The Best Travel-sized Beauty Products to Take on Holiday

If you’re not afraid to tackle your skincare routine while flying, eye patches are likely already on your radar. Combat dark circles and reduce inflammation with the cult-favourite Augustinus Bader Gold Eye Patches, powered by the brand’s signature TFC8® formula to promote optimal cell renewal. For best results, pop them on about 20 minutes before landing (once the seatbelt sign lights up) for plump, refreshed under-eyes when you land.

Glossier’s round fragrance balm, encased in a pot no bigger than a 50-cent coin, is ideal size for stashing in a pocket, small bag or backpack. At this size, there’s no need to forgo fragrance while travelling – simply rub the wax formula, starring notes of pink pepper, iris and musk, with your fingertips and apply it to your pulse points. Hot tip: for a longer-lasting scent, focus on the creases of your elbows and knees as the scent is intensified by the warmth of your body.

You could invest in mini toiletry bottles or you could skip the decanting altogether with good time’s shampoo and conditioner bars. A new eco-friendly initiative from the team behind Who Gives a Crap, these plastic free products are as good for the environment as they are for your hair. After use, let the bars dry as much as possible before returning them to their sturdy cardboard packaging. Once activated, they double as a natural fragrance for your travel bag, gently infusing it with refreshing notes of bergamot, tangerine and juniper berry – you’ll smell like summer wherever you go.

Running out of space in your makeup bag? With this versatile pen, you won’t have to do any ruthless culling while packing. The compact beauty tool is a helpful four-in-one, allowing you to touch up your brows, eyeliner, lips and highlighter with the one applicator.

With this easily packable, palm-size device, you only need two minutes to revitalise your skin and combat dehydration. Offering both cooling Cryo-therapy and LED therapy functions, the clever gadget facilitates firming and refining of the complexion so you can step off the plane looking fresh. 

The name speaks for itself: Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask. Designed to be applied just as you drift off to sleep, this deeply hydrating formula – which features niacinamide, hyaluronic acid and glycerin – melts into the skin, leaving you with a bright, dewy complexion no matter how long your transit time. Fragrance-free and lightweight, it’s ideal for sensitive skin types and, at a helpful 64 grams, is an easy addition to your carry-on. 

This isn’t your ordinary serum. If you're the type of person who carries salt and pepper sachets in your bag, this is another condiment to consider. Australian home cook and food creative Jessica Nguyen has bottled her signature chili oil in a sleek eyedropper-style bottle. Gently pinch the lid to add your desired amount of heat to any meal, anywhere.

Hand sanitiser meets skin relief with Tower 28’s three-in-one SOS Rescue Spray. Powered by hypochlorous acid, it calms inflamed skin, protects the skin’s delicate barrier and works as an antibacterial agent. Grab it when you need relief and protection in one.

This unisex deodorant stick is made from a water-based gel, making it easy to apply during your flight without leaving any white residue on your shirt. The formula uses naturally derived enzymes and plant extracts to eliminate body odors, leaving a subtle citrus scent with notes of bergamot, pink lemon, orange blossom and cardamom.

Give your mouth a gentle detox with this non-abrasive charcoal wash, the perfect way to refresh after an inflight meal. Enjoy a cool, soothing sensation as you swish it around your gums, noticing flavours of peppermint, leaving your breath fresh and your teeth brighter.

The key to any effective skincare routine is a good night’s sleep, as skin cells repair overnight. Whether you're adjusting to a new timezone or need a quick power nap during a busy travel day, spritzing your eye mask, hotel pillow or even your clothes with this chamomile and lavender-infused spray can help encourage relaxation and, ultimately, a deeper sleep.

SPF is an essential step in your skincare routine, no matter where your travels take you. Ultra Violet’s mini Preen Screen™ makes sun safety effortless. Whether you’ve just applied your makeup or completed your morning skincare, a quick spritz of this lightweight mist is the perfect final step for a dewy, protected finish. The 30 millilitre bottle is small enough to slip in your day bag or a loose pocket for reapplication throughout the day.

Those with dry skin know what even a couple of hours in the air can do to your dermis. This 100ml creamy hand pomade, formulated with a blend of shea butter, coconut oil, and almond oil has a rich texture that immediately softens hands – and smells divine, so you don’t offend your fellow passengers.

This set of replenishing minis, available exclusively at MYER, contains a 50ml Micellar water cleanser for removing makeup, a 30ml Hydra-Filler moisturiser, a 30ml brightening mask, and a 7ml pure hyaluronic acid in a silky-soft, non-sticky finish serum.

Whether you’re lazing by the pool or exploring a new city, sunscreen is a non-negotiable. AB LAB Barely There SPF50+ Facial Sun Cream contains broad spectrum UVA & UVB protection, as well as hyaluronic acid and vitamin E in a compact 75ml tube that’s easy to slip in your handbag.

Aesop call their Arrival Kit a pack of “refreshing staples for journey’s end” but we’re calling it a chic gift for the friend who is going overseas. Featuring four minis of their bestsellers, including a 50ml of their Shampoo and Classic Conditioner (which is particularly good for those with fine or fragile hair, or those with coloured hair) as well as their botanically enhanced Geranium Leaf Body Cleanser in 50ml and 50ml Rind Concentrate Body Balm, which Aesop compares to “the aroma of a Sicilian orange grove on a spring morning”.

Heading away to an Airbnb for the long weekend? If you want to treat your hair to some R&R, the O&M Mini Shampoo and Conditioner is your way forward. Far from your average hair-care products, these are designed to leave your hair ridiculously soft and manageable, without parabens, sulphates or additives.

Take a little bit of luxury with your carry-on and pack the SK-II Pitera Aura Kit. A trio of minis from the cult Japanese skincare company, it contains SK-II Facial Treatment Essence 75ml, which enhances luminosity, SK-II Genoptics Aura Essence, 10ml, a brightening serum designed to minimise dark spots, and SK-II Facial Treatment Gentle Cleanser 20g.

Dry shampoo is the easiest way to refresh your hair after those long-haul flights, but with many of them coming in aerosol cans, it’s a little luxury that is often foregone at the security gate. Need to freshen up your hair after a long day and night in the sky? Rogue Beauty, R+Co Bleu Vapor Lotion Dry Shampoo is a lotion in an 89ml tube, that gently cleans and dries, taking excess oil and dirt with it.

This beautifully packaged Le Labo travel set includes four 90ml bottles in a waxed canvas pouch inspired by the fragrance house’s lab aprons. Inside you’ll find a travel-sized shower gel, body lotion, shampoo and conditioner – all in the label’s cult fragrance, Rose 31.

T.U.K has released a customisable palette with an eco-friendly refillable design that allows you to pick and choose what you want to pack. As thin as an iPhone – ideal for slipping into your carry-on luggage – the package includes a full make-up kit: including complexion (highlighter, bronzer, concealer, multi-cream, setting powder), brows (powder), and lips (gloss) in one svelte palette. Apply the buttery products with fingers, or five minutes before landing with T.U.K’s set of five mini-sized brushes, also available.

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