The 67 Travel Beauty Essentials You Need This Summer

This article was first published in Elle on Jun 2, 2025

Acting has never truly been in the cards for me, but the warmer months are when I adopt new characters. Just as an actor needs a script, my summer personas require a few key tools, formulas, and rituals to fully embrace the season.

Let me introduce my summer cast: There’s the main character who loves a glimmering complexion, and is armed with glow-inducing oils, bronzing foams, and texture-smoothing scrubs. The glass-skin obsessive who has sunscreen in every handbag, never appears anything less than well-rested, and who treats masking like a sacred ritual. And of course, the type-A overpacker who values function as much as flexibility—because every star needs an easy-switch hair styler to transform into a bevy of looks, right?

Whatever role you’re stepping into, we’ve got your glam covered. These ELLE-approved essentials highlight the year’s most impressive new travel-friendly beauty products, blending luxury and practicality with every swipe, spritz, and slather. Before your next out-of-office alert kicks off, bookmark this page. This is your official beauty packing list.

Etoile Collective Duo Vanity Case (Lavender)

With a wipeable interior, separate compartments, and a tiered design, Etoile’s vanity case keeps your routines—A.M. and P.M.—neatly tucked and travel-ready. Our tester loved the top tray for tools and palettes, and the structured lower compartment for bottles and jars.

 

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