Luggage space: something we always run out of. That’s why you don’t want to be bringing your entire shelf of beauty products with you on your trip because well, that’s just not very feasible. That’s where travel-sized products come into the picture. These mini essentials allow you to pack light and save tons of luggage space, all while giving your skin the love and care it needs.
Aesop
With seven travel-sized essentials, the Departure travel kit is one that is great for frequent flyers. It contains a range of products for impeccable upkeep in transit, like the hand wash for when water is unavailable and the mouthwash and toothpaste for oral hygiene. There are also products to moisturise your hands, hydrate your skin and nourish your lips. The Arrival travel kit (previously known as the Jet Set Travel Kit) includes hair and body products for a gentle and aromatic cleanse. Travel at ease with these two kits in hand.
Arrival, $50.
Departure, $80.
Available online and at all Aesop stores.
Antipodes
Keep your skin healthy throughout your trip with these travel-sized skincare products — a serum, balm, day cream and night cream. Protect your skin from free radical damage with antioxidants like boysenberry, blackcurrant and kiwifruit and the Vinanza® Grape present in the serum. The balm on the other hand, helps solve problems like dry and cracked skin, sunburn and rashes, which you may experience when you’re travelling to a tropical country. Hydrate your skin with the day cream and nourish it with the night cream which contains avocado oil to boost collagen in your skin.
Worship Skin Defence Antioxidant Serum (10ml), $12.90.
Saviour Skin Balm (30ml), $20.80.
Vanilla Pod Hydrating Day Cream (15ml), $12.90.
Avocado Pear Nourishing Night Cream (15ml), $12.90.
Available online and at selected Guardian stores.
Drunk Elephant
Drunk Elephant prides itself to be a brand free of the ‘Suspicious 6’ ingredients — essential oils, drying alcohols, silicones, chemical screens, fragrance/dyes and SLS. If you’ve been considering getting products from this cult-favourite brand but have been put off by its price, then consider trying out their products from this kit. Though this isn’t technically a travel kit, you can always reappropriate this for your travels!
The Littles™ Kit, $128.
Available online and at all Sephora stores.
innisfree
This set is all about the Beauty Green Tea ingredient, with The Green Tea Seed Serum (used by Girls’ Generation member Yoona and Youtubers Q2Han), Green Tea Sleeping Mask, Green Tea Seed Cream and Green Tea Seed Eye Cream all based on this ingredient. It’s said to give your skin a clear and dewy complexion, while hydrating and moisturising it at the same time!
Green Tea Seed Serum Essential Set, $37.
Available online and at all innisfree stores.
Porcelain
A hydrating cleanser, a lightweight lotion rich in antioxidants and a soothing aloe vera gel are packed all in the Summer Skincare Kit to protect your skin against all sorts of harsh climatic and environmental stressors you may face on your trip. If you can’t live without your sheet mask sessions when you’re away on a trip, then consider getting the Summer Hydration Kit which has two types of sheet masks — Multipeptide Silk Masks to reduce signs of ageing and Bio-Cellulose Masks for hydration.
Summer Hydration Kit, $70.
Summer Skincare Kit, $88.
Available online and at Porcelain stores.
Wander Beauty
This travel-ready kit lets your skincare join you wherever you go, hydrating, brightening and purifying your face. Can’t seem to catch a wink on the plane, leading to panda eyes? Brighten, hydrate and reduce the appearance of dark circles with the eye masks, one of the brand’s best-sellers. Both the Extended Stay Hydrating Mask and Glow Ahead Face Oil intensely hydrate your skin and boost radiance, while the Lift Off Purifying and Brightening Peel Off Mask helps revive dull skin.
Take Flight Skincare Discovery Kit, $58.
Available online and at all Sephora stores.
