Have you tried the Caudalie line of natural products?  I was shopping at Sephora and I saw that they have a set of “must haves” in smaller sizes. It includes everything that you need to cleanse, tone, moisturize and care for your entire face, including eyelids and lips. It’s all packed into the cutest silver cosmetic bag. Great for a gift, to take when you travel, or just as a way to become familiar with the products.
The products contain ingredients that help protect against premature aging. Polyphenols like those in the grape seed are powerful antioxidants that shield the skin …read more

Aveda.com has quite a few sample-size starter sets of their skin and hair care lines available. These sets are good for a couple of reasons. First, they are a great way to try different products in the Aveda arsenal and second, they are travel-size, so perfect for stowing in a bag. The sets range in price from $17.50-$31.00.
Here are a couple that I’m interested in…….

Oily/Normal Skin Care Starter Set
$31
The set contains everything you need for a basic cleansing and hydrating routine, including a Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser 1.7 fl oz/50 ml, Botanical Kinetics Exfoliant 1.7 fl oz/50 ml, Botanical …read more

Two for the road…….. I found these two travel-size beauty kits on sale at Beauty.com today.  Both fit perfectly into a travel bag. Just because space is limited, it doesn’t mean you have to do without good skincare.  The carrying cases come in handy later if you want to stash an extra lipstick, gloss, and mirror in your purse.  
Juice Beauty Holiday Gift Bag
Regularly $29, on sale for $17.40
Cute little Keen HybridLife™ Hybrid.Transport™ Bag is packed with Juice Beauty items that are 100% vegetarian. Here’s what you get….
Juice Beauty® Hydrating Mist (1 fl oz / 30 ml) Contains a blend of certified organic …read more

Beauty on the go……again. Sometimes a day of sight-seeing can lead to…well it can lead to a bit of perspiration. You know what follows perspiration?  Greasy, limp hair. Throw some dry shampoo in your to-go bag and you’ve got instant relief.
Jonathan Product’s Green Rootine Dry Shampoo Brush On Hair Powder is a natural product that “absorbs oil, dirt, and pollutants and prevents product buildup, allowing for extra volume and shine.” It comes in a light shade for blondes and a dark for everyone else. It’s portable and looks like one of those portable mineral makeup brush. It’s free of Parabens, …read more