How to Pack Your Beauty Routine for Travel (2025)

“I can’t get over people bringing so much stuff in their toiletry bags. What is all this?” remarked my colleague Adrienne So one afternoon, dismayed, as she looked over my guide to the Best Toiletry Bags, with its photos of tackle-box-sized bags and Dopp kits overflowing with makeup. “I think this is more stuff than I have in my house.” Photograph: Boutayna-Chokrane One could argue all day about what constitutes an appropriate amount of beauty products for travel. Some are able to get by for a week with some deodorant, a bottle of 3-in-1, and a ziploc bag. Others in this era of extensive skin-care routines and everything showers … not so much. In any case, it's no fun dealing with an overweight suitcase, spilled or broken products in a carry-on, or, worse, arriving at your destination and realizing you've forgotten everything you need to take a shower (perhaps after an airport theory experiment gone wrong). I talked to some travel influencers who travel for a living—as well as some ... Read full article.