Travel Tragedy turned Triumph!!

Wow- I have been a bad blogger. I was on vacay and I left you all hanging..but have no fear, I am back, fully refreshed and with a new BGND discovery to boot!

We all know what it is like to go out of town and the amazing coordination it takes to not only pack everything you need, but to not over pack and go crazy. Well this time in my attempts to not over-do it...I left something I NEEDED at home. As my fiance said, "Wow- that is very un-BGND!" and indeed it was. I left all of my make-up brushes at home.

Now this is not a level one emergency such as forgetting underwear but it is still annoying. Especially when you love your cosmetics (as I do) and need to look very polished (as I did) for a big family event/reunion. If we had just been kicking it on the beach I could have used my fingers and gone no muss- no fuss for the trip. But nope- I was attending events that deserved brush applied make-up.

Now the funny part of this quandary is that I have not one but TWO sets of full brushes at home. My everyday use brushes and my travel kit (yes I actually have a separate set that I forgot). So my budget was limited considering this would be my third set of brushes.

However, from lemons come lemonade as I found this killer and super affordable brush set...

Essential Tools : 11 Piece Travel Brush Kit - Varied Prices (Walmart stores and online at Walmart.com)
This brush kit is in one word - AMAZING. Not only does it house every kind of brush you need....it does so in this fabulous and very sturdy folding hard plastic case. Each brush has a slot and a holder so it can fold and unfold super easily and all of the brushes are standing up ready to be used. (You can kind of see what I am talking about in the bottom of the picture- the packaging has an image of the set unfolded.) It comes with a mirror as well and I paid a mere - $9 for this kit. Yup- $9!!! I got nine decent quality brushes, plus a case and mirror for $9!!! Talk about budget friendly. It fact, I am so impressed with this collection that I think it is a decent purchase for someone who wants brushes but doesn't need/want to spend a lot. Run don't walk to Walmart for this deal!

Happy Monday and keep looking fabulous!
BGND