Unless you’re heading off on some kind of digital detox or remote retreat, where make-up is the last thing on your mind, packing for a summer escape poses a bit of a conundrum.
You want to look (and smell) good on your holiday, yet you don’t want to be carting away the entire contents of your bathroom cabinet – particularly if all you’ve got to play with is a budget airline’s measly cabin baggage allowance.
Best holiday beauty products
Fear not, however, because there a lots of space-saving products and handy tools to help you condense your cosmetics, so you only pack the absolute essentials and can spend less time stressing over your suitcase…
1. Travel-size bottles
The clue is in the name, of course. These mini tubes and bottles never go over the 100ml airport security limit, but they’re big enough to see you through (depending on the product) a fortnight away.
Nuxe My Travel Essentials Gift Set, £12, Escentual
This excellent-value five-piece set from French brand Nuxe features a mini shower gel, cleanser, moisturiser, hand cream and the brand’s cult favourite body oil.
Sunday Riley Wake Up With Me Kit, £81, Cult Beauty
Can’t bear to abandon your multi-step skincare routine while on hols? Sunday Riley’s luxurious new six-piece set has everything you need to cleanse, exfoliate, hydrate, brighten, soothe and firm your complexion.
2. Beauty bars
Not only do they help cut down on plastic packaging, solid beauty bars are ideal for travel too, especially if you opt for mini versions.
Ethique Tone It Down Shampoo Mini, £3
Sustainable beauty brand Ethique has a huge range of 15g mini bars, including shampoo, conditioner, bodywash, cleanser and serum.
Lush Sleepy Face Naked Cleansing Balm, £8.50
While many skincare bars weigh in at a hefty 100g, all Lush cleansing bars are a suitcase-friendly 35g. We love the lavender scented Sleepy Face.
Eco Warrior Mini Cube, £8, Little Soap Company
Great for couples, this quartet features shampoo, shaving, cleansing and exfoliating bars in 30g cubes.
- 100% Plastic free, 100% Vegan, Made in England, natural, organic soap bar
- You'll find no Sodium Lauryl Sulphate or synthetic chemicals in Little Soap Company's products. In fact, the entire range is free from detergents, SLS, alcohol, parabens, sorbates, silicones,...
- Our Eco Warrior Mini Gift Pack contains all 4 of our most popular Eco Warrior Soap Bars (Shampoo, Shaving, Exfoliating & Sensitive Facial eco warrior bars) each individually boxed inside a gift box
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3. Portable palettes
There’s no point packing a huge make-up palette when you know you’re not going to use the whole thing. That’s where refillable sets come in really handy.
Benecos It-Pieces Pretty Cold Palette, £21.95
The Benecos It-Pieces collection lets you choose up to eight pans to insert into an empty palette (£5.95), from a selection of eyeshadows, powders, blushers, bronzers and highlighters, with refills starting from just £3.95. Alternatively, you can select one of two ready-made palettes.
Hourglass Curator 3-Pan Custom Palette, £96
New from Hourglass, curate your own three or five-pan eyeshadow palette, selecting from 40 different wearable shades in matte, satin, metallic or shimmer finishes.
4. Skincare capsules
The ultimate in space-saving chic, individual skincare capsules ensure you don’t take away a drop more product than you need.
Eve Lom Cleansing Oil Capsules Travel Pack, £20, Space NK
This luxe travel kit provides 14 biodegradable capsules filled with nourishing cleansing oil and a seven-day dispenser.
Elizabeth Arden Celebrate with a Twist Ceramide Capsules Set, £25
Worth £34, this great-value set features four tubes of seven capsules, each containing a different skin-boosting serum from the Elizabeth Arden ceramide range.
5. Perfume decanters
Even small glass perfume bottles are often on the heavy side, and mini versions of fragrances can be over-priced. Take your signature scent on holiday by filling a 5ml atomiser, which equates to around 65 sprays.
Travalo Perfume Pod Spray, £5, Escentual
Travel Perfume Pod in Silver, £7.99, Boots
Best-selling travel beauty products
Looking for more inspiration? Check out our list of best-selling Amazon products!
- Treat yourself and get your favourite skincare products in a beautifully tailored gift set. This luxurious Emma Hardie Amazing Midas Edit Gift Set offers 5 smaller, travel size version of our iconic...
- Purifying Moringa Cleansing Balm is formulated with a selection of essential oils, including our signature Moringa Seed Oil, and vitamins and antioxidants to moisturise whilst deeply cleansing your...
- Rich and intense renewal face mask treatment contains Hyaluronic Acid that helps to lock moisture in, firm the skin and reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines
- PAMPER GIFT SET: contains five of Burt’s Bees bestselling skincare products for lip, body and face in mini sizes, making it the perfect gift for someone special, for travelling or as an introduction...
- HYDRATING LIP BALM: Original Beeswax Lip Balm, enriched with 100% natural origin ingredients, with conditioning Beeswax and Vitamin E to deeply moisturise and soften lips
- NOURISHING BODY LOTION: clinically shown to moisturise skin for up to 24 hours, with nutrient-rich Honey and Milk
- Clinique Moisture Surge Skincare Set, 100H Auto Replenishing Hydrator 15 ml + Face Spray Thirsty Skin Relief 30 ml + Overnight Mask 30 ml
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- Sunshine Protect UV Protection Leave-In Spray: hydrates hair to reduce dryness caused by the sun, while eliminating frizz, for radiant results; leave in hairspray to moisturise while protecting...
- Benefits: protective hair spray made with Moringa Seed Extract and smoothing actives to hydrate, while leaving hair smooth and silky
- Designed to protect hair from sun and heat, while effectively nourishing to reduce dryness, the repair hair products will leave one with stronger, more radiant hair
- ON THE GO TOILETRY KIT - Are you a wanderlust-filled woman always on the go? If so, we've got just the thing for you - the travel size toiletries for women! With this travel kit, you'll have...
- A COMPLETE SET - With a whopping 21 pieces, our travel toiletries set has everything you could possibly need for your travels. This collection of diverse beauty, health, and hygiene products is...
- TRAVEL FRIENDLY - Our travel size toiletries set are TSA approved, so you won't have to worry about any hassle at airport security. Say goodbye to the stress of transferring your favorite products...
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