We’re about to make your holiday packing a whole lot easier. Before you toss a weighty bottle of perfume into your case, consider this palm-sized 30ml decanter of Stella McCartney’s Stella Eau de Toilette, £37.80. It’s an eminently clean, fresh rose juice peppered with notes of lemon and mandarin, which boasts the dewiest of dry-downs.
Laidback vibes intact, it puts you in the perfect mood for a lazy day by the pool, or a casual evening sipping wine by the marina. It also happens to wear beautifully on skin that’s warmed in the sun, with a woody, masculine note of ambergris revealing itself as the day goes on. Romantic, no?
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Beauty Heroes
John Frieda Beach Blonde Sea Waves Salt Spray, £6.99
A must-have for beachy tresses
Eyeko Me & My Shadow Liner in Taupe, £15.00
For a daytime smokey eye in a jiffy.
Revlon ColorStay Moisture Stain, £7.99
Cheap as chips, but with exceptional pigment and hydration
Tom Ford Shade & Illuminate, £56.00
Pricey? Sure. But if you want Gisele-esque cheekbones, you gotta cough up.
Decleor Miscellar Oil, £25.00
Gently removes even the most stubborn traces of mascara, foundation and lipstick
Clarins Double Serum, £55.00
The power of two, in one. The first and last word in hydration and anti-ageing.
YSL Volume Effet Faux Cils Mascara, £25.00
An indulgence? Yes. A necessary one? Absolutely.
Eyeko Bespoke Mascara, £27.
A custom blended mascara to help you find your ultimate brush-formula combo.
Bobbi Brown Natural Brow Shaper, £16.
One of the quickest ways to recreate Cara-like thickness.
Hugo Boss Woman, £58.00
A sweet and spicy scent that's perfect for summer
Batiste Eden Dry Shampoo, £3.29
A lush-smelling dry shampoo that banishes oily roots in a jiffy.
Tessa Williams Elements Candle in 'Fire £35.00
A smokey blend of amber, vanilla caramel and lapsang souchong to soothe the senses.
Tom Ford Mandarino Di Amalfi, £142.
This is everything we look for in a summer fragrance – fresh, light but long-lasting and with a deliciously citrus undertone.
NARS x Christopher Kane Starscape Blusher
Bold and beautiful
Philip Kingsley Elasticizer, £29.00
Hair breaking every time you brush it? Slap on this intensive mask and see your hair healed.
MAC Viva Glam x Miley Cyrus Lipstick, £15.50
A beautiful bold pink lipstick - with a charity cause in the form of the Viva Glam HIV/AIDS Fund to boot.
Pai Camellia & Rose Gentle Hydrating Cleanser
Natalie Portman once told us that Pai's Camellia & Rose Gentle Hydrating Cleanser, £28, was her go-to. We had to give it a try, naturally.
NARS Optimal Brightening Concentrate, £51.00
A brightening wonder that preps skin without a greasy sheen.
Origins Original Skin Serum, £32.00
Jump-start your complexion with this brightening, tightening serum designed to impart radiance to twentysomething skin.
Dior Rouge Dior Brilliant Lip Glosses, £26.50.
With12 shades taken from the most popular Dior Rouge Lipstick colours and a new and improved formula that gives you all the softening and conditioning benefits of a balm with the high pigment of a lipstick.
Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer, £52.
Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer, £52, is one of the best on the market, with an oil-free, silky soft formula and added SPF15 that make it well worth the price tag.
Giorgio Armani Prive Pivoine Suzhou eau de toilette, £105.
If a blend of pink pepper, raspberry and peony darkened down with a kick of patchouli sounds up your street then you'll most likely love this.
Olay Total Effects 7-in-1 Age-Defying Wet Wipes
Unlike some wipes that can strip skin of essential oils, these are soaked in Vitamins (including B,C and E) and skin soothing ingredients with anti-aging benefits.
Embryolisse Lait-Creme Concentrate
You can't turn a corner backstage without spotting this iconic white and blue tube. Embryolisse Lait-Creme Concentrate, £13, is loved by make-up artists and models alike.
Murad Rapid Collagen Infusion, £65.
Expert skincare brand Murad has teamed up with The Prince's Trust, a charity which does wonderful work every day to help and inspire young people in the UK, to create a Limited Edition version of their cult classic Murad Rapid Collagen Infusion, £65. For every serum sold, £10 will go straight to the charity to aid education, employment and training.
Oribe Dry Texturising Spray
The secret behind many of the bedhead, beachy waves seen bouncing down the runway at Fashion Week? Oribe Dry Texturising Spray, £38.
Chanel Lumiere D'Ete Illuminating Powder palette, £46
We don't need to explain why this new Chanel palette is the stuff of our beauty dreams, do we? Just LOOK at it.
Library of Fragrance, £15.
They specialise in creating unique and unusual Eaus, like Thunderstorm, Fireplace and Egg Nog, which make us feel all nostalgic when we smell them. And at only £15 a pop, they're an absolute bargain.
Rodin Olio Lusso Lip Balm, £24.
This is not just a lip balm; this is an incredibly-chic, ultra-moisturising, beautifully tinted lip balm created by fashion and beauty icon Linda Rodin.
Sunday Riley Flora Hydroactive Cellular Face Oil, £70.
Formulated for dry skin types in need of some TLC, this contains an impressive blend of Turkish, Russian and Bulgarian red roses to soothe and condition skin alongside several botanical lipids that will leave skin with a notably dewy glow come morning.
Kai Body Polish, £36
If you're in the market for a luxury body scrub that will leave your skin feeling wonderfully smooth and soft then we urge you to try this. Its special blend of both salt (to gently yet thoroughly exfoliate) and sugar beads (to moisturise and soften) is seriously effective and it smells heavenly.
Givenchy Clean It Silky Divine Cleansing Oil, £24.50
This clever wash whisks away makeup and grime in record time, while keeping skin's moisture barrier intact. Best of all, its deep cleansing powers are suitable for every skin type.
Bumble And Bumble Surf Foam Wash Shampoo, £18.50
This wave-inducing wash imparts a blend of minerals and sea botanicals that deep-cleanse hair, so your strands are free of volume-blitzing impurities.
Ginvera Green Tea Exfoliating Marvel Gel, £22
Perfect for sensitive skin, this grain-free exfoliator harnesses green tea extract to unclog pores, blitz blemishes and make skin look more refined.
Bare Minerals Pop Of Passion Lip Oil-Balm, £16
If you like your tinted lip balms to err on the bolder, more pigmented side, you'll love the thwack of colour the Bare Minerals Pop Of Passion Lip Oil-Balms impart.
This Works In Transit No Traces, £17
We reach for This Works In Transit No Traces - a pot of rosewater-enriched pads that make light work of removing makeup - whenever we don't have time for a cleanse at the sink. They're natural so you don't get the tingly sensation that chemical-laden face wipes are notorious for.
Maria Nila True Soft Masque, £8.99
If your dream Friday night equals a steamy bath, a glass of wine and a bevy of beauty treats, we implore you to throw this creamy hair mask into the mix. From cool Scandi hair brand Maria Nila, it couples argan oil with a Colour Guard Complex that keeps your highlights looking lustrous.
Phytoplage L'originale Protective Sun Oil, £16
In short this one veils strands in a fine UV filter that prevents harsh rays from ravaging damaged tips and jarring your hair colour, while warding off salt and chlorine's drying effects.
#BeautyHero: Garnier Ambre Solaire Sensitive Advanced Nourishing Protective Oil SPF50
Garnier has poured a high protection level of SPF50 into the silkiest body oil to create this; the Ambre Solaire Sensitive Advanced Nourishing Protective Oil SPF50, £8.50.
Stella McCartney’s Stella Eau de Toilette, £37.80
This is an eminently clean, fresh rose juice peppered with notes of lemon and mandarin, which boasts the dewiest of dry-downs.
Gucci Makeup
It's not a holiday until you've scored some finds in the duty-free beauty halls, and there's one brand you mustn't miss when indulging in a pre-flight trolley dash. Search for the black and gold festooned bottles and palettes of Gucci makeup, which are every bit as innately sumptuous as the fashion house's gowns.
NARS More More More Set, £40.00
A trio of covetable classics from NARS