Travel promises reinvention. New cities, new routines, new versions of ourselves. And yet, somewhere between booking the flight and zipping the suitcase, we are still asking the same quiet question. How much makeup do I bring? Too much, and you are hauling around a small department store. Too little, and you feel oddly underdressed for your own life. The answer, as it turns out, is not more makeup. It is better decisions . The Fantasy Versus Reality of Travel Makeup In theory

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