Help! My case is SO heavy!

[Naked Lunch]

Sorry if this is in the wrong forum.

I'm starting school on Monday and I put my train case, and set bag on my luggage carrier, and it's soooo hard to get up and down the stairs. I actually have to lift the whole thing up and carry it up and down the stairs.

Is there an easier way to travel with all this stuff?

 

[MisStarrlight]

Hahaha, good luck with that hun!

I once weighed my kit when I was going to school & it was like 80 pounds...it took me until the final week in hair class to get this down & now I can fit just about everything in the set bag.

To make it a bit lighter for you
*Ditch the traincase
*You'll need everything the first day, but when you get the syllabus you will know what days you need to bring on certain days & won't have to bring everything every day.
*Organize your stuff in plaztic zipper bags
*Put your lipsticks in the Japonesque palette

I'm sure there's more, but I've had a very emotionally trying day so that's all I've got for right now.

 

[martygreene]

Yup, first thing to do is ditch the traincase. They're heavy, and they aren't economical with space. Most people I know are going the hard-sided wheely suitcase route these days.

Palette anything you can- foundations, lipsticks, etc.

Don't carry full-sized products with you- decant down into smaller containers.

 

[maxcat]

LOVE my shiny cherry red Hy's rolling hardside suitcase. SuhWEEET.

 

[honyd]

good 4 u.. what school are u going to??? i hope not capri inst...lol j/k... what i did was like msstar said... baggie things... downsize... if they offer u a locker clear out ur case of the things u dont need and get a good lock n store it in there. I kno in the kit they gave me in school i didnt use a single thing until demo days or practical tests. if its ur own mu ur bringing.... please be careful with it... so much stuff got stolen in the school i went to. So only bring samples or like marty said palette everything!... well good luck and have fun... and dont take ur eyes off that case... not even when u got to the ladies room!! lol

 

[pixichik77]

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Originally Posted by maxcat LOVE my shiny cherry red Hy's rolling hardside suitcase. SuhWEEET.

Sorry, bit slow... what brand suitcase?

 

[heatherbear03]

Ok dumb question from a newbie, but where do you purchase the palettes to put foundation and lipstick in?

 

[martygreene]

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Originally Posted by heatherbear03 Ok dumb question from a newbie, but where do you purchase the palettes to put foundation and lipstick in?

Alcone, Industry Cosmetics, Japonesque, Jordane, etc.

 

[MisStarrlight]

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Originally Posted by heatherbear03 Ok dumb question from a newbie, but where do you purchase the palettes to put foundation and lipstick in?

Also, the Container Store, hardware stores, the house and/or outdoor section of Walmart & stuff like that can have stuff that is worth looking at.

 

[ChrisChick]

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Originally Posted by pixichik77 Sorry, bit slow... what brand suitcase?

I think she means Heys...

 

[pixichik77]

OMG, I just looked them up and they are gorgeous. I already keep my hair coloring/styling stuff in a spare (softsided) suitcase, and my traincase just BROKE so I am looking into suitcases. I just think I will miss the drawers and foldout options in most traincases.

 

[pixichik77]

Ladies who use suitcases... Do you have photos of the interior of your setups? At this point I am contemplating tackle box trays/plastic boxes set into an interior of foam.. like a pelican case, but one I can change as needed. But I would love to see solutions from other people...