Unwind & stay beautiful: Beauty essentials while travelling in winters.

When you are heading on a winter vacation stuffing a variety of sunscreen, lip balm, moisturisers, and hair styling products into your suitcase will make your journey comfortable for your outward outlook and refreshing your vital organs.

Travel essentials

Think about travel essentials and how to limit your grooming needs, so that you look pleasing and enjoy your trip. Travelling light is an advantage, so you need items that are compact and portable. Get yourself a spacious shoulder bag and two small, plastic-lined cases, for your toilet and make-up. Your beauty aids should be within easy reach so that you can freshen up your make-up and alight from your journey looking attractive and self-confident. Searching for lipstick or comb in a cluttered handbag can test your patience.

Hair

A short hairdo that you can just brush and arrange is good, while for long hair, take along a headband and hair clips, to keep your hair tidy. Remember to take a scarf along to protect your hair from over-exposure to the sun, as well as from wind and dust. You will need it if you are out motoring, boating or even walking by the seaside or hills.

Make-up & clothes

The make-up items and clothes you carry depend on what your trip entails. If you are holidaying in a big city and expect to meet people, you will need a few good clothes and accessories, for dining out. Take a few in-between outfits that are neither too casual, nor too dressy. You will also need make-up cosmetics for the night. The lighting at night demands more colour, so include darker shades of lipstick, blush-on, eyeshadow and mascara. A hairpiece can provide instant glamour. Don't forget to take your perfume, one or two good accessories and a neutral evening purse that goes with your dressy outfits. These will help to add the finishing touches. If you are on a sightseeing trip, or a vacation by the sea or mountains, the emphasis will be on comfort. Casual wrinkle-free clothes, lightweight shoes and sunglasses will be needed. On a vacation, one probably needs to carry more skincare cosmetics and fewer make-up aids. An anti-tan sunscreen or sunblock would be good. The effects of sun exposure are greater by the waterside, or near snow because water and snow are reflective surfaces. By the sea, avoid sun-exposure between noon and 3 pm. Apply broad-spectrum sunscreen when out in the sun, not only on the face but on all exposed areas. Apply the sunscreen 20 minutes before going out. If you are out in the sun for more than an hour, re-apply the sunscreen. Use high SPF of 30 and above for sensitive skin.

Skin & haircare essentials

Apart from sunscreen, you need skin and hair care essentials, like cleanser, moisturizer, leave-on conditioner and hair serum. For your make-up, carry powder compact, eye-pencil, kajal stick and lipsticks that are suitable for day wear. Perhaps, a lip gloss will do. By the beach, you need to make-up products that are 'waterproof' or 'long-lasting' and provide a matte finish.

You will also need pressed powder (compact) and powder blush-on. Remember to take a few tissues. If you have oily skin, or the weather is hot and humid, pre-moistened tissues are what you need. Carry them in your handbag when you go out, to clean and refresh your skin. Apart from these, take a deodorant and talcum powder.