When traveling, remember shampoo can double as laundry soap, and crème rinse can double as shaving crème.

Never travel with makeup in a glass container, transfer to plastic containers instead.

Don’t wear makeup when traveling on an airplane (the air is very dry); have a clean face with lots of moisturizer, and drink eight ounces of water for every hour in flight.

Wear large, dark sunglasses and red lipstick when traveling (this is a very glamorous look; if you’re having a bad hair day, a beautiful scarf tied on your head adds to the glamour). Remove lipstick after you’re seated on the plane. Put on lipstick, glasses, and scarf before you deplane.

Travel with nail polish remover in disposable packets instead of a bottle. Remember nail polish is flammable.

Carry a small illuminated 5x mirror for travel. It’s wonderful for applying eye makeup and tweezing eyebrows (some hotels don’t have makeup mirrors).

I carry a six-foot cashmere shawl on all flights to use as a blanket instead of the blankets on the plane (they itch). I can use it later if the weather is chilly or as an evening wrap.

Never check anything you can’t afford to lose like eyeglasses, medicine, money, camera, passport, jewelry, and MY ESSENTIALS BAG (it has all the toiletries you like to use.)

Take a pair of thick socks or footies in your carry-on luggage so you can take your shoes off on the plane and walk around. You can use them later as slippers instead of packing an extra pair of shoes.

I always keep MY ESSENTIALS BAGS packed all the time, and replenish immediately after every trip.