One Brand Tutorial: Full Face of ELF Makeup

a what's in my travel makeup bag type of video I've never done this video on my channel and I like watching these kinds of videos and it's perfect because I will be going to Miami today is Thursday I will be driving down to Miami with Danny tomorrow night and we will be there for about 2 and 1/2 weeks because he hasn't seen anybody in his family since he went on deployment so we're going to go down and visit some family I'm also going to be sharing with you my tips and tricks traveling with makeup how to travel with less makeup and things that are just more convenient I don't know if these are like tips and stuff you probably already know but I'm just sharing with you what I would do because I used to be the person who traveled with like six bronzers six lipsticks six million things and didn't end up using half of them and this video is actually pre-recorded so by the time that you see this video I would already be in Miami and I would have been there for a while already um I'm leaving September 12th so any video you've seen after September 12th was pre-recorded or is pre-recorded if you follow me on Instagram stagram and Twitter you would have already known that I just wanted to pre-record so that there wouldn't be like no videos at all on my channel for 2 weeks and I can't have that actually pre-recorded a lot of videos so anyway you're going to be packing with me in this video another thing that really inspired me to do this video is that I recently got something in the mail that I am absolutely crazy about and it is this guy right here this is the Laura Mercier custom artist portfolio and it is basically like a makeup bag that looks like a binder I don't know if this is limited edition or not but I know she came out with one really similar to this last year and then it went away and then it came back again with like a different pattern but this is what it looks like it basically has like two sections here like two bags it has this where you could put your brushes and then you turn it and it has this where you could put your palettes and then a bigger bag here and then a smaller one here and I first saw this in Essie button's video like in her August favorites or something like that and I was like mesmerized by this thing and then I saw the price and I was like oh why am not buying that but then Danny convinced me to get it I don't have any travel makeup bag at all I kind of just throw everything in a purse or in this large bag that isn't very cute and he was just like get it because we move around a lot and it's something that you're really really going to use the crap out of so it is worth the money so I took his advice and I bought it and I couldn't be happier with it I love this it is very very sturdy so if it's perfectly in a suitcase I'm I'm actually going to be going to California for a day um while I'm in Miami I'm going to fly to California for like 1 or two days and I'm so excited I've never been to California and I thought this would be perfect because it'll fit right into our suitcase and none of the makeup will get crushed or anything because it is pretty sturdy so it's definitely um a really good made product by the way um these compartments right here all come off this right here is a zipper and then this detaches and it comes completely off and then these compartments right here they're magnetic so tcome off perfectly just like this and then they'll just snap right back on and the magnet has a pretty strong hold like a really strong hold so tall come off which is super convenient you can just pack it throw it right back in there and you're good to go so yeah let's get started so I'm going to start off with the primer I'm going to be taking on my trip and I'm going to take this Laura Mercier Foundation primer this actually came as a sample with this guy and I thought it was perfect because it is a travel size I have this which is my favorite primer right now this hangover primer but for traveling purposes I thought I would go ahead and take this one and I actually like the way this feels on my skin I might buy the full size it seemed pretty hydrating and my Foundation went on really nicely so I'm going to pop that in right here I recommend finding things that are in travel size they're just going to fit a lot better in your makeup bag and it's going to um kind of like not take up so much space so I'm only taking one Foundation I will be there for 2 and 1/ half weeks but I think that one Foundation is good enough for me I don't want to pack overboard you know so the foundation I'm going to be taking is my makeup forever HD foundation this is a new Foundation to me I purposely bought it for this trip because I know I'm going to be taking a lot of pictures in California and I wanted something that was going to photograph well and also for traveling purposes I love foundations with a pump because it is super clean it doesn't get messy it's just the perfect Foundation to travel with in my opinion so that's the one I'm taking with that Foundation I find that I don't need a setting powder at all it kind of leaves like a natural satin finish and it doesn't stay tacky to the touch so I'm not going to be taking a powder again I have dry skin so I rarely use face powder to be honest so I don't feel the need to take that and so the next thing I need is concealer and I'm going to be taking my Mac Pro longw concealer because this is honestly the most perfect ideal concealer it looks great it Blends really well it is glass so not super ideal for traveling but I find that if I keep it in a sturdy place like this it does fine so I will be adding that and then I'm going to throw this in because you guys know it's my favorite concealer in the world and it's the Maybelline Fit Me so whenever I don't want to use prolong wear I will go jump on this guy I'm going to take two bronzers and normally I would only take one I wanted to take a more natural looking bronzer for a more day-to-day look and I am taking my Too Faced milk chocolate sole this is a light bronzer not too light it is the bronzer I'm wearing right now but it's one of those bronzers that just looks good on a day-to-day basis and it smells good another thing I really recommend for traveling is finding products that have like a multi-purpose things that are like twoin ones you know that serve more than one purpose so that is why I am taking my It Cosmetics ombre bronzer because it is a bronzer and a highlight allinone so I love this bronzer because it is a little bit deeper than my milk chocolate a little warmer and then I have a more shimmery bronzer in the middle and then a highlight need to take an extra highlight on my trip because it already has it in this product and honestly one highlight is all I need another huge tip I can give you is using your Z palettes try to buy a z palette if you don't have one because it just comes in handy you can put so many thi