The best beauty products you need to add to your packing list to prepare for your European summer vacation
These beauty products will elevate your European summer trip and keep your skin glowing the entire time. It’s usually pretty hard to keep your face feeling clean and fresh with all the travel and plane trips, but it’s all made a little easier with the addition of these products.
Throwing these in with the rest of your toiletries may add some extra weight, but your future self will thank you when you get the opportunity to freshen up and keep on top of your skincare, despite being across the world.
Here are eight of the best beauty products that need to make an appearance in your suitcase:
1. Silk Sleep Mask
Silk sleep masks are a great beauty product all time round, but travelling makes them even more useful. Silk in particular is beneficial for your skin and eyelashes, protecting them when in use due to its softness and gentle pressure in blocking light.
Using one of these will allow for better sleep quality during travel on flights or trains, as well as overnight in your hotel seeing as sleep is even more important when exploring the various cities of Europe. Slip Silk has various colours and is loved by many of your favourite celebs, including Lily Collins who recently shared with Vogue France that she always carries one in her bag to help her rest at any time of the day, an essential for your travels.
2. Hair mask
European summer means more swimming in the sea salt water and less time for hair care. It’s important to look after your hair even when travelling, and bringing a hair mask can make this much easier. The Ouai hair mask for fine to medium hair is the perfect size to throw in your luggage and will keep your hair smooth and silky despite the dryness it encounters.
You won’t regret adding this to your list. Use it once or twice a week depending on the duration of your trip, and allow your hair to soak up all its goodness.
3. Body lotion
Body lotion is a beauty product that you should keep in both your hand luggage and your check in bag. Planes easily dry out your skin due to the humidity in the air, and so this makes it important to apply body lotion during travels as well as at your destinations to keep your skin smooth and supple.
Selena Gomez shared her love for the Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum body cream as part of her night routine. This particular product not only smells amazing and like the scent of summer, but it’s also super thick and smooth, allowing your body to soak it up, especially when feeling extra dry.
4. Face mist
Face mists are another great beauty product you should consider adding to your liquids travel bag. You can DIY your own using alcohol-free witch hazel, distilled water, and essential oils or you can find one that works for you, such as the Mario Badescu facial sprays which are great for all skin types.
This will keep your skin fresh and hydrated, which is important during travel days as well as those beach days where your skin can dry out much quicker due to the humidity and the increased sun exposure.
5. Roll on deodorant
Roll on deodorant specifically is a great travel beauty product. It’s convenient and easy and it will allow you to touch up and smell fresh all day long due to its small bag size. The roll on also ensures a precise application, allowing full coverage to avoid sweating too much.
Dove and Rexona have great affordable options with various fresh scents, guaranteed to bring the summer vibes. Or if you were wanting a natural deodorant the Salt and Stone Santal and Vetiver Natural Deodorant is also a fantastic option that smells amazing and will keep you smelling great too. What better way to freshen up on a flight than touching up your deodorant with a lasting, fresh scent.
6. Lip balm
One of the most important beauty products for every day, and even more for travel, is lip balm. Whether you prefer a gloss like the Laneige lip glowy balm, or a nourishing one like Vaseline’s lip therapy, this is a must for your luggage. The constant movement of getting on different flights and train trips causes your lips to dry quicker with the increased dry air. The European sun can also be damaging with its strong UV rays and a heightened sun exposure.
Lip balm will allow your lips to stay nourished and soft, especially one that contains SPF which will protect them from the sun and sun damage in the future.
7. Hand lotion
Just like the rest of your body, it is easy for your hands to dry out with all travelling, especially in sunny, hot places. Hand lotion is that extra beauty product you won’t regret adding to your carry on. Keeping it simple with a Vaseline or Dove hand lotion or spicing it up with a more fragrant scent such as Dior’s Multi Use Nourishing Balm, are all great options that take your skincare that one step further when travelling.hat contains SPF which will protect them from the sun and sun damage in the future.
You definitely won’t regret packing this product when your hands start to see results of travel and sun exposure and dry out much quicker and much more intensely. It is a must for your European summer packing list.
8. Sunscreen
Last but most definitely not least, sunscreen is a key beauty product for your European summer travels. Sunscreen in most European countries is about triple the price to purchase, particularly in areas where tourists tend to visit most. Not only will packing this save you the extra dollars, but it is also so important to apply when you will be out in the sun most days travelling.
SPF will keep your skin protected and youthful not just in the present moment, but particularly for the future and as you age. Your European summer trip most likely means that you will be spending longer amounts of time in the sun, and also with more of your body exposed to its heat due to the beautiful warm weather. Ensuring your skin is protected is the most important beauty secret for your European summer, so don’t forget to add it to the list when packing.
