The Best travel beauty essentials

✈️ Frequent Flyer ✈️: Ingrie Williams, (@ingriewilliams), beauty writer and co-founder of The T-Zone

Next Destination: Cartagena, Colombia 🇨🇴

Doesn’t Leave Home Without: Pixi Beauty On-The-Glow Blush Tinted Moisture Stick in Juicy, $24

“Packing light? I don’t know her. While paring down options for a travel wardrobe is its own special challenge (a là George Costanza, I like to ‘dress according to mood’), keeping things edited in the beauty department is equally tough,” says Williams. “So, this genius blush makes me feel like I’m WINNING. An instant drop kick to the dreary side effects of travel (i.e. parched airport cabins and radiance-leaching jet lag), it works double-duty to deliver a boost of colour AND dewy glow in only a few brief dabs. The potent complexion pick-me-up boasts hydrating aloe vera and juice extracts, plus an intensity that can be customized with a layer of powder blush or highlighter. And the smarty-pants stick formula also means no potential leaks or spills.”

✈️ Frequent Flyer ✈️: Stephanie Valentine a.k.a Glamzilla (@glamzilla), makeup artist and content creator

Most Stamps in her Passport: “I go wherever the make-up is so that’s Los Angeles and New York. They are my favourite cities to visit!”

Doesn’t Leave Home Without: Glamcor Riki Skinny Mirror, $455

The makeup pro doesn’t leave good lighting up to chance—even when she’s on the road. “Recently, the one thing I can’t live without while travelling is my GlamCor Mirror — particularly, my Riki Skinny Mirror,” says Valentine. “Just because I’m travelling doesn’t mean I need to forget the importance of getting the right light for makeup!”

✈️ Frequent Flyer ✈️: Alison McGill (@alisonmcgill), editor-in-chief, Weddingbells magazine

Most Stamps in her Passport: "Some people are not repeat travellers, but that's not me! While I do love to explore new destinations, I also love returning to places I love...I like to build relationships with destinations! Two of my ultimate faves which I have returned to many, many times are the great city of London and Walt Disney World. These destinations could not be any different from each other, but both appeal to different sides of my personality: the Anglophile and the Disneyphile!"

Doesn’t Leave Home Without: Caudalie Beauty Elixir, $22 and Slip Silk Sleepmask, $70

“This is a must for the carry on,” says McGill. “Helps keep my skin from dehydrating in-flight and also keeps me feeling fresh, especially on those long haul trips when washing your face is not really an option. I use several times throughout a flight, my magic number of spritzes per use is eight!”

Another must-pack for McGill ensures you get your beauty rest, even when you feel like a packed sardine on a plane. “I was never a sleep mask supporter until I was gifted a Slip Silk one. It feels luxurious on the face, doesn't crush my curly hair, doesn't leave creases or marks on my face and most importantly, blocks out all ambient light. If I need sleep on the go, I put this little gem on and my Bose noise cancelling headphones then it's off to dreamland.”

✈️ Frequent Flyer ✈️: Julia McEwen (@juliapjmcewen), stylist and fashion and beauty writer

Most stamps in her passport: I did some quick calculations, and besides the US, the country I've visited the most is France. I've made the journey over 35 times. 

Bucket-list destination: Galápagos Islands! Two words: Galapagos Tortoises! 🐢💚

Doesn’t Leave Home Without: Alumier MD Clear Shield Sunscreen SPF 42, $48 and Sisley-Paris Black Rose Cream Mask, $200

“Besides my dog, my two favourite things in life are travelling and beauty products. I'm a sucker for bite-sized beauty products, probably because I live for travelling with my carryon—plus they just look so damn cute,” says McEwen. “It's a "Sophie's Choice" level decision to pick my ride or rides, but I'm going to take a cue from what I'm currently packing for an upcoming trip to Mexico. My top travel buddies for this trip starts with sunscreen. Alumier MD Clear Shield Sunscreen SPF 42 is everything you want in an SPF. Technically it's not a travel-sized specific product, but it clocks in at 60 mL so it's well under the 100 mL restrictions. I'm a window seat girl, so I slather on the physical broad-spectrum SPF before the wheels lift-off. Years ago, I learned from a dermatologist that although plane windows block UVB they don't block UVA rays. Since you're high in the skies, the UVA rays are more intense at higher altitudes.”

McEwen’s second V.I.P. is Sisley-Paris Black Rose Cream Mask. “I feel bougie when I pull out this iconic French mask. Status aside, it seriously is amazing at bestowing major hydration. It leaves my skin looking radiant, which is ideal on transatlantic flights. When I disembark I might be feeling groggy, but my skin is living it's best life as I march past the customs agents.”

✈️ Frequent Flyer ✈️: Emily MacCulloch (@emilymacculloch), beauty writer and co-founder of The T-Zone

Next Destination: NYC! This will be my third time visiting New York in the last few months but you can never have too many trips to the big apple IMHO.

Doesn’t Leave Home Without: Elizabeth Arden Vitamin C Ceramide Capsules, $112

“There is such limited space inside that teeny tiny carry-on liquids bag that every item that goes in there has gotta be precious cargo. Thankfully, these capsules pack a big punch in a small package,” says MacCulloch. “You get the double whammy of vitamin C and ceramides that will brighten and hydrate even the most zapped, jet lagged skin. Seriously, I love how this dry oil formula makes my skin look (I noticed I looked brighter after a week of use). And since each little rose gold parcel is perfect for one application, you can throw as many as you need for a week or weekend away in your bag and boom, you’re set.”