Travel minis: 10 of the best

Travel-sized products make summer holiday packing a breezeMany people find packing beauty products for travel a bit of a nightmare. You start to realise how much stuff you use on a daily basis before you even leave the house. Perhaps it’s time to scale back because, let’s face it, does anyone really need a choice of nine lipsticks and five serums for the sake of options? Well, actually, probably a beauty editor (it’s the job), hence we end up carting around everything and the kitchen sink. Decanting your products into smaller containers (Flying Tiger is a good place to get these) helps. But if you can’t be bothered with all that then get yourself minis, aka travel-sized products. They make packing a breeze and won’t weigh you or your luggage down. Their benefits, however, extend beyond travel – it’s an excellent way to trial a product without committing to a full-size option. And it’s much easier to carry around, say, a mini dry shampoo to zhoosh up your hair when you’re going out straight from work, than to lug around its cumbersome 200ml sister.1. Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo £14, living proof.co.uk 2. Tatcha Luminous Dewy Skin Mist £23, tatcha.co.uk 3. Westman Atelier Petite Baby Cheeks Blush Stick £23, cultbeauty.co.uk 4. Murad Environmental Shield Essential-C Cleanser £15, johnlewis.co.uk 5. Hair By Sam McKnight Sundaze Sea Spray £14, sephora.co.uk6. Dr Barbara Sturm Glow Drops £45, spacenk.com 7. Fresh Kombucha Facial Treatment Essence £34, fresh.com 8. Paula’s Choice Skin 2% BHA Perfecting Liquid £12, paulaschoice.co.uk 9. Hermès Hermessence Oud Alezan £176 for 4, hermes.com 10. La Mer The Concentrate £190, cremedelamer.com Continue reading...