Travel in style: the top beauty picks this summer

Inglot Freedom System

These are a really excellent idea for travelling, mix it up to include a blusher, a bronzer, eye shadows and lip glosses and you’ve got a palette that will take you from day to night. The packaging is sturdy too so you don’t have to worry about it smashing when your luggage almost inevitably falls out of the overhead compartment.

Palettes from €8, eye shadows from €6 and blushers from €9 in store and online

Soltan protect and moisturise

The 50 ml tube is so light and compact it resides in my bag all ‘summer’ as I patiently await the arrival of the sun. It’s easy to think a short while in the sun won’t do any harm but never underestimate the power of those rays on Irish skin, even on a cloudy day. This is anti-aging so it is doubly useful.

€6.50 in Boots stores and online at boots.ie

Mac Strobe Cream

I would be lost without my Strobe Cream. There are numerous alternatives on the market at the moment including Botanics All Bright Radiance Balm.

Wear it alone on warm days when you just want bright, clear skin or if you can’t part with your foundation, mix the two for a lighter, fresher take on your winter face for the summer.

€33.50 Brown Thomas – in store and online

Little Ondine Nail Polish

I love tidy talons, mine look fabulous when I set off on holidays but usually chip within days. Rather than getting a gel polish which I will inevitably bore of and peel off I use these polishes that too peel off but without the disdainful look from a nail technician!

Made from all natural products there is no smell from these and they dry really quickly. They last about 3-4 days on finger nails, longer on feet, pretty good going in my book.

From £8.40 at littleondine.com

The Body Shop Wild Argan Oil Body Butter

The 50 ml tub is the perfect size for packing and works well as an all over moisteuriser. This can be used on your face at night, your elbows and knees to make fake tan last well into your holiday and massage into your feet last thing at night to give them a little TLC after rambles until dusk and dancing until dawn. Oh and it smells so great.

€7.95 in The Body Shop nationwide

Eimear Loves….Sleek Brow Kit

Groomed brows frame the face all year round and this kit is perfect for your travels. It comes with a setting powder and a wax in four different shades so you’re sure to find the perfect fit.

The kit also includes two little brushes along with a tweezers. I always forget to bring a tweezers away with me, so this is a real bonus.

From €9.99 in pharmacies nationwide