Heading home to friends and loved ones during the holiday season can be both exciting and stressful as you sprint to catch your mode of transportation. However you're travelling — whether it be by aeroplane, train, or car — make sure you pack your bags with the following beauty products.
These portable skincare [1], haircare [2], and makeup picks make it easy to party-prep, even if you're crammed between two people in an Uber Pool or on a fully booked flight. The list includes mess-free eye masks, stacking makeup pigments, and multitasking sticks that fit snugly in any luggage. Check out the best travel-friendly beauty products [3] ahead.
Wander Beauty Baggage Claim Gold Eye Masks
The Wander Beauty Baggage Claim Gold Eye Masks [4] ($25) are gold-foil eye patches that brighten, deeply hydrate (that's the hyaluronic acid at work), and diminish the appearance of dark circles. The best part: they stick onto the face, never slipping or sliding, so feel free to stretch your legs and walk around your plane with these patches on.
Charlotte Tilbury Instant Magic Facial Dry Sheet Mask
Aside from its smoothing and moisturising properties, the Charlotte Tilbury Instant Magic Facial Dry Sheet Mask [5] ($22) has slots that fit around your ears so you can walk around your hotel room with it on.
Beauty by POPSUGAR Trio Time Face Compact
Blush, bronzer, and highlighter: you'll find all three in the extremely portable and easy-to-use Beauty by POPSUGAR Trio Time Face Compact [6] ($34). It will add colour back into your complexion should travelling in dry, stuffy planes zap the radiance from your skin.
Uoma Beauty Double Take Contour Stick
On the go? The Uoma Beauty Double Take Contour Stick [7] ($40) makes sculpting and highlighting a breeze. Just sweep the cream makeup across your skin, and blend it out with your fingers.
Estée Lauder The Brow Multi-Tasker
The Estée Lauder The Brow Multi-Tasker [8] ($29) is a brow pencil, powder, and brush in one sleek rod that could easily live in your carry-on.
Conair Unbound Cordless Auto-Curler
Believe it or not, the Conair Unbound Cordless Auto-Curler [9] ($100) makes it easy to style your hair, whether you are 35,000 feet above land or in the back of an Uber Pool. The high-tech cylindrical device has a slit that reveals a heated barrel that swirls hair around it with the push of a button. What's even more brilliant is how this tool nixes the cord, which makes it easy to take with you in any and every mode of transportation.
T3 Featherweight Compact Folding Dryer
If you must carry a hair dryer with you on your next trip, opt for the foldable white and rose gold T3 Featherweight Compact Folding Dryer [10] ($150), which you can whip out of your suitcase and use to style your hair at any point during your holiday.
Nars The Multiple Stick
The Nars The Multiple Stick [11] ($39) can be used on cheeks, eyes, and lips. It's the ultimate easy-to-use multipurpose product.
Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 40
Wherever you go, whatever you do, you need to be wearing sunscreen. The Supergoop! Unseen Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 40 [12] ($32) is one of the best ones to travel with because of how its soft, oil-free formula will never leave greasy fingerprints all over your steering wheel or luggage.
Ariana Grande Thank U Next Eau de Parfum Travel Spray
Ariana Grande Thank U Next Eau de Parfum Travel Spray [13] ($22) is a more portable, roll-on version of the singer's latest fragrance, which has a sweet, milky, coconut scent.