For beauty junkies, packing off every single product on your vanity table for your holiday is a truly tempting thought. But if you’re only going away for the weekend (or for less than five days at least), travel-sized cosmetics are a more viable – and sensible – option. The ones we’ve showcased here will keep your luggage light and weigh in under 100ml, which means you don’t have to check them in before boarding your flight.
Never go on holiday without a tweezer. If you’re anything like me, stray untweezed hairs can be too irksome to ignore for more than a day. Tweezers are also incredibly handy tools to have around in the event of splinters. This kit also contains everything else you need to keep your brows in place.
I tried this cleanser on recommendation from a colleague, and love that it’s one of the few gentle cleansers that actually leaves your face feeling clean. 50ml instead of 150ml? Perfect for taking on holiday or slipping into your gym bag.
Even in better weather than ours, the goal on holiday is to get your makeup lasting as long as possible, while remaining sweat-proof.
Benefit’s most popular mascara of the moment comes in an adorable miniature size perfect for holidays (and handbags). And frankly, with a recommended shelf-life of three months, you might always want to get mascaras in a mini size anyway.
If you can’t do without your brushes on holiday, it’s always a good idea to bring along a quick cleanser for spot-cleaning instead of bringing several of the same type of brush.
Holidays and pictures a-plenty mean it’s more important that your makeup lasts, so primers are pretty much an essential in my book. This Make Up For Ever primer is one of my favourites and comes in a handy 15ml version to boot.
These cotton swabs contain gentle makeup remover for quick fixes on eye and lip makeup.
Who doesn’t love a good mix-and-match travel kit? Choose two body washes and two lotions from a huge range of Crabtree & Evelyn’s signature scents to create your own Take 4 Travel kit.
A friend of mine introduced me to this, and it’s one of the best deodorants I’ve ever tried. It’s naturally fragrance-free and comes in a quick-dry cream formula. The travel size is handy and will last you a very long time.
A soak in a luxurious tub while on holiday is relaxing, but it’s nothing compared to the experience of added aromatherapy bath oils. Trust us, we’ve tried these first-hand.
Batiste puts up a decent fight in the battle of dry shampoos, and while only the original and blush scents are available in mini travel-sized bottles, they’re still very pleasant scents.
Double-ended lip and cheek pencils maximise convenience in the best way. Canadian brand Nudestix has great wearable colours and a comfortable creamy formula. The two shades in each pencil can be worn together, with the lighter one as a highlight in the middle of the lip.
An adapted version first appeared in www.herworldplus.com.
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