Our top 7 travel beauty essentials

Are you planning a weekend away but feeling unsure of what to pack in your beauty bag? Well then, keep reading as we unveil seven beauty essentials that will take the hassle out of looking and feeling your best. 

1. A facial mist

Facial mists are a beauty guru's secret weapon to topping up on skin hydration and sunscreen while on the go. So, pack La Roche Posay Anthelios XL Fresh Invisible Mist SPF50, an ultra-fine mist that settles without a trace. 

Or get the Avène Summer Essentials Duo Kit, which contains an SPF50+ Lotion and an Avène Thermal Spring Water Spray. A calming and soothing spritz of French thermal water quenches dry patches instantly.  

2. A rejuvenating eye mask

To help revive your eye area while travelling, pack Sorbet's Vitamin Brightening Under-eye Mask with brightening niacinamide. 

3. Eyebrow gel

Well-groomed eyebrows are essential when it comes to looking more put together, and Revlon's Colorstay Brow Fibre Filler Brow Gel is the perfect travel-friendly companion. Not only does it contain fibres that add fullness and definition, but its formula is also water and smudge resistant.

4. A skin-perfecting primer

When you're out and about foundation can often end up making your skin feel suffocated, so while on holiday, try to forgo it altogether and simply smooth Catrice Love Skin & Respect Earth Hydro Primer on instead. Its hydrating formula smooths imperfections and blurs visible pores. 

5. Travel-sized fragrance

Full-sized perfumes take up valuable packing space in a small suitcase, so opt for a travel-sized one as an alternative. The Body Shop's miniature, dome-shaped Clementine and Starfruit Fragrance fits perfectly into any handbag and is perfect for an uplifting scent top-up wherever you are.

6. Dry shampoo

Can any beauty travel must-have list omit dry shampoo? Well, this list certainly can't. When time is limited, give your hair a detox while you're sleeping with Colab Dry + Shampoo Overnight Renew. It's enriched with lavender and eucalyptus essential oils to soothe your scalp, pink clay to absorb oil, and has a dreamy vanilla-esque tonka bean and amber scent.

And if you're donning a protective style like braids, smooth the innovative Dark and Lovely Waterless Cleanser onto your scalp to give it a refresh thanks to its purifying formula of clay and menthol.

7. Cream blush

If you pack one thing, make sure it's one of Stila's four complexion-enhancing shades of Putty Blush/Bronzer Duos. Both blush and bronzer boast velvety textures that melt seamlessly into the skin for a youthful kiss of rosiness and a healthy dose of bronze.

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