I have traveled frequently since 9/11, but yesterday was a whole new ball game. After learning that you couldn’t bring makeup on the plane, in the airport, I proceeded to make sure that none of my makeup was in my tote. Or so I thought? I was in Houston for training and stayed an extra day for a few hours of beauty and to hang with my girl Tanya, who was my personal chauffeur. I was able to have Sonnie at Genesis Day Spa perform a minor miracle on my eyebrows and let Mary of Nails by Mary make my hands look divine. After hitting some of my favorite hometown boutiques and the fabulous new PH Design Shop, which is the cutest stationary store, we headed to Starbucks and the airport.
I proceeded to take my makeup bag and stuff into my already stuffed suitcase. I decided to help Tanya organize her massive amounts of makeup and oh the wonderful benefit of having a makeup artist friend means asking, very politely, "Do you really need this blush? Hey you have two of this lip glass, can I have one? Why do you need this quad of really great shadows?" So I left very happy with lots of makeup.
Once I checked my bag and proceeded through the long security line snaking through the airport I did not realize that part of my makeup was still in my tote. Imagine the horror on my face when the security guy pulled out, not one, but five lip glosses. I knew he had to toss them out. There goes my L’Oreal Iced Latte, Bobbi Brown Shimmer Gloss in Sungold and Rose Shimmer. Is that my Bobbi Brown Honey lip gloss. Oh no sir, please not my Rosebud Salve. Now for the creme de la creme. My Chanel Glossimer in Zanzibar. I was sick. I can’t imagine going on a plane without lip balm, gloss and water. Let alone from now on I can’t even do my in-flight "beauty" routine. No eye cream, no Caudalie Beauty Elixir, followed by a cocktail of moisturizers. Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Cream with my Sisley Intensive Face Cream. I am going to step off airplanes looking dehydrated and not refreshed. This is crazy. But, I have to look at they are doing this for a reason and this too shall pass. It doesn’t mean I like.
As I sat on the plane with a few reading essentials, my new favorite book Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, Glamour, Elle, and Domino, I used this time to look forward to the new things I will purchase. As I prepare for my trip I will have to make sure on the car to the airport I slather so much moisturizer on my face that I look like I dipped my face in Crisco. I will have to formulate new TSA tactics for beauty, but I will find away. My flight was delayed 3 hours, but I landed safely at 1:00 am and the hassle was worth it. What could I do nothing? I am happy I didn’t have my new Chanel lipstick, I am thankful that I do have tons of other lip products, I am thankful for safety in the air, and I am thankful with the thought of knowing in 2 weeks I will be buying more and that makes me feel very pretty. Have a great weekend.
I have a question regarding your moisturizing routine: are you moisturizing as a precautionary measure against the aging process or do you have dry skin? I’m wondering if I need to step my moisturizing game up?
Wow, they are really confiscating lip gloss! Not the Chanel Glossimer!! What a bummer.
Chloe, my routine as soon as a get on a plane is to (1) really get comfortable; (2) after take off, I spray the Caudalie Beauty Elixir; (3) Eye Balm; and (4) Moisturize. Airplane air is recycled and drying so I am trying to combat the dryness I get when I fly. I never wear makeup on a plane because it makes your skin worse over time because of the dry air. With this routine, I can take an overseas flight and arrive looking great and refreshed and not like I’ve flown 12 hours.
Johnica, I was so bummed when they tossed that Chanel I was getting teary. I will be getting a new one this weekend. This also means I have to buy a bigger suitcase for my trip because I am one of those people that hates checking luggage.
when I read in the newspaper that they were throwing away lip gloss,bottle water,wine,and hot sauce:) I thought of all of my product queens getting misty eyed in those lines. I know I would because I travel with my “good” stuff and a inflight kit. I would be calling TSA for a Sephora gift card!
Thanks for the reply! When I went to Paris in the spring, I had on makeup. I didn’t know that was bad. That’s why I come to this blog: to learn! My next goal is to find a good dermatologist so I don’t feel like I have to wear makeup as much. Thanks!
I KNOW! I almost lost a MAC gloss in Metalphysical, a half-full bottle of Philosophy Amazing Grace perfume, a brand-new tube of Aveda Hand Relief lotion and my Vicks Sinex nasal spray. Luckily I got a sympathetic TSA agent who allowed me to take the goodies back to the Southwest counter where the personnel were gracious and kind enough to place them in my checked luggage. One lady in line w/me wasn’t so lucky — she got popped for three (3!) MAC lipglasses. They would have had to sedate me.
EEK! They are confiscating MAKEUP!!! Oh, the horror! Thanks for the heads up, i sure did not know…Ohmigod, that makes no sense though…And I know that Chanel must have Hurt…!