A little planning and a carefully packed essentials kit, will make it easier to flaunt that ‘I-was-born-like-this’ brand of beauty on your next holiday.
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1. Get a gel manicure: A gel manicure and pedicure will keep your tips and toes perfectly presentable for up to two weeks.
2. Multi-purpose make-up: Carry two shades of lipstick (day and night) and a multi-colour eye-show palette. These are versatile enough to work with all your outfits. A nude shimmer is always great for holidays -- use it on your eyes, cheeks, lips, collarbones.
3. Be destination appropriate: Modify your travel beauty kit depending on where you’re planning to holiday. Choose a gentle cleanser for the beach where your skin is bared to the sun, sea and sand. Use a stronger sunscreen and dark-spot remover for higher altitudes where the UV rays are harsher, and a light serum moisturizer for dry, arid climates.
4. Chemical-free holiday: Products that have drying or irritating ingredients like AHAs or retinols, even peels, should be avoided on vacation suggests Ellen Marmur, an associate clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York. You're skin will be getting accustomed to a new climate, rich emollients will ease the transition.
5. Wrap it up: Prepare for the worst case scenario and wrap beauty products up in layers of protection -- a Ziploc bag will ensure that body lotion isn't smeared on your clothes on arrival.
