My skin is a very poor traveller. My skin is the travel companion who complains about visiting to many museums, drags behind everyone else and gets lice from the hostel bed linen. So, on an attempt to make my skin a little more amenable to to my holidays, I have concocted my own travel regime of sorts. I'm going on holiday to Japan for two weeks on Saturday and desperately praying that this will all be enough.
First of all, testers are your friends. Who doesn't love to have a small treasure-trove of testers at hand to dive into line Scrooge McDuck? I personally enjoy making it rain and watching those little single serve sachets float back down to me; and holidays are the time I make that happen. Of course it's also convenient and space-saving, and the above Estee Lauder samples will replace my beloved glass (not travel friendly) bottle of Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate. Pictured above are the Kiehl's Clearly Corrective White Skin Brightening Exfoliator, Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair and Estee Lauder's Idealist Even Skintone Illuminator.
I've learned to simply my regime. The bare essentials plus a few "emergency" products for blemishes, congestion, what have you...
When far-off lands beckon I decant and depot lotions and potions like a medieval crone. This time round I'm favouring the Lancome Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover, Garnier's Micellar Cleansing Water, as well as small pots of Clarin's Lotus Face Treatment Oil and the Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight mask for my inevitable bout of travel-induced dehydration.
Travelling (aside from festivals) is the only time when I truly embrace the cleansing wipe and my personal preference are the Ole Henriksen Truth to Go wipes.
Finally, there are the essentials. The only moisturiser I'm packing is the Kiehl's Clearly Corrective White Hydrating Moisture Emulsion. It's a lightweight but incredibly hydrating lotion which evens out skin tone and brightens the face. The Origins Spot Remover Anti-blemish Treatment, Indeed Laboratories Pepta-bright serum and Eysilix also make the cut.
That's everything so let's all take a moment to collectively will my skin into good behaviour. Nice.
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