals are, the first and second shades are surprisingly similar when swatched although one looks like a light yellow toned shade and the other a stark white shimmery shade. The dark brown shade turns a bit purple when oxidized so it makes me think this is truly a “purple” palette as the left side is also predominantly purple where the light pink shade has hints of lilac.

The colours are all cool-toned so I often pair warm blushes and lipsticks with any look I do from this palette.

Do you like travel exclusive palettes? Tell us what they are and why!

PS: I’ll be on holiday and I’m not sure if I’ll get internet access so please bear with me if comments don’t get published or responded to quickly.

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Let’s have a bit of fun with photos on the blog, shall we? I’m crazy about photo apps on my iPhone, so instead of having tonnes of photos lined up vertically, I thought a collage would be easier on the eyes.

It’s the middle of November and why not share what I’ve been constantly using this month…

From the top left and clockwise:

Jo Malone’s English Pear & Freesia is perfect for the transition from autumn to winter in Tokyo. The afternoons are seriously quite warm but the nights are cool. The pear note is quite juicy but not summery like citrus notes are plus the dry down is a gorgeous milky musk. The staying power is not great but an excuse for a perfume fanatic like me to spritz myself with this more often!

Biteki is seriously one of favourite beauty rags in Tokyo — it’s has pages and pages of makeup and skincare which I love to stare at in the bath.

I’ve been smoothing a pump of Morrocan Oil through my hair daily and I just love how it’s not as oily as coconut oil or tsubaki oil but it’s very very very pricey at 3900JPY (plus shipping) so I hope that it lasts for a long time.

Speaking of coconut oil, I may not use this much on my hair but I love it in a salt scrub — best for dehydrated and acne-prone skin like mine.

From left and clockwise:

Dior’s purple travel palette has been my most-reached for eyeshadow palette this month, or rather only-reached for! I’ve been wearing lot of blue, gray, and black clothes this autumn so I love sporting a smokey purple look for my eyes. Detailed review to come soon.

Paul & Joe’s creamy light pink nail polish in 28 was something I painted on my nails repeatedly because it’s so dainty and feminine.

And my favourites would not be complete without a BB cream and this month’s fave is the Ettusias Mineral BB Cream which gives me a flawless, dewy complexion and somehow helps to control my skin from getting too oily. This is definitely worth a full review of its own.

And I can’t forget my Urban Decay Naked Palette! I had a really terrible morning as I woke up with rashes all over my face but the postman rang the door bell around 11am and delivered this to my doorstep. I was so happy to receive it and have been experimenting with different looks. I feel like I don’t really need to buy neutral colours for a while because the range in this palette is quite a amazing.

What are your faves this November?

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