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11 space-saving, travel-sized beauty essentials to help downsize your routine
2 years ago
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Always find your liquids bag is overstuffed at the last minute? These space-saving beauty essentials will help you slim down your skin and body care routine for low-stress packing.
Does anyone really like packing? Sure, choosing outfits for a trip might (might) be fun, but if you’re flying short-haul without a checked-in bag – and therefore can’t decant your bathroom cupboard into a wash bag and call it a day – downsizing your beauty routine to fit into a 20x20cm freezer bag never feels easy.
Whether you end up shedding essentials or being overly optimistic about what you can squeeze in – only to find yourself urgently disposing of excess products in the line for airport security – finding solutions that work can be tricky.
UK airports may be set to let go of the 100ml rule in 2024, but until then, the good news is that miniature-sized multi-tasking products do exist, and they can make your night-before packing feel infinitely more simple. Whether it’s serum in capsules that can be decanted by the day, under-eye masks that will instantly refresh air-con-struck under eyes, the chicest mini toothpaste around or a shampoo bar that will save on liquids, here are the washbag essentials we’ll be relying on this summer…
L’Occitane Almond Shower Oil
More nourishing than a typical shower gel, this shower oil works like an oil cleanser for the face, transforming into foamy milk when it hits water to gently clean without stripping. Plus, the marzipan-esque almond scent is heavenly.
Gallinée Prebiotic Cleansing Bar
No7 Advanced Ingredients Facial Capsules
Glass serum bottles can be difficult to transport, which is what makes these vitamin C capsules so well suited to travel. Just add a capsule for every day you’ll be away and break off the top when you’re ready to use.
Shop No7 Advanced Ingredients Facial Capsules at Boots, £19.95
Supergoop Unseen Sunscreen SPF50
Supergoop’s white cast-free facial SPF has won a legion of fans thanks to its lightweight, invisible texture – and this mini travel size makes the perfect holiday sun cream.
The Ordinary Natural Moisturising Factors + HA
Marvis Travel Ginger Mint Toothpaste
Shop Marvis Travel Ginger Mint Toothpaste at Look Fantastic, £3.85
JVN Hair Complete Conditioning Mist
Jo Loves Hand Sanitiser and Hand Lotion Duo
Shop Jo Loves Hand Sanitiser and Hand Lotion Duo at Space NK, £25
111Skin Rose Gold Illuminating Eye Mask
Shop 111Skin Rose Gold Illuminating Eye Mask at Selfridges, £12
Rowse Perfect Balance Shampoo Bar
Topic Skincare Discovery Kit
If you don’t have time to cherry-pick mini products, this customisable kit is for you – choose your skin type and fragrance preference (scented or unscented) and receive everything you need for a holiday skincare routine.
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