Travel In Style

Glam On The Go

I’m a sucker for the old “good things come in small packages” saying. Sure, it’s probably just a myth that mothers made up to console their short and shrimpy kids, but I buy into it wholeheartedly. Especially when it comes to beauty products. In fact, my irrational love of hotels probably stemmed from their pristine vanities stocked with scaled-down sizes of Molton Brown and Kiehl’s products. Given the choice between an industrial-sized bottle of my favorite body lotion, or a Lilliputian version of it that can be nestled into my handbag, I’ll go for the mini every time. Fortunately, the fact that they are essential for travel helps justify my obsession.

Imagine my giddiness over these petite, FSA-approved primpers – each has won a coveted space in my travel bag, which is perpetually packed and ready for take off. Now, I just need somewhere to go. 

 

Lisa Hoffman Beauty Spa Facial Packette, $35; www.lisahoffmanbeauty.com.

A meticulously packaged, effective and luxurious spa-quality facial kit for home or on the go, consisting of ten products in numerical order to take out the guesswork. The formulas firm, brighten and moisturize, making a fabulous antidote for jet-lagged skin or a pre-event radiance boost without redness or irritation. Makes an excellent beauty gift for a bride to use the morning of her wedding.

Philip B. Botanicals Travel Sizes, varying prices; www.philipb.com. When I found that many of my beloved, über-luxe Philip B’s now come in airline-approved 2 ounce sizes, recession-be-damned, I needed them all. The whole brand is paraben-free, sumptuously healing for hair and body, and worthy of its countless beauty editor accolades. Though the full sizes are definitely splurge-worthy, these minis are a smart way to try before you buy big. Among the 2 ounce offerings are the Peppermint & Avocado Shampoo ($8), the White Truffle Nourishing & Conditioning Crème ($28), the Drop Dead Hair Straightening Baume ($8), the Jet Set Precision Control Hair Spray ($18), the Thai Tea Mind & Body Wash ($8), and the Lovin’ Hand & Body Crème ($8).

Fresh To Go Sizes, varying prices; www.sephora.com. Nothing beats nasty recycled plane-air faster than the squeaky-clean Fresh Sugar scents! Now, the purveyor of deliciously unique scents and soothing skin, hair, bath and body beautifiers offers several of it’s best-selling treats in plane-permitted sizes, such as Fresh Sugar Lemon EDP To Go (1 ounce, $24.50), Soy Face Cleanser To Go (1.7 ounces, $15) and Sugar Blossom Hand Cream To Go (1 ounce, $15).