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Plan your outfits.
Yea it takes some time, and in honesty sometimes I cannot be bothered in the slighest. But as soon as I do it, my packing comes together perfectly. Especially for my trips abroad for fashion week, this is absolutely essential. I take each item that is new or that I love, place it down on my bed, and start building up an outfit that I’d like to wear. I’ll then try it on to double check that it fits well and that all of the items fit together, and then I’ll take a picture in the mirror to remind myself of every item I was wearing. I cannot tell you how much this helps me.
Mix and Match
As you’re planning each outfit out, you’ll of course need to take items that you can mix and match with other outfits. Unless you want to take 4 completely separate outfits. I say if you’re going to somewhere hot, the chances are this will be fine, as most of your outfits will be tiny bikinis and thin kaftans. You can afford extra space. But, if you’re going skiing, or somewhere in need of jeans, you definitely don’t want to be carrying four bulky jackets or even four pairs of denim. You won’t have the room or weight. So, as you’re building up your outfits with your stack of favourite clothes next to you, ensure to double up or even triple up outfits with the items that are a lot heavier and bulkier.
Oh, AND, wear the largest of your items onto the plane too! The huge coat, get snug on the plane in it – or if it’s too big, stick it into the overhead bins. It’ll buy you loads of space back.
Beauty Miniatures are essential
It’s an obvious one, but my beauty products are the main weight in my suitcase. I like to take a lot. I have a bag for hair products, a bag for suncreams, a bag for makeup, a bag for makeup brushes and another for nighttime skincare. So that weight adds up massively. So over the years, I have collected miniatures wherever I can. Mini hairsprays, mini shampoos, mini toothpastes. You can either buy the minis of your favourite items at places like Boots, or Boots also stock little tiny packets of mini bottles, where you can decant your big products into them. Try not to miss this step – it will save you so so much room and weight, believe me! I have found it so helpful to do this, and find I have just enough that I need for a few days or a week away.
