Travel can look different for everyone. For one person, it might take the form of a suitcase filled with shirts and a small beauty kit for a work trip. For another, it could look like carrying a backpack packed with windbreakers and skin care. And for others still, it might look like a fascinating trip with silk and glitter in every color for every occasion.
Take the Overpacker, who travels for leisure. Her suitcases are overfilled. And that bigger-is-better mindset reflects in her beauty choices too. Read on to see how The Overpacker occupies her space, filling up every inch of it with her favorites.
Josh Tolentino
The Overpacker
She treats packing like an extension of personality: with a penchant for brighter color and more options than necessary. To create a polished base that can withstand jam-packed itineraries, makeup artist Raffy So used the Absidy Beauty Base Weightless Touch Foundation in 4W. The eyes and cheeks were washed in vivid shades of orange and hot pink using the Issy x Slo Lopez Curated Eyeshadow Palettes. Hairstylist Matt Ledesma went big on volume, teasing the hair into a sky-high bouffant reminiscent of jet-setting women of the ’60s. For her, excess is the point.
Josh Tolentino
Making space
Refusing to pack light, beauty makes room for a medley of electric neon pops across the eyes and beyond the contours of the face, matched with a towering coiffure, and modern glamour statements. Larger than life, every detail commands attention, proving that excess is not always indulgence, it is simply another form of expression.
Josh Tolentino
Art direction and beauty direction by Mikiyo Ricamora. Photography by Josh Tolentino, assisted by Francis Calaguas. Makeup by Raffy So, assisted by Jison Alon. Hair by Matt Ledesma, assisted by Gabriel Garcia. Styling by Gee Jocson, assisted by Yen Noche. Modeled by Jach Manere of PMAP. Shot on location at The Westin Manila. Special thanks to Rimowa.
Rimowa Essential collection in Sea Blue (Large), Red (Large), Mint (Large), Papaya (Medium). Rhett Eala Nico brocade kimono, and Maison beaded A-line skirt. San Palma baybayin ring. Aranaz Patchwork bag.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Overpacker is a maximalist travel beauty persona built on neon eyeshadow, a full-coverage base, and dramatic volumized hair as self-expression.
Raffy So used Absidy Beauty Base Weightless Touch Foundation in 4W, then washed eyes and cheeks in orange-pink from Issy x Slo Lopez palettes.
Matt Ledesma teased hair into a sky-high bouffant reminiscent of 1960s jet-setting women, matching the shoot’s maximalist beauty direction.
Shot on location at The Westin Manila, with direction by Mikiyo Ricamora, photography by Josh Tolentino, and model Jach Manere of PMAP.
Yes, maximalist travel beauty, bold color and statement hair, is emerging as a personality-driven counterpoint to minimalist one-bag routines.
