4 Full days in Paris, and 2 mostly-transit days.

Hope I used the right flair, will change if not.

I used the “abomination bag” that maximizes the under-seat personal item bag. I only needed it for transit (To the airport and we changed hotels mid-vacation). I bought it a couple years ago and not from TT, so hopefully it lasts for a while :) As others said, it’s not comfortable for walking any long distances.

One goal I had for this trip was to NOT look like the “Parisian girl” article victim, and I failed miserably. Shame on me, but that is life, and I am a pretty basic bitch…

# Packing list

* Clothes
   * Red wool cardigan 
   * Green wool sweater
   * Two long sleeve undershirts (nude and black)
   * Thin black jacket (On me)
   * Long sleeve floral shirt
   * Tigers shirt
   * Short sleeve black t shirt (On me)
   * Two Jeans
   * Maxi dress
   * Thick fluffy socks for sleeping
   * Pajamas 
   * 2 sports bras (One on me)
   * 5 pairs of socks (One on me)
   * 6 pairs of underwear (One on me)
   * Trench coat
   * Sunglasses
   * Sneakers (On me)
* Water bottle
* Charger
* E reader
* Small notebook and pen
* Passport
* Phone (On me)
* Cash (On me)
* Toilet paper (On me)
* Lip balm (On me) 
* Small day pack (4 litters)
* Toiletries: 380 g
   * Shampoo
   * Conditioner
   * Leave-in conditioner
   * Small hairbrush
   * Body wash
   * Makeup remover
   * Toothbrush
   * Small toothpaste
   * Lip balm
   * Hand cream
   * Face serum and cream
   * sunscreen
* Makeup bag 260 g
   * Brushes
   * Concealer
   * Two shadows
   * Blush
   * Eyeshadow stick
   * Hair ties + small clips 
   * Lip gloss
   * Mascara (Threw it out at the end of the trip as it was old)

Bag weighted a little below 6 kg

Bought there:

* Scarf
* Black belt
* Sparkly white-purple sweater

The things I got (all second hand) have been on my wish list for a long time so I budgeted room for them in advance

# Weather

While I did check the weather when packing, I didn’t really look into it and see how cold the mornings and nights were. The high temp was for only 1 hour at the afternoon and the rest of the time it was very close to the low temp. The forecast also changed a couple of times (to colder predictions) while I was there. According to a friend who lives there it was an unusually cold September :(  
I personally am also bad at degrees -> clothing and tend to run cold, which leads me to…

# Clothing

I brought too many clothes and the wrong ones at that.

About 20 minutes before leaving the house I realized I needed another layer, and grabbed a random black jacket that a friend handed-me-down.  
I never got a chance to use the nicer (tigers) shirt or the dress, and went as is to the nicer restaurants. I think on such a short trip it was unreasonable of me to expect to have time to change and get ready before dinner and also walk around the city. It was also way too cold to wear them with nothing on top, so what was I thinking?  
I shouldn't have brought the floral shirt, tiger shirt and nice dress.  
I should have brought thicker socks or warmer shoes (as mine were really thin) and a better over layer instead of the jacket + coat and/or a cute warmer sweater.

Every night I laid all the clothes (The ones I wore and the ones for tomorrow) to air-out so everything stayed smelling nice even with multiple wears. I also tried to alternate do things got a chance to properly dry out, and it worked quite well

# Makeup and toiletries 

The makeup helped me feel festive for the vacation I’m on, and dress up the pretty minimal wardrobe I brought. I could definitely bring less, and it was small enough that I didn’t care.

I did bring way too much sunscreen as it never got above 3 uv index, with most days being 0-2. 

Also my shampoo and conditioner hold around 3 hair washes, and I only needed one. Maybe I can find smaller containers but it really wasn’t too bad

# Electronics

I am sure I didn’t HAVE to bring the bulkiest wall block with the longest, flimsiest charging cable. But here we are. Will do better next time.

I also barely used my e-reader, but I’m still glad I took it with me. The airport and flight are times I usually try to read a lot, was just not in a mood this time.

# Day pack

During the day I was using a 4L shoulder bag that fit my water bottle, phone, passport sunglasses and lip balm. I was also using it at the airport for easy access to my travel documents. 

I marked on the Image how many times I used each item, and also the breakdown of the outfits for each day.

Would love to hear your thoughts! Constructive criticism very welcome :)  
Hope everyone is having a light day

Trip to Paris: 4 days and 5 nights