I’m not a fan of flying… or airports. It is just a time of being in transition, waiting – something I have never been good at. However, there is one very good thing about airports, especially when flying outside the EU; tax-free in its purest form; I love sniffing all the perfumes. I love trying on expensive make-up I have no intention to buy at first. I love buying something small and spending the following flight trying it on. In other words, tax free shopping is ultimately the best part of travelling (except for actually getting to your destination).
The other day I learnt that men do not understand that – men just want to get in and out of airports as fast as possible. I probably should have realized this before I gave permission to my SO to book my flight to Australia.
It is easy to see that a man has booked your flight when you have to change planes twice and on both times you have pretty much exactly 60 minutes time to do that. And, boarding on these jumbo-jets starts always at least 40 minutes prior to departure. So, technically, in ideal conditions, I might be able to make a 2-minute-visit to the nearest tax-free but chances are that I need to run past all the lovely perfumes while trying to make it to the next flight.
In some circumstances this could potentially break my cosmetic junkie-side’s heart. Therefore I decided to get prepared for it; on the weekend I returned from Hamburg and allowed myself to get a new lipstick at the airport – well, in reality, a lipstick trio travel pack – a.k.a the Perfect Trio.
The Doutzen Kroes-inspired package included all the colours a girl needs; pale pink, fresh fuchsia and Christmassy bright red. Result? Very, very happy (and beautifully coloured) lips.
Rouge Caresse; 01 Pink Fashionista, 606 Impulsive Fuchsia, 06 Aphrodite Scarlet
Psst! Try using your lipstick also as a blush!
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