We caught up with Megawatt Country Music Star Kelsea Ballerini while touring to see what her must-haves are from merch to the perfect travel leggings, and the country music royalty story behind her designer luggage.
Director: Stephanie Romero
Cinematographer: James Ollard
Editor: Collin Hughart
Producers: Kellie Scott and Stephanie Romero
Sound Mixer: Destiny Farrant
Hairstylist and Makeup Artist: Kelsey Deenihan
Graphic Designer: Grace Levin
Executive Director of Creative: Alexa Wiley
Entertainment Director: Jessica Baker
Director: Stephanie Romero
Cinematographer: James Ollard
Editor: Collin Hughart
Producers: Kellie Scott and Stephanie Romero
Sound Mixer: Destiny Farrant
Hairstylist and Makeup Artist: Kelsey Deenihan
Graphic Designer: Grace Levin
Executive Director of Creative: Alexa Wiley
Entertainment Director: Jessica Baker
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00:00What's up, who, what, where? It's Kelsea Ballerini, and today I'm going to show you the chaos that is what is in my suitcase.
00:15So for starters, the bag itself.
00:18I'm actually really not this bougie, but
00:22this is a sentimental bag because one of the first ever tours that I got to open for was Rascal Flatts in
00:282016, which is making me feel a little bit older right now, but that's okay.
00:33And for end of tour gifts, which is something that we do on tour and in country at least,
00:40the guys got me this beautiful set of luggage, and I've used it ever since.
00:45It's like my favorite travel bag, and I also just feel real fancy when I have it, so
00:50this is our starting point. This is our palette. Here we go. Okay, item number one, the most basic staple.
00:57You need a good pair of black leggings. They're good for travel. These are like my flight go-to.
01:06Delta is sick of me and these, let me tell you something.
01:09But then also I can like get off the plane or the bus and go straight into soundcheck.
01:13You can work out in them. You can not work out in them, which is what I've been doing. I highly recommend that.
01:21Item number two, and this is low-key a shameless plug, but this is
01:26a t-shirt that happens to also be my merch. And this is the first time that I have merch
01:33that's just not my face on it, so I wear it because it's cute. Look at the back.
01:39It says I'm doing my best. It has kind of like that vintage,
01:43that vintage feel where it's really soft and kind of worn already.
01:47And I would wear this with the leggings as well. I wear this with a pair of like cut off jean shorts. Item number three,
01:56a good pair of jeans. These are both, show off the jeans.
02:04These are both Agold.
02:06These are just like the normal high-waisted. These have a really interesting detail on the waistband,
02:12which I think is like the asymmetrical line is very nice.
02:15I love crop tops and also bodysuits and these, both of these jeans go with
02:22both. So I
02:24just think like the more that you wear them, the more that they form to your body and the more that they get like
02:28softer and worn in. And it just becomes like a like, I don't know,
02:32just it's like a comfort thing for me now. Like my favorite jeans are like, it's a comfort blanket.
02:37Next is skincare. Just when I'm traveling a lot, my skin gets really dehydrated and breaks out and all the things.
02:44When I'm on stage, I have on a lot of makeup, a lot of glitter.
02:47And so just taking care of your skin is really important. And so these are some of my favorite
02:52self-help, self-care moments.
02:55Specifically these. These are eye patches and I put them on as I'm doing makeup for my shows because not only do they help de-puff,
03:02but also my makeup artist, Kelsey Denahan, taught me that it's like a stencil for where your eyeshadow should go.
03:08So I just put it there and then it's foolproof. You can't, you can't even mess it up.
03:12It just tells you exactly where to go. So they're called Skin Ice Lens. They're very nice and they're cooling.
03:18This has always been my go-to makeup item. I just think that
03:23mascara, it's like, it's just like a cup of coffee for your face. It makes you look way more awake than you are,
03:29way more put together than I am. And these are my two favorites.
03:32I use Exhibitionist when I'm doing shows or something more dramatic. It's super buildable, super big. And then
03:39just, this is Lash Blast. This is the OG. And
03:42it's just, it's just the good stuff.
03:44So if I'm traveling with any makeup, it is mascara and it's one of these two. The next item is a purse.
03:51It's Chanel and she's cute. I really like having
03:56like kind of a mix of
03:58really like beautiful, like high-end pieces and also just like
04:03worn-in, comfy
04:06stuff that you can go like to the mall and grab.
04:08I just think it's like a statement piece and it's really beautiful and something that you can hold on to and pass down,
04:13you know, later in life.
04:17I never leave the house without a good pair of cowgirl boots. I am a country singer. I'm from Tennessee, born and raised.
04:24I live in Nashville now. And I just, I think they go with everything and I'm sure people are like, no,
04:29they don't, but they do to me. And I buy a pair of shoes
04:33anytime there's like a mountaintop moment. So
04:37these are relatively new. I bought these when I
04:40kicked off my tour and put out my album. So these are, these are my subject to change
04:46heart first tour cowgirl boots and they're brown suede and they're yummy and I love them.
04:51And I never leave the house without a pair of these.
04:54Another must-have is
04:57a hair mask.
04:59This is IGK. I love this one. There's several that I use.
05:02I am really hard on my hair. I'm not a natural blonde.
05:07Hard to believe, I know.
05:09But I just have a lot of breakage and damage and just constantly using heat on my hair for shows and everything. I need to
05:16protect it when I can. So this is something that I do once a week in the shower, three minutes, rinse it out.
05:22And I like to think it helps me out. I've got a weird one for you. What is this you ask?
05:28Let me tell you. It is, it's, it's a facelifter. It's, what's it called actually? The Pure Lift. And
05:36when you, like, like I said, I travel a whole lot and
05:40when I'm on planes and stuff, you get really puffy. And so you just turn it on. I'm not gonna do it right now, but
05:46it sends like electrocurrents through your face and you just go like this and like this and
05:53it just kind of feels like a tingle, but it helps just de-puff any water retention or whatever in your face.
05:58So if I hop off a plane and go right into an interview, like I truly just did,
06:03this helps. Another odd one is my
06:08headphones. These are actually my in-ear monitors that I've retired these from my actual show
06:15because your ears actually change as you get older. So these no longer have the snuggest fit,
06:21but on planes and stuff, I still use these. And as you can see, they literally are shaped to my ear.
06:28So you put them in
06:31and you can't hear anything else. And that's how I prefer it.
06:37I think that you can dress up anything
06:40with just some gold jewelry. I love ear cuffs.
06:44I love fun rings for stage and real life to be honest. I love a good pair of
06:50gold hoops. You can probably tell. I think they just dress up any outfit.
06:56Yeah, I think like layerable pieces are really nice.
07:00So if you're going for more minimal, you keep one on or if you want to like glam up, just
07:06add it all. Okay, so I don't know where I got these,
07:10but that's kind of the point because I feel like I have just unintentionally become a sunglass hoarder.
07:18And that's because I somehow lose them, buy a new pair, and then find them. And then the pattern continues.
07:24So I just I feel like I accidentally have a pair from like every city I've been in and
07:29it is a travel staple.
07:32I am a
07:34like perfume girl. I just have so many different scents for different moods and different like
07:41just vibes.
07:44This is the one that I keep with me in my bag all the time. So it's my consistent. I love Lalabo.
07:51This is the Noir. I also love Rose and I also love Scentile 33.
07:56But I'm just I'm a perfume girl.
07:59So this is this is this is subject to change, but this just happens to be what I have in my bag right now.
08:05All right, y'all. That was packed with who, what, where. And thank you for hanging out with me and
08:10seeing what's in my bag. And I will be bringing my bag on the road and I hope to see you there. Until then,
08:16just check out my record, Subject to Change.