Bobbi Brown Instant Pretty Palette

When travelling, every bit of space is vital and streamlining the makeup bag is a must. Palettes are perfect for this, with a little bit of everything you need in one place, and one of my new favourites has to be the Bobbi Brown Instant Pretty Palette.

Bobbi Brown always aces natural beauty and brings out the most covetable makeup collections. This palette has everything you need for an everyday nude eye (or a glam evening look with bold eyeliner), lightly-flushed pink cheeks, volumised lashes and polished, hydrated lips. It also comes with a high quality dual-ended eye shadow/eye liner brush, although it doesn’t actually retract to fit inside the palette.

Every shade is a winner (no crazy colours here) and I tend to use all of them to create a complete look. Naked is a lovely matte beige base shadow while metallic Dusty Plum lifts with a subtle shimmer, Cream brightens and highlights around the eye area and Rich Smoke is intense and highly-pigmented for precision lining.

French Pink blush is flirty, vibrant and totally matte, so be sure to apply it carefully. I found the Black smokey eye mascara good for lengthening and curling, but it can be a little bit drying. Finally, a slick of creamy Pink Mauve lip colour really uplifts the lips. The easy-to-wear deep pink shade has a touch of purple coolness and is sure to complement most complexions.

I’ve always found Bobbi Brown makeup really long-lasting and the colours in this palette definitely stand up well to a full day out and about. Best of all, the palette is petite and light-weight, so it should save you room in your suitcase for important things like an extra pair of shoes!