Travel Beauty Essentials Every Woman Should Pack In Their Carry-On Bag

So you’ve just booked yourself a ritzy round-trip sojourn to Shanghai. What now? Get your face on fleek for your #AirportStyle selfie with these top tips and tinctures, all of which should be standard-issue stuff for any self-respecting beauty buff.

Billion-dollar beauty question: What about the liquid limit at checkpoint? Simply decant your serums and salves into flight-friendly flacons beforehand, then bundle the bottles into your bag. Easy!

Ready to rack up “makeup miles”? Let’s nose-dive straight into it and get this off the ground, shall we. Click through the gallery slides for all the skincare swag and makeup must-haves to stash in your carry-on cosmetics clutch!

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#1 A creamy coral blusher

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Here’s the thing. When it comes to makeup must-haves, a multi-purpose blusher is your best friend. Why? For starters, they’re fabulous for “zhng-ing up” just about any part of your mien with a coquettish hint of a tint – from your cheekbones and chin to your peepers and puckers.

Brush up on your blusher basics with any one of these “magical” multi-purpose tints for your lips, lids and cheeks – all of which are perfectly pretty and will aid with nailing a flirty finish with minimum fuss and maximum fabulosity. Simply fish it out of your bag before landing, dab a smidgen on your smackers and you’re all good to go.

Try: Elizabeth Arden Beautiful Color Radiance Blush in Sweet Peach, $49.

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#2 A nourishing face oil

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Enduring a long-haul flight? Save yourself from tears on a red-eye by removing your makeup with a wet wipe. Once your face is free of gunk, pat in – you’ve guessed it – a nourishing oil as a protective barrier against the desiccating cabin air.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, ad nauseum if need be: Topical oils are good for you. A drop is plenty for the entire face; follow up with your usual moisturiser if you’re extra diligent, then settle in for a transportive hour or two of in-flight entertainment.

What to try, what to buy? The current crop of featherweight formulas are fantastic for just about anything – I’m particularly partial to Laura Mercier’s beautifully blendable Infusion de Rose Nourishing Oil from the #LimitedEdition Infusion de Rose Nourishing Collection – with some even being good for on-the-go top-ups without mussing up your makeup.

Try: Laura Mercier 2016 Holiday Infusion de Rose Nourishing Collection, $188.

#3 A lightweight luminising lotion

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Deep-vein thrombosis, anyone? Amp up blood circulation by massaging your mien with the lubricating aid of an exquisite emulsion like La Prairie’s incredibly indulgent Skin Caviar Essence-In-Lotion. Here’s how. Use a fancy schmancy silicone massage roller if you have one, although bare hands will do nicely in a jiffy.

Pumpful of serum in your palms? All set to go. In terms of technique, all you need to do is clench your fists and press the knuckles against your face, starting from the chin and moving up to your cheeks in a gliding motion. Final flourish? Sweep outwards from your nose to iron out the kinks of your smile lines, then press under your eyes for speedy de-puffing.

Oh yeah, if you’re feeling a tad self-conscious about massaging in full view of your fellow passengers, you can easily go through the motions in the privacy of the cabin restroom.

Try: La Prairie Skin Caviar Essence-In-Lotion, $400.

#4 A fluid foundation

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Fake fab skin with a foundation-serum cocktail. Here’s the recipe I use to nail the deceptively nude skin sported in those “morning after” scenes you see on tellie.

First, create a custom cocktail by swirling together the sheerest liquid foundie and your go-to serum in a rough 2:1 ratio. Just a few sprinkles of this foundation-serum mixture in your palm will do very nicely indeed, which means you can easily decant this into flight-friendly flacons for stashing away in your hand-carry tote.

Fuse this fluid into your face by patting it in with your fingers; the warmth of your digits will well and truly meld the makeup with your mien. The result is an incredibly intriguing, is-she-or-isn’t-she sheen that’s just right for the short saunter between the airport runway and your limo pick-up!

Try: Sisley Sisleya Le Teint, $200 each in four shades.

#5 A medium coverage concealer

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A top-notch concealer is akin to a brightening balm in that it cancels out the dullness of dark circles, while letting just enough light in to lend the illusion of beguilingly bare skin. Simply stipple on several dots in a U-shaped curve and blend outwards with a damp sponge. Voila! A dewy, semi-sheer finish that will leave you looking like you had the plane ride of a lifetime!

Try: Laneige Watery Cushion Concealer, $35.

Text: Eugene Quek, Her World Plus / Additional reporting: Arissa Ha

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