My Travel Essentials: Checked Luggage!

Hello Bloggies,

As you may remember from my past post I am going on about my travel essentials! It's summer/ travel season and some of you may want a little advice on what to take on trips with you. Now the way I pack may differ from how someone else may pack and that is perfectly fine! Just know that things will differ depending on where you are going and how long you will be gone. I will be talking about my checked luggage (the luggage that will be going under your seats in the plane) and some little bits of advice on what you should take along with you.

Clothing:

Most of my trips I take are back to Oregon to spend time with my family and friends during holidays. My advice is to pack a little bit of everything. Unless you are very organized and plan your trip with every detail noted, you never know what may happen. I like to pack at lease one pair of shorts, on pair of pants, and one pair of sweatpants/yoga pants. This ensures that I am ready for pretty much any type of weather. Same goes for tops: pack one sweater, one tank, a few dressy tops, a few casual tops. You just never know what you may want to wear for any type of occasion. One day you may be having a nice, casual BBQ with your family and maybe that night you'll be going out clubbing with a few close friends! It's just nice to have options in your wardrobe. 

Shoes:

I feel like the same goes for shoes! Pack a variety! In this case I have some comfy Toms for days where I may be doing a lot of walking around and sight seeing, and then I have my flip-flops for those casual days of just lounging around. Obviously you can pack more than two pair of shoes, but be careful! Shoes can add weight to your luggage and you don't want to pay that extra fine for over-weight bags!

Hair Essentials:

I know most hotels/motels have things like shampoo and conditioner soap but I am never a fan of those little bottles so I like to pack my own shampoo/conditioner. I want to have good hair day when on vacation because I know lots of pictures will be taken. Other must have hair products that I pack along with me is my root booster, my heat protectant, hair spray,  my hair brush and comb, and my hair straightener. Notice I don't pack my hair dryer? Those are always provided at most hotels and are pretty much the same everywhere. I don't need that extra weight! Also, you have to have these items in your checked luggage because you are not allowed to have such large fluid ounces in your carry-on's. Thanks TSA!

Makeup:

I probably pack most of my makeup with me wherever I go. It's almost the same with my clothes; I want to have variety! You may never know what you're going to be up to and may want to have some options with your makeup. Maybe you're going to go to a nice dinner out and want to do a smokey eye? Or maybe you'll just be at the beach all day and only want to wear a nice BB cream with some SPF? Too much is better than too little! Once again, most of these have to go into the checked luggage because of their fluid ounces. 

There you have it! My checked luggage essentials! As I said before, this can change from how long a vacation might be and where your vacation is located. This is just what I seem to pack 100% of the time and I thought I would share some packing advice that I have slowly learned over the years. If you have any advice that I didn't touch on please let me know in the comments! Tips that make traveling easier is greatly appreciated! Remember to follow me on Bloglovin', comment, share, and enjoy!

Byeeee!