Do you use packing cubes when you travel? If not, do you want to learn how to use them? My travel experiences completely changed when I discovered packing cubes. I never travel without them anymore.

Here Are 5 Top-Ranking Packing Cubes:

1. Cotopaxi Cubos Del Dia Travel Cubes – Set of 3 at REI – Fun colorful set of packing cubes.
2. BAGAIL 8 Set Packing Cubes on Amazon – Extensive set of 8 cubes of various sizes.
3. MIAMI CARRYON Collins 6-Pc. Packing Cube Set at Macy’s – Set of 6 packing cubes that includes zippered pouches.
4. Go Clear 3PC Packing Cubes at Samsonite – Made with a see-through plastic to see everything that is in each packing cube.
5. Classic Medium 3pc Packing Cubes at eBags – Set of 3 packing cubes that are offered in colors like eggplant and aquamarine.

Packing cubes are small, lightweight bags designed to help organize clothing and other items in a suitcase or backpack. They are usually rectangular or square-shaped and come in a variety of sizes, from small pouches to larger bags that can hold multiple garments.

Packing cubes are made from materials such as nylon or polyester and typically have a zippered opening to access the contents inside. They may also have mesh panels or other features to allow for ventilation and visibility of the items inside.

Using packing cubes can have several benefits when traveling as they:

• Keep your clothes and other items organized and separated.
• Make it easier to find and access items in your suitcase.
• Reduce wrinkling or damage.
• Maximize the space in your suitcase by compressing clothing and other soft items.
• Simplify the process of packing and unpacking your suitcase.

Packing cubes can be a useful tool for anyone who wants to stay organized and efficient when traveling.

Who Are Packing Cubes For

Packing cubes can be helpful for a wide variety of travelers.

Frequent Travelers

People who travel frequently, whether for work or leisure, can benefit from packing cubes to help them stay organized and efficient when packing and unpacking their suitcases.

Backpackers and Hikers

Backpackers and hikers who need to carry all of their gear on their backs can use packing cubes to help them organize their clothing and equipment and make the most of the limited space in their packs.

Families

Families with multiple people sharing a suitcase can use packing cubes to keep each person’s clothing and accessories separate and organized.

Long-Term Travelers

People who are traveling for an extended period of time, such as for a gap year or a sabbatical, can use packing cubes to help them stay organized and make it easier to find what they need without unpacking their entire suitcase.

How to Use Packing Cubes When Traveling

I use my packing cubes to help me stay organized, prevent wrinkling, and also to maximize the space in my suitcase when traveling. I can even travel for extended periods of time with a simple carry-on when my personal items are arranged in packing cubes.

Here are some tips on the best ways to use packing cubes.

Group Items by Category

Use different packing cubes for different types of items, such as clothes, toiletries, electronics, and accessories. This will make it easier to find what you need and keep your suitcase organized.

Roll Your Clothes

I always roll my clothes in my packing cubes. Rolling instead of folding can help save space and prevent wrinkles.

Use Compression Cubes

If you need to pack bulky items such as jackets or sweaters, consider using compression packing cubes. These cubes have a zippered panel that allows you to let out extra air and compress the contents, reducing their size and making them easier to pack.

Remember that compressed garments may be smaller but still weigh the same. Something to consider for baggage weight limitations on certain airlines.

20 Travel Compression Bags on Amazon

Pack a Spare Cube

Bring an extra empty packing cube with you on your trip. This can come in handy if you need to pack something new that you buy during your travels. I usually end up using the spare packing cube to separate my laundry from my clean clothes.

Maximize Space

When packing your suitcase, use the space between and around the packing cubes. For example, you could put shoes or other flat items in the space between two cubes. Just be careful not to overpack your suitcase and exceed weight limits.

Customize Your Packing

Every traveler has their own preferences for how they like to pack. Experiment with different ways to use packing cubes to find the method that works best for you.

I had a little trial and error period when I started using my packing cubes until I found the perfect solution that suits my traveling style.

Where to Purchase Packing Cubes

You can find packing cubes at a variety of retailers both in-store and online.

Travel Supply Stores

Stores that specialize in travel gear and accessories, such as REI, The Container Store, and Eagle Creek, often carry a wide selection of packing cubes.

Cotopaxi Cubos Del Dia Travel Cubes – Set of 3 at REI

Eagle Creek Pack-It Cubes Reveal Aizome Blue Set Of 3 at The Container Store

Online

Online marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, and Walmart offer a huge variety of packing cubes, often at competitive prices.

BAGAIL 8 Set Packing Cubes on Amazon

Department Stores

Large department stores such as Macy’s and Nordstrom usually have a travel section that includes packing cubes.

MIAMI CARRYON Collins 6-Pc. Packing Cube Set at Macy’s

Luggage Retailers

Stores that sell luggage and travel bags, such as Samsonite, Tumi, and Briggs & Riley, often have packing cubes as part of their product line.

Go Clear 3PC Packing Cubes at Samsonite

Specialty Websites

There are several websites that specialize in travel gear and accessories, such as eBags and TravelSmith, that offer a variety of packing cubes in different sizes, colors, and materials.

Classic Medium 3pc Packing Cubes at eBags

No matter where you decide to buy packing cubes, be sure to read reviews and compare prices to find the best quality and value for your needs.

Read PACK IT OR BUY IT? 9 TIPS ON SAVING SPACE AND MONEY WHEN TRAVELING ON A BUDGET.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

Do you use packing cubes? Where do you purchase your packing cubes? How do you pack your cubes? Do you have any suggestions for the community? Let us know in the comments below.

Gizelle Bryant’s Black Leather Jumpsuit on WWHL

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Gizelle Bryant was talking all kinds of #RHUGT on Watch What Happens Live. Though I think what needs to be talked about is her hotttt black leather jumpsuit that she wore to do so. I love a leather look, it’s always been a fall/winter trend to me. But, this just proves that it can be a spring/summer trend too! So go ahead and watch what happens when you click the links and Style Stealers below*.

*P.S. it’s you buying a new leather jumpsuit, obvi.

Sincerely Stylish,

Jess

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Melissa Gorga’s Top and Skirt Set, Tie Wedge Sandals and Black Saddle Bag at Rachel Fuda’s Jersey Shore Party

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While Melissa Gorga departed Rachel Fuda’s shore house party a bit early, thankfully she hung around long enough for us to get a glimpse of her top and skirt set, tie wedge sandals and black saddle bag. Though stock is lasting about as long as the Gorga’s at the party. But if you got to this post fashionable early you may just have a shot at scooping up her set.

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When it comes to your skincare routine, you probably have your favorite moisturizers and serums, but what about devices that provide faster results? That could range from an at-home light therapy laser all the way to an extraction device that removes dirt, grime and gunk from deep within your pores. Luckily, the latter can be bought at a discount; Dermaflash just put a 50 percent markdown on its popular DERMAPORE pore extractor and serum infuser for the next two days.

Between March 29 and March 30, Dermaflash’s coveted Dermapore, which usually retails for $99, is now available for less than $50.

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The DERMAPORE device sends ultrasonic waves across the skin to clear up congestion and quite literally suck out unwanted remnants across the skin’s surface. With two settings you can toggle between, extract and infuse, the custom-curved metal spatula seamlessly glides over the skin to extract pores or infuse and penetrate serums and other skincare products deeper into the skin than just applying with your fingertips. As a result of this 2-in-1 device, you’ll notice smaller pores and skin that looks clearer and healthier, even after one use.

If you’re not used to skincare devices, this may sound intense, but the entire process is actually super gentle. Unlike pore strips and comedone extractors which may cause some minor irritation to sensitive complexions, this device was designed to provide effective results with zero pain. It’s also dermatologist-recommended, clinically proven and effective for all skin types including dry, sensitive, normal and combination. For the best results, you’ll want to make sure you use the device on wet skin and clean between each use. 

The Dermapore is available in three colors: icy pink, icy green and charcoal. It also comes with a protective cap, a device stand and a USB charging cord.

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Still not convinced? The pore-sucking device has garnered 4.4 out of 5 stars and shoppers have nothing but rave reviews, saying it’s “so satisfying” and “easier to use” than they expected. 

One shopper said, “This made a notable difference in clearing my skin in just one use. So far I have only used the extraction tool. Please know that the angle you hold it, the direction you move in your skin, and the speed (go slow) can make the difference between doing nothing vs removing a lot of dirt.”

Another five-star shopper said, “Next day, pores were almost non-existent! I thought my wrinkles, pores, and sagging were from age, but Dermapore has convinced me otherwise. A little over a week in and I look years younger with an easy to use, affordable, at-home device.” 

There’s no better time to add this pain-free extraction device into your regimen while it’s 50 percent off for a limited time.

As I age, I note that beauty advice is more of a conversation among friends, family, and even strangers. Sometimes this input is unsolicited; sometimes it’s just like when Madonna appeared on the 2023 Grammys, looking like she had swollen a tick, and the conversations were about beauty, ageism, plastic surgery, gray hair and pressure both internal and external, to have merit beyond physical attributes.

Most of us, unlike Madonna, don’t make a living off of our physical appearance but that doesn’t stop me from the treadmill of keeping up appearances. This means trying to look like one of my best selves at 27 (or at least 47) before my body fell apart.

The Hair Conundrum

The gray hair debates probably irritate me the most. I tried it – it was called the pandemic. My natural hair is brown, and I have been highlighting it since I was 24 and feeling good about it – as well as spending a lot of money on its maintenance. But the pandemic freed me. I went natural!

Staring at our pandemic hair, my friend Lynne, with her six inches of roots, said, “Our hair looks like shit because it has absolutely no color. All the pigment is gone.” She was right; I couldn’t find a corresponding color in the BIG Crayola crayon box – the one that has ten crayon shades of brown hair. This was not the shimmering silver hair some of my friends were blessed with.

Plus, my no-color aged me 10 years. And by aging, I mean I looked tired, ill, peaked, and like I needed a nap and a cup of oatmeal or a blood transfusion. The person in the mirror wasn’t remotely close to who I knew myself to be. Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead to the salon!

No sooner did I get some golden highlights, I read a NY Times editorial about blond hair and racism. Oh God, am I now a racist? Another thing to worry about… But I couldn’t discount the idea of blond hair which had played out in my family.

The story I remember was from my father, first generation Italian, growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s with his cousins. The Mariongones are northern Italian, reddish brown or blondish hair, green eyes, but the Insinga and Peluso line, are Sicilian, which my sister, who favors them, says, “This means we are African.” Dark skins, black hair and dark brown eyes.

When my blond father and dark-skinned Uncle Vito went to work at a soda fountain across from the Plaza in New York, my father was at the counter, Uncle Vito was washing dishes.

I wonder how this has played into my choice of hair color.

Hair and Makeup Work Together

Ultimately, it’s really come down to vanity and how much makeup I need. When my hair is lighter, I seem to need less makeup to look alive. Yet, this didn’t stop me from wanting to go back to my natural color. So, my daughter insisted I try her hair colorist. We booked appointments, and I waited for the day when I would have my natural brown hair restored. It had been over 30 years since I’d seen it.

When the stylist started blowing out my hair, my daughter gasped then put on a brave face. The dark brown hair made me look 110 years old. If I’d had any natural glow in my face, it was gone. I looked a bit dead, and not even embalmed.

Experimenting Can Be… Interesting?

My daughter’s next suggestion was lash extensions! Well, no one told me that ageing resulted in no eyebrows or eyelashes, so I was game. Despite the price, it actually seemed to provide a small face lift and mitigated the hooded eyes that had also come with aging. I looked awake! But the burning and itching sensation that soon followed wasn’t as attractive.

I cannot begin to catalogue the bronzers, foundations, mascaras, that my daughter has suggested that eventually grew mold after three uses because, let’s face it ­– I am getting old and no product known to man is going to fix it.

Yet, I Was Swayed by Peer Pressure

My cousin and sister had been raving about a new skin cream that had made my cousin look GREAT (she is 64). And she did look great. My daughter encouraged me to get the product, which I dutifully applied to my face and then I had some extra goop on my fingers so I put it on my neck.

Within 24 hours my face turned the color of a ketchup bottle and it burned. My neck, as of this writing, still has a constant rash that itches. No one told me that you need to apply sunscreen DILIGENTLY with any products with retinol. But it did diminish fine lines and wrinkles. Perhaps I will attract a lobster.

WHY? WHY? WHY?

Aging Can’t Be Escaped, But I Will Do It My Way

My friend Jan will not dye her hair because she won’t play into standards of beauty. And, we are having more celebrities and magazines that celebrate that beautiful grey hair and old women.

But I don’t want to look tired and ill (which I often am due to my health issues) because inside, in my precious little heart, I feel great! Today I may be on the couch wondering if I am going to die, but I know that tomorrow I may be galloping a horse over a giant green field. I want to look in the mirror and see the person that can do that, not the one that’s lying on the couch.

If a few highlights help, I’m going for it!

My cousin of the young face is sending me a product that grows back eyebrows and eyelashes. What the Hell! Hope springs eternal.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

How is your hair faring post-pandemic? Did you start coloring it again? If you haven’t, how does your no-color reflect on your face? Does gray hair age you more? Do you need more makeup to look vibrant? Have you tried products that claim to make you younger? Does peer pressure affect your beauty decisions?