Comments on: Sally’s: My Source for Backpack Sized Beauty Items http://trekhound.com/2009/07/17/sallys-my-source-for-backpack-sized-beauty-items/ A resource for independent travelers. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:19:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Myscha Theriault http://trekhound.com/2009/07/17/sallys-my-source-for-backpack-sized-beauty-items/comment-page-1/#comment-6346 Myscha Theriault Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:42:53 +0000 http://trekhound.com/?p=903#comment-6346 Great tips! Thanks for stopping by. I love the thought of the folding razor and eyelash curler. And here I thought I'd found all the tricks. Very, very cool information. Glad you took the time to share. Great tips!

Thanks for stopping by. I love the thought of the folding razor and eyelash curler. And here I thought I’d found all the tricks. Very, very cool information. Glad you took the time to share.

]]> By: Ms. Ferret http://trekhound.com/2009/07/17/sallys-my-source-for-backpack-sized-beauty-items/comment-page-1/#comment-6341 Ms. Ferret Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:22:09 +0000 http://trekhound.com/?p=903#comment-6341 Not necessarily cheap, but my favorite girly travel things are mostly bought online or from the local Asian grocery. My main goal when traveling is to keep things as compact as possible: Folding eyelash curler - Japonesque makes them, I think it's called a "Go curler". Folds into a tiny flat square. Eyeliner pencil cap sharpener - These are a dollar-something at Sephora. I don't wear much makeup and only use one pencil product, so I like this because I don't need to carry an additional sharpener - it replaces the cap on the pencil itself. Skinvac cloths - I've been using these little microfiber washcloths at home and away for years. They're nice because they're used instead of face wash, scrub and makeup remover - two or three fewer bottles to keep track of on the counter or on the road. Salux nylon washcloths - I, like most of the Asians I know, have used them since early childhood (as a result, I don't feel clean if I use a normal towel as a washcloth). If I don't have a shower handy, scrubbing down with just one of these and a bit of diluted peppermint soap works basically just as well. They dry super fast, too. Merkur travel safety razor - intimidating-looking, but very easy to use in reality. In fact, it's replaced my normal 4-bladed plastic monstrosity at home too. The handle unscrews and folds into itself. The whole thing fits into a little leather square. Eco-dent cinnamon-mint tooth powder - I've got a tiny plastic bottle for this that I've had since 1994 or so and still refill from the larger bottles. Sea-to-Summit microfiber towel - Also folds into its own little neoprene pouch. Dries very quickly. This is really only a necessity for me because I have very long, very thick hair. Not necessarily cheap, but my favorite girly travel things are mostly bought online or from the local Asian grocery. My main goal when traveling is to keep things as compact as possible:
Folding eyelash curler – Japonesque makes them, I think it’s called a “Go curler”. Folds into a tiny flat square.
Eyeliner pencil cap sharpener – These are a dollar-something at Sephora. I don’t wear much makeup and only use one pencil product, so I like this because I don’t need to carry an additional sharpener – it replaces the cap on the pencil itself.
Skinvac cloths – I’ve been using these little microfiber washcloths at home and away for years. They’re nice because they’re used instead of face wash, scrub and makeup remover – two or three fewer bottles to keep track of on the counter or on the road.
Salux nylon washcloths – I, like most of the Asians I know, have used them since early childhood (as a result, I don’t feel clean if I use a normal towel as a washcloth). If I don’t have a shower handy, scrubbing down with just one of these and a bit of diluted peppermint soap works basically just as well. They dry super fast, too.
Merkur travel safety razor – intimidating-looking, but very easy to use in reality. In fact, it’s replaced my normal 4-bladed plastic monstrosity at home too. The handle unscrews and folds into itself. The whole thing fits into a little leather square.
Eco-dent cinnamon-mint tooth powder – I’ve got a tiny plastic bottle for this that I’ve had since 1994 or so and still refill from the larger bottles.
Sea-to-Summit microfiber towel – Also folds into its own little neoprene pouch. Dries very quickly. This is really only a necessity for me because I have very long, very thick hair.

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