Travel Makeup Palettes

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Traveling can be a real challenge for the skin. You're exposed to new things, new air, and new foods, all of which can be hard on your skin. But there are ways to make your trip more enjoyable and less stressful. One way is with the right makeup. Travel makeup palettes are compact collections of high-quality products that can help you look your best while you're on the road. Check out our top travel-friendly makeup palettes to find the one that's right for you.

HourglassAmbient® Lighting Palette

ITEM: 2409464

Color: Volume II

1.9K Reviews

$98.00

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I already own two of the full sized ambient lighting powders, and wanted to add this to my collection for travel purposes. I love the glow these powders give to my skin, without looking overdone and too shiny. ...The hourglass palettes should always be snapped up as they are incredible. ...great travel palette...Stunning Palette!

What it is:
A palette featuring three shades of Ambient Lighting Powder, the high-tech, soft-focus finishing powder that recreates the most exquisitely flattering types of light. .

What it does:
Ambient Lighting Powder is a groundbreaking collection of finishing powders that capture, diffuse, and soften the way light reflects on your skin. Unlike traditional powders, which merely cloak imperfections, Ambient Lighting Powder utilizes photoluminescent technology to filter out harsh light and refine the appearance of the complexion. The powders deliver a multidimensional luminescence to every skin tone, making it appear softer and lit from within.

What else you need to know:
Hourglass products are 100 percent cruelty-free.

$38.00

Perfect for travel!...Since it includes a blush, highlighter, and bronzer all in one, it has become essential for me during my travels and even just on the go. Each product worked beautifully and blended seamlessly. ...The perfect compact makeup product for travel. Usually I only like one to a few shades in palettes but I literally like all of the shades here.

What it is: A powder blush, powder highlighter, and cream bronzer with a creamy and blendable texture, housed in a pocket-sized palette stack.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: These pocket-sized stacks of blush, highlighter, and bronzer trios apply like butter and blend effortlessly into a cream-to-powder finish. They’re infused with Mangifera indica (mango) seed butter to help the formula blend seamlessly while moisturizing the skin.

Urban DecayMini Naked Eyeshadow Palette

Size: 6 x 0.02 oz / 0.8 g·ITEM: 2567550

Color: Half Baked

1.8K Reviews

$47.50

great for a go to travel palette!...Will definitely be my go to travel palette!...Great travel palette...Great day & night look palette. Perfect size for traveling.

What it is: A collection of three mini Naked eyeshadow palettes featuring original Naked shades, each with a mix of six richly pigmented eyeshadow shimmers and mattes.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Each Naked Your Way Mini Eyeshadow Palette includes a mix of buttery whipped mattes and high-shine shimmer eyeshadows with notoriously Naked payoff. Each shade has a blendable, creamy texture and lasts up to 12 hours for long-lasting and vibrant eye makeup looks. You are the creator and Naked Minis are your muse. You can create anything from simple makeup looks to glam makeup looks.

Palette Size: 4.25"w x 0.55"d x 2.2"h (mini size)

Charlotte TilburyLuxury Eyeshadow Palette - Pillow Talk Collection

ITEM: 2567733

Color: Pillow Talk Dreams - pearlescent rose, matte dusty rose, matte berry brown, shimmering rosebud

823 Reviews

$74.50

Perfect everyday palette!!...Recommend to others who like more neutral palettes!...Not as good as other CT palettes...I’ve used several CT eyeshadow palettes. I own one of her larger Eyes to Mesmerize palettes as well as a few of her face palettes.

What it is: A four-step eyeshadow quad with buildable, non-creasing formulas and pigmented shades for day to night.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This palette contains four harmonious eye colors: Prime, Enhance, Smoke, and Super Pop. Create a smooth base for your eye look using the Prime shade; build up definition with Enhance; add drama with the Smoke shade; and finish your dazzling look with the shimmer Super Pop shade.

$71.00

Best contour palette...I have been loving the texture and shades in this palette for contour, it definitely suits my skin and make it easy for on the go makeup....Absolutely amazing contour palette! Great color payoff and super easy to blend.

What it is: A refillable matte face contour palette with three shades for contouring and three shades for highlighting.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Wild Rose Extract, Safflower Seed Oil, and Vitamin E: Condition skin for a flawless finish.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates. It is also cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: KVD Beauty’s iconic contour palette lets you quickly chisel and shape your features for enhanced definition, no matter your skill level. The highly pigmented, silky, blendable powders blend effortlessly to flatter every face shape. It has removable magnetic pans to refill and customize your ideal palette.

KVD BeautyShade + Light Powder Contour Palette Refill

Size: 0.16 oz/ 4.5 g·ITEM: 1848571

Color: Subconscious - (contour powder) deep brown

1.3K Reviews

$23.50

The G.O.A.T. Contour Palette...The pigment on this palette is amazing and it lasts forever. (Even though I use it everyday) stopping wasting your $ like me on other palettes....Best Contouring Palette out there!...Great for travel as well. I’ve tried other contouring palettes/products but I keep coming back to this.

What it is: A collection of individual contour and highlight powders to refill and customize the refillable Shade and Light Face Contour Palette (sold separately).

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: The contour and highlight shades capture different undertones—neutral, warm, and cool—for a range of effects. Use the contour shades to add natural-looking depth, then accentuate your best angles with the highlight shades.

MAKEUP BY MARIOSoft Glow Highlighter

Size: 0.16 oz/ 4.5 mL·ITEM: 2449767

Color: Golden - luminous soft gold that flatters medium skin tones

131 Reviews

$46.00

This formula beats my previous holy grail Dior highlighting palette because it gives the same effect but is even easier to use because this formula is softer and more buttery. ...Bought especially for travel along with Mario blush which I love. My Becca highlighter's do not travel well.

What it is: A creamy, weightless highlighter that illuminates and visibly smooths the appearance of skin, for a healthy, effortless, back-from-the beach glow.

What Else You Need to Know: This ultra-silky, soft-focus powder melts onto the skin and blends effortlessly. It is a transparent blend of microspheres and light-refracted pearls that leaves no visible powdery effects.

Westman AtelierEye Pods Cream Eye Shadow

Size: 3 x 0.03oz / 0.8g·ITEM: 2434413

Color: Les Nuits - noir/rich black, vin rouge/warm burgundy, champagne/iridscent pink

94 Reviews

$120.00

I have so many eyeshadow palettes and ever since I got this, I can’t stop reaching for it. ...This makes me want to toss all my Tom Ford and Chanel palettes and Marie Kondo the heck out of my makeup bag.

What it is: Clean, cream-to-powder eye shadow trios with a velvety, buildable formula and a weightless finish.


Highlighted Ingredients: 

- Rice Starch: For smooth application and unique fluffy sensation.

- Coconut Oil: Provides luxurious slip and blendability.

- Naturally Derived Pigments: Impart instant luminosity and radiance.


Ingredient Callouts: These products are gluten-free and cruelty-free.

ILIAMulti-Stick Cream Blush + Highlighter + Lip Tint

Size: 0.15 oz/ 4.5 g·ITEM: 2334589

Color: Lady Bird - neutral rose

2.2K Reviews

$49.00

The packaging is high quality and travels well....this all purpose stick is best for someone who constantly travels. loving it. its a beautiful shade

What it is: A buildable wash of color for cheeks and lips—now in a dewy and luminous finish to instantly wake up skin.


Coverage: Light


Finish: 
Natural and Shimmer available


Formulation: 
Cream


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Shea Butter: Nourishes skin and creates a creamy texture that melts on contact.

- Avocado Oil: Softens and nourishes skin with antioxidants and fatty acids.

- Orange Peel Wax: Protects and conditions skin with a breathable feel.


Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free.

KajaEye Bento Bouncy Eyeshadow Trio

Size: 3 x 0.03 oz / 0.9 g·ITEM: 2594380

Color: Mauve Bouquet - wedding champagne, mauve veil, velvet carpet

1.9K Reviews

$35.50

Many shadow palettes that are convenient enough to travel with are honestly not that versatile and honestly still have slightly bulky packaging. ...Perfect for travel...If you travel and don't have much space for your skincare and makeup stuffs, this is the perfect palette size.

What it is: A stacked trio of bouncy, blendable powder eyeshadows in a curated range of matte, shimmer, and chrome shades.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, and phthalates. Kaja is cruelty-free.


What Else You Need to Know: Shine on with these creamy, blendable, fallout-free eyeshadow shades. Perfect for life on the go, this portable stack gives you the freedom to curate your sparkling eye look with a sweep of your fingertips. Keep it cool with a single shade, or layer your look for a light-catching pop of multidimensional color.

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