A List Travel Kit

Whether it is a short weekend getaway or a long exotic holiday it is the emergency beauty travel kit that is a girl’s best friend abroad.  A few hours on a plane can have a devastating effect on both complexion and hair so how do these jet setting celebrities disembark looking so fresh and flawless?   Find out the top beauty products and tips that accompany the most glamorous globetrotters on their travels from 35,000 feet to the sun rays by the sea. 

Miranda Kerr – Rosehip.  A product none of us should live without.  Rosehip oil can be used as an intensive nourishing face treatment, an eye makeup remover, a cuticle cream and is also great to add a few drops to your face cream every night so as to wake up with a brighter complexion.  Rosehip oil is a rich source of antioxidants and helps counteract environmental damage, especially from UV rays. 

Taylor Swift – Kerastase Bain Apres Soleil.  This after-sun hair treatment is deeply nourishing and helps repair coloured hair after exposure to the sun as well as gently cleansing the hair fibres.  Preserving colour radiance, this shampoo offers long lasting softness and helps prevent build up of salt and chlorine.  No need to worry about dry and tangled hair after a dip in the ocean, Kerastase Bain Apres Soleil is the perfect travel partner for strong and healthy hair. 

Alexa Chung – Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser.  The perfect blend of skincare and make up, Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser gives skin a sheer hint of colour for a healthy ‘no makeup’ look.  It is ideal protection from the sun’s harmful rays with SPF20 UVA/UVB and is great to attain that healthy glow.  It helps even out skin tone and adds a hint of natural colour, making this a holiday must have

  

Diane Kruger – Le Jour De Chanel.  A lightweight and translucent gel serum, Le Jour both energies and brightens the skin.  Containing Grasse Jasmine ingredients which invigorate the skin and Salicylic Acid which gently and gradually exfoliates the skin, Le Jour is a great way to brighten your day.  With a special formula that coordinates the adaption of cells so they can perform better in their environment, this serum is ideal to use when travelling.  Apply after cleansing, before your normal moisturiser and help your skin adapt to a new climate and environment. 

Gwyenth Paltrow – Coconut Oil.  Not only great for your skin, immune system and metabolism, coconut oil is a holiday essential for healthy hair.  It works as an intensive conditioner and is excellent at helping hydra fatigue caused by the sun and the sea.  In addition to helping with healthy hair, drop some coconut into your green tea each morning for ultimate stress relief and relaxation on your holiday. 

Gisele – Vita Coca.  Low in calories and bursting with potassium, Coconut Water is Mother Nature’s own sports drink.  Perfect to sip by the pool or beach, Vita Coca is instantly refreshing and full of electrolytes, promising super rehydration sip by sip.  This drink is a nutritional goldmine and is the perfect answer to a holiday hangover, refuel on this sweet tasting wonder drink and say bye bye to that headache in the sun!

Kristen  Bell – Clinique Sunbroad Spf 30 Face Cream.  It is imperative that you use sunscreen in your daily make up routine and especially when subject to long periods of time in the sun on holiday.  Clinique’s new face sunscreen has an innovative solarsmart technology that triggers an anti ageing repair process as well as providing high level protection against the effects of UVA/UVB rays.  This water and sweat resistant formula also includes a boost of antioxidants that help maintain bright and luminous skin. 

Victoria Beckham – Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream.  This cult classic has an insanely diverse list of uses and is a must pack in your travel bag.  This miraculous cream has healing capabilities and is great for smoothing down frizzy hair in humidity or locking in moisture on dry ends, it works magic on cracked lips and can be used as an intensive treatment on your face over night.  From healing kid’s scraped knees, to beautifying your own skin, Elizabeth Arden’s 8 hour cream is a multi-saviour.