Travel Stylish: CL’s Plane Fashion/Beauty Guide

This weekend is the biggest travel weekend of the year – Thanksgiving! For many CL-ers, that means hopping on a plane to spend the holiday with family. Here are CL’s tips to help you avoid the Uggs+leggings curse and travel home stylishly.

Stylish Comfort:

Booties, Jeans, Cami, V-Neck, Coat, Tote, Passport Case, Bangles, Photo Credit 1, PC 2, PC 3, PC 4

On planes, your fashion should be about comfort and layers: planes range from super-cold to way too hot, even in November. Start with a pair of comfy flat shoes, like these gray booties. Add your favorite pair of skinny jeans, and a lacy cami under a long-sleeved white V-neck top. The printed sweater coat will keep you warm on and off the ground, and can double as a blanket on long flights. A tote bag with a cross-body strap will allow you to rummage through your suitcase hands free, and the outer pockets are perfect for stashing essentials like your passport and your cell phone. (Just make sure to keep the bag close to you to avoid pickpockets.) Also make sure to hold your passport in a passport case, which distinguishes yours and has pockets for your boarding pass. As for jewelry? Skip anything metal or with fancy clasps, since you’ll have to take them off when you go through security. Try these wooden bangles instead.

On-Board Beauty:

 Makeup Bag, Travel Bottle, Face Wash, Glasses Case, Tinted Moisturizer, Stick Concealer, Sunscreen, Benetint, Eyeshadow Palette, Eyelash Curler, Mascara, Photo Credit

Packing your beauty bag on a plane can be tough, especially when you’re only bringing a carry-on. Start by choosing a stylish makeup bag (1) like this Betsey Johnson one, that can double as an evening clutch. Leave the toothpaste at school (you can always borrow your parents’), and tuck your face-wash and contact solution into travel-size bottles (2), available at your local drugstore. Feeling fancy? You can also buy travel-size versions of your favorite products at www.3floz.com (3). As for your contacts, bring them but wear your glasses en route, since the plane air will dry your eyes out (4).

Plane air dries out your skin too, so start your beauty routine with Aveeno’s tinted moisturizer (5). Physician’s Formula stick concealer (6) improves coverage on your trouble spots. Set your base with this Philip Roth powder sunscreen (7), especially important at higher altitudes where the sun’s UV rays are especially strong. Benetint (8) adds a touch of color to both cheeks and lips, while the Kat Von D eyeshadow palette (9) has a myriad of shades appropriate for any occasion. Curl your eyelashes (10) and make your eyes pop with Sally girl Mini Mascara (11).

What will you be wearing home for Thanksgiving? Let us know in the comments!

Sasha Graffagna is a junior at New York University studying Journalism and Comparative Literature. She is currently studying abroad in Buenos Aires. Follow her on Polyvore at sasha74.