Travel Beauty Essentials

We’re a sucker for the aisle of doom at the checkout sections of Mecca Maxima and Sephora. Often overpriced and unnecessary? Yes, but there are certainly some fantastic travel-sized products which are worth picking up if you’re a frequent flyer.

Long haul flights call for a decent carry on cosmetic bag, it’s worth transferring your beloved skin care products into travel sized bottles or investing in smaller sized dupes so that your skin doesn’t suffer during your extensive exposure to recycled air (no thanks).

For some extra hydration, we recommend taking a mask on board; for overnight sustenance ensuring you wake up with supple and bright skin. If it’s a short flight; a sheet mask is a fantastic idea; you might get some weird looks, but they shouldn’t be judging, you’re ahead of the game.

Face products and palettes undoubtedly take up most of the space in a makeup bag, which is why condensing your everyday routine into fewer steps is a great idea. Patchology On The Fly Kit

If you want to go into full-on masque mode on the plane then this set is right up your alley. Patchology offers a set of complexion essentials that covers all the quintessential skincare steps; a hydrating masque, an illuminating masque, one lip gel and a pair of eye revive hydro-gels. The package has been raved about in the beauty community as a skin-saver for long-haul flights, this will be going in our carts next time we fly.

Urban Decay Travel-Size All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray

If there's anything more frustrating than packing for a carry on - it's dealing with liquids. We have to part ways with our perfumes and setting sprays. It doesn't have to be that way though, Urban Decay has formulated a travel-friendly size of their insanely popular setting spray, and we love them for it! With the carry on liquid limit for cosmetics typically being 50ml, the 30ml bottle will easily get past customs. The spray will last plenty of trips as well, which is a major bonus.

Benefit Cosmetics Mini Hoola Bronzer

We love the line of travel sized products that Benefit Cosmetics stock. Our must-have has to be the holy-grail Hoola bronzer. The reason; bronzer easily doubles as eye shadow for a natural bronzed look, saving you extra space without lugging along a palette of eye shadow.

Soap and Glory Shower Products

Our go-to for shower and body products while travelling is Soap & Glory. In the Mecca stores aisle of doom you’ll find the small sizes of their most popular products, including body wash, body lotion and scrub. We love the price of the products as well, we know there is nothing more annoying than blowing your travel budget on holiday necessities. Sephora Universal Pocket Atomizer

This product is a mini life-saver. If you don't want to part with your signature scent while on vacay but also don't want to risk packing a glass bottle, this is the perfect solution. The atomizer allows you to transfer your perfume into a travel-sized form. It is safe from spillage and can fit in your carry on allowance, ideal for a post-flight spritz to get rid of the shower-less flight odour.

NARS Atomic Blonde Palette

The newly released NARS palette combines eyeshadow with face products; a gorgeous warm bronzer and highlight to create a sublime look. We fell in love as soon as we saw the product on shelves and justify the product as an ideal travelling palette. If you don’t want to stuff your makeup bag full with face products then the sleek palette is absolutely perfect. The bronzed-neutral shades of the eyeshadow work for everyday wear and can be deepened for a nighttime look.

Ren Clean Getaway Skincare Set

Skincare company Ren recently released a set of travel-sized favourites so that you're covered in every department during your time away. You get major bang for your buck, with six decently sized products for face and body. It includes a gentle cleansing gel, rescue mask, protecting day cream, body wash, magnesium body cream and a relaxing pillow spray. We love Ren for having ingredients that we can trust and ingredients that skin loves.