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Just because you’re traveling doesn’t mean you have to splurge on expensive miniature bottles of every single product from your regular at-home routine. As they say, it’s the little things that get away. In this case, you might not even have noticed just how much your regular beauty routine is costing you. Here are a few ideas for cutting your travel beauty budget in half.

Budget Beauty Routines for Travel

Written By: Marina Laduda

Switch to multitasking products

Instead of carrying three different moisturizers, switch to multitasking products like coconut oil, maracuja oil, or vaseline. Not only are these alternatives easier to carry, but they’re a healthier for your skin than any chemical lotion.

• Coconut Oil
  Great for using on lips, body (instead of lotion, as a body scrub), and hair, as makeup remover, spf lip balm, and more. It’s even good for your dog’s skin! Coconut oil is also an antibacterial and can also be used to treat fungal infections. Read more here.
• Maracuja Oil
  Just a few drops of this magical oil goes a long way. Rich in antioxidants, maracuja oil is especially helpful to relieve dry skin, itching, and sun damaged skin.
• Vaseline
  If you’re prone to cracked skin (or sunburns) on your face, body, or feet, Vaseline is the cure. It’s also a wonderful substitute for facial moisturizer.

Learn how to trim your own hair

It’s much easier to cut your own hair than spend any amount of money for a haircut by a person who has no idea what you’re saying.

I learned the lesson the hard way when I got my first hair cut overseas… I had chola bangs for a good four months (yikes!).

Find out how to find a good hair salon when traveling!

Baby powder for the day after

This versatile beauty and skincare product will surely be one of your most used items in your bag. Some ways you can use baby powder on the road:

• Use as dry shampoo after a long flight
• Smooth onto legs after shaving to avoid red spots
• Instead of fake lashes, use baby powder between layers of mascara

Buy an eyeshadow palette for all occasions

Go for a set of matte neutral colors like Eye Couture by Sonia Kashuk or Urban Decay’s Naked Basics. Use these colors for your eyes, brows, as a bronzer, highlighter, and more.

The moment you start switching up your products for these far more versatile ones you’ll realize that you never even needed those brand names after all. What’s more, most of these alternatives, if not all, are significantly less expensive than any of their fancy modern twists.

Here are more of our favorite makeup palettes for travel!

Have your own cheap beauty routine you’d like to share? Share it in the comments!

 For more travel beauty essentials, please read:

• The Travel Beauty Essentials I Never Leave Home Without
• 5 Ultralight Travel Beauty Essentials – From Shabby to Chic!
• DIY: How to Make a Travel Size Makeup Palette
• I’m Obsessed with these 9 Travel-Size Sephora Must Haves

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Author Bio: More than just a beauty addict, Marina is a traveler since birth. Her passion for improvising can be found throughout her work in the form of DIYs, video tutorials, and more. Learn her beauty tips at marinasays.com and follow her travels at madeinmoments.com.