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Get these products in your suitcase, and Lisa Oxenham will have you looking and feeling your best on your travels
Who says it's just the ladies who should splash out on the best cosmetics and travel accoutrements? Here, beauty expert Lisa Oxenham and the Smith team share their unisexy secrets on what will keep you on top form for your escapes, home and away.
TRAVEL-SIZED PRODUCTS
Travel Bags £33.55, (Travel Bag for Men only £21.15), by REN
Choose from four skin-type specifications (normal, dry, sensitive or combination) when you treat yourself to a selection of this skincare expert's fantastic, very natural products, in miniature, giving you the ultimate clean-up on the dirtiest of weekends.
Allure Sport Homme £36.50, and Chanel Coco Madamoiselle’s Twist and Spray Atomiser £45, Chanel
A purse spray is essential for men and women; these keep you fresh when you’re on the go.
IN-FLIGHT ESSENTIALS
Resistance Body Oil £21, E’spa
Dab under your nose: eucalyptus, lavender and tea tree makes this a great immune-system booster and sinus clearer. Great for travel as it also curbs any heebie-geebies on long-haul flights, and it calms mozzie bites. Can also be used in the bath or shower.
Flight Mist Spritzer £25, Prescriptives
Keep this on hand to quench skin throughout the flight. This one contains special ingredients guaranteed to lock in moisture.
Wipes £11, MAC
You can’t beat pre-moistened, non-soapy wipes to use on journeys for a fantastic freshen-up en route.
Cash Ca Flight Kit £200, Cash Ca
Eye mask, blanket, knee-length socks, ballet slippers and pillow bag made of the softest 12-gauge cashmere. Total luxury, even if you’re stuck in economy.
Zinopin £14.99, Dr Scurr's
If you worry that being cramped into snug seats can lead to circulation problems, then these little herbal pills claim to help prevent DVT as well as ease motion sickness. Just take a capsule the day before you go, a couple an hour before take-off and then a couple more on arrival.
The JetRest Travel Pillow from £19.95
If you're going long haul, while you may be planning lots of time in the bedroom, it's best to be well rested on arrival and a Jet Rest guarantees instant zZs. While this travel pillow is a smidge to big for a handbag, it more than compensates in comfort - especially if you get one in 100 per cent cashmere (£49.95).
JETLAG (AND HANGOVER) CONCEALERS
Light Fantastic Brightening Eye Treatment £39,
La Prairie
Contains horse-chestnut extract, which helps to reduce darkness around the eyes while evening out skin tone. A saviour after a cocktail-heavy night out.
Cellular Recovery Skin Bliss Capsules £55 for 60, Elemis
These calming capsules contain rose absolute for day and lavender for night, and they come with a portable travel tin. Great for in-flight nerves and a good night’s sleep if the noise from the hotel bar gets too rowdy.
Signs Eye Mask £45, SK-II
Has impressive hydrating effects, is a great pre- or post-party treatment, and ideal to pop on when flying. Leaves tired eyes cool and refreshed.
TREATS FOR THE BOUDOIR
Energy Bank Bath and Shower Oil £12 for three miniatures, This Works
A revitalising scent of ylang ylang, patchouli and geranium with sandalwood. Better still, get your someone special to use it as an invigorating massage oil at sunset.
Travel Candles in Savasana £12.50 for five minis, Calmia
Contains lavender and vetiver, India’s oil of tranquility. They’ll transform your hotel room into a holistic haven and set the scene for some post-beach romance.
Yuroll £25
The jade-stone roller stimulates circulation and reduces puffiness, refreshing the complexion, so it's perfect for a post-flight pamper.
SUN PROTECTION AND TANNING
Sun Wrinkle Control Cream SPF30 £15.50, Clarins
This one has been specially developed for sun-sensitive skin, it so won’t block pores. Sesame oil and aloe extracts intensively moisturise and nourish at the same time.
Soleil Icy Tubes SPF 15 £18, Lancome
Great for anyone who suffers from prickly heat. Dampen skin with a cold flannel to reduce inflammation, then smooth the gel over the top.
Sun Layer £96, Sisley
It’s important to tan safely, obviously. Use this instead of your moisturiser and apply every two hours while you’re out there in the rays.
Soleil Prodigieux £17.50, Nuxe
An intense body balm that contains a tiny amount of fake tan, so you'll still get a little colour, even if the destination isn’t so sunny. It kickstarts melanin production, making it great to use before a holiday to prepare your skin for the UV onslaught.
Soleil Crème Aqua Resist £15, Kérastase
Protects your hair against sun, sea and chlorine, so smooth throughout before you leave for the beach or pool.
Serie Expert Solar After-Sun Repair Shampoo £7.25, and Solar Masque £10.50, L'Oréal Professionnel
Sunbathing and air-conditioned journeys frazzle hair; these will rehydrate, keeping yours soft and frizz-free from the beach to the bedroom.
After Sun Igloo Mask £10, Biotherm
For when you’ve sizzled in the sun or you just need to soothe hot skin, this mask will cool, rehydrate and heal.
After-Sun Balm with Aloe £11.50, Clinique
Go for an after-sun that has a cooling sensation. This is light but also hydrating.
AND WHAT TO CARRY IT IN?
The Eastwood bag £795, Mulberry
If you're smart (and stylish) you'll turn to those perfectly English purveyors of luxe-leather luggage, Mulberry. We love this particular long-weekend-dimensioned delight, and its adorment of pockets.
Streamline MPC softside suitcase £235, Samsonite
For further-flung forays, this is the ultimate in easy-to-lug, difficult-to-damage shell-strong cases.
Lisa Oxenham (pictured) is beauty editor of InStyle magazine. She visited Riad Lotus Ambre for our Morocco collection.
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